The 24th and final episode of Yoroi Shinden Samurai Troopers (鎧真伝サムライトルーパー), titled “Gai,” aired on terrestrial television on September 22 and immediately set social platform X ablaze with emotional reactions — tears, cheers, and heartfelt thank-you messages from viewers who had followed the series to the very end.

Yatogojin Rises — The True Final Battle Begins

The destruction deity Yatogojin has returned, and Gai along with his fellow Samurai Troopers finally face the series’ true antagonist. Yatogojin wastes no time demonstrating his overwhelming power, unleashing earth-splitting attacks that send tremors of fear through humanity below.

Ramaga’s Gambit — A Father Sneaks Inside the Enemy

With the golden “True Haōtei” armor as their only remaining weapon, the battle seems lost when Yatogojin reclaims it from Gai. But in a stunning twist, Ramaga (羅真我) slips inside Yatogojin through the Haōtei armor, intending to damage the god from within. The mastermind behind this plan was Sagume, who had foreseen Inmei stealing Shimei’s crystal and engineered a scheme to turn that act into a slow-acting poison — one that Ramaga would then unleash from inside Yatogojin himself.

Viewers who had initially joked “Ramaga is so stubborn” and “Dad moves in way too casually lol” quickly changed their tune once the plan was revealed: “Sagume is such a strategist!” and “A tsundere dad quietly saving the day — respect.”

The People’s Voices — and the Jusshin Band

As the climactic battle raged, the people of Earth watching from below channeled their support through the power of the original Samurai Troopers — led by Ryō — sending the message “Do your best…!” to Gai’s team. Fans on X compared the moment to Super Sentai and Ultraman Tiga, cheering on the new generation of heroes.

All five Samurai Troopers re-armed and donned their armor once more. Then, in a moment nobody saw coming, the Jusshin (十勇士) — the ten warriors residing within Gai — picked up their instruments and performed blank paper’s “YOAKE” (the first-cour opening theme) as a rousing battle anthem.

“THE JUSSHIN BAND IS HERE!!!” “Wait — that’s the Season 1 OP!” “A live performance from the Jusshin?! This is the best!” Excitement on X hit a fever pitch, with some fans even asking whether a full-chorus version of “YOAKE” sung by the Jusshin would ever be released.

Hakuen Joins the Fray — A Nod to the Original Series

The white flame spirit Hakuen also entered the battle, and Gai — clad in the Haōtei armor — rode Hakuen into the final charge against Yatogojin, a visual callback to the original Yoroi-den Samurai Troopers series. Longtime fans erupted: “Hakuen is amazing!” “The riding scene is here!!!” The combined assault ultimately brought Yatogojin down for good.

“Samurai Heart” Plays — and Everyone Loses It

With Yatogojin defeated, the story’s emotional climax shifted to Gai and Ramaga — a son surpassing his father. As the two faced each other for a final reckoning, the late-series opening theme of the original Yoroi-den Samurai Troopers, “Samurai Heart” by Hiroko Moriguchi, began to play.

“Wait — THAT song, HERE?!” “SAMURAI HEART IS PLAYING!!!” “I’m crying, I can’t—” The reaction posts flooded in.

It is revealed that Ramaga’s villainous turn was caused by the corrupting influence of the three sacred treasures, and now that the influence is gone, Gai has no reason to strike him down. In a deeply moving moment, Gai addresses Sagume as “Mom” (母さん) and Ramaga as “you old bastard (クソ親父)” — a term of rough affection that signals his growth and acceptance of his family. Viewers noted: “He called her Mom… he actually said Mom…” and “Gai has really grown up.”

The episode flashes back to a lesson Ramaga once gave a young Gai: when Gai asked “What’s the point of getting stronger?”, Ramaga answered, “To protect. To live for the sake of protecting someone precious — that is true strength.” It is that teaching, viewers reflected, that made Gai the hero he is today.

