We learned back in September 2021 from Young Magazine that its title Under Ninja is getting an anime adaptation. No details were provided regarding the adaptation of the manga, but we have seen other adaptations from this creator, Kengo Hanazawa. Their series I Am Hero saw a live-action film.
Now, the official site has updated to reveal the main cast for the project. With an October 2023 premiere previously set for it, the main cast includes:
- Taito Ban as Kurō Kumogakure
- Tarusuke Shingaki as Katō
- Tasuku Hatanaka as Miracle Hibi
- Atsumi Tanezaki as Suzuki
- Daiki Yamashita as Shion Hachiya
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TVアニメ #アンダーニンジャ
キャスト情報解禁||◣ ◢||
雲隠九郎 #坂泰斗
加藤 #新垣樽助
日比奇跡 #畠中祐
鈴木 #種﨑敦美
蜂谷紫音 #山下大輝 https://t.co/1kHU5ZAphH#underninja pic.twitter.com/sbllfxBRyc— 『アンダーニンジャ』TVアニメ公式 (@UNDERNINJAanime) May 6, 2023
The show is directed by Satoshi Kuwabara from the scripts by Keiichiro Ochi. Noboteru Yuki is handling the character designs with Tezuka Productions working on the animation production.
The manga series from Kengo Hanazawa began in 2018 as serialized in Weekly Young Magazine. It’s got eight volumes out in Japan so far and is licensed for publication in English through Denpa.
Check out the official site and Twitter.
Plot Concept: A high school loner is given the part-time job of a lifetime as a modern day ninja tasked to perform international assassinations.
After World War II, Allied Command in Japan developed a new agency to help manage terrorism and violence within the Pacific region. The agency was staffed with ninja and they were initially tasked to handle domestic affairs. Eventually that program grew to its current form, managing 20,000 ninja across a range of domestic and international affairs. One of those ninja happens to be Kurō. The seventeen-year-old high school loser is now poised to be the next line of defense against a potential surge in foreign assassins invading Tokyo.
『#アンダーニンジャ』（花沢 健吾）第8巻 本日発売!!【8/5(金)】
ＴＶアニメ2023年放送決定！㊗️🎉✨
九郎vs.山田!!
そして、物語は衝撃の展開へ‥‥!!!!💥💥💥📕試し読み↓https://t.co/tObSWcPdSX#ヤンマガ pic.twitter.com/Q1NSV4Ntbe
— ヤングマガジン編集部 (@magazine_young) August 5, 2022
