Yōtōden
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Cover of the second Yōtōden original soundtrack CD
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戦国奇譚妖刀伝 (Sengoku Kidan Yōtōden) |
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| Genre | Historical fantasy |
| Novel | |
| Written by | Takeshi Narumi |
| Original video animation | |
| Directed by | Osamu Yamazaki |
| Produced by | Tomoyuki Miyata Yoshiaki Aihara |
| Written by | Takeshi Narumi |
| Music by | Seiji Hano |
| Studio | J.C.Staff |
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| Released | May 21, 1987 – May 11, 1988 |
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
| Episodes | 3 |
| Anime film | |
| Wrath of the Ninja | |
| Directed by | Osamu Yamazaki |
| Produced by | Tomoyuki Miyata Yoshiaki Aihara |
| Written by | Shō Aikawa (screenwriter) |
| Music by | Seiji Hano |
| Studio | J.C.Staff, MTV |
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| Released | May 27, 1989 |
| Runtime | 87 minutes |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Takeshi Narumi |
| Illustrated by | Kenichi Ohnuki |
| Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
| Magazine | Newtype |
| Original run | September 1989 – September 1990 |
| Volumes | 1 |
Yōtōden (戦国奇譚妖刀伝 Sengoku Kitan Yōtōden?, "A Warring States Legend of the Demon Blades") is a Japanese historical fantasy novel by Takeshi Narumi. In 1987 the novel was adapted into a 3-episode original video animation by J.C.Staff. In 1989, Yōtōden was re-edited into the feature film titled Wrath of the Ninja for English-speaking regions. A manga version was created as well.
The story takes place during Japan's great civil war Sengoku period, beginning in the summer of 1581 and ending two years later. In the anime, the historical warlord Oda Nobunaga is really an evil demon killing everyone who stands in his way. An ancient prophecy says three mystical Demon Blades from three different ninja clans can end Nobunaga's unholy campaign. The story follows Kasumi no Ayanosuke, a young kunoichi (female ninja) who has escaped her village's annihilation, in her heroic efforts to reunite these three sacred weapons use them to kill Nobunaga.
The series was released in three episodes from 1987 to 1988 in Japan only on VHS and videodisc formats; a laserdisc version was also released in 1990. The OVA series had been not licensed in the west until 2002, when it was released in the UK by ADV Films on VHS. In 2006 the series was also released on DVD by U.S. Manga Corps under the title Wrath of Ninja - The Complete Yotoden Saga.
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