List of Kamen Rider Blade episodes
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Kamen Rider Blade is the 2004 incarnation of the Kamen Rider franchise. It aired in Japan on the TV Asahi channel from January 25, 2004 to January 23, 2005.
[edit] Episodes
Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
| Ep# | English title | Japanese title | Original airdate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kanji/Kana | Romaji | ||||
| 1 | "The Indigo Warrior" | 紫紺の戦士 | "Shikon no Senshi" | January 25, 2004 | |
| Blade, Kenzaki, rides to meet up with Garren, Tachibana, who is fighting the Bat Undead in a cave. Meanwhile, Shirai is exploring the cave to find information about the Kamen Riders and sees Kenzaki revert back to human. The two riders return to BOARD headquarters where Tachibana questions the chief, Karasuma, what BOARD's intentions are. Upon returning home, Kenzaki is evicted and meets Shirai again who offers Kenzaki a place to stay. That night, headquarters is attacked by the Locust Undead. | |||||
| 2 | "The Mysterious Rider" | 謎のライダー | "Nazo no Raidā" | February 1, 2004 | |
| After the Locust Undead destroys the BOARD facilities, Blade fights and seals it. With the facilities destroyed and the chief kidnapped, everyone suspects Garren. Kenzaki and Hirose collect what equipment they can and setup a temporary headquarters at Shirai's house. Soon after, the Plant Undead begins terrorizing people and Shirai's niece, Amane, is trapped by it. Blade goes to find her, but she is saved by Chalice, Aikawa, who lives with Amane and her mother. | |||||
| 3 | "Their Secret..." | 彼らの秘密･･･ | "Karera no Himitsu..." | February 8, 2004 | |
| Once the Plant Undead is sealed by Chalice, Blade asks to join forces, but is rejected. Hirose is able to contact Karasuma and they begin searching for him. When the Deer Undead appears, Garren goes to fight it but is unable it defeat it until Blade shows up. Blade seals the Undead and questions Tachibana's intentions. Tachibana then tells him that the Kamen Rider System is killing them. | |||||
| 4 | "The Mystery of Eternal Life" | 永遠の命の謎 | "Eien no Inochi no Nazo" | February 15, 2004 | |
| After Tachibana confirmed that Karasuma and the BOARD researchers released the Undeads, Hirose refuses to believe it because her father was a researcher with BOARD. She eventually finds Karasuma and Tachibana, and Tachibana explains his intentions. The Moth Undead begins terrorizing people and Chalice hunts it down because it attacked his home. Hirose brings Shirai to Karasuma, but when they arrive, Karasuma's body spontaneously combusts. | |||||
| 5 | "The Challenge to the Past" | 過去への挑戦 | "Kako e no Chōsen" | February 22, 2004 | |
| Tachibana meets up with Hirose again and informs her that Karasuma's body was fake and set up to burn. Amane insists on going to a cave where people can supposedly hear the voices of the dead. She convices Shirai and Kenzaki to take her, but when they get there, she's poisoned by the Centipede Undead. Upon hearing this, Aikawa rushes to find the Undead. He tells Kenzaki that they can get the antibody from the Undead but only if it's alive. Garren hunts down the Undead and fights it until Chalice and Blade appear. Chalice fights the Undead while scanning it's body for the antibody and Blade fights Garren to prevent him from killing the Undead. | |||||
| 6 | "Chalice's True Identity" | カリスの正体 | "Karisu no Shōtai" | February 29, 2004 | |
