Line #29 MythologyGag/ShurikenSentaiNinninger


1	* It's the first time in ''40 years'' that the rangers use the Japanese way of labelling colors instead of English.[[note]]Though they typically place the actual MilestoneCelebration at the end of it (i.e. the next season.) Note that ''Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger'' was just four years ago.[[/note]]
2	* The team themselves are the descendants of the legendary ninja that sealed away the Yokai, much like the [[Series/NinjaSentaiKakuranger Kakurangers]] were.
3	** They're fighting {{Youkai}} like the Kakurangers, and are referred to as a 'third generation' team (they're the third ninja Sentai, as well as two generations following their grandfather, the legendary Last Ninja.) We also get a reference to ''Kakuranger's'' theme song.
4	** Shurikenjin has the blue part for the left arm, yellow for the upper body, and the lower body as one whole part, just like Kakure Daishogun. Red even forms the right arm on occasion.
5	** So far, ''every'' MonsterOfTheWeek corresponds to a ''Kakuranger'' monster. However, that could just be because there are only so many {{Youkai}} to go around.
6	*** This was later averted with the introduction of "Western Yokai". Namely {{Dracula}}, the [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent Wolf Man]] (''Series/KamenRider'''s Wolf Man anyone?), and Film/{{Frankenstein 1931}}'s Monster.
7	** An extra-strong monster based on a Nue? [[Series/NinjaSentaiKakuranger Where have we seen that before?]]
8	** Gekiatsu Daioh has one arm turn into a fish-shaped motorcycle, rather like the Kakuranger bikes.
9	* Their suits really resemble the ones used in ''Series/SamuraiSentaiShinkenger''. The color scheme and the huge visors are the key points. And swords with something spinning on them.
10	** The OP sequence borrows heavily from the ''Shinkenger'' OP, particularly the bit where they zoom in on each Ranger one at a time during a big battle, while the ED reuses the "clear skies over Japan" line from the ''Shinkenger'' ED.
11	** The Gamagama Juu take the function of that alarm bell in the Shiba mansion. Amusingly, it's the Kibaoni who use the traditional bamboo one.
12	** The Kibaoni gather fear in liquid form in hopes of reviving their BigBad, rather like the Gedoushu filling the Sanzu River to enable them to invade Earth (also allowing their leader Dokukou to escape the seal.)
13	*** Also, how is the task completed? The female enemy general loses a loved one, causing her own pain to create a surge of this liquid emotion greater than all the monsters' attacks on humans put together, instantly allowing the BigBad to walk the earth again (mind you, the losing a loved one aspect is more ''Series/PowerRangersSamurai'' than ''Shinkenger.'') Said villain also meets her end by being absorbed by her leader.
14	** If you look carefully at Masakage's head, it's really a Noh mask on a tentacled creature, bringing to mind Hone no Shitari.
15	** The origins or Lion Ha-Oh mirror that of Ushi Origami - both are up in the mountains and [[spoiler:a kid familiar with the technology is watching over it.]]
16	** Turns out ninjas in general are something of an open secret just like the Shinkengers were, with the ''kuroko'' being recognised by civilians and everything.
17	** And of course the SixthRanger being a Gold with blue sleeves and a star on his face.
18	* The visors also bring [[Series/NinpuuSentaiHurricaneger Shurikenger]] to mind.
19	* [=KiNinger's=] helmet and visor bears a remarkable resemblance to [[Series/MiraiSentaiTimeranger Providus]]' head.
20	* This is the first Sentai to have a female pink and white Ranger on the main team since ''Series/DengekiSentaiChangeman.''
21	* Their mechs don't really have a unifying theme, which might symbolize the different themes of Sentai throughout the years:
22	** Shinobimaru is a humanoid red mecha like [[Series/GoseiSentaiDairanger Ryusei-Oh]], [[Series/NinjaSentaiKakuranger Red Saruder]], or [[Series/TokumeiSentaiGoBusters Go-Buster Ace]].
23	** Dragomaru is a blue dragon piloted by TheLancer like [[Series/SamuraiSentaiShinkenger Ryuu Origami]]. Shurikenjin Drago is an alternate Megazord form without Red in charge, just like [[Series/MahouSentaiMagiranger MajiDragon.]]
24	** Dumpmaru is a dump truck like [[Series/GogoSentaiBoukenger Gogo Dump]] or [[Series/GekisouSentaiCarranger V-Dump]].
25	** Wanmaru may be a reference to random AnimalMecha we found in many seasons.
26	** Byunmaru may be a reference to the previous Sentai, ''Series/ResshaSentaiToQger''.
