Jubei-chan: The Ninja Girl

Name: Jubei-chan: The Ninja Girl
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Wonderful balance of ridiculous and heartfelt

By GottaWatchTheGoodShow on Apr 17, 2020 - See all reviews by GottaWatchTheGoodShow

This show has so much fun with its writing and art, and it all blends wonderfully with the pacing of both the overall plot and every individual punchline and story beat. Binge watching this show with my partner really helped pick me up out of a terrible mood. The mix of over the top comedy and serious samurai action might not be for everyone, but it's absolutely for me. Love the
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This show has so much fun with its writing and art, and it all blends wonderfully with the pacing of both the overall plot and every individual punchline and story beat. Binge watching this show with my partner really helped pick me up out of a terrible mood. The mix of over the top comedy and serious samurai action might not be for everyone, but it's absolutely for me. Love the
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way the comedy remains the same even as the show takes itself more seriously - and even ramps up to match that seriousness with equal parts silliness that somehow adds to meaningful moments rather than detracting from them!
And the soundtrack is fantastic, too, almost forgot to mention that.

This is absolutely a new favorite for me. Very satisfying overall.
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Dated but fun, It's a classic

By VeryTiredAlwaysSleepy on May 1, 2019 - See all reviews by VeryTiredAlwaysSleepy

It's a light-hearted and goofy ninja/samurai girl anime. I would say 30 percent of the show actually tells the main story and there isn't really much progression until much later in the series.

The rest of the anime is a good watch as well. You'll see a young girl receive everything but the regular life that she was expecting. It's like a slice of life comedy that is continually interrupted by ...

It's a light-hearted and goofy ninja/samurai girl anime. I would say 30 percent of the show actually tells the main story and there isn't really much progression until much later in the series.

The rest of the anime is a good watch as well. You'll see a young girl receive everything but the regular life that she was expecting. It's like a slice of life comedy that is continually interrupted by the main story.

This anime is fun and engaging.
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"Golden age" classic

By invy951 on Aug 4, 2018 - See all reviews by invy951

TLDR Version: If you're not overly sensitive or critical, enjoy a good laugh and a decent story, this anime is for you.

Jubei-chan was a breath of fresh air while I was originally watching anime. This anime took the tired magical girl trope and added a twist when there weren't other anime veering from the norm.

If you have an open mind and don't take yourself too seriously; You will have a ...

TLDR Version: If you're not overly sensitive or critical, enjoy a good laugh and a decent story, this anime is for you.

Jubei-chan was a breath of fresh air while I was originally watching anime. This anime took the tired magical girl trope and added a twist when there weren't other anime veering from the norm.

If you have an open mind and don't take yourself too seriously; You will have a pretty great time watching this. There are several third wall breaks (which for its time was pretty original), some references to "oppai" (Not excessive; ala Highschool DxD or Burn Up W) and well-drawn action scenes for its time.

During the second golden age of anime, Jubei-chan was a pioneer of third-wall breaking humor which was able to tie in some feels with excellent art (Kind of spotty on some episodes) and wasn't scared to poke fun at itself yet still tell an endearing story which my friends and family still remember fondly to this day.

If you don't take yourself too seriously, aren't sensitive to the mention of boobs (No Dead or Alive or Booby counters here) and are looking for a binge-worthy anime, give Jubei-chan a chance. You won't regret it.
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Crazy yet perfect!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By Palmdale on Jan 23, 2015 - See all reviews by Palmdale

I love this show. A total classic. Yes, it's all over the place BUT it is executed so well that it's a show that is hard not to like. The characters are funny and lovable and the show plays out well. 'No Game No Life' reminds me of this tonally. Definitely give it a chance!

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Sweet Dreams and Memories! Forever, Forever!

By Lentfilms on Jul 1, 2014 - See all reviews by Lentfilms

Jubei-chan is all over the place. The shows jumps from moments of slapstick comedy, serious action, and heartfelt drama at the drop of a hat. If a lesser director had tried to balance all these elements it would have been a complete mess but Akitaro Daichi manages to make it all work. Jubei-chan may not be an all-time classic but it is a very strong title that really surprised me.

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This anime is all over the place.

By XishaletLaforet on Apr 4, 2014 - See all reviews by XishaletLaforet

I see where they wanted to go with it, but it seems like two people got in a fight about how the anime should go in direction and we got a smashup of both. One side is a feudal fighter who is awesome and the other is about an ordinary girl who does ordinary girl things. Also, the heart eye patch is ridiculous. Like, who thought that would be a good idea? Probably why no one can take this seriously.

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Part magical girl, part ninja, all terrible.

By outlaweva on Dec 3, 2013 - See all reviews by outlaweva

I like magical girls and I love ninjas, so one would think that Jubei Chan would be my dream anime. Unfortunately it's anything but. All the characters in the show are completely unlikeable with all the male adult characters(including her father) openly lusting after the main character, Jiyu, despite being 14 and everyone else not having much of a personality at all. And Jiyu? One of the most ...

I like magical girls and I love ninjas, so one would think that Jubei Chan would be my dream anime. Unfortunately it's anything but. All the characters in the show are completely unlikeable with all the male adult characters(including her father) openly lusting after the main character, Jiyu, despite being 14 and everyone else not having much of a personality at all. And Jiyu? One of the most reprehensible 'heroes' I've ever seen who refuses to ever use her power despite people crying out for her to save them and who would gladly hand over the macguffin, an eyepatch that gives it's wearer immense power, to the villain simply because she doesn't want to deal with it even when he makes it clear that he'll use it to rule the world.

There's very little to recommend about the series. The jokes aren't funny the animation is poor and the story is a slog to get through. If you really need your magical girl and ninja fix I just recommend watching an episode of Sailor Moon followed by a viewing of Ninja Scroll. Otherwise stay very, very far away.
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childish stories told by children

By toolmaker24 on Sep 2, 2013 - See all reviews by toolmaker24

this old school anime is just a series of cheep boob jokes. the action is well done but 2min of visually stimulating scenes per episode can not make up the 18 min of cheep not funny jokes. The unwilling protagonist is use more like an object then a person. the focus is more on how other think of her based on her looks alone. the male characters treat her like the imagined version of person. They ...

this old school anime is just a series of cheep boob jokes. the action is well done but 2min of visually stimulating scenes per episode can not make up the 18 min of cheep not funny jokes. The unwilling protagonist is use more like an object then a person. the focus is more on how other think of her based on her looks alone. the male characters treat her like the imagined version of person. They clearly have never met this person, yet act as if they know best for her. even when she clearly states her wishes she is quickly disregarded and is forced to do as other have told her.

This is the fast food version of anime. its fast, poor quality, and forgettable. if you are a 14 year old boy looking for a cheep laugh I recommend this other wise don't waist your time.
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Jiyu Nanohana is an ordinary schoolgirl until she runs across a scatterbrained 300 year old samurai who tells her that she is the reincarnation ... more
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