The power and fantasy ninja world that fans love more and more Naruto portrayed more realistically and thornily in the upcoming anime Under the Ninjaafter a long time finally got a release date
Kengo Hanazawa’s Under Ninja manga has been distributed in Kodansha’s Weekly Young Magazine since 2018. In 2021, it was reported that Tezuka Productions was working on an anime adaptation of the manga. Tezuka Productions is an animation studio founded by legendary animator Osamu Tezuka of Astro Boy fame. Naturally, this created a huge amount of hype among manga and anime fanbases. However, other than the fact that Satoshi Kuwabara will direct the film, there wasn’t much other news about the film until recently.
As revealed in an announcement earlier this month from Under Ninja’s official website, the series is scheduled to launch on October 6, 2023 in Japan. However, there’s no further news on when Under Ninja will launch internationally or on which platforms it will be available to watch.
Ninja’s upcoming anime will give Naruto a modern twist
Under Ninja follows the adventures of Kuro Kumogakure, a high school genin or junior ninja who wastes his time and skills drinking beer, pranking his neighbors and skipping school. It all changed when one day the upper ninja manager called him up and gave him a mission. As excited as he was at the chance to finally see some action, he was also nervous about having to complete the mission on his own without much guidance from his superiors.
Under Ninja explores the joys and sorrows of ninjas in the contemporary world, where they can no longer be isolated from regular society by living in hidden ninja villages like Konoha in Naruto. They were forced to assimilate into the larger community but were also required to maintain their long-standing customs and traditions. For example, their visual display of power was tightly regulated by ninja leaders working alongside the government. However, when asked to take on a mission, the ninja must complete it by any means necessary but without the pomp and circumstance typical of successful missions in Naruto. This is in stark contrast to the ninjas depicted in Naruto, extremely powerful warriors who often abandon the stealthy ways of traditional shinobi to unleash apocalyptic power.
Modern Ninja work is hard work without recognition
Ninjas still exist in Japan, even if they don’t have superpowers like in Naruto. However, it is interesting to imagine that the more basic tasks that ninjas often undertake, such as secretly gathering information for clients, are perhaps still undertaken by modern-day ninja organizations, Or at least that’s what Under Ninja will be. public trust. Under Ninja tells the other side of the Naruto ninja story, one that was much more prominent in the early stages of the now iconic series. So, Under the Ninja provides a perfect platform to expand public understanding of ninja manga, while enriching fans’ enjoyment of manga. Naruto also.
Source: Ninja’s official website