Flame of Recca

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Flame of Recca Name Flame of Recca Author/Creator Nobuyuki Anzai Publisher Shogakukan Country Japan Serialized in Shounen Sunday Original run 18 October 1995 – 18 April 2002 Number of Volumes 33

Flame of Recca is a manga nad an anime created by Nobuyuki Anzai. The story is about Recca famous at school as a ninja geek. But he finds himself in an awkward situation — on the day he pledges undying ninja allegiance to cute classmate Yanagi Sakoshita.

Summary

Hanabishi Recca is a young man who's fascinated with ninjas, and desperate to be one himself. The only problem is he was born a few hundred years too late, and lives in modern day Japan. Nevertheless, he keeps stealing fireworks from his father (who makes them for a living), and uses them as his "ninja-tools" to fight other people. One day he meets and saves a young girl named Sakoshita Yanagi. For some reason that he cannot explain, he feels a deeper connection to her and decides that it's his duty to protect her no matter what happens.

To repay him for helping her, Yanagi shows him her special power, the ability to heal wounds. In return, Recca also shows off his secret ability, the ability to make flames appear from his body. Ever since he was born he's had this power although he has no idea how or why he can do it. Unfortunately for Recca, who's perfectly willing to live a peaceful life serving his new "master," other people seem to be aware of Yanagi's powers as well. One man in particular, Kouran Mori, is obsessed with her powers, believing them to be the key to immortality. As a result, he sends his adopted son Kurei to kidnap Yanagi, forcing Recca and his friends to spring into action.

As they battle their way through the different opponents on their way to Kurei, and eventually Kouran Mori, they each obtain various "madogu." These are powerful items that allow the users to incredible feats, such as turning the user's body into iron for short periods of time. Recca himself learns that he's the descendant of a ninja clan which was supposedly completely wiped out 400 years ago. Not only that but there may be other survivors in the world too.