TV series

Ninja Boy

1983–1984 · 1 season

A goofy, energetic cartoon romp full of food gags and oddball school antics that stays breezy and easy to dip into.

Overview: After the death of Saizou, Kabamaru's horribly strict grandfather and iga ninja-sensei (teacher), an old lady Ran Akoko claims that she received a letter from him asking her to take care of his grandson. So Kabamaru runs off with Lady Akoko to the big city Tokyo to gorge himself on yakisoba, Ramen, chow-mein and attend a regular school which turns out to have weird quirks of its own.
How it feels: Whimsical, light, absurd and warm. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Coming-of-age, found family, identity, friendship
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Full breakdown

Tone: whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: coming-of-age
found family
identity
friendship
family
Places: big city
school
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: animated
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild