History Awesome / SamuraiSentaiShinkenger

** Jii's BattleButler status is further solidified when he goes into battle with the Nanashi again...''wearing samurai armor and armed with a [[BladeOnAStick naginata]] and a [[KatanasAreJustBetter katana]]''.

** Kotoha manages to snag quite a bit of focus this week considering it's Genta's storyline. Sure, she manages to talk Genta round, which we've come to expect. Then she meekly asks to borrow the Inroumaru; all still in character. After ''that'', she goes and takes on the spin-happy [=MotW=] [[EverythingsBetterWithSpinning with even MORE spinning, finally matching its speed and delivering the kill blow.]] The same monster that practically curb-stomped our heroes a while ago.

*** The small Rifle Squad was defeated by Shinkengers scattering and taking them out from different sides, only to have ''loads'' of Riflemen appear lining every inch of the hilltop. The team is brought down to the ground in seconds; only Takeru is left kneeling because he's in [[SuperMode Super Shinkenger mode]].

** A brief but affecting one: The Ayakashi Yanasudare has the four vassals down for the count. He has Ryunosuke at point blank range, and all their attacks have failed. What does Shinken Blue do? [[spoiler:Simply ''bows his head, ready for death''. He's only saved by his tono pulling a BigDamnHeroes.]] Least you forget the man was raised samurai.

** The battle with Dayu, leading up to [[spoiler:Juzo]]'s badass appearance by cutting the [=GoRinDan=] with his own sword. Appropriately for his debut.

* Act 09. Showing his [[TheDeterminator determinator]] side in full force, Takeru strikes a blow that embeds the "''Resist''" Kanji into Ryunosuke, freeing him from Hitomidama's control. [[spoiler:Note: His sword goes right through Ryu-san's stomach. Had he screwed up, it would have been a killing blow. And the amount of power might have killed Ryunosuke.]]
* In Act 10, Chiaki, after [[TookALevelInBadass connecting to what his elemental Kanji means to him]] after a [=CMoH=] with Jii, uses his Wood Spear to '''pole vault''' up to the flying monster of the week, switches his weapon to Katana mode, and slashes his Kanji into it, sending it to the ground several city blocks away, and ending its first life. Did we mention said Ayakashi is at skyscraper level, at least? [[spoiler:His new found control gains him the right to pilot the Kabuto Origami, and help control the new Gattai; [=DaiTenku=].]]

* The MeleeATrois mentioned on the main page between Takeru, [[spoiler:Juzo]], and the Monster of the Week in [[WhamEpisode Act 11]]. A stunningly well choreographed and paced example of the trope, with the three fighting each other about evenly, so a [=CMoA=] for the crew of the show as a whole.
** Don't forget: [[spoiler:By the time they reached a stalemate, Takeru, DualWielding at the moment, has one sword blocking the Ayakashi's and the other ''at Juzo's throat''. Juzo's sword is pointing at the Ayakashi. If one of them were to break the stalemate to attack, Takeru wins!]][[note]][[spoiler:The Ayakashi has to break his guard first; Juzo has to ignore the Ayakashi to attack him.]][[/note]] He's not the Lord for nothing.
* In Act 12, there's a team [=CMoA=], as the Samurai [[spoiler:parry each stage of the attack that took down Ryunosuke and Kotoha in the first place, to reveal that Takeru has the Rekka Daizantou in Oozutsu Mode, Tora Hiden disk at the ready. '''Boom!''']] The Ayakashi seem ''really'' ticked off when his second life kicked in.
** Shortly after, Ryunosuke [[spoiler:reveals his plans for the ''Chou Samurai Gattai Tenkuu [=ShinkenOh=]'']] - something he devised by himself. Something their anscestors never thought of. Something he at least partly worked on while being wounded and sick. Overdramatic? Yes. Useless to his Tono? Go jump in the Sanzu.

** Freeing the nine hostage women [[spoiler:slated as a HumanSacrifice to open a well as a path to the Sanzu]]. Do remember that Shitari ''himself'' is there, and the old wizard is no pushover.

