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For eighteen generations, samurai of the Shiba Clan have suppressed the evil intentions of the Gedoushu, malevolent spirits that enter the world of the living from gaps between buildings and other structures. Now, Takeru Shiba,
Season 1
8.5/1051 votesThe Gallant Appearance of the Five Samurai
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 2/15/2009
Takeru Shiba, the 18th head of the Shiba Clan, must gather together his four retainers to become Shinkenger to face against the return of the Gedoushu and their leader, Dokoku Chimatsuri.
Director: Shojiro Nakazawa
Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi
8.2/1043 votesThe Stylish Combination
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 2/22/2009
Takeru's new retainers show difficulties in adjusting to their new lives as Shinkenger as another Ayakashi attack forces them to learn the rules of their master.
Director: Shojiro Nakazawa
Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi
8.2/1039 votesAn Extermination Skill Contest
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 3/1/2009
Tired of both training and Takeru, Chiaki decides to return to his former life, only to discover the burden he bares in what he must do as a samurai when targeted by an Ayakashi.
Director: Satoshi Morota
Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi
8.2/1032 votesNightly Tears of Sympathy
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 3/8/2009
Ryunosuke and Mako work together to watch over a boy who made a dubious deal with an Ayakashi over giving up his dream.
Director: Satoshi Morota
Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi
9.0/1031 votesThe Kabuto Origami
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 3/15/2009
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.
Director: Noboru Takemoto
Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi
9.2/1027 votesThe Abusive King
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 3/22/2009
Chiaki becomes jealous of the abilities of Kotoha, particularly after revealing an immunity to an insulting Ayakashi.
Director: Noboru Takemoto
Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi
8.9/1028 votesMarlin Fishing
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 3/29/2009
Ryunosuke is sent to catch the Marlin Origami living in the wild, where he must work with a jaded fisherman to save his team from a poisonous Ayakashi.
Director: Shojiro Nakazawa
Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi
8.7/1026 votesThe Brides are Spirited Away
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 4/5/2009
When brides are being abducted for Dayuu Usukawa's selfish desire, Mako goes undercover to help the team track them down.
Director: Shojiro Nakazawa
Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi
9.1/1025 votesThe Tiger's Rebellion
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 4/12/2009
An Ayakashi who has gained control of the Tiger Origami brainwashes Ryuunosuke under his control, forcing Takeru to figure out how to save both.
Director: Katsuya Watanabe
Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi
8.7/1025 votesThe Great Sky Combination
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 4/19/2009
Chiaki and Hikoma reach their breaking point and must come to a new understanding after Shinken Green is passed over to assist in creating Daitenkuu, a new Origami formation.
Director: Katsuya Watanabe
Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi
9.2/1026 votesA Threefold Strife
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 4/26/2009
The Shinkenger learn the truth regarding Doukoku's previous defeat and his hatred for the Shiba Clan as he sends out his most powerful Ayakashi while both are intercepted by the eye of Juzo Fuwa.
Director: Satoshi Morota
Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi
- 9.2/1026 votes
The Very First Super Samurai Combination
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 5/3/2009
After his failures against Ushirobushi, Takeru leaves the mansion to wander, forcing him to rediscover the connection between himself and his retainers.
Director: Satoshi Morota
Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi
7.2/1023 votesHeavy Cries
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 5/10/2009
Mako must use her maternal nature when she and Kotoha must protect both their team and children who are abandoned from their families by an Ayakashi.
Director: Noboru Takemoto
Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi
- 7.3/1022 votes
The Foreign Samurai
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 5/17/2009
Ryunosuke is placed in charge of a foreigner inspired by the Shinkenger to become a samurai.
Director: Noboru Takemoto
Writer: Akatsuki Yamatoya
- 8.1/1025 votes
The Imposter and the Real Deal's Arrest
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 5/24/2009
A trickster Ayakashi steals Chiaki's identity in order to cause discord between Shinken Green and the rest of his team.
Director: Katsuya Watanabe
Writer: Daisuke Ishibashi
- 7.9/1024 votes
The Power of the Kuroko
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 5/31/2009
Ryunosuke, Chiaki, and Kotoha are forced to observe the Kuroko for a day to understand their job for the Shiba Clan and the city.
Director: Katsuya Watanabe
Writer: Akatsuki Yamatoya
- 8.8/1023 votes
The Sushi Samurai
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 6/7/2009
Takeru finds himself under attack by a mysterious power that sneaked into the mansion, while the retainers investigate a strangely suspicious sushi salesman who also broke in.
