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
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Alternative Titles
Synonyms: 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
Premiered:
Spring 2008
Broadcast:
Mondays at 01:30 (JST)
Licensors:
Funimation
Studios:
J.C.Staff
Source:
Manga
Theme:
Martial Arts
Demographic:
Shounen
Duration:
24 min. per ep.
Rating:
PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
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#32072
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Popularity:
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Members:
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Your Feelings Categories Nov 17, 2009
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
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Mar 28, 2009
Nabari no Ou is not a ninja anime. Yes, the synopsis would disagree with me, but after watching all 26 episodes, the ninja aspect of Nabari no Ou is pretty much unimportant to the central story.
Nabari no Ou is more about the relationship between Yoite and Miharu. They meet each other as enemies, but as the story progresses, they slowly become friends. Yoite wishes Miharu to end his existence using the power Shiranbanshou, while Miharu tries to master this technique to fulfill his wish. The story, is at best, mediocre. From the synopsis, I was lead to believe this series would be action-packed. But it really ... Jul 17, 2008
For those looking for action-packed, let-me-give-you-a-history-lesson-on-my-special-move-before-I-execute-it, will be disappointed. This is not that kind of anime.
The characters and story are the main focus of this anime. I generally do not watch shounen-type animes, this one is very well done. While the backdrop theme is the ninja world, it really is a story of relationships and personal struggles. The animation is very nice. Great use of colors and somewhat of a nostalgic feel to it. The action sequences flow well from scene-to-scene. The real gem of this anime is the relationship between Miharu/Yoite. All of the supporting characters and their relationships are also well-developed and is ... Oct 19, 2008
THE REAL PREMISE:
- 2 socially distraught boys connect with each other, and find peace therein. THE GOOD: - Unique plot. This is not your typical ninja anime. - Plot twists keep the story engaging. THE BAD: - The last 5 episodes don't do the rest of the anime justice. - The relationship between the two boys becomes tedious. Yeah...they really like each other...we get it. ... Feb 2, 2009
I found this Anime to be one of the best that I have seen. The mix of action scenes and also the parts where the characters relate to each other. They could have made the story go a bit deeper though, and I thought that it played out to...Smoothly, to put it simply. The Art was very good in my mind, and i liked how some of the characters hair you could tell was changing. In most Anime that I have seen they don't show that kind of thing. In the way of sound, I think that the characters voices
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May 29, 2008
Story
Meet Rokujo Miharu,your average sarcastic and devilish teenager.In the normal world.But in the secret world of Nabari ,Miharu posses a deadly skill,Shinrabanshou,that can grant any wish. All that Rokujo wants is to live an normal life,but nothing will be normal any more,especially when you posses the most wanted skill from the whole World of Nabari. Art Fair enough for me.The characters are drawn nice,and the background is ok. Sound Well,there aren't very much sounds in an ninja anime,but the OP and ED are good. Character The characters are drawn very nice,and the quality is good.Also,their clothes are nice. Personal opinion Not bad at all.It lacks a little in fighting scenes for a ninja anime,but ... Sep 14, 2012
I heard people say that this was just going to be another Naruto. It was so much more though. It wasn't too long and the story was amazing. It wasn't just another mindless ninja anime, it wasn't all about fighting and it wasn't all about drama. It had so many twists and turns. And the characters were amazing. There was no good or bad, no villains or necessarily heroes. It was emotional, tear jerking, funny at times and an overall great anime.
Aug 10, 2014
I'm a bit skeptical to watch this anime but I'm glad I did. This anime is not for everyone. At first I thought this anime is all about fighting and action but it's much better than I thought. It's main focus is the relationship between the characters. Awesome anime, a solid 9 from me.
Sep 26, 2010
Nabari no Ou. At first I thought it would be like another Naruto series, but thankfully I was wrong about it. Instead it had a whole different feel to it than what Naruto had.
First of would be the story in general. Where as Naruto you have a ninja trying to become hokage and no real other plot than that. Nabari no Ou however you have a consent plot that is shown threw out each episode. The stories development was pretty good in my opinion. It had a nice build at first before diving into the plot more.. and steadily rising to something believable and reasonable ... Nov 29, 2008
Haha, NO, this is not a Naruto copycat or anything like it. Nabari No Ou is completely different withinself and quite unique. Even though it's based on ninjas, so what? Just because Bleach has shinigami, does that mean other anime/manga can't have shinigami's?
