Sekai Ninja Sen Jiraiya

**Sekai Ninja Sen Jiraiya** (世界忍者戦ジライヤ, *Sekai Ninja Sen Jiraiya*?, translated as **World Ninja War Jiraiya**) is the seventh entry of the Metal Hero Series and aired on TV Asahi from January 25, 1988 to January 23, 1989 lasting 50 episodes. 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 was *Ninja Olympiad*, a reference to the Seoul Olympics and the Calgary Olympics that was held at the time the series was airing.

## Plot

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

* Manabu Yamaji
* Tetsuzan Yamaji

### Allies

#### International Secret Police

* Rei Yagyu
* Ryu Asuka

#### World Ninjas

* Castle Ninja Baron Owl
* Jail Ninja Haburamu
* Anthropomorphic Ninja Vermillion Lizard
* Explosive Ninja Rocket Man
* Lightning Ninja Wild
* Holy Ninja Alamasa
* Treasure Ninja Jane
* Fire Ninja Chang Kung-Fu
* Chinese Ninja Lu-Long
* Beast Ninja Makumba
* Strong Ninja Abdad
* Miraculous Ninja Strowver
* Changing Ninja Parchis
* Sound Ninja Uha
* Metallic Ninja Gamesh
* Water Ninja Silver Shark
* Darkness Ninja Devil Cats
* Feast Ninja Gyuma
* Space Ninja Demost

#### Other Allies

* Henry Rakuchin
* Dr. Smith
* Paper Ninja Oruha
* Flower Ninja Yumeha
* Demonic Ninja Sylvia
* Kurozaru
* Devil King
* Yajiro Iyo
* Catherine
* Akunobo Sugitani
* Devious Ninja Black Thorn
* Paper Ninja Clan Leader

### The Sorcerers Clan

* Org Ninja Dokusai
* Butterfly Ninja Benikiba
* Star Ninja Retsukiba
* Bird Ninjas Karasutengu
* Witch Ninja Madam Spider
* Special Ninja Team
* Wind Ninja Mafuuba
* Killer and Commando
* Sorcerer Behemoth Gohma

## Episodes

*Main article: Sekai Ninja Sen Jiraiya Episodes*
1. Jiraiya VS The Sorcerers Clan (磁雷矢VS妖魔一族, *Jiraiya VS Yūma Ichizoku*?)
2. Castle Ninja Baron Owl (城忍フクロウ男爵, *Jōnin Fukurou 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. The Assassination is 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 no Pako Sakusen*?)
10. Life? Death? Terror of the Spiritual Ninpou (生か死か! 霊幻忍法の恐怖, *Sei ka Shi ka! Reigen Ninpō no Kyōfu*?)
11. Angered Toha: 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 Beautiful Kunoichi Ninpou (花咲け! 美しきくの一忍法, *Hanasake! Utsukushikiku no Ichininpō*?)
23. Scarier than Dokusai?! Metallic Ninja Gamessh (毒斎より怖い?! 鉄忍ガメッシュ, *Dokusai yori Kowai?! Tetsunin Gamesshu*?)
24. The Gold Coins of Pirate Captain Cook (海賊キャプテンクックの金貨, *Kaizoku Kyaputenkukku no Kinka*?)
25. There are 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. Fashionable and in a Crisis! Kei and Emiha (おしゃれと危険! ケイと恵美破, *Oshareto Kiken! Kei to Emiha*?)
27. Toha'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. The Zero-Grade Youth's Ninja Olympics (0点小僧の忍者オリンピック, *Reitenkozō no Ninja Orinpikku*?)
30. Ninpou: Hanachouchin! (忍法・ハナちょうちん!, *Ninpō: Hana Chōchin!*?)
31. Discovered in Paris: Takeda Shingen's Beloved Sword (パリで見つかった武田信玄の愛刀, *Pari de Mitsukatta Takeda Shingen no Ai Katana*?)
32. The Beach Kunoichi's Ninpou 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?, *Doku Kumo Bakudan!! Yoshi ka・Kyō ka?*?)
40. Sadness' Jane (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

* Toha Yamaji: Takumi Tsutsui
* Kei Yamaji: Megumi Sekiguchi
* Manabu Yamaji: Takumi Hashimoto
* Tetsuzan Yamaji: Masaaki Hatsumi
* Ryu Asuka: Issei Hirota
* Rei Yagyu: Tomoko Taya
* Benikiba: Hiromi Nohara
* Kumo-Gozen's "front" form: Machiko Soga
* Kumo-Gozen's "rear" form: Hizuru Uratani

