Forum SettingsEpisode Information
Forums
New
What did you think of this episode?
DO NOT discuss the source material beyond this episode. If you want to discuss future events or theories, please use separate threads.
DO NOT ask where to watch/download this episode or give links to copyrighted, non-fair use material.
DO NOT troll/bait/harass/abuse other users for liking or disliking the series/characters.
DO read the Anime Discussion Rules and Site & Forum Guidelines.
Pages (3) [1] 2 3 »
Sep 30, 2022 8:48 PM
#1

Offline
Jul 2017
14914
Ittoki's introduction into the whole ninja business by none other than his very own mother, and this still feels like too much for the son to take in, even after their incumbents stressing that his role is to be hastened as a capable ninja without any reason than to protect him from the Koga clan. This is most implied from his "uncle" Tokisada because if Ittoki is killed, that would mean the end of their clan.

The Koga clan's acting chief Onido Minobe voiced by TsudaKen always gets the villain job right, that's for sure. But for a start, Ittoki being enrolled into a ninja school by his mother's aide Yumika and seeking clarification from his very own mother Yuka is how his journey starts into being a ninja. Yeah, of course you would go to a "specialized" school.

The transfer exam which Ittoki has to pass, for everything to be not planned, that's the ninjitsu art. And the exam location at a service area where the unknowing public is rampant, with the game of hide-and-seek and a time limit of 10 minutes, Ittoki's feeling nervous, and especially with Koga ninjas still targeting him, it's tough but he passed either way (to save plot face).

This is too fast-paced, slow down a bit for 13 episodes worth.
KANLen09Oct 14, 2022 11:43 PM
Sep 30, 2022 8:51 PM
#2

Offline
Feb 2014
557
Action-packed episode. But this is another one of those cliché anime about some ordinary guy entered into some trouble, found out about his background, then enroll to some special school (with cute girls). Ninja school this time. I'm not complaining though.
Sep 30, 2022 8:56 PM
#3
Pancake

Offline
Feb 2014
136
This show moves super fast, but enjoy an urban setting for a ninja series~
Oct 6, 2022 11:39 AM
#4
Offline
Jun 2021
2
premise isn't that interesting, and the writing felt really lazy
Oct 11, 2022 5:37 AM
#5

Online
Apr 2014
3543
ahhhh another weak MC, I hope he will get stronger in the future.
The ninja school's advertisement was very funny. Those Katon and Suiton moves are the weirdest ever.
何それ?意味分かんない
Oct 11, 2022 6:34 AM
#6
Offline
Nov 2021
3
The mc really annoyed me and is starting to detract from the show.
Oct 11, 2022 7:26 AM
#7
Former AMQ God

Offline
Sep 2014
5551
The fights are still good but man, this show's moving at light speed lol

I'll treat this show as popcorn entertainment from now on, doesn't seem like i need to expect more than that.
Oct 11, 2022 7:56 AM
#8

Offline
Jul 2020
1654
Boring episode. They should at least add some cute girls to make the show mildly entertaining
Oct 11, 2022 7:58 AM
#9

Offline
Jul 2022
345
I was relieved to see most others had rated this ep the same as myself and comments are similar to my feelings. The MC is a touch too alienated still and is distracting. As another noted, this will be a popcorn deal and I shouldn't take it too seriously.
Oct 11, 2022 8:50 AM
Offline
Jul 2019
229
Well don't think I can keep with this. Already watching so much this season
Oct 11, 2022 8:56 AM
Offline
Oct 2019
7470
Ninja in modern society using modern technology?
This ain't Naruto, there is no Fireball Jutsu.
Kinda interesting.

