Ninja Kamui (S01E05) Higan and Yamaji Look Each Other In The Eye | Recap/ Review

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Plot Recap

Gain A Ally Lose A Ally Part 1 – Jason, Mike

Thanks to Emma, Mike meets Jason Cardenas. He is a disgruntled ex-employee of Auza who wants to take them down, expose them, and get revenge. Mike is all for working with him since they need someone on the inside, and Jason’s ability to get access to AUZA files could be useful.

However, as he goes through Auza’s files via hacking, he discovers Emma’s name amongst the potential fake IDs, or agents, that are part of Auza. Of course, this is worrisome, but before Mike can fully process this, Jason’s hideout is attacked, and he and Jason are fighting for their lives with Mike, once again, knocking on death’s door for sticking his nose into Auza’s business.

An Invitation To Many Funerals – Higan, Joseph, Yamaji, Lil, Zai

While Zai stops Higan from entering Auza City underground, the idea of letting Higan in as a trap isn’t disapproved. Joseph, as always, sees this as an opportunity to gain data; Lil wants to play with Higan and Yamaji? He’s at the point of allowing anyone but Zai to handle the situation.

So, Higan’s mystery contact lets him know he’ll be let in; it’s a trap, but with Higan believing Yamaji ordered the hit on him, he wants to kill him. So, he mows through many low-level ninjas to get within eyesight of Yamaji, and then he finds himself facing Lil and his robots.

Gain A Ally Lose A Ally Part 2 – Higan, Zai, Lil, Big D

Is Higan a skillful ninja capable of great things? Yes. However, between Lil’s robots, of which one is either modeled after Big D or was Big D, Higan seemingly was on his deathbed. Zai was posed to finish him off, but then the female ninja, whom we don’t have a name for, saved him and decided to become an exile.

Leaving us to wonder who this woman is and what is her connection to Higan to betray the code and end up on the run.

Cast Guide

Character’s Name	Actor’s Name
Jason	Joe Daniels
Mike	Shawn Hamilton
Higan	Jeremy Gee
Joseph	Scott Gibbs
Yamaji	Luis Galindo
Lil	Brendan Hearnsberger
Zai	James Marler
Big D	Joe P

New Character Description(s)

Jason

Jason is a former employee of Auza, noted to be a researcher, who was let go. Because of his firing, he has vowed to destroy the company.

Review

On The Fence

A Potential Shakeup That Could Lead To Interesting Results?

It isn’t clear who saved Higan, but we do know they are part of what could be considered a high council regarding the Ninja Clan and their partnership with AUZA. So, with this in mind, maybe we could get a much-needed shakeup for the show? One that feels more and more necessary as the question of what the long game is needs to be asked.

It’s understood that Higan’s aim is to kill Yamaji, who likely ordered him to be targeted. However, this doesn’t feel like an epic journey to Higan facing the head of the snake. There is no mystique or real threat here. Look at what Mike has survived and may continue to survive on this show. From what we’re shown, it’s hard to take the show seriously when someone who isn’t a ninja, just an old FBI agent, keeps surviving their attacks.

Background Information

Episode Title	Episode 5
Release Date	March 9, 2024
Network	Cartoon Network
Director(s)	Yui Miura, Sunghoo Park
Writer(s)	Shigeru Murakoshi, Ko Yoneyama
Previous Episode	Season 1/ Episode 4
Series Page	Ninja Kamui
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