Series synopsis
Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu is an American animation action & adventure sci-fi & fantasy comedy family television series that premiered on YTV on January 11, 2012. It ended on October 1, 2022. It was created by Michael Hegner, Tommy Andreasen.
When the fate of their world, Ninjago, is challenged by great threats, it's up to the ninja: Kai, Jay, Cole, Zane, Lloyd and Nya to save the world.
Premise
When the fate of their world, Ninjago, is challenged by great threats, it's up to the ninja: Kai, Jay, Cole, Zane, Lloyd and Nya to save the world.
Cast and characters
Guest cast
- Heather Doerksen as Skylor (voice)
- Britt McKillip as Harumi (voice)
- Alan Marriott as Dareth (voice)
- Adam Trask as Plundar (voice)
- Peter New as Groko (voice)
- Andrew McNee as Chancellor Gulch (voice)
- Gavin Langelo as Vinny (voice)
- Andrea Libman as Nyad (voice)
- Travis Turner as Fuchsia Ninja (voice)
- Charles Demers as Mayor Trustable (voice)
- Daniel Doheny as Jimmy (voice)
- Doc Harris as Old Guard (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 17 seasons with 298 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 87 | January 13, 2011 | February 15, 2022 |
| Season 1 | 13 | January 11, 2012 | April 11, 2012 |
| Season 2 | 13 | July 18, 2012 | November 21, 2012 |
| Season 3 | 8 | January 29, 2014 | November 26, 2014 |
| Season 4 | 10 | February 23, 2015 | April 3, 2015 |
| Season 5 | 10 | June 29, 2015 | July 10, 2015 |
| Season 6 | 10 | June 9, 2016 | July 15, 2016 |
| Season 7 | 10 | May 15, 2017 | May 26, 2017 |
| Season 8 | 10 | April 16, 2018 | May 25, 2018 |
| Season 9 | 10 | September 3, 2018 | September 14, 2018 |
| Season 10 | 4 | January 19, 2019 | February 9, 2019 |
| Season 11 | 30 | June 22, 2019 | November 2, 2019 |
| Season 12 | 16 | July 19, 2020 | August 30, 2020 |
| Season 13 | 16 | July 6, 2020 | March 14, 2021 |
| Season 14 | 4 | March 7, 2021 | May 23, 2021 |
| Season 15 | 17 | April 4, 2021 | October 10, 2022 |
| Season 16 | 30 | May 20, 2022 | October 1, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pilot E1 : Way of the Ninja Kai grew up dreaming of becoming a blacksmith like his father. But that was before skeleton warriors ransacked his village and abducted his sister Nya. Now he's training to become a ninja master of spinjitzu in this Lego martial arts saga. |
January 13, 2011 |
| 2 |
Pilot E2 : The Golden Weapons Long ago, the Four Golden Weapons of Spinjitzu were created by a great warrior who created Ninjago, the First Spinjitzu Master. When he passed away, his sons were tasked with protecting them but the older brother was consumed by evil and became Lord Garmadon, determined to use the weapons to reshape Ninjago in his own image. Sensei Wu was forced to banish his brother to the Underworld and hide the four weapons with dragons as guardians. However, Lord Garmadon has recruited an army of skeletons to find the map that will lead them to the four weapons. Sensei Wu needs Kai, Zane, Cole and Jay to use Spinjitzu and the Tornado of Creation to find the weapons first. Only then will the world be safe. |
January 13, 2011 |
| 3 |
Pilot E3 : King of Shadows A solitary wanderer meets Kai, a young sword-maker, and his sister Nia in their small farming village right before a terrifying skeleton army arrives, ransacking their shop. The army takes a map hidden by their father years ago and Nia! The wanderer turns out to be Sensei Wu, an old friend of their father's. He promises to help Kai find his sister, but first Kai must become a ninja and master the art of spinjitzu. Kai begins his training and soon meets Sensei Wu's other ninja's, who realize they've all been recruited for very specific skill sets. Long ago, four weapons of spinjitzu were created by a great warrior. When he passed, his sons were tasked with protecting them. However, the older brother, Lord Garmadon, wanted to use the weapons for his own powerful and evil intents. Sensei Wu was forced to banish his brother to the Underworld and hide the four weapons with dragons as guardians. |
January 13, 2011 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Rise of the Snakes The ninjas are snapped out of their post-hero complacency when Lord Garmadon's son Lloyd shows up and tries to pick up where his father left off. |
January 11, 2012 |
| 2 |
Home Back in training mode with the looming threat of Lloyd and the Hypnobrai, Zane wanders after a Falcon and lands himself in a heap of trouble. |
