The Sorcerers Clan, led by the centuries-old Org Ninja Dokusai, has made 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 Ryu Ninpo, entrust his son and daughter, Toha and Mei, 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.
Ninja Olympiad (Season 1)
Jiraiya VS The Sorcerers Clan (Episode 1) 10.0
Writer: Akira Nakahara
Air date: 1988-01-24
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: Toha Yamaji, a ninja in training, must don the family suit and become Jiraiya when the Sorceror Clan comes after his family and the mysterious Pako just as various ninjas from around the world begin to arrive for the same object.
Castle Ninja Baron Owl (Episode 2) 10.0
Writer: Susumu Takaku
Air date: 1988-01-31
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: Toha tries to convince Castle Ninja Baron Owl that he is Jiraiya when the British ninja asks for his father to fight in his place.
Jail Ninja Haburamu's Treasure!! (Episode 3) 10.0
Writer: Susumu Takaku
Air date: 1988-02-07
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: Toha investigates a powerful Turkish ninja who has come to Japan to take back a treasure from his homeland.
Break! The Magic of Fire Ninja Chang Kung Fu (Episode 4) 10.0
Writer: Kunio Fujii
Air date: 1988-02-14
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: When Toha loses his will to fight against a powerful illusion-casting ninja, his siblings Kei and Manabu go to face him in their brother's place.
Stolen Optical-magnetized Light Vacuum Sword!! (Episode 5) 10.0
Writer: Susumu Takaku
Air date: 1988-02-21
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: Manabu steals Jiraiya's Jikkou Shinkuuken to prove his worth to the family, only to have it taken and used by a lizardman ninja.
Mystery of Mystery is a Riddle?! (Episode 6) 10.0
Writer: Kunio Fujii
Air date: 1988-02-28
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: Toha decides to search for Reiha in hoping to solve some secrets of the Board, only to be targeted by the Sorcerer Clan and a sound-manipulating ninja.
Jungle Hunter Beast Ninja Makumba (Episode 7) 10.0
Writer: Susumu Takaku
Air date: 1988-03-06
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: Toha and Tetsuzan are attacked by a famed ninja hunter of Africa who mercilessly kills all he targets.
The Assassination is After the Date (Episode 8) 10.0
Writer: Kunio Fujii
Air date: 1988-03-13
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: Toha and Kei are assigned to protect a princess from an assassination attempt by the Sorcerer Clan.
Trembling Trap Pako Strategy (Episode 9) 10.0
Writer: Susumu Takaku
Air date: 1988-03-20
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: Ryu approaches Toha to sacrifice their Board piece to the Sorcerer Clan in exchange for saving Rei, with Baron Owl also in pursuit of the key to Pako.
Life? Death? Terror of the Spiritual Ninpou (Episode 10) 10.0
Writer: Susumu Takaku
Air date: 1988-03-27
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: A trip to Yokohama leads Toha to face against the Sorcerer Clan and ninja assassins from Hong Kong targeting him.
Angered Touha: Double Front Slash!! (Episode 11) 10.0
Writer: Susumu Takaku
Air date: 1988-04-03
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: After barely escaping from the Chinese assassins, Toha must regroup and find a way to defeat the rival ninjas, particularly after Reiha becomes hurt saving him.
The Folded Paper Pendant is the Pledge of Love (Episode 12) 10.0
Writer: Kunio Fujii
Air date: 1988-04-10
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: The Yamaji family protect a former student of Tetsuzan and his daughter being pursued by an origami-manipulating ninja.
Feast Ninja vs. Seven Ninjas (Episode 13) 10.0
Writer: Susumu Takaku
Air date: 1988-04-17
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: Toha and the Yamaji family visit with a ninja platoon protecting the memoryless Rei as she's targeted by a powerful assassin aiming to defeat Jiraiya.
Little Life's Burning Explosive Ninja Rocket Man (Episode 14) 10.0
Writer: Kenji Terada
Air date: 1988-04-24
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: Toha is asked to protect a train station under threat of a rocket-firing American ninja who has come to Japan in the midst of a destructive rampage.
