Nobuyuki Anzai

• Aug-2013
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Becoming a ninja is just a childhood dream for 16-year-old Recca, until a fateful encounter reveals he has inherited ninja powers, including the ability to wield fire! As Recca learns to master the ancient ways of his ancestors, he is drawn to protec...

• Aug-2013
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Becoming a ninja is just a childhood dream for16-year-old Recca, until a fateful encounter reveals he has inherited ninja powers, including the ability to wield fire! As Recca learns to master the ancient ways of his ancestors, he is drawn to protect...

• Aug-2013
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Becoming a ninja is just a childhood dream for16-year-old Recca, until a fateful encounter reveals he has inherited ninja powers, including the ability to wield fire! As Recca learns to master the ancient ways of his ancestors, he is drawn to protect...

• Jul-2013
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The Hokage overcome deadly obstacles in an underground maze of death and pass through the final gates to claim their prize--the Tendo Jigoku. But Recca's nemesis, the power-hungry Kôran Mori, and his two deadly bodyguards have beaten them to it! Mor...

• Jul-2013
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After destroying the Tendo-Jigoku, Recca and his friends return to their normal lives. But school doesn't stay boring for long! When Yanagi disappears, Recca sets out to save her before her soul is sucked dry by power-hungry Koran Mori. But this time...

• Jul-2013
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As Recca prepares for battle with Resshin, the rest of his team goes solo: Kaoru is back to school, and Domon takes a real job at the family flower shop. A surprise gift moves Fuko even closer to her final challenge, and Neon embarks on a quest for J...

• Jul-2013
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Finally, Recca gets to meet the eighth Karyu...his dad! Now, a mission that ended in tragedy more than 400 years ago puts some serious family-honor pressure on Recca to keep Yanagi safe from Koran Mori. Meanwhile, Yanagi's memory is almost wiped cle...

• Jul-2013
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The final battle has begun, pitting ultimate good against ultimate evil! On one side: the power-mad Koran Mori, now transformed into an insatiable monster determined to destroy Yanagi's life-giving power. On the other side: Team Hokage and an army of...

• Jul-2013
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Gaoh is back--and he's angry! The stone-cold warrior with a secret sweet tooth is determined to destroy anyone who gets in the way of his revenge on Domon. When Gaoh conjures up a rock monster the size of a mountain, will Kaoru be squashed flat under...

• Jul-2013
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Five disks. Five fortresses. One princess in distress. To reach the center of Koran Mori's fortress city, Team Hokage must survive a deadly game and defeat the world's strongest, nastiest and weirdest warriors. The vengeful Mokuren, given grotesque n...

• Jul-2013
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Deep in the labyrinthine fortress city, Team Hokage learns that it isn't easy to play Kôran Mori's deadly games. The devious Kirito stays one skip ahead of poor, gullible Fuko. Domon gets his crumpet burned when he takes tea at Marie's House. Kaoru ...

• Jul-2013
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Becoming a ninja is just a childhood dream for 16-year-old Recca, until a fateful encounter reveals he has inherited ninja powers, including the ability to wield fire! As Recca learns to master the ancient ways of his ancestors, he is drawn to protec...

• Jul-2013
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Becoming a ninja is just a childhood dream for 16-year-old Recca, until a fateful encounter reveals he has inherited ninja powers, including the ability to wield fire! As Recca learns to master the ancient ways of his ancestors, he is drawn to protec...

• Jul-2013
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Could it actually be the beginning of the end? Princess Snow of Team M?r is captured by the Chess Pieces and taken to the ruthless Queen Diana. Despite being down a member, Team M?r must remain undaunted as they go into the final battle of the Wa...

• Jul-2013
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Let the final battle of the War Games commence! As the members of Team M?r go into battle, each must defeat the chess opponent that stands before them in addition to overcoming their own personal demons. Insecure Jack must prove once and for all t...

• Jul-2013
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The fate of M?r Heaven is on the line in the final showdown of the War Games! Ginta, the leader of Team M?r, must face the most powerful Zodiac Chess Piece of all, the villainous Phantom! Will justice prevail or will the tyranny of the Chess Piece...

• Jul-2013
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Ginta and Team M?r have one final mission-to save Snow from the clutches of evil Queen Diana. The stakes get even higher when Diana announces her ultimate goal-the domination of Ginta's world after she takes over M?r Heaven. And Ginta is devasta...

