Japanese Pro Gamer Claims To Be Descended From Ninja
We all have ancestors. Yours might be farmers or doctors. Street Fighter pro Yusuke Momochi’s are ninja, it seems.
Wrong About Ninja, Again
Ninja are mysterious. There are things we know and things we don’t. But the notion that some have about these ninja water shoes is supposedly incorrect.
Nioh's Sloth Magic Turns Bosses Into Jokes
Nioh has some difficult bosses. They’ll shish-kebab you in the blink of an eye. What if I told you one magic spell that turns them into total pushovers?
All You Know About Ninja Is Probably "Wrong"
Those black suits. Those weapons. Martial arts. The image of the ninja is rooted more in fiction than fact. Everything you think you know is probably more “wrong” than “right”.
People Dressing Up And Killing Produce With Swords Is The Legacy Of Fruit Ninja
I was never a big Fruit Ninja fan, but I love what the game has done to promote real-life fruit ninjaneering. Filmmaker Scott Winn’s follow-up to his 2012 viral hit adds an additional ninja and a flaming sword.
There's a Ninja Academy in Japan
Of course, there is.
There's a Ninja Festival This Weekend in Japan
Got plans, Tokyo residents? You do now.
The Truth About Ninjas
If you do anything for Halloween this weekend, chances are pretty good you might see a child (or an adult) trick-or-treating (or partying) dressed as a ninja. Maybe it’ll be a generic ninja, or maybe a specific one, like a Naruto character or a Ninja Turtle.
"Ninja Day" Is an Actual Holiday in Japan
February 22 is "National Ninja Day." The Japanese holiday isn't an official day off. That is, at least not for those unable to slip out of work.
The World of Ninja Tourism
This is from a ninja promotional video. That's right, a ninja promotional video from a ninja tourist association. No, really.
Justin Timberlake's "Ninja" Slur Controversy Baffles Japan
Justin Timberlake recently called Madonna a "mother chucking ninja." Some people in the U.S. were upset, saying the word had racist connotations. In Japan, some folks were baffled by this controversy.
Japanese Schoolgirl Ninja Jumping Off Buildings
It's summer in Japan. Students are starting to get out for vacation. Maybe they can spend their free time chasing each other around and jumping off rooftops.
Ninja Gun
This is the arcade flyer for Ninja Gun, a game in which you shoot ninja. Check out gameplay below:
Female Ninja Serve Up Noodles Amidst Silly Complaints
Men no Sato (麺の里) or "Noodle Village" is a female ninja, or kunoichi (くノ一), restaurant. The restaurant originally opened last year in Tokyo's Tachikawa, but recently announced it was reopening in nerd paradise Akihabara.
CGI Makes Ninja Dancing Better
I didn't know ninja dancing was a thing, let alone ninja dancing CGI. This is Enra, a Tokyo-based dance troupe that mixes dance rhythms, martial-arts influenced acrobatics, and computer graphics.
The Best Looking Beat 'em Up Games From The 16-Bit Era
The beat 'em up genre flourished in the nineties, with Capcom and Konami leading the way on the SNES and on the SEGA Genesis, as well as with a huge amount of great arcade games that never got a home console port.
Borderlands, Assassin's Creed and Tons More Coming to Minecraft's Next Xbox 360 Skin Pack
Minecraft Xbox 360 Edition is pouring on the fan service with this week's release of Skin Pack 4—providing delightfully low-res interpretations of Claptrap from Borderlands, Klei's Mark of the Ninja and The Behemoth's Castle Crashers, plus a whole lot more.
The Most Badass Classic Ninja Games
There's no doubt that ninja are among the coolest video game characters. They do everything with style; running, jumping, fighting, even breathing. These games—mostly platformers—were able to capture this no matter how limited the hardware capacity was; ninja always look awesome.
The Funniest (And Worst) Engrish In Classic Japanese Video Games
Back in the day Japanese developers didn't have the budget or the control to make perfect Japanese-to-English translations... although probably no one really cared. They had to translate and export their games to the West as fast as possible.
You Can Now Rent Ninja in Japan. They're Not Deadly.
Well, it's about friggin' time! Starting this month, a new service will deliver ninja on the time and to the place of your choosing. The name of this new service? Why, Ninja Delivery. So clever.
