List of ninja television programs
The following is a list of ninja television series and television episodes.
Japanese television
Jidai-geki
| Series | Air Dates | |
|---|---|---|
| Sarutobi Sasuke Travel Diary (猿飛佐助旅日記) | 1955.10.16 – 1956.12.23 | |
| Ninjutsu at Sanada Castle (忍術真田城) | 1957.07.03 – 1957.12.25 | |
| Zeeroku Bushidō | 1961.01.03 – 1961.06.27 1969.04.06 – 1969.07.27 | |
| Ninja Series (忍者シリーズ) | 1961.05.07 – 1961.05.28 | |
| Warrior of the Wind (風の武士) | 1960.06.06 – 1961.02.27 | |
| Tenka no Abarenbō: Sarutobi Sasuke (天下の暴れん坊 猿飛佐助) | 1961.01.03 – 1961.06.27 | |
| Invincible Sanada Ten Braves (無敵真田十勇士) | 1961.10.06 – 1962.03.30 | |
| Sanada's Three Musketeers (真田三銃士) | 1962.10.05 – 1963.03.29 | |
| The Samurai (隠密剣士) | 1963.01.06 – 1965.03.28 | |
| Ninja Spy (忍びの者) | 1964.07.24 – 1965.07.30 | |
| Yagyu Bugeichō (柳生武芸帳) | 1965.01.10 – 1965.07.04 | |
| Edo Ninpō-chō (江戸忍法帖) | 1966.04.10 – 1966.07.03 | |
| Sengoku Taiheiki Sanada Yukimura (戦国太平記 真田幸村) | 1966.10.24 – 1967.10.16 | |
| Yōjutsu Bugeichō (妖術武芸帳) | 1969.03.16 – 1969.06.08 | |
| Ōedo Sōsamō
Ōedo Sōsamō (大江戸捜査網) |
1970.10.03 – 1984.03.31 1984.04.07 – 1984.09.29 1990.10.12 – 1992.03.27 | |
| Shadow Assassins (忍法かげろう斬り) | 1972.04.04 – 1972.09.26 | |
| Nekketsu Sarutobi Sasuke (熱血猿飛佐助) | 1972.10.09 – 1973.04.09 | |
| Lone Wolf and Cub
Lone Wolf and Cub (子連れ狼) |
1973.04.01 – 1976.09.26 2002.10.14 – 2004.09.13 | |
| Mushuku Zamurai (無宿侍) | 1973.10.06 – 1973.12.29 | |
| Bounty Hunter (賞金稼ぎ) | 1975.04.06 – 1975.10.05 | |
| Tokugawa Sangokushi (徳川三国志) | 1975.10.22 – 1976.04.21 | |
| Gokaidō Masshigura! (五街道まっしぐら!) | 1976.10.16 – 1976.12.25 | |
| The Yagyu Conspiracy (柳生一族の陰謀) | 1978.10.03 – 1979.06.26 | |
| Shadow Warriors
Shadow Warriors (服部半蔵 影の軍団) |
1980.04.01 – 1980.09.30 1981.10.06 – 1982.03.30 1982.04.06 – 1982.09.28 1985.04.02 – 1985.10.01 1985.10.07 – 1985.12.30 | |
| Fūjin no Mon (風神の門) | 1980.04.09 – 1980.10.01 | |
| Sarutobi Sasuke (猿飛佐助) | 1980.05.11 – 1980.10.05 | |
| Yagyu Abaretabi | 1980.10.14 – 1981.04.07 1982.10.19 – 1983.04.26 | |
| Sanada Taiheiki (真田太平記) | 1985.04.03 – 1986.03.19 | |
| Onmitsu: Oku no Hosomichi (隠密・奥の細道) | 1988.10.14 – 1989.03.31 | |
| Fūun! Sanada Yukimura (風雲!真田幸村) | 1989.04.14 – 1989.09.29 | |
| Shōgun Iemitsu Shinobi Tabi (将軍家光忍び旅) | 1990.10.13 – 1993.03.20 | |
| Mito Kōmon Gaiden: Kagerō Ninpō-chō (水戸黄門外伝 かげろう忍法帖) | 1995.05.22 – 1995.09.04 | |
| Shōgun no Onmitsu! Kage Jūhachi (将軍の隠密!影十八) | 1996.01.27 – 1996.06.29 | |
| Sarutobi Sansei (猿飛三世) | 2012.10.12 – 2012.11.30 | |
| My Wife is a Female Ninja (妻は、くノ一)[1][2] | 2013.04.05 – 2014.06.20 | |
| Neko Ninja (猫忍) | 2017.01.04 – 2017.03.15 | |
| Kunoichi Ninpocho Hotarubi (くノ一忍法帖 蛍火)[3] | 2018.04.03 – 2018.09.11 | |
| Episodes | Air Dates | |
| Naoki Prize Series (直木賞シリーズ)
Castle of Owls Part 1 (梟の城 前編) |
1960.04.04 1960.04.11 1960.04.18 | |
Gendai-geki
| Series | Air Dates |
|---|---|
| Phantom Agents
Phantom Agents (忍者部隊月光) |
1964.01.03 – 1966.03.31 1966.07.03 – 1966.10.02 |
| Sukeban Deka III: Ninja Girl Romance (スケバン刑事III 少女忍法帖伝奇) | 1986.10.30 – 1987.10.29 |
