The reduction to 11 minutes resulted in a brisker pace to the storyline. The new format also included a change in the long-standing episode runtime from 22 minutes to 11 minutes.
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The Masters of Spinjitzu subtitle was dropped, so that the series would be simply titled Ninjago. The eleventh season marked significant changes in the format of the show. Ninjago is playground for creativity and fun." Format Executive Producer Tommy Andreasen confirmed the changes on Twitter, stating, "to clarify, the Ninjago series will still be 3d mini-fig based…but once in a while, if the story motivates it, we will be doing episodes in different styles. These changes were announced at the San Diego Comic Con 2019 by Jason Cosler and Robert May of The Lego Group. The season incorporates non-minifigure 2D animated anime-style segments in the show. Secrets of the Forbidden Spinjitzu was the first season in the Ninjago series to mix animation styles between a 2D and 3D animation format. Jim Conrad as the First Spinjitzu Master įrom the eleventh season, the animation for the series was produced in Canada at WildBrain Studios, whereas it had previously been animated by Wil Film ApS in Denmark.Michael Donovan as Police Commissioner.Paul Dobson as Sensei Wu, the wise teacher of the ninja.Kelly Metzger as Nya, the Elemental Master of Water and Kai's sister.Kirby Morrow as Cole, the black ninja and Elemental Master of Earth.Brent Miller as Zane, the white ninja and Elemental Master of Ice.Michael Adamthwaite as Jay, the blue ninja and Elemental Master of Lightning.Vincent Tong as Kai, the red ninja and Elemental Master of Fire.Sam Vincent as Lloyd Garmadon, the Green Ninja.See also: List of Ninjago characters Main It introduces one of the 16 fictional realms in the Ninjago universe, the Never-Realm, and follows the storyline of the ninja and their search for Zane.
The Ice Chapter continues the storyline from the first half of the season. The first half of the season ends in a cliffhanger, in which the character Zane is lost in another realm and the ninja characters decide to travel across the realms to find him.
Secrets of the Forbidden Spinjitzu also introduces the character Clutch Powers into the Ninjago universe, which was a pre-existing Lego character from the 2010 animated film Lego: The Adventures of Clutch Powers. The season introduces a new power called "Forbidden Spinjitzu" which is wielded by both Aspheera and the main ninja characters. The Fire Chapter focuses on the threat of a new antagonist named Aspheera and her army of Pyro Vipers. Each half follows a separate plot, which combine to form an entire story arc. Secrets of the Forbidden Spinjitzu is split into two parts titled The Fire Chapter and The Ice Chapter, with each chapter consisting of 15 episodes. The eleventh season also marked the use of new 2D anime-style segments that were included to add new creativity to the show. The runtime for each episode also changed from 22 minutes to 11 minutes. From the eleventh season onwards, the series was animated by WildBrain Studios in Canada and the "Masters of Spinjitzu" subtitle was dropped. The eleventh season marked a significant change in the format of the show. It is succeeded by the twelfth season titled Prime Empire. The season aired from 22 June 2019 to 1 February 2020, following the tenth season titled March of the Oni. The series was created by Michael Hegner and Tommy Andreasen. Secrets of the Forbidden Spinjitzu is the eleventh season of the computer-animated Ninjago television series (titled Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu before the eleventh season).