Product Details

• Format: Animated, Color, DVD, Subtitled, NTSC
• Language: English, Japanese
• 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: Right Stuf
• DVD Release Date: July 25, 2006
• Run Time: 80 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000FKP42Y
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #238,027 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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NINJA NONSENSE:LEGEND OF SHINOBU VOL - DVD Movie

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Silliness, slapstick, and pervy insanity, September 4, 2006

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Edward Swing "blackdaggr" (Laurel, MD USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ninja Nonsense - The Legend of Shinobu, Vol. 1: Enter the Ninja (DVD)

This is the story of Shinobu, a ninja trainee. Shinobu is a totally naive girl, supposedly learning the ninja arts from her headmaster, Onsokomaru. Onsokomaru is a letcherous round yellow ball, who seems to have no redeeming qualities. We also meet Kaede (a normal schoolgirl), who becomes Shinobu's best friend.

This disk includes six half-episodes (or 3 full episodes, depending on how you count it). The episodes are standalone for the most part (at least on the first disk), so its easy to watch a half-episode for a short bit, and come back to the disk later.

The humor in this series is the primary thing that sets it apart. It is somewhat reminiscent of Excel Saga. Ranging from lewd comments (usually from Onsokomaru) and slapstick gags (usually at Onsokomaru's expense) to strange circumstances that Shinobu gets herself into, the gags are pretty funny if you're into it. If you are looking for a serious series, look elsewhere. This disk is also not for the younger viewers - some of the innuendo and lewd humor would be too mature for them

Art-wise, the female characters are drawn in a cute (kawai) style, with larger, rounded heads. In the first disk, there are few (if any) normal male characters - just Onsokomaru and a bunch of identical ninjas (who are all named Sasuke). The cuteness is not overdone though, and it makes perfect sense for such a naive character.

Other nice touches - the stop-motion ending credits are a riot. The music is fairly good too, and the dubbing works well.

Finally, the accompanying booklet (included in the DVD) provides translation notes, including explanations for the jokes which don't translate well into Western culture. This is the type of thing which I'd like to see more frequently - kudos to RightStuf for including this!

Overall, Ninja Nonsense a fun series that doesn't take itself (or much else) too seriously. Its definitely the thing after a stressful day.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just hilarious!, October 15, 2006

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OKAMI "LANDA" (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ninja Nonsense - The Legend of Shinobu, Vol. 1: Enter the Ninja (DVD)

This is probably the best comedy show ever made. I know there're lots of good anime shows but you can call this one unique, why? well:

1 - Both of the English and Japanese versions are top-notch.
2 - Vivid colors and fluent animation.
3 - Character design are just beautiful.
4 - Fan service.
5 - it is a BLACK COMEDY.
6 - Shinobu's sweet cherry.

If you're new or old in this large world of anime, then this series IS the best option to be updated.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wild and Funny., February 11, 2007

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Candice Gross "Anime Lover" (Shawnee, Kansas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ninja Nonsense - The Legend of Shinobu, Vol. 1: Enter the Ninja (DVD)

Laugh Out Loud. This is the 1st dvds we ever laugh each timed we watched them. We bought all 4 volumes. We hope they make more. We couldn't get enough.