Have you ever wanted your own personal Ninja? That is not a question that our heroine Beni Fujiwara has ever pondered, but she is about to find out what it is like! Many, many years ago, a ninja named Kagetora devoted his life to protecting Princess Beni ("Beni-Hime"). Unfortunately they are attacked, and Kagetora is flung into a lake, where he sinks to the bottom.
Beni is a modern high school girl, but her life is not quite normal. The story begins with her being threatened at knife-point. Not only that, but she is standing on the edge of the roof of a skyscraper. A struggle ensues, but things go from bad to worse when a mysterious boy appears out of thin air and lands on Beni, knocking her off the edge!
You guessed it—it's Kagetora. There was a time portal in the middle of that lake, and he has slipped forward in time to modern Japan. I suppose that if you are knocked off the edge of a skyscraper, it's good to have a ninja around, because, Kagetora is able to use some of his super ninja skills to save Beni from becoming a pavement pancake. When Kagetora lays eyes on Beni, he is convinced she is his "Beni-Hime-Sama" and swears to be her protector.
Shinobi Life has finished publishing and it has 64 Chapters. It is also Known as: シノビライフ, Ninja Life
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Drama , Romance , Action , Martial Arts , Shoujo
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Top 10 Manga Like Shinobi Life [2026 List]
10. Akagami no Shirayuki-hime
Shirayuki was a young girl born with unique apple-red hair. She meets a famous but foolish Prince Raji, who falls in love with her at first sight and orders her to become his concubine. With nowhere else to go, Shirayuki cuts her hair and escapes to a neighboring country. While traversing through the forests, she meets a young boy, Zen, who helps her after she boldly cures his wounds but then gets poisoned by an apple given to Shirayuki. Meanwhile, Prince Raji sends out henchmen to search for her. What will happen to Shirayuki? What is Zen’s true character? A refreshing fantasy story between an optimistic heroine and a prince who constantly stays on her watch.
Included one-shots:
Volume 1: Hachigatsu no Shikisai (Four-season Color of August)
Volume 2: Bokura wo Tsunaide. (Bind Us)
Snow White with the Red Hair is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 赤髪の白雪姫, Akagami no Shirayukihime, Red-haired Snow White, Hachigatsu no Shikisai, Four-Season Color of August, Bind Us, Bokura wo Tsunaide
9. Yoshiwara Hana Oboro
Hana is a normal teenager who goes to school normally, that is until she gets ran over by a car... or did she? Suddenly she finds herself in a weird place, and finds herself in the Red Light District... in EDO PERIOD?! She just wants to get back to her own time. She gets mistaken for a Prostitute and has to escape. She was not expecting to be saved by a gentleman, but suddenly she ends up in a house for geshias but then ends up being bought by the same guy who helped her earlier?!
Yoshiwara Hana Oboro has finished publishing and it has 13 Chapters. It is also Known as: よしわら花おぼろ, Yoshiwara Hana Oboro
8. Apothecarius Argentum
As a boy, Argentum was a poison tester for a royal family. Later, he developed an immunity to toxic substances and became a master chemist with the ability to cure any illness. Returning after a long absence, he is assigned to be Princess Primula's bodyguard. But any potential relationship will have its limits, as Argentum's very touch has itself become poisonous.
Apothecarius Argentum has finished publishing and it has 44 Chapters. It is also Known as: 薬師アルジャン, Apothecarius Argentum
7. Namida Ame to Serenade
On rainy days, Hina has dreams about her younger self playing with a mysterious boy in a garden she's never seen before—until, by chance, she stumbles upon the place. There's a young man there, Takaaki, who mistakes Hina for his fiancée Hinako. He whisks her back to what he thinks is her home, where Hina's doppelganger is waiting, and Hina realizes this isn't the Tokyo she left behind but Japan in the year 1907! Is this all a dream or something much stranger?
Rainy Day Serenade has finished publishing and it has 73 Chapters. It is also Known as: 涙雨とセレナーデ, Namidaame to Serenade, 淚雨和小夜曲, The Rain of Teardrops, and Serenade, Sérénade pour une pluie de larmes
6. Joou no Hana
Aki, an exiled princess of the Akoku kingdom, lives a happy, if simple life, taking care of her mother. One day, the cheerful princess meets Hakusei, a slave with hair the color of gold and eyes rivaling the blueness of the sky. Despite hailing from different backgrounds, the two become friends. Will their relationship advance or is our princess destined for someone else?
Joou no Hana has finished publishing and it has 44 Chapters. It is also Known as: 女王の花, The Queen's Flower, The Flower of the Queen
5. Nise no Chigiri
An average high school student, Mana, somehow manages to travels back in time to the Warring States Period. After an encounter with General Uesugi Masatora, he decides to protect her from his rival, Takeda Shingen, who is set on targetting Mana. With Mana knowing the outcome of the war, will she change the future?
Nise no Chigiri has finished publishing and it has 19 Chapters. It is also Known as: 二世の契り, Nisei no Chigiri, Marriage Vows, Second Generation Promises
4. Sengoku Danshi Hana no Ran
With a boyfriend who's an idol on the rise and a wacky grandfather who has a penchant for inventing and Japanese history, Hana's life is crazy enough. Things get even more complicated when Hana runs into a burning building, trying to rescue her grandfather, and finds herself face-to-face with a man who seems to be a samurai from the past...
Sengoku Danshi Hana no Ran has finished publishing and it has 25 Chapters. It is also Known as: センゴク男子花の乱, Sengoku Danshi Hana no Ran
3. Teruteru x Shounen
Before she left her rural village to go to school in the big city, 6-year-old Shinobu told her friend Saizou to grow up strong so he could someday come and protect her. Now 16, Shinobu's enjoying life at the Tokyo Private Imperial Academy. But when a male exchange student comes to the school, it turns out to be none other than Saizou! Although his appearance hasn't changed much, he is now a skilled ninja. And his arrival couldn't be more timely: Someone is out to get Shinobu, but no one knows who or why. Saizou wants to be more than a protector to his old friend — but he may have a rival.
Teru Teru x Shonen has finished publishing and it has 66 Chapters. It is also Known as: てるてる×少年, TeruTeru x Boy
2. Full Metal Panic!
A sergeant by the name of Sousuke Sagara is assigned an important task. That of guarding high school girl Chidori Kaname. Sousuke is a military genius, gaining high rank at an early age, but because of his strange upbringing, he lacks social skill. Now, he finds himself as a fish out of water as he attempts to protect a girl from an evil organization and turn in his school work on time.
Full Metal Panic has finished publishing and it has 58 Chapters. It is also Known as: フルメタル・パニック！, Full Metal Panic!
1. Kagetora
The young ninja Kagetora has been given a great honor—to serve a renowned family of skilled martial artists. But on arrival, he's handed a challenging assignment: teach the heir to the dynasty, the charming but clumsy Yuki, the deft moves of self-defense and combat.
And yet, Yuki's inability to master the martial arts is not what makes this job so difficult for Kagetora. No, it's Yuki herself. Someday she will inherit her family dojo, and for a ninja like Kagetora, to fall in love with his master is a betrayal of his duty, the ultimate dishonor, and strictly forbidden. Can Kagetora help Yuki overcome her ungainly nature . . . or will he be overcome by his growing feelings?
Kagetora has finished publishing and it has 56 Chapters. It is also Known as: カゲトラ, Kagetora
