Kamen Rider Kiva 30
Ahaha, Kivat and Tatsulot doing the pre-show commentary together. ^^;
Megumi rolls into a pile of metal boxes. OUCH. Naturally, she's all bruised and bloodied and exhausted. Switch to 1986, where Rook in Fangire form runs to attack the fallen Yuri... Jirou runs to block his path. Rook goes back to human form, he and Jirou walk a little ways away, then... Switch to 2008, where Emperor Kiva is battling with the Fangire that will someday be the King.
King says something and my half-asleep brain is thinking it's something along the lines of "I'm gonna be a mighty King, so enemies beware♪" [/random reference to Disney]
King: Matteiru yo, Kiva. *disappears*
Kiva: "King" tte... Nanda...
Opening theme. aosidfoasijdfoaijsdofijas AHAHAHAHA "FIGHT FOR JUSTICE" IS GOING TO BE THE ENDING THEME I AM HAPPY.
I will never be able to stop melting at the part in the opening theme showing Nago doing henshin.
Oh, I LOVE the title of this episode. 開演vib.キバの正体 (Something like "Curtain rising, vib. Kiva's true form". "Vib." = ...? No idea. Who cares, the important parts are the ones that come before and after it. :D)
Mitsu running, running, running... Megumi calmly sipping what I suppose is coffee.
Mitsu: *bursts through the doors* Megumi! Are you okay?
Megumi: >o< Aaaah *turns away in a poor attempt to hide her arm-bandaged-and-in-a-sling*
AHAHAHA. MITSU SO ADORABLE. I want to take him home, since Megumi's yelling at him and he looks like a kicked puppy. Make that a STUBBORN kicked puppy.
... Two tickets for what? Wataru's practicing asking Mio for a date over the phone, I think.
KIVAT WITH GOOGLY EYES HARHARHAR. Wataru is stating everything in the negative. Kivat tells him to grow a spine XDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
Wataru: Shall we go together?
Mio!Kivat: Yes, I'll be happy to!
Wataru: *soft smile*
Me: *MELTS*
Kivat: Perfect.
Wataru: *determined look* Yosh'. *fumbles in pocket for cellphone*
Why these people don't believe in landlines, I will never understand.
HARHARHAR SHE'S NOT ANSWERING THE PHONE EVEN IF IT'S RINGING IN HER HAND HAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
Shizuka: Maybe she's busy~♪ *snatches tickets away from Wataru*
... God. Mio has Wataru for a wallpaper on her cellphone. Obsessed little Fangire Queen. *says that like she doesn't have Takki for a wallpaper on every gadget she owns that can have a wallpaper*
She's still bummed about Shizuka saying that she's Wataru's fiancee.
Not paying attention to what the nurses are saying, something about Kengo and his guitar... And Wataru looks a bit put-off. I wonder if they were saying that he won't be able to play his guitar anymore on account of injuries to his arm. Huh.
In the room, Kengo tries and fails to strum a chord. Whines to Wataru.
They. Are so. CUTE together. (STFU it's my D-BOYS crack OTP. I have to have a crack OTP for each of my fandoms, and for D-BOYS, this is it.)
That look on Wataru's face really makes me think that Kengo won't be able to play his guitar anymore.
Guy doing a trick with a spoon to impress his date, King shows up.
Theeeere's Nago-san! In the workout room with Shima-san and Megumi.
Mitsu shows up and hands in Megumi's resignation letter HAHAHA WTF MITSU.
... Or should I say resignation NOVEL. That is a long-ass letter, Mitsu.
BTW, what Nago-san is wearing? It makes him look hotter than usual.
Megumi protests. Shima ignores her.
Switch to 1986, where Yuri is struggling to put on her shoes with one arm. She seems to be in a hospital. Cue Otoya. (Excuse me while I go sniffle, because I am going to miss PureBOY!Kouhei SO MUCH. *goes*) Of course, he has presents for her. He asks her where she's going, she says she's off to kick Rook's ass and tells Otoya not to bother with trying to stop her.
Oh look, Jirou's there too.
