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[[File:Shinkenger_-_Cast_Poster_Crop_(583_x_557).jpg|thumb|350px|Back:'''Ryunosuke''', '''Mako''', '''Chiaki'''.
{{quote|"''The Samurai Sentai authorized by the Providence!
''Shinkenger! Going forth!''" }}
'''''Samurai Sentai Shinkenger''''' is the 33rd program in the ''[[Super Sentai]]'' series, airing from 2009 to 2010.
[[Things That Go Bump in the Night|There are creatures that suddenly come out of crevices and attack humans]], originating from the Sanzu River, called ''Gedoushu'';<ref>"Heretic Party"</ref>
As for the [[Super Sentai]] tradition of themes and motifs, ''Shinkenger'' picks up the Japanese [[Jidai Geki]]<ref>Period dramas</ref> genre, drops it into a modern setting, and showed just how <s>well</s> ''awesome'' the concept can work, all the while keeping the theatricality intact. Also one to proudly take the stage is the Japanese culture: the Shinkengers live in the Shiba household, which is a ''feudal lord's mansion in present day'', the [[Monster of the Week|monsters of the week]] are based on different [[Obake]], and the Kanji used for ''<s>fighting evil spirits</s>'' [[Mundane Utility|just about anything]], just for starters.
<small>Note:</small><ref>
This work has Crowning Moment pages for [[Samurai Sentai Shinkenger/Awesome|Awesome]], [[Samurai Sentai Shinkenger/Funny|Funny]] and [[Samurai Sentai Shinkenger/Heartwarming|Heartwarming]]. We're also working on a [[Samurai Sentai Shinkenger/Characters|Character Sheet]], and migrating character tropes over there.
[[Call Back|And]] [[Engine Sentai Go-onger|remember]]: '''This series is filled with action.''' [[Rule of Cool|We're supposed to be awed!]]
Has been adapted into ''[[Power Rangers Samurai]]''
* Takeru Shiba / '''{{color|red|Shinken Red}}''': [[The Hero|The 18th and current head of the Shiba clan.]] [[The Stoic|Looks stern]], but actually pretty nice; [[Tsundere|he'll try to hide it though]]. {{spoiler|Later revealed to be a [[Body Double]] for the true 18th head, Kaoru.}}
* Ryunosuke Ikenami / '''{{color|blue|Shinken Blue}}''': A former kabuki actor. '''''[[Large Ham|VERY]]''''' [[Large Ham|dramatic]] and [[The Big Guy|a very skilled swordsman]]. The [[Yes-Man]] to Takeru, and [[Butt Monkey|often played for comedy]], despite [[The Lancer|being the second-in-command... sorta]].
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* {{spoiler|Kaoru Shiba / '''Lady Shinken Red''': The true 18th head of the Shiba Clan, who appears [[Eleventh-Hour Ranger|late in the series]]. A [[The Stoic|stoic]] [[Cute Bruiser]] of few words. Eventually steps down and [[Passing the Torch|makes Takeru 19th lord]] by [[Loophole Abuse|adopting him]]. Her appearance makes her the first female Red Ranger in [[Super Sentai]] history.}}
* Hikoma Kusakabe: The Shiba household's retainer. [[Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"|Everyone calls him "Jii"]]. Beside helping make sure the Shiba's traditional style Japanese mansion runs smoothly, he trains the Samurai in use of their mojikara and often oversees sword training and the like. He can be very nice and respectable, despite his [[Stern Teacher|strictness]]. Just don't [[Badass Biker|go]] [[Badass Grandpa|against]] him...
* The Kuroko: The Shiba household's servant crew, dressed as traditional Japanese stage hands - and as such, they expect to be ignored. Besides helping Jii maintain the Shiba's ancestral home, they serve as heralds for the Shinkengers, carrying the elaborate curtains and war drums that often accompany the Samurai's entrance. They can provide battle support, and often clear civilians from an area so the Samurai-tachi can focus on the battle at hand.
* DaiGoyo: A lantern brought to life through Genta's Mojikara. Acts as the [[Team Pet]] and can grow to Mecha scale, [[Verbal Tic|goyo de!]]
* {{spoiler|The Sakakibara family: Descendants of peasants entrusted with containing Ushi Origami. The members we've seen are [[Teen Genius|Hiro]], who was instrumental in taming Ushi, and his grandfather. While they aren't Samurai, they have some remarkable skills with Mojikara.}}
* {{spoiler|Toshizo Tanba: Kaoru's personal retainer who served her father, the previous head of the Shiba Clan. He is very stubborn, has [[No Indoor Voice]], and prefers a strict adherence to tradition often [[Jerkass|scolding anyone who suggests to subvert it even the slightest bit]]. Unsurprisingly, [[The Scrappy|he isn't well liked by anyone including his own lord]].}}
* Tsukasa Kadoya / [[Kamen Rider Decade]]: [[Catch Phrase|Just a passing-through]] [[Kamen Rider]] who indirectly brought a problem to the ''Shinkenger'' world<ref>
* Chimatsuri Dokoku: The [[Big Bad]] [[Bad Boss|Boss]]. Lives on a [[Ghost Ship]] in the Sanzu river. [[Hair-Trigger Temper|Very irritable]], and spends much of his time [[Orcus on His Throne|doing nothing]] but [[Drowning My Sorrows|drinking sake]].
* Usukawa Dayu: [[The Dragon]]. Can be seen playing a [[Instrument of Murder|Shamisen Of Murder]]. Can be considered a [[Dark Chick]] also since she is the only regular female Gedoushu.
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{{tropelist|Recurring [[Super Sentai]] tropes:}}
* [[All Your Powers Combined]]: The [[Finishing Move|GoRinDan]].
** Also "''Goju no tachi''".
** The ''Mojikara Dai Dan En'', finishing move of the Samurai-Ha-Oh, utilizing the power of the eleven Origami used in the combination.
*** The ''Twelve Origami Dai Samurai Giri'', which is the above focused through [[BFS|the Kyoryu Origami.]]
* [[By the Power of Greyskull]]: "''Ippitsu Soujou!''" <ref>"One brush stroke, report to the Emperor!"</ref>
** Genta: "''Ikkan Kenjou!''" <ref>
* [[Calling Your Attacks]]
* [[
* [[Combination Attack]]: Several; named or unnamed. Usually a string of slashes as they dash by the Ayakashi, with Takeru as the lead most of the time.
* [[Crossover]]: ''Shinkenger vs. [[Engine Sentai Go-onger|Go-onger]]'', which features a [[Early-Bird Cameo|cameo]] by the [[Tensou Sentai Goseiger|next Sentai team]].
* [[Eyecatch]]: The eyecatch involves the camera panning out to show the core Shinkengers in civilian form, spinning away from the audience, with Takeru spinning his Shinkenmaru. After the break, the Shinkengers are in their Ranger forms, and they spin towards the audience, and Takeru spins his Shinkenmaru, and the camera pans in to resume the episode.
