“Chubby ninja student Nikumaru uses whirlwind "kamikaze" technique in school adventures and rivalries.”
Amazing Sarutobi
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Chubby ninja student Nikumaru uses whirlwind "kamikaze" technique in school adventures and rivalries.
Nikumaru, meaning "meatball" in Japanese, is a seventeen-year-old student at Ninja High School, a special school for the training of ninja. He is short and chubby, but he possesses a super technique known as the "kamikaze", where he stirs up a whirlwind with his feet. The series introduces his many adventures and pranks as Nikumaru meets with his rivals both in and out of school. (Source: AnimeNfo)
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- Format 69 × 25′ eps × min
- Total runtime 28h 45m all episodes
- Aired Oct 1982 – Mar 1984 Fall 1982
- Source Tv media type
- Rated G All Ages
- Ref. BS-3282 catalog
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- Nihon Ad Systems Producer
- Asatsu DK Producer