* Act 20 is the biggest example of the Shinkengers' [[TrueCompanions camaraderie]]. The Ayakashi of the week ''just'' happened to [[spoiler:steal Kotoha's soul and left her to die in 24 hours ''on her birthday which everyone has been secretly preparing for'']]. As if that hasn't pissed them off enough, he stalled further by not coming up from the River, [[SmugSnake and bragged about doing so as he retreated]]. When the Shinkengers[[note]]Each one willing to [[spoiler:[[HeroicSacrifice sacrifice their humanity to follow it to Sanzu.]]]][[/note]] finally got their hands on him thanks to Genta's [[XanatosSpeedChess quick thinking]], what ensued would most appropriately be described as a [[CurbStompBattle one-sided slaughterfest]] featuring every single weapon in their arsenal, each active Samurai getting a piece of the bastard, and [[spoiler: the newly finished Ebi Origami]]. ''Don't'' touch anyone on the team unless you're up for suicide...
** And one goes to the production crew, too. Watch the initial battle again. [[spoiler:The moment that Genta plants Ebizou's character on the Ayakashi actually happens in the fight, such that when they reveal the plan, they simply add the planted character in.]] The series, as a whole, has been rather good with its [[ChekhovsGun Chekhov's Guns]] and other [[TheReveal Reveals]].

*** Keep in mind, [[spoiler:he's likely the Shinken Green that was struck down in the same events that crippled Mako's mother and cost Takeru his father, so he might still be a bit "shellshocked", so to speak]].
* Act 22, in which Kotoha slaps Takeru. [[spoiler: She's trying to act the part of a selfish lady, as part of a ruse to remove an Ayakashi who feeds on a wealthy man's love for Kotoha.]] Committing herself to it that much really troubles her considering how polite and formal she usually is, especially toward her Lord.

* Act 23 features a poisoned Takeru dragging himself away from Shitari as he slowly falls to paralysis rather than [[spoiler:reveal the truth about the hidden character the head of Shiba can use to seal Dokukou]].

* Act 24. Juzo and Takeru's tense conversation in the cave. [[spoiler:Made all the more tense by Juzo having [[TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou saved Takeru from Shitari's poison]].]] Between the revelations about how Juzo fell and the HannibalLecture he lays on Shinken Red. You can cut the building tension with a knife. [[spoiler: But when you add Dayu lurking in the background, sent by Dokukou to assassinate the Gedoushu she has the deepest kinship with, you'd need the Rekka Daizantou to even make a mark in it.]]

* Act 25. Genta and Takeru are in DaiKai Shinken-Oh, and up against a massive horde of giant Nanashi and Sakamata. What do they do? They manage to summon up enough Mojikara to fire the Ika-Tenku Buster ''by themselves'' and then turn it so that the beam sweeps accross the city and wipes out the entire horde.
* Act 26, the long-awaited duel between Takeru and Juzo. As expected, the fight is well choreographed and intense, but the crowning moment comes when Takeru [[spoiler:lets the ''full length'' of Juzo's Uramasa [[TheDeterminator go right through his shoulder to give him an opening]].]] Not only does Takeru deal the final blow, that blow [[spoiler: cleaves Uramasa, a demonic sword capable of cleanly cleaving through a large stone, ''in half'']]!

* Chiaki's BatmanGambit in Act 27; [[spoiler:cornering the [[FreakyFridayFlip soul-swapping]] Ayakashi into reverting everyone back to normal ''without noticeable violence'']]. He's the team's [[TheSmartGuy smart guy]] for a reason.
** That's not to say there wasn't a battle between the Ayakashi and Chiaki. [[spoiler:Right after having all the souls return to their proper bodies]] Chiaki turns into his SuperMode. What follows is probably one of the best displays of SuperMode's power as he quickly lands blow after blow while parrying some of the Ayakashi's attacks without any stop in motion.
* Act 28. Yeah, sure, every Shinkenger being badass enough to face down their fears is awesome. Yes, first appearance of our favorite living lantern. But the real crown goes to Jii. [[spoiler:Sometimes, you just gotta force a phobic samurai to eat a piece of sushi so he can get over a [[HeroicBSOD temporary, but serious, phobia.]]]] This is why they need the old man.

* Act 30. Kotoha's masterstroke of thinking ''under'' the box allows Super Shinken Blue to take out the puppeteer Ayakashi from below. Then, the team improvises admirably [[spoiler:when [=DaiGoyo=] takes Takeru's place by mistake in the Samurai Gattai, finishing him off with "''Jutte Icchokusen''"]][[note]][[spoiler:"Straight-Line Jutte (Throw)"; more accurate to the effect, "Jutte Javelin".]][[/note]].

