Bamboo Blade
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Cover of Bamboo Blade, volume 1 as published by Square Enix
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バンブーブレード (Banbū Burēdo) |
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| Genre | Comedy, Slice of life, Sports |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Masahiro Totsuka |
| Illustrated by | Aguri Igarashi |
| Published by | Square Enix |
| English publisher | |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine | Young Gangan |
| English magazine | |
| Original run | December 3, 2004 – September 3, 2010 |
| Volumes | 14 |
| Manga | |
| Bamboo Blade B | |
| Written by | Masahiro Totsuka |
| Illustrated by | Neko Sutajio |
| Published by | Square Enix |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Magazine | Monthly Shōnen Gangan |
| Original run | December 2008 – December 2013 |
| Volumes | 12 |
| Manga | |
| Bamboo Blade C | |
| Written by | Masahiro Totsuka |
| Illustrated by | Jingu Takao |
| Published by | Square Enix |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Magazine | Monthly Big Gangan |
| Original run | May 2013 – present |
| Volumes | 4 |
| Manga | |
| BB Deformer | |
| Written by | Masahiro Totsuka |
| Illustrated by | Saki Azumi |
| Published by | Square Enix |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Magazine | Monthly Big Gangan |
| Original run | October 2013 – present |
| Volumes | 1 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Hisashi Saitou |
| Written by | Hideyuki Kurata |
| Studio | AIC ASTA |
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| Original network | TV Tokyo |
| English network | |
| Original run | October 2, 2007 – April 2, 2008 |
| Episodes | 26 |
Bamboo Blade (Japanese: バンブーブレード Hepburn: Banbū Burēdo?) is a Japanese manga series written by Masahiro Totsuka and illustrated by Aguri Igarashi. It was serialized in Square Enix's Young Gangan magazine from December 3, 2004 to September 3, 2010. The series tells the story of Toraji Ishida, a luckless high school Kendo instructor, who is challenged by his former upperclassman, also a kendo instructor, to a competition between their female students. The bet inspires Toraji to gather and train a team of five girls, where he meets Tamaki Kawazoe, a gifted young female kendo practitioner.
An anime adaptation by AIC A.S.T.A was broadcast in Japan between October 2, 2007 and April 2, 2008 on TV Tokyo. The Bamboo Blade manga has been licensed for distribution in North America by Yen Press. The anime has been licensed for distribution in North America by Funimation and began airing on their Funimation Channel on October 25, 2010.
Some of the character's names are based on real professional kendo practitioners. Ishida Toraji is based on the famous kendoka, Toshiya Ishida. Miyako Miyazaki is based on Masahiro Miyazaki, Danjuro Eiga based on Naoki Eiga, Kirino Chiba based on Masashi Chiba etc., even though there aren't any relations between the Bamboo Blade characters in regards to the real kendoka. Eiga Dan is the only exception, as he seems to be designed to represent Naoki Eiga, who also isn't very tall just like Danjuro Eiga.
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