Basilisk (manga)

basilisk
Original title	バ ジ リ ス ク 〜 甲 賀 忍 法帖 〜
transcription	Bashirisuku - Kōga Nimpōchō
Basilisk logo in Latin script
Manga
country	Japan
author	Masaki Segawa
publishing company	Kōdansha
magazine	Young Magazine Uppers
First publication	February 2003 - July 2004
expenditure	5
Anime television series
title	Basilisk - Chronicle of the Koga Ninja
Country of production	Japan
original language	Japanese
year	2005
Studio	Gonzo
length	25 minutes
Episodes	24
Director	Fuminori Kizaki
music	Takashi Nakagawa
First broadcast	April 13 - September 21, 2005 on Mie TV
German-language first broadcast	June 5th - August 2nd 2007 on Animax
Movies
► Shinobi - fight between love and death (2005)
novel
title	Ōka Nimpōchō: Basilisk Shinshō
Original title	桜 花 忍 法帖 バ ジ リ ス ク 新 章
transcription	Ōka Nimpōchō: Bashirisuku Shinshō
author	Masaki Yamada
publishing company	Kōdansha
First publication	November 19, 2015 - December 17, 2015
expenditure	2
Manga
title	Basilisk - Ōka Nimpocho
Original title	バ ジ リ ス ク 〜 桜 花 忍 法帖 〜
transcription	Bashirisuku - Ōka Nimpōchō
country	Japan
author	Masaki Yamada
Illustrator	Tatsuya Shihira
publishing company	Kōdansha
magazine	Young Magazine
First publication	July 24, 2017 - ...
expenditure	3+
Anime television series
title	Basilisk: The Ouka Ninja Scrolls
Original title	バ ジ リ ス ク 〜 桜 花 忍 法帖 〜
transcription	Bashirisuku - Ōka Nimpōchō
Country of production	Japan
original language	Japanese
year	2018
Studio	Seven Arcs Pictures
length	25 minutes
Episodes	24
Director	Junji Nishimura
music	Go Sakabe
First broadcast	January 9 - June 19, 2018 on Tokyo MX , Sun TV , KBS Kyōto and BS11
synchronization

Basilisk ( Japanese バ ジ リ ス ク 〜 甲 賀 忍 法帖 〜 , Bashirisuku - Kōga Nimpōchō ) is a five-volume manga by Masaki Segawa based on the novel Kōga Nimpōchō (Japanese 甲 賀 忍 法帖 , dt. "Chronicle of the Kōga-Yamja ") by Futaro -Ninja from 1958 based. Appeared between 2003 and 2004 and was adapted as an anime television series in 2005 .

In 2015 the sequel Ōka Nimpōchō: Basilisk Shinshō ( 桜 花 忍 法帖 バ ジ リ ス ク 新 章 ) appeared as a light novel , which was also adapted as a manga and anime.

action

At the beginning of the Azuchi Momoyama period in Japan (late 16th century), two ninja clans, Iga Tsubagakure and Kouga Manjidani , are embroiled in a bitter blood feud that has lasted for centuries. The fighting only stops when Hattori Hanzo I. succeeds in enforcing a ceasefire by placing both in the service of Tokugawa Ieyasu . Even so, the hostilities between Kouga and Iga persist.

In 1614, when Ieyasu has already resigned from his office and passed it on to his son Hidetada , there is a dispute over his successor. The various members of the government begin to take a stand on the two grandchildren and the shogunate threatens to fall to pieces.

To solve this problem before it gets out of hand, Ieyasu orders the truce between Kouga and Iga to be lifted. Each of the two clans is to nominate ten of their best ninja in order to let them take part in a ruthless and bloody competition for life and death. The clans each represent one of the two grandchildren. The Iga should fight for the eldest grandson Takechiyo , the Koga for the second-born Kunichiyo . For this purpose, the ten best fighters of the two clans are written on two scrolls. The clan that survives will be given 1000 years of fame and honor.

But not all those affected are willing to shed fresh blood again due to disputes that have long passed. Before this conflict breaks out again, the two leaders ( Gennosuke and Oboro ) are already engaged to each other and were hoping that their union would bring the two clans together again. From this surprising twist in a conflict they did not want to be part of, both are forced to choose whether to abandon the person they love or their entire clan to annihilation.

Publications

Basilisk - Kōga Nimpōchō

In Japan , the manga first appeared from February 2003 to July 2004 in the Kodansha publishing house's Young Magazine Uppers , and the chapters were later published in five edited volumes.

