Ninninger Shinobi no 42

Shinobi no 42; Otomo Nin Wars! Nekomata Strikes Back; オトモ忍ウォーズ！ネコマタの逆襲
	Shuriken Sentai Ninninger episode
Writer	Shimoyama Kento
Director	Kato Hiroyuki
Action Director	Fukuzawa Hirofumi
Original air date	December 20, 2015
Viewership	4.1%
Forum Thread	Thread
Fan Rating	... / 5
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< Shinobi no 41	Otomo Nin Wars! Nekomata Strikes Back オトモ忍ウォーズ！ネコマタの逆襲	Shinobi no 43 >
Aired with Kamen Rider Ghost 11

Important things that happened

Super Advanced Youkai Shutendouji 超上級妖怪シュテンドウジ

Voiced by: Akimoto Yosuke (秋元羊介)

Height: 208cm (Girth of Ogres Height 49.9m)

Weight: 257kg (Girth of Ogres Weight 616.8t)

Object: Banner

Likes: Sake

Favorite place: Stronghold

Attack Power: ★★★★☆

Mysterious Techniques: ★★★☆☆

Being drunk: ★★★★★

Based on Shutendouji, a famous oni. His "club" is actually a giant vessel for holding his sake. He appears to fight using the drunken fist.

牙鬼萬月

Voiced by: Okiayu Ryotaro (置鮎龍太郎)

Height: 187cm (Girth of Ogres Height 44.9m)

Weight: 231kg (Girth of Ogres Weight 554.4t)

Object: N/A

Likes: Hunting

Favorite place: High places

Attack Power: ★★★★★★

Mysterious Techniques: ★★☆☆☆

Big rampage: ★★★★★

Mangetsu is a pun on the Japanese word for "full moon". Except the "full" part is replaced with the kanji for "10,000", so his name means "10,000 moons" instead.
Has a hands motif. Even his top-knot is a hand. His blade is curved like the moon.

Merry Christmas no Jutsu (メリークリスマスの術) - This technique allows to spawn any Christmas stuffs within dojo.

Sealing Shurikens in Ninninger hands: 37, In Kyuuemon's: 1
The episode title is a reference to Star Wars, because Episode 7 comes out the same week. The first part of the title is a reference to Star Wars. The second part is a reference to Empire Strikes Back.
When Shutendouji dies, he says he wishes he could have had a victory drink. It's because in the previous episode, his main gimmick was drinking and using a fighting style similar to the Drunken Fist.
When Mangetsu uses his mother for a shield, she says she should punish him in some way. This may be a reference to her voice actress being Sailor Moon's, who's catchphrase is "I'll punish you in the name of the Moon."
According to his TV Asahi profile, Mangetsu has 6 power instead of the Youkai's usual 5.

During the ending theme, there's a guess the number of colored fireworks there are. The colors match the colors on the remote for TV's in Japan.
- Blue 4 Red 4 Green 2 Yellow 5