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So to start off, we get a melancholy remix of an already melancholy song, changing it from a plea to remember someone to a pea by someone to be remembered: Rainy Rose Queen Edit (which I actually discovered prior to the regular version, for reasons that I won’t go into here)

This episode’s Fact Fangire-le features one who’s been around for a while with some none the wiser.

Kamen Rider Kiva

True name: Wataru Kurenai (紅 渡 Kurenai Wataru)

Human identity: N/A

Class: Hybrid

Rank: Illegitimate Prince

Actor: Koji Seto

And now for the actual monster (and yes, that VA’s name is written the same was as Zangetsu’s given name, making his name literally “tiger noble”)

Mantis Fangire

True name: The Deads' Miscalculation equals The 4:36 Lie (亡者の誤算＝４時３６分の嘘 Mōja no Gosan wa Yoji Sanjūroppun no Uso)

Human identity: N/A

Class: Insect

Rank: Pawn

Actor: Tora Take (Voice)

But enough of the Return of the Jedi s stuff and cannon fodder, this episode’s real highlight (for me) is the debut of Kiva of Darkness (闇のキバ Yami no Kiba), who is unique in that his official romanised name Dark Kiva (ークキバ Dāku Kiba) is not actually canon. Which is why I always go with the first name when discussing him (or I would if he ever came up in discussions). I just love the visual of him appearing against an ethereal green version of Kiva’s emblem.

And then there’s Nago’s antics, which actually got the dialogue remixed into a song on an album (its mostly Don’t Lose Yourself, with dialogue from Nago added). He’s basically riding his decrease in badassery for all its worth.