* [[Finishing Move]]: This is [[Super Sentai]], and the ''whole'' theme is "'''Samurai'''"; can we expect anything less?
* [[Five-Man Band]]: There are two [[Smart Guy
** [[The Hero]]: Takeru
** [[The Big Guy|The Big]] [[The Lancer|Lancer]]: Ryunosuke <ref>Second-in-command, contrasting personalities with [[The Hero]]... Yes, this time [[The Lancer]] is a [[Yes-Man]] who is [[Large Ham|hammy and hyperactive.]]</ref>
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*** Shishi<ref>Lion</ref> Origami + Ryū<ref>Dragon</ref> Origami + Kame<ref>Turtle</ref> Origami + Kuma<ref>Bear</ref> Origami + Saru<ref>Ape</ref> Origami = Shinken-oh
*** Kabuto<ref>Beetle</ref> Origami + Kajiki<ref>Marlin</ref> Origami + Tora<ref>Tiger</ref> Origami = Daitenku
** [[Transforming Mecha]]
** The Ebi<ref>Prawn</ref> Origami, which transforms into Daikaioh
** The Ushi<ref>Bull</ref> Origami, which transforms into Mougyudaioh
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*** Shinken-oh + Kyoryuorigami = Kyoryu Shinken-oh
*** Shinken-oh + all the other Origamis = Samuraihaoh
* [[In the Name of the Moon]]: An unusual departure from the recently previous [[Super Sentai]] titles: The roll call has no unique quote for each Shinkenger, they say their names instead, and the vassals [[Hero Secret Service|follow their calls after their Lord]].<ref>With "''Onajiku''"/"Similarly", though some subs use "The Same".</ref>
{{quote|'''Takeru''': "''Shinken Red'', Shiba Takeru."
'''Ryunosuke''': "Similarly, ''Blue''. Ikenami Ryunosuke."
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** A general variation is that whenever the usual order isn't followed, the first one to go uses the "Shinken-" prefix and the others follow with "''Similarly,''".
** The twist stays when the series [[Intercontinuity Crossover|crosses over into episode 24 of]] ''[[Kamen Rider Decade]]'', but the roll call in Decade loses the "''Similarly''", having everyone use the "Shinken-" title.<ref>Also, unlike in Shinkenger, Takeru is the last to state his roll call.</ref>
** In Act 31, it is said normally (Mako pulls off the roll call, followed by everyone else in order), except no one knows Takeru is there, leaving him to threaten the monster of the week from behind and proclaim humbly "Similarly, ''Red''".
* [[Law of Chromatic Superiority]]: Takeru is the only one (for a while) to become a Hyper Shinkenger, which is basically the same as the Super Shinkenger, only the overcoat is red.
** Let's not forget the {{spoiler|1=all-red MogyuDaiOh, the supposedly "Alpha" Origami which he controls ''alone''}}.
* [[Magical Foreign Words]]: Averted, for the most part. All the Shinkenger's attacks are in Japanese. The only real [[Gratuitous English]] are the names of the vassals' weapons, and (strangely enough) late-season [[Game Breaker]] items, like Super and Hyper longcoats and {{spoiler|Mogyu ''Bazooka''}}.
* [[Make My Monster Grow]]: All [[Monster of the Week|Monsters Of The Week]] have two lives. Once their first life is down, they [[Back
** On the other hand, the heroes have handheld mecha that grow to giant size ''and'' mecha that starts out giant sized. Of special note is that Genta, despite being the self-taught outsider, has built ''two'' mecha able to grow huge (Ebi and DaiGoyou).
* [[Mix and Match]]: ''
* [[Monster of the Week|Monsters Of The Week]]: The ''Ayakashi''; misguided souls wandering the sea in Japanese mythology, thus their "residence" at the bottom of Sanzu and appearance by climbing onto the ship.
* [[Mook
** There's an [[Armless Biped]] Mook (with [[More Teeth Than the Osmond Family]]) that functions as ranged support rather than [[Elite Mooks]].
** [[The Movie]] pits the Shinkengers against the "''Kusare Gedoushu''",<ref>
* [[Motif]]: One word before anything else: '''''<big>Japan</big>'''''.
** Samurai, of course. Then again... considering the concept of Samurai here includes drawing magic from writing Kanji, battling hellspawns and giant Mecha familiars, it's not the average [[Jidai Geki]] Samurai concept, and most likely just a visual motif.
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** Rangers forced into another body: Act 27; the Ayakashi with "Soul-switch" ability. In a minor variation, the events of the episode do have some consequence that serves as plot device for the next episode (and lead to the creation of a recurring character) rather than the usual shrug off.
** Villains duplicating heroes: Act 15; an Ayakashi posing as Chiaki to alienate him.
** Heroes [[Brought Down to Normal]]: Act 49; {{spoiler|While they don't lose the ability to transform, Dokoku's sheer power has them revert back to normal. They spend a good portion of the finale without transform including part of the final battle, the role call, and even the final mecha battle.}}
* [[Theme Music Power-Up]]: Either through the opening theme or the "standard" action theme.<ref>
* [[Transformation Name Announcement]]: "ShinkenOh - United under Providence!"
** "DaiKaiOh - Peerless under Providence!"
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* [[Weapon of Choice]]
** [[Katanas Are Just Better]]: The Shinkenmarus. If a Shinkenger spins the black Hiden Disk, it [[Morph Weapon|transforms]] their Shinkenmaru into their personal weapon.
*** Takeru: [[BFS|Rekka Daizantou]] <ref>''Blazing Great Slicing Sword''</ref>
*** Ryunosuke: [[The Archer|Water Arrow]]
*** Mako: [[Paper Fan of Doom|Heaven Fan]]
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* [[All There in the Manual]]: Somewhat parodied in episode 12, in which Ryunosuke had made designs on how to combine the Shinken-Oh and DaiTenkuu and handed his partners copies of them ''in the middle of the battle, while everyone was in the Shinken-Oh''.
* [[And I Must Scream]]: Act 27: {{spoiler|The [[Monster of the Week]] switches the consciousness of people into inanimate objects, trapping them there without the ability to move or communicate. What's worse, they'll die if the object is destroyed.}}
* [[Applied Phlebotinum]]: Mojikara,<ref>
* [[Ascended Fanboy]]: Richard Brown, a huge fan of the Shinkengers; not only did he boldly march into the battle as Shinken Brown, he even gets to pose with the team ''and'' helped them defeat the [[Monster of the Week]].<ref>Just a pep talk, but it helped.</ref>
** Don't forget he also got to hold the team's [[BFG]] as it dealt the killing blow to the [[Monster of the Week|Monster Of The Week's]] first form.
* [[Asskicking Pose]]: Genta has one pose indicating that [[Let's Get Dangerous|he's gonna get serious]]; pulling one of his sleeves right up to his shoulder. Note, though, that he doesn't limit this to battles only, so it's more of a "physical" [[Catch Phrase]].