Rook no whatwhatwhat? Jirou and Otoya are going to work together to take Rook down, I think.
Yuri runs all the way past Jirou and Otoya in the hall because she didn't recognize them, HARHAR.
Of course, the two of them get into an argument. A nurse passes by and they immediately switch to doctor-and-patient XDDDDDDDD I think I'm in love with Jirou again, haha.
Yuri running, running... Stopping, running again... Looking for Rook, who passes right in front of her. She gives chase, and I wonder why in the world he won't just fight her again.
Back to 2008, where King has just killed another person. Enter Bishop. Wait, um, I think this isn't King? I'm confused. When he appeared earlier, he said "Koitsu mo King de wa nai", and he said that again when he killed this person. Wait wait what?
*too bored with Bishop to pay attention to the conversation*
Ahaha, BTW, this King guy makes me think of Jake Marshall.
Kengo storming around the hospital, frustrated about not being able to play his guitar. Because his guitar is his life.
Rook carrying an old woman to the hospital.
Wataru whining all over a table in Mal d'Amour. The rest of the customers are giving him strange looks. Something about Mio, and then Kengo...
Kengo then slams the door open. Wataru is glad to see him, but Kengo is definitely not. Well, maybe Kengo is just in a really bad mood. Wataru congratulates Kengo on being released, saying that it's a good thing. Kengo answers by asking him what the hell is good about it. Wataru plays dumb. Kengo accuses Wataru of knowing all along about Kengo no longer being able to play the guitar.
... Okay, maybe I'm just being dramatic, but basically Kengo is depressed and frustrated that his life has now basically been taken from him.
Cue dramatic BGM, and Kengo says something like "I thought you were my friend." Which makes me think that I wasn't just being dramatic myself just now. Because he follows it up with "I don't want to see your face ever again", I think. "Mou nido to omae no kao ga mitakunai", if I heard right.
Kengo storms off, Wataru follows him and grabs his arm just as Kengo reaches the door and tells him to "chotto matte kudasai". Kengo turns around angrily and tells him to GTFO.
Just before he exits dramatically, he glares at Nago-san, who is standing by the door, where Wataru is now standing dejectedly.
Nago: What's wrong? Is something troubling you?
Makes me want to answer him with "NO, DUH -- YOU WERE STANDING RIGHT THERE AND SAW THE WHOLE THING," but I'm sure The Great Nago-sama has a reason for asking this. ^_^ I can almost swear there's a small smile(?) of concern on his face.
Shizuka is leaning against the door, no doubt attempting to eavesdrop. I don't blame her. If Wataru and Nago were taking a bath together, I'd want cameras and microphones hidden all around that bathroom.
Nago-sama slides a door open and he is in his ridiculous floral shower cap and excuse me while I go die of laughter.
Nago: I'm coming in. *smile*
Wataru: *pouting in the corner*
Apparently, Wataru has designated his bathtub as The Place For All Heart-to-Heart Talks. That's my only explanation for why he's only ever the most open when he's talking with Kivat while he's taking a bath, and why this scene is even here to begin with. THANK YOU, SCRIPTWRITERS. Though, dangnabit, why did this have to be a kids' show. I want to see the parts of Nago-san's body below his shoulders, kthx.
NAGO'S THOUGHTS. "Koitsu... Nanimono na no ka... Kono me de tashikameru" or something like that and I am going to LOL so hard if I'm right. Something like "This guy... Whatever he is... I'll find out with these eyes."
HAHA. While Wataru is moping and not looking at him, he reaches out a hand to try and touch Wataru's shoulder, but then Wataru looks at him and he lets out a little gasp and drops his hand back into the water and looks all guilty and HAHAHAHAHAHA I LOVE THIS SCENE AND IT HASN'T EVEN BEEN GOING ON FOR TEN SECONDS YET. And he moved a bit CLOSER. HAHAHAHAHAH.
Wataru: What is it?
Nago: It's nothing.
Wataru: Nago-san... You're going to listen to my problems?
Nago: Ah. Whatever it is, please tell me. :) (<-- YES, THAT IS A SMILE.)
Wataru: That's...
