Alternative TitlesSynonyms: Nabari no Oh, King of Nabari Japanese: 隠の王
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Type: TV
Episodes: 26
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Apr 7, 2008 to Sep 29, 2008
Duration:
24 min. per episode Rating:
PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
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StatisticsScore: 7.561 (scored by 28217 users)
Ranked: #12022
Popularity: #217
Members: 60,558
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SynopsisSilent, apathetic yet mischievous, 14-year-old Rokujou Miharu is the bearer of the hijutsu, "Shinrabanshou", a powerful technique many ninja clans desire to possess to become the ruler of Nabari. Fellow classmate Kouichi and his English teacher Kumohira are both secretly Banten clan ninjas, pledging themselves to protect Miharu from his many attackers. Keeping apathetic, Miharu attempts to reject their invitation to join their ninja ‘club’ however, after numerous attacks; he finds no choice but to join their group as a means for his survival. Slowly, Miharu takes a step closer to becoming the ruler of Nabari.
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Related AnimeAdaptation: Nabari no Ou
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AngelLily
228 of 310 people found this review helpful
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12 of 26 episodes seen
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| Overall |
9 |
| Story |
9 |
| Animation |
8 |
| Sound |
8 |
| Character |
9 |
| Enjoyment |
9 |
People will look at this and say: "Another ninja anime?". By now, the big and world-wide known title I don't even have to mention is burned into people's minds, and although it wasn't the first or last anime about ninjas, it's now become an easy reference.
I say you should forget that anime if you want to watch Nabari no Ou.
The plot here, more than the fights, more than the neat skills, is the most important thing. And the main characters, are, surprisingly, the main hero and the main villain. Wait, what?
In our story, Miharu Rokujou has the greatest and secret art of the ninjas within himself, and the whole world of Nabari, the hidden world of said ninjas, want him because of it. There is no good or evil, no black and white. There are those that want to use the power, Shinrabanshou, and those that want to get rid of it before something bad happens.
Our "hero", Miharu, rejects all shounen stereotypes and actually couldn't care less. All he wants is to go back to his old, carefree life. The others surrounding him carry powerful stories of betrayal, emotional weaknesses, and the relations between the characters just builds up. Some of them even end up surprising you, acting way colder than you thought they could.
And the villains, they don't actually sound like villains at all. In the dark world of Nabari, it's either kill or be killed, so you can't really say because they're murderers that they're evil, and that's what makes it more interesting. And the best character interaction comes from the worst killer with our main "hero".
The art isn't astonishing, but isn't bad either. Very nice colors, and smooth animation. The only complaint is that, as I said before, the main concern here is the plot. If you're in here for great action, you're just going to disappoint yourself. Nice background music, catchy opening song, very touching ending song that somewhat makes you relate to the pain inside each character.
Nabari no Ou is an anime about the art of the ninjas, and although not action-filled, it has a consistent plot and interesting characters that just might surprise you. If you want to get a break from the "other" ninja anime, or if you just want to watch a good ninja anime, then you should give this a try. read more
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Overcooled
62 of 88 people found this review helpful
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26 of 26 episodes seen
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| Overall |
8 |
| Story |
7 |
| Animation |
8 |
| Sound |
7 |
| Character |
8 |
| Enjoyment |
9 |
Nabari no Ou decided to take the ninja theme and put a little twist on it - the ninjas exist in modern times. I'm not saying this hasn't been done before, but it's definitely a change of pace from most ninja anime where ninjas are completely different from our contemporary culture. Nabari no Ou is about a boy named Miharu who has a powerful forbidden art called the Shinrabanshou inside him, a skill that can give infinite knowledge to the user, thus giving them the ability to grant wishes. Once his schoolteacher recognizes him, things pick up from there and he is dragged into the underground ninja world so they can seal the Shinrabanshou in his body (you didn't think using it wouldn't have a consequence, right?).
At first, I was pretty disappointed with the series. It seemed to be the same old tired ninja series with nothing special to offer. They didn't execute the modern day ninja as nicely as I'd have liked them too. However, about 10 or so episodes in the show started changing focus. Yes. Instead of running around to get scrolls, Miharu was becoming obsessed with a boy named Yoite. From this point on, some really complex character relationships start to form, creating a sort of soap opera effect that keeps you watching. It gets ridiculously melodramatic at points (running in the snow at Christmas after someone, a character going into a coma, Yoite being unable to accept kindness...) but it's impossible to not get sucked in by the drama. I feel this may not be as interesting for guys though, because the relationships become borderline yaoi at a certain point, so some guys may not have the same interest in the series after the "boy love shift" occurs.
The story itself ends up getting lost amongst the drama and character relationships. The epic hunt for all the scrolls is pretty laughable because the only enemy is a group called Kairoushuu....You would think every ninja clan in the world would be trying to collect scrolls to get their hands on Miharu's power but nope. Just one group. Anyways, Kairoushuu is the worst villain group ever. The villains aren't evil - they constantly help the heroes. In fact, they constantly run to them and provide them with information or even work alongside them. It creates no tension at all. Oh, and the leader? His final "battle" with Yoite ends in....5 seconds maybe? That's just pathetic. Don't even get me started on how bad the ending was. It went from EXTREME ACTION into the quaint, melancholy ending of japanese drama series. There is no plausible way for it to have been more anti-climactic.
Lastly, the characters need some work. Nabari no Ou wanted to be like Bleach so they put in a hole flock of characters - many of which they don't even use for anything interesting. They build up something about a character (Oda and Katou's relationship, Aizawa's 'secret' or Hattori's assistant) and then don't touch it any further. Personally, I would like to know how Oda and Katou hit it off afterwards, or see Aizawa use his EPIC secret in abttle at least more than once in 26 episodes. Even seemingly main characters end up just spectating or flouncing around, like Kumohira-sensei. At a certain point, the designs even started to get less interesting. However, the main characters they DO focus on are pretty captivating.
