Ninjala (anime)

Promotional poster for the anime.

**Ninjala** is an anime television series based on the video game of the same name. It follows an 8-character main cast of Van, Berecca, Ron, Lucy, Burton, Emma, Kappei, and Jane as they attend WNA Academy and go on missions as ninjas. It premiered on television on January 8, 2022, and each episode is temporarily uploaded to YouTube for viewing shortly after airing live. Various events were held to celebrate the broadcasting during Season 8.

## Overview

A long time ago, a meteorite fell upon a country. Before long, people with special gifts emerged there. They were called Ninja. In a lawless age, Ninja served feudal lords. They were sent on various missions centered around intelligence. But over time, as a new age arrived...

Ninjas were not needed any longer. Expelled, they crossed the sea and were scattered all over the world.

And today... some of those Ninjas' descendants are here.

## List of Characters

### Main Characters

* Berecca
* Burton
* Van
* Emma
* Ron
* Jane
* Kappei
* Lucy

### Side Characters

* Gumchi
* Genryusai
* Gen'unsai
* Goro
* Kuroko
* Allen
* Luke
* Bruce
* Amy
* Daisy
* Sean
* Leonard
* Dan
* Tyler
* Keith
* Naomi
* May
* Ezet
* Mallet
* Bucket

### Minor Characters

* Lauren Warren
* Tsukikage
* Harold Cook
* Space Ninjas
* Shadow Ninja
* Hebimaru
* Max
* Billy
* Sisler
* Damien
* Hongfa
* Elena
* Terry
* Hades
* Gaia
* Sheila
* Caribou
* Cassie
* Sandy
* Dora
* Leona
* Heart
* Dia
* Cluv
* Raoul
* Roger
* Alec
* Rat
* Bull
* Bunny
* Snake
* Horse
* Sheep
* Aye-aye
* Raptor
* Hound
* Babirusa
* Chloe
* Sarah
* Ms. Peggy
* John
* Satsuki
* Sally
* Tatsuya
* Tim
* Jason
* Jimmy
* Devil Ant
* Doma
* Gabbot
* Jhacket
* Odette
* Gibbet
* Robbit
* Carrot
* Cocotte
* Edmond
* Mary
* Teddy Bear King
* Harry
* Evesky
* Kenneth
* Betty

