Jubei-chan the Ninja Girl: Secret of the Lovely Eyepatch (1999)
Jubei-chan the Ninja Girl: Secret of the Lovely Eyepatch
1999 / NRJiyu Nanohana is modern highschool girl and unwilling heir to the Yagyu Jubei school of swordsmanship.
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Kita Furo bursts in through the front door and demands a duel with Jubei, but even without the Eyepatch, Jiyu is still able to defened herself. The following day, Furo attacks her again and is defeated, Jiyu however, is forced to face the swordwoman. At the heat of their fight, she tries to give her the Eyepatch, but it is taken by the child, Ayunosuke. For reaching her limits, Jiyu collapses, Shiro and the Ruffians quickly take her to the doctor, and Ayunosuke collapses in despair.
Mikage decides to investigate, she runs across the swordwoman and just in time to save Ayunosuke from falling. After restoring her health, Jiyu blows the whistle and asks Ayunosuke about the Eyepatch. Ayunosuke explains everything, and though Jiyu is moved with tears, she refuses to accept the Eyepatch, swearing that she will never become Yagyu Jubei again.
The Siberian Yagyu decide to defeat Jubei while they are out shopping. They kidnap Freesia, forcing Jiyu to withdraw. On the other hand, Jiyu does not want to transform and when she reaches the top of the castle, Freesia is pushed down into the moat to drown. This makes Jiyu jump off and save her friend. As they drown, Ayunosuke sticks the Eyepatch on Jiyu, she transforms into Jubei II and defeats White Tiger Nizaemon. Meanwhile, Mikage's husband informs her about Kita Furo.
In order to defeat Yagyu Jubei II, Kita Furo sets foot on training. Jiyu feels depressed for breaking an important promise, and discovers that Sai has continued to ghostwrite. Upset, she runs away; Mikage while after her, meets up with Nizaemon who has been defeated before. He begs her to convince Jiyu to free the rest of the Siberian Yagyu. Furo later catches up Jiyu, demands her to fight, but she refuses even when Nizaemon begs her to fight and Ayunosuke asks her to accept the Eyepatch. Suddenly, Freesia appears and takes the Eyepatch.
Mikage finds out about what happened to Ayunosuke, sets out to search Jiyu who now is in a state of confusion, she does not recognizes Sai and believes that Mikage is her mother. Then Mikage knocks out Sai and calls her husband to keep an eye on him, and takes Jiyu to Ayunosuke's side. Elsewhere, Shiro and the Ruffians question the Siberian Yagyu just in time Freesia decides to eliminate them all.
Jiyu continues to confuse even when Mikage begs her to take up her sword once more. Nizaemon informs them about Freesia; Kita Furo decides it is time to end his fight, begs Jiyu for a rematch after finished Freesia. Sai appears and instead of trying to help her he tells her to stop running from her destiny. Jiyu finally returns to her old self, accepts the Lovely Eyepatch and revives Ayunosuke. After defeating Kita Furo, Freesia is shocked when she sees Jiyu, the two rivals engage one another in a duel.
Jiyu Nanohana is modern highschool girl and unwilling heir to the Yagyu Jubei school of swordsmanship.