Supah ninjas

Television series
German title	Supah ninjas
Original title	Supah ninjas
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Year (s)	2011-2013
length	23 minutes
Episodes	39 in 2 seasons
genre	Comedy , youth series , action
idea	Leo Chu, Eric S. Garcia
production	Brian Robbins , Leo Chu, Eric S. Garcia
First broadcast	January 17, 2011 (USA) on Nickelodeon
German-language first broadcast	October 8, 2011 at Nickelodeon Germany
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Supah Ninjas is an American television series on Nickelodeon . The pilot episode aired as a preview on January 17, 2011. The official start of series production took place on April 16, 2011.

On March 15, 2012, the series was extended for a second season. The season, which will consist of 13 episodes, has been in production since June 18, 2012. On May 7, 2013 it was announced that Nickelodeon had not extended the series for a third season.

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The series is about the protagonist Mike Fukanaga and his friends Owen Reynolds and Amanda McKay. After Mike's grandfather dies, he receives a mysterious letter from which he learns that he comes from a ninja series. With Owen and his secret love Amanda they fight crime and form the Supah Ninjas team .

Characters

main characters

Mike Fukanaga

He is the main character in the series and is of Japanese-American descent. Mike is calm and a little shy and part of a Star Wars fan club. He discovers a hologram of his deceased grandfather and learns about his ninja powers. He's had an eye on Amanda McKay since 5th grade. Together with his friends Owen and Amanda, he founds the Supah Ninjas team . His weapons are a pair of nunchaku . In the last episode of season two, he is kidnapped by Kagema. Since the series was discontinued, it is not known whether Mike was saved.

Owen Reynolds

He is Mike's best friend, partner, and member of the Supah Ninjas and is of African American descent. He has a tendency to overreact and is a good warrior who cracks jokes every now and then. His weapon is a Bō .

Amanda McKay

She is Mike's longtime crush and team member at Supah Ninjas . She's a cheerleader and when she was kidnapped by The Rhymer , the Supah Ninjas came to her rescue. However, when she found out who her rescuers were, she threatened to tell Mike and Owen that they were the Supah Ninjas. This made her the third member of the Supah Ninjas team . Her family is wealthy and runs McKay Casinos. She kissed Mike in the episode Love Makes You Stupid to distract Katara. In the course of the second season she meets Flint Forster and begins a relationship with him. But she breaks up with him when she learns that Foster is a thief. She develops feelings for Mike, which she has to admit in the episode Spring Fling . Your weapons are a pair of tonfa .

Grandpa "Hologramps" Fukanaga

He is the sensei of the Supah Ninjas and Mike's late grandfather. He is a hologram and trains the Supah Ninjas in an underground high-tech dojo. He has a twin brother named Kagema, with whom he doesn't have a good relationship. It is learned that he and Kagema fell out because he believes that Kagema cannot handle the "floating sword".

Yamato

He is a robot trainer who helps the ninjas fight better.

Supporting characters

Martin Fukunaga

He is Mike's widowed father and a police officer. In addition, the ninja genes were skipped in his generation. He's very gullible. In the episode " Love Makes You Stupid " he fell in love with Katara. Over time, he begins to see the ninjas as heroes.

Connor

Connor is Mike's cousin and the grandson of Grandpa Fukunaga's sister. In the double episode Ishina he turns out to be a member of the Ishina. In the episode, Cousin Connor , Connor returns and tries to play the ninjas off against each other. But Mike finds out and there is a fight between the two. However, Connor escapes together with Kagema Fukanaga and steals Mike's Mon to open the secret entrance to the dojo so that he can remove Mike's sword. At the beginning of the second season Connor tries to break into the dojo, but fails. He tries to make the Supah Ninjas know that his parents are holding Martin Fukunaga hostage. But when the Supah Ninjas find out that Connor was lying, they push him into a cargo box and Mike gets his Mon back. Mike, Owen and Amanda send Connor to Madagascar in his cargo box . In the season two finale, he returns as a spy and learns that the kata is the key to the dojo. He finally wants to steal the sword, but is overwhelmed by Mike, who takes the sword back.

