| Samurai Sentai Shinkenger | |
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Samurai Sentai Shinkenger title card |
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| Genre | Tokusatsu |
| Created by | Toei |
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| Narrated by | Hironori Miyata |
| Opening theme | "Samurai Sentai Shinkenger" by Psychic Lover (Project.R) |
| Ending theme | "Shirokujimuchū Shinkenger" by Hideaki Takatori (Project.R) |
| Composer(s) | Hiroshi Takaki |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| No. of episodes | 49 (List of episodes) |
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| Running time | 24-25 minutes (per episode) |
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| Original channel | TV Asahi |
| Original run | February 15, 2009 – February 7, 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Engine Sentai Go-onger |
| Followed by | Tensou Sentai Goseiger |
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Samurai Sentai Shinkenger (侍戦隊シンケンジャー Samurai Sentai Shinkenjā, [Note 1]) is the title of Toei Company's thirty-third entry in its long-running Super Sentai Series of Japanese tokusatsu television series. It premiered on February 15, 2009, the week following the finale of Engine Sentai Go-onger, and ended on February 7, 2010. It joined Kamen Rider Decade as a program featured in TV Asahi's Super Hero Time programming block, and following Decade's finale it aired alongside Kamen Rider W. Its footage is being used for the 2011 American series Power Rangers Samurai. The catchphrase for the series is "Authorized by divine providence!!" (天下御免!! Tenkagomen!!).[1]
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For eighteen generations, samurai of the Shiba House (志葉家 Shiba Ke) have suppressed the evil intentions of the Gedoushu, malevolent spirits that enter the world of the living from gaps between buildings and other structures. Now, Takeru Shiba, the youngest head of the Shiba Clan must gather his four vassals (家臣 kashin) in order to battle the Gedoushu under the revived Doukoku Chimatsuri as the Shinkengers. However, as they are joined by his childhood friend Genta, the vassals slowly learn that there's a reason for Takeru's behavior that sets him apart from his predecessors.
The episodes are numbered as Acts (第～幕 Dai (Number) Maku) and completely written in kanji. Episodes of Kamen Rider Decade on July 12 and July 19, 2009, as well as Shinkenger Act 21, featured a crossover between the two series.[2][3]
| Act# | Title | Writer | Original airdate |
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| 1 | "The Gallant Appearance of the Five Samurai" "Date Sugata Go Samurai" (伊達姿五侍) |
Yasuko Kobayashi | February 15, 2009 |
| 2 | "The Stylish Combination" "Kiwametsuki Ikina Gattai" (極付粋合体) |
Yasuko Kobayashi | February 22, 2009 |
| 3 | "An Extermination Skill Contest" "Udetaiji Udekurabe" (腕退治腕比) |
Yasuko Kobayashi | March 1, 2009 |
| 4 | "Nightly Tears of Sympathy" "Yowanasake Namidagawa" (夜話情涙川) |
Yasuko Kobayashi | March 8, 2009 |
| 5 | "The Kabuto Origami" "Kabuto Origami" (兜折神) |
Yasuko Kobayashi | March 15, 2009 |
| 6 | "The Abusive King" "Waruguchiō" (悪口王) |
Yasuko Kobayashi | March 22, 2009 |
| 7 | "Marlin Fishing" "Kajiki Ippontsuri" (舵木一本釣) |
Yasuko Kobayashi | March 29, 2009 |
| 8 | "The Brides are Spirited Away" "Hanayome Kamikakushi" (花嫁神隠) |
Yasuko Kobayashi | April 5, 2009 |
| 9 | "The Tiger's Rebellion" "Tora no Hankōki" (虎反抗期) |
Yasuko Kobayashi | April 12, 2009 |
| 10 | "The Great Sky Combination" "Daitenkū Gattai" (大天空合体) |
Yasuko Kobayashi | April 19, 2009 |
| 11 | "A Threefold Strife" "Mitsudomoe Ōsōdō" (三巴大騒動) |
Yasuko Kobayashi | April 26, 2009 |
| 12 | "The Very First Super Samurai Combination" "Shijō Hatsu Chō Samurai Gattai" (史上初超侍合体) |
