Ninja Slayer from Animation: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Kenji Fujikido is a salaryman whose wife and child were killed in a ninja turf war. In a brush with his own death, Fujikido is possessed by an enigmatic ninja soul known as Naraku Ninja. Fujikido cheats death and becomes "Ninja Slayer" -a Grim Reaper destined to kill evil ninja, committed to a personal war of vengeance. Set in the dystopian underworld of Neo-Saitama, Ninja Slayer takes on Soukai Syndicate ninja in mortal combat.

Series details

• Title: Ninja Slayer from Animation
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Action, Adventure, Anime
• Premiere date: 2015-04-16
• Final broadcast date listed: 2015-10-08
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Tokyo MX
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 15 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 5119

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2015-04-16; final listed air date 2015-10-08; episode order: 26.

Source and licence

Adapted from Ninja Slayer from Animation on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.