<s>
As	O
of	O
June	O
2013	O
,	O
Flame	B-Application
of	I-Application
Recca	I-Application
had	O
over	O
25	O
million	O
copies	O
in	O
circulation	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best-selling	O
manga	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flame	B-Application
of	I-Application
Recca	I-Application
follows	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
a	O
teenage	O
boy	O
named	O
Recca	O
Hanabishi	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
interested	O
in	O
ninja	B-Application
and	O
claims	O
to	O
be	O
one	O
himself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
often	O
gets	O
into	O
fights	O
because	O
he	O
made	O
it	O
publicly	O
known	O
that	O
the	O
person	O
who	O
manages	O
to	O
defeat	O
him	O
will	O
earn	O
his	O
services	O
as	O
a	O
loyal	O
ninja	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
this	O
,	O
he	O
eventually	O
pledges	O
his	O
loyalty	O
and	O
services	O
as	O
a	O
ninja	B-Application
to	O
Yanagi	O
Sakoshita	O
,	O
a	O
girl	O
with	O
the	O
innate	O
ability	O
to	O
heal	O
any	O
wound/injury	O
,	O
because	O
of	O
her	O
kindness	O
and	O
compassion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Recca	O
soon	O
discovers	O
that	O
he	O
possesses	O
the	O
innate	O
ability	O
to	O
control/manipulate	O
flames	O
,	O
and	O
eventually	O
learns	O
that	O
he	O
is	O
actually	O
the	O
son	O
of	O
the	O
sixth	O
generation	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
Hokage	O
,	O
a	O
ninja	B-Application
clan	O
that	O
was	O
wiped	O
out	O
in	O
1576	O
,	O
roughly	O
400	O
years	O
before	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
present	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Hokage	O
ninjas	B-Application
wielded	O
mystical	O
objects	O
called	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
"	O
psychic	O
devices	O
"	O
or	O
"	O
mystical	O
weapons	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
English	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
it	O
begins	O
by	O
following	O
the	O
same	O
basic	O
storyline	O
,	O
the	O
Flame	B-Application
of	I-Application
Recca	I-Application
anime	O
series	O
ends	O
right	O
after	O
the	O
Ura	O
Butō	O
Satsujin	O
ends	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
manga	O
goes	O
on	O
to	O
include	O
the	O
subplot	O
involving	O
the	O
Tendō	O
Jigoku	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flame	B-Application
of	I-Application
Recca	I-Application
,	O
written	O
and	O
illustrated	O
by	O
Nobuyuki	O
Anzai	O
,	O
was	O
serialized	O
in	O
Shogakukan	O
's	O
shōnen	O
manga	O
magazine	O
Weekly	O
Shōnen	O
Sunday	O
from	O
April	O
5	O
,	O
1995	O
to	O
February	O
13	O
,	O
2002	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
329	O
chapters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flame	B-Application
of	I-Application
Recca	I-Application
was	O
adapted	O
into	O
a	O
42-episode	O
anime	O
series	O
produced	O
by	O
Studio	O
Pierrot	O
,	O
and	O
aired	O
in	O
Japan	O
from	O
July	O
19	O
,	O
1997	O
to	O
July	O
10	O
,	O
1998	O
on	O
Fuji	O
Television	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flame	B-Application
of	I-Application
Recca	I-Application
was	O
also	O
aired	O
on	O
the	O
satellite	O
network	O
Animax	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Asia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Flame	B-Application
of	I-Application
Recca	I-Application
anime	O
series	O
featured	O
background	O
music	O
composed	O
by	O
Yusuke	O
Honma	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flame	B-Application
of	I-Application
Recca	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flame	B-Application
of	I-Application
Recca	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flame	B-Application
of	I-Application
Recca	I-Application
has	O
been	O
adapted	O
into	O
two	O
games	O
to	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
is	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
released	O
by	O
Konami	O
on	O
December	O
20	O
,	O
2001	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
is	O
an	O
action/fighting	O
game	O
released	O
by	O
Konami	O
on	O
June	O
10	O
,	O
2004	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
and	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
videos	I-Application
are	O
done	O
in	O
2D	O
animation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flame	B-Application
of	I-Application
Recca	I-Application
:	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Burning	I-Application
features	O
24	O
playable	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chōjō	O
Daikessen	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
June	O
2013	O
,	O
Flame	B-Application
of	I-Application
Recca	I-Application
had	O
over	O
25	O
million	O
copies	O
in	O
circulation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jason	O
Thompson	O
,	O
author	O
of	O
Manga	O
:	O
The	O
Complete	O
Guide	O
,	O
described	O
the	O
Flame	B-Application
of	I-Application
Recca	I-Application
manga	O
as	O
"	O
polished	O
and	O
quick-paced	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
reads	O
like	O
a	O
more	O
carefully	O
plotted	O
,	O
more	O
extreme	O
version	O
of	O
Yu	O
Yu	O
Hakusho.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Although	O
the	O
series	O
seems	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
tendency	O
toward	O
male	O
fan	O
service	O
,	O
Flame	B-Application
of	I-Application
Recca	I-Application
can	O
be	O
as	O
enjoyable	O
for	O
gals	O
as	O
it	O
is	O
for	O
guys.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Duffield	O
concluded	O
,	O
"	O
If	O
lots	O
of	O
ninja	B-Application
action	B-Application
with	O
supernatural	O
flair	O
interests	O
you	O
,	O
give	O
Flame	B-Application
of	I-Application
Recca	I-Application
a	O
try.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
com	O
's	O
Briana	O
Lawrence	O
listed	O
Flame	B-Application
of	I-Application
Recca	I-Application
at	O
number	O
four	O
of	O
the	O
website	O
's	O
"	O
10	O
Anime	O
Series	O
That	O
Need	O
a	O
Reboot	O
"	O
.	O
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