Rakudai Ninja Rantarō (Japanese: 落第忍者乱太郎, lit. "Failure Ninja Rantarō") (generally abbreviated as Rakuran) is a comedy ninjamanga series created by Sōbē Amako in 1986. The anime adaptation, Nintama Rantarō, began broadcasting on NHK in 1993 and a side-story anime film Eiga Nintama Rantarō premiered in 1996. Several Nintama Rantarō video games were also published since 1995.
The series is set near the end of the Muromachi period. It is during the Sengoku period that the story takes place. By his father's recommendation, Rantarō enters the Ninjutsu Gakuen in order to study and become an elite ninja. However, since joining and befriending Kirimaru and Shinbee, everything for him usually results in failure.
Ninjutsu Gakuen is an educational institution established in the mountains of the Kansai region. Because it is a ninja school, the exact location is kept a secret (which is really because the author had not thought of one). Students attend in grades 1 through 6, which are divided up into three classes: I-gumi, Ro-gumi, and Ha-gumi, based on the old order of kana (the Iroha). Male and female students attend separate classes.
Despite its detail in historical accuracies, there are also a considerable amount of deliberate anachronisms to provide humor, such as speech using katakana or the appearance of a vending machine, radio or a wristwatch. There are also many instances of breaking the fourth wall, in which a character will turn back or tear though a page to interrupt a scene or refer to specific volumes or pages, or sometimes interact with the author herself.
Charactersedit
Many of the characters' names have been taken from names of places in the Kansai region, especially Amagasaki of the Hyogo prefecture, where the author lives, as well as the names of real people.
An obedient and energetic boy with reddish hair and glasses. Despite being born into a line of poor, second-class ninjas, he is determined and constantly strives to be top of his class, though the opposite always tends to be the case. Although he has an awful astigmatism and must wear glasses, he is an exceptionally swift runner, having been able to run 100 meters in 10 seconds. Being a member of the health committee, he is often called "Fuun Kozou" (lit. bad luck boy) since this committee in particular is deemed unlucky and any student in it, as a rule, is said to suffer constant mishaps.
One of Rantarō's friends. A boy obsessed with money, he will try to gain any amount, no matter how small. This often results in his amassing as many part-time jobs as he possibly can, which are sometimes more than he can handle and has to have Doi-sensei help him, with less than favorable results. He's also very thrifty because of this. Dislikes words such as "give" and "pay". One of the reasons for this is that he is an orphan, having lost his parents after his village burned down, leaving him with no other living relatives. He managed to pay his entrance fees with money earned selling bento boxes. He lives with Doi-sensei during breaks.
Another one of Rantarō's friends. He is a short, pudgy boy with a constantly runny nose who loves to eat. In fact, his weight seems to increase after every break. In the beginning, he started out as a crybaby, but gradually grew accustomed to the lifestyle. He is not good at schoolwork. The reason he was made to attend Ninjutsu Gakuen was to help with his success as an heir, being the son of a rich merchant. However, he does have advantageous qualities. In addition to being unusually strong, his sense of smell is greater than that of any dog. Under certain circumstances, his hair stands up straight and is stiff and sharp enough to be used as a lethal weapon.
