8.8/1011 votesLoading...#1 - Jiraiya VS The Sorcerers Clan
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/24/1988
Toha Yamaji, a ninja in training, must don the family suit and become Jiraiya when the Sorceror Clan comes after his family and the mysterious Pako just as various ninjas from around the world begin to arrive for the same object.
Director: Makoto Tsuji
Writer: Akira Nakahara
7.0/101 votesLoading...#2 - Yumeha I: Demon Hidden in Lake Hamana!
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 5/15/1988
Toha and Manabu head to Hamanako to prevent the discovery and use of a demonic armor, but face resistance from local ninja who believe them as the enemy.
Director: Makoto Tsuji
Writer: Kunio Fujii
6.0/101 votesLoading...#3 - Yumeha II: An Aura Burning in the Great Sand Hill
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 5/22/1988
When Jiraiya finds difficulty in defeating the power of Maou, he must learn the ways of the peaceful flower ninja Yumeha to find a clue for victory.
Director: Makoto Tsuji
Writer: Kunio Fujii
4.0/101 votesLoading...#4 - Scarier than Dokusai?! Metallic Ninja Gamessh
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 6/26/1988
Toha and the Sorcerer Clan are forced under the thumb of a cyborg ninja abducting scientists to use their knowledge to create chaos.
Director: Makoto Tsuji
Writer: Kenji Terada
NaN/100 votesLoading...#5 - Castle Ninja Baron Owl
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/31/1988
Toha tries to convince Castle Ninja Baron Owl that he is Jiraiya when the British ninja asks for his father to fight in his place.
Director: Makoto Tsuji
Writer: Susumu Takaku
NaN/100 votesLoading...#6 - Jail Ninja Haburamu's Treasure!!
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 2/7/1988
Toha investigates a powerful Turkish ninja who has come to Japan to take back a treasure from his homeland.
Director: Kaneharu Mitsumura
Writer: Susumu Takaku
NaN/100 votesLoading...#7 - Break! The Magic of Fire Ninja Chang Kung Fu
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 2/14/1988
When Toha loses his will to fight against a powerful illusion-casting ninja, his siblings Kei and Manabu go to face him in their brother's place.
Director: Kaneharu Mitsumura
Writer: Kunio Fujii
NaN/100 votesLoading...#8 - Stolen Jikkou Shinkuuken!!
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/21/1988
Manabu steals Jiraiya's Jikkou Shinkuuken to prove his worth to the family, only to have it taken and used by a lizardman ninja.
Director: Makoto Tsuji
Writer: Susumu Takaku
NaN/100 votesLoading...#9 - Mystery of Mystery is a Riddle?!
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/28/1988
Toha decides to search for Reiha in hoping to solve some secrets of the Board, only to be targeted by the Sorcerer Clan and a sound-manipulating ninja.
Director: Makoto Tsuji
Writer: Kunio Fujii
NaN/100 votesLoading...#10 - Jungle Hunter Beast Ninja Makumba
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 3/6/1988
Toha and Tetsuzan are attacked by a famed ninja hunter of Africa who mercilessly kills all he targets.
Director: Kaneharu Mitsumura
Writer: Susumu Takaku
NaN/100 votesLoading...#11 - The Assassination is After the Date
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 3/13/1988
Toha and Kei are assigned to protect a princess from an assassination attempt by the Sorcerer Clan.
Director: Kaneharu Mitsumura
Writer: Kunio Fujii
NaN/100 votesLoading...#12 - Trembling Trap Pako Strategy
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 3/20/1988
Ryu approaches Toha to sacrifice their Board piece to the Sorcerer Clan in exchange for saving Rei, with Baron Owl also in pursuit of the key to Pako.
Director: Akihisa Okamoto
Writer: Susumu Takaku
NaN/100 votesLoading...#13 - Life? Death? Terror of the Spiritual Ninpou
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 3/27/1988
A trip to Yokohama leads Toha to face against the Sorcerer Clan and ninja assassins from Hong Kong targeting him.
Director: Akihisa Okamoto
Writer: Susumu Takaku
NaN/100 votesLoading...#14 - Angered Touha: Makkou Ryoudan!!