The School Trip — A Promise Kept

After the battle, peace returns to the world. Nasty Yagyū rejoins the DST, and the original Trooper Ryō Sanada gifts Gai the “Sanada” family name. Then, in the episode’s final emotional gut-punch, the Samurai Troopers finally go on the school trip that Shion had promised — and the spirits of Shion and Mirei watch over them with warm smiles.

“Wait — I’m crying.” “They came to the school trip!!” “Don’t make me cry at the very end like this!!” One sharp-eyed viewer also noticed that the balloon Ryūsei carried at the amusement park was pink and purple — the colors associated with Mirei and Shion.

The finale left fans lingering in its afterglow long after the credits rolled, with gratitude and affection for the series pouring onto X well into the night.

Streaming Information

Premium Early-Access Streaming (Every Wednesday from 00:00, starting July 8, 2026)

• dAnime Store
• U-NEXT
• Anime Hōdai

Subscription Streaming (Every Saturday from 00:00, starting July 11, 2026)

• ABEMA, FOD Premium, J:COM STREAM, TELASA, DMM TV, Bandai Channel, Prime Video, milplus, Lemino

Pay-Per-View (Every Saturday from 00:00, starting July 11, 2026)

• J:COM STREAM, TELASA, Bandai Channel, Video Market, Prime Video, music.jp, milplus, HAPPY! Dōga, MovieFull, Niconico Channel

Free Catch-Up Streaming (Every Saturday from 00:00, starting July 11, 2026)

• TVer, Kantele Doga, ABEMA
• Niconico Live (from 00:30 every Saturday)

Staff

• Original Work: Hajime Yatate
• Director: Yōichi Fujita
• Series Composition / Screenplay: Shōgo Mutō
• Main Character Design: Yūhei Murota
• Villain Character Design: Tsukasa Kotobuki
• Yoroi Gear Design Draft: Hideo Okamoto
• Animation Yoroi Gear Design: Takuya Suzuki
• Chief Animation Directors: Junko Yamanaka, Tomoko Tanaka
• Main Animator: Hiroyuki Nishimura
• Screen Layout Design: Ei Saitō
• Art Director: Osamu Tayama
• Color Design: Miho Tanaka
• CG Directors: Masaomi Suzuki, Takumi Itamura
• Photography Director: Rumi Ishiguro
• Editor: Kumiko Sakamoto
• Sound Director: Ryō Tanaka
• Music: Shuji Katayama (Team-MAX)
• 2nd Cour OP Theme: Dannie May — “BAD遺伝子”
• 2nd Cour ED Theme: Karanoa — “ばけもん”
• Animation Production: Sunrise
• Production: Yoroi Shinden Samurai Troopers Production Committee

Cast

• Gai: Hisae Ishibashi
• Kaito Uesugi: Atsumi Enoki
• Musashi Hōjō: Ayumu Murase
• Yamato Hōjō: Shunsuke Takeuchi
• Shion Ishida: Kentarō Kumagai
• Ryūsei Oda: Toshiki Masuda
• Mirei Aragaki: Lynn
• Nasty Yagyū: Saka Kinoshita
• Jun Yamano: Hiroshi Shimono
• Ryō Sanada: Takeshi Kusao
• Tōma Hashiba: Hiroshi Nojima
• Seiji Date: Ryūtarō Okiayu
• Shin Mōri: Nozomu Sasaki
• Rei Huang: Tomohiro Nishimura
• Ramaga: Katsuyuki Konishi
• Sasuke: Takuya Satō
• Saizō: Kōsuke Toriumi
• Kamanosuke: Takuma Terashima
• Seikai Nyūdō: Tomokazu Sugita
• Isa Nyūdō: Kōhei Amasaki
• Nezu: Ken’ichi Suzumura
• Anayama: Chiharu Sawashiro
• Unno: Ryōta Takeuchi
• Kakei: Daichi Endō
• Mochizuki: Toshiki Kumagai
• Yashima no Sagume: Maaya Sakamoto
• Inmei: Takehito Koyasu
• Gomei: Tomoaki Maeno
• Shimei: Aya Endō
• Gaimei: Hiroshi Shirokuma