History Series / NinjaSentaiKakuranger

* HopeSpot: [[spoiler:The Kakurangers complete their quest for the Hidden Scrolls, destroy Young Noble Junior using Kakure Daishogun, and seemingly destroy the Seal Door, preventing the arrival of Daimao. Sadly, they're too late, and Daimao arrives anyway to conquer Earth, taking over as the BigBad for the rest of the series.]]

* KnightOfCerebus: Young Noble Junior. While the show still maintains plenty of comedy, and Junior has his quirks and silliness (just watch him jam out on his "guitar"), it's with his appearance that things begin to take a more serious turn. Junior's Youkai prove to be more formidable than those previously encountered, he displays a serious streak of ruthlessness, and his schemes see the Kakurangers come close to defeat on a few occasions. And when the Kakurangers try to directly confront him, he's absolutely no slouch in battle (as Jiraiya and Sasuke both learn the hard way). While the show would get even more serious later on, Young Noble Junior's arrival is certainly the first step in that direction.

* WouldHurtAChild: The Youkai are perfectly willing to target children, but one who really stands out for this is Bakeneko in Episode 8 who kidnaps children in order to [[spoiler: ''chop them up and serve them for other Youkai to eat!'']]

* KnightOfCerebus: Young Noble Junior. While the show still maintains a fair amount of comedy, and Junior has his quirks and silliness (just watch him jam out on his "guitar"), it's with his appearance that things begin to take a more serious turn. Junior's Youkai prove to be more formidable than those previously encountered, he displays a serious streak of ruthlessness, and his schemes see the Kakurangers come close to defeat on a few occasions. And when the Kakurangers try to directly confront him, he's absolutely no slouch in battle (as Jiraiya and Sasuke both learn the hard way). While the show would get even more serious later on, Young Noble Junior's arrival is certainly the first step in that direction.

* KnightOfCerebus: Young Noble Junior. While the show still maintains a fair amount of comedy, and Junior has his quirks (just watch him jam out on his guitar), it's with his appearance that things begin to take a more serious turn. Junior's Youkai prove to be more formidable than those previously encountered, he displays a serious streak of ruthlessness, and his schemes see the Kakurangers come close to defeat on a few occasions. While the show would get even more serious later on, Young Noble Junior's arrival is certainly the first step in that direction.

* MadScientist: Dr. Yugami, who first appears aiding Tengu in Episode 11, and then gets a few appearances throughout the early half of the show before [[spoiler: he is ultimately killed in Episode 31.]]

* BadLuckCharm: Kanedama distributes these in his episode in the form of coins, attaching them to houses and causing misfortune to fall upon the residents. He then poses as a "Youkai Exorcist" to try to con people into paying him to "remove" the curse (and, because he is money-obsessed Youkai, he demands more and more from each person he "helps").

* BadLuckCharm: Kanedama distributes these in his episode, attaching them to houses and causing misfortune to fall upon the residents. He then poses as a "Youkai Exorcist" to try to con people into paying him to "remove" the curse (and, because he is money-obsessed Youkai, he demands more and more from each person he "helps").

* CreepyDoll: Konakijiji, the Youkai for Episode 10, gives off this vibe with his general design. He also assembles a "family" of ''literal'' creepy dolls [[spoilers: imbued with the souls he's stolen from humans.]]

* BigEater: Seikai.

Followed by ''Series/ChourikiSentaiOhranger''.

!!The Kakurangers are:
* Sasuke/'''[[red:Ninja Red]]''': The [[HotBlooded hot-blooded]] [[TheHero Hero]] of the story. Parallels to Sun Wukong.
* Tsuruhime/'''[[evil:[[white:Ninja White]]]]''': TheChick and SmartGirl. She's technically the leader, but Sasuke's the P.O.V.-character. Parallels to Xuanzang.
* Saizō/'''[[blue:Ninja Blue]]''': The KidAppealCharacter. [[SmallNameBigEgo He thinks he's all that]] ([[CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass maybe]]). Parallels to Sha Wujing.
* Seikai/'''[[gold:Ninja Yellow]]''': TheBigGuy, BigEater, and HeavySleeper. Parallels to Zhu Bajie.
* Jiraiya/'''Ninja Black''': TheLancer. American. Speaks GratuitousEnglish [[SurprisinglyGoodEnglish astoundingly well]]. Debuted as TheMole. Parallels to Yulong.[[note]]Unfortunately, he was written with no counterpart, but Yulong is left over from Journey To The West[[/note]]
* '''[[blue:Ninjaman]]''': SixthRanger, a disciple of the Sanshinshō who was imprisoned in a magic bottle after he was tricked into attacking humans. He can enlarge himself to fight giant Yokais and can transform into '''Samuraiman''' [[OneWingedAngel when angered]].

