Rekka no Honoo

Flame of Recca
烈火の炎

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Often considered untrustworthy, Japanese ninja were in fact unwaveringly loyal to their masters. But in modern-day Japan, high school student and self-proclaimed ninja Rekka Hanabishi finds it difficult to carry on their legacy, that is, until he saves a cute girl named Yanagi Sakoshita from a group of delinquents. In the aftermath of the event, Rekka deems Yanagi worthy of being his master, swearing to protect her. As a sign of their trust, the two reveal their most valuable secrets to each other: Yanagi can quickly heal wounds, while Rekka can create fire with just a snap of his fingers. However, their dazzling exchange does not go unnoticed as a mysterious woman called Kage Houshi appears. She somehow knows about their powers and threatens them, claiming Rekka must be returned, for he is the only one who can kill her. The pair hold their ground, but before things can escalate any further, Kage Houshi calmly leaves. Thinking the crisis is over, Rekka and Yanagi continue their daily lives, unaware that they are about to be dragged into a centuries-long ninja conspiracy with the lives of their friends and their own on the line. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Publication notes

Rekka no Honoo was published in English as Flame of Recca by VIZ Media from July 30, 2003 to November 10, 2009.

Published

Mar 22, 1995 to Oct 30, 2002

Authors

Anzai, Nobuyuki

External links

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Rekka Hanabishi126 fan favorites
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Recca is a teenager obsessed with ninja and anything related to ninja. He declared that he would serve anyone who could defeat him in a fight as his/her loyal ninja. (Source: Wikipedia)
Tokiya Mikagami49 fan favorites
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Age: 16 Blood Type: A Birthday: November 13 Zodiac Sign: Scorpio Tokiya is a second year student at Nashikiri High School, and he wields the madogu Ensui ("Dark Water"), a sword that utilizes water to create its blade and is capable of creating and controlling all three states of water (liquid, solid and gas). He is often referred to as by his last name, though his companions have made up nicknames for him, such as "Mi-chan" or "Mi-bo". Despite the difference in his age in the anime and manga, Tokiya wanted to take Yanagi from Recca because she looks exactly like his sister, Mifuyu Mikagami, who was murdered in front of his eyes when he was young. He uses the Hyomon Ken style which was developed specifically for the Ensui and the Hyoma En (a madogu that also controls water, but focuses more on water in its solid form). Tokiya joins forces with Recca in attempting to rescue Yanagi from Mori Koran's mansion, and he continues to be part of their team throughout the rest of the series. Tokiya in both the anime and manga is initially portrayed as callous and aloof; often insulting his teammates' abilities and intelligence. He is protective of Yanagi, who closely resembles late sister, and he is shown to be interested in her romantically in the manga. Other characters have often praise Tokiya for his intellect and composure during battle, with some going as far as to say that he might be the strongest Hokage member when it comes to normal battles. Another characteristic of his that makes him stand out among his teammates is the fact that he is more ruthless and cruel than the rest, a fact recognized by both Kurei and Mikoto, who both act as antagonists throughout most of the manga. Certain characteristics in Tokiya's personality and appearance are different in the anime series as opposed to the manga and games. His hair is light blue in the manga and games, and brown in the anime series. In the booklet accompanying the Flame of Recca Original Soundtrack Vol. 2 CD, his age is listed as 17, while the filler page in the manga states that he is 16 years of age. Apart from these differences, Tokiya's character development in the anime is not as obvious as it is in the manga, wherein he becomes more open to emotions other than his desire for vengeance towards the end of the series. Tokiya attributes this change to his encounter with Kai, a fellow Hyomon Ken practitioner, and his friends.
Kurei46 fan favorites
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Kurei is the leader of the Uruha, a group of skilled warriors hired to serve Kouran Mori and to assist Kurei in missions that Kouran orders him to undertake. Kurei has the innate power to produce and manipulate fire. The main form of his flame is the Phoenix, and is of a purple shade. Kurei has the ability to absorb souls into his flame, and use them to produce humanoid flames that fight for him and obey his commands. His power is not limited to absorbing just one soul at a time, as shown by his absorption of several souls after an opponent slaughters many men in the latter part of the manga. Kurei is also capable of executing non-flame based techniques such as Wakemi, a technique that allows him to produce multiple, solid duplicates of himself that possess his powers and skills. In the last part of the manga, he uses the Jikuryūri, a technique that allows its user to open a portal in time. (Source: Wikipedia)
