Sekai Ninja Sen Jiraiya
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Sekai Ninja Sen Jiraiya (世界忍者戦ジライヤ Sekai Ninja Sen Jiraiya?, translated as World Ninja War Jiraiya) was the 1988 installment in Toei's Metal Hero Series. It was aired from 1988 to 1989.
This program features an actual ninja master from a historically known ninja clan (notably played by the actual Grandmaster of Togakure Ryu Ninjutsu, Dr. Masaaki Hatsumi) preparing his son, daughter, and youngest child, along with a family relative and a police officer with ninja roots to combat the re-emergence of a centuries-old demon samurai, his evil offspring, and a host of international ninja warriors from around the world hoping to tip the scales of justice. Jiraiya, the son of the ninja master, is destined to wield an enormous power that Dokusai, the demon samurai, hopes to seize. Although Jiraiya did not wear the full body armor of other human metal heroes Jiraiya did where a breast plate and a helmet. Jiraiya had tremendous success in Brazil. Ironically, the series failed to achieve near the same hype in Japan.
| 1980s: | Gavan • Sharivan • Shaider • Juspion • Spielban • Metalder • Jiraiya • Jiban |
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| 1990s: | Winspector • Solbrain • Exceedraft • Janperson • Blue SWAT • Juukou B-Fighter • B-Fighter Kabuto • Kabutack • Robotack |
