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Who came up with the original story for "Basilisk: The Kouga Ninja Scrolls"?

Futaro Yamada. Yamada was known mostly for mystery novels, but the "Ninja Scroll" story has been covered by many artists. He died in 2001.

Who created the 2003 manga version of "Basilisk: The Kouga Ninja Scrolls"?

Masaki Segawa. Segawa debuted in 1997 with the series "Senma Monogatari". He loves carts and watermelon.

What are the two ninja clans that are sworn enemies in the "Basilisk" story?

Iga and Kouga. The clans had recently agreed to a truce.

In "Basilisk", who is the head of the Kouga Manjidani sect?

Danjou Kouga. The head of each sect often had the sect name as part of their title.

In "Basilisk", who was the head of the Iga Tsubagakure sect?

Ogen Iga. In the story, both male and female ninjas play pivotal roles.

In "Basilisk", who is the current Tokugawa shogun?

Ieyasu. The actual Ieyasu Tokugawa was the seventh Tokugawa shogun from 1543 to 1616.

Why are the top ten members of two rival ninja sects set against each other in a battle to the death in the "Basilisk" storyline?

To determine who will succeed Ieyasu as the Third Tokugawa shogun. Samurai were valued much more than ninjas, so a loss of a few of these people would not be considered significant.

Who came up with the idea of having a battle between ninjas instead of samurai in "Basilisk"?

Priest Tenkai Nankou. Hanzo Hattori(1541-1596) was a famous ninja who served Ieyasu Tokugawa.

In "Basilisk", which members of rival clans are in love?

Gennosuke Kouga and Oboro (Iga). Shades of "Romeo and Juliet". Maybe it could have been called "East Side Story"!

In the "Basilisk" story, how many scrolls, listing the names of the ten ninjas from each clan, were originally prepared?

two. The "winning" clan would deliver a scroll to the Sunpu castle on the last day of May.