Shinobi no Kuni (忍びの国, lit. "The Land of Stealth") is a Japanese novel written Ryō Wada and published by Shinchosha in May 2008. A manga adaptation illustrated by Mutsumi Banno was serialized in Shogakukan's Monthly Shōnen Sunday from May 2009 to February 2011. A live-action film, Mumon: The Land of Stealth, premiered in Japan in July 2017.

Shinobi no Kuni
Novel cover
忍びの国
GenreHistorical[1]
Novel
Written byRyō Wada
Published byShinchosha
DemographicMale
PublishedMay 30, 2008
Manga
Written byRyō Wada
Illustrated byMutsumi Banno
Published byShogakukan
MagazineMonthly Shōnen Sunday
DemographicShōnen
Original runMay 12, 2009February 12, 2011
Volumes5
Live-action film

Media

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Novel

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Ryō Wada's Shinobi no Kuni novel was published by Shinchosha on May 30, 2008.[1]

Manga

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A manga adaptation illustrated by Mutsumi Banno was serialized in Shogakukan's Monthly Shōnen Sunday from May 12, 2009,[2] to February 12, 2011.[3] Shogakukan collected its chapters in four tankōbon volumes, released from December 12, 2009,[4] to March 11, 2011.[5] An additional fifth volume was released by Shogakukan, containing anthology stories that were never serialized, on June 12, 2017. It includes collaboration from Banno, Ashibi Fukui, Kōnosuke Saeki, Hayato Asaki, Hiko and Yuto Sano.[6][7]

The manga was licensed in Indonesia by Elex Media Komputindo.[8]

Volumes

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No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 December 12, 2009[4]978-4-09-122108-7
2 April 12, 2010[9]978-4-09-122237-4
3 September 10, 2010[10]978-4-09-122558-0
4 March 11, 2011[5]978-4-09-122739-3
5 June 12, 2017[6]978-4-09-127723-7

Live-action film

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A live-action film adaptation of the novel, titled Mumon: The Land of Stealth, premiered in Japan on July 1, 2017.[11]

References

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  1. ^ a b 忍びの国 (in Japanese). Shinchosha. Archived from the original on October 21, 2008. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  2. ^ ゲッサンで和田竜の小説「忍びの国」コミカライズ. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 8, 2009. Archived from the original on January 30, 2019. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  3. ^ ゲッサン 2011年3月号. Neowing (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 10, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  4. ^ a b 忍びの国 1 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on October 29, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  5. ^ a b 忍びの国 4 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on October 29, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  6. ^ a b 忍びの国 5 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on October 29, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  7. ^ 「忍びの国」アナザーストーリー集めた単行本、和田竜監修で坂ノ睦ら6名参加. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 13, 2017. Archived from the original on January 29, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  8. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (January 8, 2018). "Elex Media Licenses Survival Game Club!, Shinobi no Kuni Manga". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on August 22, 2023. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  9. ^ 忍びの国 2 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on October 29, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  10. ^ 忍びの国 3 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on October 29, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  11. ^ 「忍びの国」大野智に原作者・和田竜が大満足「見事な無門を演じてもらいました」. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 8, 2017. Archived from the original on January 26, 2022. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
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