Nago: *opens the door*
Me: *nosebleeds*
Shizuka: *gets pushed out of the way, sort of* Um, Wataru is?
Nago: *comes out in a bathrobe* *says something I can't quite comprehend*
Me: *NOSEBLEEDS*
I heard "tomo no koto" and I think I heard "koi no koto" and I think he's basically saying that Wataru's problems are about his friends and his love life and everything that came after "koi no koto" that I didn't understand because I was busy being unconscious on the floor on account of Nago-san cooling/drying himself in front of the electric fan.
*still passed out, BTW*
Cue Shizuka's drama because Wataru really likes Mio and I think she now regrets that she's trying to break them up. Something. Haha. She's throwing herself all over the floor and apologizing to Mio and Wataru while calling herself an idiot.
So now she's dragging Wataru in a hurry to where I'm sure she told Mio to meet them.
... Oh. I think this is the place that Wataru had tickets for. "Have fun, you two! *shoves them into the building*"
... WTF is this random person in red randomly doing on top of a random building... Oh. He's being filmed.
Oh look, it's Megumi. And while Random Redman makes two buildings disappear, Megumi is thinking about what Mitsu said to her.
Meanwhile, I can't pay attention to what Mitsu said or to what Megumi is thinking because Megumi's cap says "I am selected in a goblin coordinate". Gotta love Engrish, really.
So, back to 1986, where Yuri is determined to beat the crap out of Rook even with one arm currently non-functional. She makes to strike with her weapon, but then there's a "clunk!" when it makes contact with the person's head, because... Because there is a cartoon drawing of a house and butterflies and a three-petal flower on this guy's back, haha. It's not Rook. It's Riki.
Blood runs down the middle of Riki's forehead and his nose, Yuri asks WTF is going on, Riki says Otoya made him do it, Yuri goes "nani!?", Riki goes "gomen nasai (-人-)" then claps like one would at a shrine. Yuri is annoyed.
Otoya with rose-tinted heart-shaped glasses! He's baiting Rook, BTW. Recall that Rook's new timeplay is sunglasses.
He stumbles around and encounters Maya, who says she's happy to see him again. He waves to her a bit and keeps stumbling on, Maya follows and says she wants to listen to his genius skill on the violin again.
Rook crosses in front of them, Otoya apologizes for not having the time and promises to hold a concert just for Maya, then runs to chase Rook. Maya is standing there looking as awesome as ever.
Otoya blows on... A shell horn? XD I have no idea where it came from since while he was running, it was evident that he was not carrying it, LOL. Anyway. He blows on his horn, and Rook turns around. Jirou, Ramon♥, and Riki pop out of their hiding places in the grass. Riki apologizes for... Something about Yuri.
Shooting for Redman has wrapped up, and this merry group of four + Megumi is walking walking walking and encounters Rook. She tells them to run and attempts to attack. Of course, she fails.
Meanwhile, another Fangire is attacking the other four guys as Rook is strangling Megumi. Oops, there goes Redman.
Megumi gets thrown against the wall and passes out.
Rook yells at King, telling him he's in the way. King cackles.
The Bloody Rose is calling, and Wataru is busy laughing at whatever it is that he and Mio are watching. Oh, wait, no he's not.
Oooh. King and Rook face off.
Here comes Nago-san!! Well, not really, he's running and then he stops and watches them for a bit, then henshins. Immediate transition to Burst Mode, then Rising Ixa.
Cue Fight for Justice and me squeeing happily.
Did... Did he just fire the gun and not get blown away? O_o
So now he's using the Ixa Caliber and the gun at the same time, and Wataru shows up on the scene. He sees Megumi and runs to her aid, tells her to get a grip on herself. Then he looks up and sees Ixa battling two Fangire on his own. He makes up his mind and runs to join in.
AND DOES HENSHIN IN FULL VIEW OF IXA. Well, no, not really, since Ixa is kind of preoccupied at the moment, but y'know, at one point Ixa was facing in Wataru's direction as Wataru was transforming... He tackles Rook, who was slashing at Ixa while King was holding him restrained, and throws him away from the other two. King is now distracted, and Ixa takes advantage of it.
