Ninja Slayer (ニンジャスレイヤー, Ninja Sureiyā) is a Japanese novel series written by Bradley Bond and Philip Ninj@ Morzez with illustrations from Warainaku since July 24, 2010. It is divided into 4 parts, Part 1: Neo-Saitama in Flames, Part 2: Kyoto: Hell on Earth, and Part 3: Ninja Slayer Dies followed by Ninja Slayer Plus, which contains the currently ongoing Part 4: Age of Mappor-Calypse. Parts 1-3 are collected from Twitter posts, for a total of 20 volumes, and Part 4 is published online on Die Hard Tales, and has not been collected into any volumes as of February 2019.
The novels were adapted into 4 manga series with sub-titles: Ninja Slayer, Ninja Slayer: Kyoto, Hell, On, Earth, Ninja Slayer Kills, and Ninja Slayer: Glamorous Killers. An anime adaptation was made by TRIGGER.
As of January 18, 2019, all of the Ninja Slayer novels and manga have sold 1.5 million copies.
Volumes[]
Part 1: Neo-Saitama in Flames (ネオサイタマ炎上, Neo Saitama Enjō) | |||
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1 | Neo-Saitama in Flames 1 | 2 | Neo-Saitama in Flames 2 |
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ISBN-13: 978-4047283312 |
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ISBN-13: 978-4041209424 | ||
3 | Neo-Saitama in Flames 3 | 4 | Neo-Saitama in Flames 4 |
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ISBN-13: 978-4047284814 |
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ISBN-13: 978-4047288584 | ||
Part 2: Kyoto: Hell on Earth (キョート殺伐都市, Kyōto Satsubatsu Toshi) | |||
5 | Kyoto: Hell on Earth 1, Shadow of Zaibatsu | 6 | Kyoto: Hell on Earth 2, Ninja and Geisha |
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ISBN-13: 978-4047289468 |
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ISBN-13: 978-4047291201 | ||
7 | Kyoto: Hell on Earth 3, Three Dirty Ninja-Bond | 8 | Kyoto: Hell on Earth 4, Nanchaku of Destruction |
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ISBN-13: 978-4047292536 |
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ISBN-13: 978-4047293533 | ||
9 | Kyoto: Hell on Earth 5, Reboot, Raven | 8 | Kyoto: Hell on Earth 6, Maguro and Dragon |
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ISBN-13: 978-4047293625 |
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ISBN-13: 978-4047297555 | ||
11 | Kyoto: Hell on Earth 7, Kyoto: Hell on Earth (Vol. 1) | 12 | Kyoto: Hell on Earth 8, Kyoto: Hell on Earth (Vol. 2) |
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ISBN-13: 978-4047299320 |
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ISBN-13: 978-4047301894 | ||
Part 3: Ninja Slayer Never Dies (不滅のニンジャソウル, Fumetsu no Ninja Sōru) | |||
13 | Ninja Slayer Never Dies 1, Secret Society Amakudari Sect | 14 | Ninja Slayer Never Dies 2, Who Killed Ninja Slayer? |
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ISBN-13: 978-4047304185 |
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ISBN-13: 978-4047306066 | ||
15 | Ninja Slayer Never Dies 3, Killing Field Sappukei | 16 | Ninja Slayer Never Dies 4, Thunnus Thunderbolt |
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ISBN-13: 978-4047307902 |
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ISBN-13: 978-4047340213 | ||
17 | Ninja Slayer Never Dies 5, Dark Side of the Moon | 18 | Ninja Slayer Never Dies 6, Reforging the Hatred |
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ISBN-13: 978-4047341760 |
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ISBN-13: 978-4047344099 | ||
19 | Ninja Slayer Never Dies 7, The Longest Day of the Amakudari (Vol. 1) | 20 | Ninja Slayer Never Dies 8, The Longest Day of the Amakudari (Vol. 2) |
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ISBN-13: 978-4047347120 |
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ISBN-13: 978-4047349520 | ||
Part 4: Age of Mappor-Calypse (エイジ・オブ・マッポーカリプス, Eiji Obu Mappōkaripusu) |
Supplementary Booklets[]
Part 1: Neo-Saitama in Flames[]
- Back in Black (バック・イン・ブラック, Bakku In Burakku) (Included with Ninja Slayer From Animation 1 BD/DVD, adapted into the opening of the anime)
- Day of the Lobster Trilogy (デイ・オブ・ザ・ロブスター[トリロジー], Dei Obu Za Robustā Torirojī) (Included with Ninja Slayer From Animation 2 BD/DVD)
- Guided by Masashi (ガイデッド・バイ・マサシ, Gaideddo Bai Masashi) (Included with Ninja Slayer From Animation 3 BD/DVD, adapted into Episode 25 of Ninja Slayer From Animation)
- Destroy the Shogi Bastard
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- Ninja Slayer G: Karate Neon Cybernetica (Released December 1, 2018, at convention)