NARUTO Spin-Off: Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals

Overview

Masashi Kishimoto is the creator of Naruto who works with Masahiko Murata, the director, on the anime series. Rock Lee & Ninja Pals is produced by Studio Pierrot.

It is broadcast to audiences outside of Japan through legal anime streaming sites such as Crunchyroll.

Plot

It is a super deformed series that revolves around the antics and adventures of Rock Lee and his friends.

Characters

Recurring Characters

There are the four major characters in this spinoff series.

Characters	Description
Rock Lee	Rock Lee is the main character of this series. He works hard to become the best ninja along with his friends: Neji Hyuga, Tenten, and Might Guy as Sensei. In this series, he imitates ninjutsu with props and using Taijutsu.
Tenten	Tenten is a supporting character in the series and a member of Team Guy. She aspires to be the best Kunoichi like her role model, Tsunade. Often, she plays the straight man in this spinoff series.
Neji Hyuga	Neji Hyuga is another supporting character and a member of Team Guy. Despite his serious role in the Naruto anime series, he plays the comedic role when he is often subjected to cross dressing into various costumes in Rock Lee's "skits."
Might Guy	He is Rock Lee's sensei who is just as awkward as Rock Lee.

Other Characters

Theme Songs

Opening Theme

"Give Lee Give Lee Rock Lee" by ANIMETAL USA and Hironobu Kageyama (Episodes 1-26)

"Love Song" by OKAMOTO'S (eps 27-)

Ending Theme

"Twinkle Twinkle" by Secret
"Go! Go! Here We Go!" by Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku (Episodes 14-)

"Daijoubu Bokura" by RAM WIRE (Episodes 27-)

forum	Is it weird that I like Rock Lee's STOY better than Naruto?	Jinbeifan1
blog	NARUTO PART 1 EPISODE 135:NARUTO VS SASUKE-WHAT IF NARUTO HAD WON	katmic
blog	Rock Lee and his Ninja Pals Report: Ep. 31 and 32	takashichea
blog	Quick Rock Lee and His Ninja Pals Report: Ep. 29-30	takashichea
blog	Rock Lee and His Ninja Pals Cram Report Ep. 9-14	takashichea
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blog	Rock Lee and His Ninja Pals: Ep. 4-8 - Sports Meet & Orochimaru	takashichea
news	ROCK LEE & HIS NINJA PALS #5 - - Special Review	No_name_here

Season/Ep#	Name		Airdate
1 - 51	The Final Battle/Our Final Mission is S-Ranked!	0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5
1 - 50	Taking Care of Guy Sensei/ Lady Tsunade's Marriage Interview	0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5	03/19/2013
1 - 49	The Alliance to Destroy White Day	0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5	03/12/2013
1 - 48	Yamato gets a Mission! \ Leaf Village of the Dead!	0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5	03/05/2013
1 - 47	Dogs need Dog Friends \ It's HIM!	0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5	02/26/2013
1 - 46	The Legendary Sannin, Jiraiya! / Infiltrate the Women's Bath!	0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5	02/19/2013
1 - 45	A Firey Snow Sculpting Contest! / The Battlefield called Valentine's Day!	0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5	02/12/2013
1 - 44	The Staff will eat the Beans Afterwards/ The Raikage is under Attack!	0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5	02/05/2013
1 - 43	17 Nights of Staying out of Sight / Cleaning the Bathroom Cleanses the Soul	0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5
1 - 42	Shino Loves Insects / Tenten Fights a Maiden's Battle!	0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5	01/22/2013
1 - 41	An Endless Nightmare / A Creation from the Future!	0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5	01/15/2013
1 - 40	A New Year's Escape Clause / Naruto Under Surveillance!	0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5	01/08/2013
1 - 39	Christmas is the Last Chance for Love!	0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5	12/25/2012
1 - 38	Infiltrate Akatsuki's Hideout! / Cleanup is a Chance to Wash Away the Past!	Currently 4.5/5 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5	12/18/2012
1 - 37	Guy-sensei is the New Hokage! / IQ: 200. Status: Troublesome.	0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5	12/11/2012
1 - 36	Tenten vs. Temari! / Orochimaru's Search for Love!	0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5	12/04/2012
1 - 35	Caring for Animals is Hard Work / Shout it out! At Naruto!	0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5	11/27/2012
1 - 34	Save Ichiraku Ramen! / Vacations are for Training!	0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5	11/20/2012
1 - 33	Might Guy - A Story of Love and Hair / Substitute Narrator!	0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5	11/13/2012
1 - 32	Sakura's My Nurse! / One Vote for Rock Lee!	0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5	11/06/2012

	Person Name	Episode Count
	Masashi Kishimoto	36
	Hiro Mashima	1

Name	NARUTO Spin-Off: Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals
Name:	NARUTO-ナルト- SD ロック・リーの青春フルパワー忍伝
Romaji:	NARUTO Sugoi Doryoku: Rokku Rī no Seishun Furupowaa Ninden
Publisher	Studio Pierrot
Start Year	2012
Genres	Add a new genre Adventure Comedy
Themes	Add a new theme
Aliases	Naruto SD: Rock Lee no Seishun Full-Power Ninden (Japanese) NARUTO-ナルト- SD ロック・リーの青春フルパワー忍伝 (Japanese) Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals

Tenten first in A New Chapter Begins: The Chūnin Exam!	51
Neji Hyuga first in Identify Yourself: Powerful New Rivals	51
Rock Lee first in Identify Yourself: Powerful New Rivals	50
Naruto Uzumaki first in He Appears! Naruto Uzumaki	42
Might Guy first in Chūnin Challenge: Rock Lee vs. Sasuke!	41
Yamato first in Homecoming	39
Sakura Haruno first in He Appears! Naruto Uzumaki	39
Ino Yamanaka first in He Appears! Naruto Uzumaki	29
Kakashi Hatake first in Sasuke and Sakura: Friends or Foes?	27
Choji Akimichi first in He Appears! Naruto Uzumaki	25