Hokage

The Nihongo|Hokage|火影|Fire Shadow is a fictional clan of ninjas in the anime/manga series "Flame of Recca". They are renowned for their production and use of madōgu, which are mystical weapons that have various powers ranging from the manipulation of elements to increasing its user's strength. The Hokage clan was exterminated during an attack made by Oda Nobunaga on the clan's village in 1567. [cite book |last= Nobuyuki |first= Anzai | title= Flame of Recca Volume 24 |chapter= Chapter 237 |publisher= Shogakukan]

Flame Masters

The Hokage leaders are known as Flame Masters because of their innate ability to control the element of fire. Each Flame Master is born with this ability, and are traditionally succeeded by one who is also born with this ability. In the case of the eighth Flame Master Ōka, his two sons (Recca Hanabishi and Kurei) are born with this ability. In the Hokage tradition, this meant that the one of the children was born with a cursed flame, and should be terminated. [cite book
last= Nobuyuki |first= Anzai | title= Flame of Recca Volume 4 |chapter= Chapter 38 |publisher= Shogakukan |date= February 25, 2002 ] The Hokage elders assumed that Kurei was the cursed child since they thought that he had an evil soul and attempted to kill him, but Kagerō, Recca's mother, stopped them from doing so.

Flame Dragons

The Flame Dragons are entities that manifest themselves in selected Hokage leaders, each dragon possessing its own unique flame abilities/techniques. Each dragon is an embodiment of the soul of a previous Hokage leader who died without being able to fulfill his/her mission. [cite book |last= Nobuyuki |first= Anzai | title= Flame of Recca Volume 24 |chapter= Chapter 233 |publisher= Shogakukan]

There are eight flame dragons in the Flame of Recca series, namely:
* Nadare (崩)- produces balls of fire which may be used for attacks
* Saiha (砕羽)- produces a blade made out of fire which may be used for attacks
* Homura (焔群)- produces a whip made out of fire which may be used for attacks and enhances the strength of his punches when wrapped around his arm
* Setsuna (刹那)- burns anyone who looks into his single eye once he opens it
* Madoka (円)- produces an unbreakable barrier
* Rui (塁)- creates illusions and can be used when the user answer her questions correctly
* Kokū (虚空) - shoots a powerful energy beam
* Resshin (裂神)- absorbs souls and makes them a part of his user's flame

Madōgu

The madōgu are mystical objects created by the Hokage that grant their users special abilities, such as allowing their users to manipulate certain elements (as in the case of the "Fūjin", which allows its wielder to manipulate the element of wind) and enhancing their user's strength/skills (as in the case of the "Dosei no Wa", which increases its user's physical strength and the "Idaten", which increases its user's running speed). Two madōgu creators were mentioned in the manga: Kokū, who creates madōgu to protect the clan and their loved ones, and Kaima, who creates madōgu solely for killing.cite book |last= Nobuyuki|first= Anzai|title= Flame of Recca Volume 17|chapter= Chapter 162|publisher= Shogakukan]

Timeline

A timeline of significant events in the Hokage clan's history are listed in the timeline at the end of Chapter 237 in Volume 24 of the "Flame of Recca" manga. The events include the following:
* Eiroku 12 (1569) - Hokage leader Ōka weds Kagerō and takes Reina as his mistress.
* Genki 2 (1571) - Kurei (son of Ōka and Reina) is born.
* Tenshō 3 (1575) - Recca (son of Ōka and Kagerō) is born.
* Tenshō 4 (1576)
** Kurei attempts to kill Recca and is imprisoned.
** Oda Nobunaga attacks the Hokage village. The Hokage decide to disperse in order to hide the madōgu.
** Ōka dies in battle.
** Kagerō uses the Jikūyrūri, a forbidden Hokage technique, to open a portal in time to save Recca. Kurei follows Recca into the portal.
* Present Day (400 years later, possibly the 1990s) - Shigeo Hanabishi finds Recca and takes him in as his son.

Team Hokage

Recca and his companions enter the Ura Butō Satsujin as a team called "Hokage". [cite book |last= Nobuyuki |first= Anzai|title= Flame of Recca Volume 05|chapter= Chapter 044|publisher= Shogakukan] The team is initially composed of Fūko Kirisawa, Tokiya Mikagami, Domon Ishijima with Recca as team captain. [cite book |last= Nobuyuki |first= Anzai|title= Flame of Recca Volume 05|chapter= Chapter 045|publisher= Shogakukan] Kaoru Koganei, formerly a member of the Uruha, joins the team as a replacement for Fūko during their match against Uruha Maboroshii, and becomes a permanent addition to the team.

Uruha Hokage

In volume 22 of the manga, Kurei reveals that he and his remaining loyal companions (Raiha, Joker, and Neon) have formed a new group he formed to battle Kōran Mori called the "Uruha Hokage". The Uruha Hokage symbol, a reversed version of the original Hokage symbol, can be seen on the mask that Kurei is wearing in the said manga volume.

References

See also

*List of Flame of Recca characters