I wanna Rock & Roll all night

So I've been working away like hell to make some sort of substantial update to my little site after all these years. When I do, the blog (which has been both a help and an extra burder in a lot of ways) will continue in a new format. In the mean time at least, I will be keeping up with Kiva and trying to get back on track with V3.

Spoilers and Nago being a bastard below.



Kamen Rider Kiva Episode 11: "Rolling Stone: Door of Dreams"

Kivat talks about good 'ol Rock & Roll while IXA brutally slays the Frog Fangire as seen last week.

In a warehouse somewhere, a rock band "Ikemens" (*groan*) practices, music video-style. Their leader, Kengo, is impressed with the band's playing, but the rest of his crew is not as enthusiastic. In fact, they all quit immediately after this. Their leader swears to still make it big.

1986. Yuri is at the grave of Aso Akane, her mother.

"I thought you were here". It's Shima. He comes and leaves flowers at the grave. He informs Yuri that the IXA system is complete. We learn that Yuri's desire to be IXA is personal; her mother was a designer of the IXA system, and as it turns out, a Fangire killed her mother.

There is a flashback to that day. High school-age Yuri went to look for her mother at some institute or facility, and found everyone murdered. Her mother lay dying. When Yuri tries to take it, her mother's hand shatters like glass. She then watches a man with a rose jacket and a strange tatoo drive off on a motorcycle. The killer. Who's obviously ripping off Jô Shigeru.

2008. Megumi visits Yuri's grave, now next to Akane's. History repeats itself, as Megumi seeks to find her own mother's killer.

Wataru is having no luck making violins. He thinks back to Omura's words, and dwells on their meaning. Later Wataru walks along, talkng to himself. He hears the rock music of Kengo.

"Great! What is this music?"

He sits and watches the rocker play. Wataru is impressed. The other man is glad he's made a fan, but puzzled at how Wataru doesn't know what his music even is. The other man explains and gives him a guitar. He attempts to play, but can't.

"This is my first time." Kengo practices with him, and sees potential. He holds out his hand, and Wataru, uneasily, takes it.

Later, Wataru practices as his home. Shizuka and Kivat watch.

1986. A woman is attacked by the Earwig Fangire (ick!) Yuri stops and there's a fight. The Fangire throws Yuri about and escapes. She laments her current lack of the IXA system, with which she will finally destroy the Fangire.

Wataru practices for Kengo. He has improved greatly. Kengo is impressed. But they still nee a drummer...

Shizuka, in fact, turns out to be great at the drums. At the Cafe, out trip celebrate. Kengo's got a band! Megumi is also there, drunk on Irish Coffee and Whiskey. Quality family entertainment, this is. Suddenly, Nago crashes the party.

Nago & Wataru talk on a random rooftop about their squabble last episode. Nago asks a favor. "Help me search for Kiva! With these hands, I will destroy him!"

In the bath, Wataru dwells on his words.

"Kiva is the enemy of humanity..."

1986. Yuri is getting hit on by Otoya again, but smug in the fact that soon she will be IXA. I kinda get the feeling the first thing she'd do is give Otoya an IXA-powered kick in the nuts.

2008. Megumi is at the track. Nago shows up to run with her and be his usual smarmy bastard self. Nice half business/half casual attire there, Nago. Megumi soon realises she's being watched. It's the Spider Fangire. He's as nutty as ever, and still has his damn hand puppets. Nago corners him and transforms, going on about his usual give-that-life-back-to-God spiel.

"Henshin!"

Ixa goes to Burst Mode almost instantly.

1986. Otoya is still going at it. Suddenly the Earwig Fangire breaks through the wall and clobbers Yuri. Otoya is knocked out. Yuri fights back until, suddenly, IXA
appears to save her!

Yuri looks up to see IXA as he/she/it fights the Fangire. Yuri wonders why... why she isn't IXA. It's "her IXA", after all...

A light on the IXA belt beings to flash, and steam shoots out of IXA (who seems to only have one fuestle.) Clearly, the system is not as perfect as originally thought. IXA uses the IXA Knuckle to destroy the Fangire, and reverts to... Jirô! As if they needed another reason to convince us he's a badass, right?

Yuri is shocked. And feels... betrayed.

2008. Wataru still practicing his rockin' skills, when the Bloody Rose sounds. The current IXA continues fighting Spider, and fare well, blasting him away with the Calibur. Spider wraps up IXA in some webbing and flees up a building, only to find... Wataru.

"Henshin!"

Kiva (Kiva Form) knocks Spider Fangire back down, and engages him. Megumi arrives in time to see this. We cut away to IXA on his motorcycle, preparing to kill two birds with one stone.

Spider Fangire runs from Kiva, but Megumi corners him and shoots. IXA drives by, knocking back Spider. But that isn't his main target.

"Kiva... I've been waiting for this moment!"

IXA dismounts and charges at Kiva. Kiva defends himself against IXA's blade, but he changes the Calibur to its gun mode, and stuns the other Rider with his shots. He then jumps back on the bike.

"I'll take that life!"

And IXA drives by slashing, knocking Kiva off of the building and into the water below. Nago looks down. "I won...."

Nago screams out his victory to the world. All together now: What a bastard!

NEXT TIME: "Return my IXA!" Yuri is ticked off at her one-time ally.
Bronze Booster debuts! IXA & Kiva flying kick each other! You know, same stuff as usual.

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