Musashi no Ken

Musashi no Ken
六三四の剣
Genre	Kendo
Manga
Written by	Motoka Murakami
Published by	Shogakukan
Demographic	Shōnen
Magazine	Weekly Shōnen Sunday
Original run	April 1981 – October 1985
Volumes	11
TV anime
Directed by	Toshitaka Tsunoda
Studio	Eiken
Network	TV Tokyo
Original run	April 18, 1985 – September 26, 1986
Episodes	72
Game
Musashi no Ken - Tadaima Shugyō Chu
Publisher	Taito Corporation
Genre	Platform game
Rating	EOCS: A(All) ESRB: A (All)
Platform	NES
Released	August 8, 1986
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Musashi no Ken (六三四の剣^?) is a Japanese sports manga series written and illustrated by Motoka Murakami that focuses on kendo. It was serialized by Shogakukan in Shōnen Sunday between April 1981 and October 1985. Musashi no Ken received the 1984 Shogakukan Manga Award for shōnen manga.^[1]

The manga was adapted as a 72-episode anime television series by Eiken.

The manga was also adapted into an NES Platform game called Musashi no Ken - Tadaima Shugyō Chu (六三四の剣 ただいま修行中^?, lit. "Sword of Musashi - Now in the Middle of Training"). The game was developed and published by Taito Corporation. It was released in Japan on August 8, 1986.^[2]

Manga

The individual chapters of the manga were collected as a single^{[dubious – discuss]} kanzenban volume published by Shogakukan in November 1981.^[3] The series was re-released in 11 tankōbon volumes between March 1992 and January 1994,^[4][5] then again in 10 tankōbon volumes between November 2000 and July 2001.^[6][7]

Anime

The manga was adapted as an anime TV series by Eiken, directed by Toshitaka Tsunoda. It was broadcast in 72 episodes on TV Tokyo between April 18, 1985 and September 26, 1986. The opening theme was "Hadashi no Soldier" (裸足のソルジャー^?, lit. "Barefoot Soldier") by Kousuke Shimoyama, and the ending theme was "Otoko-tachi no Chizu" (男たちの地図^?, lit. "Men's Map") by Kousuke Shinoyama

References

1. ^ "小学館漫画賞：歴代受賞者" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. http://comics.shogakukan.co.jp/mangasho/rist.html. Retrieved 2009-01-27. 
2. ^ "Musashi no Ken". GameFAQs. http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/nes/home/578307.html. Retrieved 2009-03-27. 
3. ^ "六三四の剣〈1〉 (1981年) (少年サンデーコミックス) [古書 (-)"] (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B000J7R4ZI/. Retrieved 2009-01-27. 
4. ^ "六三四の剣 (1) (少年サンデーコミックス〈ワイド版〉) (-)" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4091237614/. Retrieved 2009-01-27. 
5. ^ "六三四の剣 (11) (少年サンデーコミックス〈ワイド版〉) (-)" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4091237711/. Retrieved 2009-01-27. 
6. ^ "六三四の剣 (1) (小学館文庫) (文庫)" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4091933319/. Retrieved 2009-01-27. 
7. ^ "六三四の剣 (10) (小学館文庫) (文庫)" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4091933408/. Retrieved 2009-01-27. 

External links

• Official Musashi no Ken website (Japanese)
• Musashi no Ken (manga) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
• Musashi no Ken (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia