Samurai Sentai Shinkenger

Samurai Sentai Shinkenger is a Japanese television series. It is the 33rd series in Toei's Super Sentai series. It joined Kamen Rider Decade as a program featured in TV Asahi's programming block, and following Decade's finale, it aired alongside Kamen Rider W.

Its footage was used in Power Rangers Samurai. and its follow up season, Super Samurai.

Story
For eighteen generations, Samurai of the Shiba House 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, the youngest head of the Shiba Clan must gather his four Vassal in order to battle the Gedoushu under the revived Doukoku Chimatsuri as the Shinkengers. However, as they are joined by his childhood friend Genta, the vassals slowly learn that there's a reason for Takeru's behavior that sets him apart from his predecessors.

Characters

Shinkenger
 Actor  Name  Rangers  MechaTori MatsuzakaTakeru ShibaShinken RedShishi OrigamiRuna NatsuiKaoru ShibaHiroki AibaRyunosuke IkenamiShinken BlueRyu OrigamiRin TakanashiMako ShiraishiShinken PinkKame OrigamiShogo SuzukiChiaki TaniShinken GreenKuma OrigamiSuzuka MoritaKotoha HanaoriShinken YellowSaru OrigamiKeisuke SohmaGenta UmemoriShinken GoldEbi Origami

Cast
 Takeru Shiba / Shinken Red: Tori Matsuzaka
 Ryunosuke Ikenami / Shinken Blue: Hiroki Aiba
 Mako Shiraishi / Shinken Pink: Rin Takanashi
 Chiaki Tani / Shinken Green: Shogo Suzuki
 Kotoha Hanaori / Shinken Yellow: Suzuka Morita
 Genta Umemori / Shinken Gold: Keisuke Sohma
 Kaoru Shiba / Shinken Red: Runa Natsui
 Hikoma Kusakabe: Goro Ibuki
 Toshizo Tanba: Kazuyuki Matsuzawa
 Juzo Fuwa: Mitsuru Karahashi

Guest cast
 Takeru's father (1, 12, 33, 46): Kanji Tsuda
 Kana (12): Kayoko Shibata
 Daiki Kaito (20): Kimito Totani
 Tsukasa Kadoya (21): Masahiro Inoue
 Natsumi Hikari (21): Kanna Mori
 Narutaki (21): Tatsuhito Okuda
 Eijiro Hikari (21): Renji Ishibashi
 Toji Sakakibara (32, 33): Tetsuo Morishita
 Kyoko Shiraishi (34): Kazue Itoh
 Masataka Shiba (45): Masaya Matsukaze
 Retsutaka Shiba (movie): Masashi Goda

Songs
Opening theme
 "Samurai Sentai Shinkenger"
 Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
 Composition: YOFFY
 Arrangement: Project.R (Kenichiro Ōishi & Psychic Lover)
 Artist: Psychic Lover (Project.R)
Ending theme
 "Shirokujimuchū Shinkenger"
 Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
 Composition: Hideaki Takatori
 Arrangement: Project.R (Hiroaki Kagoshima)
 Artist: Hideaki Takatori (Project.R)
 Instruments: Zetto
 Episodes: 1-20, 29-48
 "Shirokujimuchū Shinkenger ~Ginmakuban~" ("Dreaming 24/7, Shinkenger (Movie Version)")
 Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
 Composition: Hideaki Takatori
 Arrangement: Project.R (Hiroaki Kagoshima)
 Artist: Shinkengers (Tori Matsuzaka, Hiroki Aiba, Rin Takanashi, Shogo Suzuki, Suzuka Morita, Keisuke Sohma) & Hideaki Takatori
 Episodes: 21-28

The opening and ending themes of Shinkenger are performed by Psychic Lover and Hideaki Takatori as part of Project.R, respectively. The opening is also featured as a playable song in Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Do Don to 2 Daime.

Its opening theme song single ranked highly on the Oricon charts, reaching #4 on the Daily Ranking Charts on its day of release. and peaked at #6 on the weekly charts selling 20,130 copies within its first week of release and stayed in the top 30 ranks for 4 weeks straight.

Category:Super Sentai series
Category:2009 Japanese television series debuts
Category:2010 Japanese television series endings
Category:Japanese-language television programs
Category:TV Asahi original programming