The Legend of the Cursed Witch (Episode 15) 10.0
Writer: Susumu Takaku
Air date: 1988-05-01
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: Haburamu asks the Yamaji family to assist in managing a cursed sword which has revived a powerful witch ninja.
A Ninja Cyborg Cries in the Wind! Wind Ninja Mafuuba (Episode 16) 10.0
Writer: Kenji Terada
Air date: 1988-05-08
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: Jiraiya faces against a squadron of elemental ninjas sent by the Sorcerer Clan, yet with one not like the others.
Yumeha I: Demon Hidden in Lake Hamana! (Episode 17) 8.5
Writer: Kunio Fujii
Air date: 1988-05-15
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: Toha and Manabu head to Hamanako to prevent the discovery and use of a demonic armor, but face resistance from local ninja who believe them as the enemy.
Yumeha II: An Aura Burning in the Great Sand Hill (Episode 18) 8.0
Writer: Kunio Fujii
Air date: 1988-05-22
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: When Jiraiya finds difficulty in defeating the power of Maou, he must learn the ways of the peaceful flower ninja Yumeha to find a clue for victory.
Invade the House of the Military God! (Episode 19) 10.0
Writer: Susumu Takaku
Air date: 1988-05-29
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: Dokusai hires a ninja master of disguise to cause distrust in the Yamaji so he can kick them out of their apartment and gain their piece of Board.
Hello! Lightning Ninja Wild is the Cheerful Gunman (Episode 20) 10.0
Writer: Akira Nakahara
Air date: 1988-06-05
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: As Toha continues to try and manage the Yamaji household with his father gone, a gunslinging ninja of the American West is brought in to take him down by the Sorcerer Clan.
Holy Ninja Alamsa: Throw the Shuriken of Hatred! (Episode 21) 10.0
Writer: Kenji Terada
Air date: 1988-06-12
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: A holy ninja of the Middle East is manipulated by the Sorcerer Clan to steal all the gas in Japan.
Bloom! The Beautiful Kunoichi Ninpou (Episode 22) 10.0
Writer: Takashi Kuki
Air date: 1988-06-19
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: Kei protects her new friend from school bullies as well as the manipulations of the Sorcerer Clan to take down her and her family.
Scarier than Dokusai?! Metallic Ninja Gamessh (Episode 23) 7.0
Writer: Kenji Terada
Air date: 1988-06-26
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: Toha and the Sorcerer Clan are forced under the thumb of a cyborg ninja abducting scientists to use their knowledge to create chaos.
The Gold Coins of Pirate Captain Cook (Episode 24) 10.0
Writer: Susumu Takaku
Air date: 1988-07-03
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: While on Namegawa Island to restore Rei's memories, Toha tries to prevent the Sorcerer Clan and a deep-diving ninja from finding pirate treasure.
There are no Pets! The Ramen Lady Great Hard Battle (Episode 25) 10.0
Writer: Susumu Takaku
Air date: 1988-07-10
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: The Yamaji family takes in a stray-adopting ramen woman as they search for their missing dog and face the legacy of hunter ninja Makumba.
Fashionable and in a Crisis! Kei and Emiha (Episode 26) 10.0
Writer: Kunio Fujii
Air date: 1988-07-17
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: While visiting with Oroha with Manabu, Kei becomes lost with a man who claims to have found the legendary Ryuugu Castle.
Touha's Enemy is Jiraiya (Episode 27) 10.0
Writer: Takashi Kuki
Air date: 1988-07-24
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: When a stranger defeats Toha and takes the Jiraiya suit and weapon, he must reaffirm his training and family in order to face him down.
Look Out, Togakure-ryu: Touha is Whose Son? (Episode 28) 10.0
Writer: Susumu Takaku
Air date: 1988-07-31
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: Touha discovers the truth about his family and his connection to Board when his birthplace is attacked by the ninja who killed them.
