Fūma no Kojirō

Fūma no Kojirō (風魔の小次郎) is a manga series by Japanese author Masami Kurumada, later adapted to anime. It tells the story of sword legends and rivalty between ninja clans. The main character Kojirō is a young boy who is a member of the Fūma clan. On June 1, 1989, an OVA was released featuring animation character designs by Michi Himeno and Shingo Araki (both of whom also worked on the respective anime adaptations of Kurumada's other manga works; Ring ni Kakero, Saint Seiya and B't X.

In 2003, Masami Kurumada authored an additional short story titled Fūma no Kojirō: Ryūsei Ansatsuchō.

On October 3, 2007, a tokusatsu drama adaptation began airing on Tokyo Metropolitan Television starring Ryouta Murai in the lead role of Kojirō. The opening theme was "Ryūsei Rocket" performed by An Cafe and the ending theme was "Eien no Setsuna" (永遠の刹那) performed by On/Off.

Plot
Hakuō Academy used to be a prestigious high school, and famous for martial arts. However, because its rival school Seishikan has been cowardly luring its superior students, Hakuō was going to decline. In order to recover from the situation, the acting principal of Hakuō; Himeko Hōjō, sends Ranko Yagyū to the Fūma village in search of the famous Fūma ninja clan for assistance. The leader of the Fūma sent Kojirō to Hakuō, there he faces the notorious Yasha clan who fights for Seishikan led by Musashi Asuka. Kojirō's comrades arrive, resuming an all-out ninja war that began five centuries ago.

Fūma Clan

 * Kojirō (小次郎): The Title character
 * Played by Ryouta Murai
 * Played by Ryouta Murai


 * Ryōma (竜魔)
 * Played by Gaku Shindo
 * Played by Gaku Shindo


 * Kirikaze (霧風)
 * Played by Yūta Furukawa
 * Played by Yūta Furukawa


 * Ryūhō (劉鵬)
 * Played by Takehisa Takayama
 * Played by Takehisa Takayama


 * Kōu (項羽)
 * Played by Naoya Sakamoto
 * Played by Naoya Sakamoto


 * Shōryū (小龍)
 * Voiced by: Shigeru Nakahara
 * Played by Kazuya Sakamoto


 * Rinpyō (琳彪)
 * Played by Tsuyoshi Takahashi
 * Played by Tsuyoshi Takahashi


 * Kabutomaru (兜丸)
 * Played by Shingo Yashiro
 * Played by Shingo Yashiro


 * Reira (麗羅)
 * Played by Hiroki Suzuki
 * Played by Hiroki Suzuki


 * Fūma Leader


 * Komomo (小桃)

Hakuo Academy

 * Ranko Yagyū (柳生 蘭子)
 * Played by Ayumi
 * Played by Ayumi


 * Himeko Hōjō (北条 姫子)
 * Played by Makoto Kawahara
 * Played by Makoto Kawahara

Seishikan

 * Musashi Asuka (飛鳥 武蔵)
 * Played by Takuji Kawakubo
 * Played by Takuji Kawakubo


 * Erina Asuka (飛鳥 絵里菜): Musashi's younger sister.
 * Played by Nonoka Imaizumi
 * Played by Nonoka Imaizumi

Yasha Clan

 * Kōsuke Mibu (壬生 攻介)
 * Played by Rei Fujita
 * Played by Rei Fujita


 * Mizukage (水影), Yamikage (闇影), & Tsukikage (月影)


 * Princess Yasha (夜叉姫)
 * Played by Natsuki Okamoto
 * Played by Natsuki Okamoto


 * Maya (魔矢)

8 Yasha Generals

 * Byakko (白虎)
 * Played by Yasuka Saitoh
 * Played by Yasuka Saitoh


 * Shiranui (不知火)
 * Played by Haruki Itabashi


 * Shien (紫炎)
 * Played by Atsushi Maruyama
 * Played by Atsushi Maruyama


 * Raiden (雷電)
 * Played by Takuma Harada
 * Played by Takuma Harada


 * Anki (闇鬼)
 * Played by Kōtarō Endō
 * Played by Kōtarō Endō


 * Kurojishi (黒獅子)
 * Played by Jun Shirota
 * Played by Jun Shirota


 * Yōsui (妖水)
 * Played by Yū Kawada
 * Played by Yū Kawada


 * Kagerō (陽炎)
 * Played by Kōji Tashiro
 * Played by Kōji Tashiro

Cosmo Warriors

 * Kojirō


 * Musashi Asuka


 * Ryōma


 * Shiguma (死牙馬)


 * Sōshi Date (伊達 総司)

Chaos Warriors

 * Emperor Chaos (華悪崇皇帝)


 * Nerow (涅絽)


 * Oz (雄皇)


 * Jackal (邪火麗)


 * Syura (朱羅)

Others

 * Witch of the White Mountain


 * Lasya (羅沙亜)


 * Sion (紫苑)


 * Arthur (亜沙悪)


 * David (堕毘穪)


 * Cruz Ryūōin (龍王院 狂須)

The Old Fūma Clan

 * Kojirō


 * Ryōma


 * Shōryū


 * Kirikaze


 * Ryūhō


 * Jūzō (十蔵)


 * Majin (魔仁)


 * Enrai (炎雷)

The New Fūma Clan

 * Raien (雷炎)


 * Muma (夢魔)


 * Raizō (雷蔵)


 * Shimon (死紋)