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Ninja Kamui
Promotional poster
Anime television series
Directed bySunghoo Park
Produced byJoseph Chou
Written byShigeru Murakoshi
Music byR.O.N
Studio
Licensed byWarner Bros. Television
English network
Original run February 11, 2024 – present
Episodes12[1]
Game
Ninja Kamui: Shinobi Origins
Released
  • NA: Q2 2024
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Ninja Kamui (stylized in all caps) is an original Japanese anime television series produced by E&H Production and Sola Entertainment with executive assistance by Williams Street. It premiered in the United States on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block in February 2024.

Plot

After escaping his clan and going into hiding in rural America, former ninja Joe Higan is ambushed by assassins who exact bloody retribution on him and his family for his betrayal. With his wife and son now dead, Joe returns to his ninja ways to avenge his murdered family and sets his sights on taking down the very clan that made him.

Characters

Joe Higan / Joe Logan
Voiced by: Kenjiro TsudaEp. 1 credits (Japanese); Jeremy GeeEp. 2 credits (Higan); Gabriel RegojoEp. 1 credits (Logan) (English)
A former ninja who goes on a journey to avenge his family. Joe and his family lived under the surname alias Logan and concealed their real faces with devices in an attempt to avoid detection from the clan.
Mari / Sara Logan
Voiced by: Yuriko HinoEp. 1 credits (Japanese); Christie GuidryEp. 2 credits (Mari); Chaney MooreEp. 1 credits (Sara) (English)
Joe's wife, who is aware about his past as a ninja. She is murdered along with Ren by the clan.
Ren / Kyle Logan
Voiced by: Arata KimuraEp. 1 credits (Japanese); Noble HutchisonEp. 1 credits (English)
Joe and Mari's son who celebrated his birthday on the day of the clan's attack. He is murdered along with Mari by the clan.
Mike Moriss
Voiced by: Atsushi OnoEp. 1 credits (Japanese); Shawn HamiltonEp. 1 credits (English)
An FBI agent investigating the deaths of Joe's family and partners with Samanda.
Emma Samanda
Voiced by: Yuki WakaiEp. 1 credits (Japanese); Luci ChristianEp. 1 credits (English)
An FBI agent investigating the deaths of Joe's family and partners with Moriss.
Boss Ninja
Voiced by: Tomoyuki ShimuraEp. 1 credits (Japanese); Heath MorrowEp. 1 credits (English)
The imposing head of the ninja clan's former ninja hunting squad and the one who personally murders Higan's family.
Yamaji
Voiced by: Kazuhiro YamajiEp. 2 credits (Japanese); Luis GalindoEp. 2 credits (English)
Higan's old clan master and the one sending assassins after him.
Zai
Voiced by: Yuichi NakamuraEp. 2 credits (Japanese); James MarlerEp. 2 credits (English)
A skilled ninja Yamaji sends after Higan.
Kagari
Voiced by: Takaya HashiEp. 2 credits (Japanese); Sean Patrick JudgeEp. 2 credits (English)
A skilled doctor in the ninja underworld and Higan's old acquaintance.

Production and release

The series was announced by Adult Swim in May 2022, and is directed by Sunghoo Park. Takashi Okazaki is designing the characters. The series is produced by E&H Production and Sola Entertainment.[2] On July 22, 2023, at San Diego Comic-Con, Adult Swim unveiled a teaser trailer for the series and announced that it would premiere sometime in 2024.[3] In January 2024, Adult Swim announced that the series would premiere on its Toonami programming block on February 11, 2024, in both English dubbed and subtitled formats.[4][5]

The opening theme song is "Vengeance" performed by Japanese rock band Coldrain,[6] while the ending theme song is "Eye Openers" performed by Jessica Gelinas. The insert songs "Stillness" by Steve Memmolo and "Erupt" by Kasper Abruzzese were respectively used in the first and second episodes.

No.TitleDirected byWritten byStoryboarded byChief animation directed byOriginal air date [7]
1"Episode 1"Sunghoo ParkShigeru MurakoshiSunghoo ParkSayaka KoisoFebruary 11, 2024 (2024-02-11)
In a city a young man attempts to escape masked ninja assailants chasing him but is caught and beheaded by their boss. Elsewhere, Joe Logan, his wife Sara and son Kyle are enjoying their daily life in the corn fields of rural America. Joe and Sara celebrate Kyle's birthday and that same night the family is ambushed by ninjas. After defeating some downstairs, Joe runs back to the bedroom to find that they already murdered his wife and son before Joe himself is seemingly killed. Joe miraculously awakens in a morgue and is later approached in the hospital by FBI agents Mike Moriss and Emma Samanda, who have arrived for an investigation. Both decide to stay overnight and watch over Joe. On the hospital's rooftop, Joe is once again ambushed by ninjas and he swiftly defeats them before battling the boss back inside the hospital hallway. Joe reveals his true face and identity as Joe Higan after the boss states he cannot conceal himself from the clan. Joe returns home and retrieves a box containing a few personal belongings concealed inside a wall before he burns the house down, placing his old ninja mask from the box back on.
2"Episode 2"Hiroki ItaiShigeru MurakoshiSunghoo ParkSayaka KoisoFebruary 18, 2024 (2024-02-18)
After receiving medical assistance from an old colleague named Kagari, Joe tortures the boss ninja at an abandoned factory before killing him by fire after he fails to get any useful information. Joe travels by motorcycle across the southwestern U.S. states in an attempt to find the clan's American hideout but to no avail. Back at headquarters, the FBI has seemingly covered up the ninja incident. Mike and Emma lay low to continue their investigation into the Logans. Joe contacts Mike and agrees to a meeting the following night at a Chinese restaurant in San Francisco. After getting Joe to confess that the Logan identity was a cover up, Mike holds him at gunpoint in an attempt to bring him in for questioning before they are attacked by two ninjas disguised as a single food delivery man. Joe kills the attackers before the restaurant is barraged by bullets and a rocket launcher from disguised men traveling via van. Joe escapes and Mike is left to wonder who created the attacker's blades that were able to pierce his body armor during the assault. In an undisclosed location, ninja clan master Yamaji receives word from Zai that Joe is still alive.
3"Episode 3"Hiro OhkiAkira KindaichiSunghoo ParkSayaka KoisoFebruary 25, 2024 (2024-02-25)
4"Episode 4"UnknownUnknownTBATBAMarch 3, 2024 (2024-03-03)
5"Episode 5"UnknownUnknownTBATBAMarch 10, 2024 (2024-03-10)

Video game

A video game adaptation, titled Ninja Kamui: Shinobi Origins, is slated for release in Q2 2024.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ SPIRAL CURSE DEMARCO [@Clarknova1] (January 17, 2024). "12" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ Mateo, Alex (May 18, 2022). "Adult Swim Announces Rick and Morty: The Anime, Ninja Kamui Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  3. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (July 23, 2023). "Adult Swim Reveals Trailers for Uzumaki, Ninja Kamui, FLCL: Grunge Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "NEW ANIME SERIES "NINJA KAMUI" PREMIERES SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10 AT MIDNIGHT ON ADULT SWIM". press.wbd.com. January 17, 2024. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  5. ^ a b Mateo, Alex (January 19, 2024). "Toonami to Air Both Dub/Sub for Ninja Kamui Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  6. ^ Shepherd, Charles (11 February 2024). "COLDRAIN DROP NEW SINGLE 'VENGEANCE' IN CONJUNCTION WITH 'NINJA KAMUI' PREMIERE". Electric Bloom. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Schedule - Adult Swim". Adult Swim. Retrieved February 2, 2024.

External links

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