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** And actually addressed in the final act where they produce a complicated Kanji [[All Your Powers Combined|by having each Ranger draw a different radical]].
* [[Awesome Moment of Crowning]]: {{spoiler|After telling everyone that she adopted Takeru and [[Passing the Torch|made him the 19th head of the Shiba Clan]], Kaoru commands everyone to bow to her newly adopted son. Even [[Jerkass|Tanba]] has no choice but to bow to him.}}
* [[Back
* [[Badass Adorable]]: Kotoha. Write her off as mere [[Moe]] fuel at your peril.
** Ironically, she's the character with minimum characterization compared to her teammates, perhaps on par with Genta.<ref>Though his character has been compensated with so many achievements and antics since his appearance.</ref>
*** {{spoiler|It seems she finally got it in Act 41.}}
* [[Badass Biker]]: Jii, unexpectedly. The times he's seen riding his bike is rare, but strangely, they're ''always'' a prelude to a [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|really]] [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|powerful]] moment so far.
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** ''Oh yes, we do.'' In the Closing Act, {{spoiler|he charges into battle with a spear, a Katana and in ''full-body Samurai armor''}}.
* [[Badass Longcoat]]: The [[Super Mode]] attire, a white longcoat with the Kanji "''Shin''"<ref>"True"</ref> on the back. Hyper Shinken Red gets a red longcoat with the Shiba Clan crest on the back.
* [[Bad Boss]]: Dokoku. At full steam 24/7, does ''absolutely'' '''[[The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything|nothing]]''' but drink sake all day, doesn't give a damn about his subordinates and can turn outright murderous on a whim. Pretty much the worst [[Super Sentai]] boss in recent years, which, in comparison, makes [[Juken Sentai Gekiranger|Rio]] look like a [[Benevolent Boss]] and [[Engine Sentai Go-onger|the Gaiarc Ministers]] {{spoiler|(except for Yogoshimacritein)}}, just pure ''saints''.<ref>They ''are'' antagonists, but at least they take good care of their monsters.</ref>
** On the other hand, Dokoku doesn't play the trope straight. True, he has a well earned reputation for literally terminating his minions on a whim, but, if he thinks you're of even the slightest use to him, he'll let you get away with murder. Literally! If you can come up with the silliest, most nonsensical plan to raise the level of the Sanzu River by even a half-centimeter, he'll send the Nanashi Renju and a [[Monster of the Week|Gedoshu of the Week]] to help you. And even if you do screw up, Shitari and Akomaru have both shown that Dokoku is not immune to grovelling, flattery or even simple logic. And Dayu found out that when Dokoku forgives you, '''all is forgiven'''. *shakes fist*
* [[Bamboo Technology]]: Case in point, the [[Regular Caller|Crevice Sensor]]: Paper charms with "Spy" written on it which basically serve as ''Gedoushu radars'' and send signals to a larger version of themselves (written "Receive") which prints out the location the enemies are attacking on a wooden chopstick? That's just one of what Shiba clan has in store...
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** DaiGoyou does this in his debut - justified as he actually has steel hands.
** Repeated by Genta in Act 33, as all the Shinkengers are fighting untransformed. Notable as he was the only one unarmed, as the others still all had their swords.
* [[Batman Gambit]]: The whole Act 8. {{spoiler|To elaborate, Takeru planned for Mako to get caught as a bride, then get revealed, prompting the Ayakashi to kidnap the bride again... only to have Ryunosuke [[
** Chiaki's plan in Act 27, {{spoiler|which is to purposely get hit by the Ayakashi's tendrils so that Kotoha [[Hoist by His Own Petard|forces the Ayakashi and Chiaki to switch bodies and then force the Ayakashi to tell them how to quickly return everyone's souls to their proper bodies]].}}
** Akumaro tries to pull off a seriously long term one revealed in Acts 42 and 43. {{spoiler|His plan for [[Hell on Earth]] requires someone who is neither human nor Gedoshuu. So he finds [[Half-Human Hybrid|Juzo]] and gives him Uramasa, only to reveal ''two centuries later'' that it contains the souls of his dead family, and that going through with his plan will release their souls. It qualifies as a [[Batman Gambit]] because it relied on Juzo caring about the souls of his loved ones. Unfortunately for Akumaro, [[Complete Monster|it turns out he doesn't]].}}
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** {{spoiler|Last, but not least, the Mogyu Bazooka, which can ''also'' be enlarged to mecha-scale!}}
* [[BFS]]: Rekka Daizantou. The prop is big enough<ref>judging by a scale comparison using a pic of the suit actor holding the sword next to him, it's approximately '''''eight feet tall'''''</ref> that it can be used as a ''shield'', and only the suit actor knows how to properly handle it.
** Kyoryu Origami can grow from a handheld sword into a BFS - AT MECHA SCALE.
* [[Big Damn Heroes]]: Everyone has pulled this off at least once, either alone or in group. Genta is fond of it, as noted above; however, two really stand out so far:
** Act 20. The [[Nakama|team]] {{spoiler|yanks the Akayashi that's stolen Kotoha's soul out of the Sanzu to [[Curb Stomp Battle|properly address their grievances with him]]}}.
** Act 38. [[Badass Biker|Jii]] and the Kuroko. To say more would be to spoil a true Crowning Episode.
* [[Big No]]: Genta in Act 27, going a little overboard (13 seconds for the record)... {{spoiler|Well, he almost died, so who can blame him?}}
*
* [[Bling of War]]: Genta's Ranger Suit, all in its glittering fanciness, can be considered a Sentai variant. [[Color Coded for Your Convenience|Then again]], it's [[Super Sentai]]...
* [[Blood Knight]]: Fuwa Juzo, although subverted by the fact that [[The Only One Allowed to Defeat You|he has only one specific opponent in mind]].
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* [[Butt Monkey]]: Ryunosuke. Again and again, and again, and... After Act 7, while he does have occasional [[Butt Monkey]] moments, he has since shown quite a lot of development and competence.
** Driven home in the crossover movie, where {{spoiler|not only is he the only Shinkenger to get tossed into another world by himself, but a world that is essentially a wasteland COVERED IN GARBAGE at that.}}
* [[Cast
* [[Catch Phrase]]: Takeru's got two: "''That's as far as you go, Gedoushu.''" and "''This brings the chapter to a conclusion.''" [[Phrase Catcher|The others quickly started using them too]] after he started it. {{spoiler|And the latter is used by [[The Narrator]] to wrap up the series.}}
** "[[The Narrator|The <No.>th Act of Shinkenger shall conclude here.]]"
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** Richard Brown. "Maaaaairuuuuuuuu!"
** {{spoiler|Dayu: "Even in your ''final moments'' you choose her over me?"}}
* [[Cool Big Sis]]/[[Onee-Sama]]: Mako is stern enough towards the boys, but she seems to sympathize with Kotoha, who in turn idolizes her. Even Chiaki calls her 'Nee-san'. She is also very fond of giving [[Cooldown Hug
* [[
** He ''does'' mention that this is thanks to the part of playing as women in Kabuki Theatre. But he just ''had'' to say "''I'm still very unskilled''"...
