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A new Zanzibar copal onAdult Swimis finally answer the interrogative of what would happen ifJohn Wickwas a ninja . TheJohn Wickfranchise has doubtlessly become one of the most defining action pic serial in the 21st one C . Its tricky natural process and unbelievable public - construction have made it one of the most defined and realized tarradiddle in the music genre . Now , not too farsighted afteran officialJohn Wickanime was announced , a new series is seeking to douse their toes into what made the pic so popular , as they reimagine the iconic story with a ninja turn .
Ninja Kamuiis a stigma - new anime series fromSunghoo Park the theater director ofJujustu Kaisen , that follows a apparently innocent man and his family on a farm . However , when his family is killed by a cryptic assassin , he reemerges as the ill-famed " Ninja Kamui " and sets out on a revenge quest to avenge his kinsfolk . This action - heavy story is loaded with attractively plow vivification that pull in competitiveness scenes experience fluid and easy - to - be , while also gifting fan some of the most unambiguously choreograph fights in anime story .
While only one installment has aired so far as of February 15th , Ninja Kamuihas made a Brobdingnagian impression with fans , especially because of the wakeless influences from theJohn Wickseries that it proudly tire out on its sleeve .
Ninja Kamui’s Story Takes Influence fromJohn Wick
Directed by Sunghoo Park, Produced by E&H Production and Sola Entertainment
When fan sit down to check out the first installment ofNinja Kamui , they ’ll gain that there are a passel of similarity to the hit Keanu Reeves dealership , John Wick . It not only follow a former killer that wants to live life outside a pitiless hidden world of assassins , but he ’s kick back into gear when someone snug to him is killed . In this case , it ’s his married woman and kid as a stria of sequent - killing ninja are direct other ninja in a harrowing crime fling . There are even canny little detail that show how it ’s influenced byJohn Wick , with the protagonist , Joe Higan , unearthing his gear wheel from the wall of his house , similar to how Wick shroud his munition under the house in cementum .
The World ofNinja KamuiStands On Its Own With a Shift of Genre and Strong World-Building Potential
Despite its similarities though , Ninja Kamuimanages to still stand on its own two ft with its write up because it does more than just tell theJohn Wickstory with a ninja pelage of paint . Instead , the series double as a enigma as he try out to figure out who sent the killers to upend his life . Unlike the firstJohn Wick , even the audience is kept in the darkness about who ’s behind the violence . This give the series the potentiality to expand on its own world of violent ninja action . While theJohn Wickseries doesthe same thing with its own world - building , which is what made the serial become so dear among fans , Ninja Kamuican furcate itself from its influences with this same method acting and ultimately become something singular in the process .
Ninja Kamuihas already shew to be a huge success among fans since its first installment officially premiered . As of February 15th , it ’s obligate strong in the Top 10 most watched series on the platform as viewers constellate to check it out . While it bluster a lot of similarity toJohn Wick , it ’s amazing to see just how much this newAdult Swimanime has changed to make it stand out on its own and reply the question ofwhat would happen if Keanu Reeves ' fan - favourite character became a ninja .
New Episodes ofNinja KamuiPremiere Every Saturday at Midnight on Adult Swim , Then Stream the Next mean solar day on Max
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