Sunday, May 16, 2010
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By HootHoot91
Ninja's world is a very interesting theme in some stories, and it belongs to one of the most popular theme in
manga stories. One of them is a
Japanese manga series that I want to describe here,
Nabari no Ou written and illustrated by
Yuhki Kamatani which is using
ninja's world in this modern era as its background setting place. Word "
nabari" itself means "
ninja's world".
This manga was published by Square Enix in 2004. Its anime series were also released in 2008 by J.C. Staff about 26 episodes. In Indonesia, this manga was published by Elex Media Komputindo, and its title had changed to The Ruler of Nabari.
Besides, this manga also adopted a very touching friendship theme. The unique part of this manga is a politic struggle for the dominion of ninja's world. However, don't ever think that it will be boring because the writer has added some comedy in it.
Miharu Rokujo is a 8th grade student from Banten village who apathetic to the world around him. Miharu trapped in a struggle for the dominion of the Nabari world because he has the most powerful hijutsu (secret art), Shinra Banshou inside his body. Whoever has that hijutsu will be the ruler of the Nabari world, so there are many clans struggle for it with kill the owner of this hijutsu. Miharu is protected from bad ninjas by Aizawa Kouchi with ask him for join into the nindo club in their school under Tobari Kumohira. Although Miharu wants nothing to do with ninja, Tobari vowed that he will protect Miharu until he becomes the ruler of Nabari.
With the suggestion of a samurai girl who affilated with Fuuma village, Shimizu Raimei, they ask Fuuma village to help them to get the information and look for the way to seal Shinra Banshou. Unfortunately, when they arrived in Fuuma village, they were attacked by Kairoushuu clan that want to steal Tenpenka kinjutsu (forbidden art). They have known that Miharu is the one who possesses the Shinra Banshou, because of that one of Kairoshuu clan, Yoite attack him using kinjutsu which belongs to Kairoshuu that called with Kira. After that incident, Fuuma and Banten considered that Kairoshuu wants to collect kinjutsu in order to find out how to take Shinra Banshou away from Miharu.
When Aizawa and Shimizu visit Miharu's house, they were attacked by Yoite and kidnap Miharu. The reason is Yoite wants Miharu to change the past, so that Yoite were never existed in this world, but Miharu doesn't fulfil it straight away because he isn't enough to control the power hijutsu Shinra Banshou yet. Finally, Yoite promised to help Miharu until he can control the Shinra Banshou. Then Miharu feels sympathy with Yoite because whenever he uses kinijutsu Kira, it will force him to loss his life gradually. Later they are getting closer each other, even though many people aroun them don't like it.
Rokujou Miharu: 14 years old boy who still in the primary high school. He is the owner of hijutsu Shinra Banhsou, which is many clans aimed at. To protect people around him, he tries to behave like a normal guy. His innocent face is often used to seduce and get what he wants. His goal is inherit his family's okonomiyaki store.
Shinra Banshou: the most powerful hijutsu who personified as enigmatic girl with white hair, long nails, and live inside of Miharu's body. She acts like Miharu's protector when he was attacked by enemies, but she keeps trying to perusade Miharu to destroy the world.
Aizawa Kouchi: Miharu's classmate who learns nindo. He often looks energic with the other people, but he can be very serious and relentless when it comes to ninja duties. He is a skilful ninjutsu user, starts from physic until illusion ninjutsu. His over mature behavior makes him more mysterious about his personality.
Shimizu Raimei: a samurai girl who is still 14 years old and the leader of Fuuma village. She has a sword named Kurogamon that is always brought everywhere she goes. Her sword skill is undoubted anymore. She very hates her brother that considered as the killer of their family.
Kumohira Thobari Durandal: a Banten village ninja, 25 years old , and disguised himself as an English teacher in Miharu's school. He was born in Irlandia, and then he was fostered by his grandfather to be a Banten's ninja. Kumohira is a person who keeps secrets of the world of Nabari.
Yoite: 16 years old boy who has kinjutsu from Kairoushuu clan that called with Kira. Yoite was born as a hermaphrodite and named Sora, Yoite doesn't consider it as his name though. He asks for Miharu's help to erase his existence because the effect of using his kinjutsu will be loosing his life. Later he make up his mind to still alive after he knows Miharu closer.
