Ending video of Yoroiden Shin Den Samurai Troopers released
I'm late posting this, but for posterity's sake:
Song, Power by "One for Eight"
And the first episode is available on Youtube, BUT there are NO English subtitles. So I'll give a basic rundown below under a Keep Reading to help summarize what happens in the episode (even though I tried to keep it basic, it's long and meant to be read alongside watching the episode, so be prepared!).
Note that if I'm quoting anything the characters are saying, it's based off of the English subtitles by Crunchyroll (which I've heard might not be very good).
The illustrated intro tells the tale of how Arago invaded, but a group of 5 Samurai Troopers were able to defeat him. The narrator (of a promotional ad that's playing over Shinjuku) continues to say 35 years later, the government established the Defense Special Cases Task Force, aka DST. It's the DST's job to train the next generation of Samurai Troopers in case of another demon invasion.
We see a character reading their horoscope that tells them: "The worst day ever. Your lucky item is a chocolate-covered banana."
The demon invasion begins.
We get a glimpse into the DST command center where the alarms are going off. A woman with red hair and green eyes ominously says, "The demons' seal is finally coming undone."
In the youjakai, we see a demon armoring up, and then declaring, "Now I'm getting fired up!" (this is his catchphrase).
Youjakai gates appear all over the city, and the youjai invade. The song the leading demon is singing is from the 1980's:
Unlike the original series, the invading forces are killing people, and the DST's weapons don't work against them.
The Samurai Troopers in their undergear are fighting off some of the soldiers. They introduce themselves as Wataru of the Hellfire, Sho of the Alloy, Takeru of the Ascension, Manabu of the Moonbeam, and Musashi of the Water.
As they fight the demon leader, the crowd gets upset and demands they use their armors, but Takeru grumbles that they would use the armors if they could (they can't).
Just as Musashi is about to be killed, a smokescreen is deployed, and a sixth person, identified as Ryu, steps into the battle by borrowing Musashi's bracelet. Ryu transforms into the undergear while saying that with the smokescreen, the crowd won't see he's joining the battle — he says the Troopers can't (be seen) losing because they are (DST's) poster boys.
The battle concludes and the smoke clears. The crowd cheers and thanks the 5 Samurai Trooper (poster boys) for saving them.
Back at the DST headquarters, the red-haired woman gives an overview of the situation, saying it's a "repeat of the Demon Outbreak in Shinjuku 35 years ago." We see she's video calling with one of the government leaders, letting them know all 23 wards of Tokyo are affected and that there's a barrier preventing contact with the outside world.
The government leader laments that he can't make a statement about the situation because of the barrier and reveals that the DST has been mocked as a government agency. People believed it was a waste of money to build up the DST.
The woman says she'll assign the Samurai Troopers to rescue operations, but the government leader protests that they're just children. However, the woman says that "the data proves 15 is the optimal age to bring out their Weapon-Gear's full power." and that "Only the Samurai Troopers can defeat the demons."
Meanwhile, Musashi sits alone at a table in what appears to be the DST lounge area. Ryu finds him and asks where his teammates are. Musashi doesn't know, and Ryu observes that, just because they're all heroes doesn't mean they're friends.
Musashi wonders what it means to be a hero because none of the current Samurai Troopers do not meet his definition of a hero. The poster behind him is edited to show the Troopers wearing armor, when they can't actually do so. Musashi laments that his "older brother", Yama(to) should've been a Trooper and not Musashi. But Yama(to) failed the test for misconduct. Ryu comments that the current troopers are poster boys for the government, chosen more for following orders than for their character.
Ryu says he has confidence in Musashi, despite Musashi's doubts.
Elsewhere in the DST headquarters, we find the demon leader, now in human form, being assessed. A pink-haired girl updates the red-haired woman on her findings:
The boy is human who had been turned into a monster via sorcery, but the spell was broken by a special substance on the bullet he'd been shot with. The girl wonders how a human could've grown up in the Youjakai when the Youjakai was created from the accumulation of negative feelings of humans.
In the Youjakai, 9 of the invading warriors bemoan that they can't celebrate their victory since their leader, the "prince" was captured. The group also wonders where the tenth warrior from their group is. They squabble a bit about what to do about their missing members.
Ramaga appears and notes that the "prince" was captured, however, he's not concerned, saying, "No matter. None escape my grasp."
Back at the DST command center, Ryu is confused that the red-haired woman wants to recruit the demon-now-turned-human. Their conversation is interrupted by the 5 Samurai Troopers who demand to know how to summon and use their armors. Ryu says they're not ready yet, to which one cockily replies, "I think you just don't want us to get any stronger. You don't want us beating you." The conversation is interrupted by the pink-haired girl reporting that the demon-turned-human is now awake. The red-haired woman, revealed as the Commander, tells the 5 Samurai Troopers to focus on rescuing civilians.