| Once Chalice obtained the antibody, he sealed the Centipede Undead. Kenzaki then asks Aikawa if he is Chalice, but he admits nothing and tells him that no one wants to know the truth. Kensaki and Shirai return home to find a note left by Hirose. She left and apologized because she thinks he father released the Undeads. Tachibana has been staying at an old friend's, Sayoko, office to find out what is wrong with him. Karasuma finds her and tells her that Tachibana's problem is only psychological. After Kenzaki and Shirai find Hirose, they are attacked and Kenzaki is kidnapped. | |||||
| 7 | "The Trapped #2" | 囚われた2号 | "Torawareta Nigō" | March 7, 2004 | |
| Kenzaki is taken to a facility where he is studied and forced to fight an Undead. Tachibana encounters a mysterious Undead, Isaka, but was forced to retreat. He later meets up with Hirose and Shirai and goes to find Kenzaki. Aikawa finds Isaka and follows him to where Kenzaki is being held. After watching Blade fight, he joins the fight against Blade. Garren shows up to assist Blade but is overcome by the Trilobite Undead. | |||||
| 8 | "The Revived People" | 甦った者たち | "Yomigaetta Monotachi" | March 14, 2004 | |
| Karasuma shows up to assist the Riders with a destraction. Blade saves Garren and seals the Undead. Chalice stops fighting to save the Kurihara family from a bomb Isaka left in their restaurant. Karasuma tells everyone the origin of the Rider System. After being unable to overcome his fears, Tachibana decides to try to live a normal life. Kenzaki believes Aikawa to be an Undead and after seaching for him they fight. | |||||
| 9 | "A Fighter's Destiny" | 戦う者の運命 | "Tatakau Mono no Unmei" | March 21, 2004 | |
| The Zebra Undead begins terrorizing people and Tachibana decides to fight again, revealing his secret to Sayoko. Blade stops his fight with Chalice to assist Garren, but the Undead flees. After leaving the Kurihara family, Aikawa meets a poor musician, Jin, and stays with him. Kenzaki informs everyone that he believes Aikawa is an Undead and Shirai rushes to tell his family. When talking to them, he realizes that though Aikawa is an Undead, he's saved them twice and decides not to tell them. Garren is later kidnapped by Isaka, the Peacock Undead. | |||||
| 10 | "The Manipulated Warrior" | 操られた戦士 | "Ayatsurareta Senshi" | March 28, 2004 | |
| Isaka tells Tachibana that he is now stronger because of a treatment he gave him. Garren is able to fight again and seals the Zebra Undead. Aikawa sends Jin to check up on the Kurihara family. Tachibana meets Sayoko and she finds a strange plant on him. Isaka offers the treatment to Kenzaki but he refuses and fights him. Isaka then calls Tachibana to aid him in his fight against Blade. | |||||
| 11 | "The Whereabouts of Each" | 各々の居場所 | "Onōno no Ibasho" | April 4, 2004 | |
| Garren arrives to fight Blade and overpowers him until Shirai intervenes. Aikawa hunts down the Jaguar Undead but is unsuccessful. Sayako meets Kenzaki and tells everyone of the plant she found on Tachibana. She is later attacked by the Undead and Blade arrives to save her. While Blade was sealing it, Garren goes to fight the Category Ace Spider Undead. | |||||
| 12 | "Category Ace" | カテゴリーA | "Kategorī Ēsu" | April 11, 2004 | |
| Blade rushes to help Garren fight the Category Ace but it proves too much for them both. While helping Jin, Aikawa begins to miss the Kurihara family. The Shell Undead terrorizes the docks and Chalice fights and seals it. Meanwhile, Blade and Garren attempt to seal the Category Ace Undead again. | |||||
| 13 | "The Golden-Threaded Trap" | 金色の糸の罠 | "Kin'iro no Ito no Wana" | April 18, 2004 | |