| Naka Naka! Dojirangu (なかなか!ドジラんぐ) | 1987.07.04 – 1987.09.26 |
| Fūma no Kojirō (風魔の小次郎)> | 2007.10.03 – 2007.12.26 |
Tokusatsu
| Series | Air Dates | |
|---|---|---|
| Ninja Hattori-kun
Ninja Hattori-kun (忍者ハットリくん) |
1966.04.07 – 1966.09.28 1967.08.03 – 1968.01.25 | |
| Masked Ninja Akakage (仮面の忍者 赤影) [Edo period series] | 1967.04.05 – 1968.03.27 | |
| Henshin Ninja Arashi (変身忍者 嵐) [Edo period henshin series based on the manga of the same name] | 1972.04.07 – 1973.02.23 | |
| Lion-Maru
Kaiketsu Lion-Maru (快傑ライオン丸 |
1972.04.01 – 1973.04.07 1973.04.14 – 1973.09.29 2006.10.01 – 2006.12.24 | |
| Majin Hunter Mitsurugi (魔人ハンター ミツルギ) [Edo period series] | 1973.01.08 – 1973.03.26 | |
| Yūbae Sakusen (夕ばえ作戦) | 1974.01.14 – 1974.01.23 | |
| Ninja Captor (忍者キャプター) | 1976.04.07 – 1977.01.26 | |
| Message from Space: Galactic Wars (宇宙からのメッセージ 銀河大戦) | 1978.07.08 – 1979.01.27 | |
| MegaBeast Investigator Juspion (巨獣特捜ジャスピオン) | 1985.03.15 – 1986.03.24 | |
| Sekai Ninja Sen Jiraiya (世界忍者戦ジライヤ) | 1988.01.24 – 1989.01.22 | |
| Super Sentai
Ninja Sentai Kakuranger (忍者戦隊カクレンジャー ) |
1994.02.18 – 1995.02.24 2002.02.17 – 2003.02.09 2015.02.22 – 2016.02.07 | |
| Ninja Spirits (忍者スピリット)[4] | 2010.03.30 - 2010.05.11 | |
| Divine Retribution: Punisher of Darkness (天誅~闇の仕置人~) | 2014.01.24 – 2014.03.14 | |
| Musashi Ninpō-den Ninja Reppū (武蔵忍法伝 忍者烈風) | 2015.07.04 – 2017.03.04 | |
| Episodes | Air Dates | |
| Kikaider 01 (キカイダー01)
"Strange 4th Dimension: Terrifying Trip Through Time" (四次元の怪 恐怖のタイム旅行) |
1974.01.19 | |
Anime
| Series | Air Dates | |
|---|---|---|
| Fujimaru of the Wind (少年忍者 風のフジ丸) | 1964.06.07 – 1965.08.31 | |
| Sasuke (サスケ) | 1968.09.03 – 1969.03.25 | |
| The Legend of Kamui (忍風カムイ外伝) | 1969.04.06 – 1969.09.28 | |
| Science Ninja Team Gatchaman
Science Ninja Team Gatchaman (科学忍者隊ガッチャマン) |
1972.10.01 – 1974.09.29 1978.10.01 – 1979.09.23 1979.10.07 – 1980.08.31 | |
| Manga Sarutobi Sasuke (まんが猿飛佐助) | 1979.10.09 – 1980.04.15 | |
| Ninja Hattori-kun
Ninja Hattori-kun (忍者ハットリくん) |
1981.09.28 – 1987.12.25 2013.05.13 – present | |
| Sasuga no Sarutobi (さすがの猿飛)[6] | 1982.10.17 – 1984.03.11 | |
| Igano Kabamaru (伊賀野カバ丸) | 1983.10.20 – 1984.03.29 | |
| Ninja Robots (忍者戦士飛影) | 1985.10.06 – 1986.07.13 | |
| Legendary Ninja Cats (キャッ党忍伝てやんでえ)[7] [aka Samurai Pizza Cats] | 1990.02.01 – 1991.02.12 | |
| Raven Tengu Kabuto (鴉天狗カブト) | 1990.07.29 – 1991.06.30 | |
| Nintama Rantarō (忍たま乱太郎)[8] | 1993.04.10 – present | |
| Legend of the Mystical Ninja (アニメがんばれゴエモン) | 1997.10.04 – 1998.03.28 | |
| Flame of Recca (烈火の炎) | 1997.07.19 – 1998.07.10 | |
| Jubei-chan: The Ninja Girl
Jubei-chan: The Secret of the Lovely Eyepatch (十兵衛ちゃん -ラブリー眼帯の秘密-) |
1999.04.05 – 1999.06.28 2004.01.07 – 2004.03.31 | |
| Samurai Girl: Real Bout High School | 2001.07.30 – 2001.10.22 | |
| Naruto
Naruto (NARUTO-ナルト-) |
2002.10.03 – 2007.02.08 2007.02.15 – 2017.03.23 | |
| Ninja Scroll: The Series (獣兵衛忍風帖 龍宝玉篇) | 2003.04.14 – 2003.07.14 | |
| Ninja Nonsense (ニニンがシノブ伝) | 2004.07.08 – 2004.09.23 | |
| Basilisk
Basilisk: The Kōga Ninja Scrolls (バジリスク 〜甲賀忍法帖〜) |