* In Act 34, we got... Mako obliterating a group of Nanashi Renjuu with just human form, striking the "''Heaven''" Kanji to morph to [=ShinkenPink=]... [[spoiler:''while blocking all of Akumaro's blasts'', and then fought against him evenly before being given the Inroumaru and beating him. ALONE. Do remember that Akumaro debuted by kicking the Shinkengers' asses without a sweat, and he currently also had the rest of the team in a tight corner.]] Awesome girl is awesome.

** And [[spoiler:Badass [=SamuraiHaOh=]'s debut with its grand {{Leitmotif}}]]. Can't forget that.

** When the Shinkengers are pinned down by [[spoiler:Gedoushu's newly-formed Rifle Squads]], [[BigDamnHeroes the last-minute rescue]] comes from the Kuroko tossing bombs at the Nanashi, but the moment belongs to Jii as [[spoiler:he [[BadassBiker rides through the Ayakashi and Riflemen]], carrying the [[{{BFG}} Mogyu Bazooka]] on his back]]. After getting off the bike, he even [[BattleButler beats down two Riflemen who dared attack him]][[note]]Hellspawns, in case anyone forgot.[[/note]] with his ''[[BareFistedMonk bare hands]]''. Did we mention he has a bad hip; one Takeru has to nag him to take medications for?
** Takeru going for the ''big'' goddamn payback on the Ayakashi [[spoiler:[[DualWielding with Super Shinkenmaru in one hand and Mogyu Bazooka in other]]]], ending with "''[[FinishingMove Gedou Fukumetsu]]''"[[note]]Heretic Ruination[[/note]].
** Immediately followed by the HumongousMecha version in [[spoiler:[=MogyuDaiOh=]]]. Even [=DaiGoyo=] can't help [[LampshadeHanging lampshading]] the coolness.

*** The revelation that the Gedoushu is now employing ''[[spoiler: Rifle Squads]]''. Considering [[spoiler:their deadly competence]], it's their [=CMoA=] in a long while.
*** The small Rifle Squad was defeated by Shinkengers scattering and taking them out from different sides, [[spoiler: only to have ''loads'' of Riflemen appear lining every inch of the hilltop]]. The team is brought down to the ground in seconds; only Takeru is left kneeling because he's in [[SuperMode Super Shinkenger mode]].
*** After the Ayakashi in charge of training the Rifle Squads lost his first life, he reveals his trump card; [[spoiler:he trained ''Cannon Squads'' beforehand]]. HOLY hell!

** Immediately followed by Takeru [[spoiler: DualWielding the Super Shinkenmaru and Mogyu Bazooka]] once again in SlowMotion.
* Act 40's [=CMoA=] goes to [[spoiler:''Dokoku'']] for [[spoiler: finally getting off his ass and handing out one of the sickest beatdowns in the entire series]]. While it turns out that [[spoiler: he [[HeroicRROD dries up ten times faster than a normal Ayakashi]], every attack thrown at him ends up being too weak for even a distraction while a single swipe from him easily brings the Shinkengers to the ground. Even [[TheDeterminator Takeru]] in SuperMode with the [[{{BFG}} Mogyu Bazooka]] is unable to do anything to Dokoku and is beaten so badly that Kotoha and the Kuroko have to carry him back to the mansion. Holy shit...]]

** First for [[spoiler:finally overcoming her HeroicSelfDeprecation]]. Jii deserves some credit here too.

** Also for [[spoiler:becoming the ''first'' non-Red Shinkenger to ever wield the Mogyu Bazooka. Oh, and her self-action also becomes the key to victory in the battle against that Ayakashi's second life, is congratulated by the others with the Clap of Victory.]]

* Act 43, the conclusion of Akumaro's arc. When [[spoiler: he undergoes a VillainousBreakdown and starts rampaging after Juzo denies him his centuries long desire for HellOnEarth]], the Shinkengers get out the big guns: ''Genta'' wielding Rekka Daizantou's Ozutsu Mode using Ika Origami's disc as the focus for the Gorindan, and Takeru as Super Shinken Red armed with the Super Mogyu Bazooka's Gedou Fukumetsu attack, while under heavy fire from Akumaro.

* Act 44: So the latest Ayakashi is blasting everyone left and right and [[spoiler:pulling a ManaDrain on Takeru]]. With no other options, Takeru goes into SuperMode and brings out the Mogyu Bazooka, but it's no use as the Ayakashi quickly teleports and blasts him from behind. However, Takeru was [[DeliberateInjuryGambit expecting that]] and as his Shinken Red suit comes off, he turns and fires Mogyu Bazooka's Gedou Fukumetsu, ending the Ayakashi's first life. He might not be the true head of the Shiba Clan, but that doesn't disqualify him from being badass.

