Audience reviews
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LegionIscariot
The characters are interesting.
The fight choreography is good.
The art style looks nice.
Overall the anime is entertaining.
But although the story is interesting, I had a hard time following what was going on.
For starters there are some strange time jumps that dont help at all.
I lost track of who's who. I lost track of who's on who's side.
There are two organizations of ninjas that were formed after a great war. NIN (National Intelligence of Ninja), and UN (Under Ninja). The anime's biggest flaw is how the story is told.
The violence is graphic with blood, dismemberments, and decapitations.
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Ninja and perversion go hand in hand
The action is some real crazy ninja stuff. humor is so perverted that it's hard not to have a smile on your face.
But the characters are so quirky that Dynamics just never get boring. How the most insane stuff happened, but they are so deadpan about it, it makes it so funny.
The character design feels like caricature of real Japanese people, it looks really distinct and rough, but in the best way.
the main character is fun to watch, I never really get tired of the tired main character, that doesn't really want to do anything but lay around but is forced to do so much. It's just one of the main character type that I never get tired of.
The anime is so horny and it used so well in the jokes. it's surprising how much of the plot horniness is involved.…
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Really funny, Really gruesome, REALLY UNIQUE but a masterpiece at that
Has alot of dark and deadpan/weird humor
Enjoyed everything except the ending has a cliffhanger...
Its a Mind twisting end, i will leave it at that
Good for a teen friends group for late night shows -
I liked it alot 9/10 for sure
Just dont like the cliffhanger
Art style is Good and fits greatly
Character development, Really good - And alot of surprises Main character seeming to be a genious in secret like ayonakonji-kun
Panic was about realistic
Others will for sure enjoy this if they like dark humor and gruesome scenes (K16)
Read at the sourceXanWasting
The story pacing is messed up. Several first episodes have numerous time jumps, that differ in occurence by HOURS, and the exact timeline isn't presented clearly. It would be much easier to watch if a clear time stamps were provided. You can shove those 1:34PM 24 September 20XX, I can't even finish reading it before the action resumes.
The overarching story, or should I say world situation is similiarly very complex. It is quite compelling actually.
And this story is THE Protagonist. In this anime singular characters don't matter, what matters is painting the ongoing, and escalating conflict between ninja factions. The main cast, secondary cast, none of them matter if they're not contributing to this storytelling through either comedic relief or direct involvement (the scale of which goes…
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Man sure for series so good why did they use CGI US Army like that .
Many people dropped it because of that . Also storyline is slow in the beginning.
But everything start making sense after 3 episodes.
This anime have many situation comedy moments so, slow pacing made it more effective.
Most unique anime Action-Comedy i ever seen.
Viewership of this anime is super low. So, S2 is just a dream.
But after completing anime with the shock i read manga Few days ago.
Anime take a interesting angel by mixing matching timeline that make this anime more enjoyable after 3-4 Episode. Because more plot points got explain and Other interesting factor Added to make us want more. Just like the ending ending was shocking but introduced 3 new character that makes us more curious about the series
But In…
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Under Ninja's time jumps and cuts are pretty indicative of the show as a whole: a collective --almost surreal-- jumble of nonsense and garbage that to have a cohesive story would seem nearly impossible. Yet, that's exactly what Under Ninja does.
Now, as you might have guessed, the time jumps are pretty worthless. It's (I'm like 80% sure, will do a read-through of the manga very soon), a complete anime original filler. Chapter 1 of the manga doesn't do a time jump, so that's about how much it contributes to the story. In reality, the clips that you get to see in the future don't matter at all, and it doesn't spoil or influence the story in any major way or form. It's like if you were spoiled that in a certain episode, the main character eats an apple for breakfast. It's essentially flavor…
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Okay, so originally, I was going to put this under "mixed feelings" or even "not recommended," because the anime is flat out weird, and the multiple plots points it tries to tackle in the first few episodes destroy the pacing. Fortunately! I can say with quite proudness that I would recommend this to someone. Once you get over the hurdle which is the beginning, the show becomes really engaging. I mean, it's ninjas fighting ninjas, what's not to love?
