Ninja Resurrection (魔界転生 地獄篇 Makai Tenshō: Jigoku-hen) is a 2-episode OVA series directed by Yasunori Urata. It is based on Futaro Yamada's noval Makai Tenshō. The 2 OVAs were released on November 11, 1998 by ADV Films.
Cast[]
| Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor |
|---|---|---|
| Jubei Yagyu | Tesshō Genda | Gray G. Haddock |
| Shiro Amakusa Tokisada | Ryōtarō Okiayu | Martin Burke |
| Tajima-no-Kami Yagyu | Fubito Yamano | John Paul Shepard |
| Tamiya Botaro | Kaneto Shiozawa | David Frank Jones |
| Shosetsu Yui | Kunihiko Yasui | Jason B. Phelps |
| Hozoin Inshun | Masuo Amada | José Brown |
| Araki Mataemon | Norio Wakamoto | Bill Wise |
| Musashi Miyamoto | Osamu Saka | Robert Rudie |
| Mori Soiken | Gorō Naya | Edwin Neal |
| Onui | Sakura Tange | Jessica Robertson |
| Yataro | Mari Mashiba | Dax Martinez-Vargas |
| Ohina | Maya Okamoto | Amber Allison |
| Jushin Sekiguchi | Takeshi Aono | David R. Jarrott |
| Narration | Kōji Nakata | Travis Dean |
Additional Voices[]
- Amber Allison
- Tom Bartling
- Charles Campbell
- Gary Dehan
- James Elliott
- Amy L. Gamber
- Larry Goode
- Matt Helm
- David Frank Jones
- Ellie McBride
- Dax Martinez-Vargas
- Jessica Robertson
- Leah Shirley
- Jeanette Sieh
- Douglas Taylor
- Ken Webster
Notes[]
- ADV Films' decision to release the series as Ninja Resurrection caused much confusion among anime fans. Some were led to believe that this was a sequel to Ninja Scroll, as both titles featured a main character named Jubei, while the title logo was given a design similar to that of the latter. Others saw this as just ADV's attempt to capitalize on the latter's popularity. While Ninja Resurrection sold well in the U.S., the deceptive marketing gave it one of the worst reputations in American anime fandom.
Transmission[]
| Date(s) | Channel | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Anime Network | United States | 
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Video Releases[]
| Distributor | Year | Format | Region | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADV Films | 1998 | 
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NTSC | United States |
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| 1999 | 
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1 NTSC | |||
| 2004 | |||||
| 2009 | |||||
External Links[]
- Ninja Resurrection at the Internet Movie Database
- Ninja Resurrection (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia