児雷也豪傑譚
(じらいやごうけつものがたり, "The Tale of the Gallant Jiraiya")

A long-running, unfinished 19th century "kusazoushi":[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kusaz%C5%8Dshi] novel series written by Mizugaki Egao and his inheritor authors. Illustrated by seven [[ukiyo-e]] artists, including "Utagawa Kunisada":[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kunisada].

"Kawatake Mokuami":[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kawatake_Mokuami] wrote a kabuki drama based on the first ten parts of the novel.

Although the toad-riding thief Jiraiya first appeared in Kan'wa-tei Onitake's Jiraiya Monogatari, Mizugaki's Gouketsu Monogatari is regarded as a great popularizer of Jiraiya's name. His archnemesis, Orochimaru, and his wife, Tsunade, originated from this series.

h4.Characters

* Jiraiya, aka. [[Ogata Shuuma Hiroyuki]]
* [[tsunade_(jiraiya_gouketsu_monogatari)|Tsunade]], aka. Ogata Tsunade
* [[orochimaru_(jiraiya_gouketsu_monogatari)|Orochimaru]]
* [[NARUTO]] - Some characters' names and "one of the episode titles":[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Naruto:_Shippuden_episodes_%28season_6%29#ep133] originated from the novel.

h4. External links

* "Wikipedia (JP): 児雷也豪傑譚":https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%85%90%E9%9B%B7%E4%B9%9F%E8%B1%AA%E5%82%91%E8%AD%9A
jiraiya gouketsu monogatari