

Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals is the first spin-off anime series that does not follow the main plot of the Naruto Shippuden series, although it retains the original voice actors. Episodes feature comical scenes and mini-skits to emphasize the characters' goals and thought processes. The series chronicles the daily life and training of Konohagakure ninja Rock Lee, who can utilize taijutsu, but has no skill in ninjutsu or genjutsu. Crunchyroll simulcasted the series premiere online and has each episode available for streaming.

Produced by Studio Pierrot and directed by Masahiko Murata, the series premiered on TV Tokyo on April 3, 2012. It was announced in February 2012 by Shueisha. Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals is the anime adaptation of the Naruto spin-off manga created by Kenji Taira, Rock Lee no Seishun Full-Power Ninden. Although these liars and misfits are only playing parts, they soon find that family is about far more than blood relations.The cover of the first DVD compilation released by Studio Pierrot and Aniplex Under the guise of "The Forgers," the spy, the assassin, and the esper must act as a family while carrying out their own agendas. Although she uncovers their true identities, Anya is thrilled that her new parents are cool secret agents! She would never tell them, of course. Meanwhile, Anya is not the ordinary girl she appears to be she is an esper, the product of secret experiments that allow her to read minds. Yor moonlights as the lethal assassin "Thorn Princess." For her, marrying Loid creates the perfect cover. However, Loid is not the only one with a hidden nature. For a wife, he comes across Yor Briar, an absent-minded office worker who needs a pretend partner of her own to impress her friends. Twilight, or "Loid Forger," quickly adopts the unassuming orphan Anya to play the role of a six-year-old daughter and prospective Eden Academy student. Thus, the agent faces the most difficult task of his career: get married, have a child, and play family. For his latest mission, he must investigate Ostanian politician Donovan Desmond by infiltrating his son's school: the prestigious Eden Academy. Operating as Westalis' master spy, Twilight works tirelessly to prevent extremists from sparking a war with neighboring country Ostania. For the agent known as "Twilight," no order is too tall if it is for the sake of peace.
