Inconsistencies in Ninjago season numbering

The way seasons of Ninjago are numbered can vary between official sources. The Ninjago fan community has generally numbered seasons of the show as one (Rise of the Snakes) to fifteen (Crystalized),[1] so the Ninjago Wiki has decided to refer to seasons this way solely for simplicity. However, these numberings aren't necessarily upheld across different official sources. For example, a number of sources consider the seasons starting from Secrets of the Forbidden Spinjitzu and ending at Crystalized to be of a new series called Ninjago, and the preceding seasons to be part of Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu. There are also inconsistencies regarding the numbering of earlier seasons, as well as seasons of Ninjago: Dragons Rising.

In reality, there is no one "correct" way to number seasons of Ninjago. This article contains a description on how every official source numbers seasons of the series.

Creator preferences

Creator preferences[]

Different people who have worked on the show have different personal preferences to how they number/consider seasons.

Bragi Schut[]

Bragi Schut considers The Island and Seabound to be two parts of one season. However, he considers Prime Empire and Master of the Mountain as separate seasons.[2] He has referred to Crystalized as season fifteen.[3] He stated that from a script-writing perspective, Seabound is season 13. He has made it clear that fans are "free to give [Ninjago] whatever numbering system [they] want."[4]

Tommy Andreasen[]

Tommy Andreasen has referred to seasons following March of the Oni to be of a separate series.[5][6] He has stated, "It’s kind of a new series with new writers, a different tone and a new studio."[7] He has also said, "We think of it as a new chapter. Whether it's a new or the same series doesn't matter much. It's still Ninjago."[8] After Hunted, he stopped counting seasons by number, instead referring to them by their names.[9][10] He prefers to call installments by their names to avoid any possible confusion on what he is referring to.[11][12] He considers March of the Oni to be a "4 episodes 'special event series'" rather than a season.[13] He has referred to The Island as a "44 minute episode."[14][15] He considers Prime Empire and Master of the Mountain to be two separate seasons/stories/chapters.[16][17] He considers The Island and Seabound to be "two chapters" instead of referring to either by "some elusive and divisive season number."[18]

Tommy Andreasen has informally referred to Sons of Garmadon, Hunted, and March of the Oni as "The Oni Trilogy"[19] (a term common in the Ninjago fan community).

In distribution

In distribution[]

Physical releases[]

Season numbering has varied across physical releases of Ninjago episodes from different regions.

American/Canadian releases[]

American/Canadian physical releases number the seasons as following:

Australian/New Zealand releases[]

Australian/New Zealand physical releases number the seasons as following:

British releases[]

British releases number the seasons as following:

German releases[]

German physical releases number the seasons as following:

Streaming services[]

HBO Max[]

On HBO Max, seasons are listed under Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu (encompassing Rise of the Snakes to March of the Oni)[70] and Ninjago (encompassing Secrets of the Forbidden Spinjitzu to Crystalized). Seasons of Ninjago are listed as following:

Netflix[]

On Netflix, seasons are listed under Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu (encompassing Rise of the Snakes to March of the Oni)[70] and Ninjago (encompassing Secrets of the Forbidden Spinjitzu to Crystalized). Seasons of Ninjago are listed as following:

Peacock[]

On Peacock, installments are listed under two separate series as following:

Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu[]
Ninjago: Secrets of the Forbidden Spinjitzu[]

YouTube[]

On LEGO's YouTube channel, installments are listed under two separate series as following:

Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu[]
LEGO Ninjago[]

TV channels[]

Cartoon Network Asia[]

Cartoon Network Asia has referred to Prime Empire as season 2 of LEGO NINJAGO: Masters of Spinjitzu.[77]

France Télévisions[]

France Télévisions lists every instalment of the franchise under one big series. Their specific numbering is as follows:

MYKINGDOM[]

MYKINGDOM combines everything from Rise of the Snakes to Dragons Rising Season 3 as one series. Their numbering for Ninjago is as follows:

Teletoon[]

When Secrets of the Forbidden Spinjitzu was being advertised, Teletoon considered it to be part of a new series separate from the preceding seasons.[97]

Toggo[]

Toggo lists instalments under Ninjago and Ninjago: Dragons Rising. Their numbering for Ninjago is as follows:

In literature

In literature[]

Ninjago Magazine[]

The Ninjago Magazine has been known to be inconsistent with its season numbering. Before Dragons Rising Season 2, seasons succeeding Master of the Mountain were referred with the following numbering:

However, roughly following the release of Dragons Rising - Season 2, magazines began consistently referring to seasons of Ninjago: Dragons Rising separately from seasons of the previous series. The Island is currently referred to as Season 14, and Crystalized is referred to as Season 15,[100] implying that The Island and Seabound are considered the same season.

In production

In production[]

General statements[]

According to The Hageman Brothers[101] and Justin Murphy, some early installments were numbered as following during production:

Production codes[]

Across internal documents such as scripts[106][107] and soundtrack file names,[108][109] episodes of each season have a corresponding production code. Production codes consist of a number for the season, as well as a number for the episode within that season. According to production codes, WildBrain seasons are numbered as following:

WILFilm ApS[]

According to WILFilm ApS, seasons they worked on are numbered as following:

LEGO

LEGO[]

LEGO has been known to be incredibly inconsistent with the way they number seasons (both across separate sources, and within the same source).

LEGO.com[]

LEGO's website has numbered seasons in different ways across different pages and at different times. Sometimes they refer to post-March of the Oni seasons as being part of a separate series,[118] and sometimes they refer to them as being part of the same series as pre-Secrets of the Forbidden Spinjitzu seasons.[119][120]

LEGO Life[]

On the LEGO Life app, a blooper reel for Master of the Mountain was released, with its title referring to the season as "Season 13."

YouTube[]

Episode recaps[]

English[]

In some episode recaps, Rise of the Snakes is referred to as "Season 2."[121]

Episodes[]

English[]

LEGO's YouTube channel uploads full episodes of Ninjago. Their numbering for seasons animated by WildBrain is as follows:

Korea[]

In Korea, Korean dubbed episodes from Secrets of the Forbidden Spinjitzu to Master of the Mountain were originally titled as seasons 11-13,[128] but were later changed to be referred to as seasons 1-4.[129]

Season compilations from Rise of the Snakes to Seabound (in English, but with both English and Korean subtitles) are titled as seasons 1-14. The Island is referred to as "Season 14 Special."[130][131]

Playlists[]

English[]

In a playlist of trailers and clips from Seabound, the season was referred to as "Season 14" in the title.[132]

Trailers[]

English[]

Trailers for installments animated by WildBrain often referred to them by their subtitles instead of by a season number.[133][134] When referring to seasons by a season number, they have been known to use the same numbering method as used in episode uploads.[135][136][137][138]

References

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