Act 37: The Epic Glue Battle

This article is about an episode in Samurai Sentai Shinkenger.

Act 37: The Epic Glue Battle
Samurai Sentai Shinkenger, Episode 37
Air Date(s)	November 8, 2009
Production Information
Written by	Daisuke Ishibashi
Directed by	Noboru Takemoto
Episode Guide
Previous	Act 36: The Curry Samurai
Next	Act 38: The Gunnery Showdown

The Epic Glue Battle (接着大作戦(せっちゃく だいさくせん), Setchaku Daisakusen) is the thirty-seventh episode of Samurai Sentai Shinkenger.

Synopsis

Ryuunosuke and Chiaki must learn to work in sync to defeat a Gedoushu that can shoot a gooey substance.

Plot

Responding to a Gedoushu attack, the Shinkengers encounter the Ayakashi Mochibetori. During the fight, Shinken Blue and Shinken Green get their hands glued together by the Ayakashi before Shinken Gold drives him off. After a few attempts to cut the glue off, the Shinkengers realize that defeating Mochibetori is the only way to separate Ryuunosuke and Chiaki. Though the two men attempt to prove that they are able to fight in light of the literal sticky situation, they are told to stay behind. While Ryuunosuke and Chiaki eventually get along, the others train to deflect Mochibetori's glue until the Ayakashi returns to glue every person he comes across to something or to each other. Following the others, Ryuunosuke and Chiaki watch their teammates fall into Mochibetori's trap. With Ryuunosuke following Chiaki, the two transform and manage to slay Mochibetori, negating the Ayakashi's glue. Daikaioh and Mougyudaioh arrive to hold back Mochibetori with DaiGoyou's support before they destroy him. Soon after, Ryuunosuke and Chiaki are treated to an all you can eat buffet, unaware of how in synch they became from the ordeal.

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)
• 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)
• Secret Lantern DaiGoyou (秘伝提灯ダイゴヨウ, Hiden Chōchin Daigoyō, Voice): Kōichi Tōchika (遠近 孝一, Tōchika Kōichi)
• Dokoku Chimatsuri (血祭 ドウコク, Chimatsuri Dōkoku, Voice): Rintarō Nishi (西 凛太朗, Nishi Rintarō)
• Shitari of the Bones (骨のシタリ, Hone no Shitari, Voice): Cho (チョー, Cho)
• Akumaro Sujigarano (筋殻 アクマロ, Sujigarano Akumaro, Voice): Ryō Horikawa (堀川 りょう, Horikawa Ryō)

Guest Cast

• Mochibetori (モチベトリ, Voice): Riichi Seike (清家 利一, Seike Riichi)

Secret Disks

• Shinken Red - Kyoutsuu (Rekka Daizantou), Shishi (Rekka Daizantou), Super, Origami Beast (Ushi Origami)
• Shinken Blue - Kyoutsuu (Water Arrow), Ryuu (Water Arrow)
• Shinken Pink - NA
• Shinken Green - Kyoutsuu (Wood Spear), Kuma (Wood Spear)
• Shinken Yellow - NA
• Shinken Gold - Sushi (Sushi Changer), Ebi (Ebi Origami)

Notes

• As part of Super Hero Time, this episode aired alongside Kamen Rider W episode 9, The S Terror/The Maid Detective Witnessed It!.
• Viewership: 7.1%
• Key Title Kanji: 接 (Adjoin; likewise the first kanji of the term for attaching together two objects with glue)

Home video releases

• The third volume of the Samurai Sentai Shinkenger Blu-Ray Box Set comes with episodes 34-49, and was released on June 13th 2014 at a cost of 20,790 yen.

Shinkenger on Blu-ray.

Shinkenger Volume 3, Blu-ray cover

Shinkenger Volume 10, DVD cover

Samurai Sentai Shinkenger DVD Volume 10 features episodes 37-40: Act 37: The Epic Glue Battle, Act 38: The Gunnery Showdown, Act 39: The Very Urgent First Aid Emergency and Act 40: The Honorable Leader Heads to the Front Lines.

See Also

• A Sticky Situation - Power Rangers counterpart in Super Samurai. See comparison page.