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{{Short description|Japanese anime television series}}
{{Infobox television
|image = Cat Ninja Legend Teyandee DVD.png
|caption = Cover art for the DVD box set by Discotek Media, showing Yattaro, Pururun and Sukashii
|native_name = キャッ党忍伝てやんでえ
|genre = [[Comedy]]<br/>[[Action-adventure fiction|Action-adventure]]<!-- Genres should be based on what reliable sources list them as and not on personal interpretations. Limit of the three most relevant genres in accordance with [[MOS:A&M]]. -->
|creator = Gō Mihara
|director = Kunitoshi Okajima<ref name="clements2006">{{cite book|last=Clements|first=Jonathan|title=The Anime Encyclopedia|year=2006|publisher=Stone Bridge Press|location=California|isbn=1-933330-10-4|author2=McCarthy, Helen}}</ref>
|executive_producer = [[Ippei Kuri]]
|producer = Mitsuo Shimizu (TV Tokyo)<br>Masakatsu Kozuru (Sotsu Agency)<br>Motoki Ueda (Tatsunoko)
|writer = Mayori Sekijima<br>[[Satoru Akahori]]
|music = [[Kenji Kawai]]
|company = {{ubl|[[TV Tokyo]]|[[Sotsu|Sotsu Agency]]|[[Tatsunoko Production]]}}
|network =[[TX Network|TXN]] (TV Tokyo)
|first_aired = {{Start date|1990|02|01}}
|last_aired = {{End date|1991|02|12}}
|num_episodes = 54
|country = Japan
|language = Japanese
|related = {{Infobox animanga/Game
|developer = [[Tecmo]]
|publisher = Tecmo
|genre = [[Action game|Action]]-[[platform game|platform]]
|platforms = [[Family Computer]]
|released = July 19, 1991
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Other
| title = Video game
| content = 
* ''[[Samurai Pizza Cats: Blast from the Past!]]''
}}
}}
[[File:Samurai Pizza Cats logo.png|thumb|right|Cover of the Region 1 DVD box set by Discotek Media.]]

{{nihongo|'''''Samurai Pizza Cats'''''|キャッ党忍伝てやんでえ|Kyattō Ninden Teyandē|lit. "Cat-Party Ninja Legend What the Heck?"<ref>''Kyattō'' sounds like ''Kyatto'' ([[wikt:キャット|キャット]]), meaning "Cat", but the long ''tō'' becomes the word for a political party ([[wikt:党|党]]). ''Teyandē'' is an expression meaning approximately: "What the heck?" ([[wikt:てやんでえ|てやんでえ]]).</ref> or "Legendary Ninja Cats" according to the [[Crunchyroll]] release}} is a Japanese [[anime]] series produced by [[Tatsunoko Production]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tatsunoko.co.jp/works/archive/teyande.html|script-title=ja:キャッ党 忍伝 てやんでえ|access-date=2009-08-16|work=[[Tatsunoko Productions]]|publisher=Tatsunoko Productions|language=ja|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090703224900/http://www.tatsunoko.co.jp/works/archive/teyande.html|archive-date=2009-07-03}}</ref><ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120320020452/http://www.tatsunokousa.com/cat.html Cats Legend Teyandee<!-- Bot generated title -->]}} (dead)</ref> The series originally aired in Japan on [[TV Tokyo]] from February 1, 1990, to February 12, 1991, for a total of 54 episodes. The creators stated that there was going to be a spin-off series, {{nihongo|''Kyatto Keisatsu Beranmee''|キャッ党警察べらんめえ|Kyattō Keisatsu Beranmē|lit. "Cat Police You Fool!"<ref>''Beranmē'' is an expression with a [[Assonance|similar sound]] and character as ''Teyandē'', meaning approximately: "You fool!" ([[wikt:べらんめえ|べらんめえ]])</ref>}}. The series is known for its cultural humor consisting of Japanese puns, pop culture, and [[Fourth wall|fourth-wall breaking]].

[[Saban Entertainment]] picked up the North American rights to the series in 1991 and produced a 52-episode English adaptation.

