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Netflix Adds Under Ninja, Sasaki and Peeps Anime in India
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Under Ninja premiered in October 2023. Crunchyroll streamed the series in India as it aired in Japan.
Satoshi Kuwabara (Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions) directed the anime at Tezuka Productions, and Keiichirō Ōchi (The Quintessential Quintuplets) supervised and wrote the series scripts. Nobuteru Yūki (Orange) designed the characters. Shōta Kowashi (Pui Pui Molcar) composed the music, and Pony Canyon produced the music.
Kroi performed the opening theme song "Hyper," and KOTORI performed the ending theme song "Himitsu."
Manga publisher Denpa is releasing the manga in English, and it describes the series:
A high school loner is given the part-time job of a lifetime as a modern day ninja tasked to perform international assassinations.After World War II, Allied Command in Japan developed a new agency to help manage terrorism and violence within the Pacific region. The agency was staffed with ninja and they were initially tasked to handle domestic affairs. Eventually that program grew to its current form, managing 20,000 ninja across a range of domestic and international affairs. One of those ninja happens to be Kurō. The seventeen-year-old high school loser is now poised to be the next line of defense against a potential surge in foreign assassins invading Tokyo.
Hanazawa (I am a Hero) launched the ongoing manga in Kodansha's Young Magazine in July 2018.
Mirai Minato (Masamune-kun's Revenge, BOFURI: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense.) directed the anime at SILVER LINK. Deko Akao (Higehiro, Komi Can't Communicate, Flying Witch) wrote and oversaw the series scripts, and Saori Nakashiki (The Great Jahy Will Not Be Defeated!, Tales of Wedding Rings) designed the characters. MADKID performed the opening theme song "FLY." Aguri Ōnishi performed the ending theme song "Aimai Girl" (Ambiguous Girl).
Yen Press is releasing the novels in English, and it describes the story:
Even though Sasaki's droll corporate life is constantly filled with work, it leaves him tired and unfulfilled at the end of every day. In search of some companionship to fill the emptiness in his life, he visits a pet shop on a whim, not realizing he's about to change his life forever. After settling on an adorable bird and bringing it home...his new roommate reveals that it's actually an incredible sage from another world who promptly bestows Sasaki with supernatural powers as well as the ability to cross between worlds. All Sasaki wants to do is use these newfound powers to live in peace and comfort, but there are more than a few colorful characters who might get in the way of that...
Kadokawa began publishing the novel series in January 2021 with illustrations by Kantoku, and the novels are ongoing. The novels won the Tankōbon and the Novel categories of the 2022 edition of Takarajimasha's Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! (This Light Novel Is Amazing!) guidebook.
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