Ninja Cadets, known in Japan as Ninja Mono (Ninja者), is a two-episode original video animation (OVA) anime series produced by AIC and Youmex and created by Eiji Suganuma, who also directed, storyboarded it and designed the characters. It is a comedy about a group of ninja-in-training in feudal Japan.
Ninja Cadets was released in two episodes from March 27 to June 12, 1996.[1] It has the distinction of being the first anime DVD ever released.[2] The series is licensed in the United States by Media Blasters under its AnimeWorks label.[3] It is the first English anime dub ever produced by Bang Zoom! Entertainment.[4]
Voices
English
- Sandy Fox as Sakura
- Lia Sargent as Matsuri
- Michelle Ruff as Yume
- Mona Marshall as Pochi
- Lex Lang as Hayashi, Matsuzaka
- Jack Cox as Kaoru
- Beth Wernick as Jame
- Derek Stephen Prince as Nikko
- Steve Kramer as Yukinobu, Tea House Master
- Jeffrey Stackhouse as Lord Byakuro
References
- ^ AIC staff. "Works: 1995~1999" (in Japanese). Anime International Company. Archived from the original on April 6, 2011. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
- ^ Mania staff. "Ninja Mono". Mania.com. Archived from the original on January 28, 2013. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
- ^ ANN staff (July 28, 1999). "Media Blasters announces new titles, DVDs". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
- ^ ANN staff. "Review: Ninja Cadets". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
External links
- Ninja Cadets (OVA) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
