Ninja Kamui is a hit according to Toonami

Jason DeMarco, co-creator of Toonami and vice president and creative director of Adult Swim broadcasts, recently held an online interview about "Ninja Kamui." He revealed whether former "Jujutsu Kaisen" director Sung-Hoo Park's original anime-action series has been deemed successful enough for another season.

Via Twitter, DeMarco answered fan questions related to the Adult Swim action series. At the moment, the second season of Ninja Kamui has not yet been confirmed. However, "Cartoon Network and Max are thrilled with the first season of Ninja Kamui." DeMarco also stated that "Toonami is doing well and both the network and our bosses are happy with our ratings and the performance of our original series!"

Dating back to the 90s action anime era, Ninja Kamui is a revenge story in which Joe Logan will avenge the death of his wife and son, murdered by his former ninja clan. The Adult Swim series is directed by Park, best known in the anime world as the director of the first season of "Jujutsu Kaisen." Like many of MAPPA's top talent, Park left the controversial anime studio to pursue other projects. According to DeMarco, Park "was asked if he was interested in doing a ninja anime. He said 'of course we did' if we gave him complete freedom."

As the anime industry continues to evolve based on the impact of streaming, Toonami and Adult Swim have been looking for original anime productions behind the creative teams of today's most popular anime series, rather than acquiring such series due to rising licensing costs and deals from rival streamers. Previously, Toonami produced a few original anime series with Crunchyroll, resulting in "Fena: Pirate Princess" and "Shenmue: The Animation." However, Sony's acquisition of Crunchyroll led to the cessation of future and ongoing productions between the anime streaming giant and Warner Bros. Discovery.

While "Ninja Kamui" has been considered a critical success, previous anime originals, such as "Housing Complex C," have had disappointing results. The follow-up to "FLCL," in particular, has divided anime fans over its various TV sequels, which have failed to capture the magic of the original six-episode series from 2000. However, "Chainsaw Man" creator Tatsuki Fujimoto included "FLCL: Shoegaze," the fifth and final season of FLCL's revival, among the best anime of 2023.

Finally, look at the comparison between the main battle of the first episode and that of the last episode. This video is viral because it showed the decline in the visual quality of the series. Is it really a success?

Source: Twitter