Sekai Ninja Sen Jiraiya

Sekai Ninja Sen Jiraiya

Jiraiya, the main character.
Genre Tokusatsu
Created by Toei
Starring Takumi Tsutsui
Megumi Sekiguchi
Masaaki Hatsumi
Shozo Izuka
Narrated by Toru Ohira
Theme music composer Kisaburo Suzuki
Composer(s) Michiaki Watanabe
Country of origin Japan
No. of episodes 50
Production
Running time 30 minutes
Release
Original network TV Asahi
Original release January 24, 1988 – January 22, 1989

Sekai Ninja Sen Jiraiya (世界忍者戦ジライヤ, lit. "World Ninja War Jiraiya") is a Japanese television series that aired on TV Asahi and its affiliates from January 24, 1988 to January 22, 1989, lasting 50 episodes. It was the seventh installment in Toei's Metal Hero Series franchise of live-action superhero shows and the last of the Showa era. The series centers around a young ninja master named Toha Yamaji, who must face against numerous ninja masters from different parts of the world by donning a special armor to become his alter-ego Jiraiya.

The English title given by Toei's international sales department is Ninja Olympiad,[1] a reference to the Seoul Olympics & the Calgary Olympics that was held at the time the series was airing.

Story

The Sorcerers Clan, led by the centuries-old Org Ninja Dokusai, has make its move to retrieve the treasured map of Pako that has been in possession by the Yamaji family for generations. Tetsuzan Yamaji, the 34th grandmaster of the Togakure Ryū Ninpō, entrust his son and daughter, Toha and Kei, to protect the Pako from the forces of the Sorcerers Clan. By donning the Jiraiya Suit inherited from his father, Toha becomes Jiraya, Master of the Togakure School, who must face against the evil Sorcerers Clan, as well as numerous ninjas from different parts of the world.

Characters

Yamaji Family

The Yamaji family (left from right: Tetsuzan, Toha [Jiraiya], Kei [Emiha], and Manabu at the bottom)

The Yamaji family (山地族 Yamaji-zoku) are the main characters of the series, descendants of Togakure-ryū (戸隠流), an ancient ninja order whose duty is to protect the Inscription, a piece of stone that points the location of Pako, a capsule that fell from space somewhere in Japan over 300 B.C., said to be the most valuable treasure in the world.

International Secret Police

The Yamaji family are assisted by a pair of secret agents from the International Secret Police (国際秘密捜査官 Kokusai Himitsu Sōsakan), who are assigned to apprehend various criminals from around the world.

Allies

The Sorcerers Clan

The Sorcerers Clan (left from right: Oninin Dokusai, Chuunin Benikiba and Hoshinin Retsukiba)

The Sorcerers Clan (妖魔一族 Yōma Ichizoku) are the main antagonists of the series led by the patriarch Dokusai. They possess half of the Inscription which contains the location of Pako (with the other half being with the Yamaji).

The Torinin Karastengu

Enemies

Items

Equipment

Vehicles

Pako

Episodes

Episode 49 ended up airing on January 15, 1989 because Emperor Shōwa died on January 7, 1989.

