Ninja Express
Animated series about ninjas running a super-powered delivery service.
Ninja Express is an animated television series for children aged 6–9, created by Kim Claeys and the company Creative Conspiracy from Ghent. The series follows a delivery service run by three ninjas—Aka, Kiro, and Konpeki—who have super powers. One season of 52 episodes, each 11 minutes long, has been aired.
Quick Facts
- Creator
- Kim Claeys
- Director
- Kim Claeys / Francois Reczulski
- Voices
- Beth Chalmers / David Coburn
- Composer
- Gregory Caron / Hannes de Maeyer
- Country
- Belgium / France / United Kingdom
- Language
- English / Flemish / French
- Num Seasons
- 1
- Num Episodes
- 52
- Executive Producer
- Luc Van Driessche / Olivier Dumont / Peter Decraene
- Producer
- Jean-Pierre Quenet / Stanislas Renaudeau d'Arc / Laura Ghyselinck
- Runtime
- 11 minutes
- Company
- Entertainment One (2021–2023) / Hasbro Entertainment (2023–present) / Frog Box / Creative Conspiracy
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Lore & Background
Ninja Express was created by Kim Claeys and the Ghent-based company Creative Conspiracy. The first season cost €11 million to produce, with 50% funded by Flemish companies and the Flemish Government, and 50% by international partners Entertainment One and WarnerMedia (now Warner Bros. Discovery). The series is produced by Entertainment One (eOne), Frog Box, and Creative Conspiracy. It has been bought by TV channels in 192 countries and is among the most watched series on British children's channel CBBC.
Reader's Guide
Ninja Express is significant as a widely distributed children's series that achieved notable viewership on CBBC in the UK. Its production model involved a mix of Flemish public and private funding alongside international media partners, reflecting a collaborative European approach to animation. The show's premise—a delivery service run by three super-powered ninjas—targets children aged 6–9 and has been broadcast on channels including CBBC (UK), Gulli (France), Ketnet (Flanders), and multiple international versions of Boomerang (Poland, Romania, Germany, Bulgaria, France, Italy). The series represents a successful export of Flemish animation, with its single season of 52 short episodes reaching a global audience across 192 countries.
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