Japan Synopsis
忍者ハットリくん
11-year-old Kenichi Mitsuba is an average kid who goes to secondary school and struggles with his studies, he is very stubborn and is very lazy and therefore always ends up frustrating his parents and teacher. He loves to find an easy way of things. He befriends Hattori Kanzo, a ninja from the Iga Clan, and he becomes part of the Mitsuba family along with his brother, Shinzo and his ninja dog, Shishimaru. Hattori helps Kenichi with his problems, and constantly keeps an eye on him, as a good friend. The main antagonist Kemumaki, a Koga ninja and his ninja cat, Kagechiyo always troubles Kenichi, mainly because of their feud over one girl, Yumeko. Kenichi asks Hattori to take revenge as a recurring storyline in many episodes. Although Hattori is a good friend, Kenichi sometimes fights with Hattori due to misunderstandings created by Kemumaki. Sometimes Jippou, Togejirou and Tsubame help him.
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Animation + Action & Adventure in Japan
706 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Action & Adventure genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Ninja Hattori-kun itself).
The 1980–1982 Japan Window
Ninja Hattori-kun holds position #12 of 67 Japan seriess in the 1980–1982 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1980s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1980s in Japan, 280 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Ninja Hattori-kun premiered alongside 28 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 28 other Japan seriess in 1981.
The 563rd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (1,671 seriess).
Audience Engagement
20 audience reviews — more than 36% of Japan seriess in our index.
Popularity (81th percentile) outruns review volume (36th) — a trending, discussed title among Japan seriess.
Broadcast Timeline
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,287 of 4,579 Japan seriess indexed here (72nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.6 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #988 of 2,532 (top 39%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | TV Asahi, Shin-Ei Animation |
| Series Type | Scripted |
| Seasons / Episodes | 1 / 697 |
| Release Date | September 28, 1981 |
Questions Answered
Who created Ninja Hattori-kun?
Ninja Hattori-kun was created by Fujiko F. Fujio.
When did Ninja Hattori-kun end?
Ninja Hattori-kun finished its run with its final episode airing on December 22, 1983.
Where did Ninja Hattori-kun air?
Ninja Hattori-kun aired on tv asahi, which has broadcast 8+ other Asian series indexed in this catalog.