Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu
| Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu | |
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| Genre |
Action Science Fantasy Comedy Martial Arts |
| Created by | Michael Hegner |
| Written by | Dan Hageman Kevin Hageman |
| Directed by | Michael Hegner Justin Murphy |
| Voices of |
Jillian Michaels Vincent Tong Michael Adamthwaite Paul Dobson Brent Miller Kirby Morrow Kelly Metzger Mark Oliver Brian Drummond Michael Kopsa Ian James Corlett Kathleen Barr Scott McNeil |
| Opening theme | The Weekend Whip by The Fold |
| Ending theme | The Weekend Whip by The Fold |
| Composer(s) | Jay Vincent Michael Kramer |
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| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 64 (list of episodes) |
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| Producer(s) | Erik Wilstrup and WILFilm |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Distributor | The Lego Group |
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| Original network |
Cartoon Network (US) Nickelodeon (Denmark) |
| Picture format | HDTV 1080i |
| Original release | January 14, 2011 – present |
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| Website | |
Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu (also known as Ninjago), is an American–Danishaction comedy family animated TV series that centers on the adventures of six ninja: Kai, Cole, Jay, Zane, Lloyd (as of Season 2), and Nya (as of Season 5). The series is based on the Lego toy series of the same name.
The show is set in the fictional world of Ninjago, a place inspired by East Asian myths and culture. The land is divided between Ninjago proper and the Dark Island, where the Overlord formerly resided. It has an underworld, where beings of evil like the Skullkins dwell, together with sacred places where many things are hidden or forgotten (like the Serpentine tombs or the tomb of the First Spinjitzu Master). Similar to Lego's past product line Bionicle, the main characters are in tune with certain elemental properties (the elements in this case being Fire, Earth, Energy, Ice, Lightning and Water). While featuring several historically designed buildings and traditional clothing, Ninjago is a modern setting incorporating large metropolises with skyscrapers, current-age (and futuristic) vehicles, modern electronics and semi-robotic exo-suits; among other temporal displacements.
The pilot episodes feature Master Wu struggling to train four teenage ninja in the ways of an ancient battle art called Spinjitzu (which manifests as an elemental spinning movement faster than any normal fighting style) to defeat his corrupted brother Lord Garmadon, ruler of the Underworld, to stop him from gaining power through the Four Golden Weapons - The Sword of Fire, Scythe of Earthquake, Nunchucks of Lightning, and Shuriken of Ice. Travelling across Ninjago, Wu and his four elementally-attuned students, Kai (Fire), Jay (Lightning), Zane (Ice) and Cole (Earth) recover the Golden Weapons. Kai rescues his sister Nya and makes peace with the Dragon guardians, but, in order to keep the Sword of Fire from Garmadon, Wu travels to the Underworld to fight his corrupted brother. The four ninja follow him down on the dragons, who have the capability to travel between the worlds. After defeating the Skeleton Army with the ultimate Spinjitzu move, the Tornado of Creation, they came upon Wu fighting the general of the Skeleton Army, Samukai, who is in possession of three of the Golden Weapons (the nunchucks, shurikens and scythe - stolen from the ninja earlier while they rested in the forests near the Fire Temple). Wu is defeated and Samukai tries to take the sword for his own, but is destroyed due to their combined power. This allows Garmadon to escape through a portal between space-time, but he vows to one day return with enough power to wield the Golden Weapons. With Garmadon gone, the balance is temporarily restored, and the ninja prepare to train themselves for the day the Dark Lord returns.
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