Act 10: The Great Sky Combination

This article is about an episode in Samurai Sentai Shinkenger.

Act 10: The Great Sky Combination
Samurai Sentai Shinkenger, Episode 10
Air Date(s)	April 19, 2009
Production Information
Written by	Yasuko Kobayashi
Directed by	Katsuya Watanabe
Episode Guide
Previous	Act 9: The Tiger's Rebellion
Next	Act 11: A Threefold Strife

The Great Sky Combination (大天空合体(だいてんくうがったい), Daitenkū Gattai) is the tenth episode of Samurai Sentai Shinkenger.

Synopsis

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.

Plot

After Takeru reveals to his vassals that the three support Origami can be combined into DaiTenku, the Kabuto Disk is entrusted to Mako as the Kabuto Origami's official user to the dismay of Chiaki, who feels he is lacking and proceeds to train himself. When the Ayakashi Okakurage arrives and uses his power to conjure despair-inducing rain, the Shinkengers arrive to fight him. During the fight, Shinken Green attempts to use the Kabuto Disk to fight, only to be unable to use its power as Okakurage escapes. Soon after, an irate Hikoma chews out Chiaki as the two start to argue while the other vassals attempt to stop the fight. Later, after talking to Takeru of his actions, Hikoma takes Chiaki to a bamboo forest to explain the true nature of Mojikara and must embrace his character to access its full power. By the time the two apologize to each other, Chiaki runs to his team's aid when they are overwhelmed by Okakurage. Mastering his Mojikara, Shinken Green manages to kill Okakurage as the revived Ayakashi proceeds to overpower Shinkenoh. After Shinken Pink gives Shinken Green the Kabuto Disk, the three male Shinkengers summon the support Origami and combine them all into DaiTenku. With Shinkenoh providing back up, DaiTenku manages to destroy Okakurage. Soon after, in spite of coming to terms, Chiaki and Hikoma get into another fight when Chiaki used his Shodophone to draw of Hikoma's face.

Cast

• Takeru Shiba (志葉 丈瑠, Shiba Takeru): Tori Matsuzaka (松坂 桃李, Matsuzaka Tōri)
• Ryuunosuke Ikenami (池波 流ノ介, Ikenami Ryūnosuke): Hiroki Aiba (相葉 裕樹, Aiba Hiroki)
• Mako Shiraishi (白石 茉子, Shiraishi Mako): Rin Takanashi (高梨 臨, Takanashi Rin)
• Chiaki Tani (谷 千明, Tani Chiaki): Shogo Suzuki (鈴木 勝吾, Suzuki Shōgo)
• Kotoha Hanaori (花織 ことは, Hanaori Kotoha): Suzuka Morita (森田 涼花, Morita Suzuka)
• Hikoma Kusakabe (日下部 彦馬, Kusakabe Hikoma): Gorou Ibuki (伊吹 吾郎, Ibuki Gorō)
• Dayu Usukawa (薄皮 太夫, Usukawa Dayū, Voice): Romi Park (朴 璐美, Paku Romi)
• Shitari of the Bones (骨のシタリ, Hone no Shitari, Voice): Cho (チョー, Cho)
• Juzo Fuwa (腑破 十臓, Fuwa Jūzō): Mitsuru Karahashi (唐橋 充, Karahashi Mitsuru)

Guest Cast

• Okakurage (オカクラゲ, Okakurage Voice): Hidenari Ugaki (宇垣秀成, Ugaki Hidenari)
• Man at Bus Stop: Tsuyoshi Oikawa (笈川 勉, Oikawa Tsuyoshi), Hidenobu Kanemoto (金本英信, Kanemoto Hidenobu), Mitsunobu Kuriyama (栗山光信, Kuriyama Mitsunobu)
• Woman at Bus Stop: Natsumi Yuki (結城なつみ, Yūki Natsumi), Tomomi Uehara (上原知美, Uehara Tomomi)

Secret Disks

• Shinken Red - Hidden Shield (Shishi Origami), Tora (Tora Origami)
• Shinken Blue - Kyoutsuu (Water Arrow) (x2), Kajiki (Water Arrow), Ryuu (Water Arrow), Hidden Shield (Ryuu Origami), Kajiki (Kajiki Origami)
• Shinken Pink - Kyoutsuu (Heaven Fan), Hidden Shield (Kame Origami)
• Shinken Green - Kuma (Shinkenmaru), Kyoutsuu (Wood Spear) (x2), Kabuto (Wood Spear) (attempted), Kuma (Wood Spear), Kuma (Shinkenmaru - Moku no ji Giri), Hidden Shield (Kuma Origami), Kabuto (Kabuto Origami)
• Shinken Yellow - Hidden Shield (Saru Origami)

Notes

• As part of Super Hero Time, this episode aired alongside Kamen Rider Decade episode 13, Awakening: Tornado of Souls
• Key Title Kanji: 天 (Sky; refers both to the bird-like abilities of Daitenkuu as well as the elemental kanji of Mako, who becomes burdened with Chiaki being passed over)
• Viewership: 7.5%
  • This was the highest rated episode of Shinkenger, 1.6% above the series average.
• A catch-up of the first twelve episodes of Samurai Sentai Shinkenger was aired as part of the Super Hero Max 2012 special event on TV Asahi.

Home video releases

• The first volume of the Samurai Sentai Shinkenger Blu-Ray Box Set comes with the show's first 16 episodes, as well as the director's cut of the first two episodes, and was released on February 7th 2014 at a cost of 20,790 yen.

Shinkenger on Blu-ray.

Shinkenger Volume 1, Blu-ray cover

Shinkenger Volume 3, DVD cover

Samurai Sentai Shinkenger DVD Volume 3 features episodes 9-12: Act 9: The Tiger's Rebellion, Act 10: The Great Sky Combination, Act 11: A Threefold Strife and Act 12: The Very First Super Samurai Combination.

See Also

• Forest for the Trees - Power Rangers counterpart in Samurai. See comparison page.