With many of the most beloved anime films from the 1980s and 1990s scattered, difficult to track down, or even unavailable, the latest news on Ninja Scroll Coming to HIDIVE is a welcome development. According to a recent HIDDEN press release dated November 6, 2024, Ninja Scroll will be available to watch on demand via the streaming service on Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at noon EDT. For boundary-pushing anime fans from a different era, Ninja Scroll is commonly considered one of the best films of the 1990s and a must-see for fans of the classics.
Ninja Scroll follows rogue ninja Kibagami Jubei as he fights to stop Kimon's Demons to overthrow the Edo period Japanese government. Jubei is aided by Tokugawa Shogunate spy Dakuan and Kōga kunoichi Kagero. The film is animated by Madhouse and received a follow-up anime, Ninja Scroll: The Series, in 2003 for one season, but did not receive any subsequent content beyond that. The series is a beloved classic and could be a strong selling point for subscriptions to the HIDIVE streaming service.
One of the best anime films of the 1990s comes out of Streaming Hell
Thanks to confirmation from HIDIVE, Ninja Scroll finally finds a streaming home months later Anime News Network reported that Manga Entertainment's U.S. licensing rights to the series have expired. With programs like Cowboy Bebop and films like Akira being available on demand through Crunchyroll, and even from 1995 Ghost in the Shell available on Tubi, Ninja Scroll, despite being a sensation in the United States and helping to inspire The Matrixonly now is he receiving the love he deserves. With HIDIVE recently simulcasting the hit Oshi no Ko second season of the adaptation, this is another strong attraction for the service.
Ninja Scroll recently had a theatrical re-release thanks to AX Cinema Nights 2024, where it was shown in a limited number of theaters in the United States on September 11, 12, and 15, 2024. The film was featured alongside several classics throughout its decade and beyond, including Cowboy Bebop: The Movie, Paprika, and Metropolis 2001. While this is a significant development for the Ninja Scroll fans, your animation studio also benefits from this additional exposure.
The studio behind Trigun and Black Lagoon has another exceptional year
With more viewers able to readily access Ninja Scroll Legally, its production studio, Madhouse, gains additional exposure to its prestige with seminal, genre-defining anime spanning several decades. Whether it's bloody and revolutionary anime films from the 1990s, the biggest wholesome and recent hits of all time like Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, or idiosyncratic isekai like the recent Overlord: The Holy Kingdom film, Madhouse shows its quality again and again. For those who want to see the beautiful shinobi spectacle of Madhouse at home, thanks to HIDIVE, Ninja Scroll It's now more accessible than ever.
Sources: Anime News Network, HIDDEN