Ninjago
Ninjago
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Original title: Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu
Characters: Kai, Jay, Cole, Zane, Sensei Wu, Lloyd, Nya, Misako, Dr. Julien, Dareth, Cyrus Borg, PIXAL, Skylor, Ronin, Karlof, Bolobo, Gravis, Ash, Jacob, Camille, Toxikita, Shadow, Pale, Neuro, Griffin Turner
Author: The Hageman Brothers
Production:
Wil Movie, LEGO
Regia: Michael Egner, Justin Murphy | Country: United States, Denmark
Year: 14 January 2011
Broadcast in Italy: 2011
Gender: Action / Adventure
Episodes: 64
Duration: 22 minutes
Recommended age: Children from 6 to 12 years old |
The famous Lego bricks represent the favorite games of many children since they were placed on the market, also thanks to their ability to stimulate the imagination by creating ever new stories. Over the years they have evolved and the construction of houses and villages has also been accompanied by characters of various kinds who soon became the protagonists of video games and cartoons. In particular, at the beginning of 2011, the company produced a nice Japanese-inspired series, the Ninjago, which soon also landed on the small screen, thanks to the Cartoon Network. It is an animated series that faithfully reproduces all the characters for sale at toy stores and which, thanks to an engaging animation and a lively story, is able to thrill the little ones, but not only. After all, everyone likes to become a little child again.
The first animated series focuses on the battles between the "good guys", obviously represented by the Ninja and the Skeletons, the "bad guys", with a little reassuring aspect while, in the second series, the Serpentine, new enemies in the form of snakes. Thus begins a story centered on the eternal struggle between good and evil.
Kai-Ninjago
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In the first episode of the series the background is narrated; years and years earlier, the first Spinjitsu Master had created Ninjago territory using four powerful weapons: the Sword of the Fire Dragon, the Shuriken of Ice, the Nunchaku of Lightning and the Scythe of Earthquakes. The Master had two sons, Wu and Garmadon, and he reigned for a long time trying to keep the balance between good and evil so that peace reigned over the whole territory. But when he died the conquered stability ended and the four arms were divided between the two brothers. The elder, Garmadon, also wanted to have his younger brother's weapons; thus began a hard fight between the two. Eventually an earthquake plunged Garmadon into hell and he became its king. Thinking that his brother was dead, Wu became King of Ninjado and Master Spinjitsu. So following his father's example, he reigned trying to keep the peace, after hiding the four deadly weapons to prevent them from doing more harm by falling into the wrong hands. But Wu soon learned that Garmadon was still alive and ready to return for revenge. The four hidden weapons all together represented a danger and the best thing would have been to divide them. So he did and gave the map to a blacksmith, asking him to jealously guard it. Not only that, Wu placed four valiant Ninja to guard the weapons: Jay Master of Lightning, Cole Master of Earth, Zane Master of Ice and Kai Master of Fire and son of the blacksmith.
Thus begins the story. Garmadon with his army of skeletons is determined to find the weapons but will have to contend with the four Ninja who train to become more and more powerful and face the final challenge.
The bad guys attack the village to find the map and weapons. But on his way there is an unprepared but brave Kai who tries to fight them with the weapons at his disposal. Eliminate his opponents until he finds himself in front of Samuraki who unexpectedly pulls out 4 arms and as many deadly weapons. Kai would risk being overwhelmed if the Master did not intervene who, taking him away, faces the enemy.
Jay-Ninjago
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| At this point the army retreats but not before kidnapping Nya, Kay's sister. He is desperate but is consoled by the Master who begins to train him to become a true Ninja. The same happens for the other 3 who, under his wise guidance, become so fast and powerful that they decide to penetrate directly into the Skeletons Headquarters. They learn of their sinister plans to invade Ninjago and take up arms, but they are also discovered and have to fight dozens and dozens of bone-wielding enemies. But the four can count on their very powerful weapons that when combined become truly deadly. With the remaining Skeletons on the run, they are confronted by a giant, dragon-like creature. In the end, of course, our heroes will prevail.
Zane-Ninjago
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| Even more engaging is the second series in which Lloyd Garmadon, son of Lord Garmandon, awakens the Serpentines but after their betrayal he decides to go to the good side by becoming the Green Ninja. A cartoon with singular characters, the same puppets that are sold in Lego packs and with which many children invent their own stories. But in this case, the story is on the small screen. A colorful and exaggerated world where the characters move and speak like real heroes. First of all Sansei Wu, Master Spinjitsu, a little man with a long white beard, a yellow face covered by a large hat and two lively eyes. Energetic and lively, quick in his moves despite his age, he tries to encourage his Ninja, urging them to train so as not to lose the habit of fighting. But most of all wise in advising kids on the best things to do and how to manage their friendship. In fact, they all live together in the monastery perched on a spur of rock, but the four are young and often rebellious. They play on the playstation and eat slices of pizza with salami and olives, like the most modern of boys, but they do it in a typically Japanese house. Zane is the strangest of the four, he often isolates himself, closes himself in the refrigerator, has reactions contrary to those of others who consider him, for this reason, a different person. He is an orphan and the only one who never receives mail from his family. Following them closely, the 4 do not even look like heroes. They are disobedient, childish and clumsy, especially when they have to get on their dragons to go to fight.
