
It involves getting a dessert called Baumkuchen, which is available at the department store in exchange of a voucher. Lee, Neji and Tenten engage on an item retrieval mission.

Lee uses Elimination by Dispantsification to the thug leader and accidentally the claws clutch on his butt, ends up in retreating. Transcription: " Rokku Rī wa ninjutsu no tsukaenai ninja desu / Rokku Rī no raibaru wa Naruto desu" ( Japanese: ロック・リーは忍術の使えない忍者です / ロック・リーのライバルはナルトです)Ī girl faces a group of thugs in Konohagakure. " Rock Lee is a Ninja who can't use Ninjutsu / Rock Lee's Rival is Naruto" The four ending themes were " Twinkle Twinkle" by South Korean girl group Secret (used for episodes 1–13), " Go! Go! Here We Go! Rock Lee" by Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku, (episodes 14–26), "Daijoubu Bokura" by RAM WIRE (episodes 27–39), and "Icha Icha Chu Chu Kyappi Kyappi Love Love Suri Suri Doki Doki" by HAPPY BIRTHDAY (episodes 40–51).

The second opening theme, used for episodes 27 through 51, was "Love Song" by OKAMOTO'S. The opening for the first twenty-six episodes was " Give Lee Give Lee Rock Lee" by Animetal USA and Hironobu Kageyama. Īcross its 51 episodes, the series used two different opening musical themes, and four ending themes. The first DVD was released on July 18, 2012, containing episodes 1–3. The series is being released to Region 2 DVD in Japan with three episodes per disc. As of March 2015, all 51 episodes are available for online streaming in the US through Hulu and Neon Alley in English dubbed and subtitled formats. The series was broadcast in the Indian subcontinent on Sonic Nickelodeon in 2014, under the title Naruto Rock Lee. It was added to the Neon Alley service beginning in Fall 2014. Viz Media announced at Anime Expo that they will be producing an English dub of the show. The series was broadcast in Southeast Asia on Disney XD. The show ran for one season from 2012 to 2013, spanning 51 episodes. Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals is the first spin-off anime series that does not follow the main plot of the Naruto Shippuden series, although it retains the original voice actors.

Episodes feature comical scenes and mini-skits to emphasize the characters' goals and thought processes. The series chronicles the daily life and training of Konohagakure ninja Rock Lee, who can utilize taijutsu, but has no skill in ninjutsu or genjutsu. Crunchyroll simulcasted the series premiere online and has each episode available for streaming.

Produced by Studio Pierrot and directed by Masahiko Murata, the series premiered on TV Tokyo on April 3, 2012. It was announced in February 2012 by Shueisha. Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals is the anime adaptation of the Naruto spin-off manga created by Kenji Taira, Rock Lee no Seishun Full-Power Ninden. The cover of the first DVD compilation released by Studio Pierrot and Aniplex
