Shinobi no Ittoki

I mean it's about NINJAs so of course, I gave this show at least 3 episodes to get the feel and vibe. And, it is a little disappointing, to say the least. The show and plot have the potential to be a good anime. I would even give the animation a solid pass (no cgi and doesn't distract you from the show) even though it doesn't compare to the top-budget animes. The trailer was what introduced me to the anime.

The problems:
VERY GENERIC - no real interesting characters besides the Kousetsu who has a pretty sick design and a personality that matches the show. The ... rest of the characters have very non-dynamic personalities and designs for the most part. Especially the MC, which I find to be the biggest turn-off to a show. He was a very common unrealistically nice and innocent personality. I can't stand it because well it doesn't feel real and earnest. And, he had the most basic design as well. And the rest of the characters aren't any better or unique. So I don't feel any real connections with any of the characters

PLOT - Had the potential to see how ninjas live in the modern age and show some plot between clans. Instead, it turned into a mecha suit for people who just fight because why the hell not? You can replace the word ninja with fighters and the show would not be any different. Nothing to do with stealth, missions, techniques, or any of that sort. The only stealth or disguise are ninjas pretending to have other jobs.

IDK, I just feel like this was not well-written and too basic. Like I could have made a better story with just the common knowledge of ninjas as a middle schooler. Nothing of the show screams ninja. Wish they put more thought into the show and had better characters for a show that could have been a unique anime for the season...

During the first episode of *Shinobi no Ittoki*, future ninja clan leader Ittoki is approached by a female classmate named Tsubaki and asked out on a date, which culminates in him being invited up to her room where she dresses scantily and tries to seduce him (keep in mind, they’re in middle school). When Ittoki rebukes her attempts, he plays it off like some kind of joke and nervously chuckles as he checks under her bed to see ninjas lying in wait to kill him. They attack and cut his face, but even with this having just happened, he asks what kind of prank she’s ... pulling. It turns out that she was indeed on a mission to end him, and after being rescued by childhood friend Kousetsu and his uncle Tokisada, Ittoki is told by his mother Yumika that he is to be the next legitimate heir of the Iga Clan of ninjas. This, by every odds-defying and implausible circumstance, catches Ittoki off-guard.

*Shinobi no Ittoki* is a masterclass in how to ruthlessly tank the viability of a main character, or a series as a whole, in the first twenty-four minutes. The show’s universe establishes that the way of the ninja has lasted all the way through to the modern day, and that they have managed to weave themselves into companies and other corporate megastructures in order to blend more seamlessly into everyday life. For a layperson who does not know any better, this is certainly very surprising information to learn and opens the door to an entire underworld they never knew of.

The catch is that as presented within the show, the expositing of information clashes horribly. To begin with, there is no justifiable reason for Ittoki to not be privy to this information his mother tells him about. Gymnastics is evidently something that Ittoki is gifted for, although the various stunts that he pulls when trying to get to cram school and dodge a truck that nearly hits him certainly seem on par with ninjutsu instead of the parallel bars or pommel horse. As far as his physical dexterity is concerned, there is no cause for alarm. But as far as his place within the Iga Clan, what logic could there possibly be in Yumika leaving your son, the legitimate heir to your Clan, in the dark as to what is happening?

Even if the narrative wanted to operate under the assumption that Ittoki’s father and Yumika were doing their best to keep Ittoki “protected” from the Iga Clan lifestyle, the fact that the rival Clan that tried to kill Ittoki (the Kouga) had been causing problems “recently” should have raised an alarm somehow. Rather than actually keep her son protected by telling him earlier of his secret lineage (instead insisting that Ittoki not go out with Tsubaki without adequately explaining why), she waited until he nearly got killed and he was shocked at the numerous revelations. Instead, by having the first episode waffling around with the “crush” going on between Ittoki and Tsubaki, it only succeeds in making Ittoki seem too woefully out of his element. It’s to such an extent that one could reasonably call him “inept.” This inability to handle worldbuilding, character building, and expositing is a recurring problem that *Shinobi no Ittoki* never properly rectifies.

