The series revolve around a group of five girls who are training to become ninjas at the secret Hanzou Academy, whilst facing off against the dark ninja of Hiritsu Hebi Girl's Academy.
[2] The opening theme is "Break Your World" by Sayaka Sasaki whilst the ending themes are "Fighting Dreamer" by Hitomi Harada, Asami Imai, Yū Kobayashi, Kaori Mizuhashi and Yuka Iguchi, "Yamiyo wa Otome wo Hana ni Suru" (闇夜は乙女を花にする, The Flowers of the Girls of the Night) by Eri Kitamura, Ai Kayano, Ryōko Shiraishi, Saori Gotō and Megumi Toyoguchi, and "Shissōron" (疾走論, Theory Sprint) by Hitomi Harada.
A second TV series, Senran Kagura Shinovi Master: Tokyo Youma Chapter, is being directed by Tetsuya Yanagisawa and produced by TNK, with scripts written by Yukinori Kitajima and character designs handled by Junji Goto.
[4][a] Crunchyroll is simulcasting the series in censored and uncensored versions with Funimation streaming an English dub.
Due to rights issues, these are not included in Funimation's English home video release.