* Act 47: Kobayashi-san does not waste characters, as [[spoiler: the reappearance of Ryunosuke's fisherman friend]] shows. And he gives Ryu-san the exact wake-up call needed to end a HeroicBSOD.

** Takeru slicing through a Nanashi mob ''without henshin'', after [[spoiler:recovering from his [[HeroicBSOD breakdown]] for good]].
* Act 48: [[spoiler:The Seal is useless.]] Kaoru has been struck down, her henshin form disrupted. The others are down and injured. Who will save her from Dokouku's attack? Why, [[BigDamnHeroes her shadow and the Kuroko, of course]]. And note... Takeru is STILL without henshin.
** Mainly a CMOA for Kaoru but it doubles as an AwesomeMomentOfCrowning for Takeru. [[spoiler:When Takeru tries to sit in the position reserved for the head of the Shiba Clan Tanba tries to have him removed, calling him a mere [[BodyDouble kage]] in the process. However, Kaoru tells everyone that she had adopted Takeru in order to legally allow him to inherit the title of lord even going so far as to have a Kuroko show Tanba that Takeru is now in the line of lordship along with Kaoru and his 17 other predecessors. When Tanba still insists that he can't be the lord, Kaoru shouts him down for being rude to her son and the new lord and commands everyone to bow down to Takeru. Everyone rejoices and obeys her command...except for Tanba who reluctantly complies.]]
** The six samurai on a cliff. Legions of Nanashi before them. [[spoiler: Their boss in his junk ready to take the human world. Cue Badass charge.]]
** Dokoku gets one, for a perfectly executed EvilPlan courtesy of a ChekhovsGun. Remember about 25-30 episodes back, when [[spoiler: Juzo was able to break Dokoku's seal thanks to being part human]]? You might not, but he did - and through emotional manipulation of Dayu made her willing to allow him to absorb her, making him part human - and thus partially immune to the sealing character. There's a reason he's the BigBad.

** Jii's BattleButler status is further solidified when he [[spoiler: goes into battle with the Nanashi again...''wearing samurai armor and armed with a [[BladeOnAStick naginata]] and a [[KatanasAreJustBetter katana]]'']].

** Takeru DualWielding ''[[spoiler:two [[{{BFS}} Rekka Daizanto]]]]''. Just as badass as you'd imagine.
*** Why was Takeru able to do it? Tanba created a disc that allows him to [[spoiler: duplicate his {{BFS}}]]. That's right! The same JerkAss who had been calling Takeru a [[BodyDouble fake]] and yelled at the other Shinkengers for the past several Acts [[RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap just aided Takeru in pulling off a SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome]]!
*** [[spoiler:Ryuunosuke]] dealing the killing strike on Dokoku, and not Takeru. That's pretty rare.
** In a move similar to the finale of [[spoiler:Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann]], the Shinkengers have the auxiliary origami detach as [=SamuraiHaoh=] moves in towards Dokoku - (The cockpit getting noticably damaged in the process - leaving just [=ShinkenOh=]. As they close in, Dokoku stabs [=ShinkenOh=], but ''[[DeliberateInjuryGambit that's exactly what they were going for]]''. With Dokoku in place, they unleash all their Mojikara into one final Daishinken Samurai Giri, bringing an end to Dokoku forever.

The 33rd Super Sentai currently holds the longest list of [=CMoA=]s among its fellow titles, but do note that the other series aren't lacking in that regard. It's just got a few factors in its favor that make Shinkenger moments all the more notable. It was the Sentai airing during a general renewed interest in the wiki in the series. Also possible is that the 2010 hiatus of ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' attracted some PR viewers to the "next season" and it gained a TroperCriticalMass of interest. And Shinkenger has this habit of adding a dramatic flair and glorifying even the subtle and unexpected of the moments. The fact that it's inspired by theatrical samurai dramas certainly [[strike:doesn't]] helps!

* Act 20 is the biggest example of the Shinkengers' {{camaraderie}}. The Ayakashi of the week ''just'' happened to [[spoiler:steal Kotoha's soul and left her to die in 24 hours ''on her birthday which everyone has been secretly preparing for'']]. As if that hasn't pissed them off enough, he stalled further by not coming up from the River, [[SmugSnake and bragged about doing so as he retreated]]. When the Shinkengers[[note]]Each one willing to [[spoiler:[[HeroicSacrifice sacrifice their humanity to follow it to Sanzu.]]]][[/note]] finally got their hands on him thanks to Genta's [[XanatosSpeedChess quick thinking]], what ensued would most appropriately be described as a [[CurbStompBattle one-sided slaughterfest]] featuring every single weapon in their arsenal, each active Samurai getting a piece of the bastard, and [[spoiler: the newly finished Ebi Origami]]. ''Don't'' touch anyone on the team unless you're up for suicide...