### Semi-regulars and guest stars

* Henry Rakuchin: Masayuki Suzuki (eps 1, 3, 4 , 6, 25, 36, 46)
* Jail Ninja Haburamu: Kin Oomae (ep 3, 15)
* Maira: Emi Sato (ep 8)
* Strong Ninja Abdad: Wolf Otsuki (ep 8)
* Dr. Smith: Chris "Akshara" Reynolds (eps 11, 16, 23)
* Paper Ninja Oruha: Shouhei Kusaka (eps 12, 26, 45)
* Kasumi Mimura: Megumi Ueno (eps 12, 26, 45)
* Kensuke Mimura: Hiroshi Seigo (ep 12)
* Tao (child): Yuki Shibuya (eps 14, 44)
* Flower Ninja Yumeha: Tamao Matsugi (eps 17-18, 32)
* Kurozaru: Bun Nakamura (eps 17-18)
* Lightning Ninja Wild: Jirō Ishii (eps 20, 33, 49, 50)
* Satsuki: Ayako Kanda (ep 22)
* Satsuki's Father: Daisuke Fujimori (ep 22)
* Satsuki's Mother: Yasuko Kato (ep 22)
* Dr. Brown: Ronnie Santana (ep 23)
* Dr. Schmidt: Malcom McLoad (ep 23)
* Shintaro Yazaka: Kaname Kawai (ep 26)
* Development Company's President: Eiichi Kikuchi (ep 26)
* Yajiro Iyo: Kenji Ohba (ep 27)
* Chiyo: Miho Tojo (ep 28)
* Hanzo: Koji Matoba (ep 28)
* Shogo: Eisuke Yoda (ep 28)
* Doctor: Atsuo Mori (ep 28)
* Katherine: Dorothée (eps 29, 31)
* Devious Ninja Black Thorn: Kazuoki Takahashi (ep 30)
* Genchi Koshimura: Jun Tatara (ep 30)
* Darkness Ninja Devil Cats: Mickey Curtis (ep 36)
* Treasure Ninja Jane: Sumiko Kakizaki (ep 40)
* Sanae Yamaji/Akiko Masumoto: Yukiko Yoshino (ep 42)
* Tao (adult): Aya Shindo (ep 44)
* Paper Ninja Clan Leader: Katsuhiko Kobayashi

### Voice actors

* Tetsuzan Yamaji: Dai Nagasawa
* Dokusai: Shozo Izuka
* Retsukiba: Shingo Hiromori
* Karasutengu #1: Ittoku Yamanaka
* Karasutengu #2: Moichi Saitō
* Karasutengu #3, Gyuma, Gamesh: Toku Nishio
* Wind Ninja Mafuuba, Castle Ninja Baron Owl, Holy Ninja Alamsa, Sound Ninja Uha, Miraculous Ninja Strowver: Atsuo Mori
* Beni Tokage: Takeshi Kuwabara (ep.5), Teiji Oomiya (ep. 31)
* Beni Tokage (ep. 41), Fire Ninja Chang Kung-Fu, Beast Ninja Makumba: Eiji Maruyama
* Chang Kung Fu's son: Michiro Ida
* Chinese Ninja Green Dragon, Changing Ninja Parchis, Water Ninja Silver Shark, Space Ninja Demost: Eisuke Yoda
* Demonic Ninja Sylvia: Naoko Matsui
* Akunobo Sugitani: Takeshi Watabe
* Pako: Jun Yoshida
* Narrator: Toru Ohira

### Stunt actors

* Jiraiya (Power Protector Suit): Koji Matoba (eps: 11-26, 29-40, 42-47), Takumi Tsutsui (eps: 28, 48-50)
* Org Ninja Dokusai, Akunobo Sugitani (ep 28): Noriaki Kaneda
* Star Ninja Retsukiba: Ryo Nagamine
* Castle Ninja Baron Owl: Masahiro Sudō
* Fire Ninja Chang Kung-Fu (father and son): Hideo Ninomiya
* Wild: Michael Coleman (ep. 1 only), Jiro Ishii
* Wind Ninja Mafuuba: Jyunichi Haruta and Shun'ya Sonoda
* Demonic Ninja Sylvia: Miyuki Nagato
* Explosive Ninja Rocket Man: Hiroshi Seki (ep. 14-29) and Yasuhiro Takeuchi (ep. 44-50)

## Songs

Opening theme
* "Jiraiya" (ジライヤ, *"Jiraiya"*?)
	+ 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

## External links

* *Sekai Ninja Sen Jiraiya* at Wikipedia
* *Sekai Ninja Sen Jiraiya* at Japanese Wikipedia