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This is the first of a series of hugely influential ninja novels published in the 50’s. The story is self-contained, despite it being listed as 14 volumes. You might recognize a lot of its elements in a certain other popular ninja series. You might know the anime/manga Basilisk, which is an adaptation of this novel.

To resolve a clash over succession, the shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa has devised the ultimate contest. Two rival ninja clans, the Kouga and the Iga, will meet in a battle to the death. The victor will rule Japan for the next thousand years. But in the midst of this bloody war, an unlikely romance blooms between Gennosuke of the Kouga clan and Oboro of the Iga clan. Gennosuke and Oboro are the next leaders of their clans and their fates are inextricably bound with that of their families. In the colossal fight, the star-crossed lovers are faced with a fatal choice between true love and destiny. Can romance conquer a four-hundred-year-old rivalry? Or is their love fated to end in death?

Author: Yamada Futarou

Status

JP: 14 volumes (complete; Kobunsha)
EN: 1 volumes (incomplete; Del Rey)

Download (1 volume)
https://archive.org/details/KougaNinjaScrollsNovel001

Notes

For this and subsequent releases, I’m using some extra invisible word joiners and hair spaces (Unicode). If you’re on certain readers or older devices, it might not render properly though. If it causes problems, let me know.