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Guardian Ninja Mamoru

Score

6.2 / 10

Status

Finished Airing

Episodes

12

Studio

Group TAC

Guardian Ninja Mamoru

Also known as 陰からマモル! | Kage kara Mamoru!

TVWinter 2006Source Light novelPG-13 - Teens 13 or older
ComedyRomance

6.2/10

Community score

#7096

Rank

28.3K

Members

28

Favorites

Synopsis

Kagemori Mamoru is a dowdy boy whose hair is disheveled and who wears thick glasses, but he is actually the son of a ninja family. They have protected their neighbors, the Konnyaku family, secretly for 400 years. Mamoru has personally protected their daughter, Konnyaku Yuuna, since they were in kindergarten. When Yuuna is in trouble, Mamoru puts on ninja suit and turns into a competent ninja to help her.

Cast Highlights

Kagemori, Mamoru

Kagemori, Mamoru

Main

Voice: Kisaichi, Atsushi (Japanese)

Konnyaku, Yuna

Konnyaku, Yuna

Main

Voice: Nakahara, Mai (Japanese)

Burumaru

Burumaru

Supporting

Voice: Yamaguchi, Noboru (Japanese)

Hatori, Yamame

Hatori, Yamame

Supporting

Voice: Shimizu, Ai (Japanese)

Kagemori, Kengo

Kagemori, Kengo

Supporting

Voice: Izumi, Hisashi (Japanese)

Kagemori, Sakurako

Kagemori, Sakurako

Supporting

Voice: Itou, Miki (Japanese)

Kumogakure, Raijuurou

Kumogakure, Raijuurou

Supporting

Voice: Ishida, Akira (Japanese)

Kumogakure, Hotaru

Kumogakure, Hotaru

Supporting

Voice: Furukawa, Erina (Japanese)

Core Staff

Hosokawa, Osamu

Hosokawa, Osamu

Producer

Kawando, Kenjirou

Kawando, Kenjirou

Producer

Fujimoto, Yoshitaka

Fujimoto, Yoshitaka

Director

Miyoshi, Keiichirou

Miyoshi, Keiichirou

Sound Director

Mochizuki, Tomomi

Mochizuki, Tomomi

Episode Director

Shikishima, Hirohide

Shikishima, Hirohide

Episode Director, Storyboard

Theme Songs

Openings

"Million Love" by Mai Nakahara

Endings

"Rainy Beat" by Ryouko Shintani, Sachiko Kojima, Ai Shimizu & Erina Furukawa

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Related Titles

Adaptation

Kage kara Mamoru!

manga

Adaptation

Kage kara Mamoru!

manga

Recent Episodes

Episode 1

Continuing to Protect for 400 Years

4.68/5
Aired 1/8/2006

Episode 2

There Is Nothing In This World I Cannot Cut

4.78/5
Aired 1/15/2006

Episode 3

The Girl From The Ninja Village

4.82/5
Aired 1/22/2006

Episode 4

What's an idol?

4.89/5
Aired 2/1/2006

Episode 5

A Maiden's Heart And A Samurai's Soul

4.56/5
Aired 2/5/2006

Episode 6

The Transfer Student, the Beautiful Girl's Heartbeat

4.63/5
Aired 2/12/2006

Episode 7

Boy Ninja Mamoru

4.73/5
Aired 2/19/2006

Episode 8

Sawagashi Family Anti-Crime Strategy

4.44/5
Aired 2/26/2006
Full episode listing

Quick Facts

FormatTV
Episodes12
Duration24 min per ep
SourceLight novel
RatingPG-13 - Teens 13 or older
SeasonWinter 2006
AiredJan 8, 2006 to Mar 26, 2006
StatusFinished Airing
Recommended
Monetizing Content

Ranking And Reach

Popularity#4806
Scored by12.3K
BroadcastSundays at 02:50 (JST)
ApprovedYes

Title Variants

English title

Guardian Ninja Mamoru

Romaji title

Kage kara Mamoru!

Japanese title

陰からマモル!

Synonyms

Protect from the Shadows!

Production Team

Main studio

Group TAC

Producers

Aniplex, Studio Tulip, Tohokushinsha Film Corporation

Licensors

Sentai Filmworks

Japanese title

陰からマモル!