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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

Neat! I think the main lady is from a Sentai? I don't know anyone else in that poster (I don't think?), but I wish them well in their creative endeavors.

You're right, it's Yodonna from Kiramager! Yeah, I don't recognize anybody else besides her and Reika either, most of them look like live-action Sailor Heroines or something.

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KAMEN RIDER SABER EPISODE 40 - ?THE SHINING FRIENDSHIP, OF THREE SWORDSMEN?

It?s a fun way of thoroughly defeating and disgracing Isaac. He gets humiliated in this episode, from the theme song to the end credits, from Storious talking over him to Storious evaporating him. But the main thrust of this episode is all in how Isaac can?t possibly win against the teamwork of Saber, Blades, and Espada.

This is the episode where Isaac completely lets his delusions of godhood go to his head, like to Shin Dan Kuroto Kami-sama levels of delusional. Storious was nice enough to let him crash at the Megid base and even he's not spared from Isaac's insanity. I guess this is a moral that can be applied even to villains, that you should still treat your fellow villains with respect if you don't want them to betray you later. In the end, Isaac was only playing at god and he died without fanfare, pathetically, making way for Storious to reveal himself as the true final arc villain.

Anyway, humorous story, the scene where Touma, Rintarou, Mei and Kento did their swordpile was first revealed in a magazine and at first glance I thought Mei was holding a new Seiken Sword, before realizing a minute later that I was looking at a stick. Even though this episode debunked MeiEspada theory, I was still hoping Mei would become a Swordsman. Now that I think about it, Touma had Rekka spare, he could've at least let her borrow that for a few seconds to make the swordpile look more official!

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

Even the new Saber upgrade? it?s this show?s version of Trinity Form, but it keeps all three guys separate. That?s the point. It?s three individuals working in unison, but operating in separation. It?s three points of view collaborating on one success. It?s Featuring Saber; Saber?s just the most prominent member of a team that he needs at his side to be his best.

While I like the design of Featuring Saber for sure, like all Xross Saber's form changes, I think Rintarou and Kento mimicking his moves in the background made it look a little silly to me. Not sure why Blades even got de-henshined, as Lion Senki was only removed from the Hissatsu Holder, not the Seiken SworDriver. Like, it's only so Espada doesn't get overshadowed due to his lack of power-ups, but then it's like him and Blades get overshadowed by Featuring Saber anyway. I definitely preferred Zi-O Trinity as the more literal example, although I don't like the suit.