Product Details

• Format: Animated, Color, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Anime Works
• DVD Release Date: January 25, 2000
• Run Time: 60 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0000296QB
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #54,021 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Description:
A time of warfare, where mysterious ninja magic and merciless martial arts are used by both sides in a bloody battle between the Byakuro and the evil Kabusu clan. Now, the Kabusu are about to unleash their most devious plan yet - kidnap the infant Byakuro princess who possesses an incredible power. Alas, an honorable ninja manages to escape with the royal cherub and sends the baby off to be raised in hiding... Years later, an energetic young group of Ninja Cadets is about to be put through their final exam - to see if they possess the skills of true ninja. Their assignment: sneak into the occupied Byakuro castle and steal a secret scroll. Soon, our young Ninja Cadets Sakura, Pochi, Matsuri, Hayashi, Yume and their instructor Kaoru, are split into pairs and continue with their mission.Little do they know that the evil Kabusu Clan have hired highly skilled ninja mercenaries to follow them, knowing that one of the young Ninja Cadets is actually the princess... but which one is she? Brought to you by Youmex, the creative team behind the mega-popular Bubblegum Crisis series, Ninja Cadets features cute girls, nonstop ninja action, and - a real ninja scroll! _____________________________________________________

Product Detail:
No. of Disc(s): 1 DVD
Runtime: Movie
Audio: Japanese, English
Subtitle: English
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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's like Ninja Scroll, but funnier, July 4, 2000

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Chris Meichtry (Weldon, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ninja Cadets! (DVD)

This is the first DVD I ever bought. I for one, think I made a good choice. Ninja cadets is filled with gore and violence. It also has a comedy feel to it. I guess you could say it's a cross between Ninja Scroll and Tenchi Muyo!. You follow along with Sakura, Pochi, Matsuri, Hayashi, Yume, and Kaoru on their mission to steal a secret scroll from Byakuro Castle. Most of the movie is filled with action, so don't worry about becomming bored. If the jokes aren't funny enough for you, check out the bloopers. Other cool features are: Art Gallery, Scene Access, English or Japanese version, optional subtitles, and about fifteen cool trailors. I hope Youmex will make more episodes of this wonderfull anime. I highly recommend Ninja Cadets.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars just okay, September 1, 2000

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"silo1013" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ninja Cadets! (DVD)

Cute and fun, but nothing extraordinary. A group of expatriate ninjas-in-training set off to complete their final exam: to reach their erstwhile castle and retrieve a magic scroll. Meanwhile, some no good types are looking for the princess who previously escaped their evil clutches when, as a baby, she was spirited away from the castle under seige. Which of the Ninja Cadets is she? Will any of them manage to pass the exam? Will evil finally triumph over good? .. nah. But it is entertaining watching them fight all those battles [It's a giant frog! Run for your lives!].

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Ninja Cadets DVD Review: 2 OAV's...that's it? We want more!, July 24, 2000

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Dennis A. Amith (kndy) (California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ninja Cadets! (DVD)

Ninja Cadets! aka "Ninja Mono" in Japan is a story that combines the sword busting of Ninja Scroll with the wackiness of Tenchi Muyou. My only problem with this DVD is that there are only two OAV's and that there will be no more OAV's afterwards. In other words, you are left with a storyline that begs to have more afterwards. You watch and enjoy the anime but are left saying...I want to watch more!...but for now, there are no plans for more.

As for the video, the quality is really colorful and the video, I'm guessing is only stereo because I didn't notice anything major ala 5.1.

The extras are pretty interesting with about 11 trailers to other Media-Blasters anime releases and the outtakes are very fun to watch. Also, a 5-minute art gallery. I hope Media-Blasters adds them to all their DVD's. My only problem is the dubbed voice when you enter each menu. It's very childlike and it's obviously the voice for Sakura but I felt I was going to watch a children's animation and this anime is far from that.

I'm glad they offered the series both in dub and in original Japanese with English subtitles for us purists.

A good DVD but disappointed that the story ended like it did with no future episodes planned at this time.