The dub initially aired on [[YTV (Canadian TV channel)|YTV]] in Canada in 1992–1993, then later aired in US syndication in 1996–1997. Saban's distribution rights to the series expired on November 12, 2000.<ref>{{cite web |date=1996-08-08 |title=ABC FAMILY WORLDWIDE INC Securities Registration Statement (S-1/A) |url=http://sec.edgar-online.com/abc-family-worldwide-inc/s-1a-securities-registration-statement/1998/02/20/section85.aspx |access-date=2019-06-29 |publisher=sec.edgar-online.com}}</ref> [[Crunchyroll]] began streaming the series on December 27, 2015.<ref name="Crunchyroll">{{cite web |date=2015-12-27 |title=Adds "Samurai Pizza Cats" |url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2015/12/27-1/crunchyroll-adds-samurai-pizza-cats |access-date=2016-05-12 |website=Crunchyroll}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=December 28, 2015 |title=Crunchyroll Adds Samurai Pizza Cats Series With Dub to Catalog |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2015-12-28/crunchyroll-adds-samurai-pizza-cats-series-with-dub-to-catalog/.96998 |access-date=January 1, 2020 |publisher=[[Anime News Network]]}}</ref> The series was removed in 2025. The series became available for streaming to [[Amazon Prime]] subscribers in late 2018. In 2020, it became available on [[Tubi]]. In 2021, it became available on [[Peacock (streaming service)|Peacock]].
==Plot==
{{See also|List of Samurai Pizza Cats episodes}}

The series is set in Little Tokyo (Edoropolis, a [[portmanteau]] of "[[Edo period|Edo]]" and "[[metropolis]]"), a mechanical city that fuses [[History of Japan#Feudal Japan|feudal]] [[Japanese culture]] with contemporary culture populated by [[cybernetic]] [[anthropomorphic]] "animaloids" (or animal androids). The city is notionally led by ''[[shōgun]]'' Empreror Fred (Iei-Iei Tokugawa), but as he is a doddering [[Eccentricity (behavior)|eccentric]], the actual leadership is in the hands of his [[Neuroticism|neurotic]] daughter Tokugawa Usako and a [[Cabinet (government)|council]]. The council is headed by the ambitious [[prime minister]] Seymour "The Big" Cheese (Kitsunezuka Koon-no-Kami), a fox who constantly plots to overthrow the Shogun with the help of his trusted advisor Jerry Atric (Karasu Gennari-sai), and Bad Bird (Karamaru), the leader of an army of [[ninja]] crows.

Unknown to the prime minister, council member Big Al-Dente (Inuyama Wanko-no-Kami), the commander of the Palace Guard, learns of his designs on leadership, but is unable to prosecute him for treason because of his [[plausible deniability]]. Instead, Inuyama enlists the services of Speedy Cerviche (Yattarou), Polly Esther (Pururun) and Guido Anchovy (Sukashii), cat [[ninja]] who work in the city's [[pizzeria]], with their operator Francine (Otama). Known collectively as the Samurai Pizza Cats (Nyankī, a play on the Japanese word for a cat's [[meow]] and the term "[[Yankee]]"), they are assigned to stop The Big Cheese and his evil henchmen's plans to take over Little Tokyo.<ref name="clements2006"/><ref>{{cite book |last1=Erickson |first1=Hal |title=Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 |date=2005 |publisher=McFarland & Co |isbn=978-1476665993 |edition=2nd |pages=710–711}}</ref><ref name="Clements">{{cite book |last1=Clements |first1=Jonathan |title=The Anime Encyclopedia: A Guide to Japanese Animation Since 1917 |last2=McCarthy |first2=Helen |date=2007 |publisher=Stone Bridge Press |isbn=978-1933330105 |edition=Revised |location=[[Berkeley, California]]}}</ref>{{Page needed|date=September 2017}}

