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In Spain, the series did not air at all, but the toyline was released in Bandai, and given the same title as France, Giraya Ninja. Even the logo was the same. In Brazil, the series was broadcast with a Brazilian Portuguese dub on October 2, 1989, on Rede Manchete as Jiraiya: O Incrível Ninja and was proven very popular throughout the 1990s. It ...
Miyamoto Musashi (宮本 武蔵), born Shinmen Takezō (新免 武蔵, c. 1584 – 13 June 1645), [1] also known as Miyamoto Bennosuke and by his Buddhist name, Niten Dōraku, [2] was a Japanese swordsman, strategist, artist, and writer who became renowned through stories of his unique double-bladed swordsmanship and undefeated record in his 62 ...
Ninja used a large variety of tools and weaponry, some of which were commonly known, but others were more specialized. Most were tools used in the infiltration of castles. A wide range of specialized equipment is described and illustrated in the 17th-century Bansenshūkai , [ 111 ] including climbing equipment, extending spears, [ 103 ] rocket ...
The program can be seen in the United States as Women of Ninja Warrior on G4 and Esquire Network. Just like in the regular version, the play-by-play commentary and interviews with participants are subtitled in English while the introduction, player profiles, and replays have been dubbed by voice actor Dave Wittenberg .
The Sanada Ten Braves (真田十勇士, Sanada Jūyūshi, also known as the Ten Heroes of Sanada) are a fictional [1] group of ninja that assisted the warlord Sanada Yukimura during the Warring States era of Japan; that is, the late Sengoku period and its immediate aftermath, also known as the Azuchi–Momoyama and the early Edo periods.
Jiraiya – otherwise known as “young thunder”, is the protagonist of the story, his father was a castle laird in Kisushiu but is killed when he is young. He then becomes a bandit who uses his frog magic arts to help the poor and needy. Tsunade – Jiraiya's wife, is taught slug magic by an old man whose real body turns out to be a slug ...
As he is the leader of a ninja clan, he uses many body doubles in order to avoid being killed himself. The character in the anime looks very much like Saigō Takamori; the reason for this is never explained. Oyuki (お雪) Voiced by: Mami Koyama (Japanese); Carrie Sakai (English) A runaway ninja who is chasing after Jirō at the behest of Tenkai.
There are also several more or less indirect connections. In the Super Sentai series Ninja Sentai Kakuranger, one of the main characters, Saizou, played by Hiroshi Tsuchida, is a modern descendant of Saizō. In a highly unusual portrayal in the video game Kessen, Saizo is one of a trio of Yukimura's female ninja bodyguards.