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To round out their squadron of flying boats and UFO project, an estimated 3,500 Iranian women are training in Japanese ninjutsu, according to a state-run news station. It's official — the Iranian government is in cahoots with COBRA from G.I. Joe. More »
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We've seen some particularly inept ways to wrap up martial arts films, but the 1982 magical kung fu flick Ninja In The Dragon's Den takes bad movie endings to zeniths that have not been replicated in the last 30 years. More »
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We've seen zombie apocalypse family portraits and undead assault engagement photos. Now, a couple from Queens, New York have illustrated the Ashford-And-Simpson-like sturdiness of their pending nuptials with a photo series depicting a shinobi attack in Brooklyn's Prospect Park. More »
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Ninja hooliganism is a burgeoning problem these days, so it's good to know that some shinobis are using their clandestine arts to prevent dumb kids from shooting swans with BB guns. More »
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In the 1966 Toei fantasy flick The Magic Serpent, the hero Ikazuchi-Maru is ambushed by a gang of boomerang-wielding ninjas (who are way more dangerous than hula-hoop-wielding ninjas). More »
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We love ourselves some Godfrey Ho around here, and the ending to his 1987 film Ninja Death Squad is trash fabulous. Watch as almost 900 ninjutsus are depicted in a span of 102 seconds for a budget of $20. More »
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Another day, another distressing story of ninja crime. A new report of stealthy artifice comes out of Greensboro, North Carolina, when a would-be Shinobi attempted to purloin some iPads from an Apple Store last Friday. More »
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Mere days after a ninja vandalism streak in Pittsburgh, a San Antonio ninja has turned to local television to market his shinobi prowess. He is also "a dancer, a math wizard and prank caller." A ninja mathemagician? I'm sold. More »
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We've always trumpeted local news as the most exciting news, and this report only validates our claims further. A ninja in Pittsburgh enacted shinobi vengeance against some hapless parked cars last Sunday, and local news was asking the hard questions. More »
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Most of us are familiar with standard ninja and kung fu attacks, but did you know that there's a technique that conjures Dracula to vanquish your foes? More »
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Dolph Lundgren has unveiled Uwe Boll's latest cinematic masterpiece (after the insanely offensive Blubberella, naturally). It's a movie about a time-traveling Vietnam vet, who fights ninjas and knights. He's just screwing with us now, right? More »
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There are plenty of godawful ninja battles out there, but this scene from Female Ninjas 3: The Magic Chronicles takes the cake. Two ninjas are enjoying astral projection whoopee, when a bubble from the netherworld emerges from someone's nether regions.

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Back in the day, the Cannon Group were the high priests of lowbrow cinema. Their formula? Ninjas + Van Damme + nudity + aliens = the best movies nobody watches anymore. Here are posters advertising Cannon's lost classics. Slightly NSFW. More »
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Webcomics fans looking for robots, vampires, zombies, ninjas, pirates, monsters, dinosaurs, ghosts, and general awesomeness need look no further than Chris Hastings's brainchild The Adventures of Dr. McNinja. It's a glorious pastiche of loving parodies for superfans. More »
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Fashion week is sweeping Europe, and the main benefit to you is a chance to see how ninjas of the future have become part of today's haute couture. More »
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New G.I. Joe character posters show more of what the fetish cosplay kids will be wearing at Comic-Con next year. Gallery below. More »
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Here's the long-awaited teaser trailer for Goemon, the ninja movie directed by Kazuaki Kiriya (Casshern). How science fictional is this ballistic film? Hard to tell. More »
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Collin Chou, who played the Seraph in the Wachowski's Matrix trilogy, has confirmed that he'll be starring in a fantastical ninja movie to be produced by the Wachowskis. He couldn't say much about it, but did admit it would have fantasy elements and that production is set to start next month. Korean pop singer Rain, who most recently played a cyborg in I'm a Cyborg But That's OK, will also be in the flick, rumored to be called Ninja Assassin. [Sci Fi Wire] More »
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