Ninja Vs. Gokudo Vol. 02

Ninja Vs. Gokudo Vol. 02

Since before the dawn of memory, one thing has defined human history: the war between ninjas and yakuzas. This coarse and manly manga follows two members of these warring tribes who fill the gutters of modern Tokyo with blood to determine which elemental force will reign supreme!

An outrageous new action series, like Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure meets Fist of the North Star!

The underbelly of the lowlifes

The ninja’s beloved Grandpa Kai is murdered by the yakuza, and now it’s payback time. The battle pits Nodoka Matsumoto, the compassionate ninja, against the yakuza heavyweight Kousei Yuzawa. The action takes place in the seedy underground below Tokyo’s infamous Kabukicho. Seeking an advantage, the yakuza dope up with Hell’s Coupon—a drug that gives them ninja powers. Will that be enough to prove they are the strongest of the criminal underworld?

The curtain rises, let the showdown begin!

Biographical Notes:

Shinsuke Kondo is a manga artist whose first work to be released in English is Ninja Vs. Gokudo. Kondo’s other works include Retsu!! Date-sempai and Judos.

Title Notes:

This tongue-so-far-in-cheek-it-stabs-through-to-the-other-side manga pits ninjas against yakuzas in a centuries-long war for supremacy.

This is Kodansha’s answer to the success of Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure, with a chance of future adaptations to other media.

This is Kodansha’s answer to the success of Bloody it may be, but it’s all in good fun, and it never gets too explicit or dark.

More details on Shinsuke Kondo:

Shinsuke Kondo’s Twitter account

Shinsuke Kondo’s Pixiv account

Publisher’s Twitter account