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The Ninjago Magazine has been running in several European countries since 2015, China since 2016, Latin American countries since 2017, Australia since 2018, and Canada for an unknown amount of time. They are produced by the German company Blue Ocean. Each magazine features activities, a comic, facts on sets/characters, a double-sided poster, and a LEGO toy (usually a minifigure, but sometimes a standalone build). It has since received multiple sub-lines with different formats and drawing from different aspects of the Ninjago franchise.
Issues[]
Mainline issues[]
| Issue number | Cover | Heading | Release date | Gift | Canon status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
"Meet the Ninja!" | January 28, 2015 | 891501 Kai | Non-canon |
| 2 |  |
"Alert! Top Secrets Revealed!" | March 11, 2015 | 891502 Krait | Non-canon |
| 3 |  |
"Prepare for Danger!" | May 2015 | 891503 Cole | Non-canon |
| 4 |  |
"Attack!" | July 2015 | 891504 Weapons Rack | Non-canon |
| 5 |  |
"Packed with Ninja fun!" | August 2015 | 891505 Jay | Non-canon |
| 6 |  |
"Full of Ninja Action!" | September 16, 2015 | 891506 Ming | Non-canon |
| 7 |  |
"Ghost Alert!" | November 4, 2015 | 891507 Zane | Non-canon |
| 8 |  |
"Ghost Attack!" | December 8, 2015 | 891508 Anacondrai Hideout | Non-canon |
| 9 |  |
"Who's Scared of Ghosts?" | January 27, 2016 | 891609 Kai | Could-be-canon |
| 10 |  |
"Monster Attack!" | March 2, 2016 | 891610 Clouse | Non-canon |
| 11 |  |
"Beware the Sky Pirates!" | March 30, 2016 | 891611 Cole | Could-be-canon |
| 12 |  |
"Ninja in Danger!" | May 4, 2016 | 891612 Sqiffy | Could-be-canon |
| 13 |  |
"Pirate Attack!" | June 1, 2016 | 891613 Kai's Dragon | Non-canon |
| 14 |  |
"Ninja Explosion!" | June 29, 2016 | 891614 Cyren | Non-canon |
| 15 |  |
"Take the Spinjitzu Challenge!" | July 27, 2016 | 891615 Jay | Non-canon |
| 16 |  |
"Meet the New Ninja!" | August 24, 2016 | 891616 Bucko | Non-canon |
| 17 |  |
Untitled | September 24, 2016 | 891617 Titanium Zane | Could-be-canon |
| 18 |  |
Untitled | October 28, 2016 | 891618 Ronin | Could-be-canon |
| 19 |  |
"Ninja Beware!" | November 23, 2016 | 891619 Pirate's Fighter | Could-be-canon |
| 20 |  |
"Top Secret!" | December 21, 2016 | 891620 Nya | Non-canon |
| 21 |  |
"Dojo Danger!" | February 1, 2017 (Germany) | 891721 Jay | Non-canon |
| 22 |  |
"Kapow!" | March 1, 2017 (Germany) | 891722 Cole | Could-be-canon |
| 23 |  |
"Snake Battle!" | March 29, 2017 | 891723 Kai | Could-be-canon |
| 24 |  |
"Battle for Zane!" | April 25, 2017 | 891724 Zane | Non-canon |
| 25 |  |
"Ninjago City in Danger!" | May 24, 2017 (Germany) | 891725 Lloyd | Non-canon |
| 26 |  |
"A Date with Destiny!" | June 21, 2017 | 891726 Vermillion | Non-canon |
| 27 |  |
"Desert Duel!" | July 28, 2017 | 891727 Cole | Could-be-canon |
| 28 |  |
"Rogue Ninja!" | August 30, 2017 | 891728 Stone Swordsman | Non-canon |
| 29 |  |
"Boom!" | September 27, 2017 | 891729 Kai | Non-canon |
| 30 |  |
"Techno Clash!" | October 25, 2017 | 891730 Nindroid | Could-be-canon |
| 31 |  |
"Danger!" | November 22, 2017 (Germany) | 891731 Zane | Non-canon |
| 32 |  |
"Rock Solid!" | December 20, 2017 | 891732 Chen | Non-canon |
| 33 |  |
"Green Ninja!" | January 24, 2018 | 891833 Jay | Could-be-canon |