Both Kiva and Ixa take a beating. Kiva gets thrown a good distance, calls out Tatsulot and goes into Emperor Form.
Suddenly we jump to 1986, where Otoya has henshin-ed into Ixa and he + the three Monsters launch a party attack on Rook and get beaten up XDDD
Yuri arrives, and the four are back in human form and Otoya is out of henshin. Rook grins crazily, saying he's just cleared the game.
Back to 2008, where Ixa is taking quite a lot of hits but holding up just fine.
Kiva is about to unleash a finishing move, which if I'm not mistaken is the very first one we saw in the very first episode, or at least it would be if Rook hadn't started cackling. Kiva loosens his stance, Rook retreats from the battle. King also runs off. Ixa gets up to chase him, but then stops short and turns to look at Kiva.
Who then unhenshins. RIGHT IN FRONT OF IXA.
OH I LOVE IT. THE REVELATION. THE LOOK ON NAGO-SAN'S FACE.
Nago: Kurenai... Wataru-kun.
Wataru: Nago-san.
OH THE INTERNAL CONFLICT, NAGO-SAN. WILL YOU, OR WILL YOU NOT CONTINUE YOUR UNDYING HATRED OF KIVA, NOW THAT YOU KNOW WHO HE IS??
Then Bishop says something I couldn't quite follow and I know I am going to kick myself for not knowing what the heck he's saying.
End of episode. Jikai, Kamen Rider Kiva:
Kiva fighting a Fangire, and I believe this is Mio I see walking in his direction.
Nago and Wataru sitting together at the bar of Mal d'Amour, no doubt talking about OMGSRSBZNZ Can we still be together after all this?? *DRAMA!*, and Kengo shaking Nago's shoulder and probably asking "WTF is going on!?"
Megumi protecting Mitsu, some much-wanted Asou-kyoudai bonding.
OMG. OMG OMG OMG. GUESS WHO ARE GOING TO DO IXA HENSHIN IN THE NEXT EPISODE.
IS IT NEXT WEEK YET??
Megumi rolls into a pile of metal boxes. OUCH. Naturally, she's all bruised and bloodied and exhausted. Switch to 1986, where Rook in Fangire form runs to attack the fallen Yuri... Jirou runs to block his path. Rook goes back to human form, he and Jirou walk a little ways away, then... Switch to 2008, where Emperor Kiva is battling with the Fangire that will someday be the King.
King says something and my half-asleep brain is thinking it's something along the lines of "I'm gonna be a mighty King, so enemies beware♪" [/random reference to Disney]
King: Matteiru yo, Kiva. *disappears*
Kiva: "King" tte... Nanda...
Opening theme. aosidfoasijdfoaijsdofijas AHAHAHAHA "FIGHT FOR JUSTICE" IS GOING TO BE THE ENDING THEME I AM HAPPY.
I will never be able to stop melting at the part in the opening theme showing Nago doing henshin.
Oh, I LOVE the title of this episode. 開演vib.キバの正体 (Something like "Curtain rising, vib. Kiva's true form". "Vib." = ...? No idea. Who cares, the important parts are the ones that come before and after it. :D)
Mitsu running, running, running... Megumi calmly sipping what I suppose is coffee.
Mitsu: *bursts through the doors* Megumi! Are you okay?
Megumi: >o< Aaaah *turns away in a poor attempt to hide her arm-bandaged-and-in-a-sling*
AHAHAHA. MITSU SO ADORABLE. I want to take him home, since Megumi's yelling at him and he looks like a kicked puppy. Make that a STUBBORN kicked puppy.
... Two tickets for what? Wataru's practicing asking Mio for a date over the phone, I think.
KIVAT WITH GOOGLY EYES HARHARHAR. Wataru is stating everything in the negative. Kivat tells him to grow a spine XDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
Wataru: Shall we go together?
Mio!Kivat: Yes, I'll be happy to!
Wataru: *soft smile*
Me: *MELTS*
Kivat: Perfect.
