NARUTO Spin-Off: Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals English Sub & Dub

About NARUTO Spin-Off: Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals

Meet NARUTO Spin-Off: Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals (NARUTOナルトSD ロック・リーの青春フルパワー忍伝), an action and comedy anime by Studio Pierrot (2012). Here is the premise in a nutshell. The setup: Welcome to the Hidden Leaf Village. The village where Uzumaki Naruto, star of the TV show "Naruto" makes his home.

Also worth knowing: Every day, countless powerful ninjas carry out missions and train to hone their skills. Our main character is one of these formidable ninjas...but it's not Naruto! It's the ninja who can't use ninjutsu, Rock Lee!

As an action title, fight choreography, pacing and sound design carry much of the weight. Sasuke Uchiha (Noriaki Sugiyama) and Itachi Uchiha (Hideo Ishikawa) are two of the characters you will meet early. This one is best suited to viewers who like fast, high-impact fights. The run is 51 episodes in total, so you know what you are signing up for.

Production & Appeal

Animation is handled by Studio Pierrot, so the studio's house style defines how NARUTO Spin-Off: Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals looks and moves on screen. Because it leans on action, fight choreography, pacing and sound design carry much of the weight. Its 6.7/10 score suggests opinions are split, so it suits viewers who already like the genre. On the casting side, Noriaki Sugiyama voicing Sasuke Uchiha gives the lead role a recognizable voice. Released in 2012, it competed with that season's other new series for attention.