__Class:__ 1st-year Ha-class
__Committee:__ Equipment
__Occupation:__ Student

Shinbei is relaxed, happy-go-lucky, and kind. He is a gourmand, and often hungry; he can easily be persuaded to act with the promise of food, similarly to how Kirimaru is driven by wealth. Shinbei is a lot slower than his friends in class and is supported often by Rantarou and Kirimaru, but he has occasional moments of brilliance where he says something smart or shows great physical strength.

The shortest of all the known nintama, Shinbei is stout and chubby; sometimes he is shown having an average physique when he is unwell. He has tidy, flowing hair tied into a short ponytail - his bangs are shown to be parted down the middle when he is not wearing his hood. He has super-thick eyebrows, dot-like eyes, and a wide mouth. When Shinbei runs out of hair conditioner, his hair turns incredibly hard and bristly, and stands on end (this also applies to his eyebrows on one occasion).

His casual wear consists of a periwinkle kimono with white polka dots and a wide red hakama that goes all the way down to his ankles (due to his short stature).

Rantarou, Shinbei and Kirimaru are ninja apprentices in the Ninja Gakuen, where first grade ones are called "Nintamas" (contraction of the words ninja+tama (egg). They must learn everything a ninja must know, but as for our heroes, money, food or playing are more interesting. The series show the everyday adventures of our heroes, segmentated in a cartoon fashion, like 2 small episodes in a 30-min show. The cast also includes the teachers (Doi-sensei and crossdressing Yamada-sensei), nintama kunoichis, evil guys (Dokutake ninjas) and even family members of all the cast...
 
(Source: Anime News Network)

2003 Tooniverse Voice actor in Korea Rhee Yong Sin (Hangul:이용신) is a Korean voice actor.  She joined the On-Media Voice Acting Division's voice acting division in 2003.  

(Source: Wikipedia)

Carlos Hugo Hidalgo Trejo is a Mexican voice actor. He is known for being the Latin American Spanish voice of Ranma Saotome.

__Birth Name:__ Mie Suzuki (鈴木三枝)  
__Old Stage Name:__ Mie Suzuki (鈴木みえ)  

This gag manga is the most popular series in Asahi Shogakusei newspaper and became a huge hit when adapted into the anime series &ldquo;Nintama Rantarou&rdquo; on NHK TV. The time is the Sengoku period, and the characters are ninjas-in-training who have entered Ninjutsu Gakuen. Their sights are set on becoming first-class ninjas, but they usually end up creating chaos. This series is perfect for treating students who are wearied from studying. 
 
(Source: Jmanga)
 
Note: Includes 6 extra chapters.

Rantaro, Kirimaru, and Shinbei are far from being excellent ninjas. Training at an elite ninjutsu academy in historical Japan, they are accompanied by their tongue-in-cheek friends, ninja masters, and idol senior ninja trainees. Rantaro and his ninja-in-training pals are called "nintama" — a combination of "ninja" and "tamago" ("egg"). The story of the film begins when Doi-sensei disappears after being challenged to a duel by Moroizumi Sonnamon, a tasogaredoki ninja. While Yamada-sensei and the 6th graders of the Ninjutsu Academy search for Doi-sensei, a man dressed in white suddenly appears at the Academy!
 
(Source: Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre)

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