In this post, we take a closer look at the current status of the series “Basilisk: Kouga Ninpou Chou”, also known by the following titles:
- Basilisk
- バジリスク 甲賀忍法帖
- Basilisk: Koga Nimpo Cho
- Basilisk: The Kouga Ninja Scrolls
- Basilisk: Chronik der Koga-Ninja
- Basilisk: The Kôga Ninja Scrolls
Status#
Based on our analysis, the series is NOT FINISHED. ❌
Here’s how we reached that conclusion:
- All related entries are marked as finished on MyAnimeList
- The series is listed as ended on Trakt
- The original source material has not been fully adapted, according to MangaUpdates
Taken together, these points indicate that Basilisk: Kouga Ninpou Chou is still ongoing in some form.
Watch order#
Basilisk: Kouga Ninpouchou ↗ ↖
バジリスク～甲賀忍法帖～
Summary
The Kouga Manjidani and the Iga Tsubagakure ninja clans have been sworn enemies for centuries, with only the Hanzo Hattori truce maintaining a tenuous peace between the two families. But years later, when former shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa faces a dispute to determine which of his two grandsons shall succeed their father, he decides to settle the matter through a proxy war. Selected to represent the respective candidates, the Kouga and Iga send 10 of their best fighters into a deadly battle, with the winning party deciding the rightful successor. Thus, the truce is revoked and the ruthless bloodshed begins.But not all approve the truce’s end. Gennosuke of Kouga and Oboro of Iga were to be married in hopes of ensuring lasting peace. However, unlike typical arranged marriages, they were already deeply in love. As preparations for the war ensue, Gennosuke questions his loyalties while Oboro refuses to fight. Fueled by their reawakened feud, will the two clans be consumed by hatred, or have their destinies changed by genuine love?
[Written by MAL Rewrite]
Background
Basilisk: Kouga Ninpouchou is an adaptation of the 1958 historical fantasy novel Kouga Ninpouchou. It won the 2004 Kodansha Manga Award for general manga. Masaki Segawa used real images for the manga's backgrounds, superimposing his hand-drawn characters over them. Each chapter was named after the number of ninjas alive on each side. The manga was published in English as Basilisk: The Kouga Ninja Scrolls by Del Ray Manga from May 30, 2006, to May 29, 2007. In the UK, Tanoshimi released the series under the same title from August 3, 2006, to June 7, 2007. It was also published in German by Heyne; in Italian and Portuguese by Panini Comics; in French by Kurokawa; in Spanish by Editorial Ivrea.
Basilisk: Kouga Ninpou Chou ↗ ↖
バジリスク 甲賀忍法帖
Summary
For centuries, the Iga and Kouga ninja clans have engaged in a bitter war. But when a ceasefire is ordered by the powerful warlord Ieyasu Tokugawa, the two clans are forced to put down their arms.Years later, Gennosuke Kouga, heir of the Kouga clan, and Oboro Iga, heir of the Iga clan, have fallen in love. Through marriage, both heirs aim to bring peace to the clans. But their hopes are dashed when flames of rivalry between their clans are reignited, and they are dragged into another war.
Ieyasu’s two grandsons have both claimed to be the next heir to the shogunate. To resolve this dispute, both the Kouga and Iga are ordered to send their 10 best warriors to fight in a bloody battle royale, with each clan representing one of the potential shogunate heirs. Two scrolls with the names of the fighters are given and are to be marked in blood upon the given fighter’s death. The prize for winning is the favor of the Tokugawa shogunate for a thousand years. Torn between their love for each other and duty to their clans, Gennosuke and Oboro must ultimately decide the fate of their clans.
[Written by MAL Rewrite]
Basilisk: Ouka Ninpouchou ↗ ↖
Basilisk: The Ouka Ninja Scrolls
Summary
It has been 10 years since the war between the Iga and Kouga ninja clans came to an end. The two groups have since made peace, supposedly dispelling the animosity that once existed between them. Hachirou Kouga and Hibiki Iga, the successors of their respective bloodlines, seem to have the perfect conditions for their love to bloom, but not everyone is satisfied with the results of the age-old battle.Different tales of the final showdown between Gennosuke Kouga and Oboro Iga have spread, leaving Tadanaga Tokugawa—whom the Kouga represented—dissatisfied. As tension between the two clans rises once again, the brewing political climate threatens to keep the two fated lovers apart, just as it had in the previous generation.
[Written by MAL Rewrite]
Basilisk: Ouka Ninpouchou ↗ ↖
バジリスク ～桜花忍法帖～
Summary
It has been 10 years since the war between the Iga and Kouga ninja clans came to an end. The two groups have since made peace, supposedly dispelling the animosity that once existed between them. Hachirou Kouga and Hibiki Iga, the successors of their respective bloodlines, seem to have the perfect conditions for their love to bloom, but not everyone is satisfied with the results of the age-old battle.Different tales of the final showdown between Gennosuke Kouga and Oboro Iga have spread, leaving Tadanaga Tokugawa—whom the Kouga represented—dissatisfied. As tension between the two clans rises once again, the brewing political climate threatens to keep the two fated lovers apart, just as it had in the previous generation.
[Written by MAL Rewrite]