The Zero-Grade Youth's Ninja Olympics (Episode 29) 10.0
Writer: Tsuyoshi Koike
Air date: 1988-08-07
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: Manabu runs away from home so he can find a teacher who can make him stronger than Toha.
Ninpou: Hanachouchin! (Episode 30) 10.0
Writer: Nobuo Ogizawa
Air date: 1988-08-14
Runtime: 24 min
Discovered in Paris: Takeda Shingen's Beloved Sword (Episode 31) 10.0
Writer: Susumu Takaku
Air date: 1988-08-21
Runtime: 24 min
The Beach Kunoichi's Ninpou Notebook (Episode 32) 10.0
Writer: Kunio Fujii
Air date: 1988-08-28
Runtime: 24 min
The Guitar- Desiring Bird: Lightning Ninja Wild (Episode 33) 10.0
Writer: Nobuo Ogizawa
Air date: 1988-09-04
Runtime: 24 min
Gotten Out!! Sorcerers' Giant Beast Greatest Crisis (Episode 34) 10.0
Writer: Susumu Takaku
Air date: 1988-09-11
Runtime: 24 min
Raised in the Sky Jiraishin!! (Episode 35) 10.0
Writer: Susumu Takaku
Air date: 1988-09-18
Runtime: 24 min
Black Cat's Eye Shines in the Dark! Phantom Thief Devil Cats (Episode 36) 10.0
Writer: Nobuo Ogizawa
Air date: 1988-09-25
Runtime: 24 min
2300-Year Old Man Space Ninja Demost (Episode 37) 10.0
Writer: Susumu Takaku
Air date: 1988-10-02
Runtime: 24 min
Outrageous!! Hundred-Faced Sorcerers Clan (Episode 38) 10.0
Writer: Susumu Takaku
Air date: 1988-10-09
Runtime: 24 min
Poisonous Spider Explosion!! Good Luck? Bad Luck? (Episode 39) 10.0
Writer: Susumu Takaku
Air date: 1988-10-16
Runtime: 24 min
Sadness' Jane (Episode 40) 10.0
Writer: Noboru Sugimura
Air date: 1988-10-23
Runtime: 24 min
Optical-Magnetized Light Vacuum Sword VS Dark Sword (Episode 41) 10.0
Writer: Susumu Takaku
Air date: 1988-10-30
Runtime: 24 min
Goodbye! Illusion Mother-sama (Episode 42) 10.0
Writer: Nobuo Ogizawa
Air date: 1988-11-13
Runtime: 24 min
The Girl's Pray! Miraculous Ninja Strowver's 100,000 Volt Panic (Episode 43) 10.0
Writer: Noboru Sugimura
Air date: 1988-11-20
Runtime: 24 min
Jiraishin's Great Explosion!! Father and Daughter's Battlefield (Episode 44) 10.0
Writer: Tsuyoshi Koike
Air date: 1988-11-27
Runtime: 24 min
Jiraishin's Power! A Bridge of Love and Hope (Episode 45) 10.0
Writer: Kunio Fujii
Air date: 1988-12-04
Runtime: 24 min
Black Rumor: Ninjas Running Towards Justice (Episode 46) 10.0
Writer: Nobuo Ogizawa
Air date: 1988-12-11
Runtime: 24 min
Manabu's First Love: Danger in Mount Kongo (Episode 47) 10.0
Writer: Kunio Fujii
Air date: 1988-12-18
Runtime: 24 min
Finally Came Out!! Treasure of the Century Pako!! (Episode 48) 10.0
Writer: Susumu Takaku
Air date: 1988-12-25
Runtime: 24 min
World Ninja! Great Assemble in Mount Kongo! (Episode 49) 10.0
Writer: Susumu Takaku
Air date: 1989-01-15
Runtime: 24 min
The End of the Sorcerers Clan! Farewell, Pako and Jiraishin!! (Episode 50) 10.0
Writer: Susumu Takaku
Air date: 1989-01-22
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: After completing Pako's final wish, Toha must settle one final score with Dokusai in order to finally bring an end to the long, hard ninja conflict.

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