''The Samurai Crowning Moments of Awesome, authorized by the WikiMagic!''

The 33rd Super Sentai currently holds the longest list of [=CMoA=]s among its fellow titles, but do note that the other series aren't lacking in that regard. It's just got a few factors in its favor that make Shinkenger moments all the more notable. It was the Sentai airing during a general renewed interest in the wiki in the series. Also possible is that the 2010 hiatus of ''PowerRangers'' attracted some PR viewers to the "next season" and it gained a TroperCriticalMass of interest. And Shinkenger has this habit of adding a dramatic flair and glorifying even the subtle and unexpected of the moments. The fact that it's inspired by theatrical samurai dramas certainly [[strike:doesn't]] helps!

** When the Shinkengers are pinned down by [[spoiler:Gedoushu's newly-formed Rifle Squads]], [[BigDamnHeroes the last-minute rescue]] comes from the Kuroko tossing bombs at the Nanashi, but the moment belongs to Jii as [[spoiler:he [[BadassBiker rides through the Ayakashi and Riflemen]], carrying the [[{{BFG}} Mogyu Bazooka]] on his back]]. After getting off the bike, he even [[BatlleButler beats down two Riflemen who dared attack him]][[note]]Hellspawns, in case anyone forgot.[[/note]] with his ''[[BareFistedMonk bare hands]]''. Did we mention he has a bad hip; one Takeru has to nag him to take medications for?

** Jii's BatlleButler status is further solidified when he [[spoiler: goes into battle with the Nanashi again...''wearing samurai armor and armed with a [[BladeOnAStick naginata]] and a [[KatanasAreJustBetter katana]]'']].

** And once again: ''[+Jii+]''! While not as epic as what he would be doing in the Final Act[[note]]Since the crossover takes place well before Act 40, wherein Dokoku gets a PhlebotinumBreakdown and [[PutOnABus a bus ticket]], after which Akumaro takes over command.[[/note]], the movie accentuates his BatlleButler status a lot; whenever he and the Nanashi share the same screen, he's beating them down. ''Barehanded''.

* Act 40's [=CMoA=] goes to [[spoiler:''Dokoku'']] for [[spoiler: finally getting off his ass and handing out one of the sickest beatdowns in the entire series]]. While it turns out that [[spoiler: he [[HeroicRROD dries up ten times faster than a normal Ayakashi]], every attack thrown at him ends up being too weak for even a distraction while a single swipe from him easily brings the Shinkengers to the ground. Even [[TheDeterminator Takeru]] in SuperMode with the [[{{BFG}} Mogyu Bazooka]] is unable to do anything to Dokoku and is beaten so badly that Kotoha and the Kuroko have to carry him back to the mansion. [[HolyShitQuotient Holy shit...]]]]

** Ryuunosuke ''quintuple wielding'' swords [[note]]Two in each hand and one [[CutlassBetweenTheTeeth in his mouth]].[[/note]] like a cross between [[VideoGame/SengokuBasara Masamune Date]] and [[OnePiece Zoro]].

* Act 06: Kotoha goes [[TheDeterminator Determinator]] on the insult based MonsterOfTheWeek. The fact she collapses and [[ShipTease Chiaki has to carry her home]] only makes it more awesome. And [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming DAWWWWWW!]], too.

* [[SixthRanger Genta]] gets an Episode of crowns. After spending the first half of his debut in Act 17 [[CrowningMomentOfFunny running around like an idiot out of a cartoon]], he spends the other half thoroughly [[CurbStompBattle curb-stomping]] a whole Nanashi mob and the MonsterOfTheWeek who had the Shinkengers in a corner just earlier ''singlehandedly'', all the while telling the others that ''he doesn't need their help'', despite slipping a few times and being crushed under numerous tree trunks that he accidentally slices off in the process. That's especially impressive considering [[ManChild how he normally looks]].