  1. Jiraiya VS The Sorcerers Clan (磁雷矢VS妖魔一族 Jiraiya VS Yōma Ichizoku)
  2. Castle Ninja Baron Owl (城忍フクロウ男爵 Jōnin Fukurō Danshaku)
  3. Jail Ninja Haburamu's Treasure!! (牢忍ハブラムの秘宝!! Rōnin Haburamu no Hihō!!)
  4. Break! The Magic of Fire Ninja Chang Kung Fu (破れ!!火忍チャンカンフーの幻術 Yabure!! Kanin Chan Kan Fū no Genjutsu)
  5. Stolen Optical-magnetized Light Vacuum Sword!! (奪われた磁光真空剣!! Ubawareta Jikkō Shinkū Ken!!)
  6. Mystery of Mystery is a Riddle?! (謎の謎は謎謎?! Nazo no Nazo wa Nazonazo?!)
  7. Jungle Hunter Beast Ninja Makumba (ジャングルのハンター獣忍マクンバ Janguru no Hantā Jūnin Makunba)
  8. Murder After the Date (暗殺はデートの後で Ansatsu wa Deeto no Ato de)
  9. Trembling Trap Pako Strategy (ワナワナ罠のパコ作戦 Wana Wana Wana no Pako Sakusen)
  10. Life? Death? Spiritual Ninja Arts' Panic (生か死か!霊幻忍法の恐怖 Sei ka Shi ka! Reigen Ninpō no Kyōfu)
  11. Angered Touha: Double Front Slash!! (怒りの闘破・真っ向両断!! Ikari no Tōha: Makkō Ryō Dan!!)
  12. The Folded Paper Pendant is the Pledge of Love (折鶴のペンダントは愛の誓い Orizuru no Pendanto wa Ai no Chikai)
  13. Feast Ninja vs. Seven Ninjas (祭忍VS七人の忍者たち Sainin VS Shichinin no Ninja-tachi)
  14. Little Life's Burning Explosive Ninja Rocket Man (小さな命に燃えた爆忍ロケットマン Chiisa na Inochi ni Moeta Bakunin Roketto Man)
  15. The Legend of the Cursed Witch (呪いの魔女伝説 Noroi no Majo Densetsu)
  16. A Ninja Cyborg Cries in the Wind! Wind Ninja Mafuuba (風に泣くサイボーグ忍者!風忍馬風破 Kaze ni Naku Saibōgu Ninja! Kazenin Mafūba)
  17. Yumeha I: Demon Hidden in Lake Hamana! (夢破I浜名湖に潜む魔王! Yumeha I Hamanako ni Hisomu Maō!)
  18. Yumeha II: An Aura Burning in the Great Sand Hill (夢破II霊気が燃える大砂丘! Yumeha II Reiki ga Moeru Dai Sakyū!)
  19. Invade the House of the Military God! (武神館を占領せよ! Bushinkan o Senriyō seyo!)
  20. Hello! Lightning Ninja Wild is the Cheerful Gunman (ハロー!雷忍ワイルドは陽気なガンマン Harō! Rainin Wairudo wa Yōki na Ganman)
  21. Holy Ninja Alamsa: Throw the Shuriken of Hatred! (聖忍アラムーサ・怒りの手裏剣を放て! Seinin Aramūsa: Ikari no Shuriken o Hanate!)
  22. Bloom! The Splendor of One Ninja Art (花咲け!美しきくの一忍法 Hanasake! Utsukushikiku no Ichininpō)
  23. Dokusai Fears?! Metallic Ninja Gamessh (毒斎より怖い?!鉄忍ガメッシュ Dokusai yori Kowai?! Tetsunin Gamesshu)
  24. The Captain Pirate's Golden Coin (海賊キャプテンクックの金貨 Kaizoku Kyaputenkukku no Kinka)
  25. There is no Pets! The Ramen Lady Great Hard Battle (ペットがいない!ラーメン小母さん大奮戦 Petto ga Inai! Rāmen Obasan Daifunsen)
  26. A Crisis! Kei and Emiha (おしゃれと危険!ケイと恵美破 Oshareto Kiken! Kei to Emiha)
  27. Touha's Enemy is Jiraiya (闘破の敵は磁雷矢 Tōha no Teki wa Jiraiya)
  28. Look Out, Togakure-ryu: Touha is Whose Son? (あぶない戸隠流・闘破は誰の子? Abunai Togakure-ryū: Tōha wa Dare no Ko?)
  29. Olympic Zero-Grade Young Ninja (0点小僧の忍者オリンピック Reitenkozō no Ninja Orinpikku)