Shimizu Raikou: Raimei's brother, 20 years old, and also a samurai. After he left his family, he becomes a wakachi (someone who gives a punishment to Kairoushuu's ninja that disobey the ninja's law) for Kairoushuu's clan. He is the only one who knows the secret of Shimizu family that makes him betrayed his family. That is why his sister hates him so bad.
Sunday, May 16, 2010
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By HootHoot91
Dunia
ninja merupakan salah satu tema yang menarik untuk diceritakan, sehingga merupakan tema yang paling populer di cerita-cerita
manga. Salah satunya adalah serial
Japanese manga yang akan saya ulas,
Nabari no Ou ditulis dan diilustrasikan oleh
Yuhki Kamatani yang menggunakan dunia
ninja di zaman modern sebagai settingan tempatnya. Kata "
nabari" sendiri memiliki arti "dunia
ninja".
Manga ini dipublikasikan oleh Square Enix pada tahun 2004. Seri animenya juga dikeluarkan tahun 2008 oleh J.C. Staff sekitar 26 episode. Di Indonesia, manga ini dipublikasikan oleh Elex Media Komputindo, dan judulnya telah diubah menjadi The Ruler of Nabari.
Di samping itu, manga ini juga mengadopsi tema persahabatan yang sangat mengharukan. Bagian yang unik dari manga ini adalah adanya perebutan kekuasaan untuk menguasai dunia ninja. Namun, jangan berpikir kalau akan menjadi membosankan nantinya karena penulis sudah menambahkan unsur komedi ke dalam karyanya ini.
Miharu Rokujo adalah anak kelas 2 SMP dari desa Banten yang kurang peduli dengan dunia di sekitarnya. Miharu terjebak dalam perebutan kekuasaan dunia Nabari karena dia mempunyai hijutsu (jurus rahasia) yang terkuat, Shinra Banshou didalam tubuhnya. Siapapun yang memiliki hijutsu tersebut akan menjadi penguasa dari dunia Nabari, jadi banyak kubu yang memperebutkannya dengan cara membunuh pemilik dari hijutsu itu. Miharu dilindungi dari ninja jahat oleh Aizawa Kouchi dengan mengajaknya masuk ke dalam klub nindo (klub bela diri) di sekolah mereka yang dipimpin oleh Tobari Kumohira. Meskipun Miharu tidak menginginkan apapun tentang ninja, Tobari bersumpah bahwa ia akan melindungi Miharu sampai dia menjadi penguasa dunia Nabari.
Berkat saran dari gadis samurai yang menjadi bagian dari desa Fuuma, Shimizu Raimei, mereka meminta bantuan kepada desa Fuuma untuk memperoleh informasi dan mencari cara untuk menyegel Shinra Banshou. Namun, saat mereka tiba di desa Fuuma, mereka diserang oleh kelompok Kairoushuu yang ingin mencuri kinjutsu (jurus terlarang), Tenpenka. Mereka telah mengetahui bahwa Miharu adalah seseorang yang memiliki Shinra Banshou, karena itu Yoite dari kelompok Kairoshuu menyerangya dengan menggunakan kinjutsu Kira dari kelompok Kairoshuu. Setelah peristiwa tersebut, Fuuma dan Banten menyadari kalau Kairoshuu ingin mengumpulkan kinjutsu dengan maksud untuk mencari tahu bagaimana cara mengambil Shinra Banshou dari Miharu.
Ketika Aizawa dan Shimizu mengunjungi rumah Miharu, mereka diserang oleh Yoite dan menculik Miharu. Alasan dari penculikan itu adalah Yoite ingin Miharu mengubah masa lalu, agar Yoite tidak pernah terlahirkan di dunia, namun Miharu tidak langsung memenuhi permintaan tersebut karena dia masih belum mampu mengendalikan kekuatan dari hijutsu Shinra Banshou. Akhirnya, Yoite berjanji membantu Miharu sampai bisa mengendalikan Shinra Banshou. Lalu Miharu merasa bersimpati Yoite karena setiap kali kinijutsu Kira digunakan, itu akan mengambil nyawa dari pemiliknya secara perlahan. Merekapun akhirnya menjadi sangat dekat, meskipun orang-orang di sekitar mereka tidak menyukainya.