* Act 20 is the biggest example of the Shinkengers' {{camaraderie}}. The Ayakashi of the week ''just'' happened to [[spoiler:steal Kotoha's soul and left her to die in 24 hours ''on her birthday which everyone has been secretly preparing for'']]. As if that hasn't pissed them off enough, he stalled further by not coming up from the River, [[SmugSnake and bragged about doing so as he retreated]]. When the Shinkengers[[note]]Each one willing to [[spoiler:[[HeroicSacrifice sacrifice their humanity to follow it to Sanzu.]]]][[/note]] finally got their hands on him thanks to Genta's [[XanatosSpeedChess quick thinking]], what ensued would most appropriately be described as a [[{{CurbStompBattle}} one-sided slaughterfest]] featuring every single weapon in their arsenal, each active Samurai getting a piece of the bastard, and [[spoiler: the newly finished Ebi Origami]]. ''Don't'' touch anyone on the team unless you're up for suicide...

* In Act 21, Chiaki creates a bamboo stalk and slides down into the restaurant where a possessed man and Nanashi are holding several people, including his father and Mako hostage. It's like Act 10's CrowningMomentOfAwesome except going down instead of up, but it's just as awesome.

* Act 29. After a CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming [[note]]featuring a talking lantern, no less![[/note]], we get the awesome back lit roll call leading to [=DaiGoyo=] and Shinken Gold finally shutting up the self aggrandizing Ayakashi long enough for Neesan to lay the Shin Tenkuu No Mai on him as Super Shinken Pink.

** Kaoru shutting up Tanba first by tossing a PaperFanOfDoom at Tanba's head and then ordering the Kuroko to have his mouth gagged. For the many who hated Tanba and his JerkAss tendencies, this was definitely a CrowningMomentOfAwesome for Kaoru.

*** Why was Takeru able to do it? Tanba created a disc that allows him to [[spoiler: duplicate his {{BFS}}]]. That's right! The same JerkAss who had been calling Takeru a [[BodyDouble fake]] and yelled at the other Shinkengers for the past several Acts [[RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap just aided Takeru in pulling off a CrowningMomentOfAwesome]]!

** When the Shinkengers are pinned down by [[spoiler:Gedoushu's newly-formed Rifle Squads]], [[BigDamnHeroes the last-minute rescue]] comes from the Kuroko tossing bombs at the Nanashi, but the moment belongs to Jii as [[spoiler:he [[BadassBiker rides through the Ayakashi and Riflemen]], carrying the [[{{BFG}} Mogyu Bazooka]] on his back]]. After getting off the bike, he even [[BadassGrandpa beats down two Riflemen who dared attack him]][[note]]Hellspawns, in case anyone forgot.[[/note]] with his ''[[BareFistedMonk bare hands]]''. Did we mention he has a bad hip; one Takeru has to nag him to take medications for?

** Jii's BadassGrandpa status is further solidified when he [[spoiler: goes into battle with the Nanashi again...''wearing samurai armor and armed with a [[BladeOnAStick naginata]] and a [[KatanasAreJustBetter katana]]'']].

** And once again: ''[+Jii+]''! While not as epic as what he would be doing in the Final Act[[note]]Since the crossover takes place well before Act 40, wherein Dokoku gets a PhlebotinumBreakdown and [[PutOnABus a bus ticket]], after which Akumaro takes over command.[[/note]], the movie accentuates his BadassGrandpa status a lot; whenever he and the Nanashi share the same screen, he's beating them down. ''Barehanded''.

* Although the Special Act as a whole was more a FunnyMoment than a MomentOfAwesome, the JidaiGeki opening scene had several moments of win:

* Usually, in a Franchise/SuperSentai series, there's one main writer, and about 3 secondary writers, average. And while the main apparently handles the overall plotline, they take turns writing episodes. But not for Shinkenger, no. A look at the episode table for the series (where the writer and director of each episode are also displayed) on Wikipedia Japan reveals that Shinkenger had only 2 sub-writers, and both of them wrote only 7 episodes in total, all of them side-episodes. In other words, YasukoKobayashi wrote 42 Acts, and managed the plot, characters and all the twists of this whole damn thing. Give the head writer a well deserved Crown.[[note]]Put it beside the one for ''Series/KamenRiderDenO'', for which she wrote all but ''four'' of the 49 episodes.[[/note]]

* Act 48: [[spoiler:The Seal is useless.]] Karou has been struck down, her henshin form disrupted. The others are down and injured. Who will save her from Dokouku's attack? Why, [[BigDamnHeroes her shadow and the Kuroko, of course]]. And note... Takeru is STILL without henshin.