Lego Ninjago Masters of Spinjitzu First 2011 Mini Movies Compilation". Lego YouTube Channel. Archived from the original on 2021-11-13 . Retrieved 20 October 2020. Discover more about the Lego Ninjago character Garmadon!". www.lego.com. Archived from the original on 2020-10-24 . Retrieved 2021-01-31. The theme originally focused on a group of six teenage ninja, led by the legendary Green Ninja, Lloyd Garmadon. The ninja characters are "Elemental Masters", which means that they each possess elemental powers. They are also trained in the fictional martial art of "Spinjitzu" by their ancient and wise teacher, Master Wu, giving them the ability to fight against the forces of evil. In 2023, new characters were introduced for the replacement series. Destiny’s Bounty – race against time (71797) will take fans to the skies and fly above the merged world. The set features the Ninja Airship, 2 Dragons and 6 Minifigures.

Tron: Uprising' Director to Helm 'Ninjago' for Warner Bros. (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. 2013-09-17 . Retrieved 2021-03-18. In May 2021, the Ninjago characters Jay and Nya appeared in Ninja Vlogs, 3D animated vlog-style videos, which were produced using motion capture and real-time rendering. The new content format allowed viewers to provide an input to the story and aimed to move beyond broadcasting to children to engaging them in conversation. [150] Bradley, Dan (2016-03-20). "Listen to Ninjago Season 6 The Weekend Whip Remix: The Pirate Whip by The Fold". TheHDRoom. Archived from the original on 2021-06-04 . Retrieved 2021-06-29. ago, Gabrielle • 2 years (2019-02-05). "Ninjago World is coming to Legoland Japan". InterPark . Retrieved 2021-03-21. {{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ( link) Nya - The grey/blue ninja, Elemental Master of Water, former Samurai X, younger sister of Kai and girlfriend of Jay. [28] [29]

September 1, Mohd Mursi on; Read, 20152 Minutes (2015-09-01). "LEGO Ninjago Live Show Debuts at LEGOLAND Malaysia Resort". Gaya Travel Magazine . Retrieved 2021-04-15. {{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ( link) In December 2022, a Lego Ninjago Master Class web short was released on YouTube. It features Tommy Andreasen, Nikolaj Severin, Tommy Kalmar and Ina Sta. Maria teaching about drawing Ninjago minifigures. [154]

Ninjago: Decoded". Lego YouTube Channel. Archived from the original on 2021-11-13 . Retrieved 20 October 2020. The collection of Golden Legacy minifigures was completed with the release of the Summer 2021 Ninjago sets in June 2021, which include golden minifigures of the Ninjago characters Nya and Zane. [78] Juniors [ edit ]Travel Bulletin - NINJAGO World opens at LEGOLAND Windsor Resort". www.travelbulletin.co.uk . Retrieved 2021-04-15. Lego Ninjago from thought to theme: Season 3 - Rebooted". 23 January 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-02-07 . Retrieved 2021-01-31.

The origin of the Ninjago theme lies in the earlier Lego Ninja theme, which was released in 1998. This theme was based on Feudalistic Japan and featured ninjas, fortresses, catapults and horses. It originated in the Lego Castle theme that had been in existence since 1978. In 2000, Lego Ninja was replaced by Lego Knights. These themes eventually resulted in the introduction of the Ninjago theme, which included some of the original concepts of the Ninja theme, such as the dragons and fortresses, but also introduced modern day elements. [3] Research [ edit ] Legoland Introduces Ninjago Worlds in California and Florida". www.travelagewest.com . Retrieved 2021-04-15. Lego Ninjago business section on IMDb". IMDb. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016 . Retrieved September 9, 2012. On 5 February 2019, Ernie Estrella for Syfy Wire remarked that, " Ninjago is one of Lego's long running, home-grown franchises, and is arguably its most successful one." [119] Tenth anniversary [ edit ]Leo Awards, Nominees by Program 2022". www.leoawards.com. Archived from the original on 2022-07-27 . Retrieved 2022-05-25. Entering the dragon's nest! | Ninjago The Virtues of Spinjitzu - Courage, archived from the original on 2022-02-15 , retrieved 2022-02-15 The ninja return to Shintaro | Ninjago The Virtues of Spinjitzu - Generosity, archived from the original on 2022-02-08 , retrieved 2022-02-09 Legoland Windsor's Ninjago World: new for summer holidays 2017". Junior Magazine . a b "LEGO Ninjago Design Manager Michael Svane Knap on inspiration… And what's next for the brand". Mojo Nation. 2021-02-10 . Retrieved 2021-06-21.

During the early development of the concept, The Lego Group conducted ethnographic research with children to determine their interests. Cerim Manovi, Senior Design Manager for the theme recalled, "Ninjas crystallised themselves because we were, like: 'What's the greatest hero entry point?' We showed them superheroes, everything – but ninjas just grabbed kids right there". [24] The Lego Group had been attempting to develop a toy line based on ninjas for several years but a product range had never been successfully developed due to the limitations of the concept. This changed once the idea was developed into a high concept fantasy theme. Researchers at The Lego Group began testing ideas for enemies and eventually skeletons were chosen as the main antagonists in the storyline, following research conducted with six-year-old boys. [24] The skeletons were considered to be the perfect adversaries for the ninjas because they looked inherently evil and fantastical. Other initial concepts for the enemies, such as snakes and robots were rejected, but then used later in subsequent seasons of the series. The ninja characters were given different coloured suits and unique elemental powers to make them more interesting and give them individual personalities. The motivation for the ninja characters was initially presented as a fight about obtaining four golden weapons. [25] The Ninjago TV series was launched to coincide with the release of its product line, Lego Ninjago in January 2011. In its first year, 17 Lego construction toy sets from the product line were released. [124] After that, Ninjago-themed playsets were released each year to correspond with each season of the TV series. [2] Mini-movies [ edit ] Lego Ninjago – The Ride". Legoland Windsor Resort. Archived from the original on 20 October 2020 . Retrieved 20 October 2020. Updated: Showbuzzdaily's Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.16.2018". www.showbuzzdaily.com. Archived from the original on 2018-04-18 . Retrieved 2021-03-10.Leo Awrds, Nominees by Program 2020". www.leoawards.com. Archived from the original on 2021-06-04 . Retrieved 2021-06-05. The title sequences for seasons 1–7, 11–13, and 15 feature The Weekend Whip, a song performed by The Fold, which is the show's official theme song. The Weekend Whip was remixed each season to reflect the theme. [38] Seasons 8–10 and The Island–season 14 feature music by composers Michael Kramer and Jay Vincent, with Ninjago Overture as the main theme. [39] [40] [41] The Fold became involved in the show through Jam, a music production company in Copenhagen. The producers wanted to include modern concepts within the show, so they were looking for a catchy pop song. After being initially approached by Michael Kramer, The Fold came up with The Weekend Whip, which was designed to be listened to outside the context of the show and was described as "the dance that the ninja do on the weekend when they are off". The demo was included in the pilot season and recorded in studio a year later. [25] In the second half of 2019, Secrets of the Forbidden Spinjitzu was released, which focuses on themes of fire and ice. The wave of sets included vehicles and locations from the season, including Fire Fang, Lloyd's Titan Mech, the Land Bounty and Castle of the Forsaken Emperor. [51] [52]