==Characters==
{{See also|List of Samurai Pizza Cats characters}}

== Production and release ==
===English-language version===
When Saban licensed the Japanese version, they learned that because the original show hadn't performed well in Japan, Tatsunoko had not preserved the original production documents.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4Y7rrp4KyE |title=The Anime That Had No Script - Samurai Pizza Cats {{!}} Video Essay |date=2020-05-16 |last=Crunchyroll: Inside Anime |access-date=2024-12-10 |via=YouTube}}</ref> This led to the localization team being handed scripts that were either translated poorly, not translated at all, or missing entirely. The writers essentially had to assemble a show out of 54 episodes of raw Japanese footage and what little production materials they did have. However, they were also relatively unrestricted in how they produced the dub and chose to make it more blatantly comedic with contemporary pop culture references, puns, meta-jokes, sardonic humor, and fourth wall breaks in almost every episode. Script writer and voice actor [[Michael McConnohie]] commented in response to a fan question about the production: "There were no chains upon us. We were free to look at it and say 'That would be funny... that might work... we'll do that! Who's gonna tell us not to?'"<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fx-Yh4HsZ1M |title=Michael McConnohie Discusses Samurai Pizza Cats |date=2018-04-13 |last=TFcon |access-date=2024-12-10 |via=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Chipman |first=Bob |title=Found in Translation |url=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/the-big-picture/5495-Found-in-Translation |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190624135918/http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/the-big-picture/5495-Found-in-Translation |archive-date=June 24, 2019 |access-date=20 March 2012 |work=[[Escapist Magazine]] |publisher=The Big Picture}}</ref>

The theme song contains the line "As soon as someone finds the script, we might begin the show", a reference to the lack of proper translations given to Saban for production on the American version.<ref>{{cite AV media |url=https://www.facebook.com/6047074339/posts/10157025558479340?s=1456072642&v=e&sfns=mo |title=Strange Changes to Anime: ''Samurai Piza Cats'' |date=July 9, 2019 |medium=Video |publisher=[[Crunchyroll]] |access-date=July 10, 2019}}</ref>

The English version of the series first aired in the United Kingdom on [[ITV (TV channel)|ITV]] on August 31, 1991,<ref>Date: Saturday,  Aug. 31, 1991  Publication: The Times (London, England) Issue: 64113</ref> with repeats continuing until 1995. In Canada, the series first appeared in 1992, on [[YTV (Canadian TV channel)|YTV]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Samurai Pizza Cats Online - YTV premier dates |url=https://www.edoropolis.org/spconline/show/SPCintro/YTVdates/ |access-date=11 July 2022 |website=www.edoropolis.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=September 12, 1992 |title=The Prince George Citizen |url=http://pgnewspapers.pgpl.ca/fedora/repository/pgc:1992-09-12-11 |access-date=11 July 2022 |work=pgnewspapers.pgpl.ca}}</ref> and in 1996, in the United States, on first-run syndication.<ref>{{cite web |date=1996-09-01 |title=TV's Fall Animation Lineup |url=http://www.awn.com/animationworld/tvs-fall-animation-lineup |access-date=2017-01-31 |publisher=Animation World Network}}</ref> The series was broadcast on Australian television on the weekday [[Seven Network]] morning kid's wrapper programme ''[[Agro's Cartoon Connection]]'', from April 1992. A repeat run occurred in the same time slot in early 1994.

[[Madman Entertainment]] released the show on DVD in Australia initially in two collections, with four discs in each set. Collection 1, containing episodes 1–26, was released on October 16, 2013;<ref>{{cite web |title=Samurai Pizza Cats: Collection 1 (DVD) |url=http://www.ezydvd.com.au/DVD/Samurai-Pizza-Cats-Collection-1/dp/6192723 |access-date=February 14, 2018 |publisher=EzyDVD}}</ref> collection 2 containing episodes 27–52, was released on December 4, 2013.<ref>{{cite web |title=Samurai Pizza Cats: Collection 2 (DVD) |url=http://www.ezydvd.com.au/DVD/Samurai-Pizza-Cats-Collection-2-Eps-2752/dp/6193362 |access-date=February 14, 2018 |publisher=EzyDVD}}</ref> A box set of the complete series was released by Madman on April 6, 2016.<ref>{{cite web |title=Samurai Pizza Cats Complete Series |url=https://www.madman.com.au/catalogue/view/35736 |access-date=February 14, 2018 |publisher=Madman Entertainment}}</ref>