  30. Ninja Art: Flower Lanttern! (忍法・ハナちょうちん! Ninpō: Hana Chōchin!)
  31. Nearly Found Takeda Shingen's Love Katana (パリで見つかった武田信玄の愛刀 Pari de Mitsukatta Takeda Shingen no Aitō)
  32. The Beach Kunoichi's Ninja Art Notebook (渚のくの一忍法帖 Nagisa no Kunoichi Ninpōjō)
  33. The Guitar-Desiring Bird:Lightning Ninja Wild (ギターかかえた渡り鳥・雷忍ワイルド Gitā Kakaeta Watari Tori: Rainin Wairudo)
  34. Gotten Out!! Sorcerers' Giant Beast Greatest Crisis (出た!!妖魔巨獣史上最大の危機 Deta!! Yōma Kyojū Shijō Saidai no Kiki)
  35. Raised in the Sky Jiraishin!! (天空に立つ磁雷神!! Tenkū ni Tatsu Jiraishin!!)
  36. Black Cat's Eye Shines in the Dark! Phantom Thief Devil Cats (闇に光る黒猫の目!怪盗デビルキャッツ Yami ni Hikaru Kuroneko no Me! Kaitō Debiru Kyattsu)
  37. 2300-Year Old Man Space Ninja Demost (2300年生きた男宇宙忍デモスト 2300 Nensei Kita Otoko Uchūnin Demosuto)
  38. Outrageous!! Hundred-Faced Sorcerers Clan (奇っ怪!!百の顔の妖魔一族 Kikkai!! Hyaku no Kao no Yōma Ichizoku)
  39. Poisonous Spider Explosion!! Good Luck? Bad Luck? (毒グモ爆弾!!吉か・凶か? Dokugumo Bakudan!! Kichi ka・Kyō ka?)
  40. Sadness' Jeanne (哀しみのジャンヌ Kanashimi no Jannu)
  41. Optical-Magnetized Light Vacuum Sword VS Dark Sword (磁光真空剣VS暗黒剣 Jikkō Shinkū Ken VS Ankoku Ken)
  42. Goodbye! Illusion Mother-sama (さよなら!幻の母上様 Sayonara! Maboroshi no Hahaue-sama)
  43. The Girl's Pray! Miraculous Ninja Strowver's 100,000 Volt Panic (少女の祈り!灼忍ストローボ百万ボルトの恐怖 Shōjo no Inori! Shakunin Sutorōbo Hyakuman Boruto no Kyōfu)
  44. Jiraishin's Great Explosion!! Father and Daughter's Battlefield (磁雷神大爆破!!戦場の父と娘 Jiraishin Dai Bakuha!! Senjō no Chichi to Musume)
  45. Jiraishin's Power! A Bridge of Love and Hope (磁雷神の力!愛と希望のかけ橋 Jiraishin no Chikara! Ai to Kibō no Kake Hashi)
  46. Black Rumor: Ninjas Running Towards Justice (黒い噂・駆けつけろ正義の忍者たち! Kuroi Uwasa: Kaketsukeru Seigi no Ninja-tachi)
  47. Manabu's First Love: Danger in Mount Kongo (学の初恋・あまりにあぶない金剛山 Manabu no Hatsukoi: Amari ni Abunai Kongō-san)
  48. Finally Came Out!! Treasure of the Century Pako!! (遂に出た!!世紀の秘宝パコ!! Tsui ni Deta!! Seiki no Hihō Pako!!)
  49. World Ninja! Great Assemble in Mount Kongo (世界忍者!金剛山に大集結!! Sekai Ninja! Kongō-san ni Daishūketsu)
  50. The End of the Sorcerers Clan! Farewell, Pako and Jiraishin!! (妖魔一族の最後!さらばパコ=磁雷神!! Yōma Ichizoku no Saigo! Saraba Pako=Jiraishin!!)

Cast

Regulars

Semi-regulars and guest stars

Voice actors

Stunts

Songs

Opening theme
Ending theme

References

  1. "Library - English Titles - TOEI TV Website". Tvarc.toei.co.jp. Retrieved 2013-10-29.
  2. Hatsumi, Masaaki. The Way of the Ninja: Secret Techniques. p. 207. ISBN 4-7700-2805-9.
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