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3 | ''Ninja Captor'' is a Japanese {{tokusatsu}} TV series aired from April 7, 1976 to January 26, 1977 on [[Creator/TVTokyo TV Tokyo 12 Channel]], produced by Toei Company, Ltd. This Sentai-esque series aired during the run of Creator/ShotaroIshinomori's original Franchise/SuperSentai series, ''Series/HimitsuSentaiGoranger'' and was notably first superhero team show produced by Toei under the Saburo Yatsude/Hatte pseudonym. |
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5 | Daisuke Izumo graduates from the Wind-Demon Stealth-Army, a secret army aiming for the conquest of Japan. He instead escapes, and becomes the leader of the "Captor," a ninja team supervised by Mujin Tendou. The Captor team's mission is to battle the ninja sent out by the Wind-Demon General, Retsufuu Fuuma. |
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7 | This show used to be considered by some to be a part of the ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' franchise,[[note]]between ''Goranger'' and ''Series/JAKQDengekitai''[[/note]] but was later excluded. |
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10 | !!The Captor team: |
11 | * Daisuke Izumo / '''Fire-Stealth Captor 7''' (Red): |
12 | * Keita Izumi / '''Wind-Stealth Captor 6''' (Lime): |
13 | * Noboru Oyama / '''Gold-Stealth Captor 5''' (Yellow): |
14 | * Dan Kurokawa / '''Ground-Stealth Captor 4''' (Brown): |
15 | * MarĂa Sakurakoji / '''Flower-Stealth Captor 3 #1''' (Pink): |
16 | * Miki Tendo / '''Flower-Stealth Captor 3 #2''' (Pink): |
17 | * Sakon Shijo / '''Water-Stealth Captor 2''' (Blue): |
18 | * Saburobei Fukuro / '''Thunder-Stealth Captor 1''' (Orange): |
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21 | !!Tropes: |
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23 | * AllYourColorsCombined: The "7 Captor Kick" sees all seven Ninja Captors coming together to finish off the enemy. |
24 | %% AllYourPowersCombined |
25 | * ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Like Franchise/SuperSentai, each member is assigned a color. |
26 | * DefectorFromDecadence: Daisuke Izumo starts off a member of the Wind-Demon Ninja Army, but after seeing them harm children he decides that's a bridge too far and defects, becoming TheLeader of the Ninja Captors instead. |
27 | * DyingCandle: Fuuma has a set of candles that burn for as long as his minions are alive. The flames grow larger when one is fighting the Captors. |
28 | * ElementalPowers: Each member is associated with an element. |
29 | ** PlayingWithFire - Fire-Stealth Captor 7 |
30 | ** BlowYouAway - Wind-Stealth Captor 6 |
31 | ** ExtraOreDinary - Gold-Stealth Captor 5 |
32 | ** DishingOutDirt - Ground-Stealth Captor 4 |
33 | ** PetalPower - Flower-Stealth Captor 3 |
34 | ** MakingASplash - Water-Stealth Captor 2 |
35 | ** ShockAndAwe - Thunder-Stealth Captor 1 |
36 | * FireIsRed: Fire-Stealth Captor 7 is the red-colored senshi. |
37 | * HypnoticEyes: Daisuke hypnotizes a {{Mook}} to interrogate them in one episode using this method. His eyes glow red through his visor when he does this. |
38 | * LawOfChromaticSuperiority: Like proper Sentai series, the Red hero is the leader of the team. |
39 | * MonsterOfTheWeek: Each episode has the team doing battle against an evil monster ninja sent out by the bad guys. Unlike the rubber-suited monsters of ''Super Sentai'', these villains appear as wildly dressed men not unlike those that would be seen in ''Series/KaiketsuZubat''. |
40 | * PutOnABus: After the Wind-Demon Ninjas are defeated, Maria leaves the Ninja Captors to go to America. [[RealLifeWritesThePlot In real life, Maria's actress left the show after its initial planned run]]. |
41 | * {{Sentai}}: Even if they're not officially a ''Super'' Sentai, Ninja Captor has the flashy transformation poses, group roll calls and color-coded team outfits to qualify as one genre-wise. |
42 | * SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Subverted. Miki was already a supporting character before replacing Maria. |
43 | * TheSmurfettePrinciple: Flower-Stealth Captor 3, who is pink like most Sentai heroines. |
44 | * WallCrawl: Both the Ninja Captors and the villains display the ability to stick to walls and ceilings. |
45 | * WaterIsBlue: Water-Stealth Captor 2 is the blue senshi. |
46 | %% * WeaponOfChoice |
47 | %%** Captor 7: Fire Wheel Bullet |
48 | %%** Captor 6: Wind Shell |
49 | %%** Captor 5: Disk |
50 | %%** Captor 4: Ground Staff |
51 | %%** Captor 3: Flower Nunchaku |
52 | %%** Captor 2: Rapid Stream Gun |
53 | %%** Captor 1: Electric Rope |
54 | * WindIsGreen: Wind-Stealth Captor 6 is the green senshi. |
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