In 2012-13, [[Discotek Media]] announced the release of the show in both the original Japanese-language version and the North American English-language version dubbed by Saban. DVDs were released in region 1 format, with the Japanese version in Dolby Stereo 2.0 and English version in Dolby Digital Mono. The ''Kyatto-Ninden Teyandee: Complete Uncut Japanese Language Collection'' was released on April 30, 2013 and the English-dubbed version, ''Samurai Pizza Cats: Complete English Language TV Series Collection – 8 Disc Set'', was released on July 30, 2013.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kyatto-Ninden Teyandee (Legendary Ninja Cats): The Complete Series: DVD Talk Review of the DVD Video |url=http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/61253/kyatto-ninden-teyandee-legendary-ninja-cats-the-complete-series/ |access-date=2013-08-17 |publisher=DVD Talk}}</ref> The ''Kyatto-Ninden Teyandee: Complete Uncut Japanese Language Collection'' set includes all of the 54 original episodes (including the two clip-show episodes that were never dubbed into English) while the ''Samurai Pizza Cats: Complete English Language TV Series Collection'' set includes all 52 English-dubbed episodes.<ref>{{cite web |date=2013-08-13 |title=Discotek Licenses Samurai Pizza Cats/Cats Toninden Teyande |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-03-12/discotek-licenses-samurai-pizza-cats/cats-toninden-teyande |access-date=2013-08-17 |publisher=Anime News Network}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=2013-07-30 |title=Samurai Pizza Cats: The Complete Series US DVD Release Details |url=http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=2077 |access-date=2013-08-17 |publisher=Otaku News}}</ref>

A [[Blu-ray]] version, titled ''Samurai Pizza Cats: The Complete Collection'', was released on January 19, 2016. This release featured every episode in standard definition on a single disc.<ref>{{cite web |date=2016-01-19 |title=Samurai Pizza Cats: The Complete Collection Blu-Ray |url=http://www.discotekmedia.com/samurai_pizza_cats_blu_ray.htm |access-date=2017-01-31 |publisher=Discotek Media}}</ref>

==Music==
The incidental music was composed by [[Kenji Kawai]]. The opening theme was titled {{nihongo|"A Time for Beautiful Days"|おっとどっこい日本晴れ|Ottodokkoi Nihonbare}}) while the ending theme was titled "To Be Yourself", both performed by Reina Yazawa. Ami Itabashi, the singer of the ending song of the ''[[Macross]]'' [[Original video animation|OVAs]], sang the insert songs.
===Soundtracks===
{{Infobox album
| name       = Kyatto Ninden Teyandee: The Cats' First Performance
| type       = compilation
| artist     = [[Kenji Kawai]]
| cover      =
| alt        =
| released   = September 21, 1990<ref>{{cite web|url=http://vgmdb.net/album/27179|title=Kyatto Ninden Teyandee: The Cats' First Performance|publisher=VGMdb|access-date=2015-01-02|archive-date=2015-01-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150102105724/http://vgmdb.net/album/27179|url-status=live}}</ref>
| recorded   = 1990
| venue      =
| studio     =
| genre      = soundtrack
| length     =
| label      = [[King Records (Japan)|Starchild Records]]
| producer   = [[Kenji Kawai]]
| prev_title =
| prev_year  =
| next_title =
| next_year  =
}}

A soundtrack CD titled {{nihongo|'''Kyatto Ninden Teyandee: The Cats' First Performance'''|キャッ党忍伝てやんでえ 猫座第一回公演|Kyattō Ninden Teyandē: Nekoza Dai Ichi Kai Kōen|lit. "Cat Ninja Legend Teyandee: The Cats' First Performance"}} was released on September 21, 1990.

