Ninja Hattori-kun
11-year-old Kenichi Mitsuba is an average kid who goes to secondary school and struggles with his studies, he is very stubborn and is very lazy and therefore always ends up frustrating his parents and teacher. He loves to find an easy way of things. He befriends Hattori Kanzo, a ninja from the Iga Clan, and he becomes part of the Mitsuba family along with his brother, Shinzo and his ninja dog, Shishimaru. Hattori helps Kenichi with his problems, and constantly keeps an eye on him, as a good friend. The main antagonist Kemumaki, a Koga ninja and his ninja cat, Kagechiyo always troubles Kenichi, mainly because of their feud over one girl, Yumeko. Kenichi asks Hattori to take revenge as a recurring storyline in many episodes. Although Hattori is a good friend, Kenichi sometimes fights with Hattori due to misunderstandings created by Kemumaki. Sometimes Jippou, Togejirou and Tsubame help him.
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| Country | Streaming on | Rent / Buy |
|---|---|---|
| India | Tata Play | — |
| Japan | U-NEXT, Anime Times Amazon Channel, dAnime Amazon Channel, FOD Channel Amazon Channel | Amazon Video |
About Ninja Hattori-kun
Ninja Hattori-kun is a 1981 Japanese-language animation, action & adventure and comedy series created by Fujiko F. Fujio. The cast is led by Kenichi Ogata, Kaneta Kimotsuki, Yuko Mita. It spans 1 season and 697 episodes and has concluded.
Ninja Hattori-kun was produced by TV Asahi and Shin-Ei Animation and made in Japan. It was first aired on September 28, 1981.
- Director
- Fumio Ikeno, Hiroshi Sasagawa
- Created by
- Fujiko F. Fujio
- Writers
- Fujiko F. Fujio
- First aired
- September 28, 1981
- Last aired
- December 22, 1983
- Original language
- Japanese
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 1 (697 episodes)
- Network
- tv asahi, ANIMAX
- Country
- Japan
- Production
- TV Asahi, Shin-Ei Animation
Ninja Hattori-kun cast & crew
Ninja Hattori-kun was created by Fujiko F. Fujio and written by Fujiko F. Fujio.
The cast features Kenichi Ogata as Shishimaru, Kaneta Kimotsuki as Kemuzou Kemumaki, Yuko Mita as Shinzu Hattori, Masako Sugaya as Kenichi Mitsuba, and Runa Akiyama as Yumeko Kawai (voice).
Is Ninja Hattori-kun worth watching?
With 1 season and 697 episodes, it's a long-haul binge.
If you enjoy animation, action & adventure, and comedy, Ninja Hattori-kun is worth a place on your watchlist.
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Cast of Ninja Hattori-kun
Kenichi Ogata
Shishimaru
Kaneta Kimotsuki
Kemuzou Kemumaki
Yuko Mita
Shinzu Hattori
Masako Sugaya
Kenichi Mitsuba
Runa Akiyama
Yumeko Kawai (voice)
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Ninja Hattori-kun has 1 season with 697 episodes in total.
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