Wednesday, December 24, 2008

FUNimation Licenses Nabari no Ou Ninja Anime

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FUNimation Licenses Nabari no Ou Ninja Anime

26-episode anime


aired in Japan this year; Yen Plus publishes Manga.

The North American distributor FUNimation Entertainment has announcedlicensed J.C. Staff and d-rights' anime adaptation of Yuhki Kamatani's Nabari no Ou ninja manga. Director Kunihisa SugishimaSpeed Grapher, Yu-Gi-Oh!) premiered the anime on Japanese television in April, and its 26-episode run ended just this past September. on Thursday that it (

The story revolves around Miharu Rokujō, a seemingly ordinary middle school boy whose body possesses an "Omnipotent" (Shinra Banshō) power from a hidden ninja world. Miharu discovers that he is being protected by two Banten ninja — who happen to be his English teacher Kumohira Tobari Durandal and his classmate Kōichi Aizawa. A 14-year-old female samurai named Raimei Shimizu is also watching his back. Meanwhile, the Iga Gray Wolf Pack is hunting Miharu down for his power.

Square Enix released the 10th volume of the original manga in Japan this month, while Yen Press publishes the manga in the United States. This anime is the first series that Funimation has announced this week that was not released in North America before.

Source: Anime News Network

SasaharaX: This is awesome news and a Great Christmas present from Funimation. I love the Manga from Yen and can't wait to see this, hopefully Funi will do Box Sets.