The TV anime series Naruto SD: Rock Lee no Seishun Full-Power Ninden (Naruto Spin-Off: Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals) is created by Studio Pierrot, based on a Naruto spinoff manga by Kenji Taira. The gag comedy manga centers around the secondary Naruto character Rock Lee. The super-deformed anime is directed by Masahiko Murata, the director of several Naruto Shippuuden anime films.