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KAMEN RIDER KABUTO - EPISODE 31

The one I was the most interested in was Are There Good Worms, and the episode really finds itself when it’s digging into that idea. Now that Kagami has it confirmed by Jiiya that Tsurugi is a Worm who thinks he’s an idiot man (and that confirmation is almost withheld by Jiiya escaping on a conveniently-placed bicycle, before realizing the kickstand is down and he is not moving), there’s more skepticism than normal to Tsurugi’s heroism. He’s seen first-hand that Worms can be redeemed, so maybe Tsurugi just needs to be supported? Befriended?

Yeah, this is a good concept to explore within Worms that inherit humans' memories, and possibly everything that human has. I've known a media that redeems someone via inheriting humans' memories. A good number of Worms, those that are MOTW, are still malicious though, even after inheriting that human's aspects. Or using their human aspects previously, as two-faceted bait to those that come across them, using their memories as leverage to prevent others finishing them off, while they're free to resume their atrocities. Tsurugi is a special case where Tsurugi's personality completely overpowers Scorpio Worm, dunno if this'll be able to happen to someone other than Scorpio Worm, but it's interesting for the potential of Worms coexist with humans, by having and letting them fully inherit the humans' traits, if that human isn't an evil one.

A good number of other Worms boasts about living that human's memories, but Tsurugi is the only case of this, where the real Tsurugi dies, and Scorpio Worm became completely Tsurugi. Kagami and Tsurugi also relates from how they have similarities too, where both lost their siblings due to Worms. It seems that not only Misaki that has gone through Tsurugi, but Kagami too here, that Tsurugi also thinks defeating all Worms is also avenging Ryou for Kagami's sake. Usually Tsurugi backs up what he's talking, but this is pure big talk for him (Most Kabuto Riders are godly at every possible skill except being humble, so that'd include babysitting for Tsurugi previously. At one point Tendou's grandma taught him to look down on friendship and emotions though..) most in quoting Jiiya that friendship is the biggest treasure, when this is someone who is an elitist that wouldn't associate himself with "peasants" due to his royal heritage. Being at the top of friendship? I wonder if for Tsurugi, it's by providing the best as he can to those he considers a friend (but only for those few he'd like to befriend).

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So, I’m told that Hiyori and Tendou are siblings. There’s not really a lot of speculation I can offer on that storyline now. The why and how of it are yet to be determined, but I’m not loving it as a story move. It requires a lot of convoluted trickery to have two adults who just met a few months ago be secret siblings, and I’m not sure it’s going to feel more fulfilling to me than their previous friendship. Between knowing the endpoint of this one and not being too excited to get there, the developments with childhood photos and all that… mostly didn’t work for me.

Well yeah, GSL spoils that part, though dunno if I made a mistake for saying that and the other pre-Den-O movies (tbf, you watched something like Paradise Lost after finishing the series), if I do then sorry. Hiyori being the only other person Tendou cares as much as Juka, and them being family explains similar treatment Tendou gives to both girls (although he does that too for a non-family in Jiiya). I think the photos of Hiyori and Tendou having the same parents on it is the plausible way to get them to know that they're siblings, albeit the photo is discovered by mishap and accident via visiting Tendou's home,. unless what you're saying here is that don't make Tendou and Hiyori siblings at all. Hiyori seems to start lighten up more here, with her doing her proclamation of trusting Tendou again in ways not seen before by actually warmly responding to him, and then to Juka too with smiles after they finish interacting.

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But Hiyori as a Worm?! Very excited to see that plotline develop. Not only does it bring Hiyori further into the series-long Worm plot, but it also immediately confronts Tendou with a counterpoint to his Kill All Worms policy. It makes the person he values most (besides Juka or Jiiya) into the enemy he’s vowed to destroy. Knowing that Hiyori won’t be on the show much due to illness dampens my enthusiasm somewhat (once again), but it’s a helluva twist for the end of the episode.

Yeah, in this part, I can't wait for Kagami's Worm debate to Tendou and Tsurugi to be resolved, and while Hiyori is revealed as a Worm, I'm pleading for Tendou to get to see this directly, especially about his philosophy to be merciless to Worms. What if, someone that is the closest to you, is a Worm, how will you reconsider your no-mercy philosophy to Worms? The reveal of Hiyori being a Worm isn't merely for character test for Tendou though (saying this for someone who's mainly invested in characters part), it's something crucial for the plot part.

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A QUESTION

I cannot say enough good things about Tsurugi and Kagami’s friendship. It makes Kagami into the Tendou of the friendship, and it’s endlessly charming. Tsurugi is way more than a handful, but it’s hard to look down on his enthusiasm. If you had to befriend one member of the Kabuto cast, who would it be and why?

Well, no doubt, like the Christmas question before, Kagami (and probably one of the few I'd choose). He's the easiest and safest to befriend (only his hotheadness is a minor problem). To be honest, don't judge me for this, I'd try to avoid a good number of other characters, such as, other than obvious villains, people like Tendou, Yaguruma, Daisuke, and Tsurugi at first glance. Some other characters like Hiyori, Gon, and Misaki aren't easy to get into too, but at least they're safer to be around unlike those I mentioned.