(ESP-ENG) Under Ninja - Anime Review!

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Hello friends, good vibes to all.

Hola amigos, buenas vibras para todos.

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In this world there are many, hundreds of anime that under my perspective are tremendously underrated, those that have a great story behind them and above all a cool character construction. I think this is the case of Under Ninja, an anime from last year created by Kengo Hanazawa and produced by Tezuka Productions, the same studio behind Astro Boy, among others. This 12-episode production has a little bit of everything, suspense, drama, action, violence and, as is now common, the touch of comedy that can't be missing. I really didn't know what to expect when I decided to sit down to watch this and I ended up pleased, it's a very weird and complicated anime to understand at times but you can't stop watching it.

En este mundo hay muchos, cientos de animes que bajo mi perspectiva son tremendamente infravalorados, esos que tienen una gran historia por detrás y sobretodo una construcción de personajes bien cool. Creo que este es el caso de Under Ninja, un anime del año pasado creado por Kengo Hanazawa y elaborado por Tezuka Productions, el mismo estudio de Astro Boy, entre otros. Esta producción de 12 capítulos tiene de todo un poco, suspenso, drama, acción, violencia y como ya es común el toque de comedia que no puede faltar. La verdad no sabía que esperar cuando decidí sentarme a ver esto y terminé complacido, es un anime muy raro y complicado de entender a veces pero no puedes dejar de mirarlo.

This story, as the name says, is about ninjas. We are located in Japan, a country hit by wars and that because of that these enigmatic figures had to emerge to be able to do missions that were of secret character. It is said that there are around 200 thousand ninjas undercover and mixed among the society, most of them belonging to NIN, one of the many organizations that exist. The thing is that in parallel there is another one called Under Ninja or UN for its acronym, another group that is openly opposed to what NIN does since they have a lot of national intelligence in their hands which in theory could be dangerous.

Esta historia y como lo dice su nombre va de ninjas. Nos ubicamos en Japón, país golpeado por guerras y que debido a eso tuvieron que emerger estas figuras enigmáticas para poder hacer misiones que fueran de carácter secreta. Se dice que hay alrededor de 200 mil ninjas encubiertos y mezclados entre la sociedad los cuales la mayoría de ellos pertenecen a NIN, una de las tantas organizaciones que hay. El tema es que en paralelo existe otra llamada Under Ninja o UN por sus siglas, otro grupo que se opone abiertamente a lo que NIN hace ya que estos tienen mucha inteligencia nacional en sus manos cosa que en teoría pudiera ser peligroso.

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Kuro, one of the main characters, belongs to NIN. This young man is quite lazy, he spends his time at home drinking and talking to his neighbor with whom he has a somewhat peculiar relationship. One day he receives a notification of an important job or mission and from then on everything will change in his life. We are facing a plot full of conspiracies, many times they will not understand what is happening, at times it becomes confusing but as the episodes progress the thread is unraveling and everything begins to clarify. Personally I found the anime amazing, the first 2-3 chapters I hesitated a little but in the end it never ended up boring me.

Kuro, uno de los protagonistas, pertenece a NIN. Este joven es uno bastante holgazán, se la pasa en su casa bebiendo y hablando con su vecina con la que existe una relación un tanto particular. Un día este recibe la notificación de un trabajo o misión importante por lo que a partir de allí todo cambiará en su vida. Estamos ante una trama llena de conspiraciones, muchas veces no van a entender que es lo que está pasando, por momentos se vuelve todo confuso pero conforme van avanzando los episodios el hilo se va desenredando y todo se comienza a clarificar. Personalmente el anime me pareció increíble, los primeros 2-3 capítulos dudé un poco pero al final nunca me terminó aburriendo.

There is a particularity and it is the way in which the story is told; there are many jumps in time, constantly going from the present to the past so that sometimes it can become confusing and lose the thread of the plot. This is done to give more context to what is happening in the now, usually what we see in the past are the events that led to the situation of the present. This is understandable, obviously, but it can be tiring and tedious to have to be so attentive to the details. If we add to this the conspiracy atmosphere that exists, then we have to be even more alert. But beware, this does not detract from its quality because the intrigue that is generated compensates a little for the above.

Hay una particularidad y es la forma en la que es contada la historia; hay muchos saltos en el tiempo, constantemente va del presente al pasado por lo que a veces puede llegar a confundir y perder el hilo de la trama. Esto lo hace para dar más contexto a lo que está ocurriendo en el ahora, por lo general lo que vemos del pasado son los hechos que hicieron que se llegara a la situación del presente. Esto se entiende, obviamente, pero puede ser cansado y tedioso tener que estar tan atentos a los detalles. Si a esto le sumamos el ambiente de conspiración que hay pues más alertas hay que estar. Pero ojo, esto no le quita calidad porque la intriga que se genera compensa un poco lo anterior.