This anime is definitely a fever dream. As someone who plays Kingdom Hearts, Under Ninja is likewise hard to follow along, and is something one has to be paying attention to if they want to understand the story. (Of course, one could also not, I think its enjoyable enough even if you didn't understand it at all. The gags are frequent and sil…
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Summary: Unnecessary back and forth in timeline, boring family-name jokes, sexual contents in unpleasing way, a total mess.
I don't even need to talk about Japanese victim mentality on their forced pacifism (If you want to know in detail, refer to "Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution" in wiki.) to classify this animation as a bad one. I have not read the original comics, so I'm not sure if all the wrongs are made by origin or by animation.
It goes back and forth in timeline very often, and some scene changes happen in unexpected timing. If used properly that kind of twists may bring an extra impression, but in this show they were very inhospitable and did not bring any positive impact.
To illustrate personality of characters it uses a lot of naughty talks, such as Kurou's family-name…
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A rather peculiar anime that left me momentarily uncertain about how to classify it, and its reception is bound to be polarized. For those seeking complex story and high quality production, the anime would be a disappointment. However, for those looking for something a bit eccentric and keep you hooked, it might be worth a shot.
Despite starting off with tense war scenes and some intriguing element, the story took a sudden turn when we entered the life of our protagonist, Kurou, a jobless *genin* (a lower-ranked ninja) who lived a rather unpromising life. The show was filled with Japanese-style dry humor; it's easy to mistake as a datsuryoku-kei comedy at first glance. The nonsensical comedic situations persisted even as we reached the middle of the series (for example, the entrance exam…
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Under Ninja would be my best anime this season (Sorry, Ragna Crimson). There were many points where I was caught off guard by its storytelling and comedy, even though I'm aware that it is one of those wacky Seinen genre manga/anime. Unlike Naruto and other ninja shows, Under Ninja depicts its ninja as human being just as vulnerable to cuts and bullets just as we are, and rather than magic, they rely on scifi gadgets in combat. In fight scenes, the ninjas' analysis on their opponents and situation are heavily monologued, and often laced with the emotions of caution or fear as their odds of surviving are never in their favor. There are also a lot of deranged characters in this anime, some just mildly absurd, some creepily funny.
Unfortunately, Under Ninja did not do well. I believe it's bec…
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Under Ninja truly is something else. It's bizarre in a good way but the story is told terribly with characters being memorable only because of the absurd things they're doing.
What is Under Ninja about? I'm not really sure. There are two Ninja groups, government sponsored NIN and private individuals UN, fighting for superiority. Why are they fighting? What are their goals? I have only a vague idea likely because of how much is going on. It was very difficult to follow week to week and remember the plot relevant things that happened because of the sheer amount of unimportant characters and how the story is told. It jumps in time way too often during the first five episodes for absolutely no reason. For the remaining seven episodes new information is constantly thrown at the viewer as if we…
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Ohh boy under ninja is all over the place the comedy reign all over the rest sure there is some kind of trama developing throughout the episodes but due their nature there are many inconsistent things and the fact that the series by itselft doesnt take it seriously at all is where their biggest weakness lies with some kind of plot that not only turn out to being stupid but also confunsing and really you could say with some plot holes overall.
The thing is that even then is funny for most of the time sure not always land the jokes like expected but in general in the comedy aspect was enjoyable and maybe the only thng why you would watch it to begin with, the series is classified as an action series which i could argue that is not the case even with their story revolving all around ninja th…
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This anime show was like a roller coaster. However, this roller coaster seemed to only go downhill. At first I noticed a familiar style of drawing the characters. I was not wrong. The author of the original manga was Kengo Hanazawa. His manga 'I am a hero' brought me many positive emotions at the time. That is why I started watching UN with high expectations.
But, there are always 'buts'. With each subsequent episode, my expectations for this show went lower and lower.
What I thought was a kind of meta-ironic humor, which is only gaining momentum and will be revealed in the future, turned out to be only a failed attempt to build gags on the subject of dark humor. The idea of combining a serious atmosphere with incredible absurdity is really worth it. But still, it just doesn't work right…
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Amazingly underrated anime. The plot/story are refreshing compared to the reincarnation, harem, and RPG stuff that's been most common in the last few years. Kind of a mix of ninja and old school military stories that were popular years ago. And add a few dashes of various types of humor. It is of course a totally unrealistic story which is the intent, and in fact, it is patently absurd, but so what. Nothing except a few slice-of-life anime have any realism.
