Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals
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Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals is the anime adaptation of the Naruto spin-off manga created by Kenji Taira, Rock Lee no Seishun Full-Power Ninden. It was announced in February 2012 by Shueisha.[1] Produced by Studio Pierrot and directed by Masahiko Murata, the series premiered on TV Tokyo on April 3, 2012.[2] Crunchyroll simulcasted the series premiere online and has each episode available for streaming.[3]
| Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals | |
|---|---|
 The cover of the first DVD compilation released by Studio Pierrot and Aniplex | |
| No. of episodes | 51 |
| Release | |
| Original network | TV Tokyo |
| Original release | April 3, 2012 – March 26, 2013 |
The series chronicles the daily life and training of Konohagakure ninja Rock Lee, who can utilize Kenjutsu, but has no skill in ninjutsu, taijutsu or genjutsu. Episodes feature comical scenes and mini-skits to emphasize the characters' goals and thought processes. Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals is the first spin-off anime series that does not follow the main plot of the Naruto Shippuden series, although it retains the original voice actors. The show ran for one season from 2012 to 2013, spanning 47 episodes. The series was broadcast in Southeast Asia on Disney XD.[citation needed] Viz Media announced at Anime Expo that they will be producing an English dub of the show.[citation needed] It was added to the Neon Alley service beginning in Fall 2014. The series was broadcast in the Indian subcontinent on Sonic Nickelodeon in 2014, under the title Naruto Rock Lee.[4] As of March 2015, all 51 episodes are available for online streaming in the US through Hulu and Neon Alley in English dubbed and subtitled formats.[5]
The series is being released to Region 2 DVD in Japan with three episodes per disc. The first DVD was released on July 18, 2012, containing episodes 1–3.[6]
- ^ "Naruto's Rock Lee Spinoff TV Anime Slated for April". Anime News Network. February 1, 2012. Retrieved April 4, 2012.
- ^ "Pierrot's Naruto: Rock Lee Anime Slated for Bleach's Timeslot". Anime News Network. February 2, 1956. Retrieved April 4, 2012.
- ^ "Crunchyroll Adds Rock Lee Spinoff TV Anime Series". Anime News Network. April 2, 2012. Retrieved April 4, 2012.
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- ^ "VIZ.com". Archived from the original on 2014-03-07.
- ^ "DVD 日本語タイトル: ロック・リーの青春フルパワー忍伝 1/ アニメ アニプレックス" (in Japanese and English). Aniplex. Retrieved 2010-07-03.