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UNDER NINJA (2023)
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Original name: アンダーニンジャ
Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
Thousands of ninjas live in secret across Japan. One underachieving ninja spends his days doing nothing — until he receives a special mission.
Style:
anime, captivating, semi serious, fast paced, parody, seinen, slapstick, dark comedy, suspense
Plot:
ninja, slice of life, school, assassin, high school, underdog, secret mission, fight, schoolboy, martial arts, secret society, ruse, class struggle, urban, satire, training, social commentary, conspiracy, espionage, redemption, bureaucracy, identity, supernatural, political intrigue, government ...
Time:
post world war two
Place:
tokyo, japan
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out anime, captivating, semi serious and entertaining films and TV series with plots about slice of life, high school life, school, satire, friendship, high school and coming of age mostly in Animation, Comedy and Action genres. Some movies like UNDER NINJA: Ramen Fighter Miki (2006), Shin Ikki Tousen (2022), Brave 10 (2012), Ninja Boy Rantaro (1993), The Fable (2024). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Brave 10 is a manga series by Kairi Shimotsuki, serialized in Media Factory's Comic Flapper from 2007 to 2010. The series was resumed on June 15, 2011 and retitled Brave 10 Spiral, better known as Brave 10 S, serialized in Monthly Comic Gene. ...
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japan
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71%
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