Ninja Hattori-kun

tv show

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697 total episodes

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1 seasons

First Aired September 28, 1981

Overview

11-year-old Kenichi Mitsuba is an average kid who goes to secondary school and struggles with his studies, he is very stubborn and is very lazy and therefore always ends up frustrating his parents and teacher. He loves to find an easy way of things. He befriends Hattori Kanzo, a ninja from the Iga Clan, and he becomes part of the Mitsuba family along with his brother, Shinzo and his ninja dog, Shishimaru. Hattori helps Kenichi with his problems, and constantly keeps an eye on him, as a good friend. The main antagonist Kemumaki, a Koga ninja and his ninja cat, Kagechiyo always troubles Kenichi, mainly because of their feud over one girl, Yumeko. Kenichi asks Hattori to take revenge as a recurring storyline in many episodes. Although Hattori is a good friend, Kenichi sometimes fights with Hattori due to misunderstandings created by Kemumaki. Sometimes Jippou, Togejirou and Tsubame help him.

Origin Country

Japan

Original Language

Japanese

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Production Countries

  • Japan

Spoken Languages

  • Japanese

Production Companies

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    TV Asahi

    Japan

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    Shin-Ei Animation

    Japan

Networks

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    tv asahi

    Japan

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    ANIMAX

    Japan

Cast

Crew