When Ryu and the commander enter a conference room where the demon-turned-human is, Ryu becomes upset because his limited edition cream soda-flavored yaki soba noodles are being eaten. The pink haired girl exclaims that they taste terrible.
Ryu picks up a cd album called, "Demon Ultimate Song Collection 100", a CD of Japanese hits from the 80's that the demon-turned-human had with him.
The red-haired woman introduces herself as Nasti Yagyu, the commander of the DST. The demon-turned-human's name is Gai, who accuses them of turning him human. They tell him what really happened.
During the commotion from youja soldiers attacking the headquarters, Gai demands to know what Nasti meant when she placed a jewel into his hand, which then glowed.
In a destroyed mall, the 5 Troopers are "looking" for survivors. When Musashi tells them that the DST HQ is under attack, the other 4 Troopers refuse to return to help, saying they couldn't care less if the DST was destroyed. They complain about having to save people, and instead decide they'll steal jewelry and watches from the destroyed shops so they can sell them later. They mock Musashi for wanting to be a hero.
When Musashi finds survivors, the other Troopers don't want him to help them since the survivors heard and saw them looting and not caring about being heroes. To prevent word getting out, the Troopers turn on Musashi.
Despite now being buried with the survivors, Musashi keeps trying to save them because he has an older brother too. In Musashi's memory, he and his brother are lost and wandering in the woods, hoping a hero will arrive to help them. Yama(to) is shown to be determined and hopeful, while Musashi is scared and worried. Musashi remembers his brother saying that a hero would smile and sing a song even in a time of despair.
Musashi cries that he can't sing, he can't be the hero that he wants to be.
Gai arrives and proceeds to slaughter the 4 Troopers while singing:
As Nasti and her team flee the DST HQ, she wonders why the jewel glowed when placed in Gai's hand. Its reaction to Gai is "proof he's an heir to an Armor Gear. Red heralds the emissary of fire."
After tossing Musashi clear of the rubble, Gai reveals that his real objective wasn't to save Musashi, but ti get at the chocolate-banana-flavored yaki soba that was in a bag. Musashi remembers that his horoscope said his lucky item would be a chocolate-covered banana, which the soba's packaging shows.
As Gai stalks towards Musashi, he comments that "Humans sure are ugly creatures." Just before swinging his weapon at Musashi, he exclaims, "Now I'm fired up!"
Phew! I hope this summary was helpful to anyone who needed it.
Did you catch some easter eggs in the trailer? There's some kind of promotional image of the original troopers that appears behind one of the new characters, and then there's a scene with 4 people (2 with suspiciously-familiar looking hair), that seem to be dead/severely injured
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"New Tenkuu (Strata)": Soukyuu | bearer: Kaito Uesugi | voiced by Junya Enoki
"New Suiko (Torrent)": Suiren | bearer: Musashi Hojo | voiced by Ayumu Murase
"New Kongo (Hardrock)": Koya | bearer: Yamato Hojo | voiced by Shunsuke Takeuchi
"New Korin (Halo)": Senkou | bearer: Shion Ishida | voiced by Kentaro Kumagai
And here's the newly announced figurine of Gai wearing the new "Rekka" armor, Shakunetsu. The figure is scheduled to be released in March, 2026. Preorders started September 9, 2025.
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The show premieres in January 2026. Between now and then, I'd love to hear your thoughts and theories on the new characters.
It's official, friends. Samurai Troopers is getting a sequel, Yoroi Shin Den Samurai Troopers. Set 38 years after the "final" battle of the original (not sure if this means the ova though), new characters take up the mantle of samurai troopers.
(can someone explain to me how he's supposed to draw his swords when they're positioned like that? and how does the upside down one not fall out?)
The announcement came at a special event where select episodes from the original series were shown. At the end of the airings, armor designer, Hideo Okamoto, and the voice actor of Ryo Sanada, Takeshi Kusao, came out to announce the sequel, where they also introduced Hiiro Ishibashi, the voice actor of the new main character, Gai.
There's not much info provided, but there are a of theories flying around based off of the short trailer and descriptions of Gai.
The show is scheduled to premiere January 2026.
I'm not sure yet how I feel about the news. On the one hand, yay, I've been proven wrong and there's a new Samurai Troopers anime coming. But on the other hand, I am somewhat disappointed that the original characters aren't in the spotlight. I'm going to try to keep an open mind, especially since Okamoto-san is involved in the project and has a quite a few strong staff members.
And, not going to lie, I am a little anxious about how new fans might act, not just with the new show, but when they'll inevitably look for the original, which, let's be honest, doesn't age well at all.
Still, it is nice to see that the original show had enough support from both the fans and the original staff to keep going strong for 37 years and beyond. I'll keep my fingers crossed that this sequel will be a hit.
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