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Shuriken Sentai Ninninger: AkaNinger vs. StarNinger Hundred Nin Battle!

Name: Shuriken Sentai Ninninger: AkaNinger vs. StarNinger Hundred Nin Battle!
Genre: Science Fiction, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Released: 2015
Cast: Shunsuke Nishikawa, Hideya Tawada, Yuuka Yano, Tetsu Inada, Hironori Kondoh

Fantasy
Superhero
Light-hearted

A 14-minute Sentai spinoff film where two bickering ninjas in ridiculous costumes must set aside their fashion dispute to fight a hundred revived youkai during a legendary supernatural event. It's pure toy-commercial fun: bright, absurd, unapologetically silly, and made for kids who love transformation sequences and monster battles. If you're watching this, you're already in on the joke.

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