Upcoming Samurai Episodes skip Shinkenger Episodes?

According to Power Rangers On-Air Central, these are upcoming episodes:

Sunday, April 10, Noon, 2009 - Test of the Leader
A Nighlok is sent to stop the Red Ranger from using his special power to seal Master Xandred in the Netherworld forever, but their duel is interrupted by the mysterious Deker.

Sunday, April 17, Noon 2010 - Jayden's Challenge
Jayden leaves the Shiba house hoping to keep the other Rangers out of harms way but when a powerful Nighlok attacks, Jayden finally accepts the fact that he needs his team to fulfill his role as the leader of the Samurai Rangers

Some time in May, 2011 - Unexpected Arrival
No summary available

Some time in May, 2012 - Room For One More
No summary available

Other sources have this episodes titles as well. "Test of the Leader" seem to based on Act 11 "Mitsudomoe Strife" and "Jayden's Challenge" seems to be based on Act 12 'Historically First Super Samurai Combination'. But "Unexpected Arrival" could either be Act 14 'The Foreign Samurai' or Act 17 "Sushi Samurai."


Act 14 has Shinken Brown, Richard Brown who wants to be a samurai, which can be translated in Bulk and Spike. Fans have been anticipating this. And Act 17 introduces the Gold Ranger. "Room For One More" makes me think it is Gold Ranger related, I am thinking that 'Unexpected Arrival' is based on 17 and 'Room for One More' is based on Act 18 "Samurai Promotion." So meaning they are skipping Acts 13, 14, 15 and 16. Finally! Because there is only going to be 40 episodes and they need to start squeezing episodes if they are going to adapt the 49 episodes, 2 Kamen Rider Decade episodes (Elie Dekel of Saban Brands confirmed htey bought them so most likely will be using them) and movie.



Act 13 "Heavy Cries" has the monster putting white men in place of children, making parents think they are their kids and leave the kids crying. The boys get saddled with red ones (to weigh them down), and these red men creatures appear on the Megazord as well. I remember one American fan not liking this episode, maybe it is too strange for American standards. The monster might appear later on as my guess.


Act 15 The Imposter and the Real Deal's Arrest has a monster pretending it is Green and getting him in trouble. This would have been cool to see Mike in this situation but you never know, it could be used later on as in many past Power Ranger episodes, older episodes being used later in the season.

Act 16 "Kuroko Power" is about the Kuroko, well three Rangers wanting to be like them. Since there are no Kuroko in Samurai, they could just skip them and use the monster footage, which is unrelated, about a rolling rock. Most likely we will just see the monster in a group of monsters later on.