Shinobi no Kuni (忍びの国, lit. "The Land of Stealth") is a Japanese novel written Ryō Wada and published by Shinchosha in May 2008. A manga adaptation illustrated by Mutsumi Banno was serialized in Shogakukan's Monthly Shōnen Sunday from May 2009 to February 2011. A live-action film, Mumon: The Land of Stealth, premiered in Japan in July 2017.
| Shinobi no Kuni | |
 Novel cover | |
| 忍びの国 | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Historical[1] |
| Novel | |
| Written by | Ryō Wada |
| Published by | Shinchosha |
| Demographic | Male |
| Published | May 30, 2008 |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Ryō Wada |
| Illustrated by | Mutsumi Banno |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| Magazine | Monthly Shōnen Sunday |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | May 12, 2009 – February 12, 2011 |
| Volumes | 5 |
| Live-action film | |
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Media
editNovel
editRyō Wada's Shinobi no Kuni novel was published by Shinchosha on May 30, 2008.[1]
Manga
editA manga adaptation illustrated by Mutsumi Banno was serialized in Shogakukan's Monthly Shōnen Sunday from May 12, 2009,[2] to February 12, 2011.[3] Shogakukan collected its chapters in four tankōbon volumes, released from December 12, 2009,[4] to March 11, 2011.[5] An additional fifth volume was released by Shogakukan, containing anthology stories that were never serialized, on June 12, 2017. It includes collaboration from Banno, Ashibi Fukui, Kōnosuke Saeki, Hayato Asaki, Hiko and Yuto Sano.[6][7]
The manga was licensed in Indonesia by Elex Media Komputindo.[8]
Volumes
edit| No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | December 12, 2009[4] | 978-4-09-122108-7 |
| 2 | April 12, 2010[9] | 978-4-09-122237-4 |
| 3 | September 10, 2010[10] | 978-4-09-122558-0 |
| 4 | March 11, 2011[5] | 978-4-09-122739-3 |
| 5 | June 12, 2017[6] | 978-4-09-127723-7 |
Live-action film
editA live-action film adaptation of the novel, titled Mumon: The Land of Stealth, premiered in Japan on July 1, 2017.[11]
References
edit- ^ a b 忍びの国 (in Japanese). Shinchosha. Archived from the original on October 21, 2008. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
- ^ ゲッサンで和田竜の小説「忍びの国」コミカライズ. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 8, 2009. Archived from the original on January 30, 2019. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
- ^ ゲッサン 2011年3月号. Neowing (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 10, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
- ^ a b 忍びの国 １ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on October 29, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
- ^ a b 忍びの国 ４ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on October 29, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
- ^ a b 忍びの国 ５ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on October 29, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
- ^ 「忍びの国」アナザーストーリー集めた単行本、和田竜監修で坂ノ睦ら6名参加. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 13, 2017. Archived from the original on January 29, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (January 8, 2018). "Elex Media Licenses Survival Game Club!, Shinobi no Kuni Manga". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on August 22, 2023. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
- ^ 忍びの国 ２ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on October 29, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
- ^ 忍びの国 ３ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on October 29, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
- ^ 「忍びの国」大野智に原作者・和田竜が大満足「見事な無門を演じてもらいました」. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 8, 2017. Archived from the original on January 26, 2022. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
External links
edit- Shinobi no Kuni official manga website at Gessan (in Japanese)