History Manga / KamuiDen

* BladeOnAStick: Atena is a naginata master.

* KillEmAll: The title page of the penultimate issue [[spoiler: gleefully displays the heads of three major sympathetic characters post-exceution]]...and it doesn't end there.

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: What with the series' mortality rate, the author had to keep introducing new characters just to keep it populated.

* StuffedIntoTheFridge: Omine again, though to Sanpei's credit, he has the main characters remember her several thousand pages after she's been killed off in the early volumes.

* MsFanservice: Noone in particular, though female characters have a way of winding up topless.

** Shirato also has an obvious interest in fishing villages. Important plot points revolve around these communities in Series 1 and 2, and in both cases exhaustive accounts of pilchard fishing are given. KamuiGaiden also has an entire story arc, the same "Sugaru no Shima" story featured in the film, set in a fishing village.

* [[{{Bowdlerise}} Bowdlerisation]]: The fate of the 2009 movie version of Kamui Gaiden, which was based on Shirato's own reboot of a spin-off of the original ''Manga/KamuiDen''. To begin with, the 80s reboot largely dispensed with the original's themes of class struggle and institutional discrimination. This made the franchise more accesible, but robbed it of much of its depth. So, the story had already been watered down when filmakers decided to {{Bowdlerise}} it for the screen. In summary: a sanitized adaptation of a reboot of a spinoff of a subversive classic. Needless to say, not much of that subversiveness made it into the film.

* SpiritualSuccessor: The first series can be seen as a spiritual successor to Shirato's earlier series NinjaBugeicho. In particular, the character design in the early issues of Kamui-den strongly recalls the stylized designs of its predecessor. This would fade over time, due to ArtEvolution.

** The 80s reboot of KamuiGaiden has Sugaru. Her clothes are torn during her establishing sequence in the first issue and she winds up spending most of the book with her breasts exposed. This doesn't make it into the film version.

* [[{{Bowdlerise}} Bowdlerisation]]: The fate of the 2009 movie version of KamuiGaiden, which was based on Shirato's own reboot of a spin-off of the original Manga/KamuiDen. To begin with, the 80s reboot largely dispensed with the original's themes of class struggle and institutional discrimination. This made the franchise more accesible, but robbed it of much of its depth. So, the story had already been watered down when filmakers decided to {{Bowdlerise}} it for the screen. In summary: a sanitized adaptation of a reboot of a spinoff of a subversive classic. Needless to say, not much of that subversiveness made it into the film.

* {{Expy}}: Many characters in Kamui-den strongly resemble ones from Shirato's earlier Manga/NinjaBugeicho. To wit: Akame is a lot like Kagemaru, both in appearance and in his mentor-like relationship with Jutaro, who in turn resembles Kamui. Most strikingly of all, the kunoichi, Saesa is virtually indentical in appearance and character to Hotarubi.

Kamui-den was the very first entry in Shirato Sampei's long-running series of manga set in 17th century Japan. Though ostensibly the story of the low-born ninja Kamui, it presents its setting in broad terms, depicting characters of various social backgrounds and the challenges they face. The first series also included a heady dose of Marxist ideology which was present to a lesser extent (or simply not included) in later iterations. This leads to some confusion about the relation of the first series with later ones, such as the better known spin-off/sequel KamuiGaiden. First appearing in the underground magazine Garo in 1964, Kamui-den is also a good example of the {{Gekiga}} style of manga devised by Tatsumi Yoshihiro in the late 50s. Oh, and the original series has never been translated into English.

* From the original ''Kamui Den'' came the more youth-friendly spinoff, KamuiGaiden, which ran in Shonen Sunday from 1965 to 1967 and was thus concurrent with the main series. It set aside the huge cast and increasingly Byzantine plotlines of the original series to focus on the adventures of the protagonist, Kamui. This series was also the basis for the 1969 animated TV series.
* A second series of KamuiGaiden was serialized from 1982 to 1987 in Big Comics. This is also the version of Kamui best known to American audiences who had a chance to read it in English through Viz Media's translation, "The Legend of Kamui." The move to the Big Comics periodical also marked a shift to more adult-oriented content.

* A second series of KamuiGaiden was serialized from 1982 to 1987 in Big Comics. This is also the version of Kamui best known to western audiences who had a chance to read it in English through Viz Media's translation, "The Legend of Kamui." The move to the Big Comics periodical also marked a shift to more adult-oriented content.

* ContinuityLockout: Another consequence of the series' massive length. Even reading through the entire thing attentively, it's possible to miss or forget important details.

* AcceptableBreaksFromReality: While the original series generally eshcews supernatural elements, some of the ninja techniques require suspension of disbelief. This is partly justified in that historical ninja encouraged the belief that they possessed mystical or even magical powers.

* AndTheAdventureContinues: In both the movie and 1982 manga, after Kamui defeats Fudo in battle, he leave's Sugaru's island on boat, [[WalkingTheEarth continuing his journey as a runaway Nukenin]].

Kamui-den was the very first entry in Shirato Sampei's long-running series of manga set in 17th century Japan. Though ostensibly the story of the low-born ninja Kamui, it presents its setting in broad terms,
depicting characters of various social backgrounds and the challenges they face. The first series also included a heady dose of Marxist ideology which was present to a lesser extent (or simply not included) in later iterations. This leads to some confusion about the relation of the first series with later ones, such as the better known spin-off/sequel KamuiGaiden. First appearing in the underground magazine Garo in 1964, Kamui-den is also a good example of the {{Gekiga}} style of manga devised by Tatsumi Yoshihiro in the late 50s. Oh, and the original series has never been translated into English.

* SignatureMove: Kamui's most iconic technique is the "kasumi-giri," in which he draws a short sword from a hidden position in the back of his obi and cuts his oponent horizontally. A close second is the "[[SpinningPiledriver Izuna Otoshi]]" used during tree top battles with other ninja.

* SignatureMove: Kamui's most iconic technique is the "kasumi-giri," in which he draws a short sword from a hidden position in the back of his obi and cuts his oponent horizontally. A close second is the "[[SpinningPiledriver izunatoshi]]" used during tree top battles with other ninja.

* SignatureMove: Kamui's most iconic technique is the "kasumi-giri," in which he draws a short sword from a hidden position in the back of his obi and cuts his oponent horizontally. A close second is the "[[Spinning Piledriver izunatoshi]]" used during tree top battles with other ninja.

* SignatureMove: Kamui's most iconic technique is the "kasumi-giri," in which he draws a short sword from a hidden position in the back of his obi and cuts his oponent horizontally. A close second is the "izunatoshi" used during tree top battles with other ninja.

* EvilVsEvil: Any time the Hioki and Iga clans are in conflict.