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“Jubei protects Shigure, the Priestess of Light, from demon clans seeking the Dragon Jewel.”
Ninja Scroll: The Series
獣兵衛忍風帖「龍宝玉篇」
6.66
6,726 rank · 48,682 viewers · 119 favorites
Action
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Historical
Martial Arts
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Synopsis
Jubei protects Shigure, the Priestess of Light, from demon clans seeking the Dragon Jewel.
Fourteen years after defeating the immortal warrior Himuro Genma and thwarting the Shogun of the Dark's evil plans, Kibagami Jubei continues to roam all over Japan as a masterless swordsman. During his journey, he meets Shigure, a priestess who has never seen the world outside her village. But when a group of demons destroys the village and kills everyone, Jubei becomes a prime target after acquiring the Dragon Jewel—a stone with an unknown origin. Meanwhile, Shigure—along with the monk Dakuan and a young thief named Tsubute—travels to the village of Yagyu. And with two demon clans now hunting down Shigure, Dakuan must once again acquire the services of Jubei to protect the Priestess of Light. (Source: ANN)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 12 sampled reviews
5.2
/10
What 12 viewers settled on.
44%
recommend
Score distribution
median 6
mode 6
σ 2.27
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.27 · split reception
The polarity gap
4.5 pts
Recommenders 7.5 · others 3.0
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Score over time
↑ 2.17
Running avg · Sep 2007 → Sep 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “If you are looking for the story creativity and mood of ninja scroll well this isn't it. If you liked jubei and want to see him fight some more while hanging around a familiar old face (that he...”
- 8 “Well it was a good anime, but the story killed it, the story was a fail, which made the anime look crappy and not so enjoyably at the end. I was waiting for some better ending, maybe this explains...”
- 7 “Throughout this entire series I was up and down in deciding whether it was good or bad. I decided it is neither. Ninja Scroll: The Series is beyond the scope of simple definitions such as good or...”
Verbosity
Short · 67%
Medium · 33%
Long · 0%
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- Format 13 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 5h 12m all episodes
- Aired Apr 2003 – Jul 2003 Spring 2003
- Source Tv media type
- Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Ref. BS-0582 catalog
Produced by
- Studio Take Off Producer
- Arts Pro Producer
Licensed by
- Discotek Media Licensor
- Urban Vision Licensor