A Ninja and an Assassin Under One Roof – Leafy Bodies and Robots are the baseline. (FAP-369)

Producers: KADOKAWA Pony Canyon Kansai TV BS11 Movic AT-X
Studio: Shaft Shaft
Source: Manga
Aired: April 2025 to June 2025
Genres: Comedy
Number of Episodes: 12
Jack's Score: 7 / 10
Rick's Score: 8 / 10

This week we talk about A Ninja and an Assassin Under One Roof. We joke about it being not exactly kid-friendly, talk about how side characters get introduced and immediately die for anyone who is not a MC, and we get weirdly invested in the “rules” behind the cleanup powers once the show finally reveals limits. We also talk about how the assassin is frugal with their money but also at the same time they are really messy. We cann’t help but laugh at how the series undercuts heartfelt moments with absurd gags including the whole robot-replacement scenario. By the end, we land on it being watchable and it is entertaining in bursts, although it is a little slow at times, and it leaves some plot holes and unfinished plot lines.

Satoko is an unwitting runaway ninja with basically zero survival skills, and when she’s about to starve until she runs into Konoha, a normal-looking high school girl, steps in and helps her out. The twist is, Konoha isn’t normal at all, she’s actually an assassin. Thanks to Satoko’s unique skill and high luck they strike up a deal. Satoko gets a roof over her head, food and a little money, while Konoha gets help cleaning up the evidence after jobs, because Satoko’s ninjutsu can conveniently turn things into leaves and make problems disappear, and a live-in house keeper. Meanwhile, Satoko’s old ninja world won't let her just vanish quietly, so their daily lives keeps getting interrupted by all the other ninjas showing up at the worst times. That is just a taste of all the shenanigans that happen in this show.