Seasonal First Impressions is a column where I detail my thoughts, however brief or long, about a currently-airing anime’s first episode or so. In a way, it makes perfect sense that Shinobi no…
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Shinobi no Ittoki
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Shinobi No Ittoki
Episodes: 12 Summary: High school can be a lot—grades, young love, ninjas?! Ittoki Sakuraba’s life takes a turn when he discovers his hidden ninja legacy. Now as the…
Shinobi no Ittoki Review — D-
Ninjas! Except they just go to school and argue all day.
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Shinobi no Ittoki: A bad start with a great finish.
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Kaiseki Anime Podcast Episode 114 – Shinobi no Ittoki and Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury
00:00 Intro 02:21 Shinobi no Ittoki 16:25 Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury 30:10 Outro You can find Kaiseki Anime Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google…
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