かみつき王の資格
The perfect conclusion for the arc in the World of Kiva. It also saddens me to see it done, because I actually cared more for chibi-Wataru in two episodes than I did for the original during a whole year.
* Yuusuke Onodera reminds me a lot of the original Kamen Rider Kuuga, even though Murai's character is still very different from Odagiri's. He is currently my favourite character.
* I totally loved the interaction between Yuusuke and chibi-Wataru. The bond between both characters is what I always expected to see in Kamen Rider Kiva, but it never happened. Those flaws annoy me a lot more after watching DCD.
* It scared me for a second when chibi-Wataru attacked Yuusuke. I seriously thought he would die. So glad it did not happen because I want him to stay around until the end -- He even transformed again, even though it was a very short fight inside CastleDran.
* DCD's skills are ace. Illusion ability ! No surprise on seeing Kaixa running away.
* The Beetle Fangire wasn't simply after the title of King. He was trying to manage a way to make his son the King.
* So, in this story, Wataru's mother was the human parent, somehow the Otoya Kurenai of this world, dreaming of the perfect place where humans and Fangires can co-exist.
* In the end, chibi-Wataru realizes what it takes to be a strong King thanks to Yuusuke. The friendship between the human and the Fangire apparently drives the Beetle Fangire insane and their last battle begins. Good sequence, although I usually don't like encounters in closed areas like these.
* Kamen Rider DCD is just a Kamen Rider passing through. I like how every new villain will always wonder who this man is, and how symbolic this answer is.
* The Kiva Arrow is not as exciting to see in action as the Kuuga Gouram, but it is still a very nice concept and the CGI is very well implemented. Good for the double Rider Kick, too.
* Funny how DCD had to turn Kiva around twice before he could transform him into the Kiva Arrow. It is a little disturbing though, when you analyze the transformation of Kiva and realize where the huge arrow comes from~
* There is something really mysterious about the pictures taken by Tsukasa. I so want to see them focusing on this later on.
Next stop: the World of the Lawyer Riders.