Sengoku Kitan Yōtōden (戦国奇譚妖刀伝, lit. "A Warring States Legend of the Demon Blades") is a 3-episode Japanese original video animation produced by J.C.Staff as the studio's first production. In 1989, Yōtōden was re-edited into a feature film version titled Wrath of the Ninja for English-speaking regions, but is currently out of print. A manga adaptation by Takeshi Narumi was serialized in Newtype.
Plot Summary[]
In the Sengoku period (beginning in the summer of 1581 and ending two years later), the warlord Oda Nobunaga is an evil demon killing everyone who stands in his way. An ancient prophecy says three mystical Demon Blades from three different ninja clans can end Nobunaga's unholy campaign. The story follows Kasumi no Ayanosuke, a young kunoichi who has escaped her village's annihilation, in her heroic efforts to reunite these three sacred weapons use them to kill Nobunaga.
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Episode Guide[]
The series was released in three episodes from 1987 to 1988 in Japan only on VHS and videodisc formats; a laserdisc version was also released in 1990. The OVA series had been not licensed in the west until 2002, when it was released in the UK by ADV Films on VHS. In 2006 the series was also released on DVD by U.S. Manga Corps under the title Wrath of Ninja - The Complete Yotoden Saga.
| No. | Image | Title | Release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 破獄の章 | May 21, 1987 | |
| 2 | 鬼哭の章 | December 18, 1987 | |
| 3 | 炎情の章 | November 5, 1988 |