Yasuko Kobayashi | May 3, 2009 |
| 13 | "Heavy Cries" "Omoi Nakigoe" (重泣声) |
Yasuko Kobayashi | May 10, 2009 |
| 14 | "The Foreign Samurai" "Ikoku no Samurai" (異国侍) |
Akatsuki Yamatoya | May 17, 2009 |
| 15 | "The Imposter and the Real Deal's Arrest" "Nisemono Honmono Ōtorimono" (偽物本物大捕物) |
Daisuke Ishibashi | May 24, 2009 |
| 16 | "The Power of the Kuroko" "Kuroko no Chikara" (黒子力) |
Akatsuki Yamatoya | May 31, 2009 |
| 17 | "The Sushi Samurai" "Sushi Samurai" (寿司侍) |
Yasuko Kobayashi | June 7, 2009 |
| 18 | "Samurai Promotion" "Samurai Shūmei" (侍襲名) |
Yasuko Kobayashi | June 14, 2009 |
| 19 | "Learning the Samurai Disposition" "Samuraigokoro Tenaraichū" (侍心手習中) |
Yasuko Kobayashi | June 28, 2009 |
| 20 | "The Ebi Origami's Transformation" "Ebi Origami Henge" (海老折神変化) |
Yasuko Kobayashi | July 5, 2009 |
| 21 | "The Father and Son Bears" "Oyakoguma" (親子熊) |
Yasuko Kobayashi | July 19, 2009 |
| 22 | "Lord Butler" "Tono Shitsuji" (殿執事) |
Yasuko Kobayashi | July 26, 2009 |
| 23 | "The Rampaging Gedoushu" "Bōsō Gedōshū" (暴走外道衆) |
Yasuko Kobayashi | August 2, 2009 |
| 24 | "The True Samurai Combination" "Shin Samurai Gattai" (真侍合体) |
Yasuko Kobayashi | August 9, 2009 |
| 25 | "The Dream World" "Yume Sekai" (夢世界) |
Yasuko Kobayashi | August 16, 2009 |
| 26 | "Decisive Match Number One" "Kessen Ōichiban" (決戦大一番) |
Yasuko Kobayashi | August 23, 2009 |
| 27 | "The Switched Lives" "Irekae Jinsei" (入替人生) |
Yasuko Kobayashi | August 30, 2009 |
| 28 | "The Lantern Samurai" "Chōchin Samurai" (提灯侍) |
Yasuko Kobayashi | September 6, 2009 |
| 29 | "The Runaway Lantern" "Iede Chōchin" (家出提灯) |
Akatsuki Yamatoya | September 13, 2009 |
| 30 | "The Manipulated Academy" "Ayatsuri Gakuen" (操学園) |
Daisuke Ishibashi | September 20, 2009 |
| 31 | "The Kyoryu Origami" "Kyōryū Origami" (恐竜折神) |
Yasuko Kobayashi | September 27, 2009 |
| 32 | "The Ushi Origami" "Ushi Origami" (牛折神) |
Yasuko Kobayashi | October 4, 2009 |
| 33 | "The Great Bull King" "Mōgyūdaiō" (猛牛大王) |
Yasuko Kobayashi | October 11, 2009 |
| 34 | "Fatherly Love, Girlish Innocence" "Oyagokoro Musumegokoro" (親心娘心) |
Yasuko Kobayashi | October 18, 2009 |
| 35 | "The Eleven Origami, The Complete Combination" "Jūichi Origami Zen Gattai" (十一折神全合体) |
Yasuko Kobayashi | October 25, 2009 |
| 36 | "The Curry Samurai" "Karē Samurai" (加哩侍) |
Akatsuki Yamatoya | November 1, 2009 |
| 37 | "The Big Glue Battle" "Setchaku Daisakusen" (接着大作戦) |
Daisuke Ishibashi | November 8, 2009 |
| 38 | "Showdown with the Rifle Squad" "Taiketsu Teppōtai" (対決鉄砲隊) |
Yasuko Kobayashi | November 15, 2009 |
| 39 | "The Very Urgent First Aid Emergency" "Kyūkyū Kinkyū Daishikyū" (救急緊急大至急) |
Yasuko Kobayashi | November 22, 2009 |
| 40 | "The General goes into battle" "Ontaishō Shutsujin" (御大将出陣) |
Yasuko Kobayashi | November 29, 2009 |
| 41 | "The Sent Words" "Okuru Kotoba" (贈言葉) |
Yasuko Kobayashi | December 6, 2009 |
| 42 | "The Two-Hundred Year Long Ambition" "Nihyakunen no Yabō" (二百年野望) |
Yasuko Kobayashi | December 13, 2009 |
| 43 | "One Last Sword Stroke" "Saigo no Hitotachi" (最後一太刀) |
Yasuko Kobayashi | December 20, 2009 |
| 44 | "The Eighteenth Head of the Shiba House" "Shiba Ke Jūhachidaime Tōshu" (志葉家十八代目当主) |
Yasuko Kobayashi | January 3, 2010 |
| 45 | "The Impersonator" "Kagemusha" (影武者) |
Yasuko Kobayashi | January 10, 2010 |
| 46 | "The Showdown Clash" "Gekitotsu Ōshōbu" (激突大勝負) |
Yasuko Kobayashi | January 17, 2010 |
| 47 | "Bonds" "Kizuna" (絆) |
Yasuko Kobayashi | January 24, 2010 |
| 48 | "The Final Great Decisive Battle" "Saigo no Daikessen" (最後大決戦) |
Yasuko Kobayashi | January 31, 2010 |
| Final | "A Samurai Sentai Eternally" "Samurai Sentai Eien ni" (侍戦隊永遠) |
Yasuko Kobayashi | February 7, 2010 |
