Title: Ninja Slayer Kills!
Volume: 1 (of 2+)
Creator: Koutarou Sekine, Bradley Bond, Philip Ninj@ Morzez
Format: Right-to-Left
Original Publisher: Kodansha
US Publisher: Kodansha
Release Date: 9/1/2015
Pages: 208
ISBN: 1632360861
MSRP: $10.99
Genre: Shonen
Rated: OT (Ages 16+)
Description: In the gritty, futuristic city of Neo-Saitama, the streets run slick with acid rain and blood. Here, an army of cybernetics-clad ninjas runs amok under the menacing rule of the Soukai Syndicate. As incessant strife wrought by a ninja turf war takes the lives of all citizens who end up in the crossfire, one can only hope to end the day without getting a shuriken to the skull. But in these dark, tragic times, a spirit of vengeance rises to kill all wicked Ninja who terrorize Neo-Saitama. This crimson avenger is Ninja Slayer, and he will not rest until all Ninja have been slaughtered at his hands.
Contains Kills 1-6:
- Kills 001 - Born in Red Black
- Kills 002 - Zero Tolerant Sansui
- Kills 003 - Menace of Darkninja Part 1
- Kills 004 - Menace of Darkninja Part 2
- Kills 005 - Menace of Darkninja Part 3
- Kills 006 - Divergence After Dark
- Bonus Extras
- Ninja Setting Design Collection
- Kills 000 + Preview
Review:
Cover Art: The cover is an exact replica of the original Japanese cover. We have our main protagonist, Ninja Slayer, looking very menacing at our reader on a white background. The series title is in the top right corner. The mangakas are on the lower left, with the voulme number on the right.
The spine from top-to-bottom shows the Kodansha Comics logo, the series title, the volume number, and the manga creator's name.
The back cover has the volume summary on the top third of the cover. The middle third of the cover has the rest of the manga's cast in a profile shot.
Overall the cover stands out very well. I bought this on a blind whim from the cover alone. It really appeals to the eyes with the colors use and how menacing our hero looks.
The spine from top-to-bottom shows the Kodansha Comics logo, the series title, the volume number, and the manga creator's name.
The back cover has the volume summary on the top third of the cover. The middle third of the cover has the rest of the manga's cast in a profile shot.
Overall the cover stands out very well. I bought this on a blind whim from the cover alone. It really appeals to the eyes with the colors use and how menacing our hero looks.
Artwork: All I can really say is there is tons of action; explosions, katanas clashing, limbs being severed. There is not much of anything else but fight after fight with an occasional inner monologue from our characters that doesn't really detract from the over all action artwork that this volume is entirely filled with.
Translation: Not really reading or knowing much about this series, I can not give an accurate account on the translation. I can say that Kodansha pulled off a lot of work though with translation information for the readers, which I must say was very helpful with my read through of this volume.
Extras: This volume contains a massive Character Design Collection extra that it is totally worth having in this volume with how confusing it gets with the content presented in this series. There is a lot of commentary about characters, concepts, weapons, vehicles, symbols; there is just everything pretty much explained in this section.
There is also a Translation Note section which has even more vocabulary terms very helpful in reading a title like this with so much Ninja and Samurai references.
The last extra which I found very helpful was the Author's afterword. If it wasn't for this section I probably wouldn't consider reading more of this series in the future, but I will get to that in the content section.
There is also a Translation Note section which has even more vocabulary terms very helpful in reading a title like this with so much Ninja and Samurai references.
The last extra which I found very helpful was the Author's afterword. If it wasn't for this section I probably wouldn't consider reading more of this series in the future, but I will get to that in the content section.
Content (Warning: May Contain Spoilers): For this being a blind buy, I wasn't really knowing what I was getting into buying this title. What I was presented with was a huge action slaughter-fest that was entertaining to look at, but not much content to really get me excited for the characters.
Ninja Slayer Kills! is apparently a spin off to another series called Ninja Slayer. The original series first volume actually doesn't come out until this week, so I had to do a bit of research to actually understand the entire concept of what this series is about.
The series begins with our main hero as a human, Fujikido Kenji, who gets possessed by a dead ninja known as Ninja Slayer, who uses his new power to protect his family by killing other ninjas. That's the premise of this series.
The rest of this entire volume is fight after fight as Ninja Slayer is basically taking down enemies from this evil organization called the Soukai Syndicate. It actually isn't until the last chapter that we get a bit of insight on what the Soukai Syndicate is actually up to.
For the most part, this series can get very confusing if the reader hasn't read the original Ninja Slayer series or hasn't done research on the series. Having done the research myself, the series is basically showing the glorious fight scenes in a different way then the original manga did not show. From what I have learned from various sources, the original Ninja Slayer manga has the exposition that this series lacks. Overall, it was entertaining to look at and flip through, but with a bit more of an actual story to go on, this series might have been a lot more entertaining.
Ninja Slayer Kills! is apparently a spin off to another series called Ninja Slayer. The original series first volume actually doesn't come out until this week, so I had to do a bit of research to actually understand the entire concept of what this series is about.
The series begins with our main hero as a human, Fujikido Kenji, who gets possessed by a dead ninja known as Ninja Slayer, who uses his new power to protect his family by killing other ninjas. That's the premise of this series.
The rest of this entire volume is fight after fight as Ninja Slayer is basically taking down enemies from this evil organization called the Soukai Syndicate. It actually isn't until the last chapter that we get a bit of insight on what the Soukai Syndicate is actually up to.
For the most part, this series can get very confusing if the reader hasn't read the original Ninja Slayer series or hasn't done research on the series. Having done the research myself, the series is basically showing the glorious fight scenes in a different way then the original manga did not show. From what I have learned from various sources, the original Ninja Slayer manga has the exposition that this series lacks. Overall, it was entertaining to look at and flip through, but with a bit more of an actual story to go on, this series might have been a lot more entertaining.
- Language: Yes
- Violence: Yes
- Nudity: No
- Sexual Situations: No
Overall Rating: 3/10
Where Purchased: Barnes and Nobles
Original Review Date: 10/20/2015
Where Purchased: Barnes and Nobles
Original Review Date: 10/20/2015
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