Ninja Cadets, known in Japan as Ninja Mono (Ninja者), is a two-episode original video animation (OVA) anime series produced by AIC and Youmex and created by Eiji Suganuma, who also directed, storyboarded it and designed the characters. It is a comedy about a group of ninja-in-training in feudal Japan.
| Ninja Cadets | |
| Ninja者 (Ninja Mono) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy, Action |
| Created by | Eiji Suganuma |
| Original video animation | |
| Directed by | Eiji Suganuma |
| Produced by | Hiroshi Tazaki Kinya Watanabe |
| Written by | Mitsuhiro Yamada |
| Music by | Takeo Miratsu |
| Studio | AIC, Youmex |
| Licensed by | |
| Released | March 27, 1996 – June 12, 1996 |
| Runtime | 29 minutes per episode |
| Episodes | 2 |
| Light novel | |
| Written by | Daisuke Kawaguchi |
| Illustrated by | Eiji Suganuma |
| Published by | Fujimi Shobo |
| Imprint | Fujimi Fantasia Bunko |
| Demographic | Male |
| Published | May 25, 1996 |
Ninja Cadets was released in two episodes from March 27 to June 12, 1996.[1] It has the distinction of being the first anime DVD ever released.[2] The series is licensed in the United States by Media Blasters under its AnimeWorks label.[3] It is the first English anime dub ever produced by Bang Zoom! Entertainment.[4]
Voices edit
English edit
- Sandy Fox as Sakura
- Lia Sargent as Matsuri
- Michelle Ruff as Yume
- Mona Marshall as Pochi
- Lex Lang as Hayashi, Matsuzaka
- Jack Cox as Kaoru
- Beth Wernick as Jame
- Derek Stephen Prince as Nikko
- Steve Kramer as Yukinobu, Tea House Master
- Jeffrey Stackhouse as Lord Byakuro
References edit
- ^ AIC staff. "Works: 1995~1999" (in Japanese). Anime International Company. Archived from the original on April 6, 2011. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
- ^ Mania staff. "Ninja Mono". Mania.com. Retrieved April 22, 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ ANN staff (July 28, 1999). "Media Blasters announces new titles, DVDs". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
- ^ ANN staff. "Review: Ninja Cadets". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
External links edit
- Ninja Cadets (OVA) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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