Ninja Nonsense
| Ninja Nonsense: The Legend of Shinobu | |
Cover of volume 1 of Ninja Nonsense, published by MediaWorks
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ニニンがシノブ伝 (Ninin ga Shinobuden) |
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Manga | |
| Ninin Ga Shinobuden | |
| Written by | Ryoichi Koga |
| Published by | MediaWorks |
| English publisher | |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Magazine | Dengeki Daioh |
| Original run | August 2000 – March 2006 |
| Volumes | 4 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Hitoyuki Matsui |
| Studio | Ufotable |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | CBC |
| English network | |
| Original run | July 8, 2004 – September 23, 2004 |
| Episodes | 12 |
Ninja Nonsense: The Legend of Shinobu (ニニンがシノブ伝 Ninin ga Shinobuden?, 2×2 = Shinobuden) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ryoichi Koga. The series subtitle is "The Nonsense Kunoichi Fiction". The manga was serialized in MediaWorks' Dengeki Daioh magazine between August 2000 and March 2006; the chapters were later compiled into four tankōbon volumes. The manga was released in English in North America by Infinity Studios under the title Ninin Ga Shinobuden. A 12-episode anime adaptation produced by Ufotable aired in Japan between July and September 2004. The anime has been released in North America by The Right Stuf International under the title Ninja Nonsense: The Legend of Shinobu.
Ninja Nonsense is an absurdist comedy series which follows Shinobu as she trains to become a ninja. However, the series does not only focus on ninja training, but also focuses on Shinobu's lifestyle and friends through a series of disjointed comedic plot lines. The series uses character designs that favor a soft and rounded look rather than the slender bishōjo style. The original title of the series is based on a pun. In the Japanese numerical system, ni is two, and shi is four. Ni (2) × ni (2) = shi (4), therefore Ni-ni-n ga Shi-nobuden.
Ninja Nonsense is an absurdist comedy centering on Shinobu, a ninja apprentice, who is attempting to pass her ninja exams while Kaede, a normal schoolgirl, studies for her school exams. As a part of her exam, Shinobu is ordered to break into Kaede's room to steal her panties by her instructor, Onsokumaru. Shinobu, who despite her enthusiasm, possesses little if any actual ninja skills, believes herself to be invisible and 'sneaks' into Kaede's room. Since Shinobu is perfectly visible to Kaede, the mission does not go as planned. Despite all of this, Kaede takes pity on Shinobu and the two become close friends. Shinobu trains alongside other male ninjas identical in appearance, though one is known as Sasuke.
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