7.0/1021 votes#1 - Shadowland
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/30/1988
As dark clouds portend the coming of an invasion force, five warriors arrive to battle the threat.
Director: Osamu Sekita
Writer: Jinzo Toriumi, Yuki Ônishi
7.1/1015 votes#2 - Glory for Anubis
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 5/7/1988
Talpa dispatches his warlord Anubis to find Mia as a way of drawing out the warriors.
Director: Mamoru Hamatsu
Writer: Jinzo Toriumi, Masanori Oka
7.1/1013 votes#3 - Secret of Wildfire
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 5/14/1988
With the warriors scattered across the world, Mia and Ully go in search of Ryo.
Director: Yoshitomo Yonetani
Writer: Saburo Ebinuma
7.2/1013 votes#4 - The Search Begins
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 5/21/1988
Ryo, Mia and Ully seek help from Mia's grandfather, who suspiciously refuses to help them.
Director: Kunihisa Sugishima
Writer: Yuji Watanabe
6.7/1011 votes#5 - Halo's Prison
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/28/1988
Mia uses a line from her grandfather's poem to find Sage, but Sekhmet tracks them down.
Director: Toshifumi Kawase
Writer: Hideki Sonoda
6.3/1012 votes#6 - The Counter Attack
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 6/11/1988
The gang heads to the Sea of Toyama to find Cye, where Ryo must brave a whirlpool to rescue him.
Director: Susumu Ishizaki
Writer: Saburo Ebinuma
6.8/1011 votes#7 - Splitting the Stone
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 6/18/1988
Mia and Sage look for Kento and come up against harsh weather, wild wolves, and a determined Cale.
Director: Osamu Sekita
Writer: Jinzo Toriumi
6.9/1010 votes#8 - Friend or Foe
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 6/25/1988
Ryo and Cye set out to rescue Rowen from Dais, whose illusions turn the warriors against each other.
Director: Mamoru Hamatsu
Writer: Yuki Ônishi
7.0/109 votes#9 - Wildfire in the Sky
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 7/2/1988
The team splits up to learn what Talpa has planned for Rowen, who is lost somewhere in space.
Director: Susumu Ishizaki
Writer: Masanori Oka
7.0/107 votes#10 - In the Sea of the Sky
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 7/9/1988
Ryo attempts to break free of the dark matrix while his allies on the ground battle Talpa.
Director: Kunihisa Sugishima
Writer: Saburo Ebinuma
6.8/107 votes#11 - Assault on the Dynasty
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 7/16/1988
Dais lures the heroes into a trap within the castle gates and separates them from their armor.
Director: Shinji Takamatsu
Writer: Hideki Sonoda
6.6/107 votes#12 - Shallow Darkness
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 7/23/1988
As the heroes approach Talpa's castle, the enemy attacks and succeeds in splitting up the team.
Director: Takatsuna Senba
Writer: Yuji Watanabe
6.8/107 votes#13 - Fate of the Ronin Armor
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 7/30/1988
Talpa enacts a plan to turn the heroes to evil based on his knowledge of their armors' dark origins.
Director: Toshifumi Kawase
Writer: Saburo Ebinuma
6.8/107 votes#14 - Armor of Life
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 8/6/1988
Anubis fights the heroes at an amusement park and a fearful Kento tries to fight without his armor.
Director: Susumu Ishizaki
Writer: Jinzo Toriumi
NaN/100 votes#15 - The Ancient's Battle
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 8/13/1988
The Ancient One reveals the nature of the mystical armors; Anubis rethinks his loyalty to Talpa.
Director: Osamu Sekita
Writer: Yuki Ônishi
NaN/100 votes#16 - Raid on Talpa's Castle
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 8/20/1988
The heroes reach Talpa's castle and face the combined might of Talpa's dark forces.
Director: Katsumi Minoguchi
Writer: Masanori Oka
6.6/108 votes#17 - The Legend of the Armor
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 8/27/1988
Talpa dons his warlords' armors to directly attack the heroes and steal their armors for himself.
Director: Mamoru Hamatsu
Writer: Jinzo Toriumi
NaN/100 votes#18 - Talpa's Triumph
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 9/10/1988
Ryo must find a way to defeat Talpa without destroying his captured friends.
Director: Kunihisa Sugishima
Writer: Saburo Ebinuma
NaN/100 votes#19 - Wildfire's Fight Against Fate
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 9/17/1988
The Ancient One helps Ryo resist Talpa's attempt to absorb him into his armor.
Director: Susumu Ishizaki
Writer: Saburo Ebinuma
NaN/100 votes#20 - Ronin vs. Saranbo
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 9/24/1988
A new threat named Saranbo arrives to claim the Inferno Armor for himself.
Director: Osamu Sekita
Writer: Jinzo Toriumi
NaN/100 votes#21 - Ryo's Mega Armor
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 10/1/1988
A regretful Ryo abandons the team over Mia's objections to face Saranbo alone.
Director: Katsumi Minoguchi
Writer: Hideki Sonoda
NaN/100 votes#22 - Saber Stryke's Deadly Challenge
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 10/15/1988
Lord Saber Stryke and his tiger attack the heroes over possession of powerful swords.
Director: Mamoru Hamatsu, Kazuki Akane
Writer: Masanori Oka
NaN/100 votes#23 - White Blaze's Sacrifice
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 10/22/1988
With the heroes in need of the Soul Swords, White Blaze risks his life to steal them.
Director: Kunihisa Sugishima
Writer: Yuki Ônishi
NaN/100 votes#24 - Sun Devil: Ambassador of Evil
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 11/5/1988
On the way to investigate a volcano, the heroes encounter a foe who wants to test their strength.
Director: Susumu Ishizaki
Writer: Jinzo Toriumi, Masanori Oka
NaN/100 votes#25 - Torrent's Evil Twin
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 11/12/1988
Sekhmet creates an evil duplicate of Cye to subdue the real one.
Director: Osamu Sekita
Writer: Saburo Ebinuma
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Five young men with mystical armor fight to save the mortal from the evil Talpa.
Genres:Action & AdventureAnimation
Network:Nagoya TV
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Shadowland" is the best rated episode of "Ronin Warriors" season 1. It scored 7/10 based on 21 votes. Directed by Osamu Sekita and written by Jinzo Toriumi, Yuki Ônishi, it aired on 4/30/1988. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Glory for Anubis".