Manga Sarutobi Sasuke
English title: Ninja the Wonder Boy
Japanese title: まんが猿飛佐助
Type: TV
Episodes: 24
Premiered: fall 1979
Source: Original
Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Supernatural
Producers: Knack Productions
Duration: 20 min per ep
Rating: PG - Children

Sasuke is the story of a ninja child that starts right after the battle of Sekigahara where Tokugawa Ieyasu becomes shogun of Japan. Sarutobi Sasuke (Jump Like Monkey Sasuke) was a famous ninja in the employ of Sanada Daisuke who fought for the losing side against Ieyasu. He was believed to have committed suicide when he was trapped in a castle, but the story takes off that he really escaped and that Sarutobi is not a name of a ninja but a whole ninja clan. (from AniDB)