Director: Satoshi Morota
Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi
- 8.8/1023 votes
Samurai Promotion
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 6/14/2009
Genta approaches Takeru about being his 6th Shinkenger, but an initial rejection forces him and the retainers to figure out the true reason why the Shiba lord doesn't want his friend involved.
Director: Satoshi Morota
Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi
8.4/1022 votesLearning the Samurai Disposition
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 6/28/2009
With Ryunosuke still calling him a pretend samurai, Genta decides to watch ShinkenBlue to figure out what he believes is the samurai path.
Director: Noboru Takemoto
Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi
8.5/1023 votesThe Ebi Origami's Transformation
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 7/5/2009
The Shinkenger must figure out a way to save the life of Kotoha and many others when a soul-stealing Ayakashi attacks and chooses to hide until their mortal lives end.
Director: Noboru Takemoto
Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi
- 8.7/1023 votes
The Father and Son Bears
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 7/19/2009
In the midst of other problems, Chiaki must save Mako and others from a hostage crisis as Shinken Pink discovers more about his personal style through Chiaki's father.
Director: Hiroyuki Kato
Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi
- 7.6/1022 votes
Lord Butler
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 7/26/2009
Kotoha is recruited to be the fake fiancee of a young plutocrat, with Takeru playing her butler watching over her and an Ayakashi threat.
Director: Hiroyuki Kato
Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi
- 8.8/1023 votes
The Rampaging Gedoushu
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 8/2/2009
With the sudden increase in Gedoushu power, the Shinkenger head to Tengen Temple to obtain a sealed case which may assist them, while Shitari attempts to find out the sealing character that stopped Doukoku in the past.
Director: Katsuya Watanabe
Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi
- 9.1/1024 votes
The True Samurai Combination
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 8/9/2009
With the Shinkenger down, Takeru abducted by Juzo and Gozunagumo strengthened by Doukoku's punishment, all hope lies in Genta for completing the Inroumaru and giving the team a new trump card.
Director: Katsuya Watanabe
Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi
- 8.8/1023 votes
The Dream World
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 8/16/2009
When a dream-making Ayakashi attacks the city, Mako becomes trapped within where she witnesses Dayuu's horrifying origin.
Director: Shojiro Nakazawa
Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi
- 9.3/1028 votes
Decisive Match Number One
Season 1 Episode 26 - Aired 8/23/2009
Takeru is forced into having a showdown with Juzo Fuwa, but Ryunosuke stands alone in trying to stop his lord from going through with this selfish decision.
Director: Shojiro Nakazawa
Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi
7.9/1024 votesThe Switched Lives
Season 1 Episode 27 - Aired 8/30/2009
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.
Director: Noboru Takemoto
Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi
- 8.3/1024 votes
The Lantern Samurai
Season 1 Episode 28 - Aired 9/6/2009
Having gained a sushi phobia from becoming it, the Shinkenger help Genta try to get over it while Akumaro heads forth into battle to prove his power to Doukoku.
Director: Noboru Takemoto
Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi
7.7/1022 votesThe Runaway Lantern
Season 1 Episode 29 - Aired 9/13/2009
Mako tries to resolve differences between Genta and Daigoyou when the lantern runs away to find someone else he can help out.
Director: Hiroyuki Kato
Writer: Akatsuki Yamatoya
- 7.7/1023 votes
The Manipulated Academy
Season 1 Episode 30 - Aired 9/20/2009
Kotoha and Ryunosuke go undercover at an academy where the students are slowly being turned into puppets of an unseen Ayakashi master.
Director: Hiroyuki Kato
Writer: Daisuke Ishibashi
- 8.5/1022 votes
The Kyoryu Origami
Season 1 Episode 31 - Aired 9/27/2009
The Shinkenger are recruited by a nurse to save a sickly child held hostage by the remains of Manpuku Aburame's forces.
Director: Shojiro Nakazawa
Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi
- 8.3/1023 votes
The Ushi Origami
Season 1 Episode 32 - Aired 10/4/2009
A boy from the birthplace of Origami comes to the Shinkenger hoping to give them the Ushi Origami, an Origami infamous for rampaging in the past.
Director: Shojiro Nakazawa
Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi
- 8.2/1021 votes
The Great Bull King
Season 1 Episode 33 - Aired 10/11/2009
With the Ushi Origami running amuck and Hiro trapped inside, the Shinkenger must work with his grandfather to figure a way to stop the rampage and prevent Happouzu from taking control of it for Akumaro.
Director: Shojiro Nakazawa
Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi
8.6/1022 votesFatherly Love, Girlish Innocence
Season 1 Episode 34 - Aired 10/18/2009
When Mako's father arrives to take his daughter with him to Hawaii, Mako tries to make him understand her importance in being a samurai.
