April 29th, 2006 by Jemaleddin Cole

Boing­Bo­ing and Slash­dot are both link­ing to this story about the world’s last ninja. Let’s take a loook:

But he also has watched his legacy co-​opted by goofy car­i­ca­tures such as “Mutant Ninja Turtles” and schlocky Hol­ly­wood send-​ups like “Bev­erly Hills Ninja.”

“I think it’s pathetic,” Hat­sumi says of the ninja’s modern image.

Wow, how tragic. Our modern cyn­i­cism and lack of respect is tar­nish­ing the true spirit of nin­jitsu. What best exem­pli­fies that spirit?

Legend says that during one battle, Taka­matsu snatched an eye­ball from a would-​be Chi­nese bandit.

Oh yeah: eye­ball snatch­ing. Get bent Hat­sumi. We’re talk­ing about assas­sins here, not artists or poets. Ninjas are noth­ing more than deadly pros­ti­tutes, pal, and in fact they’re lower than pros­ti­tutes, because at least they make some­body happy.

Tan­gle­Bones: the only web­site will­ing to take on the ninja menace.

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