List of ninja television programs

|+ align="top" style="caption-side:top; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | Jidai-geki (時代劇), which literally means "period drama", is a genre of film, television, and theatre in Japan whose stories are historical dramas set prior to, during, or shortly after the Edo period of Japanese history, from 1603 to 1868.

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:Zeeroku Bushidō (上方武士道)

:Zeeroku Bushidō (上方武士道)

:Ōedo Sōsamō (大江戸捜査網)

:Shin Ōedo Sōsamō (新・大江戸捜査網)

:Ōedo Sōsamō (大江戸捜査網)

:Lone Wolf and Cub (子連れ狼)

:Lone Wolf and Cub (子連れ狼)

:Shadow Warriors (服部半蔵 影の軍団)

:Shadow Warriors II (影の軍団 II)

:Shadow Warriors III (影の軍団 III)

:Shadow Warriors IV (影の軍団 IV)

:Shadow Warriors: End of an Era (影の軍団 幕末編)

:Yagyu Abaretabi (柳生あばれ旅)

:Yagyu Jubei Abaretabi (柳生十兵衛あばれ旅)

:Castle of Owls Part 1 (梟の城 前編)

:Castle of Owls Part 2 (梟の城 中編)

:Castle of Owls Part 3 (梟の城 後編)

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1960.04.04
1960.04.11
1960.04.18

|+ align="top" style="caption-side:top; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | Gendai-geki (現代劇), which literally means "modern drama", is a genre of film, television, and theater in Japan whose stories are contemporary dramas set in the modern world.

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:Phantom Agents (忍者部隊月光)

:New Phantom Agents (新忍者部隊月光)

|+ align="top" style="caption-side:top; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | Tokusatsu (特撮), which literally means "special filming", is a Japanese term for live-action film or television drama that makes heavy use of special effects. Tokusatsu entertainment often deals with science fiction, fantasy or horror, but can also include kaiju, superhero, metal hero, mecha, and super sentai.

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:Ninja Hattori-kun (忍者ハットリくん)

:Ninja Hattori-kun + Ninja Monster Zippo (忍者ハットリくん+忍者怪獣ジッポウ)

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1966.04.07 – 1966.09.28
1967.08.03 – 1968.01.25

:Kaiketsu Lion-Maru (快傑ライオン丸

:Fuun Lion-Maru (風雲ライオン丸)

:Lion-Maru G (ライオン丸G)

:Ninja Sentai Kakuranger (忍者戦隊カクレンジャー )

:Ninpū Sentai Hurricaneger (忍風戦隊ハリケンジャー)

:Shuriken Sentai Ninninger (手裏剣戦隊ニンニンジャー)

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1994.02.18 – 1995.02.24
2002.02.17 – 2003.02.09
2015.02.22 – 2016.02.07

:"Strange 4th Dimension: Terrifying Trip Through Time" (四次元の怪 恐怖のタイム旅行)

|+ align="top" style="caption-side:top; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | Anime (アニメ) is all forms of animated media featuring hand-drawn and computer animation originating from or associated with Japan. The word anime is the Japanese term for animation.

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:Science Ninja Team Gatchaman (科学忍者隊ガッチャマン)

:Gatchaman II (科学忍者隊ガッチャマンII)

:Gatchaman Fighter (科学忍者隊ガッチャマンF(ファイター))

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1972.10.01 – 1974.09.29
1978.10.01 – 1979.09.23
1979.10.07 – 1980.08.31

:Ninja Hattori-kun (忍者ハットリくん)

:Ninja Hattori-kun Returns (忍者ハットリくん){{cite web |url=https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0050506 |title=アニメ「忍者ハットリくん」25年ぶり新作が放送決定！インド共同制作の逆輸入版！ |language=ja |date=February 22, 2013 |access-date=January 10, 2021 |archive-date=June 29, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190629234531/https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0050506 |trans-title=The new animation "Ninja Hattori-kun" will be broadcast for the first time in 25 years! Reimported version co-produced in India!}}

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1981.09.28 – 1987.12.25
2013.05.13 – 2015.02.16

:Jubei-chan: The Secret of the Lovely Eyepatch (十兵衛ちゃん -ラブリー眼帯の秘密-)

:Jubei-chan 2: The Counter Attack of Siberia Yagyu (十兵衛ちゃん2 -シベリア柳生の逆襲-)

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1999.04.05 – 1999.06.28
2004.01.07 – 2004.03.31

:Naruto (NARUTO－ナルト－)

:Naruto: Shippuden (NARUTO－ナルト－疾風伝)

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2002.10.03 – 2007.02.08
2007.02.15 – 2017.03.23

:Basilisk: The Kōga Ninja Scrolls (バジリスク 〜甲賀忍法帖〜)

:Basilisk: The Ōka Ninja Scrolls (バジリスク 〜桜花忍法帖〜)

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2005.04.12 – 2005.09.20
2018.01.08 – 2018.06.18

:The King of Fighters: Another Day

:The King of Fighters: Destiny {{small|[CG animated web series]}}

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2005.12.02 – 2006.03.03
2017.08.03 – 2018.01.08

:Himawari! (ひまわりっ!)

