Ninja Cadets!

Starring:Japanimation
Studio: Anime Works
Product Type: DVD

Average customer rating:

Meh... Pass.
Potential aplenty
It was ok
I am sooooo disappointed!
Could have been better...

Ninja Cadets!
Starring: Japanimation
Manufacturer: Anime Works
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B0000296QB
Release Date: 2000-01-25

Customer Reviews:

Meh... Pass........2007-04-27

Not my favorite anime I've watched lately. If I had to choose between Ninja Cadets and Samurai - Hunt for the Sword, I'd choose Samurai. If I had to choose between Samurai: Hunt for the Sword and Wrath of Ninja, I'd choose Wrath. If I were rich and had my way, I'd probably go with Ninja Scroll The Movie & The Series - Ultimate Collection.

But, for what it's worth, I wasn't a big fan of Ninja Cadets. The trailer I saw seemed to be better than the anime. I hoped for more. If you've seen one of the "cinematic" trailers, it's mostly from a short scene at the beginning. The rest seemed cartoonish, whiny and incomplete (almost like they hoped to turn it into a series, but never got that far; no resolution really, it just seems to end). Go for Samurai: Hunt for the Sword or Wrath of the Ninja over this one. If you've got the money, buy Ninja Scroll or Samurai X instead.

Potential aplenty.......2001-10-26

It is a pity that the series was not completed. It has it's problems and at times it is rather anime cliche. But for all that I enjoyed it. The character costumes are well drawn and the characters themselves have potential. Each one has different skills. The heroes look cool and the gals sexy. The action is well done. It is worth a watch, as the series was dropped I am not sure if it is worth buying.

It was ok.......2001-06-27

I was mostly interested in seeing this anime because I based an RPG character off of the picture of the character, whom I had never actually seen in action until 1 1/2 years later. The fact that there's only 2 episodes gives me two things to look at.

#1. It's not worth getting since the series was discontinued.

#2. It still has potential of being a good series if they do continue it. In which case I would buy a box set of the whole series.

The story was some-what interesting, but I warn you, you'll hate the dubbing voices if you're not a 12-year old kid. The guy that asked what language I wanted played the DVD as I was deciding, and when I heard Sakura yell out something in the English voice at the start-up, I immediately said, "That sounds so annoying! Japanese please!"

Overall, if they continue the series it may turn out to be good, but you can't judge it so far since it's only 2 episodes.

I am sooooo disappointed!.......2001-05-10

I read a review about Ninja Cadets comparing it to Jubei-chan, and Rurouni Kenshin. Jubei-chan, and Kenshin are my favorite anime! Unfortunately this anime can never live up to them, and I don't want to ever go back to that website ever again to look up reviews before buying anything.

I bought this DVD thinking it would be funny. On the back of this DVD, it says that this Anime is a "Action/Adventure/Comedy". The humor was so dry. Whenever they would try to make a joke, I just stared at the TV with an emotionless face.

This anime is OKAY, but it's NOT great, or one of the best things that I've seen. The story is a little interesting, and if anymore will be released sometime in the future, I wouldn't buy it.. but if someone I know has more of this Anime.. I'll borrow it to see what happened since the OVA left me hanging.

Another note: I usually just watch the Japanese version. I heard part of how the English voices sounded when I watched the bonus material for "Bloopers". HORRIBLE ENGLISH DUB! And the bloopers aren't worth watching either. -_-;;

If you want to see an "Action/Adventure" anime this is OKAY for that (keep in mind that this is only a two episode DVD). But don't buy it if you want to see a Kenshin or Jubei-chan type anime. What I mean by that is... I don't even feel like watching this Anime more than twice even though I bought it (so far it's been only one viewing). It's nothing spectacular.

Could have been better..........2001-04-08

The story starts out at night in fedual Japan. Ninjas from the Kabusu clan attack the Byakuro castle. A big mechanical turtle is tearing the caslt apart and just before it is demolished the king gives the baby princess to his lawful ninja and the ninja runs off inton the night...

Boom, years later come and Sakura and Matsuri are chasing a bear. Sakura cheats and wins and they get into this big fight. The next day they are at the child-care center and are assigned a mission to retrieve the magic scroll fomr the Kabusu clan... Now for crictizing..
1.What is up with that turtle thing? Something else would have been better.

2.Sakura's voice was ANNOYING. She had a high whiny voice and sounded like a three-year-old.

3.It should have gone in deeper, the story was way too rushed. Yume, was pushed aside while it seemed like Kaoru needed to be explained more, it looked like there was more to him. Also the history between the Byakuro and the Kabusu clans should have been more explained. It would have given me a better understanding. The villains, well there wasn't much to them except they wanted to capture the Byakuro princess. There should have been more secrets along them too. A lot of the time i was confused. I had to watch the movie a couple of times to get it straight.

4.You were supposed have been guessing who the princess was-etheir Yume, Matsuri or Sakura- i wasn't guessing at all, you could tell from the start. I think that they wanted you to be guessing, but when you saw the baby's face you could elminate one person and don't you think the main character would be the princess...???

5.Extras- why, why, why??? The bloopers were just scenes from the movie where they stuck in Sakura's voice- they all were hers! None of the other people got spotlight. Art Gallery is okay, nothing there. Plus you hear Sakura's voice say "Welcome to the Ninja Cadet's Training Camp!" I cringed real bad when i heard her voice... oh i can't stand it anymore!The voice!!!

6.There really, really should be a sequel, maybe i would have given it more stars. I was left thinking "did i miss something?" becuase it ended way too abrubtly. Can't those people who make movies like this see how it confuses people and seems way too jumbled? I guess we'll never know....

On a scale from 1-10
Music:6
Animation:8
Plot:5
Extras:2
Overall grade: 5.25
You really shouldn't buy it, just rent it if you can or borrow from your friend. It really isn't worth the money...

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