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Season guide

New Japan Pro Wrestling: Season 5

11 episodes Premiered Feb 6, 1976
Previously on New Japan Pro Wrestling

Season 5 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of New Japan Pro Wrestling Season 4.
  • ⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
  • ⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
  • ⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
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Season 5 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 5 Progress Shield

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Binge Efficiency Engine

Season 5: Filler vs. Essential Canon

Filter episodes by narrative weight. Focus on essential mytharc and skip standalone side quests.

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (8): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S5·E1 Mytharc

NJPW New Year Golden Series 1976

Feb 6, 1976

NJPW New Year Golden Series 1976 was a Special Event produced by New Japan Pro Wrestling, which took place on February 6, 1976, at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan.

S5·E2 Core

NJPW Big Fight Series 1976

Mar 18, 1976

NJPW Big Fight Series 1976 was a Special Event produced by New Japan Pro Wrestling, which took place on March 18, 1976, at the Kuramae Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan.

S5·E3 Core

NJPW 3rd World League Finals

May 11, 1976

NJPW 3rd World League Finals was a Special Event produced by New Japan Pro Wrestling, which took place on May 11, 1976, at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan.

S5·E4 Core

NJPW Golden Fight Series 1976

Jun 4, 1976

NJPW Golden Fight Series 1976 was a Special Event produced by New Japan Pro Wrestling, which took place on June 4, 1976, at the Nakajima Sports Center in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan.

S5·E5 Core

NJPW Real World Martial Arts Championship (1976)

Jun 26, 1976

NJPW Real World Martial Arts Championship (1976) was a Special Event produced by New Japan Pro Wrestling, which took place on June 26, 1976, at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan.

S5·E9 Core

NJPW Toukon Series 1976

Oct 7, 1976

NJPW Toukon Series 1976 was a Special Event produced by New Japan Pro Wrestling, which took place on October 7, 1976, at the Kuramae Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan.

S5·E10 Mytharc

NJPW Toukon Series II: Karl Gotch Cup 1976 OKAYAMA

Dec 7, 1976

NJPW Toukon Series II: Karl Gotch Cup 1976 Finals was a Special Event and Tournament produced by New Japan Pro Wrestling, which took place from December 7, 1976 to December 9, 1976

S5·E11 Mytharc

NJPW Toukon Series II: Karl Gotch Cup 1976 TOKYO

Dec 9, 1976

NJPW Toukon Series II: Karl Gotch Cup 1976 Finals was a Special Event and Tournament produced by New Japan Pro Wrestling, which took place from December 7, 1976 to December 9, 1976

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