忍者と極道

Ninja Vs. Gokudo

The ninja banish evil from the shadows. The gokudo gather lonely outcasts and commit crimes. The grudge they forged centuries ago is rekindled in the present day. The ninja Shinoha meets Kiwami, a gokudo with the face of a businessman. Unknowing of the other's identity, they bond over anime, but the war between ninja and gokudo intensifies. Who will survive and who will perish, ninja or gokudo? (Source: Amazon Prime Video)

Names

Original	忍者と極道 (japanese)
Romaji	Ninja to Gokudou
English	Ninja Vs. Gokudo
Chinese	忍者与极道 (simplified · via wikidata)
Also known as	Ninja and Gokudo · Ninja kontra yakuza

Facts

Format	TV series · 12 ep · 23 min · 5h total
Aired	2025-10-08 → 2025-12-24 (Autumn 2025)
Status	FINISHED
Studio	Studio DEEN
Source	Manga
Origin	Japan (Anime)
Genres	Action Drama
Themes	Ninja Yakuza Male Protagonist Surreal Comedy Gore
Streaming	Amazon Prime Video

Reception

Community score	6.27 / 10
Bayesian score	6.94 / 10
Composite	42.8
On lists	7,266
Favourited	89 (1.2%)
Completion	48.0%
Drop rate	16.8%
In backlog	36.0%
Score spread σ	1.97

Score distribution

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Where it places

Cohort	Value	Tier	Rank
Broadcast season	Autumn 2025	E	57 of 65
Studio	Studio DEEN	E	170 of 209
Year	2025	E	245 of 284
Era	Mid 2020s	E	421 of 487
Season (all years)	Autumn	E	1,581 of 1,921
Genre	Drama	E	1,686 of 1,917
Length	Single-cour	D	2,037 of 2,668
Genre	Action	E	2,284 of 2,765
Source material	Manga	E	2,606 of 3,025
Format	TV series	E	2,671 of 3,322
Origin	Japan	E	5,754 of 7,157

Key staff

Director	Toshinori Watabe, Kazuhiro Arai, Asahiko Koshiyama
Series composition	Keiichirou Oochi
Character design	Tokuyuki Matsutake
Original creator	Shinsuke Kondou

AniList id 186914 · MAL id 61067 · record updated 2026-08-27