• Jun-2013
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Recca's teammate Tokiya learns the horrible truth about his sister's murder while facing a nemesis whose choice of weapon is beyond anything he imagined. In the ensuing battle, the usually cool-headed Tokiya finds himself fighting by the skin of his ...

• Jun-2013
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Soon into their battle, Recca's friend Fuko smashes her opponent, Uruha-Kurenai's Mikoto, and discovers that she has been fighting a machine. The girl controlling it swipes Fuko with her poisonous metal claw, and out of carelessness, Fuko takes a scr...

• Jun-2013
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The assassins' brutal tournament is finally drawing to a close. Recca's teammate Kaoru unleashes the legendary Sixth Mode of his blade, the Kôgon Ankin, against the slippery Joker. And Recca faces down his psychotic stepbrother Kurei. Their fight is...

• Jun-2013
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Recca and Kurei now face each other in a decisive showdown. Both armed with the incredible power to control flames, they are locked in the final battle of the deadly assassins' brutal tournament. Worn down from the fight, they both unleash one fantas...

• Jun-2013
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The assassins' tournament is over and the victorious Hokage team are taking a well-deserved rest. Unfortunately, their lounging about is cut short by a sudden attack from a group of trained killers. Recca and crew give it everything they've got but s...

• Jun-2013
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Recca and crew are deep in a spooky cave seeking out a dangerous weapon known as Tendo Jigoku, which in the wrong hands will spell disaster for the world. But it's a race against time as their nemesis--the bloodthirsty madman Mori--is seeking it as w...

• Jun-2013
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Split up in an underground cave, Recca and crew square off against deadly opponents! Kaoru battles a warrior with mechanical arms that can bend, extend and twist in a number of deadly ways. The cool-headed Tokiya fights menacing Mokuren, who's part w...

• Jun-2013
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Deep within the dangerous underground network of caves, Recca and crew are reunited in front of the gate that leads to the terrifying weapon known as the Tendo Jigoku. There they are confronted by a foe who has the power to read minds! How can you fi...

• Jun-2013
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The fate of M?r Heaven lies in the hands of Ginta and his fellow members of Team M?r when they must defeat the Phantom and his ruthless Zodiac chess pieces in the deadly War Games. The fifth battle is set in a desert field, and the first round pit...

• Jun-2013
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The epic saga of the War Games continues! In the final match of the fifth battle, Nanashi for Team M?r is up against Galian of the Chess Pieces. There's quite a history between these two-Nanashi is the current leader of Luberia, and Galian just h...

• Jun-2013
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The War Games rage on! Ginta and Team M?r have managed to remain victorious throughout the third round, but now they face the Phantom and his Zodiac team of powerful knight-class chess pieces. The maniacally brutal Rapunzel is the next Zodiac to s...

• Jun-2013
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Ginta and the other members of Team M?r visit the magical land of Kardia, the homeland of their teammate Dorothy. There, they learn about Dorothy's past and how her family history is tragically interlinked with that of M?r Heaven. But Ginta is com...

• May-2013
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As a 400-year-old teenage ninja, Recca Hanabishi has recently vowed to protect the life of a pretty classmate named Yanagi Sakoshita. With the power of flame at his command, the hotshot shinobi is not shy about roasting a punk (or two) over a roaring...

• May-2013
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Gifted with the power to command fire, Recca Hanabishi is a teenage ninja whose vow to protect his pretty classmate Yanagi Sakoshita has dragged him and his loyal friends into a bloody tournament of the world's most dangerous assassins!Having reached...

• May-2013
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Becoming a ninja is just a childhood dream for 16-year-old Recca, until a fateful encounter reveals he has inherited ninja powers, including the ability to wield fire! As Recca learns to master the ancient ways of his ancestors, he struggles to prote...

• May-2013
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One man's mad quest to live forever inspires a deadly plot to kidnap young Yanagi Sakoshita. The key to life everlasting lies with the schoolgirls's extraordinary ability to heal the wounded. If Yanagi can cure the sick perhaps she can also stay inev...

• May-2013
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With each new day, Recca Hanabishi discovers a little bit more about his family and himself. And the more he learns, the more confused he gets. For example: What's the deal with the Hokage Ningun? And why does Recca's destiny seem to be linked to thi...

• May-2013
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Even though he possesses the ability to bend fire to his will, Recca Hanabishi continues to covet the Flame of the Eight Dragons. With their combined voltage at his disposal, Recca willbe an indestructible fiery dynamo. But power like that doesn't co...

