[7] It is directed by Shuu Watanabe, with Minato Takano in charge of the series' scripts, Isamu Suzuki designing the characters and serving as chief animation director, and TOMISIRO composing the music.

James Beckett was commendable towards the "incidental details" the production makes with tiny character animations and the pacing for showing Ittoki's normal life before the "ninja action" disrupts it, but felt the series overall will be "less than the sum of its parts", saying it will "devolve into completely forgettable pablum."

Caitlin Moore criticized the episode's "tedious pace" of going through "boring details and half-hearted foreshadowing" in its exposition and premise, and found Ittoki to be an "unengaging protagonist" with his "charisma-free everyman nature".

Rebecca Silverman was impressed by Ittoki's gymastic skills but felt irritated by his overly talkative nature and less than smart mindset with the various ninja situations he encounters, concluding that: "All of this very well may come together to form a good fish-out-of-water action comedy, but I can't really say that the episode has left me all that intrigued."

Nicholas Dupree was also put off by Ittoki's "insufferable" yelling and lack of personality, and despite praising the solid production and ninja action, he felt the overall execution came across as "bland and dull", critiquing that: "In a much weaker season, this might be worth sticking it out for a cool fight or two, but there's way better uses of your time right now.