EPISODE 3 & 4 | Samurai Sentai Shinkenger Reaction | TEARS OF SYMPATHY

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After the final episode of Shinkenger, there will be Cosover with the younger version of God Sentai Goseiger. number movement 34

If you guys like ShinkenRed’s sword, you’ll probably love it even more in the next episode.

I love Shinkenger. The story is so good and the characters are very likeable. I love how the team would grow in the later episodes. Rekka Daizantou is so cool and it gets better on a later episode. Can't wait for your future reactions.

As I have brought upon myself to give some context about stuff, like I said in other videos, Sentai and Rider are very fond of name puns and meaningful names. Shinkenger isn't different.

– Takeru's name isn't the usual kanji used to write it. It most likely means "To respect and connect", as in he honors tradition and connects to the new age. The Shiba family name also is written unusually, most likely to mean "Resolute blade"

– Ryuunosuke's name comes from "Dragon of the Shell", with his family name, Ikenami, meaning Billowing Pond. Completely matching his element and origami.

– Chiaki's name is a bit more complex. At face value it's "A thousand dawns", which should reflect how young he is and how he has a bright future ahead of him. But the same kanji for Dawn in there can also mean 'Obvious'. Which can kinda double that he isn't very bright. The Tani in his family name means Valley, representative of his Wood element.

– Mako's name is reflective of her profession. She's a kindergarten teacher, and her name basically means "To reach/satisfy children". The family name Shiraishi means literally White Stone, but can also mean something like Pristine Gem, reflective of how pure she is as a person. Out of the retainers, her name is the only that doesn't really have to do with her element.

– Kotoha's name is funny. It is a name that can have a lot of meanings, but when it's written, it is written in katakana, which is strictly phonetic and without a meaning. It could be reflective of how she's a blank slate at the start of the series, and states she's good at nothing. All ways to write Kotoha in kanji are all great, being about harmony and flowers, or resonance and brightness. Hanaori basically means "Flower weave", which relates a bit to Earth as her element.

The note for episode 4 is that Mako has a "Fix a bro" syndrome. She's only interested as long as the dude is any kind of broken, and then she gets over it.

The other note is that the person singing Shinken-Oh's theme is Akira Kushida. Dude is an absolute legend, has sung openings for a metric ton of anime and tokusatsu.