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The animation is well done, it has a lot of fluidity, takes care of the details, sometimes we notice some CGI, handles the colors very well and the character design is very particular. Some things may look a little rough but that does not visually hinder the anime, in general terms as I said it is worth watching. It is very graphic, we see blood, mutilations, decapitations but it is not something grotesque either. If we are in front of a ninja anime it is very logical that these things happen. The fight scenes, the whole camouflage theme, the action in general is very cool. As it is normal there are also several sexy things, that double meaning and all the ecchi is present.

La animación está lograda, tiene mucha fluidez, cuida mucho los detalles, a veces notamos cierto CGI, maneja muy bien los colores y el diseño de los personajes es muy particular. Puede que algunas cosas se vean un poco toscas pero eso no entorpece visualmente el anime, en términos generales como ya dije vale mucho la pena de ver. Es muy gráfica, vemos sangre, mutilaciones, decapitaciones pero tampoco es algo grotesco. Si estamos ante un anime de ninjas es muy lógico que estas cosas se den. Las escenas de peleas, todo el tema del camuflaje, la acción en general está muy cool. Como es normal también hay varias cosas sexosas, ese doble sentido y todo lo ecchi está presente.

The characters are very well built, the main character is not only Kuro, there are a couple more that are very interesting. The members of NIN are very particular and the good thing is that they develop their stories briefly, which makes the story have more depth. There are several plot twists regarding them, which I didn't expect, I applaud that. The ending gives rise to a second season which I understand will be next year. Anyway, a very good anime, I think it is a gem that has not been popularized as it should, the hook of the end and that one wants to know more definitely raised the score. I recommend it to everyone, I'm sure you will enjoy it a lot.

Los personajes están muy bien construidos, el protagonista no es solo Kuro, hay un par más que son muy interesantes. Los miembros de NIN son muy particulares y lo bueno es que desarrollan brevemente sus historias lo que hace que haya más profundidad en la historia. Hay varios plot twist con relación a ellos, cosa que no esperaba, aplaudo eso. El final da pie para una segunda temporada que entiendo será el año que viene. En fin, un anime muy bueno, creo que es una joya que no ha sido popularizada como debería, el enganche del final y que uno quiera saber más definitivamente le subió el puntaje. Se los recomiendo a todos, estoy seguro que lo van a disfrutar bastante.

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Well my people that's all for today, I hope you liked it.
¡Hugs to all, see you next time!

Bueno mi gente por hoy es todo, espero que les haya gustado.
¡Un abrazo a todos, nos leemos en la próxima!

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I remember that when I watched it, many times I would lose the thread of the story with just a blink. The good thing is that the series presents a recurring idea of what life would be like for the ancient ninja society in modern times.

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It is very complicated at times to keep up with him, but you can, you just have to be careful not to lose your attention too much. The ninjas will always be an enigma, those organizations are very interesting!

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This was one complicated story, but as you've said... for some reason, I couldn't stop watching it. I enjoyed the complications and the characters were indeed interesting. :)

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Each character was a world unto themselves, I really liked the depth of some but would have liked to see more of the background of others. There was always something going on and that made everything entertaining, as you say it was very hard to stop watching.

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Same .. there were some characters I was curious about. It was a good watch overall. Have a good one!

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This seems to be one of those anime that are only for adults, so that's probably why it didn't become so popular, however, I don't doubt it's very good.

Thanks for sharing with the community!

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If it has adult stuff in it, the Japanese are always going to put sex into the plots just because it's part of their culture, for better or for worse. Also the violence makes it perhaps not the most suitable for a child. It is a very good anime, I recommend it.

Cheers bro!

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la verdad este anime si esta infravalorado, de verdad si es una gran anime con gran historia, yo estaba igual que tu con los primeros cap, de seguirlo o no seguirlo y fue una grata sorpresa de que fuera tan bueno, su arte esta raro, no es como lo típico que estamos a costumbrado.

estoy con ansias de la segunda temporada, el gore estuvo bueno

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The gore is one of the best things it has, that rare mix between violence and absurd comedy with absurd situations. I'm also looking forward to the second one, the way it ended gives a lot of play on possible revenge.

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A great review you've shared here, thanks for that. I've honestly seen this style of anime somewhere, I wish I could remember since I only watched one episode. But the art is similar.

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I recommend that you finish watching it, it is very worthwhile. Its animation is strange but that takes away from the fact that it is visibly very good.

Thanks for stopping by!

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