Wataru: *determined look* Yosh'. *fumbles in pocket for cellphone*
Why these people don't believe in landlines, I will never understand.
HARHARHAR SHE'S NOT ANSWERING THE PHONE EVEN IF IT'S RINGING IN HER HAND HAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
Shizuka: Maybe she's busy~♪ *snatches tickets away from Wataru*
... God. Mio has Wataru for a wallpaper on her cellphone. Obsessed little Fangire Queen. *says that like she doesn't have Takki for a wallpaper on every gadget she owns that can have a wallpaper*
She's still bummed about Shizuka saying that she's Wataru's fiancee.
Not paying attention to what the nurses are saying, something about Kengo and his guitar... And Wataru looks a bit put-off. I wonder if they were saying that he won't be able to play his guitar anymore on account of injuries to his arm. Huh.
In the room, Kengo tries and fails to strum a chord. Whines to Wataru.
They. Are so. CUTE together. (STFU it's my D-BOYS crack OTP. I have to have a crack OTP for each of my fandoms, and for D-BOYS, this is it.)
That look on Wataru's face really makes me think that Kengo won't be able to play his guitar anymore.
Guy doing a trick with a spoon to impress his date, King shows up.
Theeeere's Nago-san! In the workout room with Shima-san and Megumi.
Mitsu shows up and hands in Megumi's resignation letter HAHAHA WTF MITSU.
... Or should I say resignation NOVEL. That is a long-ass letter, Mitsu.
BTW, what Nago-san is wearing? It makes him look hotter than usual.
Megumi protests. Shima ignores her.
Switch to 1986, where Yuri is struggling to put on her shoes with one arm. She seems to be in a hospital. Cue Otoya. (Excuse me while I go sniffle, because I am going to miss PureBOY!Kouhei SO MUCH. *goes*) Of course, he has presents for her. He asks her where she's going, she says she's off to kick Rook's ass and tells Otoya not to bother with trying to stop her.
Oh look, Jirou's there too.
Rook no whatwhatwhat? Jirou and Otoya are going to work together to take Rook down, I think.
Yuri runs all the way past Jirou and Otoya in the hall because she didn't recognize them, HARHAR.
Of course, the two of them get into an argument. A nurse passes by and they immediately switch to doctor-and-patient XDDDDDDDD I think I'm in love with Jirou again, haha.
Yuri running, running... Stopping, running again... Looking for Rook, who passes right in front of her. She gives chase, and I wonder why in the world he won't just fight her again.
Back to 2008, where King has just killed another person. Enter Bishop. Wait, um, I think this isn't King? I'm confused. When he appeared earlier, he said "Koitsu mo King de wa nai", and he said that again when he killed this person. Wait wait what?
*too bored with Bishop to pay attention to the conversation*
Ahaha, BTW, this King guy makes me think of Jake Marshall.
Kengo storming around the hospital, frustrated about not being able to play his guitar. Because his guitar is his life.
Rook carrying an old woman to the hospital.
Wataru whining all over a table in Mal d'Amour. The rest of the customers are giving him strange looks. Something about Mio, and then Kengo...
Kengo then slams the door open. Wataru is glad to see him, but Kengo is definitely not. Well, maybe Kengo is just in a really bad mood. Wataru congratulates Kengo on being released, saying that it's a good thing. Kengo answers by asking him what the hell is good about it. Wataru plays dumb. Kengo accuses Wataru of knowing all along about Kengo no longer being able to play the guitar.
... Okay, maybe I'm just being dramatic, but basically Kengo is depressed and frustrated that his life has now basically been taken from him.
Cue dramatic BGM, and Kengo says something like "I thought you were my friend." Which makes me think that I wasn't just being dramatic myself just now. Because he follows it up with "I don't want to see your face ever again", I think. "Mou nido to omae no kao ga mitakunai", if I heard right.
Kengo storms off, Wataru follows him and grabs his arm just as Kengo reaches the door and tells him to "chotto matte kudasai". Kengo turns around angrily and tells him to GTFO.
Just before he exits dramatically, he glares at Nago-san, who is standing by the door, where Wataru is now standing dejectedly.
