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* The public library in ''[[Jacob Two Two]]'' has a squad of highly-trained "Library Ninja" specialized in recovering overdue books.
* The public library in ''[[Jacob Two Two]]'' has a squad of highly-trained "Library Ninja" specialized in recovering overdue books.
* Snake-Eyes from ''[[G.I. Joe]]'' a blond-haired blue-eyed white American who trained in Japan under the same master as Storm Shadow (who is a full blooded Japanese), although his backstory was not given as much emphasis in the cartoons as it was in the comics.
* Snake-Eyes from ''[[G.I. Joe]]'' a blond-haired blue-eyed white American who trained in Japan under the same master as Storm Shadow (who is a full blooded Japanese), although his backstory was not given as much emphasis in the cartoons as it was in the comics.
** And by "not as much emphasis" we mean "none at all", at least in the Sunbow episodes. It didn't help that following the [[Five Episode Pilot|first two miniseries]], the cartoon's writers had a hard time using a [[The Faceless|fully-masked]] [[The Voiceless|mute]] ninja commando, so they put him in the background. The [[Di C]] seasons featured Snake-Eyes more, and he's been a core character in ''[[G.I. Joe: Sigma 6|Sigma 6]]'' and ''[[G.I. Joe: Renegades|Renegades]]''.
** And by "not as much emphasis" we mean "none at all", at least in the Sunbow episodes. It didn't help that following the [[Five Episode Pilot|first two miniseries]], the cartoon's writers had a hard time using a [[The Faceless|fully-masked]] [[The Voiceless|mute]] ninja commando, so they put him in the background. The [[DiC]] seasons featured Snake-Eyes more, and he's been a core character in ''[[G.I. Joe: Sigma 6|Sigma 6]]'' and ''[[G.I. Joe: Renegades|Renegades]]''.
* The ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' were explicitly trained by a Japanese ninja, who had moved to New York and got turned into a rat. However, they are in every other way 100% American.
* The ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' were explicitly trained by a Japanese ninja, who had moved to New York and got turned into a rat. However, they are in every other way 100% American.
* On ''[[The Fairly OddParents]]'', Poof becomes a ninja during the "Wishology" trilogy thanks to [[Taught by Television|television]].
* On ''[[The Fairly OddParents]]'', Poof becomes a ninja during the "Wishology" trilogy thanks to [[Taught by Television|television]].