Fight scene was cool, the plot moving fast fast.
Oct 11, 2022 9:03 AM
Shalltear

Offline
Apr 2018
34570
Oh yes so there is even a ninja school and a ninja exam to enter the school, and there are still the other ones that want to absolutely kill MC, at least he got covered and even though it was chaotic he passed the exam, I wonder how will be his life at the ninja school now
Oct 11, 2022 9:10 AM
Offline
Sep 2021
2498
Decent episode, ittoki is now officially accepted as a student in the ninja academy. Let's see how his ninja journey life unfolds.
I give it 5/10.
Oct 11, 2022 9:10 AM

Offline
Jan 2017
236
One of the dumbest shit I've ever seen.
Oct 11, 2022 9:23 AM
Offline
Oct 2019
3
I was hoping the character was gonna become slightly less dumb and annoying, I just can't handle it, no one is THAT stupid
Oct 11, 2022 9:29 AM

Offline
Oct 2017
27478
Damn she's one persistent bitch but wow is she dead? If she really is that'd be a surprise.
Oct 11, 2022 9:47 AM
Offline
Nov 2020
56
that kousetsu-focused ending made me smile— i know she’s looking extra gloomy there but u get the point lol.

can’t wait to see more of her and her backstory. she’s one of the most interesting characters in the show so far next to the uncle.
Oct 11, 2022 10:00 AM
Offline
Mar 2019
17
The show is basicly getting carried by everyone else except the MC. I dont know what the Author thought while writing the MC but he is neither funny, nor clever or anything that would be enjoyable to watch. Him constantly whining is such an annoyance, it would be far better if he got finally killed and rather follow the Ninja girls POV of life. But the MC is straight up the fat guy from the Anime Accel World. He is softer than feathers but then has these "fake" epic moments which he immediatly ruins with either again whining, dumb comments or unnecessary questions. God, the next episode better be worth watching or im dropping this shit quicker than i did with Accel World
Oct 11, 2022 10:02 AM
Offline
Mar 2019
17
Inexplicable said:
Boring episode. They should at least add some cute girls to make the show mildly entertaining

Bro you need therapy and a lot of horny bonks. Or at the very least some grass to touch. god dayum
Oct 11, 2022 10:04 AM
Offline
Sep 2022
1
If the next episode still make me annoy, I will drop this. I like the concept About Ninja in modern era, but the MC really annoy me and I'm not sure I can keep watching it
Oct 11, 2022 10:05 AM
Offline
Mar 2019
17
ilmerluz said:
I was hoping the character was gonna become slightly less dumb and annoying, I just can't handle it, no one is THAT stupid

I swear. And the part where he instead of saving his ass and think quickly, he walks slower than a god damn turtle and asks a million questions while also exposing his helping hand. Why not just walk around with the sign "HI IM HERE".
And the part with the extinguisher and fire alarm was so cringe. Like who shouts that " fire " and "water" in a situation where you have to keep low profile.
ONLY A 5 YEAR OLD WOULD BE THAT STUPID. IF EVEN.
Oct 11, 2022 10:08 AM
Offline
Aug 2022
22
the story is okay except mc who is annoying
What happened to pink hair girl suprised me
Oct 11, 2022 10:19 AM
Offline
Oct 2021
102
Its not bad, but you can just feel its an original series, most of them always lack something important but i cant put my finger on it for some reason..
Oct 11, 2022 11:22 AM
Level 6 esper

Offline
May 2021
1062
It was a fine episode. So we have just a fun ninja anime for the fall season.
“Do what feels right in your heart. You will be criticized either way.” (Eleanor Roosevelt)
Oct 11, 2022 11:24 AM
Offline
Jun 2016
10
This show fucking sucks. Japan really does hate readheads huh? Every damn time.
Oct 11, 2022 11:30 AM

Offline
Feb 2015
2018
I'm still not sure why the main girl wears a face mask. if she's trying to hide the fact she's a ninja, the mask just does the opposite. not bad so far but it seems a bit rushed in places.
Oct 11, 2022 11:30 AM
Offline
Aug 2021
160
2 episodes in, this is pretty good so far. I don't get the low rating..is there vote brigading going on by stupid bots or do people not like original shows anymore. MAL ratings are shite as usual. Good thing I don't pay em much attention.
Oct 11, 2022 11:34 AM
Offline
May 2020
20
se a personalidade do protagonista não melhorar ele vai ser completamente engolido por todos os outros personagens principais de outubro
Oct 11, 2022 11:37 AM

Offline
Feb 2021
6833
Wait so there's a ninja school, a ninja UN, ninja politics, ninja exam.
lol, this show is actually crazy.