:Himawari Too!! (ひまわりっ!!)

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2006.04.08 – 2006.07.01
2007.01.06 – 2007.03.31

:Kamisama Minarai: Himitsu no Cocotama (かみさまみならい ヒミツのここたま)

:Kira Kira Happy Hirake! Cocotama (キラキラハッピー★ひらけ！ここたま)

:Mono no Kamisama Cocotama (モノのかみさま ここたま) {{small|[}}{{small|web anime series]}}

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2015.10.05 – 2018.08.05
2018.06.09 – 2019.09.26
2019.09.26 – 2020.02.21

:"The Lunar Flying Squirrels" (月のムササビ)

:"Exposure" (暴露)

|+ align="top" style="caption-side:top; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | Ningyō-geki (人形劇) is a genre of film, television, and theater in Japan that involves the manipulation of puppets – inanimate objects, often resembling some type of human or animal figure, that are animated or manipulated by a human called a puppeteer.

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|+ align="top" style="caption-side:top; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | Kōdan (講談), formerly known as kōshaku (講釈), is a style of traditional oral Japanese storytelling usually performed sitting behind a desk or lectern, and using wooden clappers or a fan to mark the rhythm of the recitation. This derives from the origin of the art form in cultural, literary or historical lectures given in the Heian period courts.

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|+ align="top" style="caption-side:top; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | Action is a genre in which the protagonist or protagonists are thrust into a series of events that typically include violence, extended fighting, physical feats, and frantic chases.

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:"To Hell with Babe Ruth" {{cite web |title=Hawaii Five-O - To Hell with Babe Ruth |date=23 September 1969 |url=https://www.cbs.com/shows/hawaii-five-o-classic/video/5JtpOKYBsBAvZmROmRqVcz2kroBhlzQr/hawaii-five-o-to-hell-with-babe-ruth/| publisher=cbs.com|access-date=2021-02-12}}

:"The Assassin" {{cite web |title=Kung Fu - The Assassin |url=https://tv.movie/show/kung-fu/season-2/episode-2/links.html| publisher=tv.movie|access-date=2021-03-29}}

:"Blood of the Dragon" {{cite web |title=Kung Fu - Blood of the Dragon (1) |url=https://tv.movie/show/kung-fu/season-3/episode-1/links.html| publisher=tv.movie|access-date=2021-03-29}}{{cite web |title=Kung Fu - Blood of the Dragon (2) |url=https://tv.movie/show/kung-fu/season-3/episode-1/links.html| publisher=tv.movie|access-date=2021-03-29}}

:"The Ninja"

:"Touch of Death" {{cite web |title=Quincy, M.E. - Touch of Death | date=17 November 2016 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKdt2VZzYcs| publisher=youtube.com|access-date=2021-03-29}}

:"Force Seven" {{cite web |title=CHiPs - Force Seven |url=https://tv.movie/show/chips/season-5/episode-27/links.html| publisher=tv.movie|access-date=2021-03-29}}

:"The Arrow That is Not Aimed" {{cite web |title=Magnum P.I. - "The Arrow That is Not Aimed" |url=https://www.yidio.com/show/magnum-pi/season-3/episode-14/links.html| publisher=yidio.com|access-date=2021-03-29}}

:"Girls for Sale" {{cite web |title=Masquerade - "Girls for Sale" |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyjqJ80AbnE| website=YouTube| date=6 April 2013 |access-date=2021-02-20}}

:"Harm's Way" {{cite web |title=Simon & Simon - Harm's Way|url=https://tv.movie/show/simon-and-simon/season-3/episode-20/links.html| publisher=tv.movie|access-date=2021-03-29}}

:"Opposites Attack" {{cite web |title=Simon & Simon - Opposites Attack |url=https://tv.movie/show/simon-and-simon/season-6/episode-15/links.html| publisher=tv.movie|access-date=2021-03-29}}

:"The Boy Who Saw Too Much" {{cite web |title=Disney's Sidekicks 1986 - Episode 13 - The Boy Who Saw Too Much |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvWdqCTOLKg| website=YouTube |access-date=2025-01-24}}

:"Bad Seed"

:"This Shogun For Hire"

:"Fondles"

:"Episode #9729"

:"Episode #9895" {{cite web |title=Days of Our Lives September 23, 2004 |date=25 September 2004 |url=https://www.soapcentral.com/days/recaps/2004/040920.php| publisher=soapcentral.com|access-date=2021-02-17}}

