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Line 8: '''a.k.a:''' ''2x2 Shinobuden'', ''Ninja Nonsense'' ''Ninja Nonsense: The Legend of Shinobu'' was a manga series by Ryōichi Koga that ran in Dengeki Daioh from 2002 to 2006. The [[Twelve -Episode Anime\|12-episode anime]] ran in 2004, featuring a set of Japan's most popular seiyuus. It is licensed in the US by Right Stuf International, and featured a particularly good comedic dub with regulars from New York-based NYAV Post recording studio. Although Right Stuf continues to hold the licence and (as of now) its video sets are still in print, they farmed out the broadcast rights, first to ADV's Anime Network, then more recently to [[~~FU Nimation~~FUNimation]]. Kaede is a normal schoolgirl struggling with her studies at home. The last thing she wanted was an interruption in her studies. However, when that interruption takes the form of Shinobu, a pink-and-purple clad, buxom ninja apprentice trying to pass her own tests, interruption takes on a surreal new meaning. Line 18: The antics only get weirder from there. But, when a series closes not just with ninja, but ''line-dancing puppet'' ninja high-kicking in stop motion while their master flies around with panties on his head to a disturbingly catchy banjo riff, you know you're not in for philosophy. {{tropelist}} ~~----~~ ~~=== This show provides examples of: ===~~ * [[Art Shift]] - Several times, especially during the fanservice heavy scenes, the flashbacks, the parodies, and oh yeah, the ending, which is [[Ear Worm\|an extremely catchy]] claymation scene. * [[Attention Deficit Ooh Shiny]] - Kitty! * [[A Twinkle in ~~The~~the Sky]] - One of Shinobu's home run hits during an especially heated baseball game. {{spoiler\|It ends up reaching another galaxy!}} Also, Onsokumaru in the intro. * [[Bait and Switch Credits]] - Lampshaded. the opening theme features what looks like Shinobu fighting a dark version of herself, which never happens in the show itself, much to the surprise and consternation of the characters. ** And the audience! Line 50 ⟶ 49: * [[Glowing Eyes of Doom]] * [[Gratuitous English]] - In the sub, Onsokumaru is fond of phrases like these. * [[Hey, ~~Its~~It's That Voice!]] - Pretty much the main cast themselves actually, especially in the sub. [[Ayako Kawasumi]] - Kaede [[Nana Mizuki]] - Shinobu [[Norio Wakamoto]] - Onsokumaru. Pretty much even the other seiyuu claim that he does most of the adlibs then forgets about it because ''[[Physical God\|he's Wakamoto]]'', ''[[This Is for Emphasis, Bitch\|bitch!]]'' [[Rie Kugimiya]] - Miyabi [[Tomokazu Seki]] - Sasuke * The dub also has this in spades. [[Emily Bauer\|Shinobu]] and [[Sarah Natochenny\|Miyabi]] are [[Pokémon (~~Anime~~anime)\|Dawn and Ash, respectively]], [[Sean Schemmel\|Onsokumaru]] is [[~~Dragonball~~Dragon Ball\|Goku]], and [[David Wills\|Sasuke]] was originally ''[[F -Zero\|Captain Falcon]]''. * [[Hidden Eyes]] * [[Highly -Visible Ninja]] - Shinobu dresses in bright pink. The common ninja wear the stereotypical stagehand outfit. ** Lampshaded by Kaede in the preview for Episode 3. Shinobu can't come up with a good explanation, so Kaede assumes it's because she's the main character. * [[Hot Springs Episode]] Line 70 ⟶ 69: * [[Little Miss Badass]] - Miyabi * [[Love Potion]] - In episode 5, the ninjas make one for Miyabi. Of course, things don't go as planned. * [[Magical Girl]] - Parodied in the final episode, including a [[Transformation Sequence]] and a [[Non -Human Sidekick]]. * [[Meaningful Name]] * [[Mukokuseki]] - Being blonde and blue-eyed, Kaede would fit the Gaijin [[Phenotype Stereotype]] like a glove, but she is apparently Japanese. Line 79 ⟶ 78: * [[Nosebleed]] * [[Only Sane Man]] - Kaede is a perfectly normal (blonde, blue-eyed) Japanese high school girl dragged into a world of zany ninja antics. * [[Otaku O 'Clock]] - The show was meant to be watched by men who had nothing to do late at night. * [[Paper -Thin Disguise]] - Onsokomaru dressing as "The Master" by putting on a fake beard. The only one who CAN'T tell that they're the same person is Shinobu. * [[The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything]] - The ninjas. * [[Pun -Based Title]] - It's a pun on "2x2=4" / "two twos are four", "two people" (the meaning of ''ninin'' if written 二人), and "to hide" (''shinobu'', which is etymologically related to ''shinobi'', a synonym for ninja). * [[Puni Plush]] - Shinobu has been described by fans as fairly chubby and having a big butt, partly from the art style. This gets a little toned down in fanservicey shots... * [[Quirky Household]] - Both Kaede's real parents, and to a certain extent, Shinobu's ninja clan. * [[Romantic Two -Girl Friendship]]: Shinobu explicitly introduces Kaede at one point as "more than a friend but less than a lover". ** Although the manner in which Shinobu lusts over Kaede at times makes her come close to being a [[Schoolgirl Lesbians\|Schoolgirl Lesbian]]. * [[Schmuck Bait]] - The button in the new years episode: it has warnings posted all around it, but of course Shinobu presses it anyway. * [[Shout -Out]] - Shinobu's attire is based off [[La Blue Girl\|Miko Mido's]] along with [[King of Fighters\|Mai Shiranui's]] hair style and her strange ball ornament at the end of a long ponytail. * [[Sick Episode]] * [[Small Name, Big Ego]] - Again, Onsokumaru. * [[Spoof Aesop]] - Onsokumaru plays a practical joke where he puts mandarin orange segments on people's faces while they sleep, and gets told off by Kaede's mother for wasting food. Lampshaded moments later as the ninja observe that this is the first episode that has had anything approaching a moral message in it. * [[Stock Scream]] - Howie Long scream used in episode 5 when Onsokumaru goes to hell. * [[Theme Tune]] - Both the opening and ending tunes are hard to get out of your head, dammit! * [[Thunder Shock]] * [[Token ~~Mini Moe~~Loli]] - Miyabi * [[Too Kinky to Torture]] - One of the ninjas discovers a new kink in episode 5 as he's getting spanked during one of Miyabi's rampages. * [[Twelve -Episode Anime]] * [[Unfazed Everyman]] - Kaede is pretty much ''dragged'' into this whole ninja stuff. * [[Visible Sigh]] Line 105 ⟶ 104: {{reflist}} [[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] [[Category:Anime]] [[Category:~~Nozomi~~Anime ~~Entertainment~~of the 2000s]] [[Category:Manga]] [[Category:~~Ninin~~Manga Gaof ~~Shinobuden~~the 2000s]] [[Category:Funimation]] [[Category:Anime Network]] [[Category:Nozomi Entertainment]] [[Category:Shonen Demographic]] [[Category:Twelve-Episode Anime]]