!!The Sanshinshō[[note]]Three Divine Generals[[/note]]
* Muteki Shōgun[[note]]Invincible General[[/note]]: The first and [[MightyGlacier largest of the three]]; he has a [[FlamingSword flaming]] {{BFS}}. Governs "body".
* Tsubasamaru: A white bird that [[MechaExpansionPack can give the other two]] [[PowerGivesYouWings more power.]] Governs "mind",
* Kakure Daishōgun[[note]]Hidden Great General[[/note]]: The third and [[FragileSpeedster swiftest fighter of the three]]. Governs "skill".
!!The Yōkai
* Daimaō: The BigBad. Ruler of the Youkai.
* Gashadokuro: TheDragon, and initial BigBad. Daimaou's son with the self-given title of Young Noble Junior.
* Hakumenrou: TheBrute. Tsuruhime's father who swore loyalty to Daimaou after failing to defeat him. [[spoiler:Actually a {{Mole}}.]]
* Dr. Yugami: EvilGenius. A MadScientist Youkai who loyally serves Gashadokuro. First of the villains introduced.
* Hana no Kunoichi Gumi[[note]]The Flower Kunoichi Gang[[/note]]: The Yōkai's [[AmazonBrigade All-Female]] [[ThePsychoRangers band of fighters]]; their names are '''[[blue:Ayame]]''', '''[[pink:Sakura]]''', '''[[forestgreen:Suiren]]''', '''[[cinnamon:Yuri]]''', and '''[[purple:Ran]]'''. They were once ordinary cats until transformed by Gashadokuro.

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** Early in the series, Jiraiya claimed that he couldn't speak Japanese. Later on, we get flashbacks of Jiraiya from before he became a Kakuranger speaking perfect Japanese.

''Ninja Sentai Kakuranger'' (Ninja Squadron Hiddenranger[[note]]Kakuranger is a portmanteau of ''Kakure'', which means "hidden", and Ranger[[/note]]) is the eighteenth installment in the ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' franchise, airing from 1994 to 1995.

** Episode 7, the Monster of the Week's has the iconic outfit of [[VideoGame/FatalFury Terry Bogard]]. Also, the monster's cap has the word "Hungry" on it as a reference to Terry's moniker, "The Legendary Hungry Wolf".

* ElementalPowers

* StockSuperpowers: The Kakurangers each have a special Ninja Arts technique.
** DoppelgangerAttack: Sasuke
** VoluntaryShapeshifter: Tsuruhime
** WalkOnWater: Saizō
** {{Sizeshifter}}: Seikai
** FastTunnelling: Jiraiya

* '''Ninjaman''': SixthRanger, a disciple of the Sanshinshō who was imprisoned in a magic bottle after he was tricked into attacking humans. He can enlarge himself to fight giant Yokais and can transform into '''Samuraiman''' [[OneWingedAngel when angered]].

* Tsuruhime/'''[[gray:Ninja White]]''': TheChick and SmartGirl. She's technically the leader, but Sasuke's the P.O.V.-character. Parallels to Xuanzang.

The series itself was the third Super Sentai to see a US release coming out in May of 2016.

* Sasuke/'''Ninja Red''': The [[HotBlooded hot-blooded]] [[TheHero Hero]] of the story. Parallels to Sun Wukong.
* Tsuruhime/'''Ninja White''': TheChick and SmartGuy. She's technically the leader, but Sasuke's the P.O.V.-character. Parallels to Xuanzang.
* Saizō/'''Ninja Blue''': The KidAppealCharacter. [[SmallNameBigEgo He thinks he's all that]] ([[CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass maybe]]). Parallels to Sha Wujing.
* Seikai/'''Ninja Yellow''': TheBigGuy, BigEater, and HeavySleeper. Parallels to Zhu Bajie.

* Hana no Kunoichi Gumi[[note]]The Flower Kunoichi Gang[[/note]]: The Yōkai's [[AmazonBrigade All-Female]] [[ThePsychoRangers band of fighters]]; their names are '''[[color:navy:Ayame]]''', '''[[color:fuchsia:Sakura]]''', '''[[color:olive:Suiren]]''', '''[[color:orange:Yuri]]''', and '''[[color:purple:Ran]]'''. They were once ordinary cats until transformed by Gashadokuro.