Shinobi Life

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Synonyms: Ninja Life

Japanese: シノビライフ

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Type: Manga

Volumes: 13

Chapters: 64

Status: Finished

Published: Feb 6, 2006 to Apr 6, 2012

Genres: Action, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Supernatural

Themes: Martial Arts, Time Travel

Demographic: Shoujo

Serialization: Princess

Authors: Konami, Shouko (Story & Art)

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Ranked: #1533²

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MangaPrincessKonami, Shouko (Story & Art)

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Shinobi Life

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Energetic and strong-willed, Beni doesn't care if she lives or dies as long as her death will result in embarrassing her arrogant father! But one day, she suddenly encounters a Kagetora, a ninja who's fallen from the sky and swears complete loyalty to her—as her bodyguard. Kagetora has time traveled from a long, long time ago, and has devoted his life to protecting Princess Beni. Little does Kagetora know that this Beni is not the real princess... Can true love and honor survive after centuries-long time warp—in a crazy modern world?

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BackgroundShinobi Life had seven volumes published in English by Tokyopop from November 1, 2008 to April 12, 2011, before the publisher became defunct and it was published digitally by Media Do International/Akita Publishing from November 20, 2018 to October 15, 2019. It has also been published in French by Kaze Manga.

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Fujiwara, Beni

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Hitaki

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Renkaku, Hikiira

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Iwatsuru, Rihito

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Hua, Zhen Li

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May 11, 2015

A_inWonderland

Recommended

This manga is profoundly different in so many ways. Yet in some way reminiscent. While enjoyable to read it went by far to quickly.

The time travel was one of the best parts about this manga. It made me consistently have to think about where the characters where in time. The quickly established relationships between the characters evolved smoothly, even with the time travel. I enjoyed watching these characters grow.

This manga is far too short, I for one wished there was more!

I highly recommend this for a quick, romantic, action packed read!

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Feb 3, 2013

sacriface777

Recommended

Wow, I just taught it will be just another love/drama manga, but when I really got into it, I was overwhelmed!!! It has the love part, sad parts, action, etc., it has all I ever wanted to see in a manga!!! Really loved it, read it in two days, and now I'm so sad it came to an end. Really the best manga I've read so far :* :')

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Jun 30, 2017

Yon_Nyan

Mixed Feelings

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 travelling 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 lacklustre. 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 mummy and daddy issues that contribute to his intolerable 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 badass 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 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 six 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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