With many of the most beloved anime films of the 1980s and 1990s being scattered, difficult to track down, or even outright unavailable, the latest news aboutNinja Scrollcoming to HIDIVE is a welcome development. According to a recentHIDIVEpress release from August 05, 2025,Ninja Scrollwill be available to watch on-demand via the streaming service on Tuesday, August 15, 2025, at noon EDT. For fans of boundary-pushing anime from a different era,Ninja Scrollis commonly considered among the best films of the 1990s and a must-watch for fans of the classics.
Ninja Scrollfollows rogue ninja Kibagami Jubei as he fights to stop the Devils of Kimonfrom overthrowing the Japanese government of the Edo period. Jubei is aided by Tokugawa Shogunate spy Dakuan and Kōga kunoichi Kagero. The film is animated by Madhouse and received a follow-up anime,Ninja Scroll: The Series,in 2003 for one season, yet it ultimately received no subsequent content beyond that. The series is a beloved classic and may constitute a strong selling point for HIDIVE streaming service subscriptions.
Ninja Scroll Joins HIDIVE on July 11, 2025
One of the Best Anime Films of the 1990s Exits Streaming Hell
Thanks to HIDIVE’s confirmation,Ninja Scrollfinally finds a streaming home months afterAnime News Networkreported Manga Entertainment’s U.S. license rights to the series expired. With shows likeCowboy Bebopand films likeAkirabeing available on-demand through Crunchyroll, and even 1995’sGhost in the Shellavailable on Tubi,Ninja Scroll,despite being a sensation in the United Statesand helping inspireThe Matrix, is only now getting the love it deserves. With HIDIVE recently simulcasting the hitOshi no Koadaptation’s second season, this is another strong draw for the service.
Ninja Scrollrecently enjoyed a theatrical re-releasethanks to AX Cinema Nights 2024,where it was screened at a limited quantity of cinemas in the United States on September 11, 12, and 15, 2024. The film was featured alongside multiple classics across its decade and beyond, includingCowboy Bebop: The Movie, Paprika,andMetropolis 2001.While this is a significant development for theNinja Scrollfans, its animation studio also benefits from this additional exposure.
Ninja Scroll Studio Madhouse Shows Anime Fans Its Quality Offerings
The Studio Behind Trigun and Black Lagoon Has Yet Another Banner Year
With more viewers being able to readily accessNinja Scrolllegally, its producing studio, Madhouse, gets additional exposure to its prestige with seminal, genre-defining anime across multiple decades. Whether it’s game-changing, gory anime films of the 1990s, wholesome and recent all-time greatest hits likeFrieren: Beyond Journey’s End,or idiosyncratic isekai like the recentOverlord: The Sacred Kingdomfilm, Madhouse shows its quality time and again. For those wishing to see Madhouse’s beautiful shinobi spectacle at home, thanks to HIDIVE,Ninja Scrollis now more accessible than ever.
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Ninja Scroll is a 1993 Japanese animated action thriller film set in feudal Japan, following the skilled ninja Jubei Kibagami. As he battles a series of deadly opponents, Jubei uncovers a plot involving a powerful clan seeking to overthrow the government. The film features dynamic fight sequences and explores themes of loyalty, betrayal, and the warrior code.