Overall, I can see that this series has some minor flaws (too many characters, plot could use work) but it really is very enjoyable. Some may watch for the fights, but I watch for the character relationships. read more
Recommendations
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This new anime, Nabari no Ou is very similar to Naruto, even some animes don't go that far to have techniques that uses nature so this really have some similarities. The main character seems to have something hidden inside that that is very powerful...
Both anime feature worring ninja clans, with main character having very powerfull and somewhat evil being sealed inside them.
They both use ninja themes on the serie. And there is also lot of action in both of them. And both main characters hold some big power inside of them.
Very very similar - main characters have something powerful inside them.
Story is about ninja and their world.
Friendship of Naruto and Gaara is just like Miharu and Yoite
Both Are SHOUNEN Animes , and both about
Ninja's And are .. Comedy,Action .
Naruto was born as Jinchuuriki and the main protagonist of Nabari no Ou was born with the hijutsu , that everyone wants ..^^
Both protagonists have a special ability that makes people chase them. Though most people would say they are completely different, both of the protagonists care deeply for the people around them and hate to see them hurt. Even to the point of giving themselves up to the people chasing them. Though Nabari no Ou is shorter than Naruto they both show that they get stronger to protect themselves and the ones around them. They are both quite similar if you think about it.
The series - though different - share a common interest with one another and that is ninjas. Ninjas with a goal to protect the ones they care about, and all in goal to stop an enemy from taking over the world or reconstructing it to their liking.
Both Nabari no Ou and Naruto hold some strong similarities in that, but also hold strong differences with each other. But a series that both should be tried.
Both series tells about ninja world. Nabari no Ou tells about current world and Naruto has its own ninja world. In both animes there are a guy who has power to change the world and other people are trying to use it. Both of them wants to protect their friends and the world. Very good animes with action, drama, comedy and more.
They both share the concept "Ninja" as well as similar characters. **SPOILER** Ramei Shimizu from Nabari no Ou swears to kill her brother who massacred the whole clan, just like Sasuke from Naruto.
Both are about ninja. Great, intense fighting scenes. Both main characters are being hunted down for what's inside of them.
very similar to it in the story and characters personalities
Both animes have a story at the beginning which have to do a lot with the story.
Nabari no Ou is literally a modern version of Naruto, except that Louise the Zero is a Shinobi now (I know this sounds weird but there's girl who looks so much like her in that show its like she as a cosplay). One might say that Nabari no Ou was heavily "inspired" by Naruto.
-Both deal with Ninjas and have little groups of Ninjas in villages hiding.
-Both have the antagonists as Ninjas
-Both are funny only there is less cheese in Nabari no Ou.
-Both have Ninjas with special techniques and have the main characters with something inside them that the antagonists want.
-Both main characters are tricksters
This is on the same basis an Naruto with jutsu, villages, ninjas ect.
Naruto- Ninjas, and main character has a "spiritual being" inside of them
Nabari no Ou- Ninjas, and main character has a "spiritual being" inside of them ^_^
Jokes aside, consider Nabari a neat spin on mainstream ninjas
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Nabari no Ou is slightly more grown up and a modern 'way of the ninja' then Naruto. Both the main protagonist look alike, but Rokujo is more carefree and unknown about the whole situation he is in.
About Naburi no Ou: His English teacher and several students from the school protect him and theirselves from several enemies including ninja villages.
Scenery and animations have a more down-to-earth look and give a realistic feeling in some extend. Definatly worth a try, even if it's just for a few episodes. To get a feeling of 'Ohhh, there is more then just a ninja named Naruto in an anime named Naruto.'
About Naruto Shippuuden: Naruto continuous his search for *spoiler* and yet runs into alot of bumps on the road. While the manga is alot further ahead then the anime, the anime is in a filler arc.
It's like a modern style of Naruto. Lots of action dealing with ninjas
Nabari no Ou is for....more "grown-up" viewers who possibly liked Naruto.
Both Naruto and Nabari no Ou feature ninjas using "jutsu" (ninja techniques). Nabari no Ou has a more modern feel to it than Naruto (one of the ninja characters uses a gun as his main weapon). This series is MUCH shorter than Naruto, but Naruto fans will most likely enjoy this anime a lot.
Both series tells about ninja world. Nabari no Ou tells about current world and Naruto has its own ninja world. In both animes there are a guy who has power to change the world and other people are trying to use it. Both of them wants to protect their friends and the world. Very good animes with action, drama, comedy and more.
Both are about ninja. Great, intense fighting scenes. Both main characters are being hunted down for what's inside of them.
Both the main characters Naruto and Miharu have an extraordinary power inside them that they can't yet control. Similar set up in the fact that there are 5 main Hidden Villages each having their own Forbidden Technique. Another similarity is the fact that each village uses different techniques based off of the elements. The major difference however is that Nabari no Ou is set in a more modern period.
both live in a ninja world, where Nobari is modern day times, while naruto is in their own world.
both the main characters have a 'super natural power' (like we havnt heard that before) inside them, which bad people want to get there hands on.
both have surrounding villages around them having their own style of 'ninja techniques'
the supporting cast for both anime makes or breaks the surroundings/atmosphere/circumstances
both main characters do what they want, without rationalizing
they are similar in the ninja sense, but nobari is more mature then naruto.
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Opening Theme"Crawl" by VELTPUNCH
Ending Theme#1: "HIKARI" by ELISA (eps 1-15)
#2: "Aru ga Mama" 「あるがまま」" by Anamu & Maki (eps 16-23)
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