[Fish Sandwich]

Faiz 39-40:

I love these episodes so much. The whole reason Takumi is in the position he's in right now is because of how far he was willing to go to save Mari's life, so it's almost poetic that it's her faith in him that starts to turn things back around. It's just inherently satisfying to see how much these two care about one another considering they so did not start off the series that way. But now, not only is Takumi willing to basically throw away his entire life to save hers, Mari is just as willing to go talk to the guy who killed her if it will help Takumi.

Seeing Takumi finally become Faiz again is likewise a fantastic payoff. The anticipation is at fever pitch. If you were watching this on TV at the time, you would've gone an entire month counting this episode without seeing the hero as the hero. You couldn't ask for a better time for a final form to make its debut. So when Takumi sees Mari in danger and grabs that belt, almost out of instinct, it's crazy exciting. They even use Faiz's epic hero theme straight out of the movie!

Mind you, Takumi isn't totally over his issues at the end of 39. How could he be? He's dealing with problems big enough that they don't exactly go away all at once. What finally seals the deal for him are his interactions with Sawada, an Orphenoch who, in the end, couldn't let go of his humanity even when he was actively trying to. So by the end of 40, Takkun is back in action, fully determined and ready to do a sweet three Rider transformation to a remix of his own theme song (again, straight out of the movie).

Oh, and about that third Rider. Mihara goes through some hard times here. You know, he's doubting himself too and everything. Kinda gets his girlfriend run over by a truck a little? But hey, when all is said and done, he's right there with everyone else, ready to fight.

では、何の迷いもないファイズ翻訳ミスコーナーです～！今日の翻訳ミスはこれだ！



「俺は何度でも君に襲い掛かる、君が生きている限り」

This is supposed to be future tense. "As long as you're alive, I'll never stop attacking you", or however else you want to say it. The point is, Sawada isn't merely reminding Mari he's been a threat to her, but specifically saying he will continue to be one. It's a failed attempt to intimidate Mari, and likely a failed attempt to convince himself that he's more of a monster than he is.

W 39-40:

This is a goofy set of episodes that does a good job of elevating itself by making the standalone plot connect to the overarching drama, having Akiko trying to prove a point to Philip after the last arc's events. It's far from my favorite arc of W, but I really do respect how it keeps the tone light and gives you a breather without feeling disconnected from what's been happening in the rest of the show.

あぁぁ、あとこれのこと話したいから、突然のダブル翻訳ミスコーナー！今回のミスは…



「亜樹ちゃんが変えた！」

Believe it or not, TV-Nihon's not the only sub group that messes things up. For context, this is the climactic scene in 40 where Tooru finally learns to speak up, and the line right before this is Philip noting that "Kawai Tooru has changed." A huge look of shock hits Philip's face, and he follows that up with this line, which should be "Aki changed him!". This line is basically the fulcrum of the whole story arc, where Philip realizes it is possible to change a Dopant, which gives him the push to commit to saving Wakana, but Over-Time (or W-Time or whatever, I'm watching the OZC version anyway) apparently misunderstood what Philip was so surprised about, and assumed he was pointing out that Akiko isn't around, as though he knows she's in danger already.

This whole moment was my favorite part of the whole arc, so I was pretty upset seeing it botched like this. So much so that I broke the rule I set for myself of only doing one error per post. Err, uh, I mean... it was obviously implied I was talking specifically about Faiz, so this is totally fine! Yeah, that one.