Cameron Vanhauser

He is the son of the owner of the Empire Condominium. He and Amanda were a couple. Since Cameron doesn't have to worry financially, he leads a pretty easy life. He brings the desired action and variety into his everyday life through small legal or moral transitions. Amanda is for more discipline and declines an invitation to skip class. This makes it clear to Amanda that Cameron will never see the qualities of her in this "normal" life. Amanda ended the relationship. Since no girl has ever ended the relationship with Cameron, he falls into a mental and psychological low, no longer able to cope with everyday life. In the episode Again and again detention it can be seen that Cameron has let himself go completely. He no longer takes a shower or washes, which means that almost no one can stand it around him. Amanda takes pity and goes to Cameron. She suppresses the foul smell and finds some encouraging words that he will still find the right girl, but also emphasizes that it will not be you.

Julie

Julie is a smart and attractive girl who shares a lot in common with Mike, such as a love of comic books. She is in love with Mike and shows interest in him. When she meets him, he transfers her because Mike found out that Amanda and Cameron have broken up. As a result, caught freezing, she confesses her love to him and kisses him. In the episode Flint Forster , she breaks up with Mike because she has moved away.

Kelly

Kelly is Amanda's best friend. She knows Owen has a crush on her, but she has no interest in him. As a result of detention , the others realize that they can also have a soft side.

Kickbutt

A superhero who helps Mike, Owen, and Amanda fight the House of Lords . Kickbutt is a self-proclaimed protector of the population, so his role and name are analogous to the feature film Kick-Ass .

Quentin

Quentin is a science and a friend of Owen, the nickname Kid Q bears. In Enter the Dojo he discovers the true identity of the Supah Ninjas and promises not to reveal the secret to anyone. From then on he helps them in the dojo. It is also he who rebuilds the dojo after it was destroyed by the Ishinas.

Flint Forster

A thief who steals from the rich and gives it to charity. Flint has a whole group to help him out. He starts a relationship with Amanda. Before he leaves, he gives her a necklace. In the episode Finding Forster , Flint returns and helps the Supah Ninjas fight a villain. He and Amanda are kidnapped. This reveals Amanda's true identity and learns that she is a Supah ninja. Mike can save them and Flint wants Amanda to go to Paris with him . She refuses the offer and Flint leaves alone. Flint Forster is a reference to Robin Hood .

Bad guys

Katara

She is a villain who loves to steal securities. She fell in love with Martin Fukunaga, Mike's father, but her love didn't last because of her thefts.

The Rhymer

He's a bad guy who rhymes while speaking. The Rhymer was haunted by the Super Ninjas in Hero of the Shadows .

Subsiders

A group that live in the shadow of the city. Owen's friend James joins the group.

Mr. Bradford

He was the former biology teacher at Mike's high school. He became a monster through an experiment with insect DNA. At the end of the episode he was able to escape.

Dollhouse

Dollhouse kidnaps people in order to attach them to their necks with a device. With it he can move them like dolls. Mike finds out that Dollhouse never had friends and a lonely childhood that influenced his plan. He is defeated by Mike when he is hit by his own Darrt arrows.

House of Lords

Is a British criminal group. You are defeated by Mike, Owen and the superhero Kickbutt.

DJ Elephant Head

A former student of the Supah Ninjas School. His music makes people fall asleep so he can steal a rare gem. Owen finds out and defeats him.

Eternum

He's a mad psychiatrist trying to turn Mike mad. He fails to do this and is arrested.

Ishina

Ishina is a ninja clan that competes with the Fukunaga clan. They kidnap Connor and when Mike and the others want to save him, they learn that Connor is a member of the Ishina. They are the ninjas' greatest threat as they are in search of the "floating sword". In the episode Mr. Quake , Ishina learn that Mike, Amanda and Owen are ninjas. The leader of the clan is Kagema Fukanaga. The clan returns in the episode cousin Connor .

