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Shinobi Life Vol. 1 Kindle & comiXology

by Shoko Conami (Author, Artist) Format: Kindle Edition

4.6 124 ratings

Part of: Shinobi Life

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A fantastic ninja comedy!! Beni doesn't care whether she lives or dies until one day a hero appears before her very eyes. And this hero, who swears his undying loyalty to her turns out to be none other than...a ninja from the past?!

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Character : Kagetora (ninja)

Kagetora isis a ninja from the past. He was the personal shinobi of Princess Beni, but after a bomb exploded beneath him while he and Princess Beni where being chased through the forest he fell into a lake and traveled to the future. There he meets a decendent of Princess Beni, Beni Fujiwara who shares the same name and face as the princess. Kagetora, believing her to be the same Beni he knew and the modern world an illusion made by his enemies, stays with Beni as her bodyguard. After traveling back to the past in Chapter three and learning that she wasn't the real Princess, he still decides to stay with her. Later on in the story he refuses to have a relationship with Beni, claiming he is only her bodyguard and their difference in social statues is too great. After finding out of her marrige to Rihito he doesn't do anything and acknowledges him as her fiancee. Soon enough though he purposely gets himself fire as Beni's bodyguard and runs away with her.

Character : Beni Fujiwara (high school girl)

Beni Fujiwara is just a normal high school girl. Well, if you take out the fact that she comes from a rich family and has gotten kidnapped more times than she can count. In fact, the day we meet her that's exactly what she was doing: getting kidnapped. But something interesting happens that day...something unusual.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07K4F13YY
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Akita Publishing Co.,Ltd. (November 20, 2018)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 20, 2018
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 254331 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 192 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #930,703 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #960 in Shojo Manga (Kindle Store)
- #1,064 in School Life Manga
- #1,893 in Romance Manga (Kindle Store)

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Aztira Celciernae

Amazing story!!!

Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2022

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It's been years since I first read this but I was so excited to see that it was added to Kindle unlimited it's so great to be able to read it again so thank you 😊

Reviewed in the United States on May 14, 2021

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I love it. I can’t wait to buy all of the volumes. The book is in great condition

Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2009

I'm actually kind of sad that this manga doesn't have a better fallowing and more reviewers, perhaps its because there are no descriptions. So here goes, a decription:
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Our heroes, Beni and Kagetora, is like a lot of manga characters, not what they seem to be. The manga starts off with the the past, Kagetora is being sent off on a task by a mysterious woman, as he is urging her to go for her safety an explosion goes off and he is falling....

Beni is in the present and on a roof top mouthing off to yet another kidnapper only to be crashed into by a strange man in ninja clothes and who nearly pushes them both to their death. He manages to pull off some moves and saves them both.

Kagetora is sure the modern world is an illusion created by his enemies. He must protect his princess, who seems to have lost her memory.

Beni thinks that Kagetora is just another bodyguard hired by the father she hates for killing her mother. This strange man, in strange clothes keeps calling her princess and she just doesn't understand why.

There is a lot of comedic clashing between the two as they learn to adjust. Kagetora is shocked by his princess's revealing wardrobe and unladylike actions. Beni is appalled by Kagetora's brutish methods of protecting her. However, it's not long before the two of them start seeing the others better qualities and start falling in love. If only it wasn't for Kagetora's social hangups, Beni's sutors, and time travel getting in their way...
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All in all I like this manga quite a bit. I haven't come across or read a time travel manga except for Fushigi Yugi (also worth the read!). It has some of the more typical shojo aspects, many suitors after one girl, Beni's dependence on Kagetora to protect and save her, her inability to to cook... But in some aspects of the story feel fresh. Kagetora doesn't feel like the typical male love interest. He isn't a jerk, he isn't full of romantic gestures, he's not labled as a jock/4.0 student. He has insecurities that keep getting in the way of their relationship which seems realistic. Beni's death wish gets old but it thankfully tapers off quickly in the storyline. And just when the love~love starts to eat a way at the enamel of your teeth- the action picks up.