2005.04.12 – 2005.09.20 2018.01.08 – 2018.06.18 | |
| The King of Fighters
The King of Fighters: Another Day |
2005.12.02 – 2006.03.03 2017.08.03 – 2018.01.08 | |
| Guardian Ninja Mamoru (陰からマモル)[9] | 2006.01.07 – 2006.03.25 | |
| Himawari!
Himawari! (ひまわりっ!) |
2006.04.08 – 2006.07.01 2007.01.06 – 2007.03.31 | |
| Brave 10[10] | 2012.01.08 – 2012.03.25 | |
| Ninja Slayer From Animation [web anime series] | 2015.04.16 – 2015.10.08 | |
| Ninja Collection (忍者コレクション)[11][12] | 2020.07.12 – 2020.10.26 | |
| Episodes | Air Dates | |
| Planetes (プラネテス)[13]
"The Lunar Flying Squirrels" (月のムササビ) |
2003.11.08 2014.03.13 | |
Ningyō-geki
| Series | Air Dates |
|---|---|
| Sarutobi Sasuke (猿飛佐助) | 1953.11.18 – 1953.12.30 |
Kōdan
| Series | Air Dates |
|---|---|
| Sarutobi Sasuke (猿飛佐助) | 1963.01.09 – 1963.01.30 |
American television
Action
| Series | Air Dates | |
|---|---|---|
| The Master | 1984.01.20 – 1984.08.31 | |
| Raven | 1992.06.19 – 1993.04.30 | |
| Samurai Girl [14] [mini-series] | 2008.09.05 – 2008.09.07 | |
| Episodes | Air Dates | |
| Hawaii Five-O
"To Hell with Babe Ruth" [15] |
1969.10.01 | |
| Kung Fu | 1973.10.04 1974.09.14 | |
| Baretta
"The Ninja" |
1976.09.22 | |
| Quincy, M.E.
"Touch of Death" [19] |
1977.12.02 | |
| CHiPs
"Force Seven" [20] |
1982.05.23 | |
| Magnum P.I.
"The Arrow That is Not Aimed" [21] |
1983.01.27 | |
| Masquerade
"Girls for Sale" [22] |
1983.12.29 | |
| Simon & Simon | 1984.03.01 1987.01.29 | |
| Martial Law
"Bad Seed" |
1998.12.12 1999.10.09 | |
| She Spies
"Fondles" |
2002.10.21 | |
| Days of Our Lives
"Episode #9729" |
2004.01.15 2004.09.23 | |
| Katana
"Pilot" [26] |
2009.01.07 | |
| Castle
"The Way of the Ninja" [27] |
2014.03.17 | |
Speculative fiction
| Series | Air Dates | |
|---|---|---|
| Power Rangers
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (season 3) |
1995.09.02 – 1995.11.27 1996.02.05 – 1996.02.17 2003.02.15 – 2003.11.15 2017.01.21 – 2017.12.02 2018.01.27 – 2018.12.01 | |
| Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation | 1997.09.12 – 1998.03.20 | |
| Mortal Kombat | 1998.10.03 – 1999.05.22 2011.04.11 – 2013.09.26 | |
| Blood of the Samurai
Blood of the Samurai: The Series |
2004.01.25 – 2004.02.29 2004.11.04 – 2005.03.10 | |
| Supah Ninjas[29] | 2011.01.17 – 2013.04.27 | |
| Daredevil and Elektra | 2015.04.10 – 2018.10.19 2017.08.18 – 2017.08.18 | |
| Ninjak vs. the Valiant Universe[30] [Web television series] | 2018.04.21 – 2018.04.26 | |
| Naruto: Climbing Silver[31] [Web television series based on the Naruto manga.] | 2021.03.18 – | |
| Episodes | Air Dates | |
| The Greatest American Hero
"Thirty Seconds Over Little Tokyo" |
1983.02.03 | |
| Knight Rider
"Knight and Knerd" |
1985.03.17 1986.03.14 | |
| Power Rangers
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (season 1) |
1993.09.28 1993.11.04 1993.11.11 1994.11.02 1994.11.03 1994.11.04 1996.09.16 1998.02.20 1998.02.27 2002.10.19 2002.10.19 2004.10.02 2004.10.09 | |
| Charmed
"Awakened" |
2000.02.03 | |
| Arrow
"League of Assassins" |
2013.11.06 | |
| Teen Wolf
"Illuminated" |
