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“Ninja Goemon and allies battle evil Makuamuge to save both game and real worlds.”
Legend of the Mystical Ninja
がんばれゴエモン
6.46
7,937 rank · 2,261 viewers · 4 favorites
Comedy
Shounen
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Synopsis
Ninja Goemon and allies battle evil Makuamuge to save both game and real worlds.
The evil overlord Makuamuge is planning to take over both the game and real worlds, and it is up to the ninja Goemon, his friends, girlfriend, and giant robot to defeat Makuamuge's henchmen and save both worlds.
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Derived from 2 sampled reviews
4.5
/10
What 2 viewers settled on.
50%
recommend
Score distribution
median 4.5
mode 1
σ 3.50
Agreement
Polarized
σ 3.50 · split reception
The polarity gap
7.0 pts
Recommenders 8.0 · others 1.0
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Score over time
↓ 3.50
Running avg · Nov 2010 → Apr 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “Ganbare Goemon, known in the USA as Legend of the Mystical Ninja is a pretty nice example of a video game series that transitioned well into an anime adaptation. Granted, the video game series...”
- 1 “This is painful. The Ganbare Goemon games are some of my favorites, with an interesting world, a unique sense of humor, and memorable characters. This anime strips out nearly all the charm of the...”
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- Format 23 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 9h 12m all episodes
- Aired Oct 1997 – Mar 1998 Fall 1997
- Source Tv media type
- Rated G All Ages
- Ref. BS-2636 catalog
Produced by
- Konami Producer
- TBS Producer
- Public & Basic Producer
Licensed by
- ADV Films Licensor