I think the art was done well and I would rate the story higher if not for the anime terrible ending. >< It wasn't really 'terrible' but more or less disappointing and unsatisfactory. But then again, most anime madeup endings are irritating. Also I think one of the greatest points of Nabari No Ou is its characters. They're fundamentally unique and the ... Oct 1, 2010
When the word 'ninja' pulls itself out of someones mouth, we think of the typical 'naruto' figure. Jutsu and all, hidden villages and epic episode long battles.
Whilst Nabari no Ou does cover these pop-into-mind points, it covers themes more deeply in a shorter and more managable amount of episodes. Though many may discover that maybe Nabari may not quite be their 'cup of tea' this is mainly due to its target audience. Nabari aimes itself at a more mature audience and the action factor may be present, but doesn't dominate as greatly as some would expect.Its art style is a little different, softer and more detailed. ... Apr 17, 2010
First off I would like to say when I first watched this some years ago when it first came out, I wasn't impressed with it. I watched the first couple of episodes and thought "great....another Naruto."
I decided to give this anime a second chance after I read a few chapters of the Manga a couple days ago and I couldn't have been more wrong about the Naruto Comparison. Their nothing alike. They do share some common grounds but I do see some major differences. I thought that the best thing about this anime was not its action because it was lacking in that aspect, ... Oct 8, 2009
At first, I didn't want to watch this anime, because I found the summary boring. But one day, I got bored and had no anime to watch. So I looked in my Plan to Watch and saw that this is the only anime there I haven't watched. So reluctantly, I watched this.
But to my surprise, it isn't that boring. The beginning of the story got me going till the end. I loved this anime at first sight because of...believe it or not, the plot. I know some people would think the plot is not that nice, but for me, it is very good. The main ... Jun 1, 2013
Okay. First off, let me state I'm not into the ninja kinds of Anime. But with Nabari No Ou it didn't even matter. Because it was so interesting that I don't think anyone would dislike this no matter what kind of genre's you're into.
Story 10/10 The story is much diffrent than what I was used to. Now I'm sure that they have alot of ninji Anime out there, but Nabari no ou is more unique and less cliche. The story developes really well and I love the funny momment they throw in there. And it's not one of those shows that you have to get into, ... Jun 10, 2016
"Oh god. This is so mediocre. It will suck so bad. WHY did I start this anime, oh god why."
Yup. Those were my very thoughts for the first few episodes. I never expect anything good from 13 or 26 episodes long animes, but when I think about it, I've generally got past the point when I'd expect any anime to make me say WOW. I'm slowly turning into those old otakus who just moan about every little detail that did not meet their taste and who long lost enjoyment of watching anime and view it pretty much as a job. But let's not drift off. Before ... Jan 27, 2011
Nabari No Ou was certainly not your typical shounen ninja anime. It starts off introducing us to a pretty normal middle school student named Miharu who unknowingly holds a power many others are after called the Shinrabanshou. I like how it pretty much just jumped right into the plot. So Miharu is pretty much being pursued by a bunch of modern day ninjas the whole time because they want the Shinrabanshou's power for their own often selfish reasons.
The character bonds developing and breaking is what this anime is mostly about. It tends to slip away from ninjas and fighting and ends up being ... Nov 26, 2011
Nabari No Ou took me about three episodes to really get into, but once I was there, I was totally hooked. In this modern-day setting, ninjas still secretly exist throughout Japan in an underworld. Although he’d like nothing more than to help his grandmother run a family restaurant, our protagonist, Miharu, has a secret art within him (which manifests as words crawling creepily over his skin) that all the other clans are desperate to get their hands on. So, rather against his will, Miharu attracts a little band of three protectors who vow to not let the secret art fall into evil hands, and they
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Jul 15, 2013
Nabari no ou is my 2nd favorite anime of all time (after Kuroshitsuji of course=D). I went into it not sure what to expect. It looked like a shounen with ninjas and lots of fighting (not really my thing) but I found that it was sooo much more than that.
Story 10/10 The story is very original and not what you would expect from a ninja story. It took me 3 episodes to get into it, and a few more for me to really get interested. After that I was completely hooked. I liked that there were mini-plots within the main one. There were side stories ... Feb 7, 2011
Ninjas are usually trained thieves and assassin; forgoing humanity to get whatever job done. And NOBODY's suppose to know about (after it's too late). They're a galaxy away from anything anybody's seen in Naruto, Ninja Nonsense, and Kagekara Mamoru.
But "Ninjas With Issues?" "Emo Ninjas?" Here in Nabari no Ou, we meet a bunch of characters where half of them would KILL YOU and you'd never see it coming. Yet you have this one "ninja," one Thobari Kumohira, who's suffering from some ailment. I'm not talking about his fear of being on moving vehicles. I'm talking about "hesitation." He talks ... |