Director: Takao Nagaishi
Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi
- 8.1/1021 votes
The Eleven Origami, The Complete Combination
Season 1 Episode 35 - Aired 10/25/2009
Ryunosuke bemoans his abandonment of his kabuki allies with an upcoming performance as his Shodophone is eaten by an Ayakashi.
Director: Takao Nagaishi
Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi
- 7.8/1020 votes
The Curry Samurai
Season 1 Episode 36 - Aired 11/1/2009
When Genta starts losing customers to nearby curry restaurants, he decides that the only way to beat them is to join them all the while the Ayakashi Sogizarai attacks.
Director: Noboru Takemoto
Writer: Akatsuki Yamatoya
- 7.8/1020 votes
The Epic Glue Battle
Season 1 Episode 37 - Aired 11/8/2009
After an encounter with the Ayakashi Mochibetori, Ryunosuke and Chiaki find themselves in a literal sticky situation.
Director: Noboru Takemoto
Writer: Daisuke Ishibashi
- 8.6/1020 votes
Showdown with the Rifle Squad
Season 1 Episode 38 - Aired 11/15/2009
When Hikoma goes on his one day a year off to visit his daughter and granddaughter, the Ayakashi Ikusazure makes his move.
Director: Hiroyuki Kato
Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi
8.8/1021 votesThe Very Urgent First Aid Emergency
Season 1 Episode 39 - Aired 11/22/2009
When the Shinkengers investigate an odd illness befalling the residents of an island, they are ambushed by Akumaro, Dayu, and Juzo.
Director: Hiroyuki Kato
Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi
- 9.2/1021 votes
The General Heads to the Front Lines
Season 1 Episode 40 - Aired 11/29/2009
Doukoku's connection to Dayu is revealed as Akumaro prepares to use the suffering of her shamisen for his own purpose.
Director: Katsuya Watanabe
Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi
- 7.9/1021 votes
The Sent Words
Season 1 Episode 41 - Aired 12/6/2009
When Kotoha receives a letter from her sister, she must decide if she should go back home or continue being a Shinkenger as the Ayakashi Sunasusuri attacks.
Director: Katsuya Watanabe
Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi
- 8.8/1023 votes
The Two-Hundred Year Long Ambition
Season 1 Episode 42 - Aired 12/13/2009
As the Shinkenger finally catch on to a pattern to Akumaro's attacks, the Ayakashi prepares to unleash hell on Earth utilizing Juzo and Uramasa.
Director: Noboru Takemoto
Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi
- 9.3/1025 votes
One Last Sword Stroke
Season 1 Episode 43 - Aired 12/20/2009
With the Hell gate nearly complete, Genta tries to figure a way to stop Juzo from using Uramasa to satisfy Akumaro's greatest desire.
Director: Noboru Takemoto
Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi
- 8.9/1023 votes
The Eighteenth Head of the Shiba House
Season 1 Episode 44 - Aired 1/3/2010
During a New Years celebration, the arrival of a special Kuroko and a fire-manipulating Ayakashi forces Takeru into a battle where his greatest secret is finally revealed.
Director: Hiroyuki Kato
Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi
- 9.3/1025 votes
The Impersonator
Season 1 Episode 45 - Aired 1/10/2010
As Kaoru takes her place as the true Shiba Clan head, Takeru is forced to figure out where to go next while his former retainers are forced to adapt to their new leader.
Director: Hiroyuki Kato
Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi
- 9.3/1027 votes
The Showdown Clash
Season 1 Episode 46 - Aired 1/17/2010
With no other purpose left, Takeru begins his climactic showdown with Juzo, while Hikoma tries to find him to remind him of the bonds he still possesses.
Director: Takayuki Shibasaki
Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi
- 9.1/1027 votes
Bonds
Season 1 Episode 47 - Aired 1/24/2010
Takeru completes his final showdown with Juzo Fuwa while finally confronting his retainers about the deception as Dayu prepares the final step for Dokoku's return.
Director: Shojiro Nakazawa
Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi
- 9.2/1025 votes
The Final Great Decisive Battle
Season 1 Episode 48 - Aired 1/31/2010
As Dokoku returns with Dayu's sacrifice, Kaoru and the retainers desperately attempt to seal him once and for all while Takeru becomes involved in a stunning move by the Shiba head.
Director: Shojiro Nakazawa
Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi
- 9.4/1032 votes
A Samurai Sentai Eternally
Season 1 Episode 49 - Aired 2/7/2010
With the Sanzu River overflowing and Gedoshu rampaging through the human world, Takeru, his five retainers and allies must work together and use everything to finally put a stop to Dokoku and restore peace once again.
Director: Shojiro Nakazawa
Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi