Series synopsis
NARUTO Spin-Off: Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals, also known as NARUTO SD ロック・リーの青春フルパワー忍伝 is a Japanese animation comedy action & adventure sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on TV Tokyo on April 3, 2012. It ended on March 26, 2013. It stars Yōichi Masukawa, Koichi Tochika, Yukari Tamura and Masashi Ebara.
Welcome to the Hidden Leaf Village. The village where Uzumaki Naruto, star of the TV show "Naruto" makes his home. Every day, countless powerful ninjas carry out missions and train to hone their skills. Our main character is one of these powerful ninjas... but it's not Naruto! It's the ninja who can't use ninjutsu, Rock Lee!
Premise
Welcome to the Hidden Leaf Village. The village where Uzumaki Naruto, star of the TV show "Naruto" makes his home. Every day, countless powerful ninjas carry out missions and train to hone their skills. Our main character is one of these powerful ninjas... but it's not Naruto! It's the ninja who can't use ninjutsu, Rock Lee!
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Yōichi Masukawa as Rock Lee (voice)
- Koichi Tochika as Neji Hyuuga (voice)
- Yukari Tamura as Tenten (voice)
- Masashi Ebara as Might Guy (voice)
- Junko Takeuchi as Naruto Uzumaki (voice)
- Chie Nakamura as Sakura Haruno (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 51 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 51 | April 3, 2012 | March 26, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Rock Lee is a Ninja who can't use Ninjutsu / Rock Lee's Rival is Naruto Welcome to the Hidden Leaf Village, home of Uzumaki Naruto. One day while walking down the street, a young girl is accosted by debt collectors. When all hope is lost, a lone hero appears to save the day! And that hero is... no not Naruto, but the hardest working ninja in the village... Rock Lee?! What can this ninja known for his inability to use ninjutsu do to save the girl... and himself?! Rock Lee is on a mission to procure a special baumkuchen cake, but only 50 are baked each day. Suddenly, Naruto appears out of nowhere with the same goal! With only one cake left, can Lee overcome Naruto's "Sexy Technique?! |
April 3, 2012 |
| 2 |
Love is a part of the Springtime of Youth / Love makes both sides Crazy Rock Lee has a crush on Haruno Sakura. He mounts numerous "love offenses" on the target of his affections, but Sakura easily brushes them off. He recruits Tenten, hoping to show Sakura how cool he can be, but... Hoping to get closer to Sakura, Lee slips a love letter into her handbag without her knowing or catching him. Later, when he sees her happily carrying a love letter envelope from someone else, he becomes depressed! Naruto hatches a plan to cheer Lee up by stealing the other letter before Sakura can read it. |
April 10, 2012 |
| 3 |
A Competition with the Genius Ninja, Neji / Tenten's Must-Win Battle One of Lee's teammates is Hyuuga Neji, a talented ninja who many refer to as a genius. So talented in fact, that he took out an enemy boss from the Hidden Grass Village in one strike! Frustrated, Lee challenges Neji, hoping to prove that with enough hard work, a genius can be defeated! There's one thing Tenten can't stand, and that's her teammates Lee and Neji not treating her like a woman. Just as she's getting mad, they encounter a female bandit and her gang and the two of them attempt to protect the leader from her underlings. All Tenten wants is for her teammates to notice that she's a girl, too. |
April 17, 2012 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TV Tokyo |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 3, 2012 |
| Last aired | March 26, 2013 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Tuesday at 06:30:00 |