{"id":751703,"date":"2026-11-06T05:40:33","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T02:40:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ninja-skooler-anime-gets-pilot-film\/"},"modified":"2026-11-06T05:40:33","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T02:40:33","slug":"ninja-skooler-anime-gets-pilot-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ninja-skooler-anime-gets-pilot-film\/","title":{"rendered":"Ninja Skooler Anime Gets Pilot Film"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">The <em>Ninja Skooler<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/anime-manga\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"6\" title=\"Anime || Manga\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">anime<\/a>, which was announced at the Kinema Citrus Sweet 16 panel at Anime Central 2024 with a pilot trailer, has now resurfaced with a pilot film featuring<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">\u00a0the song \u201cKnots\u201d by<strong> Takashi Iwami<\/strong>. The latter simultaneously received a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iwami-takashi.bfan.link\/Knots\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">separate digital release<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">The pilot film was revealed by <strong>BLUE RIGHTS<\/strong>, the entertainment production company founded by <strong>Makoto Kimura<\/strong> (who had production-related credits on anime like <em>Terror in<\/em> Resonance, <em>Hell\u2019s Paradise<\/em>, <em>Vinland Saga<\/em> Season 2, and <em>Chainsaw Man<\/em>). The company says that the larger Ninja Skooler project \u201c<span style=\"color: initial\">aims to build lasting IP value across animation, music, publishing and digital content,\u201d and that it is \u201cdeveloping ways for audiences to experience NINJA SKOOLER through serialized manga, shorts, character projects, toys and other merchandise.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u300e\u30cb\u30f3\u30b8\u30e3\u30b9\u30af\u30fc\u30e9\u30fc\u300f\u30d1\u30a4\u30ed\u30c3\u30c8\u6620\u50cf  \/\/  NINJA SKOOLER - Pilot Film\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hfrbzeG6v2I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;color: initial\">As part of those plans, the press release includes a call for partners in the publishing, music, digital content, character merchandise, and international expansion fields to reach out to \u201cexplore potential collaboration opportunities.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">The <em> Ninja Skooler<\/em> pilot film was directed by Studio HALE\u2019s <strong style=\"color: initial\">Shunsuke Takarai<\/strong><span style=\"color: initial\"> (<em>Ninja Skooler <\/em>pilot trailer, \u201c<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=olWq4GUMYaw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">non-reflection.<\/a><span style=\"color: initial\">\u201d music video, <em>Made in Abyss: The Golden City of the Scorching Sun <\/em>Episodes 6 and 11<\/span><span style=\"color: initial\">) <\/span><span style=\"color: initial\">with<\/span><strong style=\"color: initial\"> Hiroko Oguri <\/strong><span style=\"color: initial\">as character designer and<strong> breccia<\/strong> and<strong> Kinema Citrus<\/strong> handling the animation production. In a statement for the press release, Takarai, who also drew the storyboards, explained, \u201c<\/span>Visually, I tried working without outlines to capture the uncertainty and vulnerability of childhood. I hope you enjoy the atmosphere that emerges as the characters and backgrounds blend together.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Other production credits include:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">\u2022 Original character designer: <strong>Hami<\/strong> (<span style=\"color: initial\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><em>Ninja Skooler <\/em>pilot trailer character designer, <em>Sound! Euphonium<\/em> manga artist)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">\u2022 Background art director: <strong>Lee Jooyuong\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">\u2022 Color designer: <strong>Akiko Saito<\/strong><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">\u2022 Compositing director: T2 Studio\u2019s <strong>Tsunetaka Ema\u00a0<\/strong>(<em>Made in Abyss<\/em>)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">\u2022 Music composer:<strong> Kevin Penkin<\/strong> (<em>Made in Abyss<\/em>)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">\u2022 Produce: BLUE RIGHTS<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">\u2022 Producer: Makoto Kimura<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">\u2022 Producer: <strong>Muneki Ogasawara\u00a0<\/strong>(<em>Goodbye, Lara<\/em> senior producer, former Kinema Citrus chairman, breccia representative member)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">\u2022 Animation producer: Studio HALE\u2019s <strong>Satoshi Wada<\/strong><\/span><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">The synopsis for <em>Ninja Skooler<\/em>\u00a0reads:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">R<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>a is an orphan who idolizes fictional ninja. One snowy night, he falls from a rooftop and is saved by a real ninja named Okachimachi and his master. Rappa turns up at their door asking to become an apprentice, and the three begin living together as a family. Years later, Rappa throws himself into training to become a ninja who can protect the town. The children who look up to him gather at the master\u2019s traditional Japanese candy shop, a place where he can laugh with family and friends. Rappa thinks these days will last forever, but he sees Okachimachi tending to their retired master and catches a glimpse of the pain the master has kept hidden\u2026<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><strong>Source:<\/strong> Press release<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n                (function(d, s, id) {\n          var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n          if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n          js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n          js.src=\"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.9&appId=269442613521839\";\n          fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n        }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n        <\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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