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Switched Lives (人生(いれかえ じんせい) Irekae Jinsei) is the twenty-seventh episode of Samurai Sentai Shinkenger. It features the debut of Super Shinken Green and Akumaro Sujigarano makes a brief appearance in this episode.

Summary[]

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.

Plot[]

Chiaki and Kotoha go to pick up some sushi from Genta and tell him that Takeru is healing well from his fight against Juzo in the previous episode. The Ayakashi Abekonbe, who transfers people's souls into inanimate objects, appears to terrorize the city. Shinken Green and Shinken Yellow engage him and are joined by their teammates. Afterwards, Chiaki and Kotoha discover that their teammates' souls have been imprisoned inside a Maneki Neko statue (Takeru), a piece of sushi (Genta), an electric fan (Mako), and a cheeky figural (Ryuunosuke). Faced with the task of figuring out how to undo Abekonbe's curse without killing him, Chiaki and Kotoha devise a risky strategy for their next encounter with the Ayakashi. Shinken Green and Shinken Yellow successfully trick Abekonbe into switching bodies with Shinken Green and eventually force him to undo his curse; this comes just in the nick of time for Genta, who, as the piece of sushi, was about to be eaten by a hungry cat. Using the Inromaru, Super Shinken Green and Shinken Yellow use Daikai-Shinkenoh to destroy the enlarged Abekonbe. Afterwards, Genta remains traumatized by his brush with death, and Abekonbe's master emerges from the Sanzu River.

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Notes[]

  • As part of Super Hero Time, this episode aired alongside Kamen Rider DecadeIcon-crosswiki episode 31, The Destroyer of WorldsIcon-crosswiki, the final episode of the series. From next week onwards, Shinkenger would air alongside Kamen Rider WIcon-crosswiki.
  • Viewership: 4.1%
  • Key Title Kanji: 替 (Change; the tactic of the Ayakashi to switch people with inanimate objects)
  • The object Ryunosuke's soul is switched with is a replica of Manneken Pis, which is a statue located in Brussels, Belgium.
  • Genta is the only Shinkenger who doesn't appear transformed in this episode.
  • Takeru, Ryunnosuke and Mako only appear transformed briefly before getting switched into inanimate objects.
  • Kotoha is the only Shinkenger that doesn't get switched into anything.

Home video releases[]


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Shinkenger Volume 7, DVD cover

Samurai Sentai Shinkenger DVD Volume 7 features episodes 25-28: Act 25: The Dream World, Act 26: Decisive Match Number One, Act 27: Switched Lives and Act 28: The Lantern Samurai.

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Icon-shinkenger List of Samurai Sentai Shinkenger Episodes
Episodes 1-10
Act 1: The Gallant Appearance of the Five SamuraiAct 2: The Stylish CombinationAct 3: An Extermination Skill ContestAct 4: Nightly Tears of SympathyAct 5: The Kabuto OrigamiAct 6: The Abusive KingAct 7: Marlin FishingAct 8: The Brides are Spirited AwayAct 9: The Tiger's RebellionAct 10: The Great Sky Combination
Episodes 11-20
Act 11: A Threefold StrifeAct 12: The Very First Super Samurai CombinationAct 13: The Heavy CriesAct 14: The Foreign SamuraiAct 15: The Imposter and Real Deal's ArrestAct 16: The Power of KurokoAct 17: The Sushi SamuraiAct 18: Samurai PromotionAct 19: Learning the Samurai DispositionAct 20: The Ebi Origami's Transformation
Episodes 21-30
Act 21: The Father and Son BearsAct 22: Lord ButlerAct 23: The Rampaging GedoushuAct 24: The True Samurai CombinationAct 25: The Dream WorldAct 26: Decisive Match Number OneAct 27: Switched LivesAct 28: The Lantern SamuraiAct 29: The Runaway LanternAct 30: The Manipulated Academy
Episodes 31-40
Act 31: The Kyoryu OrigamiAct 32: The Ushi OrigamiAct 33: The Great Bull KingAct 34: Fatherly Love, Girlish InnocenceAct 35: Eleven Origami All CombinationAct 36: The Curry SamuraiAct 37: The Epic Glue BattleAct 38: The Gunnery ShowdownAct 39: The Very Urgent First Aid EmergencyAct 40: The Honorable Leader Heads to the Front Lines
Episodes 41-49
Act 41: The Sent WordsAct 42: Two Centuries' AmbitionAct 43: One Last SwordAct 44: The Eighteenth Head of the Shiba HouseAct 45: The ImpersonatorAct 46: The Showdown ClashAct 47: BondsAct 48: The Final Great Decisive BattleClosing Act: The Samurai Sentai is Eternal
Movies, Specials & Stage Shows
Movies: Samurai Sentai Shinkenger the Movie: The Fateful WarSamurai Sentai Shinkenger vs. Go-Onger: GinmakuBang!!The Return of Samurai Sentai Shinkenger: Special ActTensou Sentai Goseiger vs. Shinkenger: Epic on Ginmaku
Specials: Kamen Rider Decade: World of DecadeIcon-crosswiki (The Arrival of the Samurai SentaiIcon-crosswikiHeretic Rider, Go Forth!Icon-crosswiki) • Samurai Sentai Shinkenger: The Light Samurai's Surprise Transformation
Stage Shows: Shinkenger Stage Show at Hero Live Special 2009
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