is a Japanese Tokusatsu television show and Toei's twenty-sixth production of the Super Sentai metaseries. After Toei filed the trademark for the series on November 22, 2001, it aired from February 17, 2002, to February 9, 2003, replacing Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger, and was replaced by Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger. Its footage was used in the American series Power Rangers Ninja Storm (the end credits listed the show as titled Hurricane Rangers).
On April 1, 2013, Shun Shioya, Nao Nagasawa, Kohei Yamamoto, Yujiro Shirakawa, and Nobuo Kyo, who played Hurricane Red, Hurricane Blue, Hurricane Yellow, Kabuto Raiger, and Kuwaga Raiger, respectively, announced that a tenth-anniversary V-Cinema release called Ninpuu 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 Ninpuu 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 Space Unified Ninja School
Hurricanegers The eponymous Hurricanegers are three ninja students in the 507th class who are the survivors of the ninja school, , where they master their school's ninjutsu. They represent the Hayate Heart embodying the "Persistence of the Future".
The Hurricanegers transform by utilizing coins in conjunction with bracelets. While transformed, each member carries a sidearm, which can switch between its ninjatō-like and its rifle-like . They also ride hang gliders for transportation. By combining their personal weapons, they form the , which has three modes that can perform a different finisher depending on which weapon is used as the front piece, to destroy human-sized Jakanja members.
When facing enlarged Jakanja members, the Hurricanegers summon and combine their mecha to form a known as via . Alternatively, it can assume a more agile form known as , but only for a duration of one minute.
The leader of the team, his courageous determination making up for his slow-thinking. Long after the Jakanja's defeat, while aiding the Abarangers and then the Gokaigers, Yosuke became a handyman who travels around the world. During his travels, six months prior to the events of Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger: 10 Years After, Yosuke befriends Tenkai and is forced by Bat Ze Runba to attack Space Unified Ninja School branches and steal his teammates' Shinobi Medals. But with his friends' help, Yosuke frees Tenkai and becomes a mentor to the boy.
As the , , Yosuke wields the , which allows the Triple Gadget's mode to shoot a flaming energy ball. He also pilots the Shinobi Machine, which forms the head of Senpuujin.
While working for Bat Ze Runba, Yosuke becomes the black-colored .
A kunoichi who dreams of becoming a popstar, working under the stage name . After the final battle, aiding the Abarangers, the Boukengers, and the Gokaigers, Nanami became a successful singer of international fame and hopes to be an actress.
As the , , Nanami wields the , which allows the Triple Gadget's mode to fire a bubble of sound waves. She also pilots the Shinobi Machine, which forms the right arm of Senpuujin.
A firm believer in planning whose friendly nature allows him to work at a daycare center. Long after the Jakanja's defeat, aiding the Abarangers and then the Gokaigers, Kota married and had a daughter named as well as a son named . Though he attempted to conceal his activities as ninja from his family, Kota considers telling them the truth after the events of Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger: 10 Years After.
As the , , Kouta wields the , which allows the Triple Gadget's mode to materialize a 100-ton spherical weight. He also pilots the Shinobi Machine, which forms the legs, torso, and left arm of Senpuujin.
Gouraigers The are two brothers who are the surviving students of the ninja academy, , originally the enemies of the Hurricanegers 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, , 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".
The Gouraigers transform by utilizing Shinobi Medals in conjunction with bracelets. While transformed, each member carries an sidearm, which can switch between its bō-like , its shuriken-like , and its shield-like . They also ride motorcycles for transportation. By combining their personal weapons, they form the , which can further combine with the Hurricanegers' Triple Gadget to form the , to destroy human-sized Jakanja members.
When facing enlarged Jakanja members, the Gouraigers summon and combine their Shinobi Machines to form via . Alternatively, it can combine with Senpuujin and a combination known as to form via as well as ride the mecha in the formation.