• May-2013
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After an exhaustive and hard fought battle, Recca Hanabishi and Team Hokage have earned the right to advance to the second round of a deadly win-or-die combat tournament. But before they can enjoy the spoils of warfare, they must jump into the fray o...

• May-2013
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Once a year, the world's most ruthless assassins band together under the Death Dome for a deadly martial arts tournament. It's kill or be killed in this annual clash of the team titans. Forced to participate in this bloody headbangers ball, Recca and...

• May-2013
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Watch out! There's trouble brewing within the ranks of Team Hokage. When Recca catches sweet Yanagi on a midnight stroll with Tokiya, he erupts in a flame of jealousy. The fiery ninja and the cool water swordsman have never been the best of friends a...

• May-2013
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Things are getting more and more complicated for Recca and his coterie. Advancing to the semifinal round of the bloody Urabutosatsujin tournament, Team Hokage now faces a group of super assassins harboring their own secret agenda. Stepping into the a...

• May-2013
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With Princess Snow safe at last, Ginta, Jack, and Edward rest their feet and prepare for their next quest. During their much-deserved feast, Edward tells Ginta the story of a former Cross Guard leader-a man that actually defeated Phantom-but wh...

• May-2013
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While it's true that Ginta is having the time of his life in M?r Heaven, getting in one exciting adventure after another, what's happening to those he left behind in the "real world"? With both her husband and now her son gone, Ginta's m...

• May-2013
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Now that Ginta's team, known as "M?r," and the Cross Guard have successfully completed their preliminary tests of skill, the War Games officially commence. Of the six members of their party eligible to participate, Ginta is selected as M...

• May-2013
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The epic clash of the War Game continues as Ginta and his M?r teammates face off with the deadly Chess Pieces to save M?r Heaven! During a break between battles, Ginta overhears the men discussing their leader, who died in the previous war against...

• May-2013
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The battle to save M?R Heaven heats up as the terrifying Phantom and 12 other Knights descend on Reginlief castle to declare death to the world! But these scare tactics don't work on Ginta. He's more determined than ever to beat the Chess Pieces a...

• Apr-2013
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Teenager Recca Hanabishi is always up for a good-natured tussle with his friends. That's because he's famous at school and around town for being a super ninja geek.Armed with the power to control flame, Recca suddenly finds himself in an awkward situ...

• Apr-2013
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But now, Recca comes face to face with his most troublesome foe yet. Introducing Mikagami, the water swordsman. Will water douse the flame of Recca? Or will the young ninja hotshot burn brighter than ever before?...

• Apr-2013
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Ginta Toramizu is a 14-year-old kid who doesn't have a lot going for him: he's near-sighted, doesn't do well in school, sucks at sports, and to top it off-he's short! But Ginta is a dreamer and has had the same dream 102 times, always in the same...

• Apr-2013
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Fourteen-year-old Ginta's journey through the fantasy world of his dreams continues in this volume, where he must battle against the megalomaniacal machinations of the group known as the Chess Pieces! The Chess Pieces have already tried to...

• Nov-2009
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Armed with the power to control flame, Recca Hanabishi finds himself in an awkward situation when a mysterious older woman pops into his life one day. Is she good? Is she evil? What exactly does she want with the young ninja firecracker? R to L (Japa...

• Aug-2009
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R to L (Japanese Style). At the heart of Heaven or Hell, the reborn Kôran Mori splits into two entities, each meaner and uglier than the other. Worse, Recca gets his first look at the kidnapped Yanagi, now stripped of her memories and in the thrall ...

• May-2009
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R to L (Japanese Style)Becoming a ninja is just a childhood dream for sixteen-year-old Recca, until a fateful encounter reveals he has inherited ninja powers, including the ability to wield fire! As Recca learns to master the ancient ways of his ance...

• Feb-2009
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R to L (Japanese Style)Becoming a ninja is just a childhood dream for sixteen-year-old Recca, until a fateful encounter reveals he has inherited ninja powers, including the ability to wield fire! As Recca learns to master the ancient ways of his ance...

• Nov-2008
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Armed with the power to control flame, Recca Hanabishi finds himself in an awkward situation when a mysterious older woman pops into his life one day. Is she good? Is she evil? What exactly does she want with the young ninja firecracker?At long last,...

