by The TV anime adaptation of “Ninja and Yakuza” has been announced and will be broadcast in October 2025. The key visual and the first promotional video have also been released.
“Ninja and Yakuza” is a manga by Shinsuke Kondo currently being serialized in “Comic DAYS.” The main characters are Shinoha, a boy who cannot laugh due to trauma, and Kiwami, a yakuza who is an elite company employee on the surface but controls his gang behind the scenes. When these two meet, the flames of the 300-year-old killing spree between ninjas and Yakuza burn hot. A passionate and sad exchange of lives between lonely men unfolds.
The main character settings and Cast were also announced, and the key visual and the first PV were released. Kobayashi Chiaki will play the main character, Tanaka Ninja, Konishi Katsuyuki will play Kimura Kiwami, and Uesaka Sumire will play Duct Tape. We received comments from each of them, which are introduced below.
Ninja Tanaka (CV: Kobayashi Chiaki) One of the ninja group “Teito Hachinin”. When he was young, he lost his smile after the Yakuza took his family, and he continued to hunt down the Yakuza to prevent the same tragedy from being repeated.
Although he has no special physical characteristics, he has mastered the ninja technique “Anba.” He is a big fan of the Princess series. Comments That “Ninja and Yakuza” is being made into an anime… It’s still not just a fantasy, right? I was shocked and excited that this work was being made into an anime on terrestrial TV. I will do my best to kill those who commit evil deeds in the underworld, so please look forward to the broadcast!
Yakuza Terumura (CV: Konishi Katsuyuki) The secret boss of the Takemoto group, which unites the “Eight Yakuza of Destruction,” and on the surface, he is the head of product planning at a major toy company. At first glance, he seems friendly but has lost his emotions due to past events. He plans to eliminate ninjas to make room for lonely gangsters. He is a big fan of the Princess series.
Comments: When I first read “Ninja and Gangsters,” I was immediately captivated by how exciting it was! I thought it was interesting but would never be made into an anime, but seriously! Please enjoy this crazy and hardworking duct tape! “Ninja and Yakuza” TV anime broadcast begins on Nippon Television in October 2025
‘Staff’ Original story: Kondo Shinsuke (serialized in Kodansha’s “Comic DAYS”) Director: Watanabe Yasuhiro Series composition: Ochi Keiichiro Character design: Matsutake Noriyuki Production: Studio Deen
‘Cast’ Tanaka Ninja: Kobayashi Chiaki Terumura Yakuza: Konishi Katsuyuki Duct tape: Uesaka Sumire (C) Kondo Shinsuke, Kodansha / “Ninja and Yakuza” Production Committee
