Octopus Ninja

This is awesome!  I’ve always suspected that the octopus as a species is more than capable of adapting to a ninja lifestyle and this (kinda) proves it.  An octopus dad sees his family abducted and taken to be made into sushi – but he isn’t going to stand for that. No, he is going to dart, jump, swoop and throw an awful lot of knives.

I really enjoyed this animated short – it’s pretty much action all the way through.  However, the ninja octopus is invested with so much character that it’s all we need.  As he fights to save his family, we really root for him!

This short film was completed over a year and a half, and created entirely by Donghoe Kim while at the Ringling College of Art and Design (and it's always a pleasure to feature Ringling animators on Kuriositas!).

Watch the animated short below.