Nin Nin Ninja Dama: English Instructions, Step by Step
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Nin Nin Ninja Dama is the Meiji kit built as three “ninja techniques” rather than a recipe. You dip a candy ball on a stick, and it changes colour, then grows, then fizzes. Nin nin is the sound a cartoon ninja makes; dama means ball.
What You're Making
Colour change
Dip the ball and it turns a different colour.
Growing
Keep dipping and the ball gets visibly bigger with each pass.
Fizzing
The finished ball foams up when you eat it.
Peach and soda
No fruit juice. Water only, no microwave.
It is the only kit we stock that is built as a sequence of tricks. If you like kits where the candy does something on its own, Fushigi Dama is the other one in that family.
Why It Grows
The ball works like a snowball. Every dip adds another layer of powder, so the more times you go back, the bigger it gets. That is also why the order matters: the growing happens in the first powder, and the fizz comes from the second.
Children tend to rush the growing stage. It rewards patience — a few slow dips make a bigger, rounder ball than one long one.
How to Make It
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Identify the two sachets
One is printed 忍者玉のもと — “ninja ball base”. The other is 忍法シュワシュワのもと — “ninja-technique fizz base”. They are not interchangeable.
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Prepare the tray
Follow the numbered pictures on the pack for where each powder goes and for the water.
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Dip the ball in the ninja-ball base
Watch it change colour. That is technique one.
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Keep dipping to grow it
Each dip adds a layer. Go back several times and turn the stick as you lift.
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Finish with the fizz base
This is the last step, not the first. Then eat it straight away — the fizz is best fresh.
If It Did Not Grow or Fizz
Four causes, in the order they actually happen:
What to check
- You used the fizz base too early. The growing happens in the ninja-ball base. Save the fizz for the end.
- One long dip instead of several short ones. Layers build up one at a time. Dip, lift, turn, repeat.
- The water was off. Too much or too little and the powder will not cling. Use the line on the tray.
- You waited too long to eat it. The fizz fades. Eat it as soon as it is done.
Water is behind more failures across this whole range than anything else — we wrote up why the water is almost always the problem and what to pour if your tap water is hard.
What the Japanese on the Pack Says
The pack is entirely in Japanese, and a handful of words do most of the work.
The words worth recognising
- にんにん忍者玉 (nin nin ninja dama) — the product name. “Nin nin ninja ball.”
- 忍者玉のもと (ninja dama no moto) — ninja-ball base. The powder that changes colour and grows the ball.
- 忍法シュワシュワのもと (ninpō shuwashuwa no moto) — fizz base. Shuwashuwa is the Japanese sound for fizzing. This one goes last.
Common Questions
Does it need a microwave?
No. Water only — here is the full list of kits like that.
What allergens does it contain?
Meiji declares milk and soy, and it is made in a facility that also handles walnut, wheat and egg. Always check the printed pack, and see our parents’ guide.
Is it the same as Fushigi Dama?
No. Fushigi Dama sets drops of liquid into balls in a bath. Ninja Dama builds a ball on a stick, layer by layer. The Fushigi Dama guide is here.