Act 5: The Kabuto Origami

This article is about an episode in Samurai Sentai Shinkenger.

Act 5: The Kabuto Origami
Samurai Sentai Shinkenger, Episode 5
Air Date(s)	March 15, 2009
Production Information
Written by	Yasuko Kobayashi
Directed by	Noboru Takemoto
Episode Guide
Previous	Act 4: Nightly Tears of Sympathy
Next	Act 6: The Abusive King

The Kabuto Origami (兜折神(かぶと おりがみ), Kabuto Origami) is the fifth episode of Samurai Sentai Shinkenger. It features the debut of the Kabuto Origami and the Kabuto ShinkenOh.

Synopsis

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.

Plot

While the vassals spend their leisure time at an amusement park, Takeru trains to master the use of the Kabuto Secret Disk by making his Mojikara twice as strong. While he attempts this, the vassals attack the Ayakashi Yanasudare whose attacks have no effect on his flexible body and are no match for his marksmanship. Once Shinken Red arrives, the Shinkengers are no match for Yanasudare who falls back when he begins to dry up. While at the Shiba House, Hikoma instills hope in the vassals as Takeru reveals the Kabuto Disk to them and it may be the key to defeat the Ayakashi once he masters doubling his Mojikara. Takeru keeps training into the night, nearly destroying himself with Hikoma watching with worry. The next day, a rehydrated Yanasudare resumes his attack with the vassals arriving to fight him as Takeru arrives to challenge him. Though reluctant at first, Takeru channels enough Mojikara to use the Kabuto Disk, allowing his Rekka Daizantou to assume Ōzutsu Mode in order to fire the Kabuto Five Rings Bullet to kill Yanasudare. When Yanasudare resurrects into a giant, he overwhelms Shinkenoh until Shinken Red uses the Kabuto Disk to summon the Kabuto Origami. To counter the Ōnanashi Yanasudare summons, Kabuto-Shinkenoh is formed to take them out before slaying Yanasudare. After the fight, a nearly exhausted Takeru returns home as Hikoma helps him up.

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)
• 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, Cho)

Guest Cast

• Yanasudare (ヤナスダレ, Yanasudare Voice): Hiroshi Tsuchida (土田 大, Tsuchida Hiroshi)
• Takeru Shiba(Child): Masaki Takaiwa (高岩雅輝, Takaiwa Masaki)

Secret Disks

• Shinken Red - Kabuto (Shinkenmaru), Shishi (Shinkenmaru - Rasen no Tachi), Kyoutsuu (Rekka Daizantou) (x3), Kabuto (Rekka Daizantou) (x2), Shishi + Ryuu + Kame + Kuma + Saru (Ozutsu Mode), Hidden Shield (Shishi Origami), Kabuto (Kabuto Origami)
• Shinken Blue - Ryuu (Shinkenmaru - Rasen no Tachi), Kyoutsuu (Rekka Daizantou), Ryuu (Water Arrow), Hidden Shield (Ryuu Origami)
• Shinken Pink - Kame (Shinkenmaru - Rasen no Tachi), Hidden Shield (Kame Origami)
• Shinken Green - Kuma (Shinkenmaru - Rasen no Tachi), Hidden Shield (Kuma Origami)
• Shinken Yellow - Saru (Shinkenmaru - Rasen no Tachi), Hidden Shield (Saru Origami)

Errors

• to be added

Notes

• As part of Super Hero Time, this episode aired alongside Kamen Rider Decade episode 8, Welcome to the Blade Restaurant.
• Viewership: 6.1%
• Key Title Kanji: 兜 (Helmet; both in reference to the "kabutomushi" beetle, as well as the usage of the extra Origami as helmets for ShinkenOh).
• 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 2, DVD cover

Samurai Sentai Shinkenger DVD Volume 2 features episodes 5-8: Act 5: The Kabuto Origami, Act 6: The Abusive King, Act 7: Marlin Fishing and Act 8: The Brides are Spirited Away.

See Also

• Day Off - Power Rangers counterpart in Samurai. See comparison page.