[Androzani84]

So, is this the first episode not to focus on a Fangire? I just realised that the only one in this episode is unceremoniously offed by Proto-IXA (which isn’t anything official. It’s just how I distinguish the ‘86 version with the show-only deep voice belt from the ‘08 version with the toy-accurate normal voice belt). Speaking of whom, as one person on YouTube pointed out, he’s technically a Showa Rider (Heisei didn’t begin until 1989). He’s even suit-acted by the Showa Kamen Rider suit-actor, as I pointed out two episodes ago.

As for Wataru and Kengo… without spoiling anything, one of the many semi-memes I got from this show on my Facebook group was “Top 10 anime break ups” (alongside other hits such as “me stating my unpopular opinions, only to be shut down” and “when you walk into the room just after someone’s told a really funny joke”).

And apparently, the actress playing Yuri’s mother has a type cast going on, given that she also played Haruto’s mother in Wizard, who went through the same thing as Yuri’s mother (dying in a flashback to show a character’s motivation and how they lost their innocence).

In all this, I almost forgot to do my regular thing.

Earwig Fangire

True name: A Sealed Fossil or a Sewing Machine (封印された化石、もしくは縫製機械 Fūin Sareta Kaseki, Moshikuha Hōsei Kikai)

Human identity: N/A

Class: Insect

Rank: Pawn

Actor: Katsumi Shiono (voice)