Anime like Shinobi no Ittoki

BLACKFOX

Studio: Studio 3Hz , Infinite , Flying Ship Studio
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Sci-Fi

Living in a ninja residence tucked away in a corner of a futuristic city is Rikka, the eldest daughter of a Ninja clan, who looks up to her father—a researcher—very much. Carrying on with her life normally, Rikka's home came suddenly under attack one day. Driven into a corner, what would she do to overcome this crisis? Rip darkness to pieces and become "BLACK"!



Tags: Ninja , Female Protagonist , Super Power , Revenge , Artificial Intelligence , Tragedy , Robots , Primarily Female Cast , Swordplay , Animals , Time Skip , CGI

Nabari no Ou

Studio: J.C. Staff , Square Enix , Funimation
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Psychological , Supernatural

Silent, apathetic yet mischievous, 14-year-old Rokujou Miharu is the bearer of the hijutsu, "Shinrabanshou", a powerful technique many ninja clans desire to possess to become the ruler of Nabari. Fellow classmate Kouichi and his English teacher Kumohira are both secretly Banten clan ninjas, pledging themselves to protect Miharu from his many attackers. Keeping apathetic, Miharu attempts to reject their invitation to join their ninja ‘club’ however, after numerous attacks; he finds no choice but to join their group as a means for his survival. Slowly, Miharu takes a step closer to becoming the ruler of Nabari.

Tags: Shounen , Urban Fantasy , Martial Arts , Ninja , Amnesia , Assassins , Gore , Orphan

Ninja Mono

Also known as Ninja Cadets.

Studio: AIC , Youmex , Media Blasters
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Supernatural

In a foiled attempt to kidnap an infant princess, the princess is rescued by a loyal ninja and is hidden in a village where she is raised as a common female ninja.

Many years later, some promising young ninja students are about to be put through one final test, to see if they possess the skills required to be accepted as full ninja. They are known as Sakura, Matsuri, Yume, Pochi, and Hayashi, and their mission is to sneak inside the Byakuro Castle and steal a secret scroll.

Little do they know that one of them is the surviving princess, nor are they aware that they are being following. We're sure our young ninja cadets can prove they have what it takes to be full ninja, the only question is whether they can do it before they kill each other!



Tags: Ninja , Ensemble Cast , Slapstick , Swordplay , Historical , Female Protagonist , Martial Arts , Youkai , Magic , Kaiju , Male Protagonist

Under Ninja

Also known as UNDER NINJA.

Studio: Tezuka Productions , TBS , NetEase Games , Kodansha , Crunchyroll , Pony Canyon , BS11 , MAGNET
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy

Ninjas still exist in Japan today. They number around 200,000. The ninja organization NIN (National Intelligence of NINJA) is not controlled by the civilian government, with its elite members performing assassinations and sabotage in secret. There is an organization that opposes NIN: UN (Under Ninja). Ninja versus ninja: What lies waiting at the end of this shadowy feud?



Tags: Ninja , Surreal Comedy , Conspiracy , Male Protagonist , Espionage , School , Seinen , Meta , Achronological Order , Gore , Tragedy , Time Skip , Ensemble Cast , CGI , Military , Kuudere

Ninja Kamui

Also known as Ninja Kamui.

Studio: E&H Production , Adult Swim , Sola Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Sci-Fi

Higan is a Nukenin - a former ninja who escaped his clan and is hiding from his violent past in rural America with his family. One night, he is ambushed by a team of assassins from his former organization who exact a bloody retribution on Joe and his family for betraying their ancient code. Rising from his seeming “death,” Joe will re-emerge as his former self - Ninja Kamui - to avenge his family and friends. Kamui is a 21st century ninja, a shadowy anachronism who pits his ancient skills against high-tech weaponry with brutal finesse. He must face off against trained assassins, combat cyborgs, and rival ninjas to bring down the very clan that made him.



Tags: Ninja , Revenge , Assassins , Male Protagonist , Gore , Primarily Adult Cast , Tragedy , Urban , Foreign , Anti-Hero , CGI , Cyborg , Crime , Tokusatsu , Swordplay , Henshin , Detective , Cyberpunk , Super Robot , Police , POV

Ninja Ryuukenden

Also known as Ninja Ryuukenden.

Studio: Studio Junio
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Sci-Fi

On a dark, late night in New York City, Ryu is chased and attacked by assassins. After disposing of them, he finds an I.D. card for the Friedman Company. The next day, it is announced that Dr. Ned Friedman has discovered a cure for cancer. But after providing no information at his press conference, a reporter named Sarah decides to investigate with the help of her friends Robert and Jeff. When passing by Dr. Friedman's house one day, Ryu hears the voice of a young girl calling for help. When Sarah and her entourage investigate the house as well, they run into their colleague, Ryu. Upon that, they discover Dr. Friedman has been conducting experiments on live humans using biotechnology, and that it may have something to do with the power of the Evil Gods, whom Ryu had defeated in the past. But when Ryu's friend, Irene, is kidnapped, he must dawn his role as a Dragon Ninja once again to defeat this new enemy and save her.



Tags: Demons , Ninja , Gore , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Body Horror , Foreign , Urban

Sasuga no Sarutobi

Also known as Amazing Sarutobi.

Studio: NAS , Asatsu DK
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Romance , Sports

Nikumaru, meaning "meatball" in Japanese, is a seventeen-year-old student at Ninja High School, a special school for the training of ninja. He is short and chubby, but he possesses a super technique known as the "kamikaze", where he stirs up a whirlwind with his feet. The series introduces his many adventures and pranks as Nikumaru meets with his rivals both in and out of school.



Tags: Ninja , Slapstick , Martial Arts

Ninja Hattori-kun

Studio: Shin-Ei Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy

Ninja Hattori-Kun and his brother are training to be great ninjas and constantly run into hilarious situations.

Tags: Found Family , Family Life , Ninja , Kids , Male Protagonist , Bullying , Unrequited Love

Ninja Batman

Also known as Batman Ninja.

Studio: Kamikaze Douga , Warner Bros. Japan , YAMATOWORKS
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Mecha , Sci-Fi

Gorilla Grodd's time displacement machine transports many of Batman's worst enemies to feudal Japan - along with the Dark Knight and a few of his allies. The villains take over the forms of the feudal lords that rule the divided land, with the Joker taking the lead among the warring factions. As his traditional high-tech weaponry is exhausted almost immediately, Batman must rely on his intellect and his allies - including Catwoman and the extended Bat-family - to restore order to the land, and return to present-day Gotham City.



Tags: Superhero , Super Robot , Full CGI , Time Manipulation , Primarily Adult Cast , Ninja , Anachronism , Male Protagonist , CGI , Samurai , Swordplay , Guns , Super Power , Butler , Animals , Assassins

Juubee Ninpuuchou

Also known as Ninja Scroll.

Studio: MADHOUSE , Movic , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy , Horror , Romance

Jubei Kibagami has always been the master dealer of death, but in rescuing a ninja woman from a monster he sets loose a chain of events that puts death in his own veins and sends them on a nightmarish odyssey through a surreal and devil infested ancient Japan. How do demonic possessions, an annihilated village and a man Jubei thought safely buried in his past all connect? If Jubei can't piece the blood-soaked clues together, his only consolation will be that he won't live to regret it for very long! Prepare your mind and steel your gut for the insanely gore-packed orgy of violence that still stands alone and unchallenged as the ultimate anime action feature.



Tags: Ninja , Historical , Gore , Swordplay , Heterosexual , Travel , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Female Protagonist , Rural , Politics , Nudity , Tragedy , Ships , Unrequited Love , LGBTQ+ Themes