Ronin Warriors


Ronin Warriors, known in Japan as Legendary Armor Samurai Troopers, is a Japanese anime series created by Hajime Yatate and animated by Sunrise. The television series aired across Japan on Nagoya TV from April 30, 1988, to March 4, 1989 for a total of 39 episodes. A manga adaptation was serialized on Kodansha’s Monthly Shōnen Magazine from November 17, 1988 to April 5, 1990 and the chapters collected into 2 tankōbon volumes.
Ronin Warriors was produced by Graz Entertainment and distributed by Cinar, and it was recorded by the Vancouver-based Ocean Productions cast. Ronin Warriors first aired on American television during the summer of 1995 and subsequently appeared through syndication, as well as the USA Network and later on Cartoon Network. The series was released on DVD in 2002, including the original Japanese version with English subtitles on the reverse side of the disc. On September 4, 2014, North American anime licensor Discotek Media announced their license of the original Japanese anime, and plans to release the series on DVD. Discotek has said that they have no plans to release Ronin Warriors until they clear issues with the dub. Discotek has also licensed the OVAs and will include both Japanese and English audio as well as English subtitles.
The opening and ending sequences and the eyecatches were replaced with new ones, and the Japanese title cards were removed; there were no substantial cuts to the bodies of the episodes and the episodes retained most of the original music.
Three OVA sequels were produced: Gaiden, The Legend of the Inferno Armor, and Message. There are numerous novels and audio dramas based on the anime. While all the sequels have been released on DVD, the manga and audio dramas have not been made available in English.
In the United States, Ronin Warriors has aired on the Sci-Fi Channel and Cartoon Network.

Plot

, the demon lord of the Netherworld, is bent on conquering the mortal world. Standing against Talpa and his four Dark Warlords are the five Ronin Warriors, each in possession of mystical armor and weapons. They are assisted by Mia Koji, a young student-teacher, and a mysterious warrior-monk known only as The Ancient.

Music

Video games

In July 2020, a crossover with Ragnarok Mobile was launched.