Ninin ga Shinobuden


Ninja Nonsense

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Alternative Titles

Synonyms: 2x2=Shinobuden, 2x2 Shinobuden, 2 X 2 = The Legend of Shinobu, Ninin ga Shinobuden: The Nonsense Kunoichi Fiction, Nin x Nin = Shinobuden
Japanese: ニニンがシノブ伝
English: Ninja Nonsense
German: Ninja Nonsense
Spanish: Ninja Nonsense
French: Ninja Nonsense
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Information

Type: TV
Episodes: 12
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Jul 10, 2004 to Sep 25, 2004
Premiered: Summer 2004
Broadcast: Saturdays at 00:30 (JST)
Studios: ufotable
Source: Manga
Genre: ComedyComedy
Themes: Martial ArtsMartial Arts, ParodyParody
Duration: 24 min. per ep.
Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)

Statistics

Score: 6.881 (scored by 1657916,579 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #48392
2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #3849
Members: 36,056
Favorites: 136

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Synopsis

Kaede is a normal school girl who was studying for her exams for school when suddenly she is interrupted by Shinobu, a girl who is a ninja-in-training, attempting to complete her exam. The problem is, in order for her to successfully complete her exam, she must steal one of Kaede's panties!

In Kaede's attempt to stop Shinobu from stealing her panties, an unexpected friendship is forged between the two. Kaede soon becomes engrossed in Shinobu's world, surrounded by partying ninjas and a yellow pac-man like thing by the name of Onsokumaru, who claims to be the master of all ninjas!

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Characters & Voice Actors

Shiranui, Kaori

Supporting
Natsuki, Rio
Japanese

Izumi

Supporting
Neya, Michiko
Japanese

Sodom

Supporting
Iwata, Mitsuo
Japanese

Takeru

Supporting
Kobayashi, Yumiko
Japanese

Midori

Supporting
Saitou, Chiwa
Japanese

Staff

Matsui, Hitoyuki
Director, Episode Director, Storyboard
Aketagawa, Jin
Sound Director
Sotozaki, Haruo
Episode Director, Storyboard, Series Production Director, Key Animation, Animation Director
Terahigashi, Katsumi
Episode Director, Storyboard


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Opening Theme

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"Shinobu Sanjou!" by Kumano Kiyomi
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Ending Theme

"Kuru Kururin" by Kaoru

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Reviews

Sep 25, 2008
Upon seeing the cover for this series, you may think to yourself: This anime seems like a wacky take on the whole ninja plot. Honestly.....you wouldn't be far off.
Its not perfect, but does have a lot to offer in its short 12 episode run, which come in the form of two 15 minute shorts. This series banks on nothing more than laugh value, and honestly, it doesn't disappoint.

Story: 7/10
While this series is by no means going anywhere with its story, the comedy bits seem to arrive in the right place at the right time, enough to keep you entertained, yet not too frequent to where ...
May 6, 2022
Mixed Feelings
Preliminary (3/12 eps)
Ninin ga Shinobuden is a show that is really random, features out of the box scenarios, and overall, an alright set of characters for a comedic anime, but it just doesn't work. Sure, it's random, just not funny. Bobobobo was random, and also actually funny. Ninin ga Shunobuden certainly has some random scenarios, but they don't chain naturally into another joke or scenario that's hilarious like what Bobobo has perfected.

Plus, while this show isn't exactly stale or reuses gags too often, half of the show is ecchi humor which isn't really funny, and the other half is just slapstick which also just gets ...
Apr 17, 2024
The show starts off introducing us to two of the main characters, Kaede and Shinobu. Both quickly won me over as cute and likeable characters, and thus began the fun ride, or so I thought.

The moment Onsokumaru appears, he immediately came across as an annoying character, the kind who might be okay to a point for comic relief and to provide some antics for the more likeable characters to play off of. Unfortunately it wasn't just a little; he was in nearly every scene, and possibly got more total screen time than either of the above mentioned girls. That such an annoying character was a ...

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