“Former Ninku captains fight imperial army while searching for Fusuke's mother and protecting their clan's powerful ninja techniques.”
Ninkuu
忍空
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Synopsis
Former Ninku captains fight imperial army while searching for Fusuke's mother and protecting their clan's powerful ninja techniques.
In the war, a group of warriors called Ninku fought against the Imperial Army and almost annihilated it. But in the end, the Ninku lost and got shattered. After the war, the imperial army established themselves as the defender of the people with the help of propaganda. They also managed to get the people to think the Ninku were the villains and had started the war. Fusuke looks like a child but he is the former captain of the first Ninku division. His mother was taken during the war and after the Ninku were defeated, he goes on a journey to find her. On his journey he meets Aicho and Touji, both also former Ninku captains, and together they fight against the imperial army that tries to kill the last remaining Ninkus. The ninku is a clan of extinct ninjas who command esoteric and powerful techniques, hence a lot of other groups are constantly trying to steal their techniques to take over the country. Their primary target is Fusuke, a weird looking kid but one of the most powerful Ninku ninja. Fusuke, together with other Ninku ninja with different specialties must fight those threat that caused the downfall of the Ninku clan. (Source: ANN)
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σ 1.09 · scores cluster tight
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↑ 1.75
Running avg · Apr 2014 → Mar 2025
- 7 “Ninku holds special nostalgic value as a childhood favorite, with Fusuke standing out as a surprisingly skilled protagonist despite his childlike appearance. The fights deliver solid action, the...”
- 10 “This underrated series delivers a simple yet perfectly paced story with likeable characters, top-tier animation for its era, and a deeply satisfying ending. Only one episode out of 55 falls short...”
- 9 “Ninku holds a special place as one of the anime that introduced me to the medium, with its well-executed fight scenes and epic western-themed battle music standing out despite being from the...”
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- Format 55 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 22h 00m all episodes
- Aired Jan 1995 – Feb 1996 Winter 1995
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-0828 catalog
Produced by
- Yomiko Advertising Producer
- Fuji TV Producer