HENSHIN NINJA ARASHI manga monsters

While the legacy of Shotaro Ishinomori‘s Henshin Ninja Arashi (aka Transforming or Metamorphosis Ninja Arashi) lives mainly in tokusatsu TV nostalgia and vinyl collectibles of one decade or another, for me the manga holds the most charm. Packed with monsters, violent as all get out, streamlined of extra characters and bulky storyline, it gets right to want you want – a weird looking armored ninja slicing up critters with a big mystical sword!

henshinarashi4 — Created by the same man responsible for KAMEN RIDER, this series was built on the smiliar 'monster-of-the-week' structure, with one central transforming hero and a very small cast of supporting characters there mainly to get captured and need rescuing. Then it was out with the never-fail magic sword finisher!

henshinarashi7 — LOVE that lanky, pissed off werewolf!

henshinarashi8 — Giant mummy with sentient bandages = WIN!

henshinarashi5 — The regularly shinobi-friendly toads fared no better against Arashi's invincible sword.

henshinarashi2 — The arch-villains had these great, CREEPY skull-themes in their design. Absolutely amazing...

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December 6, 2018 |
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