TV Tokyo opened an official website for a television anime adaptation of GungHo Online Entertainment's Ninjala video game on Thursday, revealing the main cast, staff, key visual (pictured), and theme song artists. The anime is scheduled to premiere on January 8 at 10:30 a.m on TV Tokyo and six affiliated stations.

Synopsis
The year is 20XX. The ninja, who once forged the history of Japan, were scattered across the country during the Meiji Restoration. As these ninja mingled with the other clans, their bloodline thinned, and they gradually faded from sight. The descendants of these ninja clans, seeking to preserve their heritage, formed the WNA (World Ninja Association) in the hope of carrying on their legacy.

And so it was that the WNA succeeded in developing Ninja-Gum, an art which could summon forth the strength of the Shinobi. And yet creating the most powerful Ninja-Gum requires the strongest of ninja DNA. So it was that the Ninjala Tournament was held, that the mightiest of all ninjas could be found... (Source: Official Game website)

Cast
Burton: Takahiro Sakurai (Osomatsu-san)
Berecca: Akari Kitou (Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun)
Ron: Hiroki Yasumoto (Hoozuki no Reitetsu)
Jane: Junko Minagawa (Houseki no Kuni (TV))
Van: Yumiko Kobayashi (Crayon Shin-chan)
Lucy: Aoi Yuuki (Boku no Hero Academia)
Kappei: Ayumu Murase (Ousama Ranking)
Emma: Megumi Han (Little Witch Academia (TV))
Gumchi: Honoka Inoue (Edens Zero)

Staff:
Director: Mamoru Kanbe (So Ra No Wo To)
Series Composition: Shinzou Fujita (Fumetsu no Anata e)
Character Design: Atsushi Suzuki (Pokemon Movie 21: Minna no Monogatari animation director)
Sound Director: Yasuyuki Urakami (Baki)
Music: Takahiro Obata (Yakusoku no Neverland)
Studio: OLM

J-pop singer Kyary Pamyu Pamyu (Monster Strike the Movie: Sora no Kanata), who performed the game's theme song, is performing the opening theme "Maybe Baby." Wolpis Carter (Digimon Adventure:) will perform the ending theme "Ninja Like Ninja."

Soleil developed the free-to-play action multiplayer game and GungHo Online Entertainment released it on the Nintendo Switch last June. The game has over 8 million downloads worldwide. Studio Hibari and domerica began producing a short original net anime last June.

Official site: https://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/ninjala/
Official Twitter: @Ninjala_JP

Source: PR Times

Ninjala (TV) on MAL