** [http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk246/HA-Kai/20091207153550hotnews4b1ca2465dcd88.jpg ...]
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* [[Dangerous Forbidden Technique]]: {{spoiler|The secret character passed down ''only'' to, and usable only by, the heads of the Shiba clan, which is the only thing that can seal away Dokoku for good. Demands an insane amount of Mojikara, and if it's used without sufficient mastery, the sealing is imperfect and Dokoku can slowly revive.}}
* [[Dark Reprise]]: Played straight in Episode 45. {{spoiler|The rollcall music is traded for a more depressing tune after Kaoru replaces Takeru.}}
* [[Day of the Week Name]]: Instead of their names, four of the group interestingly have their elemental Kanji related to four days of the week: Takeru (Tuesday<ref>''Kayoubi'', "''Ka''" meaning "Fire"</ref>), Ryunosuke (Wednesday<ref>''Suiyoubi'', "''Sui''" meaning "Water"</ref>), Chiaki (Thursday<ref>''Mokuyoubi'', "''Moku''" meaning "Wood" and using the same kanji as "tree"</ref>) and Kotoha (Saturday<ref>''Doyoubi'', "''Do''" meaning "Land"</ref>). Since Friday<ref>''Kinyoubi''</ref> uses the Kanji "Gold",<ref>"''Kin''"</ref>
* [[Designated Girl Fight]]: Set up well between Dayu and Mako. While in their first fight, Ryunosuke was there at first and the others join in, after Act 25 {{spoiler|and sharing Dayu's dream of her fall}}, Mako seems drawn to Dayu in a fight. This seems to echo Takeru and Juzo's relationship - the two are just similar enough for Dayu to draw Mako to her.
* [[Debut Queue]]: Notice how Kyoryuu Origami gets shoehorned into the series right before the debut of the very last mecha, {{spoiler|1=Ushi Origami/MogyuDaioh.}}
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* [[Dogged Nice Guy]]: Poor, poor Ryunosuke...
* [[Do-It-Yourself Theme Tune]]: [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|The six Shinkengers each sing their own theme songs]] (which in itself is a Sentai tradition), though they're never used in the show. Here's the list:
** Ryunosuke's theme, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLwjQwl6bfU "Aonami Yonashi"].
** Mako's theme, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLwjQwl6bfU "Nadeshiko Shinken Hanafubuki"].
** Chiaki's theme, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y44RpaORXzg&feature=related "Shinken Days Never Give Up Dochu"].
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*** The only exception would be Takeru's theme, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQBeD4KTPSU&feature=related "Shinken Red Ippitsu Sojo"]. Tori Matsuzaka himself only says lines from the show, while a chorus of children sing for him.
* [[Dojikko]]: Kotoha ''in spades''.
* [[Drowning My Sorrows|Drowning My Rage]]: If Dokoku is really pissed, sake is the only thing that will keep his power in check and keep him from slaughtering his own minions. Even then, he's still pretty damn murderous after a drink.
* [[Dual-Wielding]]: Takeru does this twice in Act 11, borrowing Kotoha's Shinkenmaru near the beginning to face down an onslaught of [[Mooks]], and later on taking both hers and Ryunosuke's Shinkenmaru to fight two opponents at once.
** Chiaki does this with wooden swords in Act 15 just to mess with Ryunosuke. Coincidentally, the MOTW this Act also did the same (not with wooden swords though).
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** In Act 10, after being fed up with Jii constantly reprimanding him, Chiaki takes out his Shodo Phone and leaves a giant black X on Jii's face. After Jii smacks him with his [[Paper Fan of Doom]], Chiaki tries to give him a second mark. When Ryunosuke, Mako, and Kotoha attempt to intervene, they end up with giant black streaks across their cheeks. Then at the end of the act, Jii wakes up to find his face filled with random doodles, all provided by Chiaki.
** Act 27's infamous ''Neko Tono''<ref>"Lord Cat"</ref> scene, where Chiaki draws whiskers on Takeru's face while [[Freaky Friday Flip|Takeru's soul is trapped in a Lucky Cat statue]]. Takeru was obviously not pleased.
** At the beginning of Act 31, Chiaki applies the ''Neko Tono'' whiskers again to Takeru as punishment for losing in their card game. Ryunosuke and Kotoha also have various marks on their faces either applied again by Chiaki or possibly Mako or Jii, whose faces remain clean.
* [[Fake Nationality]]: While Richard Brown was implied to be American, his actor, John Kaminari, is actually [[Fake American|Italian]] and can speak Japanese fairly well. His strange [[Just a Stupid Accent|accent]] was meant to make him sound like a [[Funny Foreigner|strange foreigner]]. As well, the fact he's humble, earnest, perfectly willing and eager to adapt to another country's customs and ideals, and ''obsessed'' with learning the path of the samurai means he can't easily be slotted as one of the two [[Eagle Land|Eaglelander]] base types; he's 100% [[Ascended Fanboy]] who just happens to be from elsewhere.
* [[Famous Ancestor]]: Not only does the Shiba House select the next generation as the next leader, but there are four retainer families which do the same thing.
* [[Foreshadowing]]: As shocking as Act 44's revelation seems, the reveal was foreshadowed as early as Act 6
* [[Freaky Friday Flip]]: The Ayakashi in Act 27 swaps the victims mind into the nearest household item. It also got four of the team: {{spoiler|Takeru in a [[wikipedia:Lucky cat|Lucky Cat statue]]; Mako in an electric fan; Genta in a Sushi piece; Ryunosuke in a [[Butt Monkey|rather embarrassing]] [[wikipedia:Manneken Pis|statue]]. Chiaki [[The Smart Guy|used its ability to his advantage]], and [[Batman Gambit|cornered it]] into reverting everyone back to normal.}}
* [[Friend to All Children]]: Mako. And that extends to those who needs care like a scared little kid, which happens to be her "Daycare Mode" Button.
** And her mecha just ''happens'' to be a [[Gamera|turtle.]]
* [[Get a Hold of Yourself, Man!]]: {{spoiler|Chiaki to Takeru in Act 47. In a bit of twist of its usual application, Takeru ''dodges'' the first punch, causing Chiaki to hold Takeru in place before delivering a second one.}}
* [[Giant Mook]]: Probably the first [[Super Sentai]] to deploy the concept as a regular basis, Gedoushu has access to not only normal [[Giant Mook
** Probably because they're [[Phlebotinum Breakdown|dependent on the moisture of the Sanzu river]].
* [[Grand Theft Me]]: In Chapter 27, {{spoiler|actually pulled off by the heroes on an enemy as part of a [[Batman Gambit]].}}
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** Hey, Shinken Blue! [[Prince of Tennis|Your serve!]]<ref>Hiroki Aiba was Shusuke Fuji in the musicals and the Movie.</ref> Which makes the [[Kamen Rider Decade]] crossover even more fun...<ref>Masahiro Inoue played Keigo Atobe in one of the musicals.</ref>
** Masaya Matsukaze ([[Denji Sentai Megaranger|MegaBlue]]) makes an appearance in episode 45 as {{spoiler|1=the ''real'' former ShinkenRed, Kaoru's father.}}
* [[Her Codename Was Mary Sue|His Code Name Was Gary Stu]]: ''Lord'' Ikenami Ryunosuke during his illusion in ''Samurai Sentai Shinkenger Returns''.
