TV Series

## Staff

* Studio of animation: Sunrise
* Broadcaster: Nagoya TV
* Original Concept: Yatate Hajime (Also known as Yadate Hajime, this is a pseudonym for the collective contributions of the Sunrise animation staff. This collective entity is given credit to as the "Original Creator" of most original Sunrise works.)
* Series Supervisor: Takahashi Ryosuke
* Character Design: Shioyama Norio, Kaneyama Akihiro (Support)
* Armor Design: Okamoto Hideo
* Art Design: Okada Ariaki
* Directors: Ikeda Masashi (Eps 1-19), Hamatsu Mamoru (Eps 20-39)
* Editing: Tsurubuchi Tomoaki
* Photography: Okui Atsushi
* Music: Tozuka Osamu
* Sound Directors: Chiba Koichi, Ui Takashi
* Sound Effects: Sasaki Junichi (Anime Sound Productions, Inc.)
* Producers: Imai Shin (Nagoya TV), Honna Yoichi (Tokyu Agency), Nakagawa Hironori (Sunrise)
* Produced By: Nagoya TV, Tokyu Agency, Sunrise

## Theme Song

* First season Opening Theme Song (Episodes 1 - 19) - Stardust Eyes
	+ Lyrics by: Miura Noriko
	+ Composed by: Shigemura Yashuiko
	+ Arranged by: Kato Michiaki
	+ Performed by: Uranishi Mariko
	+ Publisher: King Records
* First Season Ending Theme Song (Episodes 1 - 19) - Faraway
	+ Lyrics by: Karashima Midori
	+ Composed by: Karashima Midori
	+ Arranged by: Kato Michiaki
	+ Performed by: Uranishi Mariko
	+ Publisher: King Records
* Second Season Opening Theme Song (Episodes 20 - 39) - Samurai Heart
	+ Lyrics by: Miura Noriko
	+ Composed by: Shigemura Yashuiko
	+ Arranged by: Kato Michiaki
	+ Performed by: Uranishi Mariko
	+ Publisher: King Records
* Second Season Ending Theme Song (Episodes 20 - 39) - Be Free
	+ Lyrics by: Karashima Midori
	+ Composed by: Karashima Midori
	+ Arranged by: Kato Michiaki
	+ Performed by: Uranishi Mariko
	+ Publisher: King Records

## Japan Broadcast History

* Broadcast on television April 30, 1988 - March 4, 1989
* Every Saturday at 5:30 p.m. / 1730
* Television station it was aired on Nagoya TV
* Total of 39 episodes were shown

## United States Broadcast History

* **June 26, 1995:** Ronin Warriors premieres in first run syndication throughout the US. The series aired Monday-Friday, usually in the 6-8 am or 2-4 pm time slot. As it was a syndicated show, the station on which it aired varied throughout the country. It usually was shown on Fox/UPN affiliates, as well as independent stations that would later become affiliated with the WB.
* **August 18th, 1995:** The series goes into "re-runs". While most stations begin their re-runs with the 1st episode, there are some who begin with much later episodes, in order to reach the ending (ep. 39) in the time allotted before the contract expires.
* **October 12th, 1995:** The syndication contract expires. Ronin Warriors is removed from TV stations across the US. Most stations "jumped the gun" and pulled the series as early as mid September.
* **November 27th, 1995:** UPN affiliate KBHK in San Francisco airs a mini-marathon of Ronin Warriors episodes.
* **September 30th, 1996:** Ronin Warriors premiers on Sci Fi channels "Animation Station program block. The series aired Monday-Friday in the 7:30 am time slot. Some "Transformers" fans were outraged that Ronin Warriors took over the timeslot. Ronin Warriors was simply added to a repeating cycle of shows that included "The New Adventures of Gigantor" and "Transformers".
* **November 22nd, 1996:** The series goes into "re-runs".
* **December 31st, 1996:** Ronin Warriors finishes it run on Sci Fi channel with episode #28: "Lady Kayura and the Dark Realm".
* **September 27th, 1999:** Ronin Warriors premiers on the Cartoon Networks "Toonami" program block. The series aired Mondy-Friday in the 5:30 pm time slot.
* **July 10th, 1999:** Cartoon Network beings airing a weekly version of Toonami called "The Midnight Run". Ronin Warriors was a part of the Midnight Run line up. It aired on Saturday nights in the 1:15 to 1:45 am timeslot.
* **April 8th, 2000:** Cartoon Network airs a 24 hour Toonami marathon entitled "Full Cycle". Ronin Warriors aired in the following timeslots: 11:30 am to 12 pm, 7:30 to 8:00 pm, and 2:30 to 3:00 am
* **April 15th, 2000:** Cartoon Network begins airing another weekly version of Toonami called "Rising Sun". Ronin Warriors was part of the initial Rising Sun line up. It aired Saturday mornings in the 11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. timeslot.
* **May 5th, 2000:** Ronin Warriors finishes its 1st run on Toonami.
* **May 6th, 2000:** Ronin Warriors finishes its run on Rising Sun.
* **June 16th, 2000:** Cartoon Network releases a theatrical preview of their "expanded" Toonami program block. The preview, which contains footage from several Toonami shows (including Ronin Warriors) was shown during the theatrical release of the animated film "Titan AE". This was our first indication that Ronin Warriors would once again air on Cartoon Network.
* **November 13, 2000:** Ronin Warriors begins it's 2nd run on Toonami. The series aired Monday-Friday in the 4:00 p.m. time slot.
* **March 7th, 2001:** Ronin Warriors finishes it's Toonami run.

## The 1st Draft

A list of ideas / concepts which Sunrise considered, but abandoned in favor of the current YST scenario:

* According to an interview with Okamato Hideo (Designer of armor), the armors were first designed for adults so the style and size were more suitable for adults. Also, the face masks weren't designed to open at all at first.
* Each Trooper had their own animal companion.
* Touma and Shuu grew up together. Touma's grandfather owned a Buddhist temple, and Shuu was a foreign student from China who stayed there.
* Shin's father was still alive, and president of a company.

## Trivia

Some of Bandai's more popular releases (Gundam Wing comes immediately to mind) weren't properly subtitled, they were "dubtitled", that is they used the script of the dubbed dialogue for the subtitles. So you should take that into consideration when it comes to their translation of Samurai Troopers.

This was changed to Doom, and the Empire of Doom. The accepted translation by fans (which dates all the way back to 1989 with the publication of Patrica Munson-Siter's "Samurai Troopers Series Review") is Demon / Demon World.

## Sources

1. ↑ The Nether Realm, Broadcast History, https://web.archive.org/web/20081231145619/http://nether-realm.net/english/history.html. Archived December 31, 2008. Accessed May 30, 2022.
2. ↑ The Nether Realm, The 1st Draft https://web.archive.org/web/20081231141911/http://nether-realm.net/tv/draft.html. Archived December 31, 2008. Accessed May 30, 2022.
3. ↑ The Nether Realm, Translation Notes (TV Series) https://web.archive.org/web/20090103013910/http://nether-realm.net/bandai/tv\_notes.html. Archived January 3, 2009. Accessed May 30, 2022.