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Ninja Slayer Starts Streaming on Hulu Plus

Written By Samantha Ferreira

American anime fans now have a new way to check out Trigger’s Ninja Slayer anime series. The show began streaming on Hulu Plus earlier today, with new episodes expected to be added weekly.

http://www.hulu.com/watch/779350

In March, FUNimation announced that they acquired the domestic rights to Ninja Slayer.

The series itself was originally revealed to be in production in June 2014. Kill la Kill Co-director Akira Amemiya is directing the series, while Hiroshi Sato handles the screenplay. Character designs are being provided by the team of Hiroyuki Imaishi, Yusuke Yoshigaki, saitom, Inato Serere, and Shinjiro.

In February, Ninja Slayer‘s Japanese cast was announced, with Toshiyuki Morikawa playing the titular Ninja Slayer and Sho Hayami as the villainous Dark Ninja.

The full cast list is below:

  • Ninja Slayer: Toshiyuki Morikawa
  • Dark Ninja: Sho Hayami
  • Nancy Lee: Chiwa Saito
  • Yamamoto: Sora Amamiya
  • Yukano: Risa Taneda
  • Laomoto Khan: Masane Tsukayama
  • Clone Yakuza: Tesshō Genda
  • Electronic Maiko: Noto Mamiko
  • Scatter: Takahiro Mizushima
  • Narrator: Goblin

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Samantha Ferreira

Samantha Ferreira is Anime Herald’s founder and editor-in-chief. A Rhode Island native, Samantha has been an anime fan since 1992, and an active member of the anime press since 2002, when she began working as a reviewer for Anime Dream. She launched Anime Herald in 2010, and continues to oversee its operations to this day. Outside of journalism, Samantha actively studies the history of the North American anime fandom and industry, with a particular focus on the 2000s anime boom and bust. She’s a huge fan of all things Sakura Wars, and maintains series fansite Combat Revue Review when she has free time available. When not in the Anime Herald Discord, Samantha can typically be found on Bluesky.

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