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“Ninja girl Tsubaki, forbidden from men, feels strange emotions when they’re mentioned, disrupting her duties.”
In the Heart of Kunoichi Tsubaki
くノ一ツバキの胸の内
7.11
4,161 rank · 67,187 viewers · 275 favorites
Action
Comedy
CGDCT
Martial Arts
Shounen
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Synopsis
Ninja girl Tsubaki, forbidden from men, feels strange emotions when they’re mentioned, disrupting her duties.
Tsubaki hails from an all-female clan of ninjas hidden deep in the forest. While a strict code guides the many kunoichi in training, the most important rule the young women must adhere to is: never interact with men, for they are far too dangerous to be trusted. As the leader of Team Dog, Tsubaki has many duties she must handle. However, despite being a skilled trainee, she begins to react strangely whenever the topic of men surfaces. Unaware of what mysterious feelings are taking over her heart, Tsubaki's growing curiosity soon interferes with her ability to keep up with her work.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 23 sampled reviews
7.0
/10
What 23 viewers settled on.
80%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 8
σ 2.12
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.12 · split reception
The polarity gap
5.2 pts
Recommenders 8.2 · others 3.0
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No
Score over time
↑ 0.04
Running avg · Apr 2022 → Feb 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “They have big foreheads and weird but cute outfits and do silly ninja things when they're not calling men gross and smelly. Look at the poster. Comedy is good if you can ignore the girl that likes...”
- 7 “The character designs are undeniably cute with appealing colors, and the production quality shines through with a diverse cast of characters. However, the story fails to deliver, particularly with...”
- 8 “If you're looking for something elaborate, deep, and extensive, you've came to the wrong place, but that's not a bad thing. Though the character designs may raise an eyebrow or two, the anime...”
Verbosity
Short · 35%
Medium · 39%
Long · 26%
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- Format 13 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 59m all episodes
- Aired Apr 2022 – Jul 2022 Spring 2022
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-21385 catalog
Produced by
- Aniplex Producer
- Chugai Mining Producer
- BS11 Producer
- Shogakukan Producer
- ADK Marketing Solutions Producer