[Androzani84]

Well, we’re at the part where, instead of homaging past Riders, we’re homaging Rider’s rivals in the airwaves (Speaking of rivals, Decade is temporarily out because Inoue is a busy guy). In this case, the three ninja-themed instalments of Super Sentai; Ninja Sentai Kakuranger, Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger and Shuriken Sentai Ninninger (the latter in particular, since not only did the actor playing Rentaro appear in that show, but it shares a writing staff with Zi-O and the guy who does the Ridewatch jingles did the theme song for that show).

And speaking of watches and songs.

Miridewatch Playlist

‘Transform with Miridewatches - Henshin! Kamen Rider Woz’

And the song I went with for him is Black and White, a theme song for him with a name that will make more sense next episode.

‘Shinobi (忍) is written as ‘heart’(心) of ‘blade’ (刃). Kamen Rider Shinobi’

(And for some useless extra information I learned from an anime called Dinosaur King, Kunoichi s written as ‘woman’ over ‘shinobi’)

And to go with the homage, I have three songs (since of course, there is no Shinobi series, and thus no music I can pull from it)

Ninja Sentai Kakuranger

Hurricaneger Sanjou

And Saa Ike Ninninger

And because I never got to subtitle this back during my Tsukai Detour, no matter how much I wanted to, I?m doing it here.

Let’s go! We are Ninninger. The invincible NinJapan!


Dadada! Dadada! Dashing the heavens, cutting through the wind.
High and mighty, our five-coloured oath flapped in the air.

Embracing the radiance of the shurikens of justice.

Go flying towards the future!

We are serious! We are earnest!
Appearing suddenly!


Let’s go! We are Ninninger. (Wasshoi Ninja)
Changing at will, NinJapan!

Beating the foes of dreams!

Punish them! Do it! Do it! Do it! (Wasshoi Ninja)

Let’s leap! We are Ninninger!

That fiery bond of NinJapan!


Bring it together, Shuriken Sentai Ninninger!

And while I can’t show you a video for his Anotherwatch without spoilering the Another Riders for episodes 19-20 and 23-34, those same three shows had villain songs I could use for Another Shinobi: Kuro no Kikoushi

Kunoichi Ichi Ichi Uchuuichi

And Yamiyo no Tsuki

And for the Another Rider compare and contrast, Rintaro is a contrast to HIMSELF (an idea only explored elsewhere in a fanfiction which had a cliffhanger that Another Blade was? Kenzaki. Cue Ondul-go reference) Whereas his 2022 self is a confident hero who fights those who abuse their powers, his 2019 self is an insecure person who uses his power to murder crooks who pose little to no threat to the world at large.

Design wise, since Shinobi has no original villains (his henchmen are reused from Fourze), his design is instead based on Hattori Hanzō from the obscure 80s tv series Shadow Warriors