:"Pilot" {{cite web |title=Katana - "Pilot" |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yc0t6BnnLGA|website=YouTube| date=7 January 2009 |access-date=2021-02-13}}

:"The Way of the Ninja" {{cite web |title=Castle - "The Way of the Ninja" | date=3 March 2014 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_H0Zobndks| publisher=youtube.com|access-date=2021-03-29}}

|+ align="top" style="caption-side:top; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | Speculative fiction is an umbrella genre encompassing fiction with certain elements that do not exist in the real world, often in the context of supernatural, futuristic or other imaginative themes. This includes, but is not limited to, science fiction, fantasy, horror, superhero fiction, utopian and dystopian fiction, fairytale fantasy, supernatural fiction as well as combinations thereof (e.g. science fantasy).

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:Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (season 3)

:Power Rangers Ninja Storm

:Power Rangers Ninja Steel

:Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel

:Mortal Kombat: Conquest

:Mortal Kombat: Legacy

:Blood of the Samurai: The Series

:Ninja EX{{cite web |title=Ninja EX|url=http://www.ninjaex.com/ninjamedia.html| website=ninjaex.com|access-date=2021-02-17}}

:Daredevil

:The Defenders

:"Thirty Seconds Over Little Tokyo"

:"Knight and Knerd"

:"Knight of the Rising Sun"

:Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (season 1)

:　"Dark Warrior"

:　"Gung Ho!"

:　"Calamity Kimberly"

:Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (season 2)

:　"The Ninja Encounter (1)"

:　"The Ninja Encounter (2)"

:　"The Ninja Encounter (3)"

:Power Rangers Zeo

:　"Game of Honor"

:Power Rangers in Space

:　"Save Our Ship"

:　"Shell Shocked"

:Power Rangers Wild Force

:　"The Master's Herald, Part 1"

:　"The Master's Herald, Part 2"

:Power Rangers Dino Thunder

:　"Thunder Storm, Part 1"

:　"Thunder Storm, Part 2"

:"Awakened"

:"League of Assassins"

:"Illuminated"

:"Silverfinger"

:"Riddled"

:"Letharia Vulpina"

:"De-Void"

:"Insatiable"

:"The Divine Move"

:"Codominance"

:"Shogun"

|+ align="top" style="caption-side:top; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | A parody, also called a spoof, send-up, take-off, lampoon, play on (something), caricature, or joke, is a work created to imitate, make fun of, or comment on an original work—its subject, author, style, or some other target—by means of satiric or ironic imitation.

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:"Episode 81"

:"Atomic Shakespeare"

:"The Karate Kids"

:"Lethal Luau"

:"Minor League"

:"Jackie Moves On"

:"Whatchoo Stalkin' About, Willis?"

:"Creative Writing"

:"Chuck Versus the Intersect"

:"Baby Cupid"

:"Mosbius Designs"

:"The Broath"

:"The Return of Dragon Shumway"

:"The Gang Saves the Day"

:"The Johnny Karate Super Awesome Musical Explosion Show"

|+ align="top" style="caption-side:top; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | Animation is a method in which figures are manipulated to appear as moving images. In traditional animation, images are drawn or painted by hand on transparent celluloid sheets to be photographed and exhibited on film. Today, most animations are made with computer-generated imagery (CGI).

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:Battle of the Planets

:G-Force: Guardians of Space

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1978.09.12 – 1980.05.12
1986

:G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero

:G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero

:G.I. Joe Extreme

:G.I. Joe: Sigma 6

:G.I. Joe: Resolute

:G.I. Joe: Renegades

:Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

:Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

:Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

:Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

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:"The Dragon"

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|+ align="top" style="caption-side:top; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | Wuxia (武俠), which literally means "martial heroes", is a genre of Chinese fiction concerning the adventures of martial artists in ancient China. In the case of Wuxia featuring ninja, they also sometimes take place partially in Japan prior to, during, or shortly after the Edo period of Japanese history, from 1603 to 1868.

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|+ align="top" style="caption-side:top; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | Wushu (武術), which literally means "martial arts" in both Chinese and Japanese (where 武術 is read as Bujutsu), is an umbrella term for the several hundred fighting styles that have developed over the centuries in China. In the case of Wushu featuring ninja, it also encompasses the Japanese martial arts (Bujutsu) meaning and refers to martial arts, chop socky, and kung fu programs produced by companies from Hong Kong, Taiwan, and China, whose stories are contemporary dramas set in the modern world.

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|+ align="top" style="caption-side:top; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | Sageuk (史劇) in Korean denotes historical dramas, including traditional drama plays, films or television series. In English language literature sageuk usually refers to historical films and television series of South Korea.

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