* [[If It Swims, It Flies]]: Kame, Kajiki and Ika Origami (sea turtle, swordfish and squid, respectively) are direct examples.
* [[Implacable Man]]: {{spoiler|1=Pulled off spectacularly in the Closing Act: The Shinkengers approach Dokoku in SamuraiHaOh, which is reduced to TenkuShinkenOh and then just ShinkenOh from his barrage. ''[[Crowning Moment of Awesome|And they don't flinch once]]''}}.
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* [[Intercontinuity Crossover]]: The most a ''Super Sentai'' series can cross over with is its predecessor and successor, but ''Shinkenger'' also crosses over with its sister show, ''[[Kamen Rider Decade]]''. And it's canon for both.
* [[Ironic Echo]]: normally Ryuunosuke going '''"TONOOO!!!"''' goes hand in hand with another [[Crowning Moment of Funny]], but when {{spoiler|he's torn between his duties to the Shiba lord and his friendship with Takeru towards the end}}, [[Tear Jerker|it turns into a cry of anguish.]]
* [[Jerkass]]: {{spoiler|Tanba, Kaoru's retainer,}} definitely qualifies. {{spoiler|1=He's [[No Indoor Voice|loud]], [[Jerkass|obnoxious]], and isn't afraid to shout down any hint of an objection from Takeru/Kaoru's vassals nor does he care about anyone's feelings besides possibly Kaoru, leading Kaoru to tell him to be quiet or hit him when he starts to get out of hand. [[Ungrateful Bastard|Calling Takeru a fake lord who lived a lie and Genta a mere sushi chef who can't be a samurai despite all they have done]] does not help his case at all.}}
* [[Jidai Geki]]: ''Shinkenger'' is to [[Jidai Geki]] what [[New Old West]] is to [[The Wild West]]; though it's set in modern times, it's built on [[Jidai Geki]] tropes. Not only that, ''Shinkenger'' is, in essence, a long theatrical piece.
** "''Chanbara''", a prominent sound effect for [[Jidai Geki]] swashbuckling, is proudly proclaimed ''in chains'' in the theme song.
** The phrase "Hakushu No Arashi Shinuchi Toujou" in the opening can be translated to "The applause is thunderous. Enter the star performers!"
** It also borrows a famous [[Jidai Geki]] line from ''Toyama no Kin-san'': The [[Catch Phrase]] "''Kore nite, ikken rakuchaku''"<ref>"''With this, the case is concluded.''"</ref> is taken directly from the protagonist who mutters it whenever the villain of the week is brought to justice.
*** Don't forget: The phrase is used to remind that ''this is the chapter's conclusion'', like they're in a theatre.
** The Inromaru reminds of the extremely popular and long running [[Jidai Geki]] ''Mito Komon'', about the brother of Ieyasu Tokugawa who, using the alias of a retired merchant named Mito Komon, goes around fighting injustice in Japan.<ref>
** Even some "classic" [[Jidai Geki]] or feudal Japanese vocabularies are borrowed or referenced in the series:
*** The GoRinDan is a reference to "[[wikipedia:The Book of Five Rings|The Book of Five Rings]]".
*** The word "''Itto Ryodan''".<ref>"(With) One blade, (cut into) two pieces".</ref>
*** "''Niten Ichiryu''", an archaic and traditional school of swordsmanship. See [[Dual-Wielding]] above.
** The "Clap of Victory"<ref>''Shori no [[wikipedia:Tejime|Ipponjime]]''</ref> isn't your everyday clap either; it has a traditional style which builds up with a "''Yo~''" before everyone clap together once.
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** Takeru often sports a T-shirt with the "''[[wikipedia:Mitsudomoe|Mitsudomoe]]''", a traditional<ref>The symbol originated from the Shinto religion though.</ref> Samurai symbol ''very'' popular on flags and crests (''[[Kamen Rider Hibiki]]'' was known for [[Sigil Spam|spamming]] this one).
* [[Kansai Dialect]]: Being a country girl, Kotoha speaks in this dialect.
* [[Keigo]]: Akumaro addresses both his allies and enemies in formal speech. Shitari also does so,<ref>"''Omae-san''"</ref>
* [[Killed Off for Real]]: {{spoiler|Juzo in the most spectular way in Act 47}}.
* [[Kuudere]]: Mako. This is very prevalent during Act 13, whereas after telling Kotoha that she never had a childhood like any normal girl, Kotoha tells her that it's okay to cry, and cry she does, [[Cooldown Hug|in Kotoha's hug]]. Also, as Ryu-san can tell you, she doesn't do the excessive pampering - in fact, she doesn't hesitate to call her lord on his tsuntsun act while sparing with him. She tries to find the fastest, most pratical way to fix things... usually.
* [[Lamarck Was Right]]: The Mojikara is passed down from parent to child. Strangely, they never mention about the power at least fading over this many generations. Although Genta's powers show that it can be artificially created/controlled.
* [[Lampshade Hanging]]: "[[Genre Savvy|Don't let your guard down.]] [[Once Per Episode|An Ayakashi can revive itself once more.]] [[Not Quite Dead|That was just the first life.]] [[Make My Monster Grow|The second life is coming any second now.]]"
** Just... the ''[[Nominal Importance|Nanashi]] [[Cannon Fodder|Renju]]''; they're called the "Nameless Company" for a reason. Thank you for [[Lampshade Hanging|kindly saving us the trouble]], Saburo Yatsude
** "This brings this chapter to a conclusion!"
** If you know what roles Kurokos are given in actual Kabuki theatre, you have to wonder if they're thrown in as a Lampshade to all the stunts, fireworks, Wire Fu and props [[Super Sentai]] has been using all these decades...
** And the in-universe explanation for the Shinkenger's [[Super Mode]] is that [[Strictly Formula|the Ayakashi get stronger during the summer months]], an element inspired by a recurring myth/rule in Japanese folklore, and they need the firepower to counter this.
** Even though it probably isn't his habit, Takeru ends up lampshading stuff much of the time, usually whenever the resident [[Large Ham
** In Act 39, [[Genre Savvy|Chiaki]] is the first to point out that the [[Town with a Dark Secret]] sounds like "something out of a horror movie." [[Uzumaki|At least the floating ashes didn't form into spirals...]]
