Ninja Kids!!! (Nintama Rantaro) (忍たま乱太郎)

Dad, Mom.

I'll be going now.

Rantaro, don't forget why you're going to Ninja Academy.

Do you know why?

I do.

For generations our family has been low ranking ninjas.

Your father, grandfather and great grandfather...

None of them could break that streak.

Work hard and

become the best ninja there is!

I'll do my best.

No matter how hard it is,

you can't come home until the summer holidays.

I know.

I'll be off then.

Rantaro...

Make sure you take care of yourself.

Rantaro! Fight!

Here I go!

Ninja Academy

First graders, gather around!

Yes, sir.

Follow me.

Yes, sir!.

That's how I became one of the Ninja Kids.

Ninja Kids!!!

First graders, this is Class Ha.

From today

you are students of the Ninja Academy.

In order to become first-rate ninjas

in the 6 years until you graduate

you're expected to work hard.

We'll do our best!.

And now a few words from the Dean of the Academy.

Listen carefully.

You!

No sleeping!

We haven't even started yet!

Wake up!.

Shinbei is a Taurus and blood type A.

His dad's a rich merchant.

He loves to eat and sleep.

Go back to sleep.

What are you doing with a baby?

I work as a babysitter.

You work?

Don't worry, little one.

He is not scary.

This is Kirimaru. Aries, blood type B.

He lost his parents when his village was destroyed in a war.

So he sells boxed lunches to soldiers

and works to pay for school and his living expenses.

Sir, give me a hand.

Hush, little baby.

And now... Iet's hear from the Dean of the Academy.

If you please.

What's this?

Class.

What it takes to be a ninja is...

... guts!

What!

If you lack strength and intelligence...

You still have...

courage!

That's all from me.

Good luck to you!

I don't know what that was...

But it was amazing.

Dean, stop trying so hard to impress the kids.

Don't worry, Shinbei's head is tough.

Every ninja loves ramen noodles!

Lecture on cliff climbing

Attention.

A ninja must be nimble.

He should have no problem climbing this.

How?

Shinbei, don't give up!.

Come on, we're here for you.

I hear you but...

I can't hold on anymore.

Shinbei!

Rantaro!.

Shinbei, hold on!.

I can't do this...

I won't bring you down with me.

Cut me off.

- Don't be silly... - Yeah, Shinbei.

Are we your friends or not?.

Friends?

We're friends to the end.

Boys.

Keep your melodrama for the top.

Yes, sir.

I think you're right...

Let's talk about shells.

Lecture on Shells

Anything to share on the subject?

Rantaro.

Yes, sir.

Persimmons don't have shells but nuts do.

There are many kinds of persimmons but none with shells...

No!

In this case

shells mean explosives.

There're 250 known varieties.

Now.

This is a Fire-Arrow, a grenade.

We don't use highly reactive explosives so...

even if you tossed it like this...!

It won't go off.

Unless you ignite the detonating cord.

Is this what you mean by igniting it?

Mr. Shinbei...

It's a ninja sword!

Lecture on Ninja Swords

I always wanted one of these.

Boys, don't put the swords on your back.

No?

Let me show you why.

Rantaro.

Crawl under the veranda there.

You lose mobility when it's on your back.

When you roll, it gets in the way.

And the guard on the sword hurts your back.

It hurts! Please stop!

I'm serious!.

The famous Prince Shotoku had a subject called Ninja.

It was his name.

The way of Ninja already existed over 1 000 years ago.

It had a lot to do with wizardry and spirituality.

One of these founders was a shaman

called Enno-gyoja.

He had special powers.

What was that?

He could fly.

Let me tell you about the 1 st grade classes.

The classes are named E, Ro and Ha.

There are 3 classes.

Our teachers named our class Ha because...

It makes them sigh.

I'll introduce you to my classmates.

Shozaemon is the class president.

He loves tea ceremony.

Torawaka is on pet duty.

He likes guns.

Sanjiro is also on pet duty.

He loves booby traps.

Heidayu is on manner duty.

He loves booby traps, too.

Isuke is in charge of explosives.

He is very neat.

Danzo is on accounting duty.

He Ioves horses.

By the way Kirimaru is a librarian.

Shinbei is a janitor.

And I'm a class health officer.

A standard overhand throw!

A sidearm throw.

And a reverse throw.

This is not a show!

Don't clap during class hours.

No tipping, either!

You pesky kids! Go ahead and try!

Yes, sir!

Oh, no!

A hot spring would be nice.

My left foot feels strange...

And my right foot, too...

What's going on here?

Beneath my 2 feet lies dog crap.

This place is well stocked with vegetables.

Yum!

Thank you!

Leave the plates there.

The hamburgers are good.

B lunch, please!

- Here you are. - Thank you.

We have no classes in the afternoon.

Mind if we sit here?.

I have a dog walking job.

I'm taking a nap.

I'II...

I'll spy on the older kids' classes.

They vanished...

A ninja should have style.

That's kind of scary...

Who did that?.

Rantaro.

You should know

I work on a farm now but l could work as a ninja.

A ninja should never give away his true occupation.

That's why I'm pretending to be a farmer.

I see.

I get your point, Dad.

But...

Yes?

You've been pretending for a long time.

Rantaro, don't let them stop you.

Work hard and become the best ninja there is!

Dad...