Nago: What's wrong? Is something troubling you?
Makes me want to answer him with "NO, DUH -- YOU WERE STANDING RIGHT THERE AND SAW THE WHOLE THING," but I'm sure The Great Nago-sama has a reason for asking this. ^_^ I can almost swear there's a small smile(?) of concern on his face.
Shizuka is leaning against the door, no doubt attempting to eavesdrop. I don't blame her. If Wataru and Nago were taking a bath together, I'd want cameras and microphones hidden all around that bathroom.
Nago-sama slides a door open and he is in his ridiculous floral shower cap and excuse me while I go die of laughter.
Nago: I'm coming in. *smile*
Wataru: *pouting in the corner*
Apparently, Wataru has designated his bathtub as The Place For All Heart-to-Heart Talks. That's my only explanation for why he's only ever the most open when he's talking with Kivat while he's taking a bath, and why this scene is even here to begin with. THANK YOU, SCRIPTWRITERS. Though, dangnabit, why did this have to be a kids' show. I want to see the parts of Nago-san's body below his shoulders, kthx.
NAGO'S THOUGHTS. "Koitsu... Nanimono na no ka... Kono me de tashikameru" or something like that and I am going to LOL so hard if I'm right. Something like "This guy... Whatever he is... I'll find out with these eyes."
HAHA. While Wataru is moping and not looking at him, he reaches out a hand to try and touch Wataru's shoulder, but then Wataru looks at him and he lets out a little gasp and drops his hand back into the water and looks all guilty and HAHAHAHAHAHA I LOVE THIS SCENE AND IT HASN'T EVEN BEEN GOING ON FOR TEN SECONDS YET. And he moved a bit CLOSER. HAHAHAHAHAH.
Wataru: What is it?
Nago: It's nothing.
Wataru: Nago-san... You're going to listen to my problems?
Nago: Ah. Whatever it is, please tell me. :) (<-- YES, THAT IS A SMILE.)
Wataru: That's...
Nago: *opens the door*
Me: *nosebleeds*
Shizuka: *gets pushed out of the way, sort of* Um, Wataru is?
Nago: *comes out in a bathrobe* *says something I can't quite comprehend*
Me: *NOSEBLEEDS*
I heard "tomo no koto" and I think I heard "koi no koto" and I think he's basically saying that Wataru's problems are about his friends and his love life and everything that came after "koi no koto" that I didn't understand because I was busy being unconscious on the floor on account of Nago-san cooling/drying himself in front of the electric fan.
*still passed out, BTW*
Cue Shizuka's drama because Wataru really likes Mio and I think she now regrets that she's trying to break them up. Something. Haha. She's throwing herself all over the floor and apologizing to Mio and Wataru while calling herself an idiot.
So now she's dragging Wataru in a hurry to where I'm sure she told Mio to meet them.
... Oh. I think this is the place that Wataru had tickets for. "Have fun, you two! *shoves them into the building*"
... WTF is this random person in red randomly doing on top of a random building... Oh. He's being filmed.
Oh look, it's Megumi. And while Random Redman makes two buildings disappear, Megumi is thinking about what Mitsu said to her.
Meanwhile, I can't pay attention to what Mitsu said or to what Megumi is thinking because Megumi's cap says "I am selected in a goblin coordinate". Gotta love Engrish, really.
So, back to 1986, where Yuri is determined to beat the crap out of Rook even with one arm currently non-functional. She makes to strike with her weapon, but then there's a "clunk!" when it makes contact with the person's head, because... Because there is a cartoon drawing of a house and butterflies and a three-petal flower on this guy's back, haha. It's not Rook. It's Riki.
Blood runs down the middle of Riki's forehead and his nose, Yuri asks WTF is going on, Riki says Otoya made him do it, Yuri goes "nani!?", Riki goes "gomen nasai (-人-)" then claps like one would at a shrine. Yuri is annoyed.
Otoya with rose-tinted heart-shaped glasses! He's baiting Rook, BTW. Recall that Rook's new timeplay is sunglasses.