{{Track listing
|total_length = 48:56

|title1 = 初級おEDO講座番外編
|music1 = Kenyu Horiuchi
|length1 = 1:04

|title2 = おっとどっこい日本晴れ
|music2 = Etsuko Yamakawa
|lyrics2 = Anju Mana
|note2 = Sung by Reina Yazawa
|length2 = 2:38

|title3 = 秘密忍者隊ニャンキー参上！
|music3 = Kenji Kawai
|length3 = 4:30

|title4 = コーン守と幻ナリ斎のアホ企み
|music4 = Kenji Kawai
|length4 = 3:59

|title5 = 初級おEDO講座1　カラス長屋の夜は更けて...
|music5 = Voice Actors
|length5 = 6:52

|title6 = 腹がへってもヤッ太郎
|music6 = Kenji Kawai
|length6 = 3:58

|title7 = YASU－けくナイ！
|music7 = Kenji Kawai
|note7 = Sung by Ai Orikasa and Yuki Mizutani (MIPPLE)
|length7 = 4:25

|title8 = 商売繁盛ピザキャット
|music8 = Kenji Kawai
|length8 = 3:14

|title9 = ざ・らいばる（カラ丸VSニャンキー）
|music9 = Kenji Kawai
|length9 = 4:20

|title10 = 初級おEDO講座2　リアリズムへの長き道
|music10 = Voice Actors
|length10 = 2:39

|title11 = メカEDO城危機一髪！ぱふー
|music11 = Kenji Kawai
|length11 = 2:32

|title12 = 必殺！猫目スラッシュ
|music12 = Kenji Kawai
|length12 = 3:42

|title13 = 一富士二鷹三ナスビ
|music13 = Kenji Kawai
|length13 = 2:36

|title14 = 初級おEDO講座3　正しいピザの頼み方の傾向と対策
|music14 = Voice Actors
|length14 = 9:01

|title15 = To　be　Yourself
|music15 = Etsuko Yamakawa
|lyrics15 = Anju Mana
|note15 = Sung by Reina Yazawa
|length15 = 3:24
}}

{{Infobox album
| name         = Kyatto Ninden Teyandee: The Cats' Final Performance Day
| type         = compilation
| artist       = [[Kenji Kawai]]
| cover        = 
| alt          = 
| released     = December 21, 1990<ref>{{cite web|url=http://vgmdb.net/album/27180|title=Kyatto Ninden Teyandee: The Cats' Final Performance Day|publisher=VGMdb|access-date=2015-01-01|archive-date=2015-01-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150102101347/http://vgmdb.net/album/27180|url-status=live}}</ref>
| recorded     = 1990
| venue        = 
| studio       = 
| genre        = soundtrack
| length       = 48:56
| label        = [[King Records (Japan)|Starchild]]
| producer     = [[Kenji Kawai]]
| prev_title   = 
| prev_year    = 
| next_title   = 
| next_year    = 
}}

A second soundtrack CD, {{nihongo|'''Kyatto Ninden Teyandee: The Cats' Final Performance Day'''|キャッ党忍伝てやんでえ 猫座千秋楽公演|Kyattō Ninden Teyandē: Nekoza Senshūraku Kai Kōen|lit. "Cat Ninja Legend Teyandee: The Cats' Final Performance Day"}} was released on December 21, 1990.

