Character

Katou Danzou

Flying Katou

Assassin's True Name is Katou Danzou (加藤段蔵, Katō Danzō?). A thief and spy whose name can be seen in the Kanazoushi and military sciences documents from the early Edo period—In other words, a ninja. Known by the alias “Flying Katou” and “Kite Katou”, while her activities in the Kai and Echigo Provinces has been reported, her origins and objectives are wrapped in mystery with various theories existing about it. There are legends about how Katou Danzou operated puppets, karakuri dolls, but those are legends derived from the fact that “Danzou herself was a karakuri doll”—so is the setting in this work. A ninja descended from the Fuuma, who were mostly active and flourished during the late Warring States period. However, her true identity is that of a karakuri doll manufactured by the sorcerer Kashin Koji. An artificial female ninja (kunoichi) molded with the cooperation of the first generation Fuuma Koutarou, and possessed no life as a human being. However, as a result of accomplishing many of her duties and being often talked about even in later literature, her existence was carved into human history as a Heroic Spirit.