 This article is about an episode in Kamen Rider Kiva.
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Heroic: Perfect Hunter (英雄・パーフェクトハンター, Eiyū: Pāfekuto Hantā) is the third episode of Kamen Rider Kiva. This episode marks the first appearance of Keisuke Nago.
Synopsis[]
Wataru is approached by a lawyer who forces accusations against his father, forcing him to find one good thing Otoya did in the past to resolve matters.
Plot[]
In 1986, Yuri finds Otoya while he is flirting with a young lady, intent to get her weapon back from him. Suddenly, the Moth Fangire attacks Otoya until Yuri regained her weapon, forcing the Fangire to retreat. After reporting to Shima at the Café mald'amour, Yuri is told to investigate Otoya in order to see if he is an ideal candidate to join the Fangire Hunters. Following him, Yuri sees Otoya ruin the lives of two men, leaving them bankrupt.
In 2008, after telling Shima of Kiva and reminded that he could be a bigger threat to humans than the Fangire themselves, Megumi prefers to handle Kiva herself. Later, Wataru gives Akira Kido a present for giving him the table. It is then that Wataru formally introduces himself, with Kido learning that he is the son of Otoya. Later, a female lawyer named Aya Natsukawa arrives at Wataru's home with a list of the various people that Otoya had victimized with his antics. Confused about this revelation, Wataru meets the two men whose lives Otoya had ruined, feeling devastated by the acts his father caused with Natsukawa telling him that the victims will forgive Otoya if Wataru does a good deed for them each. It is then that a German criminal takes Shizuka hostage that Wataru meets the "ally of justice" Keisuke Nago, an elite member of the Fangire Hunters. When he ponders the new information he obtained, Wataru senses the Bloody Rose's vibrations, arriving to a baseball field to find Megumi struggling against the Moth Fangire. Though he easily overpowers the Moth Fangire, Kiva is distracted by the thoughts about his father, with the Moth Fangire managing to escape him. By nightfall, Keisuke arrives to check on Megumi, realizing that Kiva has returned. Upon learning this new information, Keisuke makes it his goal to kill Kiva.
Cast[]
- Wataru Kurenai (紅 渡, Kurenai Wataru): Koji Seto (瀬戸 康史, Seto Kōji)
- Otoya Kurenai (紅 音也, Kurenai Otoya): Kouhei Takeda (武田 航平, Takeda Kōhei)
- Keisuke Nago (名護 啓介, Nago Keisuke): Keisuke Kato (加藤 慶祐, Katō Keisuke)
- Megumi Aso (麻生 恵, Asō Megumi): Nana Yanagisawa (柳沢 なな, Yanagisawa Nana)
- Yuri Aso (麻生 ゆり, Asō Yuri): Yu Takahashi (高橋 優, Takahashi Yū)
- Shizuka Nomura (野村 静香, Nomura Shizuka): Rina Koike (小池 里奈, Koike Rina)
- Kivat-Bat the 3rd (キバットバットⅢ世, Kibattobatto Sansei, Voice): Tomokazu Sugita (杉田 智和, Sugita Tomokazu)
- Mamoru Shima (嶋 護, Shima Mamoru): Kazuhiko Kanayama (金山 一彦, Kanayama Kazuhiko)
- Akira Kido (木戸 明, Kido Akira): Houka Kinoshita (木下 ほうか, Kinoshita Hōka)
Guest Cast[]
- Aya Natsukawa (夏川 綾, Natsukawa Aya): Misato Tachibana (橘 実里, Tachibana Misato)
- Koganei (小金井): Tadashi Okada (岡田 正, Okada Tadashi)
- Sakai (堺): Kazan Watanabe (渡辺 火山, Watanabe Kazan)
- Couple: Koshi Hoshina (保科 光志, Hoshina Kōshi), Agasa Okada (岡田 あがさ, Okada Agasa)
- Police: Tomonobu Okano (岡野 友信, Okano Tomonobu)
- Salesperson: Takahiro Sakamaki (酒巻 誉洋, Sakamaki Takahiro)
- Gang Boss: David Ridges
- Dealer: Olympe Marche
- Moth Fangire (モスファンガイア, Mosu Fangaia, Voice): Erina Yamazaki (山崎 依里奈, Yamazaki Erina)
Form Changes[]
Kiva: Kiva Form
Notes[]
- As part of Super Hero Time, this episode aired alongside Juken Sentai Gekiranger
episode 49, Lesson 49: Zun-Zun! The Beast Fist, for All Time.... Starting next Sunday, Engine Sentai Go-Onger will join Kiva in the Super Hero Time block. - Viewership: 7.4%
Musical references
- The title "Heroic" (英雄, Eiyū) refers to Beethoven's Symphony No. 3, also known as the Heroic (英雄, Eiyū) Symphony.
- This episode title uses a triple sharp (♯♯♯).
DVD releases[]
Kamen Rider Kiva Volume 1, DVD cover
Kamen Rider Kiva Volume 1 features episodes 1-4: Fate: Wake Up!, Suite: Father and Son Violin, Heroic: Perfect Hunter and Reverie: Wild Blue.
Kamen Rider Kiva Box 1, Blu-ray cover
Blu-ray Box 1 comes with 16 episodes.