• Aug-2008
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• A 33-volume manga series with over 23.7 million copies sold in Japan to date!• Flame of Recca DVDs by VIZ Media have sold through 30k copies to date!• Originally serialized in Japan's Shonen Sunday magazine from 1995 to 2001.• Over 23.7 mil...

• May-2008
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Five disks. Five fortresses. One princess in distress. To reach the center of Koran Mori's fortress city, Team Hokage must survive a deadly game and defeat the world's strongest, nastiest and weirdest warriors. The vengeful Mokuren, given grotesque n...

• Feb-2008
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Gaoh is back--and he's angry! The stone-cold warrior with a secret sweet tooth is determined to destroy anyone who gets in the way of his revenge on Domon. When Gaoh conjures up a rock monster the size of a mountain, will Kaoru be squashed flat under...

• Nov-2007
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The final battle has begun, pitting ultimate good against ultimate evil! On one side: the power-mad Koran Mori, now transformed into an insatiable monster determined to destroy Yanagi's life-giving power. On the other side: Team Hokage and an army of...

• Sep-2007
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Ginta and Team Mär have one final mission--to save Snow from the clutches of evil Queen Diana. The stakes get even higher when Diana announces her ultimate goal--the domination of Ginta's world after she takes over Mär Heaven. And Ginta is devastat...

• Aug-2007
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It's all in the family when the eighth Karyu turns out to be Recca's dad! Now, a mission that ended in tragedy more than four hundred years ago puts some serious family-honor pressure on Recca to keep Yanagi safe from Koran Mori. But Yanagi's memory ...

• Jul-2007
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The fate of Mär Heaven is on the line in the final showdown of the War Games! Ginta, the leader of Team Mär, must face the most powerful Zodiac Chess Piece of all, the villainous Phantom! Will justice prevail or will the tyranny of the Chess Pieces...

• May-2007
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As Recca prepares for battle with Resshin, the rest of his team goes solo: Kaoru is back to school, and Domon takes a real job at the family flower shop. A surprise gift moves Fuko even closer to her final challenge, and Neon embarks on a quest for J...

• May-2007
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• Mar-2007
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Could it actually be the beginning of the end?! Princess Snow of Team Mär is captured by the Chess Pieces and taken to the ruthless Queen Diana. Despite being a member down, Team Mär must remain undaunted as they go into the final battle of the War...

• Feb-2007
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Deep within the dangerous underground network of caves, Recca and crew are reunited in front of the gate that leads to the terrifying weapon known as the Tendo Jigoku. There they are confronted by a foe that has the very power to read minds! How can ...

• Jan-2007
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• Dec-2006
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Deep within the dangerous underground network of caves, Recca and crew are reunited in front of the gate that leads to the terrifying weapon known as the Tendo Jigoku. There they are confronted by a foe that has the very power to read minds! How can ...

• Nov-2006
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The fate of M�"r Heaven lies in the hands of Ginta and his fellow members of Team M�"r! They must defeat the Phantom and his ruthless Zodiac chess pieces in the deadly War Games. The fifth battle is set in a desert field, and the first round pits Pri...

• Oct-2006
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Deep within the dangerous underground network of caves, Recca and crew are reunited in front of the gate that leads to the terrifying weapon known as the Tendo Jigoku. There they are confronted by a foe that has the very power to read minds! How can ...

• Sep-2006
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• Aug-2006
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Recca Hanabishi is a regular high school kid who hopes to become a ninjya some day. His humbrum life is completely disrupted the day he meets a cute and mysterious girl named Yanagi. He soon discovers he has possessed super ninja secret powers all al...

• Jul-2006
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• Jun-2006
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Recca Hanabishi is a regular high school kid who hopes to become a ninjya some day. His humbrum life is completely disrupted the day he meets a cute and mysterious girl named Yanagi. He soon discovers he has possessed super ninja secret powers all al...

• May-2006
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"A junior high loser enters the vivid world of his dreams where, at last, he is a hero!Ginta Toramizu is a 14-year-old kid in junior high school who doesn''t have a lot going for him: he''s near-sighted, doesn''t do well in school, he''s not good at ...

• Apr-2006
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Recca Hanabishi is a regular high school kid who hopes to become a ninjya some day. His humbrum life is completely disrupted the day he meets a cute and mysterious girl named Yanagi. He soon discovers he has possessed super ninja secret powers all al...

