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Kunoichi (Japanese: くノ一, also くのいち or クノイチ) is a Japanese cant term for "woman" (女, onna). [1] [2] In popular culture, it is often used for female ninja or practitioner of ninjutsu (ninpo).
It includes fictional ninja that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. Fictional kunoichi , female ninja or practitioners of ninjutsu ( ninpo ). During the feudal period of Japan, ninjas were used as killers, spies and messengers.
Misao is a kunoichi (female ninja) from the Oniwabanshū clan of onmitsu (spies/ninja) previously based in Edo. Her weapon of choice is the kunai. She is about sixteen years old when she is first introduced. In the work, Misao is often compared to a weasel. [3] [4]
Kaede (Last Blade), the main character in The Last Blade series of games; Kaede Sakura, a character from the Japanese novel series Kämpfer; Kaede, the female protagonist of Elfen Lied, more commonly known as Lucy; Kaede, a kunoichi (female ninja) from the video game Onimusha; Kaede, a female "shadow" or ninja in the video game Shadow of the Ninja
Like kunoichi (female ninja) and geisha, the onna-musha's conduct is seen as the ideal of Japanese women in movies, animations and TV series. In the West, the onna-musha gained popularity when the historical documentary Samurai Warrior Queens aired on the Smithsonian Channel .
Comicbookbin.com's Leroy Douresseaux compares the tone of the manga to Strawberry 100%, and feels that the manga is full of "comic violence that is brutal and bloody or innuendo defined by female ninja (kunoichi) in some state of undress." [25] Activeanime.com's Davey C. Jones enjoyed the "voluptuous" character designs of the girls. [26]
Haruka (ハルカ): A 19-year-old kunoichi (female ninja) who fights as Yellow Mask (イエローマスク, Ierō Masuku). She was raised in a family of ninja, brought up to carry the tradition at the cost of a happy childhood. Forced by her father to abandon all feminine things to focus on her ninja training, she appears tomboyish and is a ...
Kunoichi is different from Sasuke in that the competitors are exclusively female. The show is re-broadcast as Women of Ninja Warrior on the American G4 channel. It originally ran for 8 tournaments between 2001 and 2009 with the first tournament held as Kinniku Banzuke special. In 2017, after an 8-year hiatus, it was renewed for a 9th tournament ...