History Series / NinjaSentaiKakuranger

* SeriesContinuityError: 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.

* InTheNameOfTheMoon: "Hiding from the people and slashing evil! Ninja Sentai Kakuranger, revealed!"

* Jiraiya/'''Ninja Black''': TheLancer. American. Speaks GratuitousEnglish [[SurprisinglyGoodEnglish astoundingly well]]. Debuted as the ReverseMole. Parallels to Yulong.[[note]]Unfortunately, he was written with no counterpart, but Yulong is left over from Journey To The West[[/note]]

* Hakumenrou: TheBrute. Tsuruhime's father who swore loyalty to Daimaou after failing to defeat him. [[spoiler:Actually a ReverseMole.]]

* ActorAllusion: Ittan Momen from #25 is voiced by Creator/NobuyukiHiyama, which explains why [[Series/GoseiSentaiDairanger he's riding a motorcycle and always saying 'baby'!]]

* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: The Kakurangers are this ''in spades''. To boot, we have a highly-trained ninja who just so happens to be a [[spoiler: [[BlueBlood wealthy heiress]]]], a HotBlooded, childish [[TheSlacker slacker]], a bumbling fool who's [[FriendToAllChildren great with kids]], a ButtMonkey who's a notorious BigEater, and a FunnyForeigner who's badassery is tempered by his bad Japanese (but don't worry though, his [[SurprisinglyGoodEnglish English is amazing]]). Then they get joined by a VoluntaryShapeshifting robot ninja/samurai who was stuck in a blue vase for around 1000 years. They somehow still manage to work together to defeat and seal away the Youkai Army Corps and run a crepe shop, though it wasn't without its difficulties in the beginning.

** Cerebus Syndrome: Midway of the series, however, the {{Narrator}} is gone, and the series started getting edgy and dramatic, particularly the episodes to get their final scrolls.
* BoundAndGagged: Happens ''oh so many times'' to the heroes, sometimes with the gag too. Daimaou's Youkai Gang is a rather kinky group. Sasuke ''always'' avoids this, because he's based on the guy who's never caught: [[Literature/JourneyToTheWest Sun Wukong]], and [[LawOfChromaticSuperiority he's the red one.]]

* TheStoic: Jiraiya doesn't talk much since [[SurprisinglyGoodEnglish "He can't speak Japanese!"]] (he gets better later).

** MoodWhiplash: Midway of the series, however, the {{Narrator}} is gone, and the series started getting edgy and dramatic, particularly the episodes to get their final scrolls.

* FunnyForeigner: Jiraiya combines being this and a badass.

** Another bit of HilariousInHindsight here: "Seibai!" is also pronounced by the [[Series/SamuraiSentaiShinkenger Shinkengers]] when using most any human-size finisher. ''Both'' probably picked it up from ''AbarenboShogun.''

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

This is the first Super Sentai with a Ninja motif; its characters are also compared to the leads of ''Literature/JourneyToTheWest''. It was also the first Sentai to feature a female as its leader, and the first to have a non-human ally as a SixthRanger. Part of its charm is the distinct PostModernism feel it has - the {{Narrator}}, and later the Youkai themselves, make a point of introducing their past selves directly to the audience, whilst being characters in the show, for example.

It was adapted into America as the third season of ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers''. Notably, the suits were used for the Aquitian Rangers, who protected the Earth during the "Alien Rangers" story arc when the Mighty Morphin team were de-aged.

* '''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 has the ability to transform into '''Samuraiman''' [[OneWingedAngel when angered]].

* CoolCar: The Nekomaru van, a sentient van with the face of cat.
* {{Crossover}}: ''Super Sentai World'', a short [=3D=] film where the Kakuranger team fought alongside the four previous Sentai teams ([[Series/ChikyuuSentaiFiveman Fiveman]], [[Series/ChoujinSentaiJetman Jetman]], [[Series/KyoryuSentaiZyuranger Zyuranger]] and [[Series/GoseiSentaiDairanger Dairanger]]). The main giant robot of each team were also present. This short film served as a predecessor to the annual Versus movies that began the following year.
* {{Eyecatch}}: The eyecatch before the break features a Kakuranger by a black background slashing the screen. All 5 Kakurangers are then seen in the open turning to the camera. After the break, the eyecatch features the Kyodai Jūshō (the Three God Generals and Ninjaman from eps. 36 onwards).

* HomeBase: The Nekomaru, a cat shaped van.

*** Averted with the Jūshō Fighters, which are lightweight versions of the standard Jūshō that make up for their inability to combine with greater speed and flexibility[[note]]Their names are just like the others, only they all begin with "Battle" (i.e. Battle Saruder, Battle Kark, ect.)[[/note]].
** MotionCaptureMecha: The Kakurangers could literally transform into their individualized Jūshō.

*** Also, the Muteki Shogun could transform into a castle, but unfortunately the toy version is unable to replicate this feature due to the limited articulation endemic to all Deluxe Sentai robots.

* MonstersOfTheWeek: The Yōkai were all based on actual Japanese mythology and folklores.

* TheMovie: Filmed alongside Episodes 7 and 8, but didn't premier until after Episode 9 aired.
* {{Narrator}}: He actually appears on the screen until he got "fired" at Episode 24. In Episode 39, he was presumably injured by Dorodoros.

* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Ninja White, who unlike previous girls, is actually the leader of the team (although Ninja Red is still the lead character).

* TransformationTrinket: The Doron Changers, the first ever handheld trinkets.

** PowerFist: The Shinobi Knuckles, the Rangers' personal weapons are attachments to them. As the [=JuuShou=], they get better versions of these weapons.

This is the first Super Sentai with a Ninja motif; its characters are also compared to the leads of ''Literature/JourneyToTheWest''. It was also the first Sentai to feature a female as its leader, and the first to have a non-human ally as a SixthRanger. Part of its charm is the distinct PostModernism feel it has - TheNarrator, and later the Youkai themselves, make a point of introducing their past selves directly to the audience, whilst being characters in the show, for example.

* TheNarrator: He actually appears on the screen until he got "fired" at Episode 24. In Episode 39, he was presumably injured by Dorodoros.

[[caption-width-right:300:[[EarWorm "Kakuranger! Ninja! Ninja!"]]]]

* {{Camp}}: Well for this Sentai, you've got a... [[LargeHam super hammy]] {{Narrator}}, lots of [[HitFlash "WHAM!!" comic effect]] and a FunnyForeigner to the boot. Is it good? [[Series/{{Batman}} Holy Ninja, Batman!]] [[NarmCharm IT IS!]]

* ShooOutTheClowns: As the series got more serious, particularly when Junior and Daima started becoming more prominent, the comedic Announcer who spoke to the audience stopped appearing.

* MorphicResonance: The youkai in human form usually retain some aspect of their personality or appearance, such as Kappa’s goggles or Binbogami’s clown makeup. This is exploited by Saizou at one point to disguise himself as Daimou in human form with his black cloak and glasses to trick an obsessed female youkai.

* TheNarrator: He actually appears on the screen.

''Ninja Sentai Kakuranger'' (Ninja Squadron Hiddenger[[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.