{{Track listing
| total_length  = 48:56
| title1        = おっとどっこい日本晴れ（ウサ姫Version）
| music1        = Etsuko Yamakawa
| lyrics1       = Anju Mana
| note1         = Sung by Maria Kawamura
| length1       = 2:42
| title2        = 三日月コネクッション
| music2        = Kenji Kawai
| lyrics2       = 
| note2         = Sung by Ai Orikasa and Yuki Mizutani (MIPPLE)
| length2       = 2:38
| title3        = てやんでえ　Special　Express
| music3        = Kenji Kawai
| note3         = Sung by Ami Itabashi
| length3       = 4:30
| title4        = Black　Fight
| music4        = Kenji Kawai
| note4         = Sung by Koichi Yamadera
| length4       = 3:59
| title5        = 艶姿メカCat！
| music5        = Kenji Kawai
| note5         = Sung by Jurouta Kosugi
| length5       = 6:52
| title6        = Battle　in　Flash
| music6        = Kenji Kawai
| note6         = Sung by Ami Itabashi
| length6       = 3:58
| title7        = 天下無敵のヤッ太郎
| music7        = Kenji Kawai
| note7         = Sung by Kappei Yamaguchi
| length7       = 4:25
| title8        = To　be　Yourself（プルルン　Version）
| music8        = Kenji Kawai
| lyrics8       = Anju Mana
| note8         = Sung by Ai Orikasa
| length8       = 3:14
| title9        = おっとどっこい日本晴れ（TV　サイズ）
| music9        = Kenji Kawai
| lyrics9       = Anju Mana
| note9         = Sung by Reina Yazawa
| length9       = 4:20
| title10       = （音楽劇場・其の一）
| music10       = Kenji Kawai
| length10      = 2:39
| title11       = （音楽劇場・其の二）
| music11       = Kenji Kawai
| length11      = 2:32
| title12       = （音楽劇場・其の三）
| music12       = Kenji Kawai
| length12      = 3:42
| title13       = （音楽劇場・其の四）
| music13       = Kenji Kawai
| length13      = 2:36
| title14       = （音楽劇場・其の五）
| music14       = Kenji Kawai
| length14      = 9:01
| title15       = （音楽劇場・其の六）
| music15       = Kenji Kawai
| length15      = 3:24
| title16       = （音楽劇場・其の七）
| music16       = Kenji Kawai
| length16      = 0:56
| title17       = （音楽劇場・其の八）
| music17       = Kenji Kawai
| length17      = 2:59
| title18       = To　be　Yourself（TV　サイズ）
| lyrics18      = Anju Mana
| note18        = Sung by Reina Yazawa
| length18      = 3:11
}}

==Merchandise==
===Video games===
In 1991, [[Tecmo]] (now known as [[Koei Tecmo]]) published a video game based on the anime for the [[Family Computer]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamefaqs.com/nes/577384-kyatto-ninden-teyandee|title=Kyatto Ninden Teyandee (NES)|publisher=Gamefaqs.com|date=1991-07-19|access-date=2013-12-20|archive-date=2013-10-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022005606/http://www.gamefaqs.com/nes/577384-kyatto-ninden-teyandee|url-status=live}}</ref> It was officially released in Japan only but was bootlegged outside Japan as ''Ninja Cat''. Although the game was never officially released in the West, an English fan-translation (with characters' names and places adapted to those from the ''Samurai Pizza Cats'' dub) is available via a [[fan-made patch|fan-made ROM patch]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.romhacking.net/translations/1706/|title=Samurai Pizza Cats NES game translation patch|publisher=Romhacking.net|access-date=2013-12-20|archive-date=2018-01-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180101042122/http://www.romhacking.net/translations/1706|url-status=live}}</ref> A standalone handheld LSI game (similar to Nintendo's [[Game & Watch]]) was also made.

Players take the role of the three main cats and ''Otasuke'' members, who can be switched to at any time and have special abilities to progress through the game. The game features most of the characters in the series as well as an additional villain, a mysterious scientist named Dr. Purple (Dr. パープ) who shows up later on in the game and appears to ally with Koon-no-Kami.

The main characters were considered at one point to appear in the [[Wii]] fighting game ''[[Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tatsunoko vs. Capcom Producer Niitsuma Discusses Characters|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-01-27/tatsunoko-vs-capcom-producer-niitsuma-discusses-characters|work=Anime News Network|access-date=1 April 2012|archive-date=2012-01-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120115222726/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-01-27/tatsunoko-vs-capcom-producer-niitsuma-discusses-characters|url-status=live}}</ref> The game's producer, Ryota Niitsuma, was quoted in an interview as saying: "One of the main anime we got more requests for than any others was ''Samurai Pizza Cats''... I wanted to see that, but we couldn't reach an agreement."<ref>{{cite web|title=The Lost Characters of Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom|url=http://kotaku.com/5454192/the-lost-characters-of-tatsunoko-vs-capcom|work=Kotaku|date=22 January 2010|access-date=1 April 2012|archive-date=20 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110620021139/http://kotaku.com/5454192/the-lost-characters-of-tatsunoko-vs-capcom|url-status=live}}</ref>

