Power Rangers Ninja Storm facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Power Rangers Ninja Storm
Genre	Action-adventure Fantasy Superhero Comedy
Based on	Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger by Toei Company
Developed by	The Walt Disney Company Toei Company
Directed by	Koichi Sakamoto Charlie Haskell Andrew Merrifield Wayne Rose Paul Grinder
Starring	See below
Theme music composer	Ian Christian Nickus Jeremy Sweet
Composer(s)	Steven Vincent Bruce Lynch Frank Strangio
Country of origin	United States Japan
Original language(s)	English
No. of episodes	38
Production
Executive producer(s)	Ann Austen Douglas Sloan
Producer(s)	Janine Dickins Koichi Sakamoto
Production location(s)	New Zealand (Wellington, Auckland) Japan (Saitama, Kyoto, Yokohama and Tokyo)
Cinematography	Simon Riera
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	20–21 minutes
Production company(s)	BVS Entertainment Renaissance Atlantic Entertainment Toei Company, Ltd. Village Roadshow KP Productions Limited
Release
Original network	ABC (ABC Kids)
Original release	February 15 (2003-02-15) – November 15, 2003 (2003-11-15)
Chronology
Related shows	Power Rangers Wild Force Power Rangers Dino Thunder

Power Rangers Ninja Storm is an exciting television series. It is the eleventh season of the popular Power Rangers show. This season is based on the Japanese Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger series.

Power Rangers Ninja Storm was special for a few reasons. It was the first season filmed in New Zealand. It was also the first to air completely on ABC Kids. The show first aired on February 15, 2003.

The Story of Power Rangers Ninja Storm

Ninja Academy Under Attack

The story begins in Blue Bay Harbor. Three friends, Shane Clarke, Tori Hanson, and Dustin Brooks, are students at the Wind Ninja Academy. They often get into trouble for being late or not doing their best. Their teacher is Sensei Kanoi Watanabe.

One day, the academy is attacked by Lothor. He is a ninja master who was banished, and he is also Sensei Kanoi's twin brother. Lothor wants to capture all the ninja students. Shane, Tori, and Dustin are the only ones left.

They escape with Sensei, who Lothor has turned into a guinea pig. Sensei's son, Cam, helps them hide in an underground base called Ninja Ops. There, the three friends get special Wind Morphers. These let them change into the Power Rangers Ninja Storm. Their mission is to protect Blue Bay Harbor from Lothor's evil forces.

Facing Giant Monsters and New Rangers

Lothor's monsters can grow to giant sizes. To fight them, the Rangers use their Ninja Zords. These Zords can combine to form the powerful Storm Megazord. It uses special ninja power disks to activate different weapons.

Lothor then sends new enemies: the Thunder Rangers. These are brothers, Blake and Hunter Bradley. They have their own Thunder Zords. The Thunder Rangers believe Sensei Kanoi is responsible for their parents' death. They want to destroy him.

However, Blake and Hunter's parents appear to them from the afterlife. They reveal that Lothor was the real killer. The Thunder Rangers realize their mistake. They join the Wind Rangers to fight Lothor. Their Thunder and Ninja Zords combine to create the Thunderstorm Megazord.

Cam Becomes a Ranger

Later, the Rangers lose their powers. Cam uses a special Scroll of Time to travel into the past. He wants to find the Samurai Amulet. This amulet is a family treasure that belonged to his late mother. In the past, Cam learns how Lothor became evil.

Cam returns to the present with the amulet. He uses it to become the Green Samurai Ranger! He gets his own Samurai Star Megazord. This Zord can combine with the other Rangers' Zords to form the Hurricane Megazord.

A lost scroll later helps Cam find the Lightning Riff Blaster. This weapon can call the Mighty Mammoth Zord. The Mammoth Zord can combine with the Thunderstorm Megazord or the Hurricane Megazord. This creates the super powerful Thunderstorm Ultrazord or Hurricane Ultrazord.

The Final Battle

In his last attempt to take over the world, Lothor tries to open the Abyss of Evil. This would release all the monsters the Rangers had defeated. In the final battle, the Rangers team up with the ninja students Lothor had captured. They defeat Lothor's army.

But Lothor steals the Samurai Amulet. He uses it to take away all the Rangers' powers. However, the Wind Rangers combine their inner ninja powers. They overpower Lothor and throw him into the abyss. After the battle, the Rangers, now without their powers, become ninja masters at the Wind Ninja Academy.

Meet the Heroes and Villains

Ninja Storm Rangers

• Shane Clarke, played by Pua Magasiva, is the Red Wind Ranger.
• Tori Hanson, played by Sally Martin, is the Blue Wind Ranger.
• Waldo "Dustin" Brooks, played by Glenn McMillan, is the Yellow Wind Ranger.
• Hunter Bradley, played by Adam Tuominen, is the Crimson Thunder Ranger.
• Blake Bradley, played by Jorgito Vargas Jr., is the Navy Thunder Ranger.
• Cameron "Cam" Watanabe, played by Jason Chan, is the Green Samurai Ranger.

Supporting Characters

• Grant McFarland as Sensei Kanoi Watanabe (voice and human form).
• Megan Nicol as Kelly.

Main Villains

• Grant McFarland as Lothor.
• Katrina Devine as Marah.
• Katrina Browne as Kapri.
• Peter Rowley as the voice of Zurgane.
• Bruce Hopkins as the voice of Choobo.
• Michael Hurst as the voice of Vexacus.
• Craig Parker as the voice of Motodrone.
• Jeremy Birchall as the voice of Shimazu.

Episodes of Power Rangers Ninja Storm

There are 38 episodes in Power Rangers Ninja Storm.

Home Media Releases

You can find Power Rangers Ninja Storm on DVD!

• In the United States, the series was released on five DVD sets. Each set had about four episodes.
• The complete series was released in the United Kingdom on July 28, 2008.
• In the United States, Shout! Factory released the complete series on a five-disc set on June 21, 2016.

International Airings

Power Rangers Ninja Storm was shown in many countries around the world.

• In the Philippines, the series aired on ABS-CBN from 2005 to 2006. It was dubbed in Filipino.
• In Chinese-speaking areas, the show had both Mandarin and Cantonese dubs.
  • In Taiwan, it aired with a Taiwanese Mandarin dub starting October 3, 2004, on GTV.
  • In Hong Kong, it aired with a Cantonese Chinese dub starting March 6, 2005, on TVB Jade.

Comics Adventures

After a big storyline in the Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers comics called "Shattered Grid," Cam joined a new team of Rangers. This team was called the Solar Rangers. He teamed up with other Rangers like the Ranger Slayer, Mike Corbett, Andros, Tanya, and a Dino Charge Ranger.

See also

In Spanish: Power Rangers Ninja Storm para niños