2014.01.27 2014.02.03 2014.02.10 2014.02.17 2014.03.10 2014.03.17 2014.03.24 2016.01.19 | |
| Legends of Tomorrow
"Shogun" |
2016.10.27 | |
Parody
| Series | Air Dates | |
|---|---|---|
| Ninja the Mission Force[32] | 2012.02.15 – 2013.03.22 | |
| Ninja Kidz TV [33] | 2017.03.30 – present | |
| Episodes | Air Dates | |
| Soap
"Episode 81" |
1981.03.09 | |
| Moonlighting
"Atomic Shakespeare" |
1986.11.25 | |
| Perfect Strangers
"The Karate Kids" |
1987.11.11 | |
| Danger Theatre
"Lethal Luau" |
1993.07.11 | |
| Spin City
"Minor League" |
2001.05.02 | |
| That '70s Show
"Jackie Moves On" |
2000.04.03 | |
| The Hughleys
"Whatchoo Stalkin' About, Willis?" |
2001.10.29 | |
| My Name is Earl
"Creative Writing" |
2007.10.18 | |
| Chuck
"Chuck Versus the Intersect" |
2007.09.24 | |
| Wizards of Waverly Place
"Baby Cupid" |
2008.12.14 | |
| How I Met Your Mother
"Mosbius Designs" |
2009.04.13 2012.03.19 | |
| NTSF:SD:SUV::
"The Return of Dragon Shumway" |
2012.10.05 | |
| It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
"The Gang Saves the Day" |
2013.10.09 | |
| Parks and Recreation
"The Johnny Karate Super Awesome Musical Explosion Show" |
2015.02.17 | |
Animation
| Series | Air Dates |
|---|---|
| G-Force [Adaptations of the anime series Science Ninja Team Gatchaman] | 1978.09.12 – 1980.05.12 1986 |
| G.I. Joe
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero |
1983.09.12 – 1986.11.20 1989.09.02 – 1992.01.20 1995.09.24 – 1997.02.21 2005.09.10 – 2006.10.28 2009.04.17 – 2009.04.25 2010.11.26 – 2011.07.23 |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles |
1987.12.14 – 1996.11.02 2003.02.08 – 2010.03.27 2012.09.28 – 2017.11.12 2018.07.20 – 2020.08.07 |
| Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm | 1996.09.21 – 1996.12.14 |
| Batman Beyond[34] | 1999.01.10 – 2001.12.18 |
| Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja | 2012.08.13 – 2015.07.27 |
International television
Action
| Series | Country | Air Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Red Eagle (Águila Roja)[35] | Spain | 2009.02.19 – 2016.10.27 |
| The Way[36][37] | France | 2017.07.21 |
| Episodes | Country | Air Dates |
| Queen of Swords
"The Dragon" |
Canada / Spain / UK |
2001.05.19 |
Animation
| Series | Country | Air Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Shuriken School | France / Spain | 2006.08.20 – 2007.12.22 |
| Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu | Denmark / Canada | 2011.01.14 – present |
Chinese television
Wuxia
| Series | Air Dates |
|---|---|
| Ninja: The Final Duel (忍者決戦少林 忍者在中國) | 1986 |
| The Royal Swordsmen (天下第一)[38] | 2005.01.30 – 2005 |
Wushu
| Series | Air Dates |
|---|---|
| Ninja Kids (鬼面忍者) [39] [aka Ninja Death] [aka Venom of the Ninja] | 1982 |
| Mafia vs Ninja (洪門小子) [40] | 1984 |
| The Street-Market Ninja (街市忍者) [41] | 1990 |
South Korean television
Sageuk
| Series | Air Dates |
|---|---|
| The Kingdom of the Winds (바람의 나라)[42] | 2008.09.10 – 2009.01.15 |
| The Return of Iljimae (돌아온 一枝梅)[43] | 2009.01.21 – 2009.04.09 |
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