Ninja Gakuen Taisen is an anime that was written, directed, and created by Akira Jotaro who also created the anime Mahou Gakuen Magica, Swinging!, and Dokuganryu-hime. The story takes place in modern day in a city hidden in the mountains called Kazeto where ninjas train to become great shinobi. The story is about a student from a Koga ninja school transferring to the Iga ninja school, Kazeto Ninja Academy and is caught up in a ninja war with another school from Kazeto's neighboring city, Mizudai. A game of the anime was released, named Ninja Gakuen Taisen: Shinobi Rantō.