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's thirty-third entry in its long-running

Super Sentai The is a Japanese superhero team media franchise consisting of television series and films produced by Toei Company and Bandai, and aired by TV Asahi. The shows are of the '' tokusatsu'' genre, featuring live action characters and colorfu ...

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tokusatsu is a Japanese term for live-action films or television programs that make heavy use of practical special effects. Credited to special effects director Eiji Tsuburaya, ''tokusatsu'' mainly refers to science fiction film, science fiction, War fi ...

television series. It aired from February 15, 2009, to February 7, 2010, replacing '' Engine Sentai Go-onger'' and was replaced by '' Tensou Sentai Goseiger''. It joined ''

Kamen Rider Decade is a Japanese television show and the 2009 installment of the long-running ''Kamen Rider'' series of tokusatsu dramas. ''Decade'', as its title suggests, is the tenth anniversary series of ''Kamen Rider''s Heisei era, and the final installment ...

'' as a program featured in

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Super Hero Time is a programming block on the Japanese television network TV Asahi featuring new episodes of tokusatsu television series from Super Sentai and Kamen Rider. Both series have decades of history and have been intertwined in the public imaginatio ...

programming block, and following ''Decade''s finale, it aired alongside ''

Kamen Rider W is a 2009–2010 Japanese tokusatsu drama, the eleventh series in the Heisei period run of the Kamen Rider Series and the twentieth overall. It premiered following the finale of ''Kamen Rider Decade'' on September 6, 2009, and aired alongside ''S ...

''. It incorporates elements from the

Jidaigeki is a genre of film, television, and theatre in Japan. Literally meaning "historical drama, period dramas", it refers to stories that take place before the Meiji Restoration of 1868. ''Jidaigeki'' show the lives of the samurai, farmers, crafts ...

drama genre and Japanese themes and aesthetics. This is the first Super Sentai series to be filmed in HD with an HD camera having its resolution done at 720p. Its footage and storyline was used for the American series ''

Power Rangers Samurai ''Power Rangers Samurai'' is the eighteenth season of the children's television series ''Power Rangers'', which is based on the Japanese ''Super Sentai Series''. The season was the first to be produced by Saban Capital Group, SCG Power Rangers, a ...

'' and its follow up season, ''Super Samurai''.

Story

For eighteen generations,

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of the 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 in order to battle the Gedoushu under the revived Doukoku Chimatsuri as the Shinkengers. However, as they are joined by his childhood friend Genta Umemori, the vassals slowly learn that there's a reason for Takeru's behavior that sets him apart from his predecessors.

Episodes

The episodes are numbered as and completely written in

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. Episodes of ''

'' on July 12 and July 19, 2009, as well as Shinkenger Act 21, featured a crossover between the two series.

Production

The trademark for the series was filed by Toei Company on August 12, 2008.

Films and Specials

Theatrical

''The Fateful War''

The film opened in Japanese theaters on August 8, 2009, double-billed with '' Kamen Rider Decade: All Riders vs. Dai-Shocker''. Unlike previous films, it was filmed in 3-D, and is the first film in Japan to be filmed digitally in 3-D. A normal 2-D version is being shown in most theaters in Japan. The events of the movie take place between Acts 24 and 25.

''Shinkenger vs. Go-onger''

The film was released in theaters on January 30, 2010, featuring a crossover between the ''Shinkenger'' and ''Go-onger'' casts and characters. The heroes of '' Tensou Sentai Goseiger'' make a cameo appearance in the film. The events of the movie take place between Acts 35 and 36.

''Goseiger vs. Shinkenger''

The film was released in theaters on January 22, 2011, featuring a crossover between the ''Goseiger'' and ''Shinkenger'' casts and characters. The heroes of ''

Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger is a Japanese Tokusatsu television series and the 35th entry in its long-running ''Super Sentai'' metaseries of Japanese ''tokusatsu'' television series following '' Tensou Sentai Goseiger''. It follows a Pirate motif, joining '' Kamen Rider OO ...

'' make a cameo appearance in the film.

V-Cinema

''Samurai Sentai Shinkenger Returns''

In June 2010, the

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release was released. The Shinkengers are attacked by a remnant Gedoushu Ayakashi who traps them in various film genres. The events of the movie take place between Acts 43 and 44.

Kyuranger vs. Space Squad

is a V-Cinema release that features a crossover between '' Uchu Sentai Kyuranger'' and '' Space Squad''. Aside from the main cast of ''Kyuranger'', Yuma Ishigaki and Hiroaki Iwanaga ('' Space Sheriff Gavan: The Movie''), Yuka Hirata (''

Juken Sentai Gekiranger is Toei Company's thirty-first entry in the ''Super Sentai'' metaseries. Production began on September 29, 2006, with principal photography beginning on October 6, 2006. It aired on TV Asahi's 2007 Super Hero Time programming block with '' Kamen ...

''), Mitsuru Karahashi (''Samurai Sentai Shinkenger''), Kei Hosogai (''

'') and Ayame Misaki (''

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'') return to reprise their respective roles. The V-Cinema was released on DVD and Blu-ray on August 8, 2019.

Cast

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Guest cast

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Songs

;Opening theme * ** Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi ** Composition: YOFFY ** Arrangement: Project.R (Kenichiro Ōishi & Psychic Lover) ** Artist: Psychic Lover ( Project.R) ;Ending theme * ** Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi ** Composition: Hideaki Takatori ** Arrangement: Project.R ( Hiroaki Kagoshima) ** Artist: Hideaki Takatori ( Project.R) ** Instruments: ** Episodes: 1-20, 29–48 * ** 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

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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.

References

External links

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