Originally created in 2003 as a response to the release of Tom Cruise's film The Last Samurai (which featured a scene where samurai battled ninja), the interactive holiday was also inspired by an inexplicable rivalry between Web Pirates and Web Ninjas. After the pirates instituted an International Talk-Like-a-Pirate Day, ninjas across the web united to claim a holiday for their own.

What better candidate to spread the word on this little-known holiday than the "Ask a Ninja" Ninja himself? Kent Nichols' and Douglas Sarine's popular web series features a loveably bloodthirsty ninja who answers viewers questions from his character's point of view. With a spastic combination of edits, the web series' nonsensical tirades are usually so well cut-together that even the most ADD-stricken viewer is mesmerized by this repetitive one character schtick. Millions have fallen for the voice behind the ninja suit and the ironic lack of... action.

It's been a little over a year since the spastic man-in-black took the vlogosphere by ninja force; now the everyone's favorite samurai has decided jump on the festive Ninja Day wagon. Ask a Ninja has revived the Day of Ninja by adding his own tall-tale to the day’s origin. The Ninja is also taking this viral opportunity to release his first DVD, which includes 40 “killer” episodes and some behind-the-scenes Ninja action. With the entire series now on sale, I wonder how long early Ninja episodes will remain free for fans online.


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