Shinobi no Ittoki

What is this? As the next leader in an established ninja village, Ittoki Sakuraba has mixed feelings about taking such a responsibility as his family hid...

It's especially tiresome in the portion of the episode before they let the other shoe drop, as it's painfully obvious that his new girlfriend is tricking him and there's a big secret, but since he doesn't know about the whole ninja heritage and shadow war, he just stumbles into the plot dick-first. But instead of constructing anything even mildly interesting, this show just painted the portrait of a bottle of skim milk in front of a beige wall. All of this very well may come together to form a good fish-out-of-water action comedy, but I can't really say that the episode has left me all that intrigued. Watching Ittoki jump and flip his way home from school is pretty great, but it's undercut by the way he's blindsided by the truth of his life and the fact that he very nearly never shuts up. Because who needs to know anything about the history or political situation of an underworld of armed assassins already on the verge of war? Of course, it turns out that mother really does know best, because Satomi is actually an assassin from the rival Koga ninja clan, but cluing her son in before people were literally out for his blood might have been the better approach. “Ninja turf war” is a good concept for a schlocky action series, and I sincerely hope that the upcoming episodes shake off the tedious pace. That girl who he never spoke to before asking him out and then trying to get him to take his clothes off on the first date isn't at all suspicious. While there's something to be said for having Ittoki unaware of his exalted ninja status, I also can't help but feel bad for the guy, because there's not much good that appears to come of his hidden history right now. Ittoki has to take a ton of lessons despite his mom working in a grocery store, and his masked childhood friend tails him from school to ensure that he goes? Instead, he spends over half the episode fumbling around, completely clueless as to why his activities are being restricted, another five minutes getting saved from being murdered repeatedly, and the last five minutes making the surprised Pikachu face at finding out his family's true lineage. [Berserk: The Golden Age Arc - Memorial Edition](/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=26373) for obviously being a recut movie that wasn't properly paced for episodes in 25-minute chunks.