Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals - First Episode Now Live on Crunchyroll

The first episode of the spin-off series from Naruto is now live on anime streaming website Crunchyroll. The series has had a change of name since being announced a few months back and is no longer Rock Lee no Seishun Full-Power Ninden but is Naruto Spin-Off: Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals.

I have yet to personally watch this episode, but shall be watching it either later today or tomorrow, but after reading the manga I have been looking forward to this series. As you can see from the image above, the series is drawn in the super-deformed 'chibi' style, making all the characters from the Naruto series look a lot smaller and slightly different but still recognisable.

The Crunchyroll page for the series can be found here, and the direct link to the episode can be found here

Rock Lee no Seishun Full-Power Ninden - Promo Trailer Released

A trailer has finally been released for the Naruto spin-off series Rock Lee no Seishun Full-Power Ninden, which is due to premiere on 3rd April in Japan.

If you are unaware of the series, it began as a spin-off manga from the Naruto series, but with a lot more focus on comedy than the standard manga. It is drawn in a chibi style, and as such all the characters look visibly different than their Naruto series forms.
This series is also being produced by the same studio who create the Naruto anime. The full name of the series is Naruto SD: Rock Lee no Seishun Full-Power Ninden, with the SD in the title meaning 'Sugoi Doryoku' or 'Super Determined', although generally SD is used to mean 'Super Deformed'.