Speedy is also playable with Guido and Polly as supports in the arcade version of the game ''[[Jitsu Squad]]'' that was unveiled in Amusement Expo 2024 in Las Vegas.<ref>{{Cite web |last=arcadehero |date=2024-03-21 |title=Jitsu Squad Featuring Samurai Pizza Cats Unveiled At Amusement Expo 2024 |url=https://arcadeheroes.com/2024/03/21/jitsu-squad-samurai-pizza-cats/ |access-date=2024-05-14 |website=Arcade Heroes |language=en-US}}</ref>

An action role-playing video game, known as ''[[Samurai Pizza Cats: Blast from the Past!]]'', is currently in development. Developed by Blast Zero and published by Red Dunes Games, the game is slated for a 2026 release on Windows and all major home consoles.<ref>{{cite web |last=Mateo |first=Alex |date=February 20, 2025 |title=Samurai Pizza Cats Series Gets New Action RPG |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-02-20/samurai-pizza-cats-series-gets-new-action-rpg/.221458 |access-date=February 20, 2025 |website=[[Anime News Network]]}}</ref> Almost all of the show's English and Japanese cast is set to reprise their roles, with the known exception of Guido Anchovy (Sukashi), who will be voiced by [[Seiichiro Yamashita]] in Japanese.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Romano |first=Sal |date=2025-02-20 |title=2D action RPG Samurai Pizza Cats: Blast from the Past! announced for 'all major platforms' |url=https://www.gematsu.com/2025/02/2d-action-rpg-samurai-pizza-cats-blast-from-the-past-announced-for-all-major-platforms |access-date=2025-02-20 |website=Gematsu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=McCaffrey |first=Ryan |date=2025-02-20 |title=Samurai Pizza Cats: Blast From the Past Game Announced |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/samurai-pizza-cats-blast-from-the-past-game-announced |access-date=2025-02-20 |website=[[IGN]] |language=en}}</ref>

===Home video releases===
Some episodes were released on video in Japan, but a complete release of the show was held up for many years owing to poor sales. It was rumored that the lack of a DVD release was due to the original masters of some episodes being lost, but this proved not to be the case. [[King Records (Japan)|Starchild Records]] released the complete series on DVD in Japan on August 8, 2012, as part of a commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Tatsunoko.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.starchild.co.jp/special/teyande/|title=キャッ党忍伝てやんでえ|publisher=StarChild|access-date=2012-07-31|archive-date=2014-06-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140626033159/http://www.starchild.co.jp/special/teyande/|url-status=live}}</ref> The limited edition set sold well, placing second in the national animation DVD sales charts the week of its release.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-08-14/japanese-animation-dvd-ranking-august-6-12|title=Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, August 6–12|access-date=13 February 2017|archive-date=2017-02-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170214141106/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-08-14/japanese-animation-dvd-ranking-august-6-12|url-status=live}}</ref>