• Mar-2006
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A junior high loser enters the vivid world of his dreams where, at last, he is a hero!Ginta Toramizu is a 14-year-old kid in junior high school who doesn't have a lot going for him: he's near-sighted, doesn't do well in school, he's not good at sport...

• Feb-2006
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Recca Hanabishi is a regular high school kid who hopes to become a ninjya some day. His humbrum life is completely disrupted the day he meets a cute and mysterious girl named Yanagi. He soon discovers he has possessed super ninja secret powers all al...

• Jan-2006
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• Dec-2005
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The assassins' tournament is drawing to a close. Recca's teammate Kaoru unleashes the Sixth Mode of his blade, against the slippery Joker. And Recca faces down his stepbrother Kurei. Their fight isn't just about who gets to take home Yanagi - it's a ...

• Nov-2005
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• Oct-2005
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Soon into their battle, Recca's friend Fuko smashes her opponent, Uruha-Kurenai's Mikoto, and discovers that she has been fighting a machine. The girl controlling it swipes Fuko with her poisonous metal claw, and out of carelessness, Fuko takes a scr...

• Sep-2005
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The fate of Mär Heaven lies in the hands of Ginta and his fellow members of Team Mär! They must defeat the Phantom and his ruthless Zodiac chess pieces in the deadly War Games. The fifth battle is set in a desert field, and the first round pits Pri...

• Aug-2005
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• Jul-2005
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• Jul-2005
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• May-2005
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The fate of Mär Heaven lies in the hands of Ginta and his fellow members of Team Mär! They must defeat the Phantom and his ruthless Zodiac chess pieces in the deadly War Games. The fifth battle is set in a desert field, and the first round pits Pri...

• Apr-2005
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Becoming a ninja is just a childhood dream for 16-year-old Recca, until a fareful encounter reveals he has inherited ninja powers, including the ability to wield fire! As Recca learns to master the ancient ways of his ancestors, he is drawn to protec...

• Jan-2005
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Armed with the power to control flame, Recca Hanabishi finds himself in an awkward situation when a mysterious older woman pops into his life one day. Is she good? Is she evil? What exactly does she want with the young ninja firecracker?Becoming a ni...

• Dec-2004
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- A 33-volume manga series - over 23.7 million copies sold in Japan!- Originally serialized in Japan's Shonen Sunday magazine from 1995-2001.- Inspired a 42-episode TV show in Japan - available on DDVD from VIZ, beginning October 2004....

• Sep-2004
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- A 33-volume manga series -- over 23.7 million copies sold in Japan!- Originally serialized in Japan's Shonen Sunday magazine from 1995 - 2001.- Inspired a 42-episode TV show in Japan -- available on DDVD from VIZ, beginning October 2004....

• Aug-2004
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The brutal assassins' tournament is finally drawing to a close. Recca's teammate Kaoru unleashes the legendary Sixth Mode of his Kogon Ankin blade against the slippery Joker. And Recca faces down his psychotic stepbrother Kurei. Their fight isn't jus...

• May-2004
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Recca Hanabishi and Team Hokage must square off against a group of assassins answering to Recca's older half-brother, Kurei. For 400 years, Kurei's been jealous of his brother's privileged status in the ancient and secret Hokage Ninja Clan. With gene...

• Apr-2004
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Despite his own pyro powers, Recca covets the Flame of the Eight Dragons. But he must first prove he can handle such responsibility. Meanwhile, he and his crew are forced to join in a kill-or-be-killed event. If they fail, they must forfeit the life ...

• Jan-2004
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Armed with the power to control flame, Recca Hanabishi finds himself in an awkward situation when a mysterious older woman pops into his life one day. Is she good? Is she evil? What exactly does she want with the young ninja firecracker?Becoming a ni...

• Dec-2003
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Yanagi can heal the wounded and, perhaps, stay inevitable death. Now it's up to Recca to protect his vulnerable charge from a deadly kidnapping plot. Further complicating matters, he's been told that his latest mission will result in his demise. It's...

• Nov-2003
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Series Description: Meet Recca Hanabishi, a regular high-school kid who hopes one day to become a ninja, and whose life is unexpectedly thrown for a loop the day he meets a cute and mysterious girl named Yanagi. He discovers he's had super ninja secr...

• Jul-2003
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Series Description: Meet Recca Hanabishi, a regular high-school kid who hopes one day to become a ninja, and whose life is unexpectedly thrown for a loop the day he meets a cute and mysterious girl named Yanagi. He discovers he's had super ninja secr...