Mujina (Complete Edition) 1

[Over 200 votes for reprint request!!] "Mujina" is a one-of-a-kind ninja manga created by the genius manga artist Koji Aihara. This long-awaited reprint features additional previously unpublished episodes and various additional materials, making it a complete edition!

Koji Aihara's "Mujina" is a long-running ninja manga serialized in Shogakukan's Young Sunday magazine from 1993 to 1997. The series concluded with 145 chapters across six chapters, and excluding one spinoff, 144 chapters were compiled into nine volumes and published as tankobon. However, this tankobon has long been out of print, and despite the work's high acclaim, it has remained difficult to obtain. (Note: The e-book version is still available from Shogakukan.) So, in response to popular demand, we are republishing "Mujina" in a new, five-volume A5-format tankobon edition. In compiling this new edition, the original manuscripts kept by the author were re-scanned and digitally restored, ensuring unprecedented clarity and image quality. Pages that were printed in multicolor when serialized in the magazine have been printed exactly as they were in the original, recreating the way they appeared at the time of publication.

Aihara Koji has taken on the challenge of creating a "ninja manga" with great care, developing a story that incorporates numerous gags and experimental elements. And through the depiction of fierce battles, he has completed this unique masterpiece, "Mujina," as a solid human drama. We hope you will experience the timeless appeal of this story in this book.

"That was in the mid-90s, almost 30 years ago. As it was a story-based serialization that I was not used to, I worried about a lot of things and struggled while I continued drawing, and somehow managed to complete "Mujina"... At the time of serialization, I only remember desperately trying every trick in the book to keep drawing, but years later I learned that many people loved this work. When I think that I was able to create a work that will stay in people's hearts in the "ninja manga" genre, which I myself love, I feel very proud and happy.

Republishing "Mujina" in paperback has been a long-cherished wish of mine. I would like to express my sincere gratitude to everyone who supported and cooperated in making this republication possible. "Survive through the ages, Mujina!!" --Koji Aihara

★Features of this Book 1. Published in a deluxe collector's edition with a completely new binding. 2. Reprinted from the original manuscript, ensuring even more beautiful image quality than ever before. 3. Includes episodes and other materials not included in the previous volume.

(c) Koji Aihara