Sad Melody, Loving Memory

This article is about an episode in Kamen Rider Den-O.

Sad Melody, Loving Memory (哀メロディ・愛メモリー, Ai Merodī, Ai Memorī) is the eighth episode of Kamen Rider Den-O. It is the fourth and last episode of the four-part introduction arc of Urataros/U-Ryotaro and Kamen Rider Den-O Rod Form. Kintaros makes a brief appearance in this episode before his full debut in the next one.

Synopsis[]

Both Ryotaro and his sister Airi work to try and improve relations between the broken couple as Den-O tries to figure out the mystery behind the Imagin's attacks.

Plot[]

After Tomoya orders Ryotaro to find Yumi, she tells Ryotaro that she refuses to come see her ex-fiance after their breakup half a year ago. This discussion leads Ryotaro to realize that Yumi's wish to the Crow Imagin is to actually forget her boyfriend rather than the music the necklace he gave her played.

Suddenly, the Crow Imagin appears and destroys the necklace she had been given by Tomoya that played The Four Seasons' First Concerto out of free will to finish the contract between the two of them.

The Crow Imagin goes back in time to the day of Tomoya and Yumi's wedding after which she left him at the altar. Ryotaro first retrieves the original necklace and then uses both Rod and Sword forms to finally defeat Crow Imagin.

In the present time, Yumi finally shows up at the Milk Dipper to reunite with Tomoya once again. Meanwhile, a certain Imagin makes a contract with a human.

Cast[]

• Ryotaro Nogami (野上 良太郎, Nogami Ryōtarō): Takeru Satoh (佐藤 健, Satō Takeru)
• Hana (ハナ, Hana): Yuriko Shiratori (白鳥 百合子, Shiratori Yuriko)
• Naomi (ナオミ, Naomi): Rina Akiyama (秋山 莉奈, Akiyama Rina)
• Owner/Opening Narration (オーナー／オープニングナレーション, Ōnā/Ōpuningu Narēshon): Kenjiro Ishimaru (石丸 謙二郎, Ishimaru Kenjirō)
• Airi Nogami (野上 愛理, Nogami Airi): Wakana Matsumoto (松本 若菜, Matsumoto Wakana)
• Seigi Ozaki (尾崎 正義, Ozaki Seigi): Akira Nagata (永田 彬, Nagata Akira)
• Issey Miura (三浦 イッセー, Miura Issē): Ryo Ueno (上野 亮, Ueno Ryō)
• Momotaros (モモタロス, Momotarosu, Voice): Toshihiko Seki (関 俊彦, Seki Toshihiko)
• Urataros (ウラタロス, Uratarosu, Voice): Koji Yusa (遊佐 浩二, Yusa Kōji)
• Kintaros (キンタロス, Kintarosu, Voice): Masaki Terasoma (てらそま まさき, Terasoma Masaki)

Guest Cast[]

• Yumi Saito (斉藤 優美, Saitō Yumi): Hitomi Kurihara (栗原 瞳, Kurihara Hitomi)
• Tomoya Obayashi (大林 友也, Ōbayashi Tomoya): Shinsuke Hiratsuka (平塚 真介, Hiratsuka Shinsuke)
• Mother: Yukiko Hirade (平出 由紀子, Hirade Yukiko)
• Child: Yuki Nakamura (中村 優希, Nakamura Yūki), Saki Nakamura (中村 幸希, Nakamura Saki)
• Crow Imagin (クロウイマジン, Kurou Imajin, Voice): Rintarō Nishi (西 凛太朗, Nishi Rintarō)

Suit actors[]

• Kamen Rider Den-O/Momotaros: Seiji Takaiwa (高岩 成二, Takaiwa Seiji)
• Urataros: Eitoku (永徳, Eitoku)
• Kintaros: Jirō Okamoto (岡元 次郎, Okamoto Jirō)
• Crow Imagin: Yoshifumi Oshikawa (押川 善文, Oshikawa Yoshifumi)

Forms[]

• Den-O: Plat Form, Rod Form, Sword Form

Notes[]

• As part of Super Hero Time, this episode aired alongside Juken Sentai Gekiranger episode 5, Lesson 5: Uja-Uja! What Should I Do?.
• Viewership: 8.0%
• This is the first time Den-O changes into:
  • Rod Form from a different form other than Sword Form (Plat Form).
  • Sword Form from a different form other than Plat Form (Rod Form).

DVD releases[]

Kamen Rider Den-O Volume 2 features episodes 5-8: Will You Let Me Reel You In?, A Fraudulent's Dignity, Jealousy Bomber and Sad Melody, Loving Memory.

Blu-ray Box 1 comes with 18 episodes.