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Tubi Streams The Legend of Ninja Kamui Anime
posted on by Anita Tai
Tubi is streaming the first 15 episodes of the 1969 anime adaptation of Sanpei Shirato's The Legend of Ninja Kamui (Ninpu Kamui Gaiden) with Japanese audio and English subtitles.
The streamer describes the anime:
The heroic adventures of rogue ninja Kamui as he travels throughout the country while combating enemies who wish to destroy him.
The Legend of Ninja Kamui anime ran on Fuji TV for 26 episodes in 1969. The series also received an anime film Kamui Gaiden: Tsukihigai no Maki in 1971.
Yōichi Sai (Choi Yang-il) adapted the series for a live-action film adaptation in 2009.
Shirato launched the original The Legend of Kamuy manga in Seirindō's discontinued Garo magazine in 1964. The series concluded with 21 compiled book volumes. The spin-off series The Legend of Kamui launched in Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday in 1965. The second part serialized in Shogakukan's Big Comic magazine in 1982. Viz Media and Eclipse Comics licensed the series for release in English. Drawn & Quarterly also releases the series in English.
