Sekai Ninja Sen Jiraiya
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| Sekai Ninja Sen Jiraiya | |
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| Genre | Metal Hero Tokusatsu |
| Created by | Toei |
| Starring | Takumi Tsutsui Megumi Sekiguchi Masaaki Hatsumi Shozo Izuka |
| Narrated by | Toru Ohira |
| Country of origin |  Japan |
| No. of episodes | 50 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | TV Asahi |
| Original run | January 24, 1988 – February 11, 1989 |
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 Heroes Series. It was aired from January 24, 1988 to February 11, 1989.
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[edit] Story
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; several of his students also appeared in various episodes) 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 wear a breastplate and a helmet. Jiraiya had tremendous success in Brazil (like several other japanese productions), and some success in France (where it was known as 'Giraya Ninja'), but the series failed to achieve the same hype in Japan.
[edit] Yamaji Family
- Touha Yamaji/ Jiraiya (ジライヤ Jiraya?):The protagonist of the series. When he was small, his parents died and he was adopted by Tetsuzan. He had the mission to protect a box and the armor inside; The Space Treasure. He has the blood of the old pilot who came of a distant planet and therefore he is the only one that he can make to use the true power. He wields the Jikou Shinkuu Ken. (transforming it into a laser sword). Jiraiya regularly says the phrase "I will not forgive you!" to the enemy. Translation of the name: Jiraiya Is "Young Thunder"; Touha is "Fight and Destroy".
- Kei Yamaji/ Hime-nin Emiha (姫忍えみは Hime-nin Emiha?) - oldest of the two biological children of Tetsuzan, sister of Touha and Manabu, She is approximately 14 or 15 years of age. Kei is determined and has friends. She is also good in the fights as Hime-nin Emiha and she helped Jiraiya in some occasions. She uses the techniques of disguise and makes opponents to fall asleep.
- Manabu Yamaji - the youngest child of the two biological children of Tetsuzan, brother of Touha and Kei, Manabu is 6 years of age. He already prepared some skills as for example to catch the Jikou Shinkuu Ken. Manabu can be childish sometimes, but he is wise. He helped Jiraiya in some occasions. He appeared in one episode of the sequel series, Jiban.
- Tetsuzan Yamaji - Tetsuzan is a wise ninja and patriarch of the Togakuri-Ryu. He belongs to 34th generation of the Togakuri. Tetsuzan adopted Touha as his son and trained him in the ninja arts.
[edit] Cast
- Touha Yamaji/Jiraiya: Takumi Tsuitsui
- Kei Yamaji/Hime-nin Emiha: Megumi Sekiguchi
- Manabu Yamaji: Takumi Hashimoto (Tiger Ranger from Zyuranger)
- Tetsuzan Yamaji: Masaaki Hatsumi
- Ryo Asuka/Ya-nin Spyker: Issei Hirota (Blue Mask from Maskman)
- Dokusai: Noriaki Kaneda(suit actor)/ Shozo Izuka (voice)
- Chou-nin Benikiba: Hiromi Nohara
- Kaze-nin Mafia: Junichi Haruta (Goggle Black from Goggle V)
- Reiha Yagyu/Ki-nin Reiha: Tomoko Taya
- Arac-nin Morgana: Machiko Soga (Bandora from Zyuranger and Queen Hedrian from Denjiman and Sun Vulcan)
- Kami-nin Oruha: Shohei Kusaka
- Kazumi: Michiko Enokida
- Narrator: Toru Ohira
[edit] Songs
- Opening theme
- "Jiraiya" (ジライヤ?)
- Lyrics: Keisuke Yamakawa
- Composition: Kisaburō Suzuki (鈴木 キサブロー Suzuki Kisaburō?)
- Arrangement: Osamu Totsuka (戸塚 修 Totsuka Osamu?)
- Artist: Akira Kushida
- Ending theme
- "SHI・NO・BI '88"
- Lyrics: Keisuke Yamakawa
- Composition: Kisaburō Suzuki
- Arrangement: Osamu Totsuka
- Artist: Akira Kushida
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