[TokuKnight89]

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Originally Posted by Matrixbeast

It's not really dropped, but moreso that everything else around it was altered.
Ninja Captor, alongside Gorenger and JAKQ, were considered "Sentai" while Battle Fever and onward were considered part of the "Super Sentai" series.

Fast forward 20 years of Toei waffling on whether Gorenger and JAKQ were part of the main franchise until they finally made up their mind. As a result, the Sentai trio that was a precursor to Super Sentai faded away and Ninja Captor basically lost all franchise relations

I find that sad. Ninja Captor has an interesting take on costume design, and while I've gotten used to the initial line being Gorenger and JAKQ and Battle Fever J, it's interesting that there might be one which should also be included and I wouldn't have a problem adding this into the equation mentally.

An article that first brought this series to my attention: http://ukiyaseed.weebly.com/ukiyasee...t-super-sentai

I will state this, while I think that the article's claim about staff differences is relevant in some capacity, I also think the information about airdates might be flawed. It states that Ninja Captor aired from April 7, 1976 - January 26, 1977 and that JAKQ premiered two days later after it ended.

In accordance with the information I've seen based on Sentai Episode Premieres (and accepting the article's timeline for Ninja Captor's original airdates as solid), Ninja Captor premiered between Gorenger 45 and 46 and ended between Gorenger 77 and 78.

https://www.grnrngr.com/sentai/series/goranger

JAKQ apparently premiered on April 9, 1977, which is definitely NOT two days after Ninja Captor! I'm thinking that the article's author may have gotten confused regarding the years.

https://www.grnrngr.com/sentai/series/jakq

Either way, Toei seems to be committed to the idea that Ninja Captor is NOT a part of Super Sentai as they uploaded the first two (subtitled) episodes to their weird YT Channel, and they would be region-blocked if they were official Sentai episodes! That said, I hope Toei gets wise to the fact that Ninja Captor matters and that it should not only be referenced, it might need a reboot/revival.

Be a hell of an Easter Egg if Gokai Silver freaked out over the appearance of Ninja Captor and someone asked if they were a Sentai, and Silver gave a neither here-nor-there answer!