In North America, [[Discotek Media]] announced on March 12, 2012, that they had licensed the home video rights to the series with plans to release both the original Japanese version with English subtitles and Saban's English dub in separate box sets for each version.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-03-12/discotek-licenses-samurai-pizza-cats/cats-toninden-teyande|title=Discotek Licenses Samurai Pizza Cats/Cats Toninden Teyande|date=2012-03-12|access-date=2012-03-15|publisher=Anime News Network|archive-date=2012-03-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315165521/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-03-12/discotek-licenses-samurai-pizza-cats/cats-toninden-teyande|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Samurai-Pizza-Cats-DVDs-Planned/16654|title=Samurai Pizza Cats - Discotek Media Announces DVD Plans for the Classic '91 Series!|date=2012-03-12|access-date=2012-03-15|publisher=tvshowsondvd.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315193456/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Samurai-Pizza-Cats-DVDs-Planned/16654|archive-date=2012-03-15}}</ref> The Japanese language box set was released on April 30, 2013, while the English dubbed version was released on July 30, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discotekmedia.com/blog/?cat=1|title=Archive for the 'Discotek News' Category|work=Discotek Media|access-date=2013-01-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170730064825/http://www.discotekmedia.com/blog/?cat=1|archive-date=2017-07-30|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On May 16, 2016, anime streaming service Crunchyroll began streaming the show under license from Discotek with improved quality subtitles for at least six episodes while the rest used the DVD footage.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/05/16-1/crunchyroll-adds-kyatto-ninden-teyandee-the-original-basis-for-samurai-pizza-cats|title=Crunchyroll Adds "Kyatto Ninden Teyandee," the Original Basis for "Samurai Pizza Cats"|date=16 May 2016 |access-date=13 February 2017|archive-date=16 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916034658/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/05/16-1/crunchyroll-adds-kyatto-ninden-teyandee-the-original-basis-for-samurai-pizza-cats|url-status=live}}</ref> As of May 23, 2016, all 54 episodes are available for free users.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/samurai-pizza-cats/episode-54-nyankees-forever-713185|title=Samurai Pizza Cats|date=16 May 2016|access-date=13 February 2017|archive-date=16 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916024144/http://www.crunchyroll.com/samurai-pizza-cats/episode-54-nyankees-forever-713185|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Toys===
Toys and model kits were released in Japan and Europe by [[Bandai]], the latter usually being reboxed versions of the prior. Action figures were made for the Nyanki and the Otasuke (the Japanese originals came as model kits while the European figures came pre-assembled). There were large and small ([[Gachapon]]-sized), rubber-like figures, as well as playsets for the smaller figures, including the Nyago King and the pizza parlor.

===Manga===
A tie-in manga by Yoshimi Hamada was serialized in [[Comic Bom Bom]] in 1990.<ref>{{Cite book|title=キャッ党忍伝てやんでえ|first=よしみ|last=はまだ|id={{ASIN|4061766015|country=jp}}}}</ref> A sequel manga that took place after the end of the television series was released in 1994. The manga was made by Tatsuya Souma.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/pkeruno/298058054|title=SPC/KNT Manga {{pipe}} The Kyatto Ninden Teyandee manga. One of the... {{pipe}} Flickr|date=15 November 2006 }}</ref>

===Comic books===
''Samurai Pizza Cats'' comics were released as back-up stories in ''Saban Powerhouse'' (published by [[Valiant Comics|Valiant/Acclaim]]) which ran for two issues in 1997.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Power Rangers Turbo: Into the Fire comic books from Acclaim |url=http://atomicavenue.com/title/9419/Power-Rangers-Turbo-Into-the-Fire |website=atomicavenue.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Power Rangers Turbo: Simple Simon Says and Other Stories GN (1997 Acclaim Books) comic books |url=https://www.mycomicshop.com/search?TID=24608327 |website=www.mycomicshop.com}}</ref> In August 2025, it was announced a graphic novel series is currently in the works from Nakama Press and Mad Cave Studios. The first volume will be published on April 7, 2026.<ref>{{cite web |date=August 22, 2025 |title=Samurai Pizza Cats Anime Inspires New Comic Series |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-08-22/samurai-pizza-cats-anime-inspires-new-comic-series/.227964 |access-date=September 15, 2025 |website=Anime News Network}}</ref>

== Other appearances ==
* In the 4th episode of the Tatsunoko magical girl parody anime ''[[Nurse Witch Komugi|Nurse Witch Komugi-chan R]]'', Komugi Nakahara is at a ninja-themed festival taking a picture of her family behind a standee of the Nyankee. Komugi shouts "Himitsu Ninja Tai" and her family responds "Nyankee".
* Yattarou makes an appearance as a playable character in the video game, ''[[Jitsu Squad]]''. Pururun and Sukashii also make an appearance as his assist characters.

==References==
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==External links==
*{{URL|https://king-cr.jp/special/teyande/|Official King Amusement Creative website}} {{in lang|ja}}
*{{URL|https://www.tatsunoko.co.jp/works/samurai-pizza-cats|Official Tatsunoko website}} {{in lang|ja}}
*{{Anime News Network|anime|1240}}

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