27	** Paonmaru being an elephant and the first MechaExpansionPack may be a call back to both ''Series/HyakujuuSentaiGaoranger'' and ''Series/JukenSentaiGekiranger''.
28	** [=UFOmaru=] may be a reference to the [[Series/DenjiSentaiMegaranger Voyager Machines]]. As a diminutive addon with a blasting attack, he's also similar to [[Series/HyakujuuSentaiGaoranger Soul Bird.]]
29	** Bison King is composed by a humanoid mecha and a bison themed one. Seems like [[Series/SeijuuSentaiGingaman Go Taurus]].
30	** Surfermaru isn't the first surfing mecha in Sentai. In ''Series/JukenSentaiGekiranger'', we had Geki Penguin. Coincidentally, Shurikenjin Surfer isn't the first combined mecha form on a surfboard - that would be [[Series/BakuryuuSentaiAbaranger AbarenOh Slidon]] (the addon mecha's even purple!)
31	** Lion Haoh is basically every carrier zord ever, particularly [[Series/SamuraiSentaiShinkenger Mogyu Daioh]] (with the twist that he's ''not'' the last mecha of the show!)
32	** Forming Haoh Shurikenjin involves [=BisonKing=] forming two cannons from its limbs, just like [[Series/ChourikiSentaiOhranger RedPuncher on King Pyramider.]] Additionally, both Lion Haoh and King Pyramider basically stand up to transform and can use both of the team mecha in the combination.
33	* Takaharu and Yakumo's relation is really like [[Series/TokusouSentaiDekaranger Ban and Hoji's]] and [[Series/MahouSentaiMagiranger Kai and Tsubasa's]].
34	* The Ninningers running through a forest in the OP can be likened to that of the [[Series/SeijuuSentaiGingaman Gingamen]].
35	** Bison King is identical to [[Series/SeijuuSentaiGingaman BullTaurus]], both have a mecha inside them (Heavy Knight Bull Black and [=RodeoMaru=]) and both have taurus species as mecha (Bison Buggy and [=GoTaurus=]).
36	* The MonsterOfTheWeek is really a mishmash of a Yokai and a household item. [[Series/BakuryuuSentaiAbaranger Like Evolians' Trinoids, only if you cut out the plant motif.]]
37	* For some cases, the transformation from object to Youkai are similar to the [[Series/TokumeiSentaiGobusters Metaloid's]].
38	* Yakumo's magic relies a lot on magical circles very similar to the ones from ''Series/MahouSentaiMagiranger''. [[spoiler:Basically foreshadowing the appearance of [=MagiYellow=] well ahead of time.]]
39	** #5 has Kasumi, the pink one, shapeshifting into a post box, which Houka was guilty of ''twice!''
40	** In the episode with Ninja Red and Hurricane Red, Yakumo gets chided by Yosuke for using magic to float in the air. We later see the Yokai and Takaharu travel back to 2005. That's not just the time of the most recent Sentai where all the members were family members, but they were a team of magicians just like Yakumo (''Series/MahouSentaiMagiranger'' for those less than familiar with Super Sentai).
41	** [=StarNinger=]'s TransformationSequence has the hologram of his shuriken passing through him instead, rather like those magic circles from ''Magiranger''.
42	** The components of Gekiatsu Dai-Oh are essentially the Ninningers themselves, rather like [[Series/MahouSentaiMagiranger the Magirangers]].
43	** [[spoiler:Tsubasa's]] introductory subtitles in Shinobi 38 use the exact font as [[spoiler:the Magiranger opening title's]].
44	** Shinobi 39 has two Hyakkarage wearing blue and yellow bands who turn out to be Yakumo and Kinji in magic disguise, also something Houka's guilty of (but with pink instead).
45	* In the [[Recap/ShurikenSentaiNinningerVsKamenRiderDrive Vs Drive special]], [[Series/KyoryuSentaiZyuranger a familiar ]][[Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers blue-lit ball]] appears in Dr. D's old lab, [[http://ssmetheblog.tumblr.com/post/115119261168/hopefully-im-not-the-only-one-who-caught-this albeit turned off.]]
46	* Starninger being a Gold (shade of Yellow) cowboy might remind you back then on ''Series/KagakuSentaiDynaman'', where Kousaku/Dyna ''Yellow'' is often seen sporting a cowboy hat (but not being a cowboy) especially in the opening... and his name in the parody dub was ''Cowboy''.
47	** Starninger is also one gigantic love letter to both [[Series/NinjaSentaiKakuranger Jiraiya/Ninja Black]] and [[Series/NinpuuSentaiHurricaneger Shurikenger]], being a ninja who is introduced speaking snippets of English at random, wearing mostly black when not transformed, and again being extremely cowboy-themed (as Jiraiya was introduced in ''Kakuranger''). He's even Japanese-American like Jiraiya was, and has a secondary musical theme like Shurikenger had.
