Takeru Shiba (Super Sentai: Samurai Sentai Shinkenger)

Takeru Shiba "Now this is how ya do, a Takeru character, unlike that other dip****" Gender: Male Age: Somewhere in his 20s Species: Human Portrayed by: Tori Matsuzaka Status: Alive Media of origin: 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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