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Shinobu: Shinobu is arguably the star of the series. She is kind, hardworking, and dedicated but naive and somewhat clumsy with complex tasks. However, she is usually given the tasks of taking care of her dojo because everyone else is so lazy. She is usually seen in her purple and pink ninja outfit, but often wears a different costume or outfit every second episode or so. Her ambigious relationship with Kaede ("more than a friend but less than a lover" as she says) ranges from admiration and idolization to seemingly romantic interest.
Kaede: A blonde schoolgirl about Shinobu's age. She is the most sensible character of the series and thus usually the most put-upon. However, she does not allow herself to be tormented and usually puts annoying people in their place.
Onsukumaru: His name (roughly, "sonic ball") is fairly descriptive, and his appearance might remind one of a mutant Walmart logo or grapefruit. He is usually depicted as a round ball with a face, and variably with wings or arms, and a deep voice; in spite of being such a bizarre creature, he is for some reason the leader of Shinobu's ninja clan. Onsukmaru is perverted, lecherous, messy, loud, cheating, and greedy . On the other hand, he has instances of being friendly and having a silly playful side. Despite these bad influences his student Shinobu seems fairly innocent.
Miyabi: Shinobu's little sister, she has chosen the field of "magical summoning" rather than ninjitsu. She dislikes Onsukumaru (a mutual feeling) and believes that her elder sister should switch fields and become a magical summoner like herself. Though just ten years old, she's something of a prodigy, and is skilled enough to consistently defeat Onsukumaru when he gets on her nerves.
Sasuke: The 'collective' name for the dozens of faceless male ninjas in the series. Although they sometimes wear other normal outfits they are always seen with their masks. It is implied Sasuke is actually just one ninja who is very skilled at the replication technique ( bujin no jutsu ) famous in many anime, although each talks to the other as if they were different people. They (he?) share similar traits as Onsukumaru, although they are more kind hearted and conscientious. Despite a tendancy to act with a ' hive mind', they get little done and are easily distracted.
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