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Shinobi 44: The Final Battle! The Ordeals of the Last Ninja (最終決戦！ラストニンジャの試練 Saishū Kessen! Rasuto Ninja no Shiren) is the forty-fourth episode of Shuriken Sentai Ninninger. It is the first part of the four-part endgame featuring the debut of a fully-revived Gengetsu Kibaoni, the return of Raizo Gabi since his death in episode 12, and the final appearance of Masakage Tsugomori.
Synopsis[]
The road to the final battle begins as Gengetsu Kibaoni and the revived Kibaoni generals makes their move while AkaNinger faces the Last Ninja.
Plot[]
With the Ninningers onlooking, Gengetsu Kibaoni explains that his concubine had Izayoi Kyuyemon, real name Shingetsu Kibaoni, in secret. Knowing that he was about to lose, Gengetsu sent him into the future, where he became Yoshihara's student with the plan of reviving Gengetsu and helping him destroy the Igasakis. Gengetsu revives Raizou Gabi while announcing that Masakage Tsugomori will strike first.
The Ninningers are about to go fight when Yoshitaka announces it's time for them to take the Last Ninja exam. Takaharu is to go first while the others fight Tsugomori. As the two go to a clearing in the woods, Yoshitaka attacks Takaharu, revealing that he must strike Yoshitaka down to pass.
The other Ninningers attack Tsugomori, who bewitches Kasumi, Kinji, and Nagi into fighting on his side and attacking Yakumo and Fuka. Tsugomori reveals that he replaced all of their memories of fighting alongside Takaharu with fighting alongside Tsugomori, turning himself into the hero they idolized and were dependent on. He tries the same on Yakumo and Fuka, but it fails - Fuka because Takaharu will always be her imperfect, thoughtless brother, and Yakumo because he always fought to surpass Takaharu instead of relying on him. The two start thinking of Takaharu's most embarrassing memories - destroying the dojo while dueling with Kinji, being paralyzed in fear when seeing bell peppers, and being forced to juggle them in the video game universe - forcing Tsugomori to insert himself into those memories as well. This allows Yakumo and Fuka to break free, attack him, and free the rest.
The Ninningers attack Tsugomori and cause him to fall, but he gets up again. Yakumo uses a revealing spell and discovers that the real Tsugomori is only an inch tall, piloting the mecha body that they thought was Tsugomori from behind its eyes. They destroy the face, leaving tiny Tsugomori exposed. He grows to giant size, but the Ninningers defeat him in King Shurikenjin and Ha-Oh Shurikenjin.
Throughout this, Yoshitaka and Takaharu continue their fight. Although Takaharu defeats him, he refuses to kill him. Yoshitaka reveals that the only way for a ninja to become the Last Ninja is to kill the predecessor and take the End Shuriken from his dead body, just as he killed his own father long ago. Takaharu refuses to do this and says that none of the others would be willing to either. Yoshitaka declares them all unfit to become Last Ninja. He knocks Takaharu out with a wind-based ninjutsu, and declares that it was a mistake to teach them as he walks away.