This problem also unfortunately weaves its way into Ittoki being a pallidly conceived and developed main character, which manifests in the anime’s primary throughline in two ways; firstly, the show tracks Ittoki’s growth by sending him and Kousetsu to Ninja Academy. From here, the show adopts an approach most-similar to schooltime slice-of-life, meeting friends and going to class. Considering that the Kouga’s presence and influence in the school is already widespread, Ittoki’s allies are few and is left alone even-moreso than he might have been otherwise to learn about ninjutsu training. Because of his character nature as a well-intentioned bumbler, he reads as incompetent-at-best and stupid-at-worst, especially when everyone else already knows many of the basics of ninjutsu.

Not helping is that his biggest ally, Kousetsu, seems to spend more time chastising him than earnestly helping him. This shouldn’t really come as much of a surprise; Ittoki’s family did an abysmal job of introducing him to the world of ninjutsu, so to expect their son who has a target on his back to all of a sudden “get with the program” is laughable. If Ittoki’s survival is so important, it begs the question of why they would send him to a ninja school full of strangers and where the Kouga are more entrenched. Considering that the Iga Clan’s village is not exactly the smallest location, and that the members most likely need to keep their skills honed, was there no alternative to the school option? Ittoki’s inability to understand the basics of what’s going on, coupled with the Clan’s decision to ship him off to a more-unsafe location, makes following him as an outsider terribly unengaging at the fundamental level.

If there is one feature of this show’s universe that exacerbates this problem, it’s Ninja Gear. Part of what makes ninjutsu an intriguing form of martial arts is the ability to train one’s body to the point where quickness and espionage are the dominating factors rather than the sheer brawn of other arts. *Shinobi no Ittoki*, in its effort to make ninjutsu more relevant to the modern day, opts to give every one of its major characters science-fiction oriented Ninja Gear. Naturally, Ittoki does not know what this is, and Kousetsu curtly insults him and leaves him stuck with his Ninja Gear motionless in their first real exam.

As a result, Ninja Gear’s inclusion actually impedes itself into the sense of drama that the show is attempting to convey. Tension during the course of the “Academy Arc” is less about physical and mental dexterity against your opponent because it now has to involve hoping that the Ninja Gear worn by Ittoki does not malfunction or get damaged. The consequence is that ninjutsu as a martial art feels stunningly demystified, something that’s portrayed as quaint and that just about anybody could learn if they shill out enough money for Ninja Gear and train their bodies a little. Compounding the problem is that Ninja Gear is not merely present here, but makes appearances throughout the rest of the show. Nearly everyone has one.

But Ninja Gear’s inclusion does help bring the other characters and the larger-overarching plot into the fold, which transitions to the second way Ittoki’s character doesn’t work; the cast of characters and story he surrounds himself with or gets involved in are not interesting on their own either. He therefore has nothing that he can earnestly bounce off of to contribute to his growth. Each student comes to the Ninja Academy for their own purposes, whether it be for revenge or otherwise, but none progresses in a way that’s gradual or meaningful. Events in the plot happen with little buildup or substantive foreshadowing (if not downright-flimsy logic), leaving larger events devoid of characterization or gripping implication. Whether it involves betrayal, reconciliations, or revelations that are supposed to change the status quo, the characters undergo change because the story says or claims that they have done so, mostly (since Kisegawa is an exception) in lieu of being able to witness and experience that change for ourselves.

And Ittoki embodies this aspect the worst of all. By the time the series is over, Ittoki’s self-assuredness in himself and his own potential feels completely undeserved. His growth is spurned more by the power of friendship rather than truly undertaking the journey of coming into his own as a ninja and joining the Iga Clan proper. Given the extent of battle or actions sequences that occur in the show starting from the “Academy Arc” onwards, this undeserved sensation rings pointedly true. Ittoki, by the time the series is over and the climax has arrived, inspires no confidence either as a ninja or as a thoughtful, calculating leader. The reason being that it’s as though the narrative suddenly decided that he was a completely new character altogether from how he was first presented, capable and shouldering the burdens placed upon him. We see the endpoints, but not the trail. The exposition from episode one never properly oriented Ittoki in the story, and the result is that it makes his moments of rising up read as vaporous.

Perhaps all of this could be forgiven if the aesthetic of the series was adequate, but it cannot succeed there, either. There are a handful of decent explosions or uses of set pieces, yet the color palette employed is oddly washed-out, and the attempts to be darker and brooding as it leans more into the science-fiction conspiratorial technology plot don’t work. Between being musically unadventurous and not succeeding in either or its dramatic or comedic portrayals due to the weak characterization, *Shinobi no Ittoki* feels devoid of an identity. The series does not know what it wants to be, but the writing makes the mistake of thinking that doing a little of everything translates to a grand story.

