is a Japanese

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series written and illustrated by Kengo Hanazawa. It has been serialized in

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's '' Weekly Young Magazine'' since July 2018. An anime television series adaptation is set to premiere in 2023.

Plot

The ninja organization in Japan, which once flourished, was dismantled by the GHQ after the

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and disappeared. However, the ninja still exist in secret, and it is said that there are 200,000 of them living in Japan today, hiding and working in the dark in the public and private sectors and in all kinds of organizations. While some of the elite ninja work behind the scenes in national level conflicts, the ninja at the end of the line are often unable to find work. One of them, Kuro Kumogakure, who is living the life of a NEET, receives a serious "ninja assignment," an order from his superiors to infiltrate a high school with the latest equipment.

Media

Manga

''Under Ninja'' is written and illustrated by Kengo Hanazawa. Hanazawa launched the manga in

's ''seinen'' manga magazine '' Weekly Young Magazine'' on July 23, 2018. Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual '' tankōbon'' volumes. The first volume was released on February 6, 2019. As of August 5, 2022, seven volumes have been released. In North America,

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announced the English language release of the manga in July 2020.

Volume list

Anime

On September 6, 2021, it was announced that the series would receive an anime television series adaptation. It is set to premiere in 2023.

References

External links

* * {{Weekly Young Magazine - 2010–2019 2023 anime television series debuts Anime series based on manga Kodansha manga Ninja in anime and manga Seinen manga Upcoming anime television series