Musashi no Ken
| Musashi no Ken | |
Cover of the 24th volume of Musashi no Ken as published by Shogakukan | |
| 六三四の剣 | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Coming-of-age, sports |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Motoka Murakami |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| Imprint | Shōnen Sunday Comics |
| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Sunday |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | April 8, 1981 – September 25, 1985 |
| Volumes | 24 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Toshitaka Tsunoda |
| Studio | Eiken |
| Original network | TV Tokyo |
| Original run | April 18, 1985 – September 26, 1986 |
| Episodes | 72 |
| Video game | |
| Musashi no Ken – Tadaima Shugyō Chū | |
| Publisher | Taito |
| Genre | Platform |
| Platform | Famicom |
| Released | August 8, 1986 |
| Video game | |
| Typing Shinken Shoubu: Musashi no Ken | |
| Publisher | Racjin / Sunsoft |
| Genre | Typing / Action |
| Platform | PlayStation 2 |
| Released | January 1, 2002 |
Musashi no Ken (六三四の剣; lit. 'Musashi's Sword') is a Japanese sports manga series written and illustrated by Motoka Murakami that focuses on kendo. It was serialized by Shogakukan in Weekly Shōnen Sunday between April 1981 and October 1985. Musashi no Ken received the 1984 Shogakukan Manga Award for shōnen manga.
The manga was adapted as a 72-episode anime television series by Eiken.
The manga was also adapted into a Famicom platform game called Musashi no Ken – Tadaima Shugyō Chū (六三四の剣 ただいま修行中; lit. 'Sword of Musashi - Now in the Middle of Training'). The game was developed and published by Taito. It was released in Japan on August 8, 1986.