Kagema Fukanaga

Kagema is the leader of the Ishina and the twin brother of Grandpa Fukunaga. He betrayed the Fukanaga family and then became the leader. He manages to flee from Mike and the others in the season finale of the first season together with Connor. In the episode The Ishina Strike Back , he destroys the dojo and his twin brother. In the series finale, he kidnaps Mike. Since the series was discontinued, you don't know what Kagema is up to with Mike.

Cast and dubbing

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role	actor	Main role	Supporting role	Voice actor
Mike Fukunaga	Ryan potter	1.01-2.13		Patrick Baehr
Owen Reynolds	Carlos Knight	1.01-2.13		Julius Jellinek
Amanda McKay	Gracie Dzienny	1.01-2.13		Yvonne Greitzke
Yamato	Matthew Yang King	1.01-2.13		Michael Nowka
Grandpa Fukunaga	George Takei	1.01-2.13		Helmut Gauss
Martin Fukunaga	Randall Park		1.01-2.13	Fritz Rott
Kelly	Giselle Bonilla		1.01-1.23	Julia Kaufmann
Conner	Brandon Soo Hoo		1.06-2.01, 2.13
Cameron Vanhauser	Jordan Nichols		1.07-1.20	Nicolás Artajo
Julie	Victory Van Tuyl		1.09-1.26	Jill Schulz
Kagema Fukanaga	George Takei		1.19-1.26, 2.07, 2.13	Helmut Gauss
Flint Forster	Cody Christian		2.02, 2.09, 2.12	Jeffrey Wipprecht
Paloma Peru	Marissa Cuevas		2.03-2.11
Kid Q / Quentin	Matthew Gumley		2.05-2.13

Guest appearances

season 1

• Christopher Reid as The Rhymer (episode 1.01)
• Sydney Tamiia Poitier as Katara (episode 1.02)
• Big Show as Two Ton Harley (episode 1.03)
• Scott Lowell as Mr Bradford (ep.1.06)
• Tyler Poelle as Dollhouse (episode 1.09)
• Lucas Cruikshank as Kickbutt (ep.1.11)
• Daniella Monet as Clarissa (ep.1.13)
• Ryan Higa as DJ Elephant Head (ep.1.14)
• Todd Stashwick as Eternum (ep.1.16)
• Danny Masterson as Limelight (ep.1.23)

season 2

• Bobb'e J. Thompson as Shadow Fly (ep.2.03)
• Ciara Bravo as Kylee (episode 2.06)

Charisma

Season	Episodes	Airing (USA) Nickelodeon	Broadcast (Germany) Nicktoons	Broadcast (Germany) Nickelodeon
season 1	26th	January 17, 2011 to January 28, 2012	September 26, 2011 to October 20, 2012	since October 8, 2011
season 2	13	February 9 to April 27, 2013	July 6th to August 17th, 2013

