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Learning the Samurai Disposition (
Synopsis[]
With Ryunosuke still calling him a pretend samurai, Genta decides to watch Shinken Blue to figure out what he believes is the samurai path.
Plot[]
While introducing Ebi Origami, which he created with his Sushi Changer, Genta gets into a fight with Ryunosuke who sees him as the opposite of what a samurai is supposed to be. Later, after talking to the other vassals on how to win his acceptance, Genta poses as a kuroko to spy on Ryunosuke and learn to be more like him. While following Ryunosuke on his early morning jog, Genta is exposed when they hear the scream of schoolgirls that were gathered by the Ayakashi Oinogare as part of Shitari's plan to sacrifice them to open up a permanent point between the two realms. Unable to contact the others due to the barrier that Shitari set up around the area, Shinken Blue and Shinken Gold were disarmed as they are unable to fight against the slippery Oinogare with Shitari blasts the two off and sending the Nanashi after them. After taking out their pursuers, and settling their differences, Shinken Blue and Shinken Gold save the schoolgirls as they battle Oinogare before the other Shinkengers arrive. With Shitari taking his leave and ignoring his warning, Oinogare tries to attack with his Sanzu’s Oil Hell but Takeru However, the attack was used against him when Takeru uses his attack to ignite Oinogare's body in flames. He got destroyed by Genta and Ryunosuke before he resurrects and is destroyed by Ika-Shinkenoh. After the fight, they return to Genta's stand as Ryunosuke argues with Genta after calling Ebi Origami "Ebizo", considing it an insult.
Cast[]
- Takeru Shiba (志葉 丈瑠 Shiba Takeru): Tori Matsuzaka (松坂 桃李 Matsuzaka Tōri)
- Ryunosuke 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)
- Genta Umemori (梅盛 源太 Umemori Genta): Keisuke Sohma (相馬 圭祐 Sōma Keisuke)
- Hikoma Kusakabe (日下部 彦馬 Kusakabe Hikoma): Gorou Ibuki (伊吹 吾郎 Ibuki Gorō)
- Doukoku Chimatsuri (血祭 ドウコク Chimatsuri Dōkoku, Voice): Rintarō Nishi (西 凛太朗 Nishi Rintarō)
- 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 )
Guest Cast[]
- Oinogare (オイノガレ Voice): Toshiharu Sakurai (桜井 敏治 Sakurai Toshiharu)
- Student: Reina Nagano (長野レイナ Nagano Reina)
Secret Disks[]
- Shinken Red - Lightning (Shinkenmaru - Raiden no Mai), Shishi (Shinkenmaru - Kaen no Mai), Hidden Shield
- Shinken Blue - Ryuu (Shinkenmaru - Suiryuu Hyakumai Oroshi), Hidden Shield
- Shinken Pink - Hidden Shield
- Shinken Green - Hidden Shield
- Shinken Yellow - Hidden Shield
- Shinken Gold - Sushi (Sushi Changer), Sushi (Sakanamaru - Suiryuu Hyakumai Oroshi), Ika (Ika Origami)
Notes[]
- As part of Super Hero Time, this episode aired alongside Kamen Rider Decade episode 22, Wanted: Diend
- Viewership: 6.9%
- Key Title Kanji: 心 (Heart/Spirit; the concept of the episode involves the feelings of the position as a samurai that Ryunosuke believes he and the other possess but Genta does not have)
- Genta Umemori is added to the opening beginning in this episode..
Home video releases[]
- The second volume of the Samurai Sentai Shinkenger Blu-Ray Box Set comes with episodes 17-33, including the Kamen Rider Decade crossover, and was released on April 11th 2014 at a cost of 20,790 yen.
Samurai Sentai Shinkenger DVD Volume 5 features episodes 17-20: Act 17: The Sushi Samurai, Act 18: Samurai Promotion, Act 19: Learning the Samurai Disposition and Act 20: The Ebi Origami's Transformation.
See Also[]
- The Blue and the Gold - Power Rangers counterpart in Samurai. See comparison page.
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