Ninja Nonsense - The Legend of Shinobu, Vol. 1: Enter the Ninja
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Artist: Artist Not ProvidedBrand: Widowmaker Filmsllc
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); English (Original Language); Japanese (Original Language)
Format: Animated, Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 80 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-07-25
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Right Stuf
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DVD Review: Silliness, slapstick, and pervy insanity
Summary: 4 Stars
This is the story of Shinobu, a ninja trainee. Shinobu is a totally naive girl, supposedly learning the ninja arts from her headmaster, Onsokomaru. Onsokomaru is a letcherous round yellow ball, who seems to have no redeeming qualities. We also meet Kaede (a normal schoolgirl), who becomes Shinobu's best friend.
This disk includes six half-episodes (or 3 full episodes, depending on how you count it). The episodes are standalone for the most part (at least on the first disk), so its easy to watch a half-episode for a short bit, and come back to the disk later.
The humor in this series is the primary thing that sets it apart. It is somewhat reminiscent of Excel Saga. Ranging from lewd comments (usually from Onsokomaru) and slapstick gags (usually at Onsokomaru's expense) to strange circumstances that Shinobu gets herself into, the gags are pretty funny if you're into it. If you are looking for a serious series, look elsewhere. This disk is also not for the younger viewers - some of the innuendo and lewd humor would be too mature for them
Art-wise, the female characters are drawn in a cute (kawai) style, with larger, rounded heads. In the first disk, there are few (if any) normal male characters - just Onsokomaru and a bunch of identical ninjas (who are all named Sasuke). The cuteness is not overdone though, and it makes perfect sense for such a naive character.
Other nice touches - the stop-motion ending credits are a riot. The music is fairly good too, and the dubbing works well.
Finally, the accompanying booklet (included in the DVD) provides translation notes, including explanations for the jokes which don't translate well into Western culture. This is the type of thing which I'd like to see more frequently - kudos to RightStuf for including this!
Overall, Ninja Nonsense a fun series that doesn't take itself (or much else) too seriously. Its definitely the thing after a stressful day.
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