Samurai Sentai Shinkenger (Season 1)

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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.

  • Poster for The Gallant Appearance of the Five Samurai

    The Gallant Appearance of the Five Samurai (Episode 1)

    Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi

    Air date: 2009-02-15

    Runtime: 25 min

    Overview: 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.

  • Poster for The Stylish Combination

    The Stylish Combination (Episode 2)

    Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi

    Air date: 2009-02-22

    Runtime: 25 min

    Overview: 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.

  • Poster for An Extermination Skill Contest

    An Extermination Skill Contest (Episode 3)

    Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi

    Air date: 2009-03-01

    Runtime: 25 min

    Overview: 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.

  • Poster for Nightly Tears of Sympathy

    Nightly Tears of Sympathy (Episode 4)

    Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi

    Air date: 2009-03-08

    Runtime: 25 min

    Overview: Ryunosuke and Mako work together to watch over a boy who made a dubious deal with an Ayakashi over giving up his dream.

  • Poster for The Kabuto Origami

    The Kabuto Origami (Episode 5)

    Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi

    Air date: 2009-03-15

    Runtime: 25 min

    Overview: 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.

  • Poster for The Abusive King

    The Abusive King (Episode 6)

    Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi

    Air date: 2009-03-22

    Runtime: 25 min

    Overview: Chiaki becomes jealous of the abilities of Kotoha, particularly after revealing an immunity to an insulting Ayakashi.

  • Poster for Marlin Fishing

    Marlin Fishing (Episode 7)

    Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi

    Air date: 2009-03-29

    Runtime: 25 min

    Overview: Ryunosuke is sent to catch the Marlin Origami living in the wild, where he must work with a jaded fisherman to save his team from a poisonous Ayakashi.

  • Poster for The Brides are Spirited Away

    The Brides are Spirited Away (Episode 8)

    Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi

    Air date: 2009-04-05

    Runtime: 25 min

    Overview: When brides are being abducted for Dayuu Usukawa's selfish desire, Mako goes undercover to help the team track them down.

  • Poster for The Tiger's Rebellion

    The Tiger's Rebellion (Episode 9)

    Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi

    Air date: 2009-04-12

    Runtime: 25 min

    Overview: An Ayakashi who has gained control of the Tiger Origami brainwashes Ryuunosuke under his control, forcing Takeru to figure out how to save both.

  • Poster for The Great Sky Combination

    The Great Sky Combination (Episode 10)

    Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi

    Air date: 2009-04-19

    Runtime: 25 min

    Overview: Chiaki and Hikoma reach their breaking point and must come to a new understanding after Shinken Green is passed over to assist in creating Daitenkuu, a new Origami formation.

  • Poster for A Threefold Strife

    A Threefold Strife (Episode 11)

    Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi

    Air date: 2009-04-26

    Runtime: 25 min

    Overview: The Shinkenger learn the truth regarding Doukoku's previous defeat and his hatred for the Shiba Clan as he sends out his most powerful Ayakashi while both are intercepted by the eye of Juzo Fuwa.

  • Poster for The Very First Super Samurai Combination

    The Very First Super Samurai Combination (Episode 12)

    Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi

    Air date: 2009-05-03

    Runtime: 25 min

    Overview: After his failures against Ushirobushi, Takeru leaves the mansion to wander, forcing him to rediscover the connection between himself and his retainers.

  • Poster for Heavy Cries

    Heavy Cries (Episode 13)

    Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi

    Air date: 2009-05-10

    Runtime: 25 min

    Overview: Mako must use her maternal nature when she and Kotoha must protect both their team and children who are abandoned from their families by an Ayakashi.

  • Poster for The Foreign Samurai

    The Foreign Samurai (Episode 14)

    Writer: Akatsuki Yamatoya

    Air date: 2009-05-17

    Runtime: 25 min

    Overview: Ryunosuke is placed in charge of a foreigner inspired by the Shinkenger to become a samurai.

  • Poster for The Imposter and the Real Deal's Arrest

    The Imposter and the Real Deal's Arrest (Episode 15)

    Writer: Daisuke Ishibashi

    Air date: 2009-05-24

    Runtime: 25 min

    Overview: A trickster Ayakashi steals Chiaki's identity in order to cause discord between Shinken Green and the rest of his team.

  • Poster for The Power of the Kuroko

    The Power of the Kuroko (Episode 16)

    Writer: Akatsuki Yamatoya

    Air date: 2009-05-31

    Runtime: 25 min

    Overview: Ryunosuke, Chiaki, and Kotoha are forced to observe the Kuroko for a day to understand their job for the Shiba Clan and the city.

  • Poster for The Sushi Samurai

    The Sushi Samurai (Episode 17)

    Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi

    Air date: 2009-06-07

    Runtime: 25 min

    Overview: Takeru finds himself under attack by a mysterious power that sneaked into the mansion, while the retainers investigate a strangely suspicious sushi salesman who also broke in.

  • Poster for Samurai Promotion

    Samurai Promotion (Episode 18)

    Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi

    Air date: 2009-06-14

    Runtime: 25 min

    Overview: Genta approaches Takeru about being his 6th Shinkenger, but an initial rejection forces him and the retainers to figure out the true reason why the Shiba lord doesn't want his friend involved.