I know that I have been particularly critical of this series, but I do not want to be completely cruel to it, either. I surmise that the ultimate fault with the series comes down to one factor more than any other: the series composition was handled by Takano Minato, and this was their very first credit for working on an anime. Make no mistake; writing for television is hard, and especially considering that *Shinobi no Ittoki* is an original work as opposed to an adaptation of a larger-scale work, she was, to use a phrase, essentially thrown into the lion’s den. It’s impossible to know how much of what transpired in the writing was her idea versus someone else involved in production insisting on working certain element in. Alas, the writing as presented is awash with abysmal character and worldbuilding, a slumbering exercise that moves through plot moments without strong thread to connect them all.

I hope Minato gets a better chance soon, because *Shinobi no Ittoki* is a mess.

I agree it starts out slow, however it begins to get real interesting around episode 6. It seems nobody has patience for character and plot development for how ninjas would adapt in modern society. The MC is just a shy character having his life turned inside out and is trying to understand everything that is going on around him. I actually think this will get better as the show keeps airing. There is also a mystery to solve, politics, business prowess, and hint of romance. This anime is unique in trying to see how ninjas would survive in modern times.

After watching three episodes, I really am struggling to wonder what the main interest is when it comes to this show? With such a bland MC, that even one of the characters seems to be the one kicking them along the plot. With other side characters moving them along, as if the MC is basically a plot device, and holds no real important value, other than to be there, and nothing more. While it isn't a complete shit show, as there are some interesting elements, among some decent characters. Honestly, the uncle, or the supposed 'bad guys' would've made better main characters.

Story and characters: ... 4
This only gets a higher grade due to actual good characters within the show, that really should've been the main characters, compared to the actual bland MC that is running this show, and more likely, will get all the attention, and all the glory, despite being as interesting and different as watching paint dry. I know it's sounding like I'm coming off harsh on him, but it's just so uninteresting to see. When mainly too, as I've spoken about, the other characters from looks, personality, background, are so far more interesting and likable. Even if they're a bit flawed themselves.

Another big issue is the plot really, you'd think the plot around Ninjas, and training to become one, would be cool and interesting. As if the description of the show, pulls you in, only to slap you in the face with nothing but dry and uninteresting humor. Throwing everything at you within the first episode, as if it's trying it's best to either be interesting, or find it's own identity. But just falls flat on it's face. While there are some good bits here or there, a lot of the time it comes off as a bit stupid looking, and not worth the while in the slightest.

Ninjas? More like Modern age secret boredom more like.

Art and sound: 6
This part gets a solid pass no doubt. It seems that compared to making a decent plot, or a decent MC, they've least put some of the budget into making a good quality sound design, and good art direction at least you can say that. Everything sounds and flows nicely, and not much more needs to be said about that.

My only hope with this show, is that it gets better,or improves in certain areas to make a better product. But so far, those first three episodes have done nothing to present that. May wanna wait on this one.

how do I begin?
Imagine how it would feel to see the most ridiculous of characters in anime that still decide to take themselves seriously. Now, I know there are exceptions, but the only thing the characters in this anime do is BELIEVE that they are cool. the author too , believes in this genre to such a degree that it quite literally tries to SIMULATE naruto. While that is fine by itself, but, the show tries so hard to seem like a serious mystery thriller with an underground ninja empire, and bla bla, the problem is naruto had 700 episodes and this one, tries to ... do the same power structure plus world building and all the ninja stuff in like 12 xD ......

but still with all things considered, there is not a dull moment in this anime when it comes to the plot points IG, but...

