17-Year Serialization Comes to an End! Final Volume 23 of "Nobunaga no Shinobi" Released, with Recommendation Comment from Kappei Yamaguchi, Voice of Hideyoshi in the TV Anime

The final volume 23 of "Nobunaga no Shinobi," which was serialized for 17 years in "Young Animal," was released on Wednesday, October 29, 2025. Additionally, a recommendation comment has arrived from Kappei Yamaguchi, who played the role of Hideyoshi in the TV anime version of "Ninja Girl & Samurai Master."

This work is a 4-panel manga by Naoki Shigeno and was serialized in "Young Animal" (Hakusensha) from 2008 to 2025.

The story is set in the Warring States period. The dream of Chidori, a young ninja girl, is to help Lord Oda Nobunaga achieve his goal of unifying the nation through military force! This is a Warring States comedy in which the strongest ninja girl supports the battles of the man of the hour, Oda Nobunaga.

Voice Actor Kappei Yamaguchi, Who Passionately Played Hideyoshi in the TV Anime Adaptation, Sends Recommendation Comment

In conjunction with the release of the final volume, a recommendation comment has arrived from Kappei Yamaguchi, who passionately played the role of Hideyoshi in the TV anime "Ninja Girl & Samurai Master." With a comment that plays on the exchange between Nobunaga and Hideyoshi, which is heartwarming for fans of the original work, he helped celebrate the final volume.

Kappei Yamaguchi's Comment

"No one is at fault, and everyone is beloved! Only Sensei Shigeno could have depicted Honnoji like this. Thank you for this epic historical drama in 4-panel manga form! Congratulations on 17 years of hard work!! As a thank you, I'll bring you some Mino persimmons, I say... oh! Squishy."