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Jiraiya

Tokusatsu series / 1988

Jiraiya

世界忍者戦ジライヤ

Synopsis

Toha receives the Jiraiya suit to protect the Pako treasure from the Yoma clan and other ninjas from around the world.

Original Release1988
Episodes50
Episode Runtime in MinutesNot Listed
GenreNinja

Titles

English Title
Jiraiya[4]
Original Japanese Title
世界忍者戦ジライヤ[2]

Also Known As

Jiraiya: El Increíble Ninja

Official Localized Title · Latin American Spanish · Chile[5]

Title of the Apple TV streaming listing (Chile storefront), Japanese audio with Latin American Spanish subtitles

Ninja Olympiad

Common Alternative Title · English[6]

Export title listed by Toei in its English titles library; no broadcast under this title is documented

People Behind the Work

Source Author

  • Episode 50; original work credit (原作) as recorded by the Broadcast Library

    [2]

Writer

  • Episode 50; script credit, broadcast January 22, 1989

    [2]

Director

Composer

  • Episode 50; music credit as recorded by the Broadcast Library

    [2]

Studios and Companies

  • TV AsahiBroadcaster

    Original broadcaster of episode 50, January 22, 1989; credited as テレビ朝日(EX)

    [2]
  • Toei CompanyProduction

    Episode 50, broadcast January 22, 1989; producer credited as 東映

    [2]

Broadcast History

テレビ朝日(EX) · Japan

Documented Local Title
世界忍者戦ジライヤ
Transmission Period
1988-01-24 – 1989-01-22 · Exact Dates

Original Japanese series run, 50 episodes. Run dates from archive overview; broadcaster identified on episode 50 record. The final episode schedule is not asserted for every episode.

[2]

Media Releases

Catalog editions do not imply ownership or current commercial availability.

世界忍者戦ジライヤ VOL.1

DVD

Edition Release Date
2020-09-09
Publisher
東映ビデオ

Volume 1 DVD product DUTD07636, the listed 2020 edition. Episode coverage and disc-region/language specifications are not established here.

[1]

Sources and Notes

References support the information above. Expand a source to read its scope, supported fields and access dates.

Toei Video — Jiraiya VOL.1 (DVD product page)
Source Notes

Spanish Synopsis, English Synopsis

Accessed: 2026-10-15

Series facts only; the 2020 DVD release date is separate

Format, Genre, Franchise

Accessed: 2026-10-30

Volume 1 DVD product DUTD07636, the listed 2020 edition. Episode coverage and disc-region/language specifications are not established here.

Toei Video — 世界忍者戦ジライヤ VOL.1, DUTD07636

Media Releases

Accessed: 2026-10-30

Broadcast Library — 世界忍者戦ジライヤ〔50・終〕 (program 216164)
Source Notes

Series overview in the final-episode (episode 50) catalog entry; broadcast date, running time and credits on this page are specific to that episode

Original Japanese Title, Release Year, Episode Count

Accessed: 2026-10-30

Episode 50; original work credit (原作) as recorded by the Broadcast Library

Broadcast Library — Sekai Ninja Sen Jiraiya, episode 50 (program 216164)

People and Roles

Accessed: 2026-10-16

Episode 50; script credit, broadcast January 22, 1989

Broadcast Library — Sekai Ninja Sen Jiraiya, episode 50 (program 216164)

People and Roles

Accessed: 2026-10-16

Episode 50; direction credit, broadcast January 22, 1989

Broadcast Library — Sekai Ninja Sen Jiraiya, episode 50 (program 216164)

People and Roles

Accessed: 2026-10-16

Episode 50; music credit as recorded by the Broadcast Library

Broadcast Library — Sekai Ninja Sen Jiraiya, episode 50 (program 216164)

People and Roles

Accessed: 2026-10-16

Original broadcaster of episode 50, January 22, 1989; credited as テレビ朝日(EX)

Broadcast Library — Sekai Ninja Sen Jiraiya, episode 50 (program 216164)

Studios and Companies

Accessed: 2026-10-16

Episode 50, broadcast January 22, 1989; producer credited as 東映

Broadcast Library — Sekai Ninja Sen Jiraiya, episode 50 (program 216164)

Studios and Companies

Accessed: 2026-10-16

Original Japanese series run, 50 episodes. Run dates from archive overview; broadcaster identified on episode 50 record. The final episode schedule is not asserted for every episode.

Broadcast Library — Jiraiya episode 50 and original-series overview

Broadcast History

Accessed: 2026-10-30

Toei / TV Asahi / Bandai Namco Rights Marketing — 東映特撮ファンクラブ launch press release, 2015-10-01 (PDF; archived copy, Wayback Machine capture 2025-05-15)
Source Notes

October 2015 TTFC streaming list (別紙②-1): 世界忍者戦ジライヤ (1988), 50 episodes. Archived copy of https://company.tv-asahi.co.jp/contents/press/0013/files/ttfc.pdf (original returned HTTP 406 on 2026-11-01)

Episode Count

Accessed: 2026-11-01

TOEI TOKUSATSU WORLD OFFICIAL (YouTube) — JIRAIYA episode 1 (capitalization normalized)
Source Notes

Episode 1 upload; international English title

English Title

Accessed: 2026-10-30

Apple TV (Chile storefront) — 'Jiraiya: El Increíble Ninja', Programa de TV, 1988, subtítulos Español (Latinoamérica)
Source Notes

Title of the Apple TV streaming listing (Chile storefront), Japanese audio with Latin American Spanish subtitles

Alternative Titles

Accessed: 2026-10-30

Toei TV (東映) — Library: English Titles, entry 418 世界忍者戦ジライヤ, listed export title 'Ninja Olympiad' (Internet Archive capture, 2009)
Source Notes

Export title listed by Toei in its English titles library; no broadcast under this title is documented

Alternative Titles

Accessed: 2026-10-30

Artwork Credits

Backdrop

TMDB / respective rights holders

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Poster

TMDB / respective rights holders

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