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“Ninja Ryu Hayabusa investigates a suspicious cancer cure announced by Dr. Friedman in New York City.”
Ninja Gaiden
忍者龍剣伝
5.74
12,128 rank · 5,910 viewers · 7 favorites
Action
Sci-Fi
Supernatural
Suspense
Mythology
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Synopsis
Ninja Ryu Hayabusa investigates a suspicious cancer cure announced by Dr. Friedman in New York City.
By day, Ryu Hayabusa is the owner of a simple shop selling Japanese antiques. By night, he defends New York City as the Dragon Ninja. When the respected Dr. Ned Friedman announces that he has developed a perfect cure for cancer in an extremely bizarre press conference, Ryu knows that something is very wrong. Along with his trusted associates who work for a small newspaper, Ryu sets out to uncover the dark secrets behind Dr. Friedman's supposed miracle cure.
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Community consensus
Derived from 5 sampled reviews
5.0
/10
What 5 viewers settled on.
33%
recommend
Score distribution
median 5
mode 2
σ 2.00
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.00 · split reception
The polarity gap
5.0 pts
Recommenders 8.0 · others 3.0
Yes
No
Score over time
↓ 1.00
Running avg · May 2008 → Sep 2024
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “No complaints here. This is classic 90's OVA with tons of violence, blood, and action. I won't call it "ultra violent" because there's certainly darker stuff out there, but the fountains of blood...”
- 4 “It's just a single episode story, and I just watched it maybe five hours ago. I read through the story description/synopsis. I recognize some of the names. And that's about it. In short, this anime...”
- 6 “First things first, you have to remember that this anime is now 17 years old. The art style is definitely dated as well as the story line and action sequences. Also, if you could find a good...”
Verbosity
Short · 40%
Medium · 20%
Long · 40%
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A Ova Production
Studio Junio.- Format 1 × 48′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 48m all episodes
- Aired Nov 1991 – ongoing
- Source Ova media type
- Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Ref. BS-0583 catalog