* [[Large Ham]]: Ryunosuke, being a Kabuki actor. He actually knows that himself, and [[Lampshade Hanging|even said]] in Act 12 that it's how he's raised and the only way he knows to behave.
** Genta. And when he and Ryunosuke start playing off each other, you get this odd mix of comedy gold and earnest character work. Witness Act 19.
** Even Jii isn't entirely innocent of this either. For one, his speech style isn't an everyday tone; he's going for a deep and theatric voice.<ref>By virtue of his actor, Ibuki Goro, being a [[Jidai Geki]] veteran.</ref>
{{quote|'''Jii''': "You Gedoushu! '''Listen well!''' Standing before you is the descendant of the Samurai who obliterated your kind 300 years ago, the 18th head of the Shiba clan: Shinken Red, Lord Shiba Takeru! Now, will you flee back into the crevice in terror, or become rust on my Lord's Katana? Or..."
'''Takeru''': "Jii."
'''Jii''': "Yes?"
'''Takeru''': "[[Lampshade Hanging|Too long.]]" }}
** Similar lines would later be recited by the other two [[Large Ham
* [[Lethal Chef]]: DON'T! Touch. Mako's cooking... if you value your life. In fact, it's so bad that it's one of the few things that will evidently shock [[The Stoic|Takeru]], thus deemed ''the greatest crisis'' by him. In his defense, though, her dishes really ''can'' knock out people. By Act 25, <s>the Kuroko are</s> everyone is already in red alert by the sight of her ''holding'' an apron. The only exception is Kotoha, who's somehow immune to all the negative reactions to her cooking, and too white to have other opinions about her besides idolizing.
* [[Limited Wardrobe]]: Quite unusual for a [[Super Sentai]] series, the trope is averted to near-completion this year. Let alone the "Team Jackets" with the same design and different colors, the Shinkengers actually switch through lots of outfits over the course.
** Juzo and Jii could be direct examples. But Juzo is a {{spoiler|1=[[Really Seven Hundred Years Old|200+ years old]] half-demonic swordsman without a cent}}; Jii doesn't have any excuses.
*** And even he has at least two outfits. Both very traditional, but at least he's choosing between the beige and the blue one...
* [[Long Title]]: {{color|red|Lord's}} Log of Notable Events: Wild {{color|goldenrod|Grip}} {{color|green|Passionate}} High {{color|gold|School}} the {{color|blue|Jungle}} {{color|fuchsia|Song}} Disappears into Space... Special!
** [[Running Gag|Too]] [[Painting the Fourth Wall|Long]] ''[[Crowning Moment of Funny|* SLASH!*
* [[Loophole Abuse]]: {{spoiler|How Takeru becomes the 19th head of the Shiba Clan. The previous lord relinquishes their title to their child. Said child does not necessarily have to blood related as Kaoru mentions that adoption is an option when there is no heir. There is also no rule that says Kaoru's child can't be ''older'' than her...}}
* [[Lotus Eater Machine]]: {{spoiler|The ''Shinkenger V-Cinema'' Special may resemble a string of [[
* [[MacGyvering]]: Mako makes a muffler out of handwarmers in episode 4. [[It Makes Sense in Context]]. Also see [[Barehanded Blade Block]] above. And [[Paper-Thin Disguise]] below.
* [[Meaningful Echo]]: "You guys can stand, right?" Takeru in the second and final Acts. The answer each time tells you just how far the Samurai-tachi has come.
** Also, "Our lord is going into battle." The first time itself takes on different feeling and meaning as the series progressed. By the time Jii echoes it in the last arc, it help bring the show full circle.
* [[Meaningful Name]]: The series title itself is interesting; "Shinkenger" is a portmanteau of "''Shinken''" and "[[Ranger]]". "''Shinken''"<ref>"True sword"</ref> refers to both a Japanese sword used in real combat, as opposed to those used for various types of practice, as well as having a more modern meaning "Seriousness/Wholeheartedness"; it's use in the ending theme is often translated as "earnestness". Both meanings are reflected by the show.
** Thanks to the wordplay possibility of Japanese,<ref>
** For that matter, even the bad guys get into this.
*** Chimatsuri Doukoku: "[[Names to Run Away From Really Fast|Bloodbath Wailing]]"
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* [[Melee a Trois]]: Act 11 features Takeru, {{spoiler|Juzo}} and the [[Monster of the Week]] all going at it.
* [[Mismatched Eyes]]: {{spoiler|[http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b68/burnfist23/Untitled-4.jpg Juzo] in Act 43.}}
* [[Mon
* [[Montage]]: A couple of Genta's very first battles immediately play back his Iai sequence against an onslaught of [[Mook
** [[Training Montage]]: A short flashback in Act 18 of Genta training and developing his own style ''by himself''.
* [[More Dakka]]: Apparently a core concept behind {{spoiler|1=MogyuDaiOh}}, along with [[Gatling Good]].
* [[Ms. Fanservice]]: Kotoha, ''the'' [[Moe]] incarnate whose legs the viewers get a glimpse of most because everyone else wears trousers. [[Lolicon|To think they'd go for an older character]]<ref>
* [[
** Forget the brush strokes: ''Arriving at the scene'' is made epic with the Kurokos drawing curtains and, admit it, [[Ear Worm|the war drums]].▼
** Genta's [[I Am What I Am]] line in Act 36; the scene owes to the BGM playing at that moment too.▼
* [[Mundane Utility]]: Mojikara has been used outside of battle for non-combat purposes.
** DaiGoyo: An independent demon-chopping [[Humongous Mecha]] ''who apparently can serve customers while his boss is out to slaughter hellspawns''.
** Act 37 opens with Chiaki playing a game ''in his Shodo Phone''.
*** Not much of a surprise considering that most cellphone-based [[Transformation Trinket
* [[Mythology Gag]]: The beginning of the Daikai Shinken-Oh gattai sequence is taken straight from the Great Ikaros gattai sequence in ''[[Choujin Sentai Jetman]]''.
** Act 27 has Shinken Pink Mako being turned into a table fan. [[Mahou Sentai Magiranger|MagiPink Houka]] could do this [[Voluntary Shapeshifting|voluntarily]].
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** The team's roll call [[Catch Phrase]] "''Iza mairu!''"? Carrigator from [[Engine Sentai Go-onger|last year]] used it pretty often too.
*** It helps that Carrigator's VA was used for the announcer for this series.
** Though ''Shinkenger'' is probably the first series to deploy [[Giant Mook
** Act 36 has ''two'': Kotoha's sudden interest in curry rice stems all the way from the [[Himitsu Sentai Goranger|original Yellow]]; and the MotW is a shark-based creature who spins rapidly and says "''[[Juken Sentai Gekiranger|Sha-kiin!]]''". He even does the pose.
*** Too bad his VA wasn't Sharkie.
** Due to its numerous "appendages", {{spoiler|1=SamuraiHaOh}} really reminds of [[Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger|Tauzant]].
