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The Worst Episodes of Samurai Sentai Shinkenger

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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,

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Samurai Sentai Shinkenger Season 1 Episode 13 - Heavy Cries
    7.2/10(23 votes)

    S1:E13

    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

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  2. Samurai Sentai Shinkenger Season 1 Episode 14 - The Foreign Samurai
    7.3/10(22 votes)

    S1:E14

    Ryunosuke is placed in charge of a foreigner inspired by the Shinkenger to become a samurai.

    Director:Noboru Takemoto
    Writer:Akatsuki Yamatoya

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  3. Samurai Sentai Shinkenger Season 1 Episode 22 - Lord Butler
    7.6/10(22 votes)

    S1:E22

    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

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  4. Samurai Sentai Shinkenger Season 1 Episode 29 - The Runaway Lantern
    7.7/10(22 votes)

    S1:E29

    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

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  5. Samurai Sentai Shinkenger Season 1 Episode 30 - The Manipulated Academy
    7.7/10(23 votes)

    S1:E30

    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

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  6. Samurai Sentai Shinkenger Season 1 Episode 36 - The Curry Samurai
    7.8/10(20 votes)

    S1:E36

    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

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  7. Samurai Sentai Shinkenger Season 1 Episode 37 - The Epic Glue Battle
    7.8/10(20 votes)

    S1:E37

    After an encounter with the Ayakashi Mochibetori, Ryunosuke and Chiaki find themselves in a literal sticky situation.

    Director:Noboru Takemoto
    Writer:Daisuke Ishibashi

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  8. Samurai Sentai Shinkenger Season 1 Episode 16 - The Power of the Kuroko
    7.9/10(24 votes)

    S1:E16

    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

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  9. Samurai Sentai Shinkenger Season 1 Episode 27 - The Switched Lives
    7.9/10(24 votes)

    S1:E27

    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

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  10. Samurai Sentai Shinkenger Season 1 Episode 41 - The Sent Words
    7.9/10(21 votes)

    S1:E41

    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

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  11. Samurai Sentai Shinkenger Season 1 Episode 15 - The Imposter and the Real Deal's Arrest
    8.1/10(25 votes)

    S1:E15

    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

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  12. Samurai Sentai Shinkenger Season 1 Episode 35 - The Eleven Origami, The Complete Combination
    8.1/10(21 votes)

    S1:E35

    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

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  13. Samurai Sentai Shinkenger Season 1 Episode 2 - The Stylish Combination
    8.2/10(43 votes)

    S1:E2

    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

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  14. Samurai Sentai Shinkenger Season 1 Episode 3 - An Extermination Skill Contest
    8.2/10(39 votes)

    S1:E3

    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

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  15. Samurai Sentai Shinkenger Season 1 Episode 4 - Nightly Tears of Sympathy
    8.2/10(32 votes)

    S1:E4

    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

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  16. Samurai Sentai Shinkenger Season 1 Episode 33 - The Great Bull King
    8.2/10(21 votes)

    S1:E33

    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

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  17. Samurai Sentai Shinkenger Season 1 Episode 28 - The Lantern Samurai
    8.3/10(24 votes)

    S1:E28

    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

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  18. Samurai Sentai Shinkenger Season 1 Episode 32 - The Ushi Origami
    8.3/10(23 votes)

    S1:E32

    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

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  19. Samurai Sentai Shinkenger Season 1 Episode 19 - Learning the Samurai Disposition
    8.4/10(22 votes)

    S1:E19

    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

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  20. Samurai Sentai Shinkenger Season 1 Episode 1 - The Gallant Appearance of the Five Samurai
    8.5/10(51 votes)

    S1:E1

    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

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  21. Samurai Sentai Shinkenger Season 1 Episode 20 - The Ebi Origami's Transformation
    8.5/10(23 votes)

    S1:E20

    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

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  22. Samurai Sentai Shinkenger Season 1 Episode 31 - The Kyoryu Origami
    8.5/10(22 votes)

    S1:E31

    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

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  23. Samurai Sentai Shinkenger Season 1 Episode 34 - Fatherly Love, Girlish Innocence
    8.6/10(22 votes)

    S1:E34

    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

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  24. Samurai Sentai Shinkenger Season 1 Episode 38 - Showdown with the Rifle Squad
    8.6/10(20 votes)

    S1:E38

    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

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  25. Samurai Sentai Shinkenger Season 1 Episode 8 - The Brides are Spirited Away
    8.7/10(26 votes)

    S1:E8

    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

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Heavy Cries" is the worst rated episode of "Samurai Sentai Shinkenger". It scored 7.2/10 based on 23 votes. Directed by Noboru Takemoto and written by Yasuko Kobayashi, it aired on 5/10/2009. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Foreign Samurai".