The older brother of Isshu who originally intended to make Ikazuchi the greatest ninja school using the Evil Will. But he abandoned it and decides to support the Hurricanegers, becoming Yosuke's rival while making a mortal enemy out of Manmaruba when the alien sought revenge against the Kasumi brothers for making a fool out of him. Long after the Jakanja's defeat, aiding the Abarangers prior to becoming estranged from his brother, Ikkou becomes a member of the JunRetsu singing group. During the events of Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger: 10 Years After, Ikkou helps Yosuke remember the good they did together before helping him save Tenkai.
As the crimson-colored , , Ikkou wields the raygun. He also pilots the Shinobi Machine, which forms the upper half of Gouraijin.
The younger brother of Ikkou who originally resented his school for staying in the shadows, idolizing his brother and respecting most of his decisions. But he took the fact they were not rebuilding their ninja school personally until he found the resting place of his father's blade, the double-bladed naginata. Desiring to rebuild the Ikazuchi School, Isshu used the blade with disastrous results. After learning to use the Kiraimaru in a way where his friends would not be harmed, Isshu decides to rebuild the school after Jakanja is defeated. By the events of Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger: 10 Years After, having left Ikkou's shadow, Isshu became a lady's man and eventually made peace with his brother.
As the navy blue-colored , , Isshu wields the claw, which can combine with the Ikazuchimaru to form the naginata. He also pilots the Shinobi Machine, which forms the lower half of Gouraijin.
Shurikenger is a moniker utilized by its original user and his successor. As the green-colored , they utilize the device to transform and wield the sidearm, which can switch between its katana-like and its club-like , and the string instrument-like handgun, which can combine with one of the team's sidearms to access varying sonic weapon-like modes. They can also assume by rotating the top of their helmet while removing the weight inhibitor serving as chest armor to increase their physical abilities.
When facing enlarged Jakanja members, Shurikenger summons and changes their swallow-themed Shinobi Machine from its helicopter-like to its humanoid via . Alternatively, it can combine with Senpuujin, Gouraijin, and the combination to form via as well as ride Revolver Mammoth in the formation.
Shurikenger The original Shurikenger, also known as the , was an ex-student of the Hayate-Style's Ninja Academy who became Kagura's personal fighter while renouncing his name and face as he is permanently transformed into his costumed form. A somewhat comical figure, Shurikenger often used broken English phrases including the famous "I am Ninja of Ninja!" and also often poorly mixes both Japanese and English into his sentences. He usually disguises himself as a 'regular' person until he reverts to his true form with the Shuriken Ball when confronted by Jakanja. Though Shurikenger seemed to have died after being mortally wounded by Sandaru and using Tenkuujin to take out Satorakura, he mysteriously reappears to aid his allies and the Abarangers, and is last seen overseeing the Ninningers' progress under the request of Toha Yamaji.
A mysterious 10-year-old boy who appears exclusively in Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger: 10 Years After, taken under Yosuke's wing as a traveling companion six months prior as he lacked any memory of his life beforehand. But upon being kidnapped by Bat Ze Runba, he is revealed to be the embodiment of the Great Force that manifested after the Hurricanegers and Gouraigers defeated Tau Zanto. Though Runba succeeded in awakening the Great Force, Tenkai manages to suppress it and gains the ability to become the new Shurikenger with the resolve to use his powers for good as he becomes Yosuke's apprentice. Unlike his predecessor, though he possesses the same capabilities, Tenkai does not use broken English phrases in his sentences. He can also combine his Ninjamisen and the Hurricanegers and Gouraigers' Victory Gadget to form the .
Allies
The ninja master of the Ninpuukan ninja school and a master of the animal-change Ninja Art, having turned into a hamster to evade Jakanja's attack on his school yet panicked and mixed up the words in his spell and has been referenced as . Despite his form, he can fight and communicated with Kagura before she revealed herself. While Mugensai was temporary restored during the events of Ninpu Sentai Hurricaneger: Shushutto the Movie by Laiina until she left Earth, he regains his humanity in the finale and graduates the Hurricanegers and Gouraigers two months after their battle with Tau Zant.
Mugensai's scholarly daughter and the director of the who provides the Hurricanegers' arsenal, being their senpai due to her being a member of the 487th graduating class. She also invented the robot kuroko that mind-wipe out the ninjas' existence from civilians those who left Hayate-Style to ensure their school's secrecy.