There are so many of these plot points to remember and so much shit that keeps going on that its very hard to keep up.
Should I care about the characters?
Or maybe the principle of ninja cores?
how about the Assassination thing?
oh or perhaps the ninja association?
Maybe the school arc and the bullies?
or perhaps the subtle harem/romance?

plot (6/10)
Aside from being rushed and a little idealistic the journey of Ittoki is a fairly eventful chapter, he meets new people , does hero stuff , meets new bad guys who he tries to convert to the Nakama religion, you know all the ninja stuff that naruto set a standard for. in the background, however, a deeper mystery of the murder of the chief of great clans is brewing an already covert ninja war which was interesting in the first half but quickly became genric sadly.

characters (3/10)
None of them even LOOK distinct , the character design is the old and orthodox type that saves budget I suppose, even their personalities are a mess , most are either paper cutout good people bad people , with the main character ittoki just being a hollow ambitious kid after two episodes that we have seen in numerous other shounen shows. the girls fail to actually be cute or badass despite every attempt to appear so, especially the masked girl who is shoved into our face always "Hey look cute masku girl fighting in tight spandex. cool right?"

art and animation (7/10)
the art might be genric but they actually used a good amount of budget on animation, just enough to escape the genric category and you know actually looks good , art in op and ED , is not much special tho.

sound and OST(7/10)
Sound track during fights are good, but the music, not so much.


A lackluster attempt, with better characters the story had much more potential, one can still enjoy this to a certain degree if they can tolerate a little annoying characters and dialogue to focus on the overall story, but that too is average at best.

show is a 6/10 for me

We’ve been blessed with quite a few good to great anime original series in this decade so far, ranging from Odd Taxi, to Lycoris Recoil, and even Do it Yourself this anime season. I suppose this is a grim reminder that not every single original can be done at an elite level, but even so, this show was quite the abhorrent showing, oozing of generic storytelling, mixed with a lot of contrivances, questionable ideas, and very inconsistent character writing. I’m not one to lambast things often, but this show needs to have its fair grilling.

STORY:

You’ll see this in the synopsis already, but essentially, Ittoki, the ... main protagonist, is just living his daily life, although heavily surveyed by his mom, Kousetsu, his childhood friend, and Tokisada, his uncle. Someone called Tsubaki tries to seduce him and kill him in the process, but he is protected by ninjas? The shocking truth is then revealed that he is the supposed heir to the Iga ninja clan, and to train up at a ninja academy immediately. The moment I found out an academy would be involved, I just rolled my eyes and waited for Ittoki to probably get a harem, and to gain insane levels of plot armour. Did that necessarily happen? Not exactly, but the plot got more disappointing to me than that.

Turns out, the ninjas aren’t your typical ninjas, with the jumping, the shurikens, the mental dexterity, but instead, “ninjas” are powered by ninja gear, something resembling mechs. I thought this show was about ninjas! Yep, with ninja gear, you can be a ninja whenever you feel like it, how about we just don’t train at all? Then what was the academy even for, to learn how to beep boop beep boop and press buttons???

Honestly, this show just doesn’t have any sort of identity, it’s simply a story about “ninja” wars, with contrived plot twists, or twists that had NO prior build up to it. It even sort of gave up and just gave us a beach episode in the middle of the series. “Hey Ittoki, which of us is hotter?” Imagine if anyone even cared to discuss that.

ART:

The animation was not very impressive overall, very bland and boring. The character designs for the most part were generic, perhaps only Kousetsu had the passable design.

MUSIC:

Except for the ED which is fine, the OP and the soundtrack are very bland as well. Just a poor showing of audiovisual direction overall.

CHARACTERS:

Needless to say, the characters were also very laughable and not memorable at all. Ittoki is your typical dumb protagonist, with a sense of justice and morality I bet no one else would even care about, and did I mention he was kind of dumb? He’s constantly out of the loop, whether it’s with the ninja gear, or the knowledge of ninjas in general. So why didn’t y’all just tell him about the ninjas from the very beginning if he’s the heir of the Iga clan? Now this poor child has to figure it out all on his own with that brain of his.

Now to the girls. Ryouko is just kind of there, the cutesy girl who knows all the academy stuff, and of course ends up liking Ittoki. Kirei is also just kind of there, with some twists and turns of her own. Kousetsu is also just there, though the ED would signal she has a bit more depth to her character.

Now to the villains. LOL, imagine the political discourse was actually interesting. Yeah, I’m going to be honest, I forgot who the villains were. Some bozo from the Koga clan or something. Not even going to discuss this.

ENJOYMENT:

It really had potential, but not only was it rushed, any sort of twist wasn’t very well done.

THEMATIC EXECUTION:

Like I said, these ninjas aren’t really even ninjas, so any sort of ninja theme was a failure. There were some weird rules around the “way of the ninja”, and they say that rules are meant to be broken, but yeah, there weren’t any real rules were there? Any sort of romance was a waste of time as well.

