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Ninja vs. Gokudo

TV·2025–2025·1 season, 12 episodes·Nippon TV·Animation, Action & Adventure·NEW

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The ninja banish evil from the shadows. The gokudo gather lonely outcasts and commit crimes. The grudge they forged centuries ago is rekindled in the present day. The ninja Shinoha meets Kiwami, a gokudo with the face of a businessman. Unknowing of the other's identity, they bond over anime, but the war between ninja and gokudo intensifies. Who will survive and who will perish, ninja or gokudo?

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  1. 01Ninja vs. Gokudo S01E01Episode 1: SHINOHA VS KIWAMIS01E01 · 7.0Young Shinoha Tanaka, who has lost the ability to laugh, meets Kiwami Kimura, an office worker who shares his love of anime. The two hit it off, but it turns out they are actually members of rival forces that have been killing each other since the Edo period - ninja and gokudo! "If you misbehave in the underworld, the ninja come a-calling." Ninja and gokudo - who will survive and who will perish?
  2. 02Ninja vs. Gokudo S01E02Part 1 The Blood-Scented Signal Flare of AkasakaS01E02 · 7.0Kaiza Akiba of the Eight Imperial Ninja's arrival cuts the gokudo's meeting to plan the ninja's annihilation short. Kaiza's Blade of Darkness instantly decapitates numerous gokudo, bathing the room in crimson. However, Kiwami maintains his calm demeanor, which riles up the remaining gokudo. As these two formidable warriors go in for the kill, their thoughts are somewhere else... with Shinoha.
  3. 03Ninja vs. Gokudo S01E03Part 2 Blazing Chivalry and Justice in KabuchikaS01E03 · 6.0Nodoka Matsumoto of the Eight Imperial Ninja and Kousei Yuzawa of the Eight Gokudo of Destruction are locked in a deadly battle in Kabuchika, once an underground Kabukicho club. Who will survive the clash?! Rushing to aid Nodoka, Shinoha encounters young gokudo member Keisuke. Keisuke has never killed before, and Shinoha intends to spare him, but Keisuke's resolve forces Shinoha to act.

Castfull cast & details

Chiaki KobayashiChiaki KobayashiShinoha Tanaka (voice)Katsuyuki KonishiKatsuyuki KonishiKiwami Kimura (voice)Sumire UesakaSumire UesakaGamute (voice)Ryosuke AsanoRyosuke AsanoSerina MachiyamaSerina MachiyamaVolcano OtaVolcano OtaHochu OtsukaHochu OtsukaYuma UchidaYuma Uchida

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode12Episodes2025Aired 5.6Season avg
  1. S01E01Ninja vs. Gokudo S01E01Season's bestEpisode 1: SHINOHA VS KIWAMIOctober 8, 2025 7.0Young Shinoha Tanaka, who has lost the ability to laugh, meets Kiwami Kimura, an office worker who shares his love of anime. The two hit it
  2. S01E02Ninja vs. Gokudo S01E02Part 1 The Blood-Scented Signal Flare of AkasakaOctober 15, 2025 7.0Kaiza Akiba of the Eight Imperial Ninja's arrival cuts the gokudo's meeting to plan the ninja's annihilation short. Kaiza's Blade of Darknes
  3. S01E03Ninja vs. Gokudo S01E03Part 2 Blazing Chivalry and Justice in KabuchikaOctober 22, 2025 6.0Nodoka Matsumoto of the Eight Imperial Ninja and Kousei Yuzawa of the Eight Gokudo of Destruction are locked in a deadly battle in Kabuchika
  4. S01E04Ninja vs. Gokudo S01E04Part 3 The Great Burial of Love #1October 29, 2025 6.0Both burning with hatred in the aftermath of Kabuchika, Shinoha and Kiwami take a spontaneous nighttime drive. They learn of each others' lo
  5. S01E05Ninja vs. Gokudo S01E05Part 3 The Great Burial of Love #2November 5, 2025 5.0I'll make our dream come true! Wishing to bring back their "golden age," bosozoku "god" Hiroki Yajima raises a 30,000-strong biker gang that
  6. S01E06Ninja vs. Gokudo S01E06Part 3 The Great Burial of Love #3November 12, 2025 6.0Yajima toys with Shinoha and pierces his skull with Pistol Disco. Shinoha gambles with his life... but survives by the skin of his teeth! At
  7. S01E07Ninja vs. Gokudo S01E07Part 4 Young Maniacs' Death Game, Stage 1November 19, 2025 6.0Shinoha and Kiwami mourn their fallen comrades, while Gamute sticks close to his Mommy. Rage and a thirst for blood burns in them all. Thank
  8. S01E08Ninja vs. Gokudo S01E08Part 4 Young Maniacs' Death Game Stage 2November 26, 2025 5.0Shinoha attends the award ceremony at the Prime Minister's residence. Kiwami is there to celebrate this honor with his friend... but the fes
  9. S01E09Ninja vs. Gokudo S01E09Part 4 Young Maniacs' Death Game, Stage 3December 3, 2025—Hearing a woman crying for help, Uryu rushes to the rescue on his own, only to come across Ange and Busu. Able to read his moves, their comb
  10. S01E10Ninja vs. Gokudo S01E10Part 4 Young Maniacs' Death Game, Stage 4December 10, 2025 5.0Shinoha and Kiwami join forces to stand against Ballon d'Or. They put complete trust in each other, despite concealing their true identities
  11. S01E11Ninja vs. Gokudo S01E11Part 4 Young Maniacs' Death Game, Stage 5December 17, 2025 4.0Determined to fulfill his promise to Shinoha, Kiwami takes on Prima, even as his insides are torn apart. Despite knowing Prima's gokudo skil
  12. S01E12Ninja vs. Gokudo S01E12Ninja vs GokudoDecember 24, 2025 5.0The second round of the showdown between Shinoha and Gamute begins! When Shinoha uses Kiwami's technique, Gamute becomes driven to kill Shin

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