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“Rock Lee, a ninja without typical abilities, overcomes limitations through intense training and creative combat alongside teammates Neji and Tenten.”
Naruto Spin-Off: Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals
ナルトSD ロック・リーの青春フルパワー忍伝
7.17
3,811 rank · 106,942 viewers · 319 favorites
Action
Comedy
Parody
Shounen
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Synopsis
Rock Lee, a ninja without typical abilities, overcomes limitations through intense training and creative combat alongside teammates Neji and Tenten.
The competitive shinobi world has proven to be challenging for Rock Lee, who lacks the typically required abilities. To compensate for this handicap, the young ninja tenaciously endures severe training to hone his hand-to-hand combat skills. Whenever necessary, he also resorts to creative fighting techniques. With the constant support of his teammates Neji Hyuuga and Tenten, Lee readily embraces daring adventures as opportunities to advance on his path toward excellence.
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Derived from 9 sampled reviews
8.0
/10
What 9 viewers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 10
σ 1.76
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Mostly aligned
σ 1.76 · some divergence
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 1.00
Running avg · Mar 2013 → Jan 2022
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· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “If you don't expect the funniest jokes of the century and can tolerate repetitive storytelling, this series proves pretty enjoyable through its Family Guy-style cutaways—particularly Rock Lee's...”
- 7 “This spin-off is funny as hell and provides a sorely needed departure from all the ninja war bullshit, with the extra time spent with Team Guy being 100% enjoyable and featuring some cute,...”
- 10 “This anime is a 10/10 that I would watch again, delivering comedy that is funny as hell and really enjoyable. If you're looking for something to make you laugh until you cry and you like Naruto or...”
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Short · 67%
Medium · 22%
Long · 11%
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- Format 51 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 20h 24m all episodes
- Aired Apr 2012 – Mar 2013 Spring 2012
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-6853 catalog