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Apr 11, 2025
This show is incredibly frustrating, and you'd have to be something like 14 to enjoy it. If you are going to watch it, it's not aimed at viewers wanting a more mature show. It's incredibly immature in it's writing and the way they portray the characters. This review does mention the general plot direction, but doesn't spoil how this happens so be aware if you don't want to know anything about the plot apart from characters to ignore the 2nd paragraph.
Uka and Kai are such stereotypical "shy quiet girl" and "bad tough guy," and it's excruciating to watch, like something straight out of Wattpad.
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To summarise, Uka is a shy girl who is socially awkward and basically bullied by everyone, and Kai essentially takes her in and opens her eyes to the world. And when I say they fit the stereotypes, I mean textbook. It's not a creative plot at all, and it's boring. I forced myself to finish this series because I had some hope it would get better, but if the writing is bad, the second-hand embarrassment from this show is EVEN WORSE. Uka just acts so unrealistically, and manages to be seethingly cringe every time she is on the screen. It's like a worse version of any show which is centred around a shy character - sometimes it feels like a worse version of A Sign of Affection (great anime by the way). I know Uka may be implicitly suggested to be autistic, but if that is the direction the show wanted which I think would've been better, they should've put more explicit emphasis on it.
I actually think in terms of characters, Kai is bearable and somewhat likeable, but his savior complex can be cringe at times and painful. The way he coddles the main character means you never really get to see her character development individually. He genuinely always jumps in, never lets her answer for herself and therefore we never get to see Uka do anything herself. He's genuinely kind of controlling and it's dressed up as him saving her and looking after her like she's some child so I suppose that's meant to be 'cute'? Uka's character development is done poorly and is only really surface level, and the fact that she is so unlikeable from the way she acts, overly pathetic pains me. Maybe she's just not my sort of main character, but the entire show is cringeworthy. Not to mention her character development is very stereotypical in itself - 'strict parents' and learns to sort that out, 'gets bullied' but stands up to her bullies' and 'learns to find love'. Like come on, be original. However, I'll give the show credit where credit is due to that the side characters (specifically the female ones) are really likeable and honestly how I wish Uka was written. Why the hell is Uka always crying or babbling? It might've been better if they portrayed her slightly differently.
Also, the intro is a banger to be fair - &TEAM did a really good job on it, it's really enjoyable to listen to and maybe the only part I think was enjoyable. Outro is ALSO a banger. The animation is decent, and I do really like the artistic design and that is what saves the show from a critical view since the plot is absolutely miserable.
I do NOT recommend this show for the fact that it's a stereotypical, Wattpad, and cringeworthy mess. I should've given up watching it when it became unbearable from a few episodes in, it's genuinely not worth the commitment. 4/10 and that's being generous from my perspective. I'm not even sure me when I was 14 could've coped with how much of a mess this show is.
Reviewer’s Rating: 4
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May 5, 2024
This is my first ever review, I felt like I needed to write one as Ninja Kamui was said to be on the same par as Solo Levelling in terms of the Winter 2024 season. It is important to note I did NOT weekly watch this, I watched the first 12 episodes all at once in a binge and the last one I waited for. I think that's important, as I feel it may be harder to be as immersed and to keep in with the understanding of the show if you're weekly watching (since you're watching other shows alongside).
Overall, it's a 6/10, and had
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the potential to be a 9/10 for me but I'm now being kind with a 6/10, as I believe it probably could be lower. There were certain really good aspects of this show, but on a whole I don't think it was that good. It just really didn't live up to expectations and the hype of what was being said - which obviously I didn't pay mind to when watching and went in with an open mind.
For example, I really enjoy the soundtracks, especially the opening I think it's a total banger (even added to my Spotify playlist).
I have mixed feelings about Ninja Kamui, I've watched near to 150 animes now over the space of 2 years and I can't really seem to get this one, I am not sure if I missed the whole prospect. The first 5-ish episodes are great, I was really into it from the get go and the concept I really enjoyed. I remember telling my friend this anime absolutely bangs. Like, I haven't watched any animes previously about ninjas so this was a new concept to me and the first episode really hooked me in - I really liked the idea of a ninja whose family had died tragically and him on a revenge arc essentially. Now, the ninja part was great, the code and the secret techniques I really liked.
The mecha part however, I just didn't really get. I didn't have an issue with the mechs as enemies in Ep5, but from that point on I didn't expect them to have the main character have a mecha suit too. I just didn't really understand where that was necessary for the plot, and I feel like in a way it defeated the ninja part of the story, and it just became... just a mecha anime. Like sure, the suits were cool for MAYBE 2 episodes but then I just felt it defeated the entire point of the concept. It really kind of ruined the show for me. Then, the plot also didn't start to make sense at all - it felt like it had sped up and I had no clue what was happening between characters, why things were the case.
Now don't get me wrong, I really enjoyed the past arc and the ninja aspect, as well as the animation and soundtracks. I also really liked the characters but the plot was severely lacking, and it strayed away from it's original concept which just made me feel disappointed in the way it ended, since I didn't really understand what was going on. Don't watch Ninja Kamui if you want to be disappointed overall, unless I've missed the whole ending and last few episodes, it was poor execution of a great concept that had so much potential.
Though if you like a good bit of cinematography, decent animation and banging soundtracks, absolutely give it a chance.
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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