Ninja Kamui (stylized in all caps) is an anime television series produced by E&H Production and Sola Entertainment for Cartoon Network's nighttime programming block Adult Swim. It was directed by Sunghoo Park. The series aired in the United States on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block, along with an Adult Swim Canada simulcast, from February to May 2024. A Japanese broadcast of the series followed on Tokyo MX from July to September 2024. In June 2025, a second and third season were announced.
Plot
After escaping his clan and going into hiding in rural America with his wife, former ninja Higan, living under the alias of Joe Logan, is ambushed by the reformed clan's assassins which exact bloody retribution on him and his family for their betrayal on direct orders from their current leader Yamaji. With his wife and son now dead, Higan returns to his ninja ways to avenge his family and sets his sights on taking down the very clan that made him.
Characters
- Higan / Jō Rōgan
- 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 Rōgan
- Higan's wife, and a former ninja, who was trained alongside Higan and Zai. She is murdered along with Ren by the clan.
- Ren / Kairu Rōgan
- 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.
- Maiku Morisu
- An FBI agent investigating the deaths of Joe's family and partners with Samanda.
- Asuka / Ema Samanda
- 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.
- Bosu Ninja
- The imposing head of the ninja clan's former ninja hunting squad and the one who personally murders Higan's family.
- ヤマジ
- 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.
- ザイ
- A skilled ninja known as the Reaper and Yamaji's apprentice. He also hunts exiled ninjas.
- Rōshūchō / Kagari
- A skilled Physician 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.
- Riru
- A capricious and perverted assassin afflicted with dwarfism who relies on technology for battle.
- Josefu Evuansu
- 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.
- Djiri
- Joseph's bodyguard and a highly skilled combatant.
- Biggu Dī
- A vain African American ninja outfitted with cybernetic implants.
- Jeison Karudenasu
- 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 directed by
Sunghoo Park. handled series composition, while
Takashi Okazaki designed the characters. The series was produced by E&H Production and Sola Entertainment.
In July 2023 at San Diego Comic-Con, Adult Swim unveiled a teaser trailer for the series and announced it would premiere 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,
In June 2024, Sola Entertainment CEO Joseph Chou was paraphrased through a Business Wire press release covering the Shinobi Origins video game as stating that a second season of the anime was in the works,
Episodes
Video game
A video game
prequel titled
Ninja Kamui: Shinobi Origins was released on May 30, 2024, for the
Nintendo Switch. The game was developed by G.rev and published by Rainmaker Productions. It was later ported to PlayStation 4 on November 13, 2024, and PlayStation 5 through backward compatibility.
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".
Accolades
In 2024,
Ninja Kamui was nominated for Best Anime Series at the 4th Astra TV Awards.
The series won Best Original Anime at the 9th Crunchyroll Anime Awards in 2025.
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