For many years, anime in the collective imagination was quite clear. Explicit violence. Ninjas. Robots. Dark settings. A mishmash of ideas that seemed to come straight out of a death metal music video, which, in truth, wasn’t entirely untrue; such anime does exist, even if they are not the majority of the medium. In fact, today, we’re here to talk about one of those anime series that, just by reading the synopsis, almost seems like the paranoid parody of concerned parents worried about what their kids were watching during the ’90s. Except it has little parody and nothing paranoid about it.
“Ninja Kamui” is the latest series by Sunghoo Park, the director behind two sensational animes in recent years, “Jujutsu Kaisen” and “The God of High School.” As we mentioned earlier, the anime’s premise perfectly aligns with his hyperkinetic style and strong preference for action.
The story revolves around Joe Higan, a former ninja who has fled his clan and is hiding from his violent past in rural America with his family. One night, he is ambushed by a team of assassins from his former organization, and they kill him and his family as punishment for betraying the ninja code of honor. But that’s not the end of the story. Joe resurrects in his former form, Ninja Kamui, one of the greatest assassins in the history of ninjas. Now, immersed in the 21st century, he must face assassins, combat cyborgs, and other ninjas to gain the upper hand in his quest.
With character design by Takeshi Okazaki, renowned for his spectacular work in animes like Afro Samurai, Star Wars: Visions, and Batman Ninja, and E&H Production and Sola Entertainment producing the series, it’s evident that we can expect relentless action, plenty of blood, and stunning character design from “Ninja Kamui.” It’s something we could never imagine turning down.
Set to premiere in 2024, no further details about the series have been revealed yet. So, we’ll have to wait a little longer to find out if this will be Sunghoo Park’s third major success, as everything he has touched so far has turned to gold.
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