This page highlights the differences between Shuriken Sentai Ninninger and Power Rangers Ninja Steel.
| Shuriken Sentai Ninninger | ||
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| Power Rangers Ninja Steel |
Differences[]
| Ninninger | Ninja Steel |
|---|---|
| Has 47 episodes | Has 42 episodes |
| The 39th Super Sentai season on its own | The 22th Power Rangers season |
| The season was aired 2 years after Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger. | The season was preceded by Power Rangers Dino Charge. |
| The StarNinger Shuriken only appears when StarNinger himself does. | The Gold Ninja Power Star appears in episode 1. |
| All the Rangers (except StarNinger) are cousins and grandchildren of The Last Ninja Yoshitaka Igasaki and aims to follow his footstep. | Only two (red and gold) of the Rangers are related to each other and one of them is a new student. |
| The five core rangers are related to each other, AkaNinger and ShiroNinger are siblings. | Brody and Levi are brothers. |
| Only ShiroNinger and KiNinger are in high school | All the Ninja Steel Rangers are high schoolers. |
| Base of operations is a dojo. | Base of Operations is the schools Automotive Department. |
| Villains live in a dojo, just like the rangers. | Villains are based on the remains of Galaxy Warriors ship until being repaired by Sledge's crew. |
| Villains have a Japanese motif. | Villains have a Japanese/Space Motif. |
| Has 3 mentors. | Has a Shape-shifter alien and a robot. |
| The Nin Shuriken has been sealed after defeating a monster. | No Ninja Power Stars has been sealed after defeating a monster. |
| All the source of the power and forms were created from a Sealing Shuriken. | All of the powers and forms were inherited from a Ninja Nexus Prism. |
| Involves a Power Ranger making a cameo. | Does not involve any Sentai Rangers making a cameo. |
| None of the actors have family related to or have been in a previous Sentai themselves. | Kelson Henderson from many Disney Era seasons plays the role of Mick. Peter Sudarso is the younger brother of Yoshi Sudarso, who was the previous season's Blue Ranger who made a cameo in Ninninger. |
| The running gimmick of the series is they are the last ninja. | The villains show, Galaxy Warriors, can be considered a gimmick. |
| Involve members of both the Evil Army Shadow Line and the Kibaoni Army Corps. | Cosmo Royale is based on Baron Nero and is so far the only ToQger element in Ninja Steel. |
| The Go-Busters have no involvement whatsoever. | Redbot's counterpart is from Go-Busters who was a counterpart to Cheeda Nick. |
| Don't meet anyone from Kyoryuger as the current team.
They do meet past Red Ninjas, AkaRed, the ToQgers during the shows run, the Zyuohgers and Kyurangers (briefly) along with every other red ranger in the Zyuohger vs Movie. Does not involve the Deboth Army as the Ninningers never met the Kyoryugers. |
Ninja Steel brings the return of Sledge, Wrench, Poisandra, and Blue Dino Ranger Koda. |
| Ariake no Kata did not originate from the Deboth Army from Kyoryuger. | Badonna was originally one of Sledge's prisoners before joining Madame Odius as her subordinate and her second in command. |
| Kyuemon Izayoi never led the Kiboni Army Corps after the death of Gengetsu Kibaoni and was of a lower rank than Ariake no Kata, who was also his mother-in-law. | Madame Odious took over as producer of Galaxy Warriors in place of the deceased Galvanax, with Badonna as her subordinate and her second in command, and are not related to each other whatsoever. |
| OtomoNin Surfermaru was based off UFOmaru; the Nin Shuriken appeared specifically to Kinji and debuted before Ariake no Kata was unsealed. | The Sub Surfer Zord originated as a drone intended to find a giant fish and created by Hayley's father, a marine biologist; it became a Zord after the associated Ninja Power Star connected to it, and debuted a few episodes after Badonna. |
| Substitution Ninja Mujina appeared in the same episode as Karakuri Kyuubi. He is the only Kibaoni Ninja to last 2 episodes. | Wolvermean debuted 3 episodes before the Foxatron and is the only Galactic Ninja to Survive a Megazord fight before the fight of Foxatron against Megazords. |
| The Izayoi Way Ninja Army Corps are a group of MOTW who appear one episode at time with Mujina being an exception to last one episode ahead. | The Galactic Ninjas are a foil to the Ninja Steel Rangers that kickstart an arc. Each of the Galactic Ninja last more episodes than their sentai counterparts ever did. |
| The samurai general, Juza Yumihari did not appear in the series regular but in the summer movie, Shuriken Sentai Ninninger: The Movie and Come Back! Shuriken Sentai Ninninger: Ninnin Girls vs. Boys FINAL WARS. | Lord Draven makes his appearance in the team up special, Dimensions in Danger. |
| Masakage Tsugomori debuted in Shinobi 13. | General Tynamon did not debut in Ninja Steel until Episode 33. |
| Succeeded by the wild animal-themed Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger, the 40th season of Super Sentai, which aired immediately afterwards. | Succeeded by the technology-themed Power Rangers Beast Morphers, an adaptation of Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters, the 36th season of Super Sentai, which had aired 3 years before Ninninger. |
| No major events occured during the series, but started a week later than it should have due to news coverage | Hasbro took the toy and property licenses for Power Rangers from Saban during the hiatus, making it the last season in the Neo-Saban era. |
| Yoshi Sudarso was guest appearance in this series as a tourist in Shinobi 34. | Yoshi Sudarso was appeared in this series as Koda (Dino Charge Blue Ranger) in episodes 30 and 42. |
| Did not want to use humans for their bidding | Wanted to use humans to conquer other worlds via other humans (Victor and Monty) |
| Did not brainwash the team's mentor | Brainwash the team's mentor to build a satalite |
| Red Ranger's father is a main character | Red Ranger's father appears only in a few episodes of either part |
| The White Ranger's mother appears in a movie. Her father is a main character. Neither had a romantic relationship with their siblings or in-laws. | The White Ranger's father only appears in one episode, he is a single parent that dated the Pink Ranger's mom for a period of time. |
| Met Shurikenger in one episode. | Cam does not make a cameo appearance in this show. |
| Met one of the Magiranger | None of the Mystic Rangers returned in Dimensions in Danger. |
| Despite having a dino themed mecha, they never met any Sentai series (Zyuranger, Abaranger and Kyoryuger). | Met Rocky DeSantos, Tommy Oliver, Trent Mercer, and Koda (twice). While Dinomaru was not adapted, there were two "Dino"-themed zords releassed in the toyline in the style of Blaze Megazord. |