Series synopsis
Ninja Robots, also known as 忍者戦士 飛影 is a Japanese animation action & adventure television series that premiered on Nippon TV on October 6, 1985. It ended on July 27, 1986. It stars Kazuhiko Inoue, Noriko Hidaka, Masami Kikuchi and Masamichi Sato.
One day, Joe Maya, who lives on Mars, witnesses a battle between aliens. Those from Planet Zaboom are attacking the princess of Planet Radorio, she has escaped from the emperor of Zaboom who is scheming to conquer the universe and has crash landed on mars. Joe stumbles aboard the princesses ship, this starts a chain reaction of events that will alter their lives. Joe and his friends wield three powerful mecha beasts against the emperor of Zaboom and his forces, but the odds are stacked he ...
Premise
One day, Joe Maya, who lives on Mars, witnesses a battle between aliens. Those from Planet Zaboom are attacking the princess of Planet Radorio, she has escaped from the emperor of Zaboom who is scheming to conquer the universe and has crash landed on mars. Joe stumbles aboard the princesses ship, this starts a chain reaction of events that will alter their lives. Joe and his friends wield three powerful mecha beasts against the emperor of Zaboom and his forces, but the odds are stacked heavily against them. When all hope seems to be lost a mysterious ninja robot named Tobikage appears as if from nowhere to provide assitance, able to combine with the 3 mechanical beasts provides Tobikage with unmatched power, with his aide Joe fights the forces of Zaboom...
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Kazuhiko Inoue as Joe Maya
- Noriko Hidaka as Jenny Ai
- Masami Kikuchi as Mike Coil
- Masamichi Sato as Damian
- Masashi Hironaka as Ronin Sanada
- Rokuro Naya as Kegare Sanada
- Takeshi Aono as Hazzard Pascha
- Takashi Taniguchi as Dog Tack
Supporting cast
- Sumi Shimamoto as Romina Ladorio
- Rica Fukami as Jade
- Masashi Sugawara as Icelander
- Hochu Otsuka as Grathan Gryn
- Masaaki Okabe as King Annex
- Masashi Hirose as Chief
- Jun'ichi Kanemaru as Kanzi
- Kenyu Horiuchi as Icelander
- Eiko Yamada as Charme Veker
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 43 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 0 | ||
| Season 1 | 43 | October 6, 1985 | July 27, 1986 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Opened Door | October 6, 1985 |
| 2 | Contact with the Unknown | October 13, 1985 |
| 3 | The Wounded Princess | October 27, 1985 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Nippon TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 6, 1985 |
| Last aired | July 27, 1986 |
| Runtime | 25 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Sunday |