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.

A platform video game was released on SNES.

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 Frieza-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)