''Ninja Cadets'', known in Japan as , is a two-episode

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(OVA)

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series produced by

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and

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and created by

Eiji Suganuma is a Japanese animator, director and character designer. He has directed '' Ninja Cadets'', ''Kodomo no Jikan'', ''Whispered Words'', ''Mashiroiro Symphony'', and '' Karneval''. Filmography References External links * * Japanese ...

, who also directed, storyboarded it and designed the characters. It is a

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about a group of

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-in-training in

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. ''Ninja Cadets'' was released in two episodes from March 27 to June 12, 1996. It has the distinction of being the first anime

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ever released. The series is licensed in the United States by Media Blasters under its AnimeWorks label. It is the first English anime dub ever produced by Bang Zoom! Entertainment.

Voices

English

* Sandy Fox as Sakura * Lia Sargent as Matsuri *

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as Yume * Mona Marshall as Pochi *

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as Hayashi, Matsuzaka *Jack Cox as Kaoru *Beth Wernick as Jame * Derek Stephen Prince as Nikko * Steve Kramer as Yukinobu, Tea House Master *Jeffrey Stackhouse as Lord Byakuro

References

External links

* 1996 anime OVAs 1996 Japanese novels 1996 manga Anime International Company Fujimi Fantasia Bunko Ninja in anime and manga Light novels {{anime-OVA-stub