Absinthe, sneakers, swords, ninjas, and a whole lot of intentionally over-descriptive subtitles. Think Quentin Tarantino, minus the blood and F-bombs.

Ninjaguar battles evil spirits in the night, defending the Shiga Prefecture town of Shigaraki as its citizens sleep.

See if you can recognize these stealthy agents of mystery from all corners of the video game world.

Want to be a ninja but don't know how? Fear not: Joe Bareta and his epic mustache are here to help you out!

Here are our five favorite ninja comedies, full of high-flying action, wisecracks and cheesy training montages.

Poor Bucho. It's hard enough to get your gas mask on in the morning without ninja waiting to ambush you in the elevator.

'Ninja Re Bang Bang' was Kyary Pamyu Pamyu's fifth physical single, reaching No.1 on the Japan Hot 100. The video not only features Kyary in ninja attire, but ninja-inspired dance moves, including high-jumping, shuriken-throwing—and arm-cannon-blasting!

So what’s so special about February 22 in Japan? And what's the connection with Ninja?