Fuuma no Kojirou

Kojiro of the Fuma Clan
Cover of the first manga volume
風魔の小次郎
Genre	Fantasy, Martial arts
Manga
Written by	Masami Kurumada
Published by	Shueisha
Demographic	Shōnen
Magazine	Weekly Shōnen Jump
Original run	January 1982 – December 1983
Volumes	10
Original video animation
Directed by	Hidehito Ueda
Produced by	Nagateru Kato (eps. 1−12) Yasuhisa Kazama (eps. 1−6) Yumiko Masujima (eps. 7−13)
Written by	Takao Koyama
Music by	Toshiro Imaizumi
Studio	Animate Film & J.C. Staff
Released	June 1, 1989 – November 21, 1992
Runtime	30 minutes (each) 50 minutes (last episode)
Episodes	13
Manga
Yagyu's Murder Book
Written by	Masami Kurumada
Illustrated by	Satoshi Yuri
Published by	Akita Shoten
Demographic	Seinen
Magazine	Champion Red
Original run	November 2003 – July 2006
Volumes	3
Television drama
Directed by	Toshihiko Ōoka Ryūichi Ichino
Written by	Takashi Ito Megumu Sasano
Music by	Kōichirō Kameyama
Studio	General Entertainment
Original network	Tokyo Metropolitan Television
Original run	October 3, 2007 – December 26, 2007
Episodes	13

Kojiro of the Fuma Clan (Japanese: 風魔の小次郎^?, Hepburn: Fūma no Kojirō) is a manga series by Japanese author Masami Kurumada, later adapted to anime. It tells the story of sword legends and rivalry between ninja clans. The main character Kojiro is a young boy who is a member of the Fuma clan. On June 1, 1989, an OVA was released featuring animation character designs by Michi Himeno and Shingo Araki.

All episodes of the Kojiro of the Fuma Clan anime have come out in Japan in VHS and DVD format. Anime OVA of Kojiro of the Fuma Clan was also distributed in Europe, China and Latin America. In 2003, Masami Kurumada authored an additional short story titled Yagyu's Murder Book (柳生暗殺帖^?, Yagyū Ansatsuchō). The story was illustrated by artist Satoshi Yuri, who imitated Kurumada's drawing style for consistency with the already published volumes of the original manga.

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