Witches and Ninjas (TV Series)

Witches and Ninjas is a anime-influenced live action/animated japanese-american series created by Testuo Tamagochi broadcasted on Nickelodeon from 1995 to 1997.

Plot Summary
Honshu Island, Japan, 1980's. Two Teenage Ninjas from different clans named Keiko and Kenichi are separated from their family/homes by a witch named Hag Lawitch, and the two falls for each other while attempting to go back home in each episode

Animated

 * Jules de Jongh as Keiko, a feisty and happy-go-lucky ginger ninja from the Forhead Clan
 * Jeff Bennett as Kenichi, a short-tempered and no-nonsense ninja whose father is a Yakuza
 * Craig Ferguson as Takune-Mitsu, a dancer/street racer and Keiko's older brother
 * Billy West as Fridger, a Freezer-esque alien who wants to abduct Keiko (later Hag) to make her his queen

Live Action

 * Joyce Margaret O'Donnel as Hag Lawitch, a witch who has the ability to talk to the heroes or taunt them in a giant Game Boy
 * Ian McKellen as the narrator, a grouchy old man who often helps Keiko and Kenichi in their quest (appears in live action only once)