Shuriken Sentai Ninninger looks pretty awesome based on Episode 2

I loved the substitution no jutsu the ninjas had in this episode. They were very plain effects done exceptionally well. I fear how Saban will screw up that effect, albeit I'm just expecting another Clan of the Claw, (not a bad thing at all!)
A kappa is interesting especially after American fans watched the Hellboy: Inu Yasha Thunder Brothers animation.

I'm also enjoying how the Shurikens are basically making every Sentai senshi an adaptation of Ace from Final Fantasy Type-0, not just being reliant on sword sabre attacks, but giving them a long range edge as well.

The close range fighting in this episode was also a lot more improved than the last one, which had too many abrupt cuts, but did have a good use of ninja bombs and shuriken explosions.

And the sumo ninja Kappa fight was awesome. Landing on the water was an awesome effect too.

I also enjoyed how any Ninninja can take over the Shurikenjin during a fight, leading to multiple possibilties.



I really hope they do something interesting if they're going to have a ninja master in the Power Rangers adaptation. Maybe he won't be as old. He probably won't be related.

What happened to Fuuka's hat? She had awesome clothes before! Now she's just a ninja! It really added to her personality in a way that Transmorphers 2 failed with one of its characters. In Transmorphers 2: Fall of Man, the clothes basically was the character, not having any other distinguishable traits for the actress to use, lacking a Kill la Kill clothes vs character dynamic. Or maybe the actress just wasn't talented.



Shuriken Sentai Ninninger's Ao Ninja senshi Yakkun is as yellow as a Tsubasa Banana.
Yakkun is the new Baron just as Chase is the new Micchy.

Gabi might be a big bad next episode, again reinforcing the Magiranger-like storyline started by having a teenager who went to England to learn magic, a MagiDragon homage, etc.. Yakkun after all does seem inspired by Tsubasa, the intelligent magician.
I really like Yakkun's character: he's smart, yet has some difficult getting along making him have a flaw. Also for detractors of the more young fan, less challenging approach, he makes the show have a bit of a challenge, something I might've misunderstood from the use of Baron in Kamen Rider Gaim.
They did a really good job establishing him as a contrast to Takkun this episode.
It'd be very interesting if they gave them an aspect of his character to explore regarding why he doesn't respect his family, (grandfather and Takkun,) why he doesn't have pride in their traditions, etc.. Maybe something happened to him on the mother's side or maybe he has some sort of anti-Japanese sentiment. It could be something interesting explored, although not required.
He has this zen element to him though. He's a bit of a realist, not allowing people's deaths, even his family's get in his way of accomplishing what he sought out to do. He has great concentration which the fans and family members should appreciate.

I do feel like cat face Kasumi sorta threw a Takkun's better than Yakkun storyline for no reason though, albeit Yakkun's reaction to that mattered.