SeriesMonster & Creature Demonic & Possession Supernatural

Samurai Sentai Shinkenger2009

Name: Samurai Sentai Shinkenger
Genre: Monster & Creature, Demonic & Possession, Supernatural
Released: 2009-02-15
Rating: 7.5

“Authorized by divine providence!!”

Created by Shojiro Nakazawa

7.5

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Blended from 2 sources

IMDb 8.5TMDB 7.5

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Year

2009

Seasons

Network

tv asahi

Status

Ended

The premise

For eighteen generations, samurai of the Shiba Clan 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 in order to battle the Gedoushu under the revived Doukoku Chimatsuri as the Shinkengers.

Horror Vault's take

An ancient evil stirs once more as malevolent spirits known as the Gedoushu begin seeping into the human world, and only one bloodline stands in their way. The young lord of the Shiba Clan must rise to his inherited destiny and unite four loyal warriors under his command. Blending samurai tradition with superhero spectacle, Shinkenger delivers kaiju-scale battles alongside a surprisingly earnest story of duty, belonging, and the weight of a name carried across eighteen generations.

Content: Stylized Fantasy Violence, Monster Combat

Episode Guide

· 20h 25m total· Feb 2009 → Feb 2010

S1.E1 · The Gallant Appearance of the Five SamuraiPremiere
Feb 15, 2009 · 25 min · Dir: Shojiro Nakazawa
Takeru Shiba, the 18th head of the Shiba Clan, must gather together his four retainers to become Shinkenger to face against the return of the Gedoushu and their leader, Dokoku Chimatsuri.
S1.E2 · The Stylish Combination
Feb 22, 2009 · 25 min · Dir: Shojiro Nakazawa
Takeru's new retainers show difficulties in adjusting to their new lives as Shinkenger as another Ayakashi attack forces them to learn the rules of their master.
S1.E3 · An Extermination Skill Contest
Mar 1, 2009 · 25 min · Dir: Satoshi Morota
Tired of both training and Takeru, Chiaki decides to return to his former life, only to discover the burden he bares in what he must do as a samurai when targeted by an Ayakashi.
S1.E4 · Nightly Tears of Sympathy
Mar 8, 2009 · 25 min · Dir: Satoshi Morota
Ryunosuke and Mako work together to watch over a boy who made a dubious deal with an Ayakashi over giving up his dream.
S1.E5 · The Kabuto Origami
Mar 15, 2009 · 25 min · Dir: Noboru Takemoto
As the other Shinkenger relax, Takeru trains in increasing his Mojikara in order to use a beetle-themed Secret Disk, which becomes necessary against an Ayakashi their swords can't cut.