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Gaiden is translated to letter.
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[[Image:Worlds of Power - Ninja Gaiden - Mass Market - USA - 1st Edition.jpg|thumb|256x256px|First edition, US paperback.]]
Ryu is a blackbelt ninja
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Ryu still hangs out with his mom
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'''''Ninja Gaiden''''' is a young adult novelization of the video game ''[[Ninja Gaiden]]'' published by [[Scholastic]] in July of 1990. It is the third book in the ''[[Worlds of Power]]'' series, and, like all books in the series, it is attributed to "F. X. Nine." The internal text lists the author as "A. L. Singer," which is a pen name for [[Peter Lerangis]].
Ken hayabusa is a doctor of archeology and a blackbelt ninja
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29 explorers died trying to get to the ruins in peru
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In the book, Ryu Hayabusa is a young gifted ninja who, on the day of receiving his black belt from his ninja teachers, also learns about his father's death. His father, a black belt ninja, but also a doctor of archeology, discovered ancient Japanese statues in the jungles of Peru left there 700 years ago by the legendary ninja Shinobi. A tablet at the site warns that if the statues are ever brought together in a distant temple at specific time that only happens once every 700 years, the great evil defeated by Shinobi will be resurrected. Ryu's father was killed trying to recover the statues, and now Ryu must find them and prevent the great evil from being brought back into this world.
A komodo dragon is said to have teeth
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There is a hero named shinobi
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==Personal==
In the game ryu doesn't getva letter from his dead fsther
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As a child, the only ''Worlds of Power'' book I owned was ''[[Blaster Master (book)|Blaster Master]]''. However, as an adult, I wanted to read more of these extremely hokey video game books, so I bought several others online. I found this book to be equally as ridiculous.
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==Status==
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I own the second edition book and have read it.
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==Review==
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{{Spoilers}}
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===Good===
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* The book includes a lot of Japanese terminology and culture, including tabi boots, straw mats, ginkgo trees, etc.
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===Bad===
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* Like much of children's media on the early 1990s, ninja are not described as being ruthless mercenaries practicing espionage, but rather openly-accepted martial arts students who go to ninja training camps and love their mommies.
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* Ken Hayabusa, Ryu's father, isn't just a black belt ninja, but also doctor of archeology! Talk about your Renaissance man!
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* The cover art has been censored to remove Ryu's dagger.
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===Ugly===
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* The author misuses Japanese words.
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** ''Gaiden'' to describe a letter left to Ryu Hayabusa by his father. However, the real definition of ''gaiden'' is more akin to "side-story."
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** This isn't the fault of the author, but ''Shinobi'' is the name of a legendary ninja. However, ''shinobi'' is actually an alternate word for ninja. It would be like have James Bond being named "Spy."
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==Media==
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<gallery>
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Worlds of Power - Ninja Gaiden - Mass Market - USA - 1st Edition.jpg|1st edition, US mass market.
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Worlds of Power - Ninja Gaiden - Mass Market - USA - 2nd Edition.jpg|2nd edition, US mass market.
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Worlds of Power - Ninja Gaiden - Mass Market - UK.jpg|UK mass market.
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</gallery>
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==Links==
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{{Link|GoodReads|https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/272940.Ninja_Gaiden}}
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* [http://www.atarihq.com/tsr/odd/scans/ng.html atarihq.com/tsr/odd/scans/ng.html] - Review.
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* [https://gamebooks.org/Item/3634 gamebooks.org/Item/3634] - Game Books.
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[[Category: Books]]
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[[Category: Fiction]]
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[[Category: Young Adult Books]]
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[[Category: Media Theme - Adventure]]
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[[Category: Media Theme - Ninja]]
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[[Category: Video Game Books]]
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[[Category: Video Game Novelizations]]
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[[Category: Trope - Damsel In Distress]]
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[[Category: Trope - Strong Female Character]]
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[[Category: Trope - Women As Reward]]
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[[Category: Books I've Read]]
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[[Category: Books That Fail the Bechdel Test]]

Revision as of 10:18, 7 August 2020

First edition, US paperback.

Ninja Gaiden is a young adult novelization of the video game Ninja Gaiden published by Scholastic in July of 1990. It is the third book in the Worlds of Power series, and, like all books in the series, it is attributed to "F. X. Nine." The internal text lists the author as "A. L. Singer," which is a pen name for Peter Lerangis.

In the book, Ryu Hayabusa is a young gifted ninja who, on the day of receiving his black belt from his ninja teachers, also learns about his father's death. His father, a black belt ninja, but also a doctor of archeology, discovered ancient Japanese statues in the jungles of Peru left there 700 years ago by the legendary ninja Shinobi. A tablet at the site warns that if the statues are ever brought together in a distant temple at specific time that only happens once every 700 years, the great evil defeated by Shinobi will be resurrected. Ryu's father was killed trying to recover the statues, and now Ryu must find them and prevent the great evil from being brought back into this world.

Personal

As a child, the only Worlds of Power book I owned was Blaster Master. However, as an adult, I wanted to read more of these extremely hokey video game books, so I bought several others online. I found this book to be equally as ridiculous.

Status

I own the second edition book and have read it.

Review

— This section contains spoilers! —

Good

  • The book includes a lot of Japanese terminology and culture, including tabi boots, straw mats, ginkgo trees, etc.

Bad

  • Like much of children's media on the early 1990s, ninja are not described as being ruthless mercenaries practicing espionage, but rather openly-accepted martial arts students who go to ninja training camps and love their mommies.
  • Ken Hayabusa, Ryu's father, isn't just a black belt ninja, but also doctor of archeology! Talk about your Renaissance man!
  • The cover art has been censored to remove Ryu's dagger.

Ugly

  • The author misuses Japanese words.
    • Gaiden to describe a letter left to Ryu Hayabusa by his father. However, the real definition of gaiden is more akin to "side-story."
    • This isn't the fault of the author, but Shinobi is the name of a legendary ninja. However, shinobi is actually an alternate word for ninja. It would be like have James Bond being named "Spy."

Media

Links

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