Publication historyedit
Rakudai Ninja Rantaro started its serialization in the children's magazine Asahi Shogakusei Shinbun in 1986. In October 2019, it was announced that the series would be finished with the 65th compiled tankōbon volume on November 30.[2]
JManga released an English-language version of the manga online.[3]
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Rakudai Ninja Rantarō news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2014 Learn how and when to remove this message Rakudai Ninja Rantarō Japanese 落第忍者乱太郎 lit Failure Ninja Rantarō generally abbreviated as Rakuran is a comedy ninja manga series created by Sōbe Amako in 1986 The anime adaptation Nintama Rantarō began broadcasting on NHK in 1993 and a side story anime film Eiga Nintama Rantarō premiered in 1996 Several Nintama Rantarō video games were also published since 1995 Rakudai Ninja RantarōCover of the first volume落第忍者乱太郎GenreComedy 1 MangaWritten bySōbe AmakoPublished byThe Asahi Shimbun CompanyMagazineAsahi Shogakusei ShinbunDemographicChildrenOriginal run1986 2019Volumes65 Anime television seriesNintama Rantarō Contents 1 Plot 1 1 Characters 2 Publication history 3 References 4 External linksPlot editThe series is set near the end of the Muromachi period It is during the Sengoku period that the story takes place By his father s recommendation Rantarō enters the Ninjutsu Gakuen in order to study and become an elite ninja However since joining and befriending Kirimaru and Shinbee everything for him usually results in failure Ninjutsu Gakuen is an educational institution established in the mountains of the Kansai region Because it is a ninja school the exact location is kept a secret which is really because the author had not thought of one Students attend in grades 1 through 6 which are divided up into three classes I gumi Ro gumi and Ha gumi based on the old order of kana the Iroha Male and female students attend separate classes Despite its detail in historical accuracies there are also a considerable amount of deliberate anachronisms to provide humor such as speech using katakana or the appearance of a vending machine radio or a wristwatch There are also many instances of breaking the fourth wall in which a character will turn back or tear though a page to interrupt a scene or refer to specific volumes or pages or sometimes interact with the author herself Characters edit Many of the characters names have been taken from names of places in the Kansai region especially Amagasaki of the Hyogo prefecture where the author lives as well as the names of real people The main characters are Rantarō Inadera 猪名寺 乱太郎 Inadera Rantarō Age 10 lives in Settsu province Health Committee An obedient and energetic boy with reddish hair and glasses Despite being born into a line of poor second class ninjas he is determined and constantly strives to be top of his class though the opposite always tends to be the case Although he has an awful astigmatism and must wear glasses he is an exceptionally swift runner having been able to run 100 meters in 10 seconds Being a member of the health committee he is often called Fuun Kozou lit bad luck boy since this committee in particular is deemed unlucky and any student in it as a rule is said to suffer constant mishaps Kirimaru Settsuno 摂津 の きり丸 Settsu no Kirimaru Age 10 lives in Settsu province Books Committee One of Rantarō s friends A boy obsessed with money he will try to gain any amount no matter how small This often results in his amassing as many part time jobs as he possibly can which are sometimes more than he can handle and has to have Doi sensei help him with less than favorable results He s also very thrifty because of this Dislikes words such as give and pay One of the reasons for this is that he is an orphan having lost his parents after his village burned down leaving him with no other living relatives He managed to pay his entrance fees with money earned selling bento boxes He lives with Doi sensei during breaks Shinbe Fukutomi 福富 しんべヱ Fukutomi Shinbe Age 10 lives in Sakai Tools Committee Another one of Rantarō s friends He is a short pudgy boy with a constantly runny nose who loves to eat In fact his weight seems to increase after every break In the beginning he started out as a crybaby but gradually grew accustomed to the lifestyle He is not good at schoolwork The reason he was made to attend Ninjutsu Gakuen was to help with his success as an heir being the son of a rich merchant However he does have advantageous qualities In addition to being unusually strong his sense of smell is greater than that of any dog Under certain circumstances his hair stands up straight and is stiff and sharp enough to be used as a lethal weapon Publication history editRakudai Ninja Rantaro started its serialization in the children s magazine Asahi Shogakusei Shinbun in 1986 In October 2019 it was announced that the series would be finished with the 65th compiled tankōbon volume on November 30 2 JManga released an English language version of the manga online 3 References edit Loo Egan February 5 2013 Nintama Rantaro Ninja Comedy Gets 20th Anniversary Special Anime News Network Retrieved October 3 2019 Mateo Alex October 3 2019 Rakudai Ninja Rantarō Manga to End at 65th Volume Anime News Network Retrieved October 3 2019 Loo Egan August 17 2011 JManga Site Launches with Works Never Printed in U S Anime News Network Retrieved November 21 2014 External links editRakudai Ninja Rantarō manga at Anime News Network s encyclopedia Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rakudai Ninja Rantarō amp oldid 1120994641, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