He stumbles around and encounters Maya, who says she's happy to see him again. He waves to her a bit and keeps stumbling on, Maya follows and says she wants to listen to his genius skill on the violin again.
Rook crosses in front of them, Otoya apologizes for not having the time and promises to hold a concert just for Maya, then runs to chase Rook. Maya is standing there looking as awesome as ever.
Otoya blows on... A shell horn? XD I have no idea where it came from since while he was running, it was evident that he was not carrying it, LOL. Anyway. He blows on his horn, and Rook turns around. Jirou, Ramon♥, and Riki pop out of their hiding places in the grass. Riki apologizes for... Something about Yuri.
Shooting for Redman has wrapped up, and this merry group of four + Megumi is walking walking walking and encounters Rook. She tells them to run and attempts to attack. Of course, she fails.
Meanwhile, another Fangire is attacking the other four guys as Rook is strangling Megumi. Oops, there goes Redman.
Megumi gets thrown against the wall and passes out.
Rook yells at King, telling him he's in the way. King cackles.
The Bloody Rose is calling, and Wataru is busy laughing at whatever it is that he and Mio are watching. Oh, wait, no he's not.
Oooh. King and Rook face off.
Here comes Nago-san!! Well, not really, he's running and then he stops and watches them for a bit, then henshins. Immediate transition to Burst Mode, then Rising Ixa.
Cue Fight for Justice and me squeeing happily.
Did... Did he just fire the gun and not get blown away? O_o
So now he's using the Ixa Caliber and the gun at the same time, and Wataru shows up on the scene. He sees Megumi and runs to her aid, tells her to get a grip on herself. Then he looks up and sees Ixa battling two Fangire on his own. He makes up his mind and runs to join in.
AND DOES HENSHIN IN FULL VIEW OF IXA. Well, no, not really, since Ixa is kind of preoccupied at the moment, but y'know, at one point Ixa was facing in Wataru's direction as Wataru was transforming... He tackles Rook, who was slashing at Ixa while King was holding him restrained, and throws him away from the other two. King is now distracted, and Ixa takes advantage of it.
Both Kiva and Ixa take a beating. Kiva gets thrown a good distance, calls out Tatsulot and goes into Emperor Form.
Suddenly we jump to 1986, where Otoya has henshin-ed into Ixa and he + the three Monsters launch a party attack on Rook and get beaten up XDDD
Yuri arrives, and the four are back in human form and Otoya is out of henshin. Rook grins crazily, saying he's just cleared the game.
Back to 2008, where Ixa is taking quite a lot of hits but holding up just fine.
Kiva is about to unleash a finishing move, which if I'm not mistaken is the very first one we saw in the very first episode, or at least it would be if Rook hadn't started cackling. Kiva loosens his stance, Rook retreats from the battle. King also runs off. Ixa gets up to chase him, but then stops short and turns to look at Kiva.
Who then unhenshins. RIGHT IN FRONT OF IXA.
OH I LOVE IT. THE REVELATION. THE LOOK ON NAGO-SAN'S FACE.
Nago: Kurenai... Wataru-kun.
Wataru: Nago-san.
OH THE INTERNAL CONFLICT, NAGO-SAN. WILL YOU, OR WILL YOU NOT CONTINUE YOUR UNDYING HATRED OF KIVA, NOW THAT YOU KNOW WHO HE IS??
Then Bishop says something I couldn't quite follow and I know I am going to kick myself for not knowing what the heck he's saying.
End of episode. Jikai, Kamen Rider Kiva:
Kiva fighting a Fangire, and I believe this is Mio I see walking in his direction.
Nago and Wataru sitting together at the bar of Mal d'Amour, no doubt talking about OMGSRSBZNZ Can we still be together after all this?? *DRAMA!*, and Kengo shaking Nago's shoulder and probably asking "WTF is going on!?"
Megumi protecting Mitsu, some much-wanted Asou-kyoudai bonding.
OMG. OMG OMG OMG. GUESS WHO ARE GOING TO DO IXA HENSHIN IN THE NEXT EPISODE.
IS IT NEXT WEEK YET??