January 18, 2012 |
| 3 |
Snakebit Lloyd unlocks a second tribe, the Fangpyres, to help him regain control. The ninjas take action when the Fangpyres attack Jay's family's village. |
January 25, 2012 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Darkness Shall Rise Just as the rebuilding effort in Ninjago begins, the four ninjas realize Lord Garmadon has forged the ninjas' lost Golden Weapons into a mega-weapon. |
July 18, 2012 |
| 2 |
Pirates vs. Ninja When Garmadon accidentally brings to life the ruthless Captain Soto and his pirates, it's up to the ninjas to stop them from plundering Ninjago City. |
July 25, 2012 |
| 3 |
Double Trouble When our heroes are invited back to Darkly's Boarding School, they discover it's a trap set up by Lord Garmadon and his evil replica ninjas. |
August 1, 2012 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Surge In the wake of Overlord's defeat, Ninjago City is reborn and the ninjas teach at Sensei Wu's academy. But the peace doesn't last long. |
January 29, 2014 |
| 2 |
The Art of the Silent Fist After being pursued to Sensei Garmadon's monastery by the Nindroids, the ninjas sneak back into Ninjago City under the guise of a circus train. |
January 29, 2014 |
| 3 |
Blackout Zane gives up half his power to save P.I.X.A.L. just as foes attack from all sides. Meanwhile, Lloyd and his father travel to Hiroshi's Labyrinth. |
April 16, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Invitation After discovering that Zane may still be alive, the ninjas learn that they must compete in a Tournament of Champions if they wish to see him again. |
February 23, 2015 |
| 2 |
Only One Can Remain The team learns about Jade Blades and other secrets of the Tournament of Champions. Karlof is eliminated from the competition. |
March 2, 2015 |
| 3 |
Versus The contests begin, and soon Cole is forced to battle with Jay. Zane regains his memory with help from P.I.X.A.L. |
March 9, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Winds of Change Morro possesses Lloyd and uses him to infiltrate the tea shop and attack the other ninja, who have mysteriously lost their powers. |
June 29, 2015 |
| 2 |
Ghost Story After learning that Wu's staff holds a clue to the First Spinjitu Master's tomb, the ninja go to Stiix to retrieve the stolen Airjitzu scrolls. |
June 30, 2015 |
| 3 |
Stiix & Stones While Wu trains Nya in her new water powers, the ninja plot to steal the Airjitzu scrolls from Ronin but find that they must first fight Morro. |
July 1, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Infamous The ninjas find themselves going from famous heroes to hunted villains when someone impersonates them and commits crimes all over Ninjago City. |
June 9, 2016 |
| 2 |
Public Enemy Number One While Nadakhan schemes to steal the Realm Crystal, the fugitive ninjas are pursued by Ronin, who has been hired by the police to track them down. |
June 16, 2016 |
| 3 |
Enkrypted Falsely imprisoned, the ninjas meet a fellow captive who knows of a rare venom that can stop a Djinn like Nadakhan, but it's only found on one island. |
June 23, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Hands of Time Master Wu engages in a fight left unfinished decades ago against Acronix, one of the twin Hands of Time. The ninjas try to rescue him. |
May 15, 2017 |
| 2 |
The Hatching The ninjas learn more about fallen Elemental Masters, Krux and Acronix, and discover they have a new enemy. |
May 16, 2017 |
| 3 |
A Time of Traitors Kai uses a Vermillion Warrior helmet to uncover information about Krux, while Lloyd struggles as a master-in-training and Nya tries to reboot Zane. |
May 17, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Mask of Deception After he loses the Mask of Deception to a new villain, Lloyd reunites the scattered ninjas. |
April 16, 2018 |
| 2 |
The Jade Princess Lloyd befriends the spirited Princess Harumi, but an explosive attack by the Sons of Garmadon results in another relic lost and her parents missing. |
April 23, 2018 |
| 3 |
The Oni and the Dragon The ninjas seek the Sons of Garmadon by interrogating a captured gang member and going undercover at a karaoke bar. |
April 30, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Firstbourne Lloyd hides from the occupying forces of Emperor Garmadon and Harumi, while Young Wu and the ninjas are marooned in the Realm of Oni and Dragon. |
September 3, 2018 |
| 2 |