So that girl died in prison???
Suicide or murder...

Still a bunch of questions left in the air.
Oct 11, 2022 11:40 AM

Offline
Feb 2021
80
This show's kinda stupid but in a pleasantly silly way. I was expecting a lot less I might actually watch the whole thing if it stays consistently like the first 2 episodes.
Oct 11, 2022 11:53 AM
Ero Ojisan

Offline
Jun 2019
5293
This show would be more entertaining if the MC knew how to fight. Having his family come and save his ass gets boring after a while. I'll give this show one more chance next week.
Oct 11, 2022 12:23 PM

Offline
Mar 2022
630
Yeah, I agree with what people are saying. The MC is beyond irritating. I thought this anime was going to have more serious and darker tone to it but, I guess not. Next episode, ninja school! Yeah, just great...
Oct 11, 2022 12:45 PM

Offline
Sep 2018
1973
Was that supposed to be entertaining?
Because to me it just came across as moronic.

Quantum ille canis est in fenestra
Oct 11, 2022 12:55 PM
Offline
Dec 2021
117
I thought it would be a heavy themed anime after watching first episode then I saw that introduction video of ninja school and then I was like "ah here we go again"
Oct 11, 2022 1:07 PM
Offline
Jul 2020
27
an enjoyable watch
Oct 11, 2022 1:28 PM
Offline
Aug 2021
214
so basically this is a Naruto rehash of ninja schools. ooooook.
Oct 11, 2022 1:31 PM
Offline
Jul 2018
564055
yeah im dropping this i hate we didn't tell you anything until your life is in danger type of stories complete bullshit
Oct 11, 2022 1:48 PM
Offline
Sep 2009
5
i had to drop this after 2nd episode. this is painful.
Oct 11, 2022 1:48 PM

Offline
Dec 2015
1167
the premise of this show is dumb and i don't like it. Takano Minato should have taken this idea and balled it up and tossed it in his 'bad idea' bin and left it behind. i'm giving it one more episode and i'm dropping it. i've only gotten this far because TROYCA has made a good looking anime.
just an ol school American otaku enjoyin the life. don't sass me kiddies, i've been otaku probably since before you were born. leave me in peace and i won't bother you either.

Oct 11, 2022 1:50 PM

Offline
Jan 2018
558
This show I feel is going to be decent if its not rushed. If it is rushed it probably wont be a good show.
Oct 11, 2022 1:52 PM

Offline
Jan 2018
558
AddaeAkono said:
This show would be more entertaining if the MC knew how to fight. Having his family come and save his ass gets boring after a while. I'll give this show one more chance next week.
I thought he would have been able to fight to... at least a little since you know they showed him dodging truck kun at close range.
Oct 11, 2022 1:52 PM

Offline
Oct 2014
181
So apparently there was a ninja school all this time yet instead of being enrolled in that he was enrolled in a regular public school?
This makes no sense considering everything they said about how they forced him to do gymnastics so he would be a good ninja.
The whole part of the plot where he was kept in the dark is so forced.
Other than that I guess its good.
Oct 11, 2022 2:29 PM
Offline
Sep 2019
89
Smh, nothing in this show makes any real sense. Plot feels so forced and the MC is an absolute idiot, although that can’t be entirely blamed on him because he’s barely received any in depth explanation on his current situation. Even then he’ll just act confused. Overall disappointing, maybe I’ll come back and check how things concluded when the season is over, but this isn’t an anime I’d look forward to weekly.
Oct 11, 2022 2:56 PM

Offline
Oct 2021
582
I started to hate the anime already.
It started to get into my cringe territory by basically making modern naruto.
The MC is also annoying af.
yes.
Oct 11, 2022 2:57 PM
Offline
Aug 2021
13
I try to give series a best a watch as I can, but there are indicators which tell me I should jump ship now then later. The first episode was fine, but the second starts jumping ship.

