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Long-running kids' TV Nintama Rantaro is the NHK anime of Soubee Amako's gag manga Rakudai Ninja Rantaro, made by Ajia-do and Gakken, airing since Apr 10, 1993 and still currently airing; adapts Soubee Amako's manga Rantarou, Kirimaru and Shinbei are first-year "Nintama" students at (with Gakken credited on MAL) and first broadcast on 10 April 1993; the official English title is Ninjaboy Rantaro Format changed early: it began as a Sengoku-era ninja academy who find money, food or play more interesting than ninjutsu Short segments: weekly 30-minute show on NHK G that ran until 19 March 1994, and since 3 October 1994 has aired daily in a 10-minute slot on NHK E. MAL says episodes are lists the segments as 7.5 minutes Seasons are called series. Series one had 47 episodes and each of its series two to four had 120 each. ANN reported the 30th series premiering on 4 April 2022 and the 31st in April 2023, and Wikipedia counted 2,550 episodes by January 2025, excluding specials. MAL still shows 29 seasons has 60-90 episodes; AniList describes two small Voice cast: Minami Takayama plays Rantaro, Mayumi Tanaka plays Kirimaru, Teiyu Ichiryusai plays Shinbei and Toshihiko Seki plays teacher Hansuke Doi Theme: 'Yuki 100%' by Hikaru Genji opened episodes per 30-minute show 1-47, then by Hikaru Genji Super 5 up to episode 807, and a 2002 version by Ya-Ya-Yah for later episodes. Every episode title ends in 'no dan' Anniversary specials marked the 20th (2012), 25th (2017) and 30th (2022) years, including five new episodes plotted by Amako in October 2022 Films: a Shochiku film on 29 June 1996, a Warner Bros. Japan film on 12 March 2011, Takashi Miike's live-action Ninja Kids!!! in July 2011, and in December 2024 a new anime film, Dokutake Ninja-tai Saiko no Gunshi, directed by Masaya Fujimori at Ajia-do, the franchise's first anime film in 13 years Scores: MAL score 7.10; AniList average 64%7.11 from 2,719 users, ranked #4354, currently airing