In Germany , the manga was published in 2005 by Heyne Verlag . In 2017 the manga was republished in a two-volume master edition by the Cross Cult publisher.

Ōka Nimpōchō: Basilisk Shinshō

In 2015, a sequel appeared as a series of novels called Ōka Nimpōchō: Basilisk Shinshō ("Chronicle of the Ōka [= cherry blossoms] -Ninja: A new basilisk chapter"). This was written by Masaki Yamada and published by the imprint Kōdansha Taiga. The first volume was released on November 19, 2015 and the second a month later on December 17.

Basilisk - Ōka Nimpocho

The novel is implemented as a manga by Tatsuya Shihira. This has been published since July 24, 2017 (issue 34/2017) in the manga magazine Young Magazine . So far (as of June 2018) the chapters have been summarized in three anthologies. These had sold more than 400,000 times by April 2018.

filming

Basilisk: Chronicle of the Koga Ninja

In 2005 the Gonzo studio animated an anime series of the same name with 24 episodes, directed by Fuminori Kizaki. Except for small changes in detail, this corresponds to the plot of the manga. The series was first broadcast in Japan on Mie TV from April 13 to September 21, 2005 shortly after midnight (and thus on the previous television day ), half an hour later on TV Saitama and then KBS Kyōto , as well as with an offset of up to a week on TV Kanagawa , Chiba TV and AT-X .

The series was also broadcast in many other countries, such as Germany on Animax , Malaysia on ntv7 , Canada on Razer , the United States on IFC and more.

OVA Films has secured the license for Germany and released the series on eight DVDs. From June 5, 2007, the series was broadcast in Germany on Animax . The German dubbing book was created by Frank Preissler.

Shinobi - Heart under Blade

On September 17, 2005, a feature film with the title Shinobi - Heart under Blade was released in Japan , which deviates in some details from the original. B. only 5 fighters per side. The film was directed by Ten Shimoyama, and the screenplay was written by Ken'ya Hirata. The main roles are played by Jō Odagiri , who can be seen in Mushishi as Ginko, and Yukie Nakama , known as Kumiko Yamaguchi from Gokusen . The film was released on DVD in 2007 in Germany and the USA.

Basilisk: The Ouka Ninja Scrolls

In 2018, the novel Ōka Nimpōchō: Basilisk Shinshō was implemented as an anime series by Seven Arcs Pictures . Directed by Junji Nishimura, the script is by Shunsuke Ōnishi and the character design is by Takao Maki. The 24 episodes were broadcast on Tokyo MX , Sun TV , KBS Kyōto and BS11 from January 9 to June 19, 2018 at midnight (and thus on the previous TV day) , as well as from AT-X and TV Kanagawa.

The series was streamed with German and English subtitles as Basilisk: The Ouka Ninja Scrolls by Crunchyroll as a simulcast .

synchronization

Basilisk: Chronicle of the Koga Ninja			Basilisk: The Ouka Ninja Scrolls
role	Japanese speaker	German speakers	role	Japanese speaker
Gennosuke Kouga	Kousuke Toriumi	Stefan Günther	Hachirō Kōga	Tasuku Hatanaka
Oboro Iga	Nana Mizuki	Gabrielle Pietermann	Hibiki Iga	Inori Minase
Okoi Kisaragi	Haruka Kimuara	Caroline Combrinck
Ogen	Hisako Kyouda	Inge Solbrig
Yashamaru	Naoki Yanagi	Benjamin Münchow
Saemon Kisaragi	Yoji Ueda	Andreas Borcherding
Kagerou	Risa Hayamizu	Melanie Manstein
Jingorou Amayo	Uo Ken	Jörg Reitbacher-Stuttmann

music

For the anime, a one and a half minute opening credits was produced in which Kōga Nimpōchō was used by Onmyōza as the theme music. Two different versions were produced for the credits . These two songs were Hime Murasaki ( ヒメムラサキ ) and WILD EYES from the published on 5 May 2005 Single Wild Eyes by Nana Mizuki used.

Awards

The manga was awarded the Kodansha Manga Prize in 2004 in the “General” category.

Web links

• Anime Official Website (Japanese)
• Basilisk in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Crystalyn Hodgkins: Roundup of Newly Revealed Print Counts for Manga, Light Novel Series (March - May 2018). In: Anime News Network. May 7, 2018, accessed July 6, 2018 .