Shinkenger Act 03

Act 03; Skill-Confronting Contest; 腕退治腕比
	Samurai Sentai Shinkenger episode
Writer	Kobayashi Yasuko
Director	Morota Satoshi
Action Director	Ishigaki Hirofumi
Original air date	March 1, 2009
Viewership	4.6%
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Samurai Sentai Shinkenger
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Aired with Kamen Rider Decade 06

Important things that happened

Chiaki oversleeps and is brought out to training by the Kuroko. Takeru call him out, telling Chiaki that he is lacking in several aspects of being a samurai, and that he needs to get stronger.
Chiaki leaves the mansion to hang out with his high school friends. Doukoku sends Rokuroneri to attack the human world, and Chiaki recklessly attempts to fight him on his own. Chiaki is beaten, and his friends get hurt in the process. The other Shinkengers come to Chiaki's aid and hold off the Ayakashi for just enough time to make a quick retreat.
Takeru challenges Chiaki to find a way to beat the Ayakashi, otherwise he will take Chiaki's ShodouPhone from him.
Rokuroneri returns to the Sanzu River to get some more water, while both Chiaki and Takeru separately train to defeat him.
The next day, Rokuroneri and Nanashi Renjyuu rampage through the city, and are met by the Shinkengers, minus Chiaki.
Chiaki shows up and declares to Takeru that he's going to fight alone from now on.
Takeru-tachi take care of the Nanashi Renjyuu while Chiaki implements his plan on Rokuroneri. Chiaki is successful, but only as a result of Takeru blocking an attack meant for Chiaki.
Chiaki attempts to take on Rokuroneri using only Kuma Origami, but Takeru and the others arrive and form Shinken-Oh, much to Chiaki's dismay. Takeru is able to dodge Rokuroneri's attack and the Shinkengers defeat Rokuroneri.
Chiaki, realizing he can't do everything by himself, asks Takeru to let him fight with him again.

Mizu no Maki (Water Curtain) - Ryuunosuke uses his ShinkenMaru to create a wall of water.
Kaen no Mai (Dance of Flames) - Takeru imbues his ShinkenMaru with the power of fire.
Suiryuu no Mai (Dance of the Water Curtain) - Ryuunosuke imbues his ShinkenMaru with the power of water.
Tenkuu no Mai (Dance of Sky) - Mako imbues her ShinkenMaru with the power of air.
Tsuchikimuri no Mai (Dance of the Dust Clouds) - Kotoha imbues her ShinkenMaru with the power of earth.
Raiden no Mai (Dance of Thunder and Lightning) - Takeru imbues his ShinkenMaru with the power of thunder.
Kogarashi no Mai (Dance of the Leaf Withering Wind) - Chiaki imbues his ShinkenMaru with the power of forest.

Rokuroneri design

ロクロネリ

Motif:

The Sai Riverbank mentioned by Rokuroneri is a part of the Sanzu River.
It's implied that Chiaki's plan to run around and tangle the attack is because he was playing Pacman beforehand.
When Chiaki swears to surpass Takeru, he poses to get ready to run. Then he dashes past Takeru just as the episode ends.
Whether on purpose or not, Chiaki wrote "500 pages" instead of "500 characters". Jii only asked him to write "500 characters".