The various government retainers are beginning to take sides and the Tokugawa Shogunate is on the verge of tearing itself apart. Unfortunately, a succession dispute has risen concerning which of Ieyasu's grandsons are destined to take up the reins of power when their father finally decides to step down. Regardless, hostilities and bad blood remain between Kouga and Iga, ensuring a tenuous co-existence at best.įast forward to the year 1614 Ieyasu has retired from power (although he still wields considerable influence within the government) and passed the torch to his son Hidetada. The fighting finally ends when Hattori Hanzō the 1st succeeds in forging a cease fire between the two clans by conscripting both into the service of Tokugawa Ieyasu (the man who seized power to become Shogun and form Japan's first truly stable form of centralized government). The deadly competition between 10 elite ninja from each clan unleashes a centuries-old hatred that threatens to destroy all hope for peace between them.Īt the dawn of Japan's Azuchi-Momoyama period (the late 16th century) two rival ninja clans, the Iga Tsubagakure and Kouga Manjidani, are engaged in a bitter blood feud that has spanned for centuries. Two ninja clans, Iga of Tsubagakure and the Kouga of Manjidani, battle each other to determine which grandson of Tokugawa Ieyasu will become the next shogun. Additionally, a two-part novel sequel titled TheOuka Ninja Scrolls: Basilisk New Chapter ( 桜花忍法帖~バジリスク新章, Ōka Ninpō Chō ~ Bajirisuku Shinfumi), penned by Masaki Yamada, was published in 2015 with illustrations by Segawa a manga adaptation, Basilisk: TheOuka Ninja Scrolls ( バジリスク〜桜花忍法帖〜, Bajirisuku Ōka Ninpō Chō~), illustrated by Tatsuya Shihira with character designs by Masaki Segawa, began serialization in 2017, and an anime adaptation by Seven Arcs Pictures premiered in January 2018. Segawa continued producing serialized adaptations of Futaro Yamada's novels with The Yagyu Ninja Scrolls in 2005, Yama Fu-Tang in 2010, and Jū: Ninpō Makai Tensei in 2012. The manga won the 2004 Kodansha Manga Award for general manga. The anime, produced in 2005 by Gonzo, closely follows the manga aside from a handful of distinctions. It was published in Japan in 20 in Kodansha's Young Magazine Uppers magazine, based on the novel The Kouga Ninja Scrolls by Futaro Yamada published in 1958.
Basilisk: The Kōga Ninja Scrolls) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masaki Segawa. Which would win, Kouga or Iga? Who in the world would survive? Then, what would become of the love of Gennosuke and Oboro, who were separated by the battle.Tokyo MX, tvk, Sun TV, KBS Kyoto, BS11, AT-Xīasilisk ( Japanese: バジリスク〜甲賀忍法帖〜, Hepburn: Bajirisuku ~Kōga Ninpō Chō~, lit. During the harsh battles, they were killed one by one. They made most of their special abilities to fight. Now that, the battles of twenty ninja including old, young, men, and women began. They had special abilities that men could hardly imagine. The only weapon they use were their own bodies. Therefore, when the truce was broken, they went for fights as if they were unleashed hound dogs. Because Hattori Hanzou the first made them achieve a truce, they hadn't had an apparent fight for years. On the hand, Takechiyo would become the next Shogun if Iga ninja win. If Kouga ninja survive, Kunichiyo would succeed to Shogun. Both clans would choose ten best ninja to fight. In order to choose the successor, Ieyasu decided to make Kouga and Iga fight against each other. Takechiyo was the elder but he was stupid, while his younger brother Kunichiyo was clever. 1614), 73-year-old Ieyasu was wondering which of the brothers he should choose as a successor, Takechiyo or Kunichiyo. However, they were destined to kill each other. Gennosuke of Kouga and Oboro of Iga, loved each other and promised to break down the cursed bond of conversion. Kouga and Iga were ninja clans that had been fighting for 400 years.