Gorey action story with tragic love. Quite enjoyable if not for the fact that the ending is oh-so depressing. Pretty fast paced fights, especially compared to other ninja battles coughnarutocough that span several chapters. You're not missing anything though with that. I was surprised by the amount of blood and graphic detail in the story. The ending was depressingly tragic in my opinion.
The art detail is amazing. Everything is given such a specific touch, it can get scary at times. The story is very interesting and had me hooked throughout. An interesting variety of ninjutsu, and character personalities as well.
A great read. Go for it if you're not offended by vast amounts of blood pouring from large open wounds.

This is basically a Romeo & Juliet story. Only difference is that it takes place in Feudal Japan, and that the characters have some crazy ninja skills. If you like stories with a tragic ending due to a love that was never meant to be, then I definitely suggest you read this.

What I also find great about this manga is how these characters are actually all reasonable and nice people. As long as you're from their clan. But when you pair them up with the other clan they literally want to kill them.

It shows that there isn't really a good or bad side because each clan has those moments. Even the side-characters who you don't expect anything from leave an impact with their story.

It's a great read and its anime equivalent is a good adaptation. The fight scenes are dynamic and unpredictable.

The art is great too, especially the covers of the volumes.

Bottom line: This is a tragic love story(with fighting) about two people who are not meant to be together.

... Last updated on May 21st, 2014, 5:59pm

Good story and very good art.
the end is very sad though... shoked me.

Can't rate it down for being only 5 volumes. Really nice, fitting art, great plot backed up by the character's personalities. Short and sweet, in my current top 5 manga.

In my opinion it was right to keep it short. I agree with the comment of Zeidrich, although I would not call it awesome.
Interesting, quick paced, predictable.
Not at the level of Blade of the immortal, but still worth a read

... Last updated on July 11th, 2007, 4:07am

I didnt like it very much, I know its for certain people who like action blood and extreme amounts of gore but I could already see how this was going to end after reading volume 1. Everything became a little too predictable and I found the gore to be getting annoying. Gantz has lots of gore but at the same time they have a better storyline and a not so boring formula. For those who need gory mangas to appease them, read Gantz instead.

Awesome manga! The main plot is the relationship between the leaders of two ninja clans but what you basically see is ninjas fighting ninjas with incredible skills. The art is superb! Definitely a must-see seinen.

Crazy awesome. The artwork is detailed and remarkable. While the story isn't ingenious, the characters are unique enough to be enthralling keeping you suspended in the thrill of action. Your typical ninja manga done very well.
Excellent.

Realism is a plus. Although the length of the story detracts the appeal. The subplot for each character fleshes them out making them more substantial. For such a short story, this was awesome, lol...

Good Artwork and deep plot.
It is very short... thats -1 point
very good manga, just like romeo & julia

one of the most realistic ninja mangas ever it should be rated 10 out of 10.i say that because most ninja mangas aren't that realistic such as naruto though it is still good but i rate it 9/10 base on the story