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Sekai Ninja Sen Jiraiya

Jiraiya and the Ninja Olympiad (世界忍者戦ジライヤ, Sekai Ninja Sen Jiraiya; lit. "World War Ninja Jiraiya") is a Japanese television series that aired on TV Asahi and its affiliates from January 24, 1988, to January 22, 1989, lasting 50 episodes. It was the seventh installment in Toei's Metal Hero Seriesfranchise of live-action superhero shows and the last of the Showa era. The series centers around a young ninja master named Toha Yamaji, who must face numerous ninja masters from different parts of the world by donning a special armor to become his alter-ego Jiraiya.

The English title given by Toei's international sales department is Ninja Olympiad, a reference to the Seoul Olympics and the Calgary Olympics that was held at the time the series was airing.