Ninja Scroll: The Series

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Ninja Scroll: The Series
獣兵衛忍風帖「龍宝玉篇」
Genre	Chanbara, Supernatural
TV anime
Director	Tatsuo Sato
Studio	MADHOUSE
Network	WOWOW
Original run	14 April 2003 – 15 July 2003
Episodes	13

Ninja Scroll: The Series (獣兵衛忍風帖＜龍宝玉篇＞, Jūbee Ninpūchō <Ryūhōgyoku Hen>^?) is a Japanese animated television series based on Yoshiaki Kawajiri's Ninja Scroll. The series is directed by Tatsuo Sato and animated by Madhouse Studios.

1 Plot
2 Characters
3 Episodes
4 External links

[edit] Plot

The story takes place in feudal Japan and follows the adventures of Jubei Kibagami, a mercenary ninja who is given a duty to guard the Dragon Stone and to protect the Priestess of Light (Shigure) from the Hiruko Clan and the Kimon Shu. He is aided by the government spy Dakuan and the thief Tsubute.

[edit] Characters

Main article: List of Ninja Scroll: The Series characters
Jubei Kibagami

He is a protagonist of the show. He is a wandering vagabond ninja who wants nothing to do but rest until one day, he got himself involved in a battle between the Hiruko and the Kimon Clan. Later, one of the Hiruko Clan members gave him a Dragon Stone in which he must give it to the light maiden, Shigure. Now he is on an adventure to give the Dragon Stone to Shigure and to protect her from both the Hiruko and the Kimon Clan.

Voiced by: Rikiya Koyama (Japanese), Dave Rasner (English)

Shigure

All her life, Shigure has lived her life in the mountains until her village was burnt to the ground by the Kimon Clan. Lost and confused, she doesn't know what to do until she meets up with Dakuan and Tsubute and realizes that she must go to the village of Yagyu.

[edit] Episodes

#	Title	Original airdate
1	"Tragedy in the Hidden Village"	15 April 2003
A ninja from the Hiruko steals the Dragon Stone from the Hiruko Clan, and a huge clan fight over the stone ensues. Ninja hero Jubei interrupts the fight to take the jewel and, after a dying man asks him, accepts the task of delivering it to Shigure - the Priestess of Light.
2	"Departure"	22 April 2003
Jubei must find a way to give the Dragon Stone to Shigure whilst being hunted down by both the Hiruko Clan and the Kimon Shu. After her village is destroyed, Shigure wanders helplessly until she meets Tsubute and Dakuan who are willing to help her find out who she really is.
3	"Forbidden Love"	29 April 2003
Two members of the Kimon Shu, Jyashi and Rengoku, fight Jubei and Dakuan for the Dragon Stone and the Priestess of Light. Jyashi is killed by Jubei, and Rengoku, broken, swears to avenge his death.
4	"Broken Stone"	6 May 2003
Jubei is ambushed by strange roots sent by a Hiruko Ninja, and during the struggle for the stone it is split in two, and the roots take one half. Later a Kimon Shu ninja steals the Hiruko Ninja's half, and sends it back to the Kimon Shu base. Jubei tries to get the stone back, only to find that it is too late.
5	"Diamond Child"	13 May 2003
After stealing the Dragon Stone from Shigure, Tsubute meets Tatsunosuke, a failed yet talented thief who also wants to steal the Dragon Stone. A Kimon Shu member named Aizen wants Tatsunosuke to join him.
6	"Shelter from the Rain"	20 May 2003
As the rain pours down, Jubei is attacked and poisoned. Seeking shelter from the rain, he meets up with a boy and his mother who cure him of the poison. But the creature that poisoned Jubei isn't dead and when killed can leave its host to take another.
7	"Blossom"	27 May 2003
Still after the stone, the root-woman from episode 4 manages to steal Jubei's half of it, but along the way, a Kimon Shu member attacks her. With the help of Jubei, she survives to tell him of the Hiruko, and return the stone.
8	"The Fate of Rengoku"	3 June 2003
After her brother's death, Rengoku is willing to do whatever it takes to kill Jubei even if it means losing her mind, and several limbs.
9	"A Dragon Within"	17 June 2003
A man named Zofu saves Shigure from the Yagyu clan. He reveals the secrets of the Hiruko Clan to her. He also wishes to get rid of an old friend that he carries. With Jubei's help, he might get a chance.
10	"The Heart of the Hiruko"	24 June 2003
Shigure has an unexpected friend by her side, Rokai - a Hiruko Ninja. He fails to protect her as the Kimon Shu have sent out their elite to finish the job. Shigure is finally captured.
11	"Yagyu Renya"	1 July 2003
Jubei must save Shigure by taking a ship to another part of Japan. Along the way, he meets Yagyu Renya, a cold-blooded samurai who has the same goals as Jubei, to find the Dragon Stone and Shigure. Not only that, there seems to be a killer on the ship and everyone is in danger.
12	"Dynasty Restoration"	8 July 2003
Jubei saves Shigure from the Kimon Shu with the help of the Hiruko. But as they get closer to the ancient Hiruko Lands, it becomes evident that all is not what it seems, and the Kimon Shu have the upper hand once again.
13	"Farewell Jubei"	15 July 2003
Now Shigure's destiny is unveiled and she must walk the path of the Priestess of Light. Will she be able to face her destiny without Jubei by her side?