Watari (manga)

Watari (Japanese: ワタリ) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Sanpei Shirato. It was serialized in Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine from April 1965 to September 1967, with its chapters collected in seven tankōbon volumes as of October 1972. Shirato's manga has been adapted into a live-action film titled Watari Ninja Boy, was released by the Toei Company in Japanese theaters in July 1966, and was a huge box office success. It was the second most expensive film in the second half of 1965 and the first half of 1966, with ¥66.54 million budget. The film inspired numerous filmmakers to create ninjutsu period dramas with special effects technology.