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And now we have Kohana. This really shouldn't work nearly as well as it does, but replacing Shiratori with a child actually turned out surprisingly well. It helps that they got a good actress to play her, but honestly the show does a good job of justifying it as part of the time travel nonsense that forms its backbone. Kohana definitely brings a new dynamic to the show, but it feels less disruptive than it could have.

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

-Also worth watching? An episode of Den-O that includes someone who guested in one of the greatest, most ridiculous Blade stories of all-time. Piano Man is a total 180 from what’s basically Takoyaki Capulet, but it’s always nice to see an Inoue all-star make a return appearance.

That's Taro Suwa, one of the most prolific guest stars in all of Kamen Rider. In addition to Blade, he also had a recurring part on Agito and showed up in Decade, W, Wizard, and Ex-Aid. He was also a regular on Toshiki Inoue's Shougeki Gouraigan. His turn here as the piano hobo is one of my favorite contract holder stories in the show's entire run, primarily for reasons that we'll get to in the next episode.