Takeru Shiba (Super Sentai: Samurai Sentai Shinkenger)

Takeru Shiba is the main protagonist of Samurai Sentai Shinkenger. He is a young man descended from feudal lords, making him the Red Ranger of the 33rd Sentai, referred to by his vassals and servants as Lord (殿 Tono).

Why He Rocks

 * 1) It's nice to have a more serious, aloof Red Ranger, coming off of Juken Sentai Gekiranger and Engine Sentai Go-Onger where they were more loud
 * 2) He did act as a loner at the beginning, but you can tell it was because he cared for others and didn't want them being hurt.
 * 3) Throughout the show we start to see more and more of his humanity, which gave us many funny and emotional moments.
 * 4) He acted as a good leader towards the other Shinkengers, helping them grow as people in many ways.
 * 5) His teammates also helped him grow and become less broody, making him not feel like a Gary Stu.
 * 6) His rivalry with Juuzou was written perfectly due to the fierce tension, which caused a lot awesome fight scenes.
 * 7) Takeru also arguably had the best Red Ranger suit, and his Hyper Form tends to enhance the aesthetics of the primary suits itself.
 * 8) He played off of every character he interacted with very well, especially Chiaki Tani/Shinken Green, Genta Umemori/Shinken Gold, and Sosuke Esumi/Go-On Red

The Only Two Bad Qualities

 * 1) His american counterpart was a HORRIBLE character
 * 2) He was kinda unlikable am episode 2 when he called Kotoha useless

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