Ninjai

Ninjai: The Little Ninja is a Flash cartoon.[1] The cartoon is no longer available online as of April, 2015.

Overview

A creation of The Ninjai Gang,[2] Ninjai is a web-based animation that centers around the life of Ninjai, a young samurai/ninja who is traveling the world looking for meaning and purpose in his life. Along the way, his path is crossed by characters like rogues or people who help him. Ninjai's best friend is 'Little Bird', a cute and brave sidekick with whom Ninjai often converses.[3]

Chapters

Currently there have been 12 chapters released by The Ninjai Gang. There was speculation on whether the twelfth episode would be Ninjai's last performance. However, the Ninjai Gang made an announcement declaring the continuation of the series. From the FAQ:

Question: Is Chapter 12 the end?

Answer: No.

The latter two chapters caused unrest within the Ninjai community after taking longer than expected to complete. This problem was due to a lack of animators able to complete the animations. The 11th chapter was released on 25 January 2005. Because of the bloodthirsty and demoniac attitude portrayed by Takagawa and his Ninja in the 11th episode, the Ninjai Gang added warnings and produced a special "mellow version" for Ninjai's younger audience. The 11th chapter showed a large shift in the quality of the animation.

Chapter 12 was also announced next to Chapter 11, and released shortly after on 15 March 2005.

Apart from confirming a sequel to Chapter 12, the Ninjai Gang have made no other announcements about the remaining installments in the series.

Ninjai: The Little Ninja (animated feature-length movie)

In December 2008, the Ninjai gang had said that they were coming out with a feature-length movie that would be high quality and appear in theaters.

In June 2012 they announced they were working hard to finish the movie and that it was looking fantastic.

Ninjai Gang Productions has announced plans to release a sneak preview of their long-anticipated Ninjai animated feature, on January 1, 2015.[4]

Characters in the series

KarmaKula

The Ninjai website also features KarmaKula, which is the Ninjai Gang's live-action action/adventure series made exclusively for the web. Some people on the Ninjai Message Boards speculate that KarmaKula is the story of grown up Ninjai.[5] Newest developments as of January 2009 on the Ninjai website allow you to add Karmakula as a friend on such sites as Myspace and Facebook.

Known members

Satya Bellord, who was Uma Thurman's martial arts double in Kill Bill, is a member of the Ninjai Gang[6]

References

  1. Eastman, Susan Tyler; Ferguson, Douglas A.; Klein, Robert A. (2006). Media promotion and marketing for broadcasting, cable, and the Internet. Focal Press. pp. 239–. ISBN 978-0-240-80762-1. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
  2. "Little Ninja is a Big Hit on the Web". Black Belt. April 2002. p. 66. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
  3. Smith, Krispijn (4 May 2006). "Filmpjes als snacks: Atom onafhankelijk platform". NRC Handelsblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 June 2011.
  4. http://www.ninjai.com
  5. "Ninjai Message Boards > Ninjai Discussion > The Man on the Mountain". Retrieved 2008-09-11.
  6. "Interview with Satya Bellord". Retrieved 2008-09-11.

External links

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