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''[http://www.banana-ninja.com/ Banana-nana-Ninja!]'' is a [[Web Animation|Flash cartoon]] based on the adventures of [[Anthropomorphic Objects|Baninja]], a masked banana on a crusade to save his fellow [[Animate Inanimate Object|sentient foodstuffs]] with his [[Instant Awesome, Just Add Ninja|banana ninja skills]]. Created by "Umbrascitor" in 2007 and launched on the web in January 2009, the series comprises animated shorts made for its own canon storyline, and a number of [[Original Character]] Battle Tournament events (such as [https://web.archive.org/web/20141028020444/http://www.banana-ninja.com/episodes/OCBZ_Saltman2.html "Battle of the Elements"] and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20090628174822/http://www.banana-ninja.com/episodes/FeastMasterVol1.html "Feast Master"] story arc).
The initial story arc, "Banana Shop of Horrors," introduces Baninja and his best friend/sidekick Seppuku ([[Meaningful Name|who often ends up impaled or otherwise gravely injured]]) on their first foray into the "outside world" beyond their Clan Hideout. They get a craving for ice cream and stumble upon a sundae parlor called The Happy Banana. When Baninja learns that the Happy Banana parlor [[Inn of No Return|isn't a day spa for bananas]], the banana snaps and [[Hilarity Ensues]]. Baninja [[Literal
Further story arcs (based on OC battles and tournaments) involve the clan taking an interplanetary bounty hunting mission, Baninja entering a cooking contest, and Baninja's ongoing pursuit of a land-dwelling squid. The next series of canon episodes, "Apples and Origins," are said to focus on how Baninja (and presumably the rest of the clan) came to be alive. And a ninja.
The series borders on [[What Do You Mean It's Not for Kids?]] as the often adorable banana [[Killer Rabbit|graphically kills humans]] on his quest to save his fellow bananas from a "hot fudgey-coated fate." Action scenes are reminiscent of [[Samurai Jack]], and the world setting evokes the [[Invader Zim]]-esque mentality that [[Humans Are Morons]]. Also, [[Humans Are
The ''Banana-nana-Ninja!'' website also features a daily fortune cookie generator; a weekly webcomic (now on hiatus) starring [[Meaningful Name|Haiku]], a watermelon who [[Strange Syntax Speaker|only speaks in haiku]], an "Ask Baninja!" Q&A column in the spirit of ''[[Ask a Ninja]]'', and a Flash game that pits the BNN characters against each other in [[Showdown At High Noon|quick-draw battles]].
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* Baninja's Katanana has an [[Absurdly Sharp Blade]].
* [[Adult Child]]: Baninja comes across as a formidable, honorable warrior with the brains of [[SpongeBob]] or [[The Tick (animation)]].
* [[Amusing Injuries]] occur in most episodes involving Seppuku.
* [[Anthropomorphic Objects]] / [[Animate Inanimate Object
* [[Anti-Hero]]
* [[Art Evolution]]: The level of detail and general animation technique have improved significantly since the first episode.
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* [[But Wait! There's More!]]: is used by Sudoku in a pitch for the Omni-Functional Kitchen Gadget.
* [[Boss Battle]]: The Rub-a-Dub-Dub squad, Kostlowski, the Feast Master Champion.
* [[Calling Your Attacks]]: [https://web.archive.org/web/20141028020444/http://www.banana-ninja.com/episodes/OCBZ_Saltman2.html SAAAAAAALT] ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20141028020444/http://www.banana-ninja.com/episodes/OCBZ_Saltman2.html LASER!]''
* [[Does Not Like Shoes]]: Actually, it's difficult to tell. Sometimes Baninja's stick-figure legs are shown with shoes or tabi boots during a [[Super Move Portrait Attack]].
* [[Chef of Iron]]: Sumo Baker
* [[Closeup
* [[Dutch Angle
* [[Everything's Squishier
* [[Exactly What It Says
* [[Eyedscreen]]
* [[False Camera Effects]]
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* [[Fictional Counterpart]]: The PriceCo Supermart is a parody of Wal-Mart, CostCo, etc. The Feast Master tournament is an intergalactic [[Iron Chef]].
* [[Floating Continent]]: In the "World of the Damned" story arc.
* [[Fourth Wall Mail Slot]]: [https://web.archive.org/web/20150130172409/http://www.banana-ninja.com/games/AskBaninja_home.html Ask Baninja!]
* [[Fun
* [[Fundamentally Funny Fruit]]: It's a banana with a sword. [[Freud Was Right|How much more phallic can you get?]]
* [[Glowing Eyes of Doom]]: Haiku Melon gains these when he's about to unleash his [[Psychic Powers]].