** TenkuShinkenOh's finishing move is called Tenku Karatake Wari. [[Battle Fever J|Battle Fever Robo's]] is called Denkouken Karatake Wari. Both mechas are based on samurai.
** {{spoiler|And then there's the [[Fan Nickname|Teamup Convertible]], which bears a striking reseblance to a vehicle from [[Gekisou Sentai Carranger]]. Western viewers will know it as the Lightning Cruiser from [[Power Rangers Turbo]].}}
** The beginning of the DaiKaiShinkenOh formation, involving DaiKaiOh and ShinkenOh standing like [[Back-to-Back Badasses]], resembles that of the [[Chouriki Sentai Ohranger|BusterOhrangerRobo]]formation.
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* [[No Ontological Inertia]]: {{spoiler|When Dokoku ''finally'' died, the Sanzu River which flooded <s>the human world</s> Japan reverted to its original stage.}}
** Lampshaded in act 27 - [[Genre Savvy|Kotoha]] assumes that killing the MotW will undo all the soul-swapping it's done, but [[Dangerously Genre Savvy|Chiaki]] rules against it.
* [[Ocular Gushers]]: If this series is Anime, Ryunosuke's teary moments will definitely end in these. The only inhibition is that it's impossible to emulate in live-action. An indication is his eyes whenever he's in "Emotional" mode; his irises widen nearly into a puppy-dog eye,<ref>Check Act 2 for the biggest examples.</ref>
* [[Oh Crap]]: Any time Mako decides to ''[[Lethal Chef|cook]]'', this strikes ''everyone'' who learns about it, except Kotoha.
** In Act 36, a particularly tough MotW [[Everything's Better with Spinning|spins like a hurricane]] [[For Massive Damage]], powerful enough to break Chiaki's guard and send him sliding across the ground. Then Chiaki gets up and realises ''[[Wrecked Weapon|his sword is broken]]''.
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* [[Omake]]: Sadly averted; no Omake segments this year.
** Just the usual annual DVD-only short: {{spoiler|Involves Genta using the Kyoryumaru to become Hyper Shinken Gold, to combat the Super Nanashi transformed through the stolen Inromaru.}} [[Just for Fun|Just]]... [[MST3K Mantra|go with it]].
* [[Omnicidal Maniac]]: {{spoiler|Akumaro will do anything to see [[Hell on Earth]], even if it means destroying both the human world ''and'' the Sanzu River.}}
* [[The Only One Allowed to Defeat You]]: Juzo's a ''little'' too fixated on defeating Takeru... {{spoiler|even interrupting an Ayakashi from dealing the final blow without any hint of fear for Dokoku's anger that'll fall on him afterwards}}.
* [[Onmyodo]]: Mojikara may be based on the concept; not only are the printing-material-based applications like the Crevice Sensor very reminding of Onmyodo, Mojikara itself is applied through writings which connect to a certain power.
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* [[Paper-Thin Disguise]]: [[The Movie]] pulled this off audaciously: {{spoiler|To infiltrate a shrine located within enemy ranks, the team walked into the Nanashi troops in ''makeshift'' Nanashi costumes -- to be specific, just "headpiece" and "armor", by Ryunosuke and Kotoha's idea -- while occasionally shouting "[[Pokémon-Speak|Na!]]".}} The audacious part is, ''it worked without a hitch''.
** The "get the Nanashi blind stinking drunk" part may have helped there.
* [[Parental Abandonment]]: Takeru and Jii, except for the servants, are pretty much the only ones in the mansion at the start of the series.
** In Act 34, it was revealed that {{spoiler|1=Mako's parents moved to Hawaii when she was around five as her mother, who was the former Shinken Pink, was crippled during Dokoku's raid on the Shiba Clan estate. Mako's grandmother wanted Mako to become the next ShinkenPink, forcing her father to leave her behind.}}
** Jii himself is guilty of this. His work with the Shiba household leaves him just ''one'' day a year for visiting his wife's grave ''and'' his son's family, and even then he's had to give it a miss several times.
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* [[Production Foreshadowing]]: [[Tensou Sentai Goseiger|The crest of ToraShinken-Oh kinda looks like a halo, and just to take it further, Tenkū Shinken-Oh resembles an angel]]
* [[Punk Punk]]: The Shiba clan seems to run on ''Edo''-punk. No, seriously.
* [["The Reason You Suck" Speech]]: Dayu gives one to {{spoiler|Akumaro in Act 43 after Juzo betrays him, telling him that his reliance on human emotion became his downfall. She even gives him a nice [[Kick Them While They Are Down|kick]] while she's at it.}}
* [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]]: {{spoiler|[http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b68/burnfist23/Untitled-4.jpg Juzo] in Act 43.}}
* [[Red Shirt]] ([[Redshirt Army|Army]]): Averted with the Kuroko; while the show's target demographic might affect this decision somehow, the Kuroko themselves are pretty slick at escaping danger with minimal damage, if at all. The [[Nominal Importance|Nanashi]] [[Redshirt Army|Renju]], on the other hand...
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* [[Rocket Punch]]: ShinkenOh can fire off the Kame Origami.
* [[Rookie Red Ranger]]: {{spoiler|Averted with Kaoru, who fights as well as Takeru does despite joining up towards ''the end of the series.'' Justified in that she possibly spent much of her time training and mastering the sealing character while Takeru was acting as the lord.}}
* [[Ronin]]: Juzo could be based on this concept, the non-heroic variety. Think about it: He's a swordsman [[Walking the Earth]] in search of a [[Worthy Opponent]] [[Blood Knight|for a deathmatch]], without a master or alligeances.<ref>Akumaro doesn't count because it's part of a deal between them.</ref>
* [[Rousing Speech]]: Richard Brown of all people gives an effective one.
* [[Running Gag]]: Any reason why Takeru keeps taking Kotoha's Shinkenmaru whenever he's in need of an extra one?
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** But do note that Kobayashi did several [[Darker and Edgier]] scripts as a lead writer, including but not limited to: ''[[Kamen Rider Ryuki|Ryuki]]'', ''[[Mirai Sentai Timeranger|Timeranger]]'', ''[[Witchblade (anime)|Witchblade]]'', ''[[Casshern Sins]]'' and ''Blassreiter''. It shows in the [[Wham! Episode|Wham Episodes]] (see further down the page).
** Another facet of Kobayashi's style is her use of unconventional antagonists; [[Kamen Rider Den-O|Kai]] {{spoiler|who wants to bring back his timeline}}, [[Kamen Rider Ryuki|Shiro]] {{spoiler|whose plan all along is to bring back his sister}}, and here, Juzo who just wants to [[Blood Knight|fight and fight]], and Dayu, {{spoiler|a [[Yandere]] dead-set on preserving her one-sided love}}. Would Dokoku, the [[Big Bad]] who ''rarely'' does anything, count as unconventional too?