Rokujou Miharu: anak berusia 14 tahun yang masih duduk di bangku SMP. Dia adalah pemilik hijutsu Shinra Banhsou, yang menjadi incaran banyak kubu. Untuk melindungi orang-orang disekitarnya, ia mencoba untuk bertingkah seperti orang biasa. Mukanya yang innocent sering ia gunakan untuk "merayu" dan mendapatkan apa yang ia inginkan. Salah satu tujuannya adalah mewarisi kedai okonomiyaki milik keluarganya. Shinra Banshou: hijutsu terkuat yang digambarkan sebagai gadis yang membingungkan dengan rambut putih, berkuku panjang, dan hidup di dalam tubuh Miharu. Awalnya ia terlihat seperti pelindung Miharu saatia diserang oleh musuh, namun ia terus berusah membujuk Miharu untuk menghancurkan dunia. Aizawa Kouchi: teman sekelas Miharu yang mempelajari nindo. Ia selalu terlihat bersemangat dengan orang lainnya, tapi dian bisa menjadi sangat serius dan dingin saat melakukan pekerjaan ninja. Aizawa juga pengguna ninjutsu yang sangat handal, mulai dari ilmu fisik sampai ilmu ilusi. Sikapnya yang terlalu dewasa membuatnya semakin misterius akan jati dirinya yang sesungguhnya. Shimizu Raimei: seorang gadis samurai yang berumur 14 tahun dan merupakan pemimpin dari desa Fuuma. Raimei memiliki pedang yang bernama Kurogamon yang selalu ia bawa kemanapun ia pergi. Kemampuan menggunakan pedangnya tidak bisa diragukan lagi. Dia sangat membenci kakak laki-lakinya yang dianggap telah membunuh keluarganya. Kumohira Thobari Durandal: ninja dari desa Banten yang berusia 25 tahun dan menyamar menjadi guru bahasa Inggris di sekolah Miharu. Dia lahir di Irlandia, dan kemudain diraway olah kakeknya untuk menjadi ninja Banten. Kumohira adalah orang yang paling banyak menyimpan rahasia dari dunia Nabari.
Yoite: pemillik kinjutsu berumur 16 tahun dari kelompok Kairoushuu yang dinamakan Kira. Yoitelahir sebagai hermafrodit dan diberi nama Sora, meskipun Yoite tidak menganggap itu sebagai namanya. Dia meminta pertolongan Miharu untuk menghapuskan keberadaannya karena efek dari kinjutsu akan mengambil nyawanya. Namun, nantinya dia mngubah pikiranya setelah mengenal Miharu lebih dekat.Shimizu Raikou: kakak laki-laki Reimei yang berumur 20 tahun, dan juga seorang samurai. Setelah meninggalkan keluarganya, ia menjadi seorang wakachi (orang yang memberikan hukuman kepada ninja kairoshuu yang melanggar hukum ninja) untuk kelompok Kairoshuu. Dia adalah satu-satunya orang yang mengetahui rahasia dari keluarga Shimizu yang membuatnya menghianati keluarganya itu. Itulah sebabnya adiknya sangat membencinya.
Ninja's world is a very interesting theme in some stories, and it belongs to one of the most popular theme in manga stories. One of them is a Japanese manga series that I want to describe here, Nabari no Ou written and illustrated by Yuhki Kamatani which is using ninja's world in this modern era as its background setting place. Word "nabari" itself means "ninja's world".
Rokujou Miharu: 14 years old boy who still in the primary high school. He is the owner of hijutsu Shinra Banhsou, which is many clans aimed at. To protect people around him, he tries to behave like a normal guy. His innocent face is often used to seduce and get what he wants. His goal is inherit his family's okonomiyaki store.
Shinra Banshou: the most powerful hijutsu who personified as enigmatic girl with white hair, long nails, and live inside of Miharu's body. She acts like Miharu's protector when he was attacked by enemies, but she keeps trying to perusade Miharu to destroy the world.
Shimizu Raimei: a samurai girl who is still 14 years old and the leader of Fuuma village. She has a sword named Kurogamon that is always brought everywhere she goes. Her sword skill is undoubted anymore. She very hates her brother that considered as the killer of their family.
Kumohira Thobari Durandal: a Banten village ninja, 25 years old , and disguised himself as an English teacher in Miharu's school. He was born in Irlandia, and then he was fostered by his grandfather to be a Banten's ninja. Kumohira is a person who keeps secrets of the world of Nabari.
Yoite: 16 years old boy who has kinjutsu from Kairoushuu clan that called with Kira. Yoite was born as a hermaphrodite and named Sora, Yoite doesn't consider it as his name though. He asks for Miharu's help to erase his existence because the effect of using his kinjutsu will be loosing his life. Later he make up his mind to still alive after he knows Miharu closer.
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