Ninja are now seen in popular media around the world. But as their profile rises, their reality gets muddied amid legends and fantasies. The truth about authentic ninja lies unknown, shrouded in mystery. This program carefully examines the fighting skills and tools used by actual ninja, and conducts experiments to determine the "Ninja Truth".
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Each week, host Alex Weber joins your favorite ninjas to get an insider's behind the scenes look at how an obstacle goes from an idea to the ultimate athletic challenge in Crashing The Course.
Host Peter Barakan delves into various aspects of Japanese culture; exploring practices, history, and modern innovations in such areas as ramen, rice, sushi, geisha, bonsai, and so much more. Local experts discuss their passions at fascinating length, and American Japanophile Matt Alt experiences the food, practices, and cultures in each episode in depth. Viewers will finish each half hour episode with a new understanding of an area of Japanese life through demonstrative videos and explanations, all delivered respectfully and true to the Japanese way of life.
"Time and Tide" transcends time to detail extraordinary historical events in Japan and the larger world. Join NHK WORLD-JAPAN on a journey that reveals the truth behind some of the turning points of the past.
Historical figures and their decisions that changed the course of history. Based on expert research, the program explains dilemmas the that heroes faced and options they could have chosen.
Centuries ago, Tokyo was known as Edo. More than a million people enjoyed life in this small but abundant city. They live on in ukiyo-e woodblock prints. Each episode is a deep dive into a single print, and an exploration of the soul of Old Tokyo. We examine works by artists like Hokusai and Hiroshige not just for their aesthetic and historical value, but for the stories they tell of everyday life. That is how the people of Edo themselves enjoyed this mass-produced medium.
Explore the richness and depth of the Japanese language and discover how words and expressions reflect history, culture and the natural world.
When four pet turtles were bathed in alien ooze, they began to mutate and became the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Raised in New York City sewers by their foster father and wise sensei, Master Splinter, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello, and Raphael wage war against crime. Led by Master Splinter, the four turtles learn the ancient martial art of Ninjitsu, mastering skills of stealth, weapons, and fighting. They stop evildoers in all forms, whether barbaric gangs, lowlife crooks, deranged cyborgs, or even the crime syndicate The Foot, led by their archrival, The Shredder.
In the near future, the resurgence of ninjitsu in Japan sets the stage for the adventures of Rentaro Kagura, Kamen Rider Shinobi!
Shinobu is a naive ninja-in-training. In order to test her ninja abilites, she must steal the panties of all the high school girls. The first house she stops at is the abode of one Kaede Shiranui, who happens to catch Shinobu in the act. Kaeda is the voice of reason and the two girls become quick friends, despite a round yellow ball-thing who claims to be a ninja master and tries to get in the way of their friendship.
In the story, the Crypto Scroll enshrined in the ninja city of Kōka has been stolen, leading to a battle royal among ninja. Sakuya, Nemu, and Xiaolan were living their daily lives until they must unite their forces.
In a world where aliens have invaded Edo Period Japan, skyscrapers, trains and motor bikes have replaced the simple life of Earth inhabitants. One man however, still carries the soul of a samurai, Gintoki Sakata, otherwise known as Yorozuya Gin-san. As reckless as he is, Gintoki carries his own resolve and is ready to take on any challenge with his fellow companions.
After 2 and a half years Naruto finally returns to his village of Konoha, and sets about putting his ambitions to work. It will not be easy though as he has amassed a few more dangerous enemies, in the likes of the shinobi organization; Akatsuki.
The world's top fighters, wrestlers, and athletes compete in one of the most difficult physical contests ever devised. Of the 1,900 people that have attempted to complete stage one since 1997, only about 200 have succeeded. Of the 200 that passed stage one, only 3 people have gone on to complete all four stages and have the title of Ninja Warrior.
Eizan Kaburagi and his friends experience their first year at a ninja school, where they learn only the finest forms of education there are… such as how to pass through walls, disappear into clouds of smoke and fly over rooftops.
Four turtles fall into the sewers and are befriended by Hamato Yoshi a Japanese man sent to New York who was forced to live in the sewers. One day he sees a strange green glow which transforms the four turtles into human-like creatures. Hamato (now Master Splinter) changes into a giant rat from the green glow and teaches the turtles the skills of the ninja as they team up with news reporter April O'Neil to battle against Yoshi's arch enemy Shredder and Krang, an alien warlord from Dimension X.
It's been a long time since the great war between the Three God Generals and the Youkais, an ancient race of monstrous spirits. Since then, imprisoned in a cave protected by the mystical Seal Door, their leader Daimaou and his Youkai army wait, planning for the day they can finally strike. That day has arrived and it is up to the Kakurangers, along with the Three God Generals, to defeat the Youkais, before Daimaou's villainy destroys Earth!
When a tragedy befalls their fellow students on graduation day, three pupils of the Hayate Way's Ninja Academy must take on the Jakanja — a clan of evil space warriors. But they can't do it alone. Can they find the help they need? And can the young warriors act swiftly enough to defeat the Jakanja before they destroy the known universe?
The story imagines if Japanese historical figures such as Queen Himiko, the warlord Oda Nobunaga, and samurai Sakamoto Ryouma were cats.
When swords were outlawed in the eleventh year of the Meiji era, the mighty samurai population began to dwindle. Those who rejected the ban on blades rebelled, causing violent unrest to erupt throughout the countryside. To combat the rise in criminal activity, an inescapable lake prison was constructed. Three young men, born of the Kumo line, were given the duty of delivering criminals to their place of confinement – but could there be more to their mission than meets the eye?
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.
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30 episodes • 2018
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | Mar 31, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | Mar 31, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Shuriken | Dec 18, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Ninja Yashiki | Dec 25, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Ninja Fire Arts | Jan 15, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Concealed Weapons and Hyorogan | Jan 22, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 7 | In Search of the Kunoichi, the Female Ninja | Oct 1, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Extraordinary Ninja Tools: Kunai and Ikibukuro | Oct 8, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Shinobi Rokugu: The Six Essential Tools of the Ninja | Feb 4, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Poison and Medicine: The Ninja's Double-Sided Coin | Feb 11, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Innin and Yonin: The Yin and Yang of the Ninja | Mar 17, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Physical Abilities of the Ninja | Mar 17, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Ninja Mnemonics | Dec 15, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Ninja in Tokyo | Dec 22, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Ninja Communication | Nov 10, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 16 | The Fuma Ninja | Nov 17, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Iga, Home of the Ninja | Feb 27, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 18 | The Ninja Art of Escape | Feb 27, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 19 | The Bansenshukai | Mar 27, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Ninja Tools of Clay and Stone | Mar 27, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 21 | The Koka Ninja - Their Light and Shadow | Jul 20, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Flying Ninja | Jul 27, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 23 | THE LAST NINJA | Jan 25, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 24 | The Forefront of Ninja Research | Feb 1, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 25 | SARUTOBI Sasuke - The Original Ninja Hero | Aug 14, 2024 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Ninja to Keep the Peace | Aug 21, 2024 | 0.0 |
| 27 | The Ninja and Disaster Preparedness | Mar 22, 2025 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Ninja Arts Inspired by the Animal Kingdom | Mar 29, 2025 | 0.0 |
| 29 | The Hayamichi-no-mono of the North | Jul 20, 2025 | 0.0 |
| 30 | The Ninja and Guns | Aug 17, 2025 | 0.0 |