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Wake up! It's Episode 35!

-We're back in Inoueland!

-Unlike most of the other tributes, I had no idea what I wanted out of a Kiva tribute(To me, the show itself was mostly a total mess with the occasional fleck of gold inside), so I'm glad this is a tribute where where the returning stuff is pretty light? That being said, sure is a shame we couldn't either Taiga's or Wataru's actors for this, with the whole King thing n all.....

-I can't believe we've been letting Die call Sougo Kamen Rider Puppy Dog, when he's been a cat this entire time?!

-Lots of good gags this episode. Uncle's eyebags, the manhole, everyone spending that first chunk of the episode with pie on their face! Swartz licking his ice cream Like That while staring at Yuko feels like a joke ripped from Kiva, ngl.

-Speaking of Yuko? What a delightful antagonist, straight from that wild introduction. I often forget Characters of The Week's almost immediately aside from whatever issue they had, but I think the sight of that red heel stopping that car in place with a scowl might be burned into my brain? Her actress is really killing it in this one, I suppose.

-I prefer Another Kiva in its concept art than the actual suit, something about it just feels off?

-Oh hey, it's Jiro! And he referenced the weird time door in Castle Doran! That's nice.

-Everything about Ginga is hilarious. We're buliding up Another Kiva, getting to know what's up with her, and then BOOM ALIEN RIDER DESCENDS TO START THE APOCALYPSE. Combined with the fact it's a kitbash of Mage/Fourze-Meteor Fusionstates thats looks more cute than actually threathening, and Zi-O Trinity's amusing attempts to fight back, it's just a bizzare twist that smacks you upside the head? (And hey! He's also voiced by Tomokazu Sugita, who voiced Kivat! Isn't that neat?)