the others in their final confrontation. A genjutsu expert. She was taken by Kōchin at a very young age and her family was slaughtered by him. Only later does she learn this and turn against him. The sole heir of a martial arts that uses electricity channeled from arm guards into his fists and feet. Later defects after being beaten by Fūsuke. Media Manga Ninku, written and illustrated by Kōji Kiriyama, started in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump on June 14, 1993. The series was suspended on July 11, 1994, with 53 chapters published. The manga resumed publication as Ninku 2nd Stage on December 5, 1994, and finished after 27 chapters on September 4, 1995. Shueisha collected the chapters in nine tankōbon volume, published from January 11, 1994, to November 2, 1995. Shueisha republished the manga in six bunkoban volumes from November 17, 2006, to February 16, 2007. Ninku was published in France by Glénat between 1997 and 1998. A sequel, titled , was serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Ultra Jump from September 17, 2005, to September 17, 2011. Shueisha collected its chapters into twelve tankōbon volumes, published between March 3, 2006, and November 4, 2011. Volume list Ninku |} Ninku 2nd Stage: Story of Etonins Films Prior to the anime television series, a film titled was screened at Jump Super Anime Tour in November 1994. A 26-minute film titled was screened at the Toei Anime Fair on July 15, 1995. Media Blasters's Anime Works brand released Ninku: The Movie with an English dub on VHS in 1998. It was later released on DVD, along with Yu Yu Hakusho: The Movie, on January 30, 2001, as a result of a poll conducted by Media Blasters. Anime Ninku was adapted into a fifty-five episode anime television series, produced by Fuji TV, Yomiko Advertising and Studio Pierrot, and directed by Noriyuki Abe. It was broadcast on Fuji TV from January 14, 1995, to February 24, 1996. Reruns of the series have been broadcast on Kids Station. The opening and ending themes for the series are performed by . The opening theme is . The first ending theme for episodes 1 to 28 is . The second ending theme for episodes 29 to 50 is . The third ending theme for episodes 51 to 55 is . Geneon Entertainment has released the series in two DVD boxsets in Japan. The