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UNDER NINJA

2023 · 1 season

A deadpan, slightly absurd slice-of-life about secret ninja bureaucracy that quietly builds tension beneath its low-key comedy.

Created by: Satoru Yamashita, Kimiharu Muto
Genres: Animation, Drama, Comedy
Starring: Taito Ban, Atsumi Tanezaki, Tarusuke Shingaki

Overview: Thousands of ninjas live in secret across Japan. One underachieving ninja spends his days doing nothing — until he receives a special mission.

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Created by: Satoru Yamashita, Kimiharu Muto
Genres: Animation, Drama, Comedy
Starring: Taito Ban, Atsumi Tanezaki, Tarusuke Shingaki

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Tone: absurdstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
power
conspiracy
work
loyalty
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
animated
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	5
Horror	1
Humour	6
Realism	3
Romance	1
Tension	5
Darkness	4
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: animation, drama, comedy, action & adventure
Created by: Satoru Yamashita, Kimiharu Muto, Yuri Uema, Taiji Kawanishi, Shintaro Matsui, Mie Matsushima
Written by: Keiichiro Ochi
Starring: Taito Ban, Atsumi Tanezaki, Tarusuke Shingaki, Tasuku Hatanaka, Kouichi Souma, Chika Anzai, Cho, Robin Yoshino
Music: Shota Kowashi, Yusuke Seo
Cinematography: Tsuyoshi Shimura
Length: 1 seasons, 12 episodes, 24 min each
Network: TBS
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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