| 34 |  |
"Full Throttle!" (UK) "Your Ninja Adventure Begins Here!" (USA) |
February 21, 2018 | 891834 Spinjitzu Lloyd | Could-be-canon |
| 35 |  |
"Biker Battle in the City!" | March 21, 2018 | 891835 Sawyer | Non-canon |
| 36 |  |
"Attack of the Jungle Monster!" | April 18, 2018 | 891836 Scooter | Non-canon |
| 37 |  |
"Battle of the Beasts and Bikers!" | May 15, 2018 | 891837 Nya | Could-be-canon |
| 38 |  |
"Garmadon is Back for Evil!" | June 13, 2018 | 891838 Buffer | Could-be-canon |
| 39 |  |
"Dragon Fury Unleashed!" | July 11, 2018 | 891839 Cole | Non-canon |
| 40 |  |
"Rebel Ninja" | August 8, 2018 | 891840 Jet Jack | Non-canon |
| 41 |  |
"Ice Blast!" | September 12, 2018 | 891841 Talon | Could-be-canon |
| 42 |  |
"Dragon Race!" | October 3, 2018 | 891842 Kai | Non-canon |
| 43 |  |
"Secret Mission!" | November 7, 2018 | 891843 Samurai X | Non-canon |
| 44 |  |
"Ninja vs. Garmadon!" | December 5, 2018 | 891844 Nitro | Non-canon |
| 45 |  |
"Return of the Dragons!" | January 2, 2018 | 891945 Young Wu | Non-canon |
| 46 |  |
"Green Ninja to the Rescue!" | January 30, 2019 | 891946 Jay (UK) 891839 Cole (USA) |
Non-canon |
| 47 |  |
"Jailbreak!" | February 27, 2019 | 891947 Heavy Metal | Non-canon |
| 48 |  |
"Lost Dragons!" | March 27, 2019 | 891948 Iron Baron | Non-canon |
| 49 |  |
"Battle Ready!" | April 24, 2019 | 891949 Lloyd | Non-canon |
| 50 |  |
"Battle!" | May 14, 2019 (Germany) | 891950 Daddy No Legs | Could-be-canon |
| 51 |  |
"Ninja vs. Oni" | June 11, 2019 (Germany) | 891951 Nya | Could-be-canon |
| 52 |  |
"A New Adventure!" | July 9, 2019 (Germany) | 891952 Blizzard Samurai | Non-canon |
| 53 |  |
"Beware!" | August 6, 2019 (Germany) | 891953 Cole | Non-canon |
| 54 |  |
Untitled | September 3, 2019 (Germany) | 891954 Pyro Whipper | Could-be-canon |
| 55 |  |
"Blazing Battle!" | October 1, 2019 (Germany) | 891955 Kai | Non-canon |
| 56 |  |
"Desert Showdown with Pyro Vipers!" | October 29, 2019 (Germany) | 891956 Blizzard Samurai | Could-be-canon |
| 57 |  |
"Showdown!" | November 26, 2019 (Germany) | 891957 Zane | Could-be-canon |
| 58 |  |
"Samurai Storm!" | December 27, 2019 (Germany) | 891958 Jay | Could-be-canon |
| 59 |  |
"High Speed!" | January 21, 2020 (Germany) | 892059 Kai | Could-be-canon |
| 60 |  |
"Games Masters!" | February 18, 2020 (Germany) | 892060 Lloyd | TBA |
| 61 |  |
"GAME OVER?" | March 17, 2020 (Germany) | 892061 Ice Emperor | Non-canon |
| 62 |  |
"Secret Mission!" | April 14, 2020 (Germany) | 892062 Cole | Non-canon |
| 63 |  |
"Speed Demons!" | May 12, 2020 (Germany) | 892063 Nya | Non-canon |
| 64 |  |
"Final Battle!" | June 9, 2020 (Germany) | 892064 Jay | Could-be-canon |
| 65 |  |
"Shintaro Secrets Revealed!" | July 7, 2020 (Germany) | 892065 Zane | Could-be-canon |
| 66 |  |
"Dungeon Monsters!" | August 4, 2020 (Germany) | 892066 Lloyd | Could-be-canon |
| 67 |  |
"Monstrous Mission!" | September 1, 2020 (Germany) | 892067 Kai | Could-be-canon |
| 68 |  |
"Ninja Legend" | September 29, 2020 (Germany) | 892068 Richie | Canon |
| 69 |  |
"Yikes!" | October 27, 2020 (Germany) | 892069 Jay | Could-be-canon |
| 70 |  |
"Invincible Beast" | November 24, 2020 (Germany) | 892070 Munce | Could-be-canon |
| 71 |  |