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 4/3/1988
After barely escaping from the Chinese assassins, Toha must regroup and find a way to defeat the rival ninjas, particularly after Reiha becomes hurt saving him.
Director: Kaneharu Mitsumura
Writer: Susumu Takaku
NaN/100 votesLoading...#15 - The Paper Crane Pendant is the Pledge of Love
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 4/10/1988
The Yamaji family protect a former student of Tetsuzan and his daughter being pursued by an origami-manipulating ninja.
Director: Kaneharu Mitsumura
Writer: Kunio Fujii
NaN/100 votesLoading...#16 - Feast Ninja vs. Seven Ninjas
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 4/17/1988
Toha and the Yamaji family visit with a ninja platoon protecting the memoryless Rei as she's targeted by a powerful assassin aiming to defeat Jiraiya.
Director: Itaru Orita
Writer: Susumu Takaku
NaN/100 votesLoading...#17 - Little Life's Burning Explosive Ninja Rocket Man
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 4/24/1988
Toha is asked to protect a train station under threat of a rocket-firing American ninja who has come to Japan in the midst of a destructive rampage.
Director: Itaru Orita
Writer: Kenji Terada
NaN/100 votesLoading...#18 - The Legend of the Cursed Witch
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 5/1/1988
Haburamu asks the Yamaji family to assist in managing a cursed sword which has revived a powerful witch ninja.
Director: Kaneharu Mitsumura
Writer: Susumu Takaku
NaN/100 votesLoading...#19 - A Ninja Cyborg Cries in the Wind! Wind Ninja Mafuuba
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 5/8/1988
Jiraiya faces against a squadron of elemental ninjas sent by the Sorcerer Clan, yet with one not like the others.
Director: Kaneharu Mitsumura
Writer: Kenji Terada
NaN/100 votesLoading...#20 - Invade the House of the Military God!
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 5/29/1988
Dokusai hires a ninja master of disguise to cause distrust in the Yamaji so he can kick them out of their apartment and gain their piece of Board.
Director: Itaru Orita
Writer: Susumu Takaku
NaN/100 votesLoading...#21 - Hello! Lightning Ninja Wild is the Cheerful Gunman
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 6/5/1988
As Toha continues to try and manage the Yamaji household with his father gone, a gunslinging ninja of the American West is brought in to take him down by the Sorcerer Clan.
Director: Itaru Orita
Writer: Akira Nakahara
NaN/100 votesLoading...#22 - Holy Ninja Alamsa: Throw the Shuriken of Hatred!
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 6/12/1988
A holy ninja of the Middle East is manipulated by the Sorcerer Clan to steal all the gas in Japan.
Director: Kaneharu Mitsumura
Writer: Kenji Terada
NaN/100 votesLoading...#23 - Bloom! The Beautiful Kunoichi Ninpou
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 6/19/1988
Kei protects her new friend from school bullies as well as the manipulations of the Sorcerer Clan to take down her and her family.
Director: Kaneharu Mitsumura
Writer: Takashi Kuki
NaN/100 votesLoading...#24 - The Gold Coins of Pirate Captain Cook
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 7/3/1988
While on Namegawa Island to restore Rei's memories, Toha tries to prevent the Sorcerer Clan and a deep-diving ninja from finding pirate treasure.
Director: Makoto Tsuji
Writer: Susumu Takaku
NaN/100 votesLoading...#25 - There are no Pets! The Ramen Lady Great Hard Battle
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 7/10/1988
The Yamaji family takes in a stray-adopting ramen woman as they search for their missing dog and face the legacy of hunter ninja Makumba.
Director: Akihisa Okamoto
Writer: Susumu Takaku
The Best Episodes of Ninja Olympiad
Every episode of Ninja Olympiad ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Ninja Olympiad!
The Sorcerers Clan, led by the centuries-old Org Ninja Dokusai, has made its move to retrieve the treasured map of Pako that has been in...
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Network:tv asahi
Best Episodes Summary
"Jiraiya VS The Sorcerers Clan" is the best rated episode of "Ninja Olympiad". It scored 8.8/10 based on 11 votes. Directed by Makoto Tsuji and written by Akira Nakahara, it aired on 1/24/1988. This episode scored 1.8 points higher than the second highest rated, "Yumeha I: Demon Hidden in Lake Hamana!".