Fuuko Kirisawa35 fan favorites
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Age: 16 Blood Type: B Birthday: August 2 (Leo) Madougu: Fūjin, Oni no Tsume, Shinryo Shintō Technique: Kamaitachi (Wind Cutter), Hayate (Swift Wind), Kaze no Tsume (Wind Claw), Kazadama (Wind Spirit), Kazamori (Wind Shield) Fuuko is Recca&'s childhood friend and has always aspired to defeat him in battle so that he would serve her as her ninja. She first appears in the series as one of Recca&'s rivals who wish to defeat Recca so that he would serve her as her loyal ninja. Due to her inability to defeat Recca, she accepts the Fuujin when Kage Houshi (Kagerou) offers it to her after showing her its powers. Fuuko is then placed under Kage Houshi&'s control due to a stone that the latter implanted into the Fuujin. Recca successfully destroys the stone, freeing Fuuko from the mind control. She keeps the Fuujin and wields it throughout the rest of the series. Fuuko is often seen as tomboyish by other characters, and is often laughed at or teased when she shows or says something sensitive or feminine. Fuuko greatly respects human life, and hates those who take it for granted. This characteristic is shown on several occasions, the first being when one of her opponents, Fujimaru, states that he would do anything and kill anyone - even women and children - to achieve victory. (Source: Wikipedia)
Kaoru Koganei27 fan favorites
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Kaoru was once a member of Kurei's Uruha, but later, he becomes a member of Recca's team in the Ura Butō Satsujin. He wields the Kōgan Anki, a puzzle-like weapon that has five different forms. In the manga, the weapon also has a mysterious sixth form: "Mu" (Nothing).
Yanagi Sakoshita15 fan favorites
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Yanagi is a teenage girl gifted with the innate ability to heal any kind of physical injury, and Recca immediately offered to serve her as his loyal ninja after seeing her compassion when she healed a severely injured puppy in a local park (in the anime series, she heals Recca after a pile of metal pipes collapsed on top of him). She falls in love with Recca, but is to naive to see it. She also is the prime objective of the series' main antagonist, Mori Kōran, as he believes that her healing powers will help him attain eternal life. (Souce: wikipedia) She is known as Anna in the Filipino version of the anime. (Souce: flameofrecca.wikia.com)
Domon Ishijima7 fan favorites
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Age: 16 Bloodtype: O Birthday: May 5 (Taurus) Madougu: Dosei no Wa ("The Ring of Saturn"), Kuchibashi Oh ("Beak King"), Tetsugan ("Iron Ball") Domon is Recca's schoolmate who is known for his prowess in physical strength and in fighting (he is referred to as Ogre (鬼 Oni) by other students that he has defeated in fights). Like Fūko, has always wanted to defeat Recca, and the reason behind this is that Fūko told him that he could only challenge her if he manages to defeat Recca. He is unable to defeat Recca despite his numerous attempts, and he eventually aids the latter in defeating and rescuing Fūko when she is brainwashed by Kage Hōshi. Afterward, both he and Fūko join forces with Recca and remain allied with him throughout the rest of the series. However, he is never able to do so, and ends up befriending and joining forces with Recca. Domon wields the Dosei no Wa ("The Ring of Saturn"), a madogu which enhances his physical strength. Later in the series, he also wields the Kuchibashi Oh ("Beak King"), a super-sharp snapping claw on an extendable chain, and the Tetsugan ("Iron Ball"), which transmutes his entire body into a living iron golem for brief periods. Domon is depicted as someone who is physically strong with matching endurance (even before acquiring his Madogu), but intellectually inept. Another of his assets is his strong will-power, which is recognized even by one of the series' antagonists, Kurei, after Domon manages to thwart Noroi's efforts to erase his memories due to his will-power. Domon is also at times something of a pervert, though his attribute actually proved useful against his fight with Kirin. It is openly shown that Domon is interested in Fūko romantically, although he is prone to getting attracted to other women as well.
Kagerou5 fan favorites
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Kage Houshi, whose real name is Kagerou, is the first antagonist of the series. She possesses the madougu Eikai Kyoku ("Shadow Ball"), which allows her to teleport through shadows, show people the past, and perform acts of scrying. Later in the series she is also seen wielding a Shikigami (hair) and the madogu Hokishin.