"Ship Wrecked!" | December 28, 2020 (Germany) | 892071 Cole | Could-be-canon |
| 72 |  |
"Mystery!" | January 26, 2021 (Germany) | 892172 Lloyd | Could-be-canon |
| 73 |  |
"Jailbreak!" | February 23, 2021 (Germany) | 892173 Zane | Could-be-canon |
| 74 |  |
"Island Attack!" | March 23, 2021 (Germany) | 892174 Skull Sorcerer | Could-be-canon |
| 75 |  |
"Ocean Race!" | April 20, 2021 (Germany) | 892175 Jay | Non-canon |
| 76 |  |
"Hunted!" | May 18, 2021 (Germany) | 892176 Thunder Keeper | Could-be-canon |
| 77 |  |
"Island Challenge!" | June 15, 2021 (Germany) | 892177 Kai | Non-canon |
| 78 |  |
"Jungle Warrior!" | July 13, 2021 (Germany) | 892178 PoulErik | Non-canon |
| 79 |  |
"Sea Monsters!" | August 10, 2021 (Germany) | 892179 Lloyd | Could-be-canon |
| 80 |  |
"Father vs Son!" | September 7, 2021 (Germany) | 892180 Cole | Could-be-canon |
| 81 |  |
"Mech vs Monster!" | October 5, 2021 (Germany) | 892181 Jay | Non-canon |
| 82 |  |
"Ocean Beasts!" | November 2, 2021 (Germany) | 892182 Maaray Guard | Could-be-canon |
| 83 |  |
"Ocean Escape!" | November 30, 2021 (Germany) | 892183 Nya | Could-be-canon |
| 84 |  |
"Ocean Invaders!" | January 3, 2022 (Germany) | 892184 Kai | Could-be-canon |
| 85 |  |
"Can Jay Save Nya?" | January 25, 2022 (Germany) | 892185 Benthomaar | Non-canon |
| 86 |  |
"Monster Panic!" | February 22, 2022 (Germany) | 892286 Lloyd | Could-be-canon |
| 87 |  |
"Spinjitzu!" | March 22, 2022 (Germany) | 892287 Glutinous | Could-be-canon |
| 88 |  |
"Mega Mech!" | April 19, 2022 (Germany) | 892288 Zane | Could-be-canon |
| 89 |  |
"Water Hazard!" | May 17, 2022 (Germany) | 892289 Jay | Could-be-canon |
| 90 |  |
"Pirate Problem!" | June 14, 2022 (Germany) | 892290 Cole | Could-be-canon |
| 91 |  |
"Water Dragon!" | July 12, 2022 (Germany) | 892291 Golden Dragon Kai | Non-canon |
| 92 |  |
"Day of Destruction!" | August 9, 2022 (Germany) | 892292 Lloyd | Non-canon |
| 93 |  |
"Ninja vs Ninja!" | September 6, 2022 (Germany) | 892293 Golden Dragon Zane | Non-canon |
| 94 |  |
"Evil Unleashed!" | October 4, 2022 (Germany) | 892294 Overlord | Non-canon |
| 95 |  |
"Garmadon!" | November 2, 2022 (Germany) | 892295 Cole | Non-canon |
| 96 |  |
"Fortress of Doom!" | November 29, 2022 (Germany) | 892296 Vengestone Guard | Could-be-canon |
| 97 |  |
"Jungle Chase!" | December 27, 2022 (Germany) | 892297 Golden Oni Lloyd | Could-be-canon |
| 98 |  |
"Under Arrest!" | January 24, 2023 (Germany) | 892302 Golden Dragon Jay | Non-canon |
| 99 |  |
"Beast Attack!" | February 21, 2023 (Germany) | 892303 Vangelis | Non-canon |
| 100 |  |
"Elemental Powers!" | March 21, 2023 (Germany) | 892304 Golden Dragon Cole | Non-canon |
| 101 |  |
"Massive Critters!" | April 18, 2023 (Germany) | 892305 Aspheera | Non-canon |
| 102 |  |
"Robot Rage!" | May 16, 2023 (Germany) | 892306 Zane | Could-be-canon |
| 103 |  |
"Bandit Raid!" | June 13, 2023 (Germany) | 892307 Garmadon | Could-be-canon |
| 104 |  |
"Metal Mayhem!" | July 11, 2023 (Germany) | 892308 Kai | Could-be-canon |
| 105 |  |
"Monster Hunt Chaos!" | August 8, 2023 (Germany) | 892309 Lord Ras | Non-canon |
| 106 |  |
"Showdown in the Sky" | September 5, 2023 (Germany) | 892310 Arin | Could-be-canon |
| 107 |  |
"Danger in the Jungle!" | October 2, 2023 (Germany) | 892311 Imperium Claw Hunter | Non-canon |