OVERALL:

Probably one of my least favourite anime from this entire year, as this was not only generic, but thoroughly contrived, uninteresting, and the entire premise of ninjas was squandered by horrid ideas. There is nearly nothing to praise here at all, and I’m glad my watching of this has come to an end.

Oh, and did I mention Ittoki is not a good ninja? Don’t remember if I did.

MC is deliberately kept in the dark about his situation for no good reason, and his "childhood friend" bodyguard interacts exclusively in passive-aggressive comments, insults, and violence. The entire show consists of MC being clueless, being attacked for reasons beyond his comprehension, then everyone around him insulting him for not knowing what's going on.

Apparently MAL wants me to add more information to this review now, since it apparently abhors brevity. So I'll point out that the writing continues to get worse as time goes on, with each episode only adding weight to the weak foundations the show has been built on. At no point ... does anyone actually explain anything to MC, and there is a (Albeit relatively short) time skip and everything after he goes to school!

I have no idea how this show is about Ninja?

Shitty world building with silly characters especially the Kakashi girl, and why there's no Sharingan?

Useless MC, surrounding by beautiful girls

It can be worse than Boruto,
+
I really don't understand the point of the Mecha suit? seriously
If you trying to build a Ninja world don't ever use make-up shits like this, It should relevant to the Ninja culture
... The show can be good without it

I dropped it after the 4th ep, I really enjoyed the animation of the show, but there is no point in the story...

Watch only to waste time, or if u look for med-Sakuga

Story: 1
OST: 0
Chars: 3
Animation: 10

Shinobi no Ittoki may not be how some would envision ninjas conforming to a modern society, but it presents itself cohesively enough to produce a comfortable watch with mostly convincing narrative.

Main protagonist Ittoki Sakuraba is a teenager living in modern Japan. Ittoki appears to be like many adolescent; beginning his journey of self-identity, becoming grounded to the real world, seeking independence whilst maybe not understanding the small-print-responsibilities that follow. When the idea of modern shinobi is revealed to Ittoki his reaction seems reasonable. The perpetual nature of his woes, worries and self-doubt throughout the series makes sense, his rumination on what this new world ... means are understandable. Ittoki’s reality, budding identity and relationship with responsibility are flipped upside down. Most of the Shinobi were reared as ninja; they live in a world they’re familiar with. Ittoki is an alien, his mother’s, Uncle’s and friend’s identities are all foreign to him. Whiny to some, but at the very least convincing; a protagonist reactive to his environment seems to be quite rare in Shonen.

The supporting cast are ok, although it seems to follow the crowd of Shonen by picking a basic archetype and assigning it to each character. Ittoki’s childhood friend is probably the most well-written out of the bunch. As Ittoki’s competence and attitude towards his responsibilities change, her sense of duty as a protector seems to not only stem from her loyalty to the clan but also the developing companionship. Her diminishing dismissive attitude towards Ittoki is quite reflective of Ittoki’s diminishing dismissive attitude towards shinobi affairs.

While the character designs aren’t anything special, the art is nice.

The world itself feels thought out. Shinobi integrate with the rest of society, hiding their true identity in plain sight. In an era of peace it seems the shinobi world mostly follows suit. To encourage the peaceful conduct of ninja the neutral organisation NSC set laws ninjas must abide by. And to seemingly promote integration and cooperation amongst ninja clans, the ninja schooling academy admits young ninjas to learn uniformly and socialise with one another. Any grievances between clans are handled in the dark. This set-up works well enough to create more than just surface-level conflicts among characters (although not as well utilised as it could have been at present).

The plot is fine, the storytelling too but it has its shortcomings. The focus of the story follows Ittoki; his journey involves his acclimatisation into the ninja world which takes place in the academy. Because of this, school affairs are the forefront of the story, instead of the much more interesting plotline involving the politics of the clans. Although saying this, Ittoki’s development does feel necessary to the plot, and with each episode it seems the scope of Ittoki’s involvement becomes more holistic to the shinobi world, awarding more glimpses into the in-fighting between clans.

Overall, modern boy meets secret ninja world has been executed just fine so far.

