Ninja Kamui
Ninja Kamui
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Ninja Kamui

"Revenge is a dish best served cold."

8.1
Yr 2024
Rt 24m
Status Returning Series
Animation Action & Adventure
Your Verdict
Unrated

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Overview

A team of assassins exacts a bloody retribution on Joe Logan – a former ninja who escaped his clan – and his family for betraying their ancient code. Rising from his seeming "death," Joe will re-emerge as his former self – Ninja Kamui – to avenge his family and friends and bring down the very clan that made him.

Critical Reception

What critics are saying

Score 68 /100

Ninja Kamui debuted to strong enthusiasm from anime critics, largely fueled by a blistering premiere and standout choreography. Reviewers widely praised its fluid 2D animation, visceral gore, and stylish hand-to-hand combat, noting that the series channeled the nostalgic, gritty tone of classic adult action anime.

However, critical opinion became more mixed as the season progressed. Multiple critics observed that the series suffered from a thin, predictable revenge storyline driven almost entirely by its fights. Furthermore, the mid-season shift from grounded martial arts to a heavy reliance on CGI armor and mecha battles drew notable frustration from several reviewers, who felt it diluted the show's greatest strength.

Ultimately, while the writing and late-season artistic pivot received mixed reactions, critics generally agreed that Ninja Kamui delivers enough high-octane spectacle and brutal action to satisfy fans of unapologetic, mature revenge tales.

“Ninja Kamui features an all-time great premiere and spectacular action, but it’s bogged down by CG fights and a dull plot.”

“Ninja Kamui tells an incredibly cathartic revenge story, but it also engages in deeper queries over why we go on living and if breaking points are a sign of weakness or what defines us as humans.”

“Ninja Kamui, as an anime, excels primarily in its battle sequences. It falls flat in nearly every other department, but the one that bugged me the most was the lack of a proper story and plot driven solely by fights.”

Transmission Paths

Where to Watch

HBO Max
UK • US
Adult Swim
US
HBO Max Amazon Channel
US • UK
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YouTube TV
US
StackTV Amazon Channel
CA
fuboTV
CA
Global TV
CA
Why fans love it

This 2024 animated action and adventure series delivers a focused narrative built on classic ninja revenge. The story follows Joe Logan, a former ninja who abandoned his ancient clan only to face brutal punishment. When a team of assassins targets Joe and his family for breaking their strict code, he barely survives the bloody ordeal. Thought to be dead, he re-emerges under his former identity, Ninja Kamui, driven by a single goal: to avenge those he lost and dismantle the syndicate that trained him.

Anime fans gravitate toward the show's unrelenting focus and clear motivation. Featuring voice work from Kenjiro Tsuda, the series avoids unnecessary detours in favor of a straightforward, high-stakes payback storyline. It takes the familiar theme of a lone warrior facing an ancient network and executes it with pure momentum, giving audiences a tense story of survival and retribution.

Featured Players

Cast

Credited 43
Regulars 12
Longest run 12 eps
Kenjiro Tsuda
Kenjiro Tsuda
as Higan / Joe Logan (voice)
Atsushi Ono
Atsushi Ono
as Mike Moriss (voice)
Tomoyuki Shimura
Tomoyuki Shimura
as Boss Ninja (voice)
2 episodes
Wataru Komada
Wataru Komada
as Subway Bro (voice)
1 episode
Koji Okino
Koji Okino
as Businessman (voice)
1 episode
Emiko Takeuchi
Emiko Takeuchi
as Newscaster (voice)
1 episode
Tatsumaru Tachibana
Tatsumaru Tachibana
as Joseph (voice)
12 episodes
Yuichi Nakamura
Yuichi Nakamura
as Zai (voice)
9 episodes
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Takaya Hashi as Kagari (voice) 5 episodes Kazuhiro Yamaji as Yamaji (voice) 11 episodes Akimitsu Takase as Branch Manager (voice) 6 episodes Arata Kimura as Ren / Kyle Logan (voice) 4 episodes Shinya Takahashi as Restaurant Owner (voice) 2 episodes Setsuji Sato as Lil (voice) 5 episodes Takanori Hoshino as Exiled Instructor (voice) 2 episodes Romi Park as Dilly (voice) 8 episodes Kosuke Sakaki as Big D (voice) 6 episodes Takayuki Sugo as Old Chieftain (voice) 4 episodes Hironori Kondoh as Mike's Colleague (voice) 1 episode Ai Kaneda as Mike's Wife (voice) 1 episode Takashi Nagasako as Jason Cardenas (voice) 7 episodes Genta Nakamura as Mercenary (voice) 1 episode Yasuhiro Kikuchi as Corrupt Cop (voice) 3 episodes Shohei To as Power Plant Staff (voice) 3 episodes Naoyuki Shimozuru as Newscaster (voice) 6 episodes Hiroki Yamada as Corrupt Cop (voice) 3 episodes Akira Kuwabara as Lieutenant (voice) 1 episode Katsuya Yoshida as Security Guard (voice) 3 episodes Yukari Watanabe as Secretary's Assistant (voice) 2 episodes Masashi Nogawa as Surveillance Staff (voice) 4 episodes Yuka Adachi as Ninja (voice) 4 episodes Yutaka Nakano as Secretary of Energy (voice) 3 episodes Karin Nanami as Newscaster (voice) 2 episodes Yugo Sekiguchi as Lieutenant (voice) 4 episodes Hiroaki Okuda as Ninja (voice) 8 episodes Yurika Hino as Sara Logan (voice) 10 episodes Masanori Shimizu as Opereater (voice) 6 episodes Nobuyuki Sakemoto as Soldiers (voice) 3 episodes Kaori Kimura as Newscaster (voice) 1 episode Kotomi Aihara as Captive Children (voice) 1 episode Natsumi Kawaida as Investigator (voice) 3 episodes Yuina Yamada as Captive Children (voice) 1 episode Yuki Wakai as Emma Samanda (voice) 11 episodes
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Keywords

ninja anime revenge
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Details

First Aired
February 11, 2024
Status
Returning Series
Episode Runtime
24 minutes
Origin
US
TMDB Votes
372