* [[Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism]]: [[Yasuko Kobayashi]] seems to be tapping every mood her [[Signature Style]] has lead her to. This is actually ideal for this year's themes, and gives Shinkenger an interesting position among sentai: not the [[Lighter and Softer|most cheery and light]] sentai, but not, by a long shot, the [[Darker and Edgier|darkest]] entry, either. It truly takes its cues from the [[Jidai Geki]] tradition. The bitter moments, the moments the characters say "[[Oh Crap]]", are there so that their victory plays perfectly to the the optimistic, virtuous side of the tradition. The definite [[Earn Your Happy Ending|epic struggle]] against the Gedoushu and the [[Tear Jerker
* [[Small Girl, Big Gun]]: Kaoru. The Rekka Daizantou seems especially bigger when she holds it. And of course, she also plays the trope straight in Act 45 with the {{spoiler|Mogyu Bazooka}}. But overall, most of her weapons can qualify her to this trope, because if this was an Anime, she'd likely be presented as a ''much'' [[Badass Adorable|younger character]].
** In the same idea, Kotoha as well; particularly in Act 41 where she gets to wield the {{spoiler|Mogyu Bazooka}}.
* [[So Okay It's Average]]: [[In-Universe]]. This is everyone's opinion of Genta's sushi, which is pretty much a slap in the face to someone who wants to become a world famous sushi chef. {{spoiler|Juzo is the only exception, and now he's dead. Just his luck...}}
** On the other hand, he can make one heck of a curry. Too bad he isn't interested on being a curry chef, despite the prospects.
** [[Yank The Dog's Chain]]: {{spoiler|In Act 40, Genta finds out that he's been featured in a food critic's magazine and passes several copies out to everyone. Ryunosuke and Chiaki take a look at the article while Genta is out and find out that Genta's Gold Sushi cart was given five stars due to the rarity of sushi carts, but only ''two stars'' for ''taste''. Poor poor Genta...}}
* [[Sour Supporter]]: Chiaki, initially.
* [[Spam Attack]]: Genta's "''Hyaku-mai Oroshi''",<ref>
* [[Spin Attack]]: Kotoha's "''Sarumawashi''" <ref>"Spinning Monkeys"</ref> and the Super Shinken Yellow upgrade, "''Shin Sarumawashi''".
* [[The Starscream]]: <Gasp> {{spoiler|Akumaro's been plotting something behind Dokoku's back all along, and now he's taking over the command in his absence?}} [[Foregone Conclusion|Surely]], [[Sarcasm Mode|we didn't foresee that]]! [[Blatant Lies|Honest!]]
* [[Start of Darkness]]: Both Juzo and Dayu's pasts in Acts 24 and 25.
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* [[Team Mom]]: Mako, to pretty much everyone in need of cheering up.
* [[Teen Genius]]: Hiro, particularly with things related to {{spoiler|Ushi Origami}}.
* [[Tempting Fate]]: Don't try to guess the numbers when up against the Nanashi Rifle Squads; you never know how many they have [[We Have Reserves|in reserves]]. Genta learned it the hard way in their debut.<ref>Act 39</ref>
{{quote|Genta: Looks like this is it for your proud [[Killed Mid-Sentence|Rifle Squa-]]}}
* [[Ten-Minute Retirement]]: Takeru pulled one off in between Act 11 and 12.
** Genta also tried to pull one in Act 28, but his with "breakdown" fixed in mere seconds, it turned outright narmy and parodic.
** DaiGoyou gets a more earnest one in Act 29.
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* [[Tomboy and Girly Girl]]: Mako is the tomboy <ref>courtesy of becoming a [[Lethal Chef]]</ref> to Kotoha's girly girl.
** When Kaoru joined the team, she takes a tomboyish role, making Mako a second girly girl.
* [[Took a Level
** Genta. His event happened off-screen, but comparing his flashbacks, he's one ''hell'' of a fighter now, unlike the little kid he was back then.
** In the same vein, Takeru. Once a scared little [[Bring My Brown Pants|pants-wetter]]; now the [[Badass]] Lord of the Shinkengers.
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* [[Trash the Set]]: The mecha cockpit in the finale. They started with Samurai Ha-Oh, and kept taking hits which took the gattai to a weaker stage - damaging the cockpit in the process. They ended up with only Shinken-Oh - so why was Genta's pedestal still there, when both of his Origami were gone?
** [[Bellisario's Maxim]] and [[Rule of Cool]] for Genta staying. The producers probably just didn't want to exclude him from the battle against the [[Final Boss]].
* [[Ungrateful Bastard]]: {{spoiler|Kyoryu Origami, Ushi Origami, and the Inroumaru, powerful weapons that the previous Shinkengers could not obtain would not have existed were it not for Takeru and Genta. So what does Tanba do in return? He calls Takeru a fake lord living a lie and Genta a mere sushi chef who cannot be a samurai. In contrast, Kaoru, Tanba's master and the true lord of the Shiba Clan, is actually quite grateful for all their hard work and keeps telling Tanba that she would not be here if it weren't for them. Thankfully, [[Rescued
* [[Unstoppable Rage]]: In Act 40, {{spoiler|Dokoku [[Curb Stomp Battle|takes down all of the Shinkengers]] even while drying up from the effects of the seal}}.
* [[Verbal Tic]]: DaiGoyo's "Goyo-de, goyo-de!".
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** And Genta and Ryunosuke are pretty much the same.
* [[The Voiceless]]: [[Self-Demonstrating Article|...]] {{spoiler|The Kuroko.}}
* [[Wave Motion Gun]]: {{spoiler|1=SamuraiHaOh}}'s finisher, ''Mojikara Dai Dan En''.<ref>Great Mojikara Bullet Ring</ref>
* [[Wedding Smashers]]: the premise of Act 8, see [[Batman Gambit]] above.
* [[Wham! Episode]]: '''''Act 40'''''.
** And again with '''''Act 42'''''.
** And again with '''''Act 43'''''. Heck, apart from Act 41 serving as a breather, that part was pretty much a Wham Arc!
▲* [[What Do You Mean, It's Not Awesome?]]: The brush strokes, always through the sounds of ''sword slashes''!
▲** Forget the brush strokes: ''Arriving at the scene'' is made epic with the Kurokos drawing curtains and, admit it, [[Ear Worm|the war drums]].
▲** Genta's [[I Am What I Am]] line in Act 36; the scene owes to the BGM playing at that moment too.
* [[What Do You Mean, It's Not Symbolic?]]: {{spoiler|1=SamuraiHaOh}}'s grandiose appearance, the finisher and ''the throne'' carries some connotations relating to a deity - to follow the series' Japanese theme, a Shinto god and such. Of course, the bizarre appendages also add to the possiblilty.
* [[What Measure Is a Non-Human?]]: Juzo; after revelation of his human form and spending most of the time in it, he's shown in a more sympathetic light than other villains. {{spoiler|Although [[Moral Event Horizon|the revelation later]] shows that [[Subverted Trope|he doesn't really deserve it]].}}
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