Ninja Cat (film series)

For the film, see NINJA CAT (LBP2 film).

Ninja Cat (also known as LBP Ninja Cat) is an animated action-adventure media franchise created by SAMURAI-09 that was made on the PlayStation video game, LittleBigPlanet 2 and LittleBigPlanet 3. The series follows the adventures of Hanzo Hattori, a young anthropomorphic cat, who was raised and trained to fight whatever situation stands in his way. In order to save the town and learn about his past, Hanzo, along with his friends, must venture through tough obstacles and stop whoever works for Rhyzo, a tough, strong, demanding cat.

Films
The franchise includes two films, along with a reboot. All of the films were directed by SAMURAI-09 and filmed in LittleBigPlanet 2, except for NINJA CAT Reboot which was filmed in LittleBigPlanet 3, starring xxRehab_Rejectxx, biggamerclaire76, Nackl, and leklack. The series was highly popular, making it one of the best movie franchises on LittleBigPlanet and all films were Team Picked. The films are also available to watch on YouTube on the channel, "EpicLBPTime".

Cancelled Spin-Off Film
A film named, Kato VS Rhyzo was planned to be made as a spin-off film for NINJA CAT, but according to the title of the Twitter post from SAMURAI-09 in May 2018, it said at the end: "I wish I could make this."

NINJA CAT 3 (2021)
After the release of NINJA CAT 2 and its success, fans have been asking for a third film in the series, however there hasn't been any official announcement about a 3rd installment of the franchise at the time.

On August 29, 2015, a teaser trailer for an upcoming 3rd NINJA CAT film was published on the "EpicLBPTime" YouTube channel. In the video, a voice is talking (which assumed to be Hanzo's) while it shows a few enemies under a spotlight shown one by one each being taken down by Hanzo Hatori himself, using melee and a katana. At the end of the trailer, it shows that the film is scheduled to be coming in 2016, but the film was nowhere to be released, except for the film NINJA CAT Reboot, which was released in February.

In 2017, xxRehab_Rejectxx ("Rehab Reject" as his YouTube name) commented on the video saying:

"'Hey Guys, you're probably wondering why we haven't come out with Ninja Cat 3 yet, and that's because we've ran into some setbacks. We will definitely come out with something more official to detail what's been going on, but the important thing is you guys will definitely see new Ninja Cat material this year. We fully intend to continue (and conclude) the story, and have a lot of cool stuff planned. Nathan (EpicLBPTime) and I have had several setbacks as to the timeline of getting the next installment out, but we've reached a point where we are able to soon bring you more of these beloved characters. Thank you for your patience and amazing love for this story and these characters of ours. You guys seriously humble me with the love you've shown for this series, and I can't wait to share with you our vision for Ninja Cat 3!' -xxRehab_Rejectxx (YouTube)" According to the description of the video, the project is on hiatus. As of 2019, production is currently on hold, but there have been no announcements on whether the film will be continuing production or not. It is now presumed by fans that the film is cancelled.

On November 11, 2019, after a year-long hiatus from Twitter, xxRehab_Rejectxx said in a reply that NINJA CAT 3 was not cancelled and it is planned to be made on Dreams when the game is fully released, which comes out in February 2020.

On July 7, 2020, SAMURAI-09 announced in a reply on Twitter that he will make a new Ninja Cat film when Honey World: The Movie finishes production.

On October 30, 2020, SAMURAI-09 posted a picture of Hanzo captioning: "At last you're up next!" Due to this post, he officially announced that NINJA CAT 3 is coming up next. Production on the film began in late December 2020.