Ninpu Sentai Hurricaneger (忍風戦隊ハリケンジャー) is a Japanese Tokusatsu television show and Toei's twenty-sixth production of the Super Sentai metaseries. It aired from February 17, 2002, to February 9, 2003, replacing Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger, and was replaced by Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger. The catchphrase for the series is "Unknown even to others, unknown even to the world, we become shadows to defeat evil!" (人も知らず 世も知らず 影となりて悪を討つ！). On April 1, 2013, Shun Shioya, Nao Nagasawa, Kohei Yamamoto, Yujiro Shirakawa, and Nobuo Kyo, who played Hurricane Red, Hurricane Blue, Hurricane Yellow, Kabuto Raijer, and Kuwaga Raijer, respectively, announced that a tenth-anniversary V-Cinema release called Ninpu Sentai Hurricaneger: 10 Years After would be produced. This is the first time a movie has been made commemorating the anniversary of a single Sentai series. The movie is a direct to DVD and Blu-ray release. Shout! Factory released Ninpu Sentai Hurricaneger: The Complete Series in North America on March 26, 2019. This is the twelfth Super Sentai series to be released in North America. It aired alongside Kamen Rider Ryuki. Hurricaneger is the first Super Sentai series to officially celebrate its own 20th anniversary, with a V-cinext release for this occasion which debuted in 2022.

Plot

Three misfit pupils of the Hayate-Style Ninja School, who are given a rigorous training regiment by their sensei Mugensai Hinata, are the only survivors when most of their peers are slaughtered during the graduation ceremony by a group of evil space ninjas known as the Jakanja that serve a mysterious power hidden on Earth. Mugensai, who has turned himself into a hamster to evade his pursuers, and his daughter Oboro Hinata recruit the trio to become the legendary Hurricanegers to fight Jakanja. The Hurricanegers are joined by the Gouraigers of the Ikazuchi-Style Ninja School, who were initially their enemies, and later the mysterious Shurikenger who unites the two ninja groups to stop Jakanja from acquiring the mysterious power.

Characters

Hurricanegers

The eponymous Hurricanegers are three ninja students in the 507th class who are the survivors of the Hayate-Style (疾風流) ninja school, Ninpukan (忍風館), are mastering their school's Super Ninja Art (超忍法) ninjutsu. They represent the Hayate Heart embodying the "Presistence of the Future". Their arsenal revolving around the Shinobi Medal (シノビメダル) discs, the Hurricanegers transform by using the Hurricane Gyro (ハリケンジャイロ) brace and use the Hurricane Winger (ハリケンウインガー) hang gliders for transportation. They are armed with the Hayatemaru (ハヤテ丸) ninjatō, which has an alternate rifle mode that can be accessed by combining with its sheath. Their signature attack is the Super Ninja Art: Shadow Dance (超忍法・影の舞). The Hurricanegers combine their personal weapons to form the Triple Gadget (トリプルガジェット), which has three configurations that can perform a different finisher depending on which weapon is used as the front piece: the Dry Gadget (ドライガジェット) shoots a ball of flaming energy, the Sonic Gadget (ソニックガジェット) fires a bubble of sound waves, and the Quake Gadget (クエイクガジェット) materializes a 100-ton weight. When facing enlarged Jakanja members, the Hurricanegers summon their Shinobi Machines (シノビマシン) and form a Karakuri Giant (カラクリ巨人) known as Senpuujin (旋風神) via Shinobi Wind Combination (忍風合体) where it has the ability to assume the more agile form of Senpuujin Hurrier (旋風神ハリアー) for a duration of one minute. Senpuujin can combine with Gouraijin and a Karakuri Ball (カラクリボール) combination known as Karakuri Warrior Fuuraimaru (カラクリ武者風雷丸) into Gourai Senpuujin (轟雷旋風神) via School Transcendence Wind-Thunder Combination (流派超越風雷合体). Alternatively, it can combine with Gouraijin, Tenkuujin, and the Tri-Condor (トライコンドル) combination to form Tenrai Senpuujin (天雷旋風神) via Galactic Transcendence Three-God Combination (銀河超越三神合体). The Hurricanegers and Gouraigers also acquire the use of Shurikenger's Ninjamisen (ニンジャミセン) instrument, allowing them to either command Revolver Mammoth (リボルバーマンモス), which can be ridden by Tenrai Senpuujin in the Revolver Tenrai Senpuujin (リボルバー天雷旋風神) formation, or combine the Ninjamisen with the Victory Gadget to form the Final Gadget (ファイナルガジェット).

