Ninku
NINKU -忍空- (NINKU -Ninkū-)
Genre	Shōnen, Martial Arts
Manga
Authored by	Kōji Kiriyama
Publisher	Shueisha Glénat
Serialized in	Shōnen Jump
Original run	1993 – 1995
No. of volumes	9
TV anime
Directed by	Noriyuki Abe
Studio	Pierrot
Network	Fuji TV, Animax Animax
Original run	1995 – 1996
No. of episodes	55
Movie: Ninku: The Movie
Directed by	Noriyuki Abe
Studio	Pierrot
Released	1996
Runtime	26 minutes
Manga: Ninku -SECOND STAGE:干支忍編-
Authored by	Kōji Kiriyama
Publisher	Shueisha
Serialized in	Ultra Jump
Original run	2005 – Still running
No. of volumes	2 (currently)

Ninku (NINKU -忍空-, Ninku^?) is a Japanese manga series by Kōji Kiriyama, which was later adapted into an anime series, produced by Pierrot and directed by Noriyuki Abe, spanning 55-episodes and a movie. The anime series, originally running between 1995 to 1996, premiered on the Fuji Television network, and was broadcast by the anime television network, Animax, across Japan, Southeast Asia, South Asia, and other regions. Image File history File links Ninku-logo. ... Saint Seiya (Knights of the Zodiac), a classic example of Shōnen Shōnen ) (sometimes transliterated as shounen or shonen, literally few years) is a Japanese word used in English to refer to anime and manga primarily intended for boys, although there can be crossover appeal to males and females... Hawaiian State Grappling Championships. ... 2nd English edition of InuYasha Vol. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan_(bordered). ... Shueisha ) is a major publisher in Japan, headquartered in Tokyo. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Glénat is a French publisher. ... Weekly Shonen Jump, issue 40 (Japanese version), featuring Hikaru no Go in the cover Weekly Shonen Jump ), with a circulation of over 3 million, is one of the longest-running, weekly manga compilations in Japan. ... Tankōbon ) is the Japanese term for a compilation volume of a particular series (such as a manga or a novel series, magazine articles, essays, craft patterns, etc. ... Braun HF 1, Germany, 1958 OT-1471 Belweder, Poland, 1957 Television is a telecommunication system for broadcasting and receiving moving pictures and sound over a distance. ... Anime ) (IPA pronunciation: in Japanese, but typically or in English) is an abbreviation of the word animation. Outside Japan, the term most popularly refers to animation originating in Japan. ... Noriyuki Abe is an anime director who also works on storyboards. ... Founded in 1979, Studio Pierrot (スタジオぴえろ) is a Japanese animation company. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan_(bordered). ... The Fuji TV headquarters in Odaiba is known for its eccentric architecture. ... Animax ) is an anime cable television network created and owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, and dedicated to showing anime programming [1]. Operating across Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, The Philippines, Southeast Asia, the entire Indian Subcontinent, Brazil, Latin America and South Korea, it has been acknowledged as the largest 24-hour... Image File history File links Flag_of_Singapore_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_India. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Indonesia_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Philippines. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Thailand. ... Animax ) is an anime cable television network created and owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, and dedicated to showing anime programming [1]. Operating across Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, The Philippines, Southeast Asia, the entire Indian Subcontinent, Brazil, Latin America and South Korea, it has been acknowledged as the largest 24-hour... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Noriyuki Abe is an anime director who also works on storyboards. ... Founded in 1979, Studio Pierrot (スタジオぴえろ) is a Japanese animation company. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 2nd English edition of InuYasha Vol. ... Shueisha ) is a major publisher in Japan, headquartered in Tokyo. ... Ultra Jump (ウルトラ ジャンプ Urutora Janpu) is a manga magazine published by Shueisha. ... Tankōbon ) is the Japanese term for a compilation volume of a particular series (such as a manga or a novel series, magazine articles, essays, craft patterns, etc. ... 2nd English edition of InuYasha Vol. ... Anime ) (IPA pronunciation: in Japanese, but typically or in English) is an abbreviation of the word animation. Outside Japan, the term most popularly refers to animation originating in Japan. ... Founded in 1979, Studio Pierrot (スタジオぴえろ) is a Japanese animation company. ... Noriyuki Abe is an anime director who also works on storyboards. ... The Fuji TV headquarters in Odaiba is known for its eccentric architecture. ... Animax ) is a Japanese anime satellite television network, established and owned by Sony Corporation, and dedicated to broadcasting anime programming. ... Location of Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is a subregion of Asia. ... Map of South Asia (see note on Kashmir). ...

The anime series also spawned a movie in 1996, entitled Ninku: The Movie, which was a "double bill" (the other movie being a Yu Yu Hakusho movie) release, produced by Pierrot.^[1] Media Blasters's AnimeWorks brand released both movies in their original "double bill" format across North America in 1998.^[2] YuYu Hakusho logo (English manga) YuYu Hakusho (幽★遊★白書 YūYū Hakusho, literally The Playful Ghost White Paper, meaning Ghost Files/Poltergeist Report) is a manga and anime series by Yoshihiro Togashi. ... Media Blasters is a corporation in New York City that translates, packages, and dubs anime and live action. ... Media Blasters is a corporation in New York City that translates, packages, and dubs anime and live action. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ...