48	** Starninger could be a reference to the relationship between Franchise/SuperSentai and Franchise/PowerRangers: He is a westernized version of the other rangers and both find the other's methods unusual, which mirrors the fact that Franchise/PowerRangers series are perceived as more serious and violent by Japanese fans while Sentai is seen as more oddball and aloof by Americans. Starninger notably comes off as ignorant to the way the rest of the team works, but is slowly starting to enjoy them, similar to how the American Sentai fandom is more of a recent development.
49	** Starninger might also be a send up to the SixthRanger concept and Ranger Allies as a whole. The poncho harkens back to [[Series/KyoryuSentaiZyuranger DragonRanger's]] shield while his mecha, as noted above, are possibly references to [[Series/SeijuuSentaiGingaman Black Knight]] while the color Gold is one of the more frequent SixthRanger colors. The Dragon Ranger reference could also work with the Power Rangers send up above, given that the character's American counterpart is immensely popular and contributed to Power Ranger's early sucess.
50	* The first male Yellow in a [[Series/MahouSentaiMagiranger decade]], as well as the first male Blue and Yellow duo in [[Series/HyakujuuSentaiGaoranger 14 years]].
51	* A Red Ranger who ends the roll call by stating that things [[Series/ZyudenSentaiKyoryuger are going wild]]. (Though he does use "abareru ze' instead of 'areru ze', so maybe a [[Series/BakuryuuSentaiAbaranger different dinosaur Sentai?]])
52	** Also from ''Kyoryuger'', the Ninja Ichibantou's transformation call (NIN! NIN! NIN! NIN NINI NIN!) calls to mind [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments Utsusemimaru's "Dororon Shinobi Change"]] from Brave 27.
53	* [[Series/NinpuuSentaiHurricaneger Space Ninja. Hmm... where did we last heard that ]]?
54	* In #11, Kasumi presents her newly-invented 'Karakuri Shinobi Translator', a device which allows communication with animals and machines including the Otomo Nin, which is a realization of the dream of her predecessor from ''Series/KagakuSentaiDynaman'', who, also a scientist, aspired to create a device that would allow people to talk to animals.
55	* Yukio Yamagata being cast as [[spoiler:Shishio, the spirit of the Lion Ha-Oh]] is based primarily on his long association with animal-based teams and mecha, including singing the theme to ''Series/HyakujuuSentaiGaoranger''. But it also calls to mind [[spoiler:[[Series/TokumeiSentaiGoBusters the last time]] a classic anime theme singer was associated with a lion mecha]].
56	* The Mujina episode has Kasumi briefly losing her intelligence, making her very similar to some past Pinks - and Takaharu ''gaining'' her intelligence brings to mind past Reds like in ''Series/GogoSentaiBoukenger'' and ''Series/SamuraiSentaiShinkenger.''
57	* The Ninja Ichibanto normally goes "The Waza!", while its upgraded form, the Gekiatsuto, goes "The [[Series/JukenSentaiGekiranger GekiWaza!]]" instead.
58	* According to Shinobi 37, the true purpose of The End Shuriken [[spoiler:rehashes the Universe's Greatest Treasure from ''Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger''.]]
59	** And in the last episode, [[spoiler:just like the Gokaigers did with the Greatest Treasure, the Ninningers choose to destroy the End Shuriken, rather than using it to wish for a peaceful world. Of course, in this case they used its power to wish for a world without the End Shuriken, resulting in the destruction it had caused being reverted, so they got both outcomes.]]
60	* Mangetsu Kibaoni being the son of the BigBad with a nasty streak making him a force to be reckoned with himself mirrors Young Prince Junior/Gashadokuro from ''Series/NinjaSentaiKakuranger''.
61	* [[spoiler: In 44, Masakage Tsugomori is revealed to actually be a tiny yokai piloting a human sized body, just like [[Series/NinpuuSentaiHurricaneger Sargain]].]]
62	* [[spoiler: Grandpa Isagaki has the End Shuriken in him and it granted him a extra long life. But then the villains kill him and take the item. This is very similar to another ninja season - Her Majesty Kagura's plot with the Grieving Bow Medal in Series/NinpuuSentaiHurricaneger.]]
63	* [[spoiler: In 45, the team cannon that the Ninningers form is very similar to the Penta Force Cannon from ''Series/BattleFeverJ''.]]
64	* In the “Returns” movie, the new Green hero introduces them-self as [[Series/NinpuuSentaiHurricaneger “Idol of Idol” and does the pose for a past Toei hero the face actor played]].

Context MythologyGag / ShurikenSentaiNinninger