The Spirit of Ninja: A Study of the Global Ninja Craze (Cool Japan series)

The department of literature of Mie University is Japan’s only national university that studies Ninja and Ninjutsu (Ninja skills). The author of this book Professor Yuji Yamada is a medieval history researcher, and this is his first original e-book. Prof. Yamada explores today’s global Ninja craze by explaining the images of Ninjas depicted in old texts and documents focusing on the ‘mental preparedness to be an outstanding Ninja’. He also discusses that one of the reasons for the animation NARUTO being so popular is that the Japanese values offer universality that is accepted beyond nations, ethnicities, and religions worldwide. This book will guide you to a deeper understanding of the ‘idealized’ images of the profession of Ninja that was demanded by their masters (feudal lords).