Iron & Stone Iron Baron banishes Jay, Kai and Zane to doom in an arena against a dragon. In Ninjago, Lloyd assembles a rebel group of Elemental Fighters. |
September 4, 2018 |
| 3 |
Radio Free Ninjago The ninjas are caged and used as bait to lure a dragon. Lloyd and his resistance fighters hijack a TV station to broadcast a message of hope. |
September 5, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Darkness Comes Faith arrives with news of an invasion, forcing Lloyd to consider making Lord Garmadon an ally. |
January 19, 2019 |
| 2 |
Into the Breach Despite their grave doubts, the ninjas free Lord Garmadon from Kryptarium Prison so that he and Lloyd can enter the cloud of darkness. |
January 26, 2019 |
| 3 |
The Fall The team pays a terrible price when they attempt to rescue Lloyd and Lord Garmadon, who discover the Oni's weakness while battling the Omega. |
February 2, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wasted True Potential In the wake of a previous victory, the ninjas go soft — leaving Master Wu to remind them of who they truly are. |
June 22, 2019 |
| 2 |
Questing For Quests The ninjas search for a quest to reignite their Spinjitzu training; unfortunately, Ninjago City is enjoying a period of rare tranquility. |
June 22, 2019 |
| 3 |
A Rocky Start The ninjas take a road trip through the Desert of Doom, a region supposedly inhabited by a giant scarab beetle. |
June 29, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Would You Like to Enter Prime Empire? While investigating a heist, the ninjas discover a legendary unreleased arcade game that suddenly takes control of all the other games in Ninjago. |
July 19, 2020 |
| 2 |
Dyer Island When the ninjas connect Jay's disappearance to Prime Empire, they head to Dyer Island to seek answers from the game's designer, the elusive Milton Dyer. |
July 19, 2020 |
| 3 |
Level Thirteen Cyrus Borg discovers a shocking secret about Prime Empire, while the ninja battle an escaped Mechanic in their attempt to reach Level Thirteen. |
July 19, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Shintaro The ninjas travel to attend the birthday party of Princess Vania, in the distant Kingdom of Shintaro, and bring along Master Wu. |
July 6, 2020 |
| 2 |
Into the Dark The ninjas are welcomed to Shintaro, where Cole and Princess Vania investigate a mysterious visitor and explore a secret underground mine. |
July 6, 2020 |
| 3 |
The Worst Rescue Ever The ninjas attempt to rescue Cole, but the bickering of his fellow prisoners alerts the Skull Sorcerer, and soon the ninjas are prisoners too. |
July 7, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Uncharted The ninjas launch a rescue mission after learning that Master Wu, Misako, and Clutch Powers have gone missing on an expedition to an uncharted island. |
March 7, 2021 |
| 2 |
The Keepers of the Amulet The ninjas search the island, where they find a friendly dragon and power-absorbing stone statues ready to attack! |
March 7, 2021 |
| 3 |
The Gift of Jay The leader of the Keepers orders Nya, Kai, Zane, and Cole into a prison. But Jay is brought to a luxurious hut with amazing food! |
March 14, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
A Big Splash The ninjas ambush a new villain named Miss Demeanor. Nya creates a water cyclone to stop her but loses control of it, threatening a nearby village. |
April 4, 2021 |
| 2 |
The Call of the Deep Maya attempts to take charge of Nya's life to solve her problems. Zane and Pixal respond to a distress call at sea. |
April 4, 2021 |
| 3 |
Unsinkable Nya, Jay, Zane, Pixal and Lloyd board a new submarine, the Hydro Bounty, and set off to find the source of the energy signal disrupting Nya's powers. |
April 11, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Farewell The Sea A group calling themselves the "New Ninja" tries to stop a vengestone smuggling mission while the ninjas attempt to deal with Nya's disappearance. |
May 20, 2022 |
| 2 |
The Call of Home On a ship out at sea, a sailor falls into the water during a perilous storm. To the crew's surprise, he's quickly placed back on board. |
May 20, 2022 |
| 3 |
The Shape of Nya The ninjas' investigation into the vengestone smuggling mission leads them to an abandoned subway line — where they run into the New Ninja. |
May 20, 2022 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | YTV |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 11, 2012 |
| Last aired | October 1, 2022 |
| Runtime | 22 minutes |
| Status | Ended |