Cole-Ninjago
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| They lose their weapons, they fall, they stumble but in the end they fly up to go to fight. The Serpentine, however, have the power to hypnotize their opponents and they manage to do it even with Cole who in this way confronts his friends trying to eliminate them with his weapon. The three Ninja do not know what to do, torn between the danger of hurting their companion and being eliminated by him. But to solve everything comes the Master with an ancient flute able to cancel, with its sound, the power of the Serpentine. Unfortunately, however, while everyone was away, the Monastery was completely destroyed. Cole, Kai and Jay blame Zane for that disaster but Wu intervenes to make peace between them: too late because the boy has now disappeared along with his dragon. Everyone begins to miss him but suddenly Zane returns with a surprise: he has found a new home and cooked for them. The Master is proud of him and his boys.
But now they have to clean up their new home and use their powers to try to get everything back in order before Wu returns. To complicate matters, Jay's parents also get to grips with their attitude and embarrass the young man in front of his friends. Jay takes his parents to meet their new headquarters and, in the evening, the two leave for their home. But when they arrive, they are faced with an unexpected and dangerous fact. Lloyd after the betrayal of the Hypnobrai manages to awaken the Fangpyre, snakes that transform any object into an animated being, and takes them to Jay's parents, forcing them to join their army.
Nya-Ninjago
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| The story goes on between fights and friendship tests until, after yet another disappointment by the serpentines LLyod joins the Master and the Ninja. Obviously coexistence is certainly not easy because Garmadon's son is spiteful and wants to excel over others and the Ninja are unable to accept him in their group. But Wu warns them of greater danger. In fact, the four Serpentine tribes are about to reunite and Phytor, thanks to the map stolen from Lloyd, is about to find the last two tombs whose opening would allow him to build an unbeatable army. But the Ninjas don't have the map and finding the graves could prove to be an impossible task. Nya, however, has found the solution. In fact, she realized that the other tombs are all along the symbol of the Ninjago snake and therefore together they manage to trace the position of the last two.
The Master divides the four ninja by sending them to the two identified points and gives them the flute capable of neutralizing the effects of Phytor. Nya, on the other hand, must stay home to check on Lloyd. The boys leave for their mission. Cole and Zane on one side and Jay and Kai on the other find themselves having to fight the snakes and this time it really seems to be getting bad for all of them. But suddenly a mysterious Samurai comes to their aid. The four return home and tell Wu everything. Unfortunately, the loss of the sacred flute during the fight makes them even more vulnerable as, in the meantime, the Serpentines are dangerously approaching Ninjago. Phytor is trying to bring all the tribes together to launch the final attack and the four find themselves right in the middle of his speech, trying to disturb the serpentines and avoid their dangerous agreement.
Back home they all gather around the dinner table and this time Lloyd seems to have really become one of them too. Suddenly, however, the boy disappears and everyone goes out to look for him. The enterprise seems difficult and its traces lead to an abandoned area that has become the meeting place of snakes; here they discover that Lloyd has been captured and everyone is worshiping the Great Snake. But it is an ambush because they too are caught and taken to the middle of a fighting arena and they soon realize that they have to confront the Samurai. A no holds barred battle begins. But in the end the Samurai gives them back their golden weapons and disappears. The four boys manage to escape and question the identity of the mysterious character. But the Master knows that it is Nya, Kai's sister.
Cartoons therefore full of twists, as in the case of the Green Ninja or the Samurai X, obviously with a happy ending, which end with the victory of the good guys. But they also transmit important teachings, such as the value of friendship and solidarity, the sense of belonging to a group and the beauty of being able to return together to their own home, refuge and place to feel safe. It seems truly incredible how perfectly successful the transposition of these well-known and loved games into cartoons. Characters completely identical to those that can be found in shops, make it possible not only to watch the stories on the small screen but also to continue them live, giving free rein to children's imagination.
NINJAGO - THE 2ND SEASON
From 2 October 2017 from Monday to Friday at 17.25pm on Cartoon Network.
On the occasion of the release in theaters of the film NINJAGO (October 12), Cartoon Network (channel 607 of Sky and 350 of Mediaset Premium) offers programming to relive the exciting adventures of the second season of NINJAGO, the TV series that narrates the heroic deeds of the four brave ninja.
Created by Master Spinjitsu, the land of Ninjago emerged thanks to the power of the four most sought-after and powerful weapons ever: the Sickle of the Earthquake, the Nunchaku of Lightning, the Ice Shuriken
e the Sword of Fire.
Having full control over all four at once was impossible, except for the mighty Master, who established a perfect balance between good and evil on Earth. After his death, however, events took an unexpected direction.
In fact, his two sons, Wu and Garmadon, were the successors of the powerful weapons that were divided equally to continue balancing the earthly order.
Garmadon, blinded by the desire for omnipotence, however, wanted to take possession of all the swords, leaving his brother no choice but to defeat him and lock him up in the Kingdom of the Underworld.
Wu thus became the new Spinjitsu Master, and decided to hide the four Spinjitsu weapons in a safe place. Peace reigned, but not for long: Garmadon was still alive and ready to take revenge.
The wise Master thus decided that it was safer to divide the weapons and hide them separately, entrusting the map of their location to a blacksmith, as well as the father of one of the main characters: Kai.
Furthermore, to safeguard the good of humanity, Wu decided to prepare a team made up of four brave ninja: Jay, Master of Lightning; Cole, Master of the Earth; Zane, Master of Ice; and Kai himself, Master of Fire. Together, they will train hard to defeat Garmadon.
Ninjago is a series full of twists, capable of also transmitting important teachings, such as the value of friendship, solidarity and the sense of belonging to a group.
Ninjago is copyright © Lego / Cartoon Network and of the right holders, the names and images are used here for cognitive and informative purposes.
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