Cast[]
- Takaharu Igasaki (伊賀崎 天晴 Igasaki Takaharu): Shunsuke Nishikawa (西川 俊介 Nishikawa Shunsuke)
- Yakumo Kato (加藤 八雲 Katō Yakumo): Gaku Matsumoto (松本 岳 Matsumoto Gaku)
- Nagi Matsuo (松尾 凪 Matsuo Nagi): Kaito Nakamura (中村 嘉惟人 Nakamura Kaito)
- Fuka Igasaki (伊賀崎 風花 Igasaki Fūka): Yuuka Yano (矢野 優花 Yano Yuka)
- Kasumi Momochi (百地 霞 Momochi Kasumi): Kasumi Yamaya (山谷 花純 Yamaya Kasumi)
- Kinji Takigawa (キンジ・タキガワ): Hideya Tawada (多和田 秀弥 Tawada Hideya)
- Yoshitaka Igasaki (伊賀崎 好天 Igasaki Yoshitaka): Takashi Sasano (笹野 高史 Sasano Takashi)
- Shishi-Oh (獅子王 Shishiō, Voice): Yukio Yamagata (山形 ユキオ Yamagata Yukio)
- Gengetsu Kibaoni (牙鬼 幻月 Kibaoni Gengetsu, Voice): Mugihito (麦人)
- Kyuemon Shingetsu Kibaoni (牙鬼 久右衛門新月 Kibaoni Kyūemon Shingetsu, Voice): Megumi Han (潘 めぐみ Han Megumi)
- Masakage Tsugomori (晦 正影 Tsugomori Masakage, Voice): Ryusei Nakao (中尾 隆聖 Nakao Ryūsei)
- Ariake no Kata (有明の方 Ariakenokata, Voice): Kotono Mitsuishi (三石 琴乃 Mitsuishi Kotono)
- Raizo Gabi (蛾眉 雷蔵 Gabi Raizō, Voice): Kenji Matsuda (松田 賢二 Matsuda Kenji)
Guest Cast[]
- Yoshitaka Igasaki (Young): Shota Sasano (ささの 翔太 Sasano Shōta)
- Former Last Ninja: Riichi Seike (清家 利一 Seike Riichi)
Nin Shuriken[]
- AkaNinger - N/A
- AoNinger - AoNinger (Gama Gama Gun), Chozetsu, Dragomaru, Combination (King Shurikenjin), Lion Ha-Ojo, Super Combination (Ha-Oh Shurikenjin)
- KiNinger - KiNinger (Gama Gama Gun), Dumpmaru
- ShiroNinger - ShiroNinger (Gama Gama Gun), ShiroNinger (Bow Transformer Shot), Wanmaru
- MomoNinger - MomoNinger (Gama Gama Gun), Shinobimaru, Byunmaru
- StarNinger - StarNinger (in Gekiatsuto), Rodeomaru
Notes[]
- As part of Super Hero Time, this episode aired alongside Kamen Rider Ghost
episode 14, Superb View! The Earth's Dawn!. - Viewership: 4.0%
- Sealing Shuriken purified: 39 out of 48
- In Ninningers' possession: 38
- In Kyuemon's possession: 1
- Most fireworks in closing credits:
- Blue: 5
- Red: 3
- Green: 4
- Yellow: 4
- From this episode onwards, all five core members of Kibaoni are shown in the opening with the revival of Gengetsu.
- This episode was delayed by an additional week following the routine New Year's break due to its place on January 10th being taken by the TV premiere of Ressha Sentai ToQger vs. Kyoryuger: The Movie, where the Ninningers made their pre-series debut, being broadcast at 7:00 preceding episode 13
of Ghost. - Last appearance of AoNinger Chozetsu and the last time a Ninninger uses the Chozetsu Shoubu Changer in-series.
- Last appearances of Super StarNinger, King Shurikenjin and Ha-Oh Shurikenjin.
DVD/Blu-ray releases[]
Ninninger Volume 11, DVD cover
Shuriken Sentai Ninninger Volume 11 features episodes 41-44: Shinobi 41: The Five Games of the Kibaoni Party!, Shinobi 42: OtomoNin Wars! Nekomata Strikes Back, Shinobi 43: The Legendary Ninja! Yokai Karuta Tactics and Shinobi 44: The Final Battle! The Ordeals of the Last Ninja.
Ninninger Collection 4, Blu-ray cover
Blu-ray Collection 4 comes with 11 episodes.
External links[]
- TV Asahi's official preview for 最終決戦！ラストニンジャの試練
- Toei TV's official episode guide for 最終決戦！ラストニンジャの試練
See Also[]
- Magic Misfire - Power Rangers counterpart in Super Ninja Steel. See comparison page. (fight footage & story, Masakage Tsugomori's death)
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