Den-O Episode #11: "Frenzy, Delusion, Baby's-Breath"

You cried because of my Spoiler Warning!

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As with episode #9, this one begins with a bit of a recap of the series thus far, as told by Momotaros. After that, we get a fantastic opening sequence that introduces the new "victim of the week", Kobayashi Kasumi, a popular junior model who mistakenly believes Ryôtarô sent her some flowers when she sees him carrying the exact same kind (TV logic at work here) and ends with a Kintaros-possessed Ryôtarô chucking her manager hella far when he tries to take her away forcefully.

Ootsuki, the manager, gives him a call the next day at the Milk Dipper, and with Hana in tow he goes to meet Kasumi who still believes him to be her secret admirer. Meanwhile, there's plenty of Imagin tomofoolery on the Den-Liner as Momotaros tries to get Kintaros to budge (the big golden guy is virtually unmovable, as Ootsuki painfully found out.)

Kasumi meets with our heroes in disguise, although she is soon discovered and poor Ryôtarô gets trampled by a throng of preteens. Kasumi is on hand to model a new collection, but Ryôtarô & co. discover that someone has destroyed her wardrobe and is attempting to sabotage her career, something which disturbs Ootsuki greatly. Needless to say, the show still goes on, and Ryôtarô (now under contract to be Kasumi's body guard) takes one small step for Kamen Rider kind and heads to the runway. As this happens, Kintaros (who pretty much goes into action if he hears the word "cry") takes over Ryôtarô and causes a little ruckus in his overeagerness to protect Kasumi.

Of course, Hana is convinced that an Imagin has to be involved in all this some how, but when a later sabotage attempt involving someone smearing ink on Kasumi's clothes occurs, the culprit turns out to merely be a rival model. There is, however, an Imagin involved: Ivy Imagin, who appears and vanishes before MomoRyôtarô can even lay a finger on him. Investigating some more, our heroes find out that Kasumi has bad relations with her father, who drove her out of the house. Seeking to make it on her own, she states that she can get along with out him, but in truth she feels saddened all the same. Kintaros now makes it a personal goal to see this story through to a happy ending.

When Ivy Imagin attacks again, Ryôtarô transforms into Den-O Sword Form, but the Kaijin's words end up summoning Kintaros, who literally shoves Momotaros out of Den-O and takes over, going into Axe Form. Meanwhile, Hana & Kasumi see Kasumi's father fleeing the scene, with sand pouring from his body. Axe Form battles Ivy Imagin, but just when the tables are turned and it looks like our hero is ready to deliver the finishing blow, he hesitates...

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What We Learned This Episode:

• Don't worry if you haven't watched any episode of this show up until now; Momotaros has you covered.
• KinRyôtarô apparently has the strength of 100 men, and the equivalent level of stubborness.
• Kasumi's manager must be one tough dude to survive that. Then again, he didn't get thrown into a telephone pole after falling off a building like the guy last episode (who seriously is dead, I think that's pretty clear by now.)
• Kasumiso = Baby's-Breath flowers.
• At one point, Urataros refers to Kintaros as "Ahô" (the Kansai version of Baka, "idiot" or "fool", etc.) In Kansai, Ahô carries a softer, less insulting connotation than Baka. Supposedly, the reverse is true in Kanto.
• Momotaros calls Urataros "Turtle" and Kintaros "Bear" (sometimes adding in a "Yarô", which basically means "rascal" or sometimes something stronger) but nobody ever seems to know what to call him. "Oni"?
• Hana must have a huge wardrobe. Yeah, I know we already know that, but still...
• Momotaros believes that there is no better time than when he's fighting.
• If Kintaros wants in, you let him in.

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