Power Rangers Ninja Storm

Power Rangers: Ninja Storm (often abbreviated as "PRNS") was the ninth incarnation and eleventh season of the Power Rangers TV series, based on the Super Sentai series Ninpū Sentai Hurricaneger

## Production

After acquiring *Power Rangers* in 2002 as part of their purchase of the Fox Kids franchise, Disney decided to cancel the show at the conclusion of Power Rangers Wild Force, but were convinced to continue with the show when informed they could produce it for a fraction of the previous cost by moving production to New Zealand. As well as this, Disney chose to make the show non-union, which resulted in much of the crew (including long-time producer Jonathan Tzachor) being let go. Ninja Storm was based on the Super Sentai series *Ninpū Sentai Hurricanger*. A subsidiary of Disney named Buena Vista Entertainment managed the Power Rangers property after Disney took over, and MMPR Productions was dissolved. Doug Sloan, the production manager from the show's inception until the midway mark of Turbo, and Ann Austen (another past production team member) returned to Power Rangers for the first time in years as the head of the show for Disney. A few past writers were also brought back into the fold. Jackie Marchand returned to be the story editor. Koichi Sakamoto (the leader of Alpha Stunts team and producer) remained on the show. Ninja Storm brought a lot of light-heartedness to Power Rangers. This was met with mixed reception from fans. Nevertheless, Ninja Storm aired on ABC and ABC Family like Wild Force before it. Due to union and cost issues, Ninja Storm was the first season to not feature a team-up with the previous year's team since the trend began in Lost Galaxy. Due to the new ownership and its lighthearted story, the series brought new interest to the franchise as ratings and toy sales went up.

Doug Sloan would interact heavily with fans at this point, posting on Rangerboard and the Newsgroup. Sally Martin and Jason Chan (Tori and Cam on Ninja Storm) would also make appearances at Rangerboard. Doug would interact with fans for the rest of his run until the end of Dino Thunder.

An early episode in Ninja Storm's run was cut by the censors. It was later re-edited and shown out of production order. Originally it dealt with a peace conference to avoid a war, however, was held back due to the outbreak of the Iraq War as it was felt an anti-war message would not be appropriate. The episode, 'Snip It, Snip It Good' aired later in the run, with the peace conference substituted with an environmental conference.

## Cast and characters

**Ninja Storm Rangers**

* Pua Magasiva as Shane Clarke, the Red Wind Ranger.
* Sally Martin as Tori Hanson, the Blue Wind Ranger.
* Glenn McMillan as Waldo "Dustin" Brooks, the Yellow Wind Ranger.
* Adam Tuominen as Hunter Bradley, the Crimson Thunder Ranger.
* Jorgito Vargas Jr., as Blake Bradley, the Navy Thunder Ranger.
* Jason Chan as Cameron "Cam" Watanabe, the Green Samurai Ranger.

**Allies**

* Grant McFarland as Sensei Kanoi Watanabe (voice and human form)
	+ Daniel Sing as Young Sensei Kanoi Watanabe
* Megan Nicol as Kelly
* Jason Chan as Cyber-Cam
* Roseanne Liang as Miko Watanabe

**Villains**

* Grant McFarland as Lothor
	+ Daniel Sing as Young Kiya Watanabe
* Katrina Devine as Marah
* Katrina Browne as Kapri
* Peter Rowley as the voice of Zurgane
* Bruce Hopkins as the voice of Choobo
* Michael Hurst as the voice of Vexacus
* Craig Parker as the voice of Motodrone
* Jeremy Birchall as the voice of Shimazu

## Comics

It has been revealed that Cameron joined a team of Rangers formed across the various universes in the follow up to "Shattered Grid" in "Beyond the Grid," alongside the Ranger Slayer, The Magna Defender, Andros, Tanya, and an undefined Dino Charge Ranger.

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