NINKU
NINKU

NINKU

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: Anime News Network)

Rankings

  • #22 highest rated of 1995

  • #19 most popular of 1995

Data

  • Format

    TV

  • Episodes

    55

  • Episode Duration

    24 minutes

  • Status

    FINISHED

  • Start Date

    Tue Feb 14 1995

  • End Date

    Sun Mar 24 1996

  • Season

    WINTER 1995

  • Average Score

    61%

  • Mean Score

    64%

  • Popularity

    1891

  • Favourites

    10

  • Studios

    Studio Pierrot

  • Producers

    Fuji TV

    Yomiuri Advertising

  • Source

    MANGA

  • Genres

    Adventure
  • Romaji

    NINKU

  • Native

    NINKU -忍空-

  • Synonyms

    Ninkuu

Tags

  • Shounen

    79%

  • Martial Arts

    79%

  • Super Power

    79%

  • Ninja

    60%

  • Military

    60%

  • War

    20%

Relations

  • NINKU (Movie)

    SIDESTORY

    NINKU (Movie)

    MOVIE · FINISHED

  • NINKU: Knife no Bohyou

    SIDESTORY

    NINKU: Knife no Bohyou

    SPECIAL · FINISHED

  • Ninku

    SOURCE

    Ninku

    MANGA · FINISHED

Characters

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Staff

1 / 500
  • Shigeru Ueda

    Shigeru Ueda

    Episode Director (eps 3, 10)

  • Hideyuki Morioka

    Hideyuki Morioka

    Key Animation (ep 4)

  • Yuuji Ikeda

    Yuuji Ikeda

    Art Design

  • Kou Yoshinari

    Kou Yoshinari

    Key Animation (eps 14, 22, 30, 45)

  • You Yoshinari

    You Yoshinari

    Key Animation (eps 14, 22)

  • Tetsuya Nishio

    Tetsuya Nishio

    Animation Director (eps 7, 15, 50)

  • Tetsuya Nishio

    Tetsuya Nishio

    Character Design

  • Masayuki Yoshihara

    Masayuki Yoshihara

    Storyboard (ep 41)

  • Masayuki Yoshihara

    Masayuki Yoshihara

    Animation Director (ep 41)

  • Noriyuki Abe

    Noriyuki Abe

    Storyboard (eps 1, 7, 13, 29, 34, 36, 47, 49, 50)

Status Distribution

  • CURRENT

    124 Users

  • PLANNING

    1225 Users

  • COMPLETED

    345 Users

  • DROPPED

    93 Users

  • PAUSED

    104 Users

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