The film Samurai Sentai Shinkenger The Movie: The Fateful War (侍戦隊シンケンジャー銀幕版 天下分け目の戦 Samurai Sentai Shinkenjā Ginmakuban Tenkawakeme no Tatakai) opened in Japanese theaters on August 8, 2009, double-billed with the Kamen Rider Decade film. Unlike previous films, it was filmed in 3-D, and is the first film in Japan to be filmed digitally in 3-D. A normal 2-D version is being shown in most theaters in Japan.[4]
The film Samurai Sentai Shinkenger vs. Go-onger: GinmakuBang!! (侍戦隊シンケンジャーVSゴーオンジャー銀幕BANG!! Samurai Sentai Shinkenjā Bui Esu Gōonjā Ginmakuban) was released in theaters on January 30, 2010, featuring a crossover between the Shinkenger and Go-onger casts and characters.[5] The heroes of Tensou Sentai Goseiger also make a cameo appearance in the film.[6]
The film Tensou Sentai Goseiger vs. Shinkenger: Epic on Ginmaku (天装戦隊ゴセイジャーVSシンケンジャー エピック on 銀幕 Tensō Sentai Goseijā Bui Esu Shinkenjā Epikku on Ginmaku) was released in theaters on January 22, 2011, featuring a crossover between the Goseiger and Shinkenger casts and characters. The heroes of Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger also make a cameo appearance in the film.
Samurai Sentai Shinkenger: The Light Samurai's Surprise Transformation (侍戦隊シンケンジャー光侍驚変身 Samurai Sentai Shinkenjā Hikari no Samurai Odoroki Henshin) is a special DVD that is used to show some of the items in the series.
Genta finds a starved member of the Nanashi Company who tells Genta that he has run away from the Rokumon Junk after being sick of his Company being abused by the stronger Gedoushu. Feeling sorry for him, Genta takes him back to the Shiba House and tries to get him a job. After Takeru refuses to help due to the fact that he is a member of the Gedoushu, Genta attempts to prove Takeru wrong about the Nanashi with the help of the kuroko. However, after nearly burning to death, the Nanashi feels that he is a lost cause, believing he is doomed to fail. Genta encourages him not to give up. The next day, Takeru discovers that the Inromaru and the Super Disk are gone along with the Nanashi. Remembering the Nanashi's love for chirashizushi, Genta lures him out with it and is shocked that the Nanashi has stolen the Inromaru.
While telling Genta another sob story, the Nanashi sucker punches him before using the Inromaru to turn into Super Nanashi. Super Nanashi reveals that he has used Genta to steal the Inromaru, and he adds on that he never liked Genta's sushi. Enraged, Genta transforms into Shinken Gold and with Shinken Red fights the Super Nanashi. The two are no match for Super Nanashi until Shinken Gold uses the Kyoryu Disk to become Hyper Shinken Gold. With his new found power, he and Shinken Red are able to slay Super Nanashi and retrieve the Inromaru. After the fight, Genta is still disappointed that he believed Super Nanashi along with the Company member insulting sushi. Takeru cheers him up by requesting a piece of sushi and enjoying it, raising Genta's spirits.
In June 2010, the V-Cinema release Samurai Sentai Shinkenger Returns: Special Act (帰ってきた侍戦隊シンケンジャー 特別幕 Kaettekita Samurai Sentai Shinkenjā: Tokubetsu Maku) was released. The Shinkengers are attacked by a remnant Gedoushu Ayakashi who traps them in various film genres.[7]
The opening and ending themes of Shinkenger are performed by Psychic Lover and Hideaki Takatori as part of Project.R, respectively.[9][10] The opening is also featured as a playable song in Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Do Don to 2 Daime.
Its opening theme song single ranked highly on the Oricon charts, reaching #4 on the Daily Ranking Charts on its day of release.[11] and peaked at #6 on the weekly charts selling 20,130 copies within its first week of release[12] and stayed in the top 30 ranks for 4 weeks straight.
| Preceded by Go-onger |
Super Sentai 2009–2010 |
Succeeded by Goseiger |
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