Today, Ryan Kaji and his family, along with their family-owned and operated production company Sunlight Entertainment, announced that Episode 1 of their brand-new animated series Ryan’s World Ninja Adventures will debut on the Ryan’s World YouTube Channel on Saturday, August 19 at 5 a.m. PT / 7 a.m. CT, with two episodes set to roll out in the coming months.
To kick off the show ahead of the launch, the Kaji family is inviting fans to tune into their livestream experience, also set to debut on the channel on Wednesday, August 16 at 4 p.m. PT / 6 p.m. CT. Beginning with the family’s live-action Ninja-themed short film, the livestream will follow with a screening of the Ryan’s World Ninja Adventures premiere episode.
“We’ve been waiting for this day to come to launch our Ninja-themed family adventures and new animated series,” said Shion Kaji, Ryan’s father and CEO of Sunlight Entertainment. “I feel so lucky to be able to create such fun and unforgettable memories like this with our entire family. We just hope people will enjoy watching our ninja-themed adventures as much as we enjoyed making them.”
Synopsis: In Ryan’s World Ninja Adventures, Ryan and his family are playing ping pong when Ryan’s dad falls mysteriously ill! Ryan and his sisters must accompany a talking sword named Master Katana to the Ninja Realm to find the medicine that will cure their father. The group must navigate obstacle courses, do battle with Ninja Bears and Chickens and outsmart Packrat, who wants the medicine all for himself!
In the end, Ryan battles an entire, robotic Ninja Castle, piloted by Packrat. He succeeds, but finds he doesn’t have enough ninja power to return home. Master Katana heroically sacrifices his powers to send Ryan back. The medicine cures his dad, and Master Katana magically reappears, now in the form of a ping pong paddle! Game on!
During the livestream experience, kids and their parents can see the Kaji family battle it out like never before! Engaging in fun, high-energy Ninja battles, Shion, Loann, Ryan, Emma and Kate prove to the “bad guys” why they shouldn’t mess with their family and their master Ninja warrior skills. In the live-action short film, each Kaji family member performs choreographed fight scenes, while suited in elaborate costumes. At the end, fans will see the in-person Ninja Ryan get the last battle in to save the day.
Both Ryan’s World Ninja Adventures and the new live-action short film were inspired by Ryan’s family heritage and their trip to Japan, where they trained alongside real-life ninjas learning the principles of bravery, curiosity and honor.
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