| Blade and Garren fight over who will seal the Category Ace and it escapes. Later than night it disperses tiny spiders into the wind. The Lion Undead appears and is kidnapping those that a tiny spider has attached to. Blade saves a young boy, Mutsuki Kamijou, from being abducted. Garren and Chalice encounter each other on their way to find the Category Ace. Isaka arrives to help Garren and they send Chalice down a ravine. | |||||
| 14 | "Ace Sealed!" | エース封印! | "Ēsu Fūin!" | April 25, 2004 | |
| Blade finds Aikawa at the bottom of the ravine and tends to his wounds. The Category Ace continues hunt people and spread spiders. Sayoko confronts Tachibana about his treatments from Isaka. While Tachibana seals the Category Ace, Isaka hunts down Sayoko. When Isaka demands the Ace card, Garren refuses and is defeated. Aikawa descovers that the Kurihara family is kidnapped by the Dragonfly Undead. | |||||
| 15 | "The Conformer to Destiny" | 運命の適合者 | "Unmei no Tekigōsha" | May 2, 2004 | |
| With the acquisition of a new Ace card, a new Kamen Rider belt was created. Several people were selected to become this new Rider, but none were able to transform. Kotarou is greatly troubled since his sister and Amane are in constant danger with Hajime's presence. Also, Tachibana meets the Peacock Undead and faces him for the last time. As Garren, Tachibana successfully avenged his girlfriend when he defeated and sealed the Peacock Undead. | |||||
| 16 | "Leangle's Power" | レンゲルの力 | "Rengeru no Chikara" | May 9, 2004 | |
| After sealing the Peacock Undead, Tachibana decides to return his buckle to Krarsuma. After staring at the club change card, Shirai falls under control of the Spider Undead and attempts to transform. Kenzaki stops him but the belt vanishes in the commotion. Karasuma leaves for Tibet to find information to help them. Mutsuki finds the belt and falls under control of the Spider Undead. Chalice finds the Dragonfly Undead and Blade follows him. After Chalice seals the Undead, they are attack by Leangle. | |||||
| 17 | "The Evil Belt" | 邪悪なベルト | "Jaaku na Beruto" | May 16, 2004 | |
| During their fight, Leangle unseals one of Blade's and Chalice's card. Leangle then reseals Blade's card as his own. Mutsuki's life begins to be positively affected by the new belt and becomes excited about becoming a Kamen Rider. Tachibana sees his old sempai, Kiryu. Kenzaki goes looking for Mutsuki and continues to run into him without realizing who he is until he transforms into Leangle to fight the Boar Undead. | |||||
| 18 | "Spirits That Manipulate Darkness" | 暗闇を操る魂 | "Kurayami o Ayatsuru Tamashii" | May 23, 2004 | |
| While fighting Blade, Leangle unseals 3 more of Blade's cards. Leangle suddenly reverts back to Mutsuki, who was unaware of what he was doing, and Kenzaki takes his belt away. Tachibana meets up with Kiryu and sees what a cruel person he's become. The belt finds its way back to Mutsuki and he falls even more under the Spider Undead's control. Mutsuki tries to throw the belt away but it returns to him and transforms into Leangle. The Boar, Deer, Locust, and Jaguar Undead show up and Leangle, Blade and Chalice go to fight them. While fighting with Blade, Leangle is defeated and Kiryu picks up the belt. | |||||
| 19 | "One Who Conquers Darkness" | 暗黒を征す者 | "Ankoku o Seisu Mono" | May 30, 2004 | |
| Kiryu beats Chalice and tells Tachibana to fight. As he leaves, the Undead leave as well. Aikawa returns to the Kurihara family wounded. Tachibana finds Kiryu and tries to reason with him. Mutsuki returns to his normal life, but ends up stealing Garren's belt to trade it for Leangle's belt. Kiryu refuses and Blade fights Leangle to get the belt back. Tachibana grabs his belt and transforms into Garren and defeats Kiryu. Mutsuki then picks up the belt, transforms into Leangle, and kills Kiryu. Blade reseals the Undead and the Boar Undead. | |||||