Episode list

season 1

No. ( total )	No. ( St. )	German title	Original title	First broadcast in the USA	German language first broadcast (D)	Prod. Code
1	1	Hero of the Shadows	Hero of the Shadows	Jan. 17, 2011	Oct 8, 2011	101
2	2	Love makes you stupid	Katara	April 16, 2011	Oct 16, 2011	104
3	3	A big surprise	Two tone Harley	Apr 23, 2011	Oct 9, 2011	102
4th	4th	Checkmate	Checkmate	Apr 30, 2011	Oct 15, 2011	103
5	5	The Subsiders	Subsiders	May 7, 2011	Oct 23, 2011	106
6th	6th	The insect man	Mr. Bradford	May 14, 2011	Nov 6, 2011	108
7th	7th	Komodo	Komodo	June 4, 2011	Nov 5, 2011	110
8th	8th	The face of truth	Jelly Face	June 4, 2011	Nov 13, 2011	107
9	9	Bad game	Dollhouse	June 25, 2011	Dec 31, 2011	111
10	10	Mr. X	X	July 23, 2011	Jan. 10, 2012	115
11	11	Kickbutt cleans up	Kickbutt	Sep 10 2011	Jan. 11, 2012	119
12	12	The famous Owenini	The Magnificent	17 Sep 2011	Sep 15 2012	116
13	13	The Morgenstern Academy	Morningstar Academy	Sep 24 2011	Jan. 14, 2012	113
14th	14th	DJ elephant head	DJ Elephant Head	Oct 1, 2011	Sep 30 2012	121
15th	15th	In the snake's skin	Snakeskin	Oct 10, 2011	Oct 6, 2012	122
16	16	Dr. Eternum Empire	Eternum	Oct 15, 2011	Feb 28, 2012	112
17th	17th	Ishina (1)	Ishina (1)	Oct 29, 2011	22 Sep 2012	117
18th	18th	Ishina (2)	Ishina (2)	Oct 29, 2011	23 Sep 2012	118
19th	19th	Mr. Quake	Quake	Nov 5, 2011	Jan. 9, 2012	114
20th	20th	Attack of the cyborgs	Mechanov	Nov 12, 2011	Oct 22, 2011	105
21st	21st	Detention!	Detention	Nov 19, 2011	Oct 7, 2012	123
22nd	22nd	The skull gang	Skeleton crew	Dec. 27, 2011	Oct 13, 2012	124
23	23	spotlight	Limelight	Jan. 7, 2012	Nov 12, 2011	109
24	24	Caught cold	Frostbite	Jan. 14, 2012	29 Sep 2012	120
25th	25th	The ninja engagement	Ninja intervention	Jan. 21, 2012	Oct 14, 2012	125
26th	26th	Cousin Conor	Cousin conor '	Jan. 28, 2012	Oct 20, 2012	126

season 2

No. ( total )	No. ( St. )	German title	Original title	First broadcast in the USA	German language first broadcast (D)	Prod. Code
27	1	Fell for	The Con Man	Feb 9, 2013	July 7, 2013	201
28	2	Flint Forster	Flint Forster	Feb 16, 2013	July 14, 2013	205
29	3	The wrong ninja	Shadow fly	23 Feb 2013	July 13, 2013	203
30th	4th	Ninja under house arrest	Grounded ninja	2nd Mar 2013	20th July 2013	202
31	5	Kid Q	Kid Q	9 Mar 2013	July 6, 2013	204
32	6th	Cheerleading fever	Cheer fever	16. Mar. 2013	July 21, 2013	206
33	7th	The Ishina strike back	The Ishina Strike Back	30th Mar 2013	July 27, 2013	207
34	8th	Welcome to the dojo	Enter the dojo	Apr 6, 2013	Aug 3, 2013	208
35	9	Crazy about Flint	Finding Forster	Apr 13, 2013	17th Aug 2013	211
36	10	The wallflower	Wallflower	April 20, 2013	4th Aug 2013	209
37	11	Mayhem	M @ yhem	April 20, 2013	Aug 11, 2013	210
38	12	The spring ball	Spring Fling	Apr. 27, 2013	July 28, 2013	212
39	13	The floating sword	The floating sword	Apr. 27, 2013	Aug 10, 2013	213

Web links

• Supah Ninjas in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Official Homepage (German)
• Official Homepage (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Nickelodeon's New Series “Supah Ninjas” Premieres Saturday, April 16
2. ↑ Nickelodeon Announces Plans To Make Season Two Of The Action-Comedy Series "Supah Ninjas"
3. ↑ 'Supah Ninjas' to film here for second season
4. ↑ EXCLUSIVE: Nickelodeon cancels Pittsburgh-filmed 'Supah Ninjas "
5. ↑ "Supah Ninjas" in the German dubbing files
6. ↑ Pupils during the day, super-cool Supah Ninjas at night: The new live-action series at Nickelodeon ( memento of the original from September 26, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
7. ↑ Episode guide on www.fernsehserien.de with broadcast dates