Samurai Pizza Cats (team)

The Samurai Pizza Cats (Secret Ninja Team: Nyankii) (秘密忍者隊ニャンキー) are a team of seven ninja (samurai) catroids (from the Cat Ninja Clan) that protect the peaceful city of Little Tokyo. Under the high command of Big Al Dente, he established the organization in secret to fight against Seymour Cheese and his ambition to rule Japan. Undercover while inactive upon duty, they run a public pizzeria chain called "Pizza Cats" (Pizza Cat Emporium) where the cats work.

The team is divided across different locations.
 * The Main Team (Speedy, Polly, Guido and Francine), the main protagonists of the series.
 * The Rescue Team (Meowzma, Bat Cat, Spritz, Catton), whenever the main team needs assistance
 * The New York Pizza Cats (Secret Ninja Team: Yankii) (秘密忍者隊ヤンキー), the American counterpart of the main team.

Notes/Trivia

 * They replenish on solar energy, hence vulnerable to shade and bad weather.
 * In Japanese translation, the team name is probably derived from Science Ninja Team Gatchaman (科学忍者隊ガッチャマン)


 * In the Japanese version, they are known as Ninja, although the Samurai Pizza Cats Official Fanbook says they were originally designed as samurai.