The series, created by Los Angeles improvisational comedians Kent Nichols and Douglas Sarine, features a ninja who answers e-mails from "viewers" (a similar format to Ask Zorbak and Strong Bad Email, which was an influence on Ask A Ninja's creators according to Kent Nichols).[2] According to an interview,[3] Ask A Ninja was originally supposed to be an animated show about two Ninjas living in Orange County.