## List of episodes

1. Complete! Ninja Gum!
2. A Long Day for Burton and Berecca!
3. Awaken, Young Van!
4. Lucy and the Mysterious Eye
5. Ninja Dancer Emma
6. WNA Academy – Let the Battles Begin
7. Kappei of the Shinobi Village
8. Dangerous Infiltration! WNA Headquarters!
9. Emma and Lucy's Fun-sized Adventure
10. New Friends? – Ron & Jane
11. Mission: Survival
12. Hide and Seek with the Unknown
13. Captured Ninja
14. Tailing Burton
15. Space Ninjas
16. Ninja Duty
17. Ron and Jane’s Infiltration Mission
18. Headed Home into the Sunset
19. Oranje Sea Terror
20. Leonard the Runaway
21. Tales from the Oedo Hot Springs
22. Burton & Chocomin
23. Summer Siege on Eagle City
24. Battling Shadows
25. Operation Oedo Ninjas – Part 1
26. Operation Oedo Ninjas – Part 2
27. The Ninjala Championship
28. Burton VS Berecca
29. Keith – The Dainty Diner
30. Dan & Tyler
31. Stealing Back Stolen Treasure
32. Van – Burning Ninja Spirit
33. Blueprint for a New Lucy
34. Survival Battle Finals
35. The New Ninjala Master
36. Ninja Beach Break
37. Touring Oedo Town
38. Fright Night at the Academy
39. Swordmaster Kappei
40. There Goes the Pumpking
41. Ron is Always at Your Back
42. Every Vote Counts in a Crazy Election!
43. Banished from the WNA Academy?
44. Poop Recruits!
45. Operation Hideout Takeover!
46. Eagle City's New Hero – Part 1
47. Eagle City's New Hero – Part 2
48. The Tenacious Assassin
49. Battle for the Meteorite
50. The Shadow Ninjas Strike Back!
51. Battle of the Opera
52. Ultra-Secret Void Clone Technique
53. Disbanding the WNA
54. Lucy on the Cliff
55. Call Me Master Shadow
56. Give Me Ninja Gum
57. Battle for the Academy
58. Independent Eagle City
59. Showdown – Burton VS Dan
60. A Masked Surprise
61. Attack on the Bottle Collectors!
62. The WNA's Greatest Mission
63. Rising Devil! Burton's Awakening!
64. A Visitor to Eagle City
65. Pull Yourself Together, Ezet!
66. The Ninjala Battle Festival Begins
67. Here Comes Ezet the Thief!
68. It's Tough Being a Leader, Van
69. Locked on Ron
70. Berecca's Special Service
71. Space Duo
72. Trust Your Friends and Take the Win
73. Ezet's Mission
74. Kidnapping Berecca
75. Welcome to the WNA Academy
76. Operation Spaceship Repair
77. Fishing for the Stars
78. An Eleventh Member?!
79. The Cat, the Crow & the Master
80. Settlekettle Test of Mettle
81. Meluz at Last
82. Mission 1: Food Surveillance
83. Oasis Recovery
84. Twilight at the Ancient Ruins
85. Cathedral Clash
86. Charge of the Gumdiva
87. Taking Back Meluz
88. Crazy Election – Part 2
89. Desert Isle Treasure Hunt
90. I'm a Ninja, You're a Ninja
91. Run, Kappei! Genunsai is Missing!
92. Lucy and the Teddy Gang
93. Secrets of Femme Spy Jane
94. Close Encounters of the Gumchi Kind
95. The Melancholy of Warren
96. Burton the Inventor
97. Swift and Fierce – Academy Sports Day
98. The Case Files of Detective Berecca
99. Goodbye Daisy?
100. Kappei’s Special Delivery
101. A Willful Princess's Escort

## Staff

* Draft: Kazuki Morishita
* Director: Kobe Mamoru
* Series Composition: Shinzo Fujita
* Character Design: Atsushi Suzuki
* Sound Director: Yasuyuki Urakami
* Music: Takahiro Obata
* Animation Production: OLM

## Cast

* Burton: Takahiro Sakurai
* Berecca: Akari Kitō
* Ron: Hiroki Yasumoto
* Jane: Junko Minagawa
* Van: Yumiko Kobayashi
* Lucy: Aoi Yuki
* Kappei: Ayumu Murase
* Emma: Megumi Han
* Gumchi: Honoka Inoue

## Music

### Opening Theme 1

* Title: Maybe Baby
* Lyrics and Composition: Yasutaka Nakata
* Singer: Kyary Pamyu Pamyu

### Opening Theme 2

* Title: Isshin Doutai
* Lyrics and Composition: Yasutaka Nakata
* Singer: Kyary Pamyu Pamyu

### Ending Theme 1

* Title: Ninja-like Ninja
* Words, Music, and Arrangment: Nayutan Seiji
* Singer: Wolpis Carter

### Ending Theme 2

* Title: Shinobi Top Secret
* Lyricist and Composer: Tamaya 2060%
* Singer: Wienners

### Ending Theme 3

* Title: Friendship March
* Lyrics and Composer: Fantastic☆Paisen
* Singer: Maho Paisen

### Ending Theme 4

* Title: Radice
* Lyrics and Composer:Neru
* Singer: Wolpis Carter

### Ending Theme 5

* Title: Well Done! Extreme Ninja
* Singer: SHARE LOCK HOMES

## Trivia

* Some of the early episodes are remakes of Ninjala 2D Cartoon Anime. However, there are some different moments from the ONA. For example, Bob from A Beautiful Intruder is omitted.
* At the beginning of each major arc of the anime, a change in the ending theme occurs.
* The anime previously had no official method to watch past aired shows. Recently, part of the anime has been hosted on Hidive, with three episodes being added a week until it catches up.