| 108 |  |
"Dragons in Danger!" | October 31, 2023 (Germany) | 892312 Sora | Non-canon |
| 109 |  |
"Ninja's Dragon Battle!" | November 28, 2023 (Germany) | 892313 Lloyd | Could-be-canon |
| 110 |  |
"Return of the Photac Beasts!" | December 29, 2023 (Germany) | 892401 Zane | Non-canon |
| 111 |  |
"Lloyd's Epic Mission!" | January 26, 2024 (Germany) | 892402 Wolf Hunter | Non-canon |
| 112 |  |
"Rapton's Revenge!" | February 23, 2024 (Germany) | 892403 Jay | Non-canon |
| 113 |  |
"Jay's Ninja Dream!" | March 22, 2024 (Germany) | 892404 Imperium Guard Commander | Could-be-canon |
| 114 |  |
"Skeletons Go Wild!" | April 19, 2024 (Germany) | 892405 Kai | Could-be-canon |
| 115 |  |
"Attack of the Ravenous Creatures!" | May 17, 2024 (Germany) | 892406 Lloyd | Could-be-canon |
| 116 |  |
"Jinxed Ninja in Trouble!" | June 14, 2024 (Germany) | 892407 Spirit of the Temple | Could-be-canon |
| 117 |  |
"It's Time For Spinjitzu!" | July 12, 2024 (Germany) | 892408 Cole | Could-be-canon |
| 118 |  |
"Escape from Nether-Space!" | August 9, 2024 (Germany) | 892409 Ras | Could-be-canon |
| 119 |  |
"The Legend's Return!" | September 6, 2024 (Germany) | 892410 Zane | Could-be-canon |
| 120 |  |
"Are You Ready to Rumble?" | October 4, 2024 (Germany) | 892411 Wolf Hunter | Could-be-canon |
| 121 |  |
"Ninja Never Give Up!" | November 1, 2024 (Germany) | 892412 Nya | Could-be-canon |
| 122 |  |
"The Battle of the Elemental Masters!" | November 29, 2024 (Germany) | 892413 Jay | Non-canon |
| 123 |  |
"Riots Erupt in Temple City!" | December 27, 2024 (Germany) | 892501 Lloyd | Could-be-canon |
| 124 |  |
"Villains Take Revenge!" | January 24, 2025 (Germany) | 892502 Lord Ras | Non-canon |
| 125 |  |
"The Epic Dragon Rescue!" | February 21, 2025 (Germany) | 892503 Jay | Could-be-canon |
| 126 |  |
"Ninjago City in Danger!" | March 21, 2025 (Germany) | 892504 Morro | Could-be-canon |
| 127 |  |
"Kai's Epic Ninja Missions!" | April 17, 2025 (Germany) | 892505 Zane | Could-be-canon |
| 128 |  |
"Ninja in Danger!" | May 16, 2025 (Germany) | 892506 Arin | Could-be-canon |
| 129 |  |
"The Hunt for the Prisma Blade!" | June 13, 2025 (Germany) | 892507 Kai | Non-canon |
| 130 |  |
"Dragonians Attack!" | July 11, 2025 (Germany) | 892508 Lloyd | Non-canon |
| 131 |  |
"New Ninja Shock!" | August 8, 2025 (Germany) | 892509 Spectral Dragonian Warrior | Could-be-canon |
| 132 |  |
"Magic Mischief!" | September 5, 2025 (Germany)[1] | 892510 Nokt | Non-canon |
| 133 |  |
"Biggest Mech Fight in History" | October 2, 2025 (Germany)[1] | 892511 Kai | Could- be- canon |
| 134 |  |
"Intruder Alert!" | October 31, 2025 (Germany)[1] | 892512 Cole | TBA |
| 135 |  |
"Ninja vs. Imperium!" | November 28, 2025 (Germany)[1] | 892513 Frak | TBA |
| 136 |  |
TBA | December 29, 2025 (Germany)[1] | 892514 Tyr | TBA |
| 137 | |
TBA | January 27, 2026 (Poland) | 892515 Kur | TBA |
Special edition issues[]
| Cover | Heading | Release date | Gift |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
"Ninjago Magazine Special Edition Issue" | March 18, 2016 | 30421 Skybound Plane |
 |
"The Biggest Ninja Mission of All Time!" | October 4, 2017 | 471701 Lloyd |
Trivia[]
- The comics from the first 16 issues were included in instalments of the Little, Brown Ninjago graphic novel series.
