Checkered Ninja 3 (Danish: Ternet Ninja 3) is a Danish animated film from 2025, directed by Anders Matthesen and Thorbjørn Christoffersen. It is the third and final film in the series about Aske and his checkered ninja doll, following Checkered Ninja in 2018 and Checkered Ninja 2 in 2021. It is also based on the book Checkered Ninja 3, which Anders Matthesen published in 2024. The film received positive reviews in the Danish media.
The two previous Checkered Ninja films are among the most popular Danish films in recent times, with approximately 900,000 tickets sold each.
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Aske has gradually become less interested in ninja missions and would rather spend time with his friends. Checkered Ninja therefore feels left out and starts seeking new missions on his own. As a result, Aske inadvertently gets into conflict with Jessica's bad-boy boyfriend Marco and his gangster friends. They set fire to the garden shed, and suddenly Aske is entangled in a new conflict he never asked for. Matters are not helped by the fact that Jessica, who is still in love with Aske, becomes very jealous when Aske befriends Emily, a newly arrived girl. Finally, Aske's stepfather Jørn has begun taking his fatherly role a bit too literally for Aske's liking.