"Shinobi no Ittoki", when we hear this title, we know that we will have to deal with lots of people and their comparison with the emblematic "Naruto". But this kind of comparison is not tolerable, for a single concept. It's not like we do the same thing with the isekai. Shinobi no Ittoki is one of the most original anime, there are few like it.

Story :

The story can't prevent us from being curious, watching once a week was too difficult... The suspense, just at the beginning, is at its peak. There are twists and turns all the time, you never get tired of them. Every ... little moment feels important, there is no wasted moment in the script being for fan service or comedy. We have so much compassion to show the characters, their reactions link the story and make us get to know them.

Characters:

Some people might find some personalities too "cliché", they may not have worked enough at this level. But these are the kind of clichéd personalities that we always cling to. Their kindness, their eccentricity... It's sometimes touching just to see them together. It was amazing to feel so much compassion when something happened to them, I tried to understand their decisions, and I understood that it was hard.

Music :

This mixture of traditional and modern, it shows the main quality of anime, a mixture of ninjas in a modern world, it's a perfect mixture. The opening theme touches me every time something sad happens in the anime. "The gray colored emotion that gets tangled up and sways. I can't catch up to the reality that's moving so fast. Healthy, cultural and at least the bare minimum" If I wouldn't have known the opening lyrics, I still would have guessed it was Shinobi no Ittoki, it's unique to that.

Animation :

When making an original anime, the art does not depend on that of its adaptation and its success will not depend on its resemblance, since there is none. I find it hard to imagine a manga or Light Novel based on Shinobi no Ittoki, the art is perfect as an anime, the animation is beautiful. The lights, the colors, the fights, I couldn't find a single fault. If 2022 anime looks like this, I can't wait to see 2023.

Shinobi no Ittoki would really suit everyone, anime pundits might not like it, because he just doesn't find it original enough, I realize that, but originality isn't everything in a anime, there are so many isekai that look alike but they are all different. I really recommend Shinobi no Ittoki.

Although the first few chapters are a bit fast and superficial with storytelling, the story starts to become more interesting after 5-6 chapters. I enjoyed watching the story but the story could have been handled in more detail, the relationships between the characters could have been more detailed. It is still an anime that I think should be given a chance.

The story deals with the conflicts between ninjas and clans, but the story moves a little fast and superficially. I think these are quickly skipped when there are more detailed aspects that can be processed. However, in the following chapters, I started to think that ... the story was handled better and that it started to go into a little more detail than superficiality.

5 episodes in and my first impression still has not changed at all. The concept of this show is exhilarating and unique, ninjas and their role in the modern world. However, it was a complete disappointment that these so-called "ninjas" are just bulky Power Rangers that look like absolute jokes. On top of that, it's just completely generic and none of the characters (with the exception of Kousetsu) really stand out and just feel like overgeneralised tropes.

The main problem with this anime's cast is the MC, Sakuraba Ittoki. He's demonstrated to be idealistic, optimistic, and nice, the problem is that none of these traits resemble ... that of a ninja's. This causes him to say some of the cheesiest things out of context and makes the viewer want to look away in embarrassment (I had to do that a couple times, unfortunately).

To further talk about the story of this anime, the concept is something we haven't really seen before, but it's absolutely awful that all the ninja talk is really never used as anything more than a marketing ploy to catch your eye. You could literally change the "ninja" in the title to any other fighting-related career and nothing would be changed at all.

TLDR; It's nothing special, just a very generic and boring anime that pretends to be about ninjas. Maybe that will change in the remaining 7 episodes, but I wouldn't bet on it.

They should call this 'plot-holes the anime'
The story is so full of holes it's like swiss cheese, it barely holds together, it is nonsensical, full of contrivances, clichés, plot armour, it is just really bad writing.

Yet even though this is a bad anime, I'm going to give it a 5/10 because it is dumb fun,
This anime is so idiotic that it curves right back around from being bad, to being entertaining trash.

Animation is average, sound is average,
Story/writing is bad
characters: mediocre, bad guys are cliched ne dimensional bad guys, good guys are dumb, and the kids are just cliched character types
Yet I found this oddly ... entertaining

i enjoyed the first episode but after that it went down hill for me its extremely bland and predictable.

Scores are 0-10 (10 being very good and 0 being very bad)

Animation 5/10 looks ok nothing flashy but still clean and easy to watch.

