Ninja Express is an animated television series for children aged 6–9, created by Kim Claeys and the company Creative Conspiracy, from Ghent; so far, one season of 52 episodes of each 11 minutes has been aired. The series has been bought by TV channels in 192 countries; this show is among the most watched series on CBBC (the children's channel of British broadcaster BBC).[1][2] The cost of €12 million to create the first season was carried for 50% by Flemish companies and the Flemish Government and for 50% by international partners Entertainment One and WarnerMedia (now Warner Bros. Discovery).[1]
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| Created by | Kim Claeys |
| Directed by | Kim Claeys Francois Reczulski |
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| Composers | Gregory Caron Hannes de Maeyer |
| Country of origin | Belgium France United Kingdom |
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| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 52 |
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| Running time | 11 minutes |
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| Release | July 1, 2021 – present |
The series is about a delivery service run by three ninjas, Aka, Kiro and Konpeki, who have super powers. The show is produced by Hasbro Entertainment (formerly produced by Entertainment One), Frog Box and Creative Conspiracy.
Ninja Express is shown on CBBC in the UK; Gulli in France;[3] Ketnet in Flanders; and on many international versions of Boomerang (e.g. in Poland,[4] Romania,[5] Germany,[6] Bulgaria[7] and Italy[8]).
Episodes
edit| No. | Title | Written by | Original release date |
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| 1 | "Viking Beats" | Kim Claeys | July 3, 2021 |
| 2 | "Wooden Horse" | Ciaran Murtagh and Andrew Barnett Jones | July 8, 2021 |
| 3 | "The Ultimate Sword Remover" | Kim Claeys | July 5, 2021 |
| 4 | "Damsel in Distress" | Kim Claeys | July 5, 2021 |
| 5 | "A Flag" | Kim Claeys, Ciaran Murtagh and Andrew Barnett Jones | TBA |
| 6 | "What a Drag" | TBA | TBA |
| 7 | "Deliving Daylights" | TBA | TBA |
| 8 | "A Brick" | Ciaran Murtagh and Andrew Barnett Jones | TBA |
| 9 | "Soup" | TBA | TBA |
| 10 | "Awesome Cleaning Robot" | Evgenia Golubeva | July 3, 2021 |
| 11 | "A Carriage" | Ciaran Murtagh and Andrew Barnett Jones | July 7, 2021 |
| 12 | "Ninja Cleaners" | Alex Collier | July 8, 2021 |
| 13 | "Treasure Hunting" | Kim Claeys, Ciaran Murtagh and Andrew Barnett Jones | TBA |
| 14 | "Temple of Wishes" | Kim Claeys, Ciaran Murtagh and Andrew Barnett Jones | TBA |
| 15 | "Hats Off to the Ninjas" | Tim Bain | TBA |
| 16 | "Mad for Mariachi" | TBA | TBA |
| 17 | "A Magic Wand" | Tim Bain | July 6, 2021 |
| 18 | "Straight from the Horse's Mouth" | Chris Chantler and Howard Read | TBA |
| 19 | "An Epic Wave" | Myles McLeod | July 14, 2021 |
| 20 | "A Mammoth Wedding" | Howard Read | July 9, 2021 |
| 21 | "Fire" | TBA | TBA |
| 22 | "Egg" | Unknown | August 22, 2021 |
| 23 | "By the Seaside" | Ciaran Murtagh and Andrew Barnett Jones | TBA |
| 24 | "Villain" | TBA | TBA |
| 25 | "Figurine" | Tim Brian | February 14, 2022 |
| 26 | "Highland Fling" | TBA | TBA |
| 27 | "Mega Hero Girl" | Becky Overton | TBA |
| 28 | "Making Music" | TBA | TBA |
| 29 | "The Balloon" | Cédric Chauveau, Ciaran Murtagh and François Reczulski | TBA |
| 30 | "Cuckoo Car" | TBA | TBA |
| 31 | "The Nanny" | TBA | TBA |
| 32 | "Giant Trousers" | Ciaran Murtagh and François Reczulski | TBA |
| 33 | "Operation Potato" | Cédric Chauveau, Ciaran Murtagh and François Reczulski | TBA |
| 34 | "Gnome Sweet Gnome" | Ciaran Murtagh and François Reczulski | TBA |
| 35 | "Monster Shield" | Ciaran Murtagh and François Reczulski | TBA |
| 36 | "Ninja Detective" | TBA | TBA |
| 37 | "Canned" | TBA | TBA |
| 38 | "Ninja Pong" | TBA | TBA |
| 39 | "The Pre-Hysteric Race" | TBA | TBA |
| 40 | "Beatbox" | TBA | TBA |
| 41 | "Home Orc" | Ciaran Murtagh and François Reczulski | TBA |
| 42 | "A New Rug" | TBA | TBA |
| 43 | "Trainee Witch" | Ciaran Murtagh and François Reczulski | TBA |
| 44 | "Ninja Against Ninja" | Ciaran Murtagh and François Reczulski | TBA |
| 45 | "Peaceful Planet" | Ciaran Murtagh and François Reczulski | TBA |
| 46 | "Powerless" | TBA | TBA |
| 47 | "Magic Tournament" | TBA | TBA |
| 48 | "Temper Tantrums" | TBA | TBA |
| 49 | "Mega Feline" | Ciaran Murtagh | TBA |
| 50 | "The Toymaker" | Ciaran Murtagh | TBA |
| 51 | "Sweet Smell of Success" | Ciaran Murtagh | TBA |
| 52 | "Three Wishes" | TBA | TBA |
References
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