| 20 | "The Target is Kotarou" | 標的は虎太郎 | "Hyōteki wa Kotarō" | June 6, 2004 | |
| Kenzaki and Tachibana try finding Mutsuki to get the belt back, but he escapes them. Mutsuki decides to gain control of Leangle. The Centipede Undead that Leangle unsealed is terrorizing people, but Hirose's detection system is sabotaged. Two new high class Undead show up with a plot to take out Kenzaki. Chalice fights and seals the Centipede Undead. | |||||
| 21 | "Battles That Feel for Friends" | 友を思う戦い | "Tomo o Omou Tatakai" | June 13, 2004 | |
| Tachibana and Mutsuki arrive as Chalice seals the Undead. As Chalice fights Garren, Leangle takes control of Mutsuki again, but the fight end quickly. After fighting the Capricorn Undead, Kenzaki brings Shirai back home. Tachibana decides to train Mustuki so he can control the belt and Tachibana learns about Mutsuki's nightmares. The Orchid Undead traps Shirai and the Capricorn Undead fights Kenzaki without his belt. Chalice frees Shirai and the Orchid undead flees. Blade then seals the Capricorn Undead. | |||||
| 22 | "The Escape From Darkness" | 闇からの脱出 | "Yami Kara no Dasshutsu" | June 27, 2004 | |
| 23 | "Who are You?" | お前は誰だ? | "Omae wa Dare da?" | July 4, 2004 | |
| 24 | "The Mysterious Hunters" | 謎のハンター | "Nazo no Hantā" | July 11, 2004 | |
| 25 | "A Traitor's Sprint" | 裏切りの疾走 | "Uragiri no Shissō" | July 18, 2004 | |
| 26 | "The Power Which Moves Me" | 俺を動かす力 | "Ore o Ugokasu Chikara" | July 25, 2004 | |
| 27 | "The Trembling Heart..." | 揺れ動く心･･･ | "Yureugoku Kokoro..." | August 1, 2004 | |
| 28 | "A Dangerous Gamble!?" | 危険な賭け!? | "Kiken na Kake!?" | August 8, 2004 | |
| 29 | "2 Chalices" | 2人のカリス | "Futari no Karisu" | August 15, 2004 | |
| 30 | "Lost Memories" | 失われた記憶 | "Ushinawareta Kioku" | August 22, 2004 | |
| 31 | "The 53rd Being" | 53番目の存在 | "Gojūsanbanme no Sonzai" | September 5, 2004 | |
| 32 | "The Destroyer's Secret" | 破壊者の秘密 | "Hakaisha no Himitsu" | September 12, 2004 | |
| 33 | "The Targeted Kenzaki" | 狙われた剣崎 | "Nerawareta Kenzaki" | September 19, 2004 | |
| 34 | "Category King" | カテゴリーK | "Kategorī Kingu" | September 26, 2004 | |
| 35 | "A Dangerous Transformation!?" | 危険な変身!? | "Kiken na Henshin!?" | October 3, 2004 | |
| 36 | "The Strongest Form" | 最強フォーム | "Saikyō Fōmu" | October 10, 2004 | |
| 37 | "Towards a New Destiny" | 新たな運命へ | "Arata na Unmei e" | October 17, 2004 | |
| 38 | "One Who Takes Hold of Destiny" | 運命を掴む者 | "Unmei o Tsukamu Mono" | October 24, 2004 | |
| 39 | "Reunion...Father and Daughter" | 再会･･･父と娘 | "Saikai...Chichi to Musume" | October 31, 2004 | |
| 40 | "Parting With the Past" | 過去との訣別 | "Kako to no Ketsubetsu" | November 14, 2004 | |
| 41 | "Want to Become Stronger" | 強くなりたい | "Tsuyoku Naritai" | November 21, 2004 | |
| 42 | "Leangle Revives" | レンゲル復活 | "Rengeru Fukkatsu" | November 28, 2004 | |
| 43 | "Enemy or Friend?" | 敵か味方か? | "Teki ka Mikata ka?" | December 5, 2004 | |
| 44 | "Four Cards" | フォーカード | "Fō Kādo" | December 12, 2004 | |
| 45 | "The New Card" | 新たなカード | "Arata na Kādo" | December 19, 2004 | |
| 46 | "The Ruler's Seal" | 支配者の封印 | "Shihaisha no Fūin" | December 26, 2004 | |
| 47 | "Garren Eliminated" | ギャレン消滅 | "Gyaren Shōmetsu" | January 9, 2005 | |
| 48 | "Prologue to Destruction" | 滅びへの序章 | "Horobi e no Joshō" | January 16, 2005 | |
| 49 | "The Eternal Trump" | 永遠の切り札 | "Eien no Kirifuda" | January 23, 2005 | |
| Kamen Riders: | Blade • Garren • Chalice • Leangle • Glaive • Larc • Lance |
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| Others: | Episodes • Blade vs. Blade • Video game |