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* [[High-Pressure Blood]]
* [[Holy Backlight]]
* [[Humans Are the Real Monsters|Humans Are Bastards]] that have the audacity to eat food rather than [https://web.archive.org/web/20190710195145/http://www.banana-ninja.com/episodes/FeastMasterVol3.html dirt and sunlight].
* [[Humans Are Morons]]: They are also child abusers, mindless killers, and [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|bad drivers]].
* [[Improbable Weapon User]]: The Butcher of PriceCo, the Sumo Baker and the Candlestick Maker use chicken bones, magical baked goods and candle-chucks, respectively.
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* [[Kamehame Hadoken|Ka...me...ha...MUFFINS!]]
* [[Killer Rabbit]]: The banana ninja can be cute and lovable — but he will dismember you if you even ''think'' about eating him.
* [[Lampshade
* [[Lens Flare]]
* [[Lethal Chef
** Baninja gives this trope a twist in Vol. 3.
* [[Literal
* People are [[Made of Explodium]] at the end of [https://web.archive.org/web/20090413192059/http://www.banana-ninja.com/episodes/BananaShopOfHorrorsPt4.html Banana Shop of Horrors Part 4].
* Baninja competes against a [[Mad Scientist]] in Feast Master.
* [[Meaningful Name]]: Baninja is a banana who is a ninja. Seppuku regularly gets impaled. Haiku Melon speaks only in haiku. Sudoku is a [[Child Prodigy]]. Master Fuji and Granny Smith are apples. [[Captain Obvious|Grasshopper is a grasshopper.]]
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* [[Multi-Armed and Dangerous]]: The Feast Master Champion
* [[Multi-Take Cut]]: When Baninja pokes Sumo Baker in the navel, producing a [[High-Pressure Blood]] torrent that blasts Baninja away.
* [[Musical Episode]]: [https://web.archive.org/web/20140626092414/http://www.banana-ninja.com/episodes/FeastMasterVol5.html Feast Master Volume 5]
* {{spoiler|The Iron Chef}} is a [[One-Winged Angel]].
** From a [[Soul Jar]] to a [[Humongous Mecha]]
** ... that is [[Multi-Armed and Dangerous]].
* [[Never Mess
* Feast Master opens with a live-action [[Nightmare Sequence]].
* [[Old Master]] Fuji
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* [[Pan and Scan]]
* [[Parody Commercial|Parody Informercial]] for the Omni-Functional Kitchen Gadget
* [[People Puppets]]: Seppuku uses [[Our Elves Are Better|Kyra's]] nervous system as an antenna to broadcast a distress call to Baninja in World of the Damned Episode 3. She is zombified during this period and speaks the radio transmissions aloud.
* [[Psychic Powers]]: Haiku, the clan's resident spiritual guru, can levitate, teleport, use telekinesis, and shoot [[Eye Beams]].
* [[Pun
* [[Punny Name]]: Pretty much all of the main characters' names, as well as I.R. Kostlowski (the PriceCo Supermart manager) and Kikyotushi.
* [[Quip to Black]]: "Let's go shopping!"
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* [[Rule of Funny]]
* Baninja is all about the [[Serious Business]].
* [[Show Within a Show]]: "Kikyotushi: The Suburban Ninja" is like a cross between [[The Itchy and Scratchy Show]] and ''[[
* [[Sidekick]]
* [[Smoke Out]] by cutting open a bag of flour while fighting Sumo Baker.
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* [[Strange Syntax Speaker]]: ''"I am a melon / No squishy brain up in here / And thus — no headshot!"''
* [[Status Quo Is God]]: At the end of Feast Master, after Baninja has spent six episodes trying to persuade the viewing audience not to eat bananas, {{spoiler|the announcer twists his words in true [[Literal Genie]] fashion to encourage banana consumption}}.
* [[Sting (music)|Sting]]
* [[Super Move Portrait Attack]]: Most notable when Baninja does a Flying Kick.
* [[Swiss Army Weapon]]: The Omni-Functional Kitchen Gadget that Sudoku gives to Baninja to help him win a cooking contest
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* [[Video Game]]: ''Dueling Ninjas'', the gameplay of which is based on Samurai Kirby.
* [[Villainous Breakdown]]: When Baninja breaks Kostlowski's pencil.
* [[Your Soul Is Mine]]: When [[
* [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?]]: [[Played for Laughs]] when Sudoku [https://web.archive.org/web/20090524024842/http://www.banana-ninja.com/episodes/BananaShopOfHorrorsPt2.html prints out] a [[Fictional Counterpart|Goggle Map]].
* [[What Do You Mean It's Not for Kids?]]: [[High-Pressure Blood]], dismemberment and a general disregard for ''human'' life are to be expected in any ninja franchise. There are also instances of child abuse and phallic humor.
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