  • Poster for Learning the Samurai Disposition

    Learning the Samurai Disposition (Episode 19)

    Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi

    Air date: 2009-06-28

    Runtime: 25 min

    Overview: With Ryunosuke still calling him a pretend samurai, Genta decides to watch ShinkenBlue to figure out what he believes is the samurai path.

  • Poster for The Ebi Origami's Transformation

    The Ebi Origami's Transformation (Episode 20)

    Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi

    Air date: 2009-07-05

    Runtime: 25 min

    Overview: The Shinkenger must figure out a way to save the life of Kotoha and many others when a soul-stealing Ayakashi attacks and chooses to hide until their mortal lives end.

  • Poster for The Father and Son Bears

    The Father and Son Bears (Episode 21)

    Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi

    Air date: 2009-07-19

    Runtime: 25 min

    Overview: In the midst of other problems, Chiaki must save Mako and others from a hostage crisis as Shinken Pink discovers more about his personal style through Chiaki's father.

  • Poster for Lord Butler

    Lord Butler (Episode 22)

    Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi

    Air date: 2009-07-26

    Runtime: 25 min

    Overview: Kotoha is recruited to be the fake fiancee of a young plutocrat, with Takeru playing her butler watching over her and an Ayakashi threat.

  • Poster for The Rampaging Gedoushu

    The Rampaging Gedoushu (Episode 23)

    Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi

    Air date: 2009-08-02

    Runtime: 25 min

    Overview: With the sudden increase in Gedoushu power, the Shinkenger head to Tengen Temple to obtain a sealed case which may assist them, while Shitari attempts to find out the sealing character that stopped Doukoku in the past.

  • Poster for The True Samurai Combination

    The True Samurai Combination (Episode 24)

    Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi

    Air date: 2009-08-09

    Runtime: 25 min

    Overview: With the Shinkenger down, Takeru abducted by Juzo and Gozunagumo strengthened by Doukoku's punishment, all hope lies in Genta for completing the Inroumaru and giving the team a new trump card.

  • Poster for The Dream World

    The Dream World (Episode 25)

    Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi

    Air date: 2009-08-16

    Runtime: 25 min

    Overview: When a dream-making Ayakashi attacks the city, Mako becomes trapped within where she witnesses Dayuu's horrifying origin.

  • Poster for Decisive Match Number One

    Decisive Match Number One (Episode 26)

    Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi

    Air date: 2009-08-23

    Runtime: 25 min

    Overview: Takeru is forced into having a showdown with Juzo Fuwa, but Ryunosuke stands alone in trying to stop his lord from going through with this selfish decision.

  • Poster for The Switched Lives

    The Switched Lives (Episode 27)

    Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi

    Air date: 2009-08-30

    Runtime: 25 min

    Overview: When an emissary of a powerful Ayakashi switches the bodies of the Shinkenger with inanimate objects, Chiaki and Kotoha must figure out their own strategy for stopping it.

  • Poster for The Lantern Samurai

    The Lantern Samurai (Episode 28)

    Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi

    Air date: 2009-09-06

    Runtime: 25 min

    Overview: Having gained a sushi phobia from becoming it, the Shinkenger help Genta try to get over it while Akumaro heads forth into battle to prove his power to Doukoku.

  • Poster for The Runaway Lantern

    The Runaway Lantern (Episode 29)

    Writer: Akatsuki Yamatoya

    Air date: 2009-09-13

    Runtime: 25 min

    Overview: Mako tries to resolve differences between Genta and Daigoyou when the lantern runs away to find someone else he can help out.

  • Poster for The Manipulated Academy

    The Manipulated Academy (Episode 30)

    Writer: Daisuke Ishibashi

    Air date: 2009-09-20

    Runtime: 25 min

    Overview: Kotoha and Ryunosuke go undercover at an academy where the students are slowly being turned into puppets of an unseen Ayakashi master.

  • Poster for The Kyoryu Origami

    The Kyoryu Origami (Episode 31)

    Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi

    Air date: 2009-09-27

    Runtime: 25 min

    Overview: The Shinkenger are recruited by a nurse to save a sickly child held hostage by the remains of Manpuku Aburame's forces.

  • Poster for The Ushi Origami

    The Ushi Origami (Episode 32)

    Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi

    Air date: 2009-10-04

    Runtime: 25 min

    Overview: A boy from the birthplace of Origami comes to the Shinkenger hoping to give them the Ushi Origami, an Origami infamous for rampaging in the past.

  • Poster for The Great Bull King

    The Great Bull King (Episode 33)

    Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi

    Air date: 2009-10-11

    Runtime: 25 min

    Overview: With the Ushi Origami running amuck and Hiro trapped inside, the Shinkenger must work with his grandfather to figure a way to stop the rampage and prevent Happouzu from taking control of it for Akumaro.

