Variety is reporting that the original anime series Ninja Kamui has been renewed for two additional seasons. The announcement was made at a panel focused on Adult Swim at this year’s Annecy International Animation Film Festival.
The report states that the next season is “currently in production” and will “follow a new conspiracy of cataclysmic proportions.” Details on the production staff and exact premiere dates were not revealed, as of the time of writing.
Adult Swim later officially confirmed (via press release) the production of the two additional seasons, with the first follow-up titled Ninja Kamui: Red Vendetta. Sola Entertainment will return to produce the new seasons for Adult Swim. A new teaser visual was also released.
Sola Entertainment previously confirmed a second season was in production last June, alongside the release of the Ninja Kamui: Shinobi Origins video game in May 2024. However, the announcement was deleted, with Adult Swim senior vice-president Jason DeMarco stating that a second season “has not been announced” at the time. .
The 13-episode Ninja Kamui series premiered on Adult Swim’s Toonami block in both English sub and dub languages from February 11, 2024 to May 5, 2024. It began airing in Japan on July 2, 2024 and concluded on September 24, 2024.
Sunghoo Park (Jujutsu Kaisen Season 1, The God of High School) directed the anime, with Shigeru Murakoshi (Zombieland Saga, Dark Gathering) as series screenwriter and Yann Le Gall (Meiji Gekken 1874) as art director. Takashi Okazaki (Batman Ninja) is credited with the original character designs. E&H Production handled the animation production for the series.
The anime was awarded Best Original Anime at the 9th Crunchyroll Anime Awards in 2025, and was nominated for Best Anime Series at the 4th Astra TV Awards.
Warner Bros. Discovery describes the main synopsis of Ninja Kamui as:
The story follows Joe Higan who is a Nukenin – a former ninja who escaped his clan and is hiding from his violent past in rural America with his family. One night, he is ambushed by a team of assassins from his former organization who exact a bloody retribution on Joe and his family for betraying their ancient code. Rising from his seeming “death,” Joe will re-emerge as his former self – Ninja Kamui – to avenge his family and friends. Kamui is a 21st century ninja, a shadowy anachronism who pits his ancient skills against high-tech weaponry with brutal finesse. He must face off against trained assassins, combat cyborgs, and rival ninjas to bring down the very clan that made him.
Source: Variety (Kevin Giraud), press release
Update: Added new teaser visual and additional seasons confirmation from Adult Swim.
