Naruto Spin-Off: Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals (Original Japanese Version)

2012 • Viz Media
4.6
17 reviews
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Season 103 episodes (13)

27 My First Five-Star Sushi! / Friendship, Effort, and Victory!
10/16/12
Season-only
Lady Tsunade wins the lottery jackpot and promises to take Lee and the gang out for five-star sushi! Later, Iruka-sensei's had enough with his disobedient students, so Lee and the gang go to the Academy to put on a show.
28 Hunting for Matsutake Mushrooms! / Lee and Neji Part Ways!
10/23/12
Season-only
Naruto, Lee and the others go out hunting for matsutake mushrooms, but there are none to be found after an unusually hot summer. Later, Neji's finally had enough of being forced to cross-dress for Lee's skits.
29 We're Here to Welcome Gaara! / the Ultimate Autumn Diet!
10/30/12
Season-only
Gaara's on his way back to the Leaf Village, and Team Guy scrambles to make sure he feels welcome. Later, the girls beg Guy Sensei to train them.
30 Autumn Shinobi Safety Lessons! / Deidara's Art Is Always a Blast!
11/6/12
Season-only
Lady Tsunade sets out to teach her charges the importance of safety after many ninja keep getting injured due to carelessness. Later, Lady Tsunade puts Lee and the gang in charge of the village’s Halloween celebration.
31 Nothing Beats Mixed Bathing! / October 27th WAS Orochimaru's Birthday
11/13/12
Season-only
Guy Sensei gives the gang a rare break, but will they end up being terrorized by Orochimaru's "Orochi Hot Springs" trap? Later, Orochimaru realizes his birthday, October 27th, came and went without anyone noticing.
32 Sakura's My Nurse! / One Vote for Rock Lee!
11/20/12
Season-only
Lee fakes being sick so that Sakura will be his nurse, only to find that his rival in love is using the same tactic. Later, Sasuke won the last popularity contest, while Lee wasn't even on the board!
33 Might Guy: A Story of Love and Hair / Substitute Narrator!
11/27/12
Season-only
When Orochimaru's poison leaves Guy Sensei completely bald, it's up to Lee and the gang to find him the right wig. Later, our beloved narrator comes down with a bad cold.
34 Save Ichiraku Ramen! / Vacations Are for Training!
12/4/12
Season-only
When Naruto's favorite ramen stand, Ichiraku comes up against hard financial times, Lee tries to help the restaurant. Later, Tenten and Neji try to get their hard working teammate to actually use his vacation time to rest.
35 Caring for Animals Is Hard Work / Shout It Out! at Naruto!
12/11/12
Season-only
Owing them all many thanks, Lee tries to bond with all of his comrade’s Animal Summons. Later, with so many romantic holidays occurring in winter, Hinata aims to grow a little closer to Naruto.
36 Tenten vs. Temari! / Orochimaru's Search for Love!
12/18/12
Season-only
An encounter with the Sand siblings turns ugly when Temari insults Tenten, igniting the Leaf Shinobi’s desire for a Chunin Exam rematch! Orochimaru starts longing to live a normal life after being barred from entering a family-friendly market.
37 Guy-Sensei Is the New Hokage! / IQ: 200. Status: Troublesome.
12/25/12
Season-only
When Tsunade leaves on a diplomatic mission to a neighboring village, she leaves the only shinobi who wasn't busy, in charge - Guy. Team Guy is assigned to go on patrol with Shikamaru's team, and the brilliant ninja hopes to pick the lease troublesome route.
38 Infiltrate Akatsuki's Hideout! / A Desperate Escape Plan!
1/1/13
Season-only
Lee's team stumbles upon Akatsuki's hidden base, and Deidara is determined to chase them away before the rest of his teammates learn about his history with the dedicated ninja and his pals.
39 Christmas is the Last Chance for Love! / Cleanup is a Chance to Wash Away the Past!
1/8/13
Season-only
The Hidden Leaf Village throws a big Christmas party, but with so many shinobi competing for one another's affections, will the Secret Santa turn into a survival battle? It's time for the yearly cleanup! In his zeal to finish quickly and ask Sakura on a date, Lee accidentally throws away something very important…

About this show

This show isn’t about Naruto, the mightiest ninja! It’s about Rock Lee, the one who can’t use ninjutsu at all! Lee may not be able to use ninjutsu, but that doesn’t stop him from aspiring to become a great shinobi. What he lacks he makes up for with his undying passion and will to train harder than anyone else! Under the guidance of his super-awesome sensei, Guy, and with the reluctant support of teammates Tenten and Neji, Rock Lee will make himself known to the world as the Leaf’s Blue Beast! …Or will he?

Ratings and reviews

4.6
17 reviews
Dan D
February 10, 2022
Just finished watching this on January 31, 2022 after hearing a lot about it as well as seeing clips of it every now and then - and all I have to say is what an amazing series this was. Even though its Rock Lee, I've always wanted to see another character from Naruto have his own show, and what an amazing series this was. Especially since they made it into a comedy show, which was extremely funny especially TenTen who at least got more screentime in this than in Naruto altogether. I really liked how they even joked about there own show, characters and even more. Honestly can't believe they cut it short with the episodes, they should honestly have continued making more since it's possible especially with all the characters like Orchimaru, Kakashi, Naruto, etc but by far I'd have to say the moment that got me surprised and hyped up was when they switched to animated design of Rock Lee fighting against Sasuke and the fact that they even joked about the meaning of Karin with the giraffe. Like each episode progressively, got funnier and funnier. Not only that but the fact that they made Neji do the same, as usually he's just this mature, serious, humble, kindful, caring guy while also having a humorous side which is something you've never expected. Same thing with Orchimaru, who is just hilarous despite him plotting things, and being who he is. I even liked how every character had its own funny side/part of themselves, and how they all cheered for Rock Lee as well as Naruto when they fought against Sasuke. Like they hype was so much, glad that it finally lead up to here to the fight against Sasuke. Not just that but the amount of drip they had as well especially Shikimaru when he showed up in a white suit and sunglasses. Oh and of course Guy Sensei and Kakashi with there drip, iconic moments and the amount of funny moments they've had. Such an underrated show, truly legendary, iconic, comedic, funny, amazing and much more. Like I literally could just go on and on about how amazing this show was especially the last episode like I've been talking about, but if I were to continue I wouldn't even have enough space to finish what I have to say. Like that's how amazing and funny it was.