Plot 5/10 cool plot idea but poorly executed and will get very boring after the first couple of episodes.

setting 4/10 its a school nothing new or inventive.

... characters 4/10 very dry and cookie cutter


Conclusion
I would skip this anime unless you really like ninja school anime after the first 2 episodes you will lose interest.

A warning to those who hate when characters make stupid decisions. All the characters, although some are likable, have one major flaw. They are dumb. The plot only moves forward due to the characters making dumb choices and/or following dumb rules that this world has.

The world could have been interesting but those elements are skipped over in one or two episodes.

Should you watch the show or not? It really depends on your patience level, as I said, before the worst part of the show is the character stupidity, and the rules that the world is based on that are terrible and make no ... sense. Characters continually lie to each other, and no one suspects.

Also, I do not forgive the last episode that pulls the - there was a secret stuff happening all this time behind the scenes - trope.

Shinobi no ittoki is a show..that starts off slowly and eventually gets better at the second half..I mean wouldn't deny that at a point I got really tired of the show..I honestly don't even know why I kept on watching,but I was getting this feeling that I should continue that it would get better and trust me it actually did. From episode 6, I mean this show became intense and I immediately didn't regret hanging on.Would definitely recommend this to anyone and then obviously tell them they should have patience till episode 6,maybe watch the First 5 episode is 2.03x speed😭❤️.

Kousetsu’s face reveal was the best thing that happened to this anime… kidding!

But honestly though, I believe it’s pretty decent original anime. The first half of the season had some moments too although the pace really started to pick up on episode 7. Noticed people started talking crap about this because they expected it to be like THAT certain fabled ninja anime, while some- talking about the high seas cool kids- hated it just for the sake of it and yet, they actually stay tuned until the very end because they secretly liked it (you don’t stay until episode 12 for an anime with a ... “so bland” mc and “so boring” episodes lol). Too bad for them because our heir ninja here is simply a pacifist, and just wants to have a regular peaceful life. You’re weak and boring if you have these traits apparently.

I recommend Shinobi No Ittoki to anyone who just simply wants to check out a chill short 12-episode action anime with a decent storyline and pretty character design. I didn’t expect this be one of those high stakes or psychological anime so I was content and entertained after watching it.

“I don’t want to be part of a world where being kind is a weakness.” -Keanu

After reading the synopsis and watching the trailer I was interested in seeing if Shinobi no Ittoki is going to bring something fresh or remotely interesting to the table.

Unfortunately after the first 4 episodes the show has yet to give us an actual reason for its existence. It starts off fine with the first episode introducing us to the MC and some of the supporting characters as well as the conflict at hand. Instead of building up more on the ninja clans lore and introducing an intriguing premise, the MC gets sent into a generic school setting, but with ninja activities. Honestly I wouldn't have ... had a problem with that if the protagonist was even remotely interesting. He is extremely generic and bland that even a bystander can outshine him in terms of personality. The saving grace of the show for now is the supporting cast and a behind the scenes conflict that is slowly brewing. If the show builds up on that it might become pretty enjoyable, but for now it's just too mediocre and uninspired for me to recommend. Who knows, it might end on a high note, but I highly doubt it.

It really is just fine. I watched this when I was in the mood for a "normal" anime, and it did not disappoint in that regard. Shinobi no Ittoki started out much stronger than it ended. I initially had a good time watching them balance the ninja school and underworld plots, but it kind of fell apart halfway though to rush to the end. It probably should have been longer - it often felt rushed, and several ideas and characters would have been more impactful if they had been more thoroughly developed.

It does nothing extraordinary, but does nothing poorly. It would be a nice break ... in between watching "heavier" or longer anime

I'll leave just a short review...
It was okay, but certainly had more potential that was not lived up to. If the story was paced differently and executed differently, the idea would've made for a good show. Unfortunately, it did not execute properly and had a rushed and lackluster finale to say the least.
The story itself was decent, just poorly executed.
The characters were likable, but like the story, fell flat due to execution and pacing. Things were too rushed to really get much out of the characters, especially given how little they were developed in such a time span.

Wouldn't watch again nor recommend unless you're ... very bored.
Starts off good so you don't realize you've wasted your time until the last two episodes or so...So, you may enjoy it for the first half, and even well into the second half, but the last few episodes fail to develop the characters and story in a way the makes it worth the watch, and ultimately falls flat.