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The Worst Episodes of Samurai Sentai Shinkenger

Every episode of Samurai Sentai Shinkenger ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Samurai Sentai Shinkenger!

The Worst Episodes of Samurai Sentai Shinkenger

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...

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  1. Background image for Heavy Cries
    7.1/10(16 votes)

    #1 - Heavy Cries

    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.

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  2. Background image for The Foreign Samurai
    7.4/10(14 votes)

    #2 - The Foreign Samurai

    S1:E14

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

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  3. Background image for The Runaway Lantern
    7.5/10(13 votes)

    #3 - The Runaway Lantern

    S1:E29

    Mako tries to resolve differences between Genta and Daigoyou when the lantern runs away to find someone else he can help out.

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  4. Background image for The Switched Lives
    7.6/10(14 votes)

    #4 - The Switched Lives

    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.

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  5. Background image for The Curry Samurai
    7.6/10(12 votes)

    #5 - The Curry Samurai

    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.

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  6. Background image for The Epic Glue Battle
    7.6/10(12 votes)

    #6 - The Epic Glue Battle

    S1:E37

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

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  8. Background image for The Manipulated Academy
    7.7/10(14 votes)

    #7 - The Manipulated Academy

    S1:E30

    Kotoha and Ryunosuke go undercover at an academy where the students are slowly being turned into puppets of an unseen Ayakashi master.

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  9. Background image for Lord Butler
    7.8/10(13 votes)

    #8 - Lord Butler

    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.

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  10. Background image for The Eleven Origami, The Complete Combination
    7.9/10(12 votes)

    #9 - The Eleven Origami, The Complete Combination

    S1:E35

    Ryunosuke bemoans his abandonment of his kabuki allies with an upcoming performance as his Shodophone is eaten by an Ayakashi.

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  11. Background image for The Imposter and the Real Deal's Arrest
    8.0/10(17 votes)

    #10 - The Imposter and the Real Deal's Arrest

    S1:E15

    A trickster Ayakashi steals Chiaki's identity in order to cause discord between Shinken Green and the rest of his team.

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  12. Background image for The Power of the Kuroko
    8.0/10(16 votes)

    #11 - The Power of the Kuroko

    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.

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  13. Background image for The Lantern Samurai
    8.0/10(14 votes)

    #12 - The Lantern Samurai

    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.

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  14. Background image for The Stylish Combination
    8.2/10(30 votes)

    #13 - The Stylish Combination

    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.

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  15. Background image for An Extermination Skill Contest
    8.2/10(29 votes)

    #14 - An Extermination Skill Contest

    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.

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  16. Background image for The Sent Words
    8.2/10(13 votes)

    #15 - The Sent Words

    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.

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  17. Background image for The Gallant Appearance of the Five Samurai
    8.3/10(38 votes)

    #16 - The Gallant Appearance of the Five Samurai

    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.

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  18. Background image for The Great Bull King
    8.3/10(13 votes)

    #17 - The Great Bull King

    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.

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  19. Background image for Nightly Tears of Sympathy
    8.4/10(22 votes)

    #18 - Nightly Tears of Sympathy

    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.

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  20. Background image for The Ushi Origami
    8.5/10(14 votes)

    #19 - The Ushi Origami

    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.

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  21. Background image for Learning the Samurai Disposition
    8.7/10(14 votes)

    #20 - Learning the Samurai Disposition

    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.

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  22. Background image for The Ebi Origami's Transformation
    8.7/10(14 votes)

    #21 - The Ebi Origami's Transformation

    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.

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  23. Background image for The Kyoryu Origami
    8.8/10(13 votes)

    #22 - The Kyoryu Origami

    S1:E31

    The Shinkenger are recruited by a nurse to save a sickly child held hostage by the remains of Manpuku Aburame's forces.

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  24. Background image for The Great Sky Combination
    8.9/10(17 votes)

    #23 - The Great Sky Combination

    S1:E10

    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.

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  25. Background image for The Sushi Samurai
    8.9/10(15 votes)

    #24 - The Sushi Samurai

    S1:E17

    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.

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  26. Background image for Fatherly Love, Girlish Innocence
    8.9/10(14 votes)

    #25 - Fatherly Love, Girlish Innocence

    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.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Heavy Cries" is the worst rated episode of "Samurai Sentai Shinkenger". It scored 7.1/10 based on 16 votes. Directed by Noboru Takemoto and written by Yasuko Kobayashi, it aired on 5/10/2009. This episode scored 0.3 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Foreign Samurai".