1. Ninja school. That feels too convenient & school settings are overly cliche. Not saying they're bad, but too much of a crux for anime.
2. The convenance, randomness, & breakneck pace in the plot. Ninjas are sneaky so deceptive traps make sense, but too much makes it too boring. Even chaos in writing needs to have order. Also, the acceptance was too obvious & the reasons from what seems to be the principal/headmaster are not viable.
Oct 11, 2022 3:14 PM
Former AMQ God

Offline
Sep 2014
5551
justinharsey said:
I try to give series a best a watch as I can, but there are indicators which tell me I should jump ship now then later. The first episode was fine, but the second starts jumping ship.

1. Ninja school. That feels too convenient & school settings are overly cliche. Not saying they're bad, but too much of a crux for anime.
2. The convenance, randomness, & breakneck pace in the plot. Ninjas are sneaky so deceptive traps make sense, but too much makes it too boring. Even chaos in writing needs to have order. Also, the acceptance was too obvious & the reasons from what seems to be the principal/headmaster are not viable.

Also how the fuck did he get into a normal school first then? Maybe his mother wanted to protect him from ninja duties, that's one reason i could think of but seriously, seems very contrived.
Oct 11, 2022 3:37 PM

Offline
Jan 2012
206
It’s strange they never trained MC till now. Inconsiderate of them. Almost stupid. But the show even with some deaths in episode one is too lighthearted to be taken seriously. Nice action tho.
Oct 11, 2022 3:41 PM

Offline
Feb 2019
9570
Show is way too fast. Pacing is off, the exam was basically 6 minutes. MC was slightly less stupid today which made things more bearable, but I don’t really have high expectations for this one.
Oct 11, 2022 4:51 PM
Offline
Jun 2017
2887
ittoki sure does think of ninja's like from naruto.... hahaha

Oct 11, 2022 4:56 PM
Offline
Nov 2016
41
I hope the author of this series used a "Nom de Plume", because if it were me, I wouldn't want my real name associated with this clusterfuck of an abortion.

1) The MC is LITERALLY dumber than dirt, and a whiny little poof

2) The main side chick is every tsundere ninja trope rolled into one...

3) Mom is a cold, heartless and ruthless bitch (although she is a bit of a babe)

and 4) his uncle, who seem to be the only person that has any redeeming character whatsoever, is relegated to being a poor excuse of comic relief.

Now we're introduced to a ninja high school, that seems to be located smack dab in the middle of a residential area, but somehow it's "hidden" from the real world?...a ninja governing authority that seems to not know what its member groups are up to...and an antagonist group leader that seems to be on a power-hungry grab, with seemingly no control, or retribution by the aforementioned ninja governing authority, doing nefarious things all in the open, with no concern for civilian casualties or repercussions.

What we seemingly have here, is a mishmash of Naruto & School Days, with a dash of Food Wars evil group arc, all thrown into a blender, while adding a steaming hot dog turd in the mix, for a little body and flavor.

I'll force myself to watch Ep. 3, and more than likely, I'll bounce this into the "Dropped" file.

This had potential, but they dropped...nay...fumbled the ball on the snap, and the quarterback is just standing around, looking like a deer in the headlights.
FalconuruguayOct 11, 2022 5:31 PM
Pages (3) [1] 2 3 »

More topics from this board

Poll: » Shinobi no Ittoki Episode 12 Discussion ( 1 2 3 )

Stark700 - Dec 20, 2022

125 by _Reiz »»
Oct 3, 1:28 AM

Poll: » Shinobi no Ittoki Episode 11 Discussion ( 1 2 )

Stark700 - Dec 13, 2022

60 by Johncrazy »»
Sep 14, 6:26 PM

Poll: » Shinobi no Ittoki Episode 9 Discussion ( 1 2 )

Stark700 - Nov 29, 2022

86 by Sekiro94 »»
Sep 2, 3:35 PM

Poll: » Shinobi no Ittoki Episode 10 Discussion ( 1 2 )

Stark700 - Dec 6, 2022

50 by Archean-Return »»
Oct 27, 2023 11:15 AM

Poll: » Shinobi no Ittoki Episode 8 Discussion

Stark700 - Nov 22, 2022

48 by Archean-Return »»
Oct 27, 2023 10:01 AM
It’s time to ditch the text file.
Keep track of your anime easily by creating your own list.
Sign Up Login