Recap / Kamen Rider Saber Ep 2 The Swordsmanof Wateranda Blue Lion

The Swordsman of Water, and a Blue Lion.

Original Airdate: September 13, 2020
Written by: Takuro Fukuda
Directed by: Takayuki Shibasaki

Summary

"My name is Kamen Rider Blades.
You would do well to remember it."

Tassel: Bonne lecture, my friends!
I'm currently enamoured with the activities of novelist Touma Kamiyama!
A book monster sent the city to a mysterious world.
However, Touma obtained an amazing sword and book, and used them to transform into Kamen Rider Saber!
He defeated the monster, saving the city and bringing it back to the real world.

Armed with the Sword of Flames, Rekka, Touma Kamiyama has defeated the Megid. However, another swordsman, Rintaro Shindo of the Sword of Logos appears before Touma, to reveal his organization's activities and goals, just as another Megid strikes out.

Episode tropes

• Big Creepy-Crawlies: The Megid eventually starts creating a massive army of giant ants.
• Call-Back: Touma makes one to the First Saber's last words, which Sophia manages to recognize.
  Touma: Hope exists beyond your resolution.
• The Chosen One: This episode confirms that Touma is indeed Rekka's chosen wielder.
• Comically Missing the Point: The reason Rintaro appeared on a lion? He read that in Japanese culture it is rude to enter a house with your shoes on.
• Calling Your Attacks: Both Touma and Rintaro do this when summoning their attacks.
• Delicious Distraction: Despite Rintaro being a stoic swordsman he apparently has a Sweet Tooth.
• Exactly What I Aimed At: Touma first uses the Jackun-to-Domamenoki Wonder Ride Book's Bullet Seeds on the ground, with Rintaro not realizing at first that he knew it would cause a beanstalk to emerge.
• Shout-Out:
  • Mei makes one when she calls a Book Gate an Anywhere Door.
  • Touma makes a blatant one when he realizes that the Megid's shtick is based on the fable The Grasshopper and the Ants.
  • Kento coming in on a magic carpet at the end of the episode is a blatant one to Aladdin.

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Tassel: Looks like Touma has decided to keep fighting alongside Rintaro and the others.
Furthermore, a young man riding on a carpet has appeared!
This reunion will change Touma's destiny in a big way...