“Batman teleports to feudal Japan, battles Joker-ruled villains, and seeks Quake Engine to return to Gotham.”
Batman Ninja
ニンジャバットマン
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Synopsis
Batman teleports to feudal Japan, battles Joker-ruled villains, and seeks Quake Engine to return to Gotham.
At Arkham Asylum, Batman clashes with Gorilla Grodd while trying to destroy Grodd's newest invention: the Quake Engine. Amidst the chaos, the engine activates, and the entire asylum suddenly vanishes into thin air—Batman along with it. Once the dust settles, Batman finds himself standing in the middle of an unfamiliar road. He soon realizes that he is no longer in Gotham City—but instead in Feudal Japan! The amazement quickly fades as samurai descend upon him, seeking to take his life. Later on, Batman's investigation leads him to discover that the one responsible for the kill order is none other than his archnemesis, the Joker. Following an encounter with Catwoman, he learns that the asylum's criminals had teleported there two years earlier—each ruling over a piece of Japan with Joker being the dominant warlord. In order to return home, Batman must reactivate the Quake Engine, situated in the remnants of the asylum, now known as Arkham Castle. However, there is one problem: aside from his gadget belt, the arsenal that was once at his fingertips is all but gone. Ninja Batman follows the Dark Knight as he traverses a strange new environment, facing off against familiar foes in a bid to return to Gotham in one piece.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 38 sampled reviews
What 38 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.57 · split reception
5.9 pts
Recommenders 8.1 · others 2.2
↓ 2.34
Running avg · Apr 2018 → May 2025
- 7 “The first 60 minutes were decent actually, but my bullshit meter went over 9000 pretty quickly afterwards. The movie completely abandoned reason in the last third of its duration... The joker smile...”
- 7 “For those of you looking for a deep story this is not the film for you. This is more like a short comic book story turned into film. As an anime and and DC fan It was exactly what I expected from...”
- 10 “What a surprise at how well Japan is able to do Western Batman. Being able to juggle all the Batman mythos is an incredible feat. You can see the love put into making this movie, this isn't some...”
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- Format 1 × 85′ eps × min
- Total runtime 1h 25m all episodes
- Aired Jun 2018 – ongoing
- Source Movie media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-13270 catalog
Produced by
- Warner Bros. Japan Producer
Licensed by
- Warner Bros. Pictures Licensor