Jubei-chan: The Ninja Girl

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Jubei-chan: The Ninja Girl
Cover from the DVD release of the series
十兵衛ちゃん (Jūbei-chan)
Created by	Akitaro Daichi, Madhouse
Anime television series
The Secret of the Lovely Eyepatch
Directed by	Akitaro Daichi
Produced by	Kazuhiko Ikeguchi Masao Maruyama
Written by	Akitaro Daichi
Music by	Toshio Masuda
Studio	Madhouse
Licensed by	NA: Media Blasters
Original network	TV Tokyo
English network	US: Toku
Original run	April 5, 1999 – June 28, 1999
Episodes	13 (List of episodes)
Anime television series
The Counter Attack of Siberia Yagyu
Directed by	Hiroshi Nagahama (chief) Akitaro Daichi
Produced by	Gō Nakanishi Masao Morosawa Shinji Kasai
Written by	Akitaro Daichi
Music by	Toshio Masuda
Studio	Madhouse
Licensed by	NA: Media Blasters
Original network	TV Tokyo
Original run	January 7, 2004 – March 31, 2004
Episodes	13 (List of episodes)
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Jubei-chan: The Ninja Girl (十兵衛ちゃん, Jūbei-chan) is a Japanese anime television series created by Akitaro Daichi (Fruits Basket, Tsukikage Ran). Jubei-chan follows Jiyu Nanohana, a modern junior high school girl and unwilling heir to the Yagyu Jubei school of swordsmanship. The series is recognized for its magical girl stylings, including a mystical artifact, the Lovely Eyepatch, that serves as the source of the heroine's power.

Jubei-chan comprises two television series, which were originally licensed in the U.S. by two companies. The Secret of the Lovely Eyepatch premiered April 5, 1999 and revolves around Jiyu Nanohana coping with her newly entrusted powers and responsibilities and the centuries-old feud between the Yagyu and Ryujoji schools. The Counter Attack of Siberia Yagyu premiered January 7, 2004. The second series introduces Freesia Yagyu, daughter of Yagui Jubei and self-proclaimed heir to the Lovely Eyepatch. The Counter Attack of Siberian Yagyu focuses on Jiyu and Freesia's developing friendship and subsequent rivalry.

The series was broadcast worldwide through Animax. The Secret of the Lovely Eyepatch was licensed in North America by Bandai Entertainment.^[1] The rights to The Counter Attack of Siberian Yagyu were held by Geneon Entertainment.^[2] Both series were licensed by Media Blasters in 2012.^[3] The series premiered on Toku in the United States in January 2016.