The original manga spanned 9-tankōbon volumes and was serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump manga magazine between 1993 to 1995 and recently restarted as Ninku -SECOND STAGE: Stories of Etonins- (忍空 -SECOND STAGE 干支忍編-, Ninku -SECOND STAGE: Stories of Etonins-^?) in the Ultra Jump magazine since October 2005, with its second tankōbon volume being issued in October 2006. Tankōbon ) is the Japanese term for a compilation volume of a particular series (such as a manga or a novel series, magazine articles, essays, craft patterns, etc. ... Shueisha ) is a major publisher in Japan, headquartered in Tokyo. ... Weekly Shonen Jump, issue 40 (Japanese version), featuring Hikaru no Go in the cover Weekly Shonen Jump (週刊少年ジャンプ ShÅ«kan Shōnen Janpu), with a circulation of over 3 million, is one of the longest-running, weekly manga compilations in Japan. ... Ultra Jump (ウルトラ ジャンプ Urutora Janpu) is a manga magazine published by Shueisha. ...

Jump! Ultimate Stars, a fighting game game for the Nintendo DS released in November 2006, has three participants from Ninku. Jump Ultimate Stars is a fighting video game developed by Ganbarion and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS. It is the sequel to the popular Nintendo DS title, Jump Super Stars. ... Screenshot of Kung Fu Master (1984, Irem). ... The Nintendo DS, sometimes abbreviated NDS or DS is a handheld game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo first released in 2004. ...

Storyline

The story in Ninku is about an odd-looking 12-year-old boy named Fuusuke (Fuusuke the wind (風の風助, Kaze no Fūsuke^?)) who is a powerful warrior from the Ninku school of martial arts, a style that mixes ninjutsu and karate. Ninjutsu (忍術) is a collection of techniques originally practiced for espionage purposes. ... Karate (lit. ...

It is explained that before the present time in the story that those who could use Ninku were targeted by an evil empire and the Ninku corps were formed to combat the menace. The names of the corps were taken from the twelve Chinese zodiac animals (干支 Eto) and each captain of the corps was called the zodiac animal Ninku master (干支忍 Etonin). When the war was over, the Ninku were defeated and almost all of them were killed (except for a few corps' captains) since they were useless and were also dangerous for the rulers. At the beginning of the story, three years later, Fuusuke, the young former captain of the 1st Ninku corps and controller of the wind and Hiroyuki (ヒロユキ), his flatulent penguin, start searching for the other Ninku captains, each of whom can control various elements. However, a new group of Ninku users has arisen and are trying to take over the world. Fuusuke and his penguin must defeat the new Ninku empire with the help of his old comrades. Chinese astrology (as it is known today) is the divination of the future from the Chinese calendar, particularly its 12-year cycle of animas, referred to as the Chinese Zodiac. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with fart. ... Modern Genera Aptenodytes Eudyptes Eudyptula Megadyptes Pygoscelis Spheniscus For extinct genera, see Systematics Penguins (order Sphenisciformes, family Spheniscidae) are an order of aquatic, flightless birds living exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere. ...

Characters

Fuusuke (風助 Fūsuke)

Fuusuke the wind (風の風助 Kaze no Fūsuke), the main character in the story, is a former captain of the 1st Ninku corps (子忍 Ne-nin, the rat Ninku) and main character of the story. With the ability to control wind, Fuusuke searches for other former Ninku after a war with an evil empire. Voiced by: Rica Matsumoto

Aicho Rica Matsumoto ) (born November 30, 1968) is a seiyū and J-pop singer who was born in Yokohama. ...

Aicho the sky (空の藍朓 sora no Aichō) is the former 10th Ninku corps (酉忍 Tori-nin, the rooster Ninku) captain and has extremely strong legs with an attitude to match, enabling him to cover large distances in a single bound and cause big damage on enemy machinery through his techniques. He also hates women, as this can be seen in his attitude towards Toji's sister, who has a crush on him. Voiced by: Mitsuaki Madono

Toji Mitsuaki Madono (真殿 光昭 Madono Mitsuaki, born on July 28, 1964) is a seiyu who was born in Osaka, Japan. ...

Toji (Touji) the ground (大地の橙次 daichi no Tōji) is the former 6th Ninku corps (巳忍 Mi-nin, the snake Ninku) captain specialising in land [ground] attacks and techniques. Voiced by: Juurouta Kosugi

Juurouta Kosugi (小杉 十郎太 Kosugi Jūrōta, born December 19, 1957) is a veteran seiyū who was born in Yokohama, Japan. ...

Ninku corps

References

External links

Official sites

• Pierrot official Ninku website
• Animax Asia's official webpage for Ninku
• Animax South Asia's official webpage for Ninku

Profiles

• Ninku (manga) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
• Ninku (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
• Ninku: The Movie (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
• Ninku at Animenfo.com
• Ninku: The Movie at Rotten Tomatoes