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Ninja Kamui

Ninja Kamui (stylized in all caps) is an original anime television series produced by E&H Production and Sola Entertainment with executive production by Williams Street. The series aired from February to May 2024 in the United States on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block and in Canada on Adult Swim Canada.

Plot

After escaping his clan and going into hiding in rural America, former ninja Higan, living under the alias of Joe Logan is ambushed by assassins who exact bloody retribution on him and his family for his betrayal. With his wife and son now dead, Higan returns to his ninja ways to avenge his murdered family and sets his sights on taking down the very clan that made him.

Characters

Higan / Joe Logan: Voiced by: Kenjiro Tsuda^{Ep. 1 credits} (Japanese); Jeremy Gee^{Ep. 2 credits} (Higan); Gabriel Regojo^{Ep. 1 credits} (Logan) (English); A former ninja who goes on a journey to avenge his family. Joe and his family lived under the surname alias Logan and concealed their real faces with devices in an attempt to avoid detection from the clan.
Mari / Sara Logan: Voiced by: Yuriko Hino^{Ep. 1 credits} (Japanese); Christie Guidry^{Ep. 2 credits} (Mari); Chaney Moore^{Ep. 1 credits} (Sara) (English); Higan's wife, and a former ninja, who was trained alongside Higan and Zai. She is murdered along with Ren by the clan.
Ren / Kyle Logan: Voiced by: Arata Kimura^{Ep. 1 credits} (Japanese); Noble Hutchison^{Ep. 1 credits} (English); Higan and Mari's son who celebrated his birthday on the day of the clan's attack. He is murdered along with Mari by the clan.
Mike Moriss: Voiced by: Atsushi Ono^{Ep. 1 credits} (Japanese); Shawn Hamilton^{Ep. 1 credits} (English); An FBI agent investigating the deaths of Joe's family and partners with Samanda.
Aska / Emma Samanda: Voiced by: Yuki Wakai^{Ep. 1 credits} (Japanese); Luci Christian^{Ep. 1 credits} (English); An FBI agent investigating the deaths of Joe's family and partners with Moriss. She is later revealed to be Aska, a top member of the organization who saved Higan's life.
Boss Ninja: Voiced by: Tomoyuki Shimura^{Ep. 1 credits} (Japanese); Heath Morrow^{Ep. 1 credits} (English); The imposing head of the ninja clan's former ninja hunting squad and the one who personally murders Higan's family.
Yamaji: Voiced by: Kazuhiro Yamaji^{Ep. 2 credits} (Japanese); Luis Galindo^{Ep. 2 credits} (English); Higan's old clan master and the one sending assassins after him and all other exiled ninjas in order to prevent the spread of their secret arts.
Zai: Voiced by: Yuichi Nakamura^{Ep. 2 credits} (Japanese); James Marler^{Ep. 2 credits} (English); A skilled ninja known as the Reaper and Yamaji's apprentice. He also hunts exiled ninjas.
Old Chieftain / Kagari: Voiced by: Takayuki Sugō^{Ep. 4 credits} (Old Chieftain); Takaya Hashi^{Ep. 2 credits} (Kagari) (Japanese); David Harbold^{Ep. 4 credits} (Old Chieftain); Sean Patrick Judge^{Ep. 2 credits} (Kagari) (English); A skilled doctor in the ninja underworld and Higan's old acquaintance. In actuality, he is a disguise for the previous head of the ninja clan, who inducted Higan, Mari, and Zai.
Lil: Voiced by: Setsuji Satō^{Ep. 3 credits} (Japanese); Brandon Hearnsberger^{Ep. 3 credits} (English); A capricious and perverted assassin afflicted with dwarfism who relies on technology for battle.
Joseph Evans: Voiced by: Tatsumaru Tachibana^{Ep. 3 credits} (Japanese); Scott Gibbs^{Ep. 3 credits} (English); The founder and CEO of the tech company AUZA who is in a partnership with Yamaji to provide highly advanced tech weaponry for the clan.
Dilly: Voiced by: Romi Park^{Ep. 4 credits} (Japanese); Elissa Cuellar^{Ep. 4 credits} (English); Joseph's bodyguard and a highly skilled combatant.
Big D: Voiced by: Kosuke Sakaki^{Ep. 4 credits} (Japanese); Joe P^{Ep. 4 credits} (English); A vain African American ninja outfitted with cybernetic implants.
Jason Cardenas: Voiced by: Takashi Nagasako^{Ep. 5 credits} (Japanese); Joe Daniels^{Ep. 5 credits} (English); A disgruntled former AUZA employee with valuable insider knowledge. His design is based on the show's executive producer Jason DeMarco.

Production and release

The series was announced by Adult Swim in May 2022, and is directed by Sunghoo Park. Takashi Okazaki is designing the characters. The series is produced by E&H Production and Sola Entertainment. On July 22, 2023, at San Diego Comic-Con, Adult Swim unveiled a teaser trailer for the series and announced that it would premiere sometime in 2024. In January 2024, Adult Swim announced that the series would premiere on its Toonami programming block on February 11, 2024, in both English dubbed and subtitled formats, both produced by Sentai Studios.

The opening theme song is "Vengeance" performed by Japanese rock band Coldrain, while the ending theme song is "Eye Openers" performed by Jessica Gelinas. The respective ending theme songs for episodes 10 and 13 are "Unbroken" and "Chain Reaction", both performed by Toft Willingham. Insert songs are also used within most episodes.

Episodes

Video game

A video game prequel titled Ninja Kamui: Shinobi Origins is slated for release on May 30, 2024, for the Nintendo Switch. The game is being developed by G.rev and published by Rainmaker Productions.

Reception

Critical response

Rafael Motamayor of IGN gave the series a score of 7/10. He praised the "stunning" action sequences but criticized the dull plot, uninteresting characters, and called the CG animation "uninspiring" and "underwhelming."

Notes

References

External links

Ninja Kamui (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

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