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R2JennyD2

One of my favorite manga to read

Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2017

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One of my favorite manga to read. I wish the story never ended. Can't wait to see if there's more from this writer.

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lindsayb

Good Story, Great Art

Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2008

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This is one of my favorite mangas series, I'm glad it is finally being licensed in the US! It's a really sweet shoujo story, with plenty of romantic tension, but it also has some awesome shinobi action and time travelling thrown in for a different twist. The art and character design is really excellent as well. I would highly recommend it.

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Shafiya Naher

Interesting Ninja Premise Shojo Manga, With Mediocre Art & Overused Time Traveling

Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2016

Shinobi Life is a manga series about an adolescent boy who falls through a time “tear” and travels from historical Japan to the present. Upon his arrival he meets a girl who is the descendant of the princess that he was charged with protecting from his original era. This girl just so happens to look a lot like the princess. Lots of story elements unfold and the two end up falling in love.

Time travel is a HUGE aspect of this series, occurring way more than necessary. I feel like the characters are always going backwards and forwards and backwards again; it’s a gimmick that gets old quickly. At varying points in the story I felt that the author could have taken a route separate to time traveling that would have led to the same overall finale. Maybe I’m just upset that she didn’t get more creative with the whole concept. The tedious nature of these “time jumps” began to bore me far sooner than I had anticipated.

The characters themselves are nothing truly special. They follow your standard shōjo tropes making them invariably lackluster. The female protagonist is a spoiled girl who has two guys that fall for her, the good boy and the bad boy. The bad boy has mommy and daddy issues that contribute to his douche-bag nature. But the woman that he cares for so fondly for helps him realize the error of his ways so he vows to become a “better person.” Meanwhile, the good boy follows said female around like a lost puppy until they reach their inevitable happily ever after. You also have your badash villain boy who is more handsome than the other two, but also has issues stemming from a horrid childhood that makes him the monster. Does he mend his ways? Why of course he does! Isn’t that the standard shōjo way of life?

I didn’t absolutely hate everything about the series. The ninja backdrop that makes up the past for two of the male characters is actually pretty interesting. I don’t think I’ve come across a manga series with such a motif before; at least not in a shōjo romance type series set in modern times. These facets provide two of the male characters, Hitaki and Kagetora, with much more depth than any of the other people in the series. It explains the conflict characteristic of the story’s development and is probably the best written portions out of the whole darn thing.

The art was immensely disappointing when I first started reading Shinobi Life. It felt very sloppy and rushed. The expressions on each of the character’s faces were uninspired. I really didn’t care for the way that the mangaka drew their eyes whenever they were feeling sad or sorrowful. I’m not sure if she just didn’t know how to express it, or if she believed that a pile of lines would amount for something called countenance. But whatever it was, it wasn’t good, however. I did see improvement as the series went on. The lines and images began to have a crisper feeling to them and the character’s moods were discernible in a more fluid way. It’s still not the best thing out there, but it was far better than the first chapter of the first volume.

I will give the series as a whole three stars, which is an entire star more than it deserves. Art improvement and an interesting premise are worth more than nothing, I believe. Also, I would be lying if I said that I didn’t get invested in what would happen next. It was compelling to an extent.

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Stream

I loved the book it was exciting invigorating I just wish ...

Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2015

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I loved the book it was exciting invigorating I just wish I also bought two also it was in perfect condition

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Blueclovergirl

Shinobi Life is a beautiful romance.

Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2012

If you are looking for a great manga romance then look no further. This series is sooo good that you won't want to put it down. As soon as I picked it up and read a few pages I instantly fell in love with Kagetora. I would explain the story, but it really should be read and not explained. The summary of the story would just turn you off from reading it, it certainly did for me until I glanced at the beautiful artwork of the drawings. (Besides, I don't want to be the one to spoil it) Once you read book one you will definitely want to read more, it is just not a book to ignore!

Word of warning though....the series is on hiatus for right now since the publishing company, Tokypop, went out of business. One through 7 has been written in English, but sadly fans are having to wait for 8, 9, and 10 for the others to be published from Japanese to English. So, don't get into it if you think you can't handle the wait!

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