  • Poster for Fatherly Love, Girlish Innocence

    Fatherly Love, Girlish Innocence (Episode 34)

    Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi

    Air date: 2009-10-18

    Runtime: 25 min

    Overview: When Mako's father arrives to take his daughter with him to Hawaii, Mako tries to make him understand her importance in being a samurai.

  • Poster for The Eleven Origami, The Complete Combination

    The Eleven Origami, The Complete Combination (Episode 35)

    Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi

    Air date: 2009-10-25

    Runtime: 25 min

    Overview: Ryunosuke bemoans his abandonment of his kabuki allies with an upcoming performance as his Shodophone is eaten by an Ayakashi.

  • Poster for The Curry Samurai

    The Curry Samurai (Episode 36)

    Writer: Akatsuki Yamatoya

    Air date: 2009-11-01

    Runtime: 25 min

    Overview: When Genta starts losing customers to nearby curry restaurants, he decides that the only way to beat them is to join them all the while the Ayakashi Sogizarai attacks.

  • Poster for The Epic Glue Battle

    The Epic Glue Battle (Episode 37)

    Writer: Daisuke Ishibashi

    Air date: 2009-11-08

    Runtime: 25 min

    Overview: After an encounter with the Ayakashi Mochibetori, Ryunosuke and Chiaki find themselves in a literal sticky situation.

  • Poster for Showdown with the Rifle Squad

    Showdown with the Rifle Squad (Episode 38)

    Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi

    Air date: 2009-11-15

    Runtime: 25 min

    Overview: When Hikoma goes on his one day a year off to visit his daughter and granddaughter, the Ayakashi Ikusazure makes his move.

  • Poster for The Very Urgent First Aid Emergency

    The Very Urgent First Aid Emergency (Episode 39)

    Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi

    Air date: 2009-11-22

    Runtime: 25 min

    Overview: When the Shinkengers investigate an odd illness befalling the residents of an island, they are ambushed by Akumaro, Dayu, and Juzo.

  • Poster for The General Heads to the Front Lines

    The General Heads to the Front Lines (Episode 40)

    Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi

    Air date: 2009-11-29

    Runtime: 25 min

    Overview: Doukoku's connection to Dayu is revealed as Akumaro prepares to use the suffering of her shamisen for his own purpose.

  • Poster for The Sent Words

    The Sent Words (Episode 41)

    Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi

    Air date: 2009-12-06

    Runtime: 25 min

    Overview: When Kotoha receives a letter from her sister, she must decide if she should go back home or continue being a Shinkenger as the Ayakashi Sunasusuri attacks.

  • Poster for The Two-Hundred Year Long Ambition

    The Two-Hundred Year Long Ambition (Episode 42)

    Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi

    Air date: 2009-12-13

    Runtime: 25 min

    Overview: As the Shinkenger finally catch on to a pattern to Akumaro's attacks, the Ayakashi prepares to unleash hell on Earth utilizing Juzo and Uramasa.

  • Poster for One Last Sword Stroke

    One Last Sword Stroke (Episode 43)

    Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi

    Air date: 2009-12-20

    Runtime: 25 min

    Overview: With the Hell gate nearly complete, Genta tries to figure a way to stop Juzo from using Uramasa to satisfy Akumaro's greatest desire.

  • Poster for The Eighteenth Head of the Shiba House

    The Eighteenth Head of the Shiba House (Episode 44)

    Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi

    Air date: 2010-01-03

    Runtime: 25 min

    Overview: During a New Years celebration, the arrival of a special Kuroko and a fire-manipulating Ayakashi forces Takeru into a battle where his greatest secret is finally revealed.

  • Poster for The Impersonator

    The Impersonator (Episode 45)

    Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi

    Air date: 2010-01-10

    Runtime: 25 min

    Overview: As Kaoru takes her place as the true Shiba Clan head, Takeru is forced to figure out where to go next while his former retainers are forced to adapt to their new leader.

  • Poster for The Showdown Clash

    The Showdown Clash (Episode 46)

    Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi

    Air date: 2010-01-17

    Runtime: 25 min

    Overview: With no other purpose left, Takeru begins his climactic showdown with Juzo, while Hikoma tries to find him to remind him of the bonds he still possesses.

  • Poster for Bonds

    Bonds (Episode 47)

    Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi

    Air date: 2010-01-24

    Runtime: 25 min

    Overview: Takeru completes his final showdown with Juzo Fuwa while finally confronting his retainers about the deception as Dayu prepares the final step for Dokoku's return.

  • Poster for The Final Great Decisive Battle

    The Final Great Decisive Battle (Episode 48)

    Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi

    Air date: 2010-01-31

    Runtime: 25 min

    Overview: As Dokoku returns with Dayu's sacrifice, Kaoru and the retainers desperately attempt to seal him once and for all while Takeru becomes involved in a stunning move by the Shiba head.

  • Poster for A Samurai Sentai Eternally

    A Samurai Sentai Eternally (Episode 49)

    Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi

    Air date: 2010-02-07

    Runtime: 25 min

    Overview: With the Sanzu River overflowing and Gedoshu rampaging through the human world, Takeru, his five retainers and allies must work together and use everything to finally put a stop to Dokoku and restore peace once again.

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