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Ninja Ryuukenden

Score

5.6 / 10

Status

Finished Airing

Episodes

1

Studio

Studio Junio

Ninja Ryuukenden

Also known as 忍者龍剣伝 | Ninja Gaiden

OVAFall 1991Source GameR - 17+ (violence & profanity)
ActionAdventureDramaSci-FiSupernaturalSuspense

5.6/10

Community score

#12116

Rank

5.9K

Members

7

Favorites

Synopsis

On a dark, late night in New York City, Ryu is chased and attacked by assassins. After disposing of them, he finds an I.D. card for the Friedman Company. The next day, it is announced that Dr. Ned Friedman has discovered a cure for cancer. But after providing no information at his press conference, a reporter named Sarah decides to investigate with the help of her friends Robert and Jeff. When passing by Dr. Friedman's house one day, Ryu hears the voice of a young girl calling for help. When Sarah and her entourage investigate the house as well, they run into their colleague, Ryu. Upon that, they discover Dr. Friedman has been conducting experiments on live humans using biotechnology, and that it may have something to do with the power of the Evil Gods, whom Ryu had defeated in the past. But when Ryu's friend, Irene, is kidnapped, he must dawn his role as a Dragon Ninja once again to defeat this new enemy and save her.

(Source: Anime News Network)

Production Notes

The Ninja Ryuukenden anime is a sequel to the first entry of the Ninja Ryuukenden series of video games.

Cast Highlights

Hayabusa, Ryu

Hayabusa, Ryu

Main

Voice: Nanba, Keiichi (Japanese)

Lew, Irene

Lew, Irene

Main

Voice: Touma, Yumi (Japanese)

Sturgeon, Robert T.

Sturgeon, Robert T.

Main

Voice: Wakamoto, Norio (Japanese)

Bucky-Wise

Bucky-Wise

Supporting

Voice: Ogawa, Shinji (Japanese)

Friedman, Ned

Friedman, Ned

Supporting

Voice: Ishizuka, Unshou (Japanese)

Friedman, Catherine

Friedman, Catherine

Supporting

Voice: Sugimoto, Saori (Japanese)

Hammond, Jeff

Hammond, Jeff

Supporting

Voice: Gouri, Daisuke (Japanese)

Messenger Girl

Messenger Girl

Supporting

Voice: Urawa, Megumi (Japanese)

Core Staff

Kanbe, Mamoru

Kanbe, Mamoru

Director

Akahori, Shigeo

Akahori, Shigeo

Key Animation

Horiuchi, Osamu

Horiuchi, Osamu

Animation Director, Character Design

Inoue, Toshiyuki

Inoue, Toshiyuki

Key Animation

Komaru, Toshiyuki

Komaru, Toshiyuki

Key Animation

Matsuda, Katsumi

Matsuda, Katsumi

Key Animation

Theme Songs

Openings

No opening theme information available.

Endings

"Call Me Again" by Yoko Kubota

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Quick Facts

FormatOVA
Episodes1
Duration48 min
SourceGame
RatingR - 17+ (violence & profanity)
SeasonFall 1991
AiredNov 22, 1991
StatusFinished Airing
Recommended
Monetizing Content

Ranking And Reach

Popularity#8995
Scored by2.7K
BroadcastUnknown
ApprovedYes

Title Variants

English title

Ninja Gaiden

Romaji title

Ninja Ryuukenden

Japanese title

忍者龍剣伝

Synonyms

Ninja Ryukenden, Tale of Ninja Ryuuken, Ninja Ryu: The Dragon Sword Story

Production Team

Main studio

Studio Junio

Producers

Unknown

Licensors

Unknown

Japanese title

忍者龍剣伝

Themes And Audience

Mythology