I can't understand why people are saying the animation quality is poor. The styling is similar to that used for a few other recent anime. I'll agree that the quality is basic compared to many new anime, but overall I'd say that styling and quality are fine for what this series is.
The first six episodes were the best. The final outcom…
Read at the sourceKuroiKizu
Well, good things first: The sound is good. The art is kinda... welll, once you get used too it, it's kinda good and unique. The ehm... let's call it a "Stroy" is also unique in its own way and some characters are funny.
And now the bad things: The whole rest!
As I just said the story is unique. Also, I don't have problems with stories you have to think about to understand everything like in Serial Experiments Lain, King of Thorns, or the Info dumping within the first episodes of Steins;Gate and DURARARA!!
But the difference is that those Anime have a good story and once you understand everything, it gets even better. But Under Ninja...
There are just too many mistakes. For example, within the first episodes it goes always back and forth, which is not a problem, BUT(!) there are also sev…
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This Anime felt like a comedy with the absurd things that kept happening and the poor animation quality. I continued to watch it because i found it funny however the last few episodes are just insane and not funny anymore. The last episode in particular is one of the most insane episodes of anime ive ever seen. At first the show seemed self aware in how absurd it was and thats what made it feel like a comedy, but the last episode is simply insane and it tries to add in multiple unexplained plot points at the last moment. After that it was no longer funny and instead left me wondering how much i was meant to take seriously and how much of the show was a joke...
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Under Ninja is an anime watcher's anime. If you have a lot of exposure to anime and have gotten tired of seeing the same tropes and narratives over and over, this is your anime. It's truly unlikely anything else, and it scratches that novelty-seeking itch.
Something you'll notice about users who give this a low score is that they are newer accounts, and probably joined MAL during COVID.
These newcomers have little exposure to anime, which is practically a prerequisite to be able to appreciate Under Ninja's subversion to anything and everything previously established within the world of anime and manga. Newcomers can't know what's being subverted if they don't know what's being subverted.
Under Ninja's boldness in its originality and well-executed absurdism is a monumental achievement th…
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I really did love this Ninja anime. It was so good and gripping until the end. And even at the end, it's gripping! It has gore in it. One of the best things that this anime does in my opinion.
The story is fantastic! I was looking forward to the weeks to come to watch the next episode! It was so good.
The characters are great too. I loved them. The development of SOME might need to be fleshed out a bit. I hope we get a season 2 so they can!
The art and animation are good too.
Soundtrack? Peak!
Really can't recommend this anime enough!!!
Read at the sourceGsarthotegga
Under Ninja is a weird series within a gritty urban ninja fiction niche that combines semi-realistic character dynamics and setting with absurdist humor and action sequences, bolstered by familiar ninjitsu tricks and advanced technology, like invisibility suits, high-tech shurikens, drones, satellite beam weapons, etc. UN creates its offbeat world with non-linear storytelling, a Samurai Champloo hip-hopish aesthetic, and a conspiratorial hidden society of feuding ninja factions in modern-day Japan that are everywhere and yet nowhere. The series does a superb job of building up the mystique of the ninja organization's limitless potential domestically and internationally.
There was a book about the labyrinthine Japanese underground tunnel systems and why the government built them, and that…
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Under Ninja - Nin nin? Want some ninja vs. ninja action? You've got it!
It's weird, it's frenetic, it's whacky — a full-on ninja war for both active and inactive people, who are unassuming people living amongst us...Among Us, Ninja Edition. And to think that this show would turn many heads into thinking that this is quite the fanfare, it definitely has its quirks that'll make it all the more absurd. And this show, coming from the author best known for his action-horror and psychological thriller hit manga series I Am a Hero, Under Ninja, is the prized mangaka Kengo Hanazawa's latest work to follow in the same trend as its famed predecessor.
Under Ninja's world comprises a fictional world where typical wars erupt like the Pacific War, but what remains are people known as the shinobi, a.k.…
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