- The magazine presents many minifigures for some characters although they do not have, this is the case of Kataru, the Upply, Cecil Putnam, Nyad, Ulysses Trustable, Bonzle, Khanjikhan, Trimaar, Gripe, Mr. Frohicky, Hailmar, Antonia and more.
- Many of these renders are also seen in the LEGO Ninjago Trading Card Game.
- Despite taking place during Season 6, the comic from issue 15 serves to promote 70596 Samurai X Cave Chaos, a Day of the Departed set.
- In issue 25 features Ronin trying to do Spinjitzu and succeeding.
- In issue 40, Ash is shown as a part of Season 9 resistance and issue 43 features Gravis and Bolobo being there. Both comics are considered non-canon.
- In issue 45, Iron Baron it stated to survive being encased in lava by Firstbourne and being rescued by loyal Dragon Hunters, but this is also considered non-canon.
- In issue 59, the Mechanic is shown having two robo-arms instead of one.
- In issue 60, some people have a costume of Batman.
- In issue 68, a comic features a younger version of Lilly.
- In issue 74, Twitchy Tim in minifigure form has Doc Browns hair instead of his Joker hair from the show.
- The comic from issue 98 has two editions: in the first one, Garmadons Oni Form is incorrectly depicted as the Crystal King with wings and a different colored headpiece. The second one, released later in Ninjago Comic magazine, has more show-accurate version.
- In issue 126, five rock bands are featured, and all of their names are references to the real-life rock bands.
- When asked about the comics in the magazines, Tommy Andreasen said, "I don’t know those stories, but the intention is definitely that they should work with the TV show canon, add to it and not contradict."[2] When Tommy Kalmar was asked if the magazines were canon, he responded, "As rule of thumb, yes, but there may be instances where the Magazine lends itself to other fresh opp[o]rtunities."[3]
- Chris "Doc" Wyatt has also stated that any official Ninjago material that doesnt contradict the show are meant to be canon[4]. This should extend to the magazines as well
- Mother Earth is considered canon[5] despite its major timeline errors.
- Sometimes the Ninjago Magazine incorrectly refer the The Island as the fourteenth season, Seabound as the fifteenth season, Crystalized as the sixteenth season and the first season of Dragons Rising as the seventeenth season of the original series.
- Chris "Doc" Wyatt has jokingly said "If I ever meet the editor we will have a conversation." when asked about the use of the different numbering.[6]
- English-speaking Canada receives the same versions as those released in the UK and Australia, although months after the original UK release date. French-speaking Canada receives the same versions as those released in Belgium, France, and Switzerland.
- Since the magazines dont have the Canadian price printed on the front cover, a price sticker is often stuck over it.
- The Czech version of the magazine is also distributed to Slovakia.
- Different countries can sometimes have different release orders for the magazines, or simply leave out entire issues altogether.
- In some countries, additional gifts are included in addition to the minifigure, including packs of Ninjago trading cards, sticker sheets or an extra minifigure from one of the previous issues.
Gallery[]
![Logo from Blue Oceans website.[7]](/wiki/File:NinjagoMagazineIconBlueOcean.png "NinjagoMagazineIconBlueOcean.png (59 KB)")
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20250801170818/https://www.blue-ocean.de/mediadaten/lego-ninjago/
- ↑ https://x.com/TommyAndreasen/status/1024232519544258561
- ↑ https://x.com/Tommy_kalmar/status/1850467361075216505
- ↑ https://bsky.app/profile/docwyattbeyond.bsky.social/post/3lk2u54mlqc24
- ↑ https://x.com/Tommy_kalmar/status/1324036784985133056
- ↑ https://x.com/otherland71/status/1692479731503951948
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20250727172814/https://www.blue-ocean.de/mediadaten