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Format
TV
Episodes
694
Episode Duration
10 min per ep
Status
Finished Airing
Premiered
Fall 1981
Aired
1981-09-28 to 1987-12-25
Source
Manga
Rating
G - All Ages
Genres
Comedy
Martial Arts
Shounen
Slice of Life
Studios
Shin-Ei Animation
Producers
Licensors
Ninja Hattori-kun (忍者ハットリくん)
The everyday Sanyo family gets an unexpected surprise in the shape of a new lodger-Hattori is a ninja boy who has come down from the Iga mountains to attend normal school. Befriending Kenichi Sanyo, who is the same age as he, Hattori starts attending school undercover, occasionally accompanied by his brother, Shinzo, Shishimaru the ninja dog, and Kenichi's girlfriend, Yumeko. The gang is also threatened by the rival Koga ninja, Kemumaki, and his evil sidekick, Kagechiyo the Shadow-cat. (Source: The Anime Encyclopedia)