Gouraigers

The Lightning Speed Gouraiger (電光石火ゴウライジャー) are two brothers who are the surviving students of the Ikazuchi Way (迅雷流) ninja academy, Ikazuchi Gijuku (迅雷義塾), originally the enemies of the Hurricaneger who join the Jakanja despite having wiped out the Ikazuchi Way's Ninja Academy which left the Kasumi brothers as the only survivors. The brothers obtained the forbidden Gouraiger system from their father, Ikki (一鬼), a rogue ninja who abused them. Ikki went against the Ikazuchi Way's wishes to obtain the Evil Will after learning of it during his mission in Egypt and learned of the "Final Secret" at the time of a meteor shower. He went against his school's wishes by creating the Gouraiger system and making his sons kill each other to evoke it while making them believe that rage and hatred would only promote strength. Though they eventually allied themselves with the Hurricanegers the Kasumi brothers were unable to completely forsake their father's cruel teachings and have a jaded view on life. The two work as construction workers before parting ways after the final battle with the Jakanja. They represent the Ikazuchi Heart embodying the Bonds of the Past. Their arsenal revolving around the Shinobi Medals, the Gouraigers transform by using the Gourai Changer (ゴウライチェンジャー) brace and use the Bari Thunder (バリサンダー) motorcycles for transportation. They are armed with the Ikazuchimaru (イカヅチ丸) staff, which can switch between Spear Mode (手槍モード), the shuriken-like Cross Mode (十字の型), and the shield-like Circle Moon Mode (円月の型). The Gouraigers combine their personal weapons to form the Double Gadget (ダブルガジェット), which can then combine with the Hurricanegers' Triple Gadget's Quake Gadget configuration to form the Victory Gadget (ビクトリーガジェット). When facing enlarged Jakanja members, the Gouraigers summon their Shinobi Machines and form Gouraijin (轟雷神) via Thunderclap Combination (迅雷合体).

Shurikenger

Shurikenger (シュリケンジャー) is the green-colored "Sky Ninja" (天空忍者) who is able to transform via the Shuriken Ball (シュリケンボール) device. He is armed with the Shuriken's Bat (シュリケンズバット) katana, which has an alternate baseball bat mode that can be accessed by combining with its sheath. He can also assume Fire Mode (ファイヤーモード), rotating the top of his helmet while removing the weight inhibitor serving as chest armor to increase his physical abilities. When facing enlarged Jakanja members, Shurikenger summons Tenkuujin (天空神) and changes it from a bird-themed helicopter mode to robot mode via Soaring Transformation (飛翔変形).

Allies

Space Ninja Clan Jakanja

The Space Ninja Clan Jakanja (宇宙忍群ジャカンジャ) are a ruthless band of alien ninja based in their fortress Parasite Fortress Centipede (寄生要塞センチピード), the Jonin (上忍) group known as the Seven Dark Spears (暗黒七本槍) with three commanding the Chuunin (中忍) that consist Jankanja's Space Ninjas (宇宙忍者). Each one leads their own Ninja Corps. Their goal is to bring Earth to ruins to invoke "it" (アレ), the "Evil Force" (邪悪なる意志) that would form in the depths of the ocean before destroying the universe. But when Tau Zanto assumes his ultimate form the Centipede is destroyed in the transformation, Furabiijo and Wendinu are among the survivors that also include the Reverse Seven Spears.

Shadow Seven Spears

The Shadow Seven Spears (ウラ七本槍) are a group of ninja that are independent of the Jankanja and serve as antagonists in the movies.

Other members

Episodes

At the end of each episode, there is a short Ninja File segment on a Jakanja the Hurricanegers dealt with. All of the episodes in the show are called "Scrolls".

Production

The trademark for the series was filed by Toei Company on November 22, 2001.

Film

Ninpu Sentai Hurricaneger: Shushutto the Movie (忍風戦隊ハリケンジャー シュシュッと THE MOVIE) is a 2002 film, which takes place between episodes 25 and 26.

V-Cinema releases

Specials

Cast

Voice actors

Guest cast

Film and direct-to-video guest cast

Songs

International broadcast and home video