This is a list of episodes of the Japanese. It is the fourteenth installment in the Kamen Rider series and is a joint collaboration between Ishimori Productions and. The series was preceded by and succeeded by. The four Kamen Riders are portrayed by , , , and. Kamen Rider Blade originally aired in Japan on Sunday mornings at 8:00 AM on the channel from January 25, 2004 to January 23, 2005. The series has also aired in the and South Korea. Each episode lasted approximately 23—25 minutes. The episodes were later released on by Toei. Twelve volumes were released with the first eleven having four episodes per DVD and the twelfth volume with five episodes. Related titles include a theatrical release, released on September 11, 2004, and a release,. Meanwhile, Shirai is exploring the cave to find information about the Kamen Riders and sees Kenzaki revert 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, the headquarters is attacked by the Locust Undead. With the facilities destroyed and the chief kidnapped, everyone suspects Garren. Kenzaki and Hirose collect what equipment they can and set up 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 , who lives with Amane and her mother. 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. 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 Karasuma's body spontaneously combusts when they arrive. Amane insists on going to a cave where people can supposedly hear the voices of the dead. She convinces 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 its body for the antibody and Blade fights Garren to prevent him from killing the Undead. Kenzaki then asks Aikawa if he is Chalice, but he admits nothing and tells him that no one wants to know the truth. Kenzaki and Shirai return home to find a note left by Hirose. She left and apologized because she thinks he father released the Undead. Tachibana has been staying at an old friend's, Sayoko's, 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. Tachibana encounters a mysterious Undead named 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. 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 searching for him they fight. 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. 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. 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 the Jaguar Undead, Garren goes to fight the Category Ace Spider Undead. 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. 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 named Mutsuki Kamijo 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. 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 discovers that the Kurihara family is kidnapped by the Dragonfly Undead. Several people were selected to become this new Rider, but none were able to transform. Shirai is greatly troubled since his sister and Amane are in constant danger with Hajime's presence. Tachibana also 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. 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. Chalice fights the Undead while the humans are around, not thinking about them. Blade becomes unsure whether him and Chalice could fight side by side, but after questioning, Chalice refuses as fighting alone is all he knows how to do. After Chalice seals the Undead, they are attacked by. Leangle then reseals Blade's card as his own. Kenzaki asks Hajime if he's alright, but he moves away and repeats that he won't join anyone. Kenzaki becomes worried as he realises that the Leangle must be strong as he one sidedly defeated Chalice. After the fight, Leangle faints and Mutsuki is back. He doesn't know what he has done awhile back except that he transformed. Kenzaki tells Kotaro and Shiori about the new Rider Leangle as Tachibana walks in. Tachibana says he knows about him and that he's a highschool student. They get worried as they know that the belt is possessed by evil will as their Chief had said. Kenzaki asks Tachibana to search for the boy together, but Tachibana hesitates. Kenzaki runs off to get the elder's belt and gives it to him. Tachibana is unwilling to do so, saying that he doesn't need it and that he still can't fight. Mutsuki's life begins to be positively affected by the new belt and becomes excited about becoming a Kamen Rider. Tachibana sees his old senpai named 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. Leangle suddenly reverts 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. Kiryuu judges and executes people if he thinks he should. The belt suddenly disappears and finds its way back to Mutsuki and he falls even more under the Spider Undead's control. Mutsuki's personality changes, too. 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. 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. 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. As Chalice fights Garren, Leangle takes control of Mutsuki again, but the fight ends 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. A friend of the Kurihara family, Kamioka, takes Aikawa on a photo shoot. Garren and Leangle try to seal the Mole Undead, but Mutsuki loses control again and is dragged underground. While on the job at the zoo, Aikawa is attacked by the Orchid Undead. The Eagle Undead arrives and drives the Orchid Undead away. While Mutsuki tries to find a reason to face and seal the Undead, Blade and Garren become overwhelmed by the Mole Undead. July 4, 2004 Mutsuki overcomes his fear and seals the Mole Undead. Kamioka begins questioning Aikawa's presence at the Kurihara house. The Eagle Undead kidnaps her to trap Aikawa and steals his Change Card. Blade arrives and sees Aikawa transform into the Dragonfly Undead. The Orchid Undead attacks Mutsuki but flees. Blade retrieves Aikawa's Change Card from the Eagle Undead and seals him. Kamioka discovers Aikawa's secret but now believes in his goodness. While fighting them at an amusement park, Leangle meets a group of human Undead Hunters. Leangle, Blade, and Garren encounter the Wolf, Orchid, and Elephant Undead, but they all escape. The Undead Hunters meet with Kenzaki and Garren to discuss an alliance. They help the Hunters complete a new bike, Black Fang. Chalice chases after the Orchid Undead, but Shirai finds her and heals her wound. Kenzaki and Tachibana find Shinmei, the leader of the Hunter, and discover that he is the Wolf Undead, so they chase him to the docks and seal him. Chalice finds the Orchid Undead and seals her. A strange man, Noboru Shima, shows up at Shirai's house with news from Karasuma. The Spider Undead begins to regain control of Mutsuki. The Elephant Undead seeks out Chalice and wounds him. Everyone learns that Shima is actually the Tarantula Undead, though he still wishes to help. While fighting the Elephant Undead, Shima gives Blade a Rouze Absorber, which transforms him into Jack form. He then seals the Undead. August 1, 2004 Mutsuki begins to falls under the control of the Spider Undead again. The Buffalo Undead appears and Garren and Blade rush to seal it. Shima confronts Leangle about releasing Mutsuki, but the Spider Undead persists. After Tachibana is wounded by Mutsuki, Shima attempts to properly seal the Spider Undead in order to save Mutsuki. While on the way to stop Shima, Blade encounters the Buffalo Undead and seals it. August 8, 2004 Leangle fights Shima, but Blade arrives to stop them. While Shima and the others think of a plan, Mutsuki continues to struggle against the Spider Undead. While trying to find Mutsuki, the Woodpecker Undead begins attacking people and Garren goes to seal it. Leangle and Shima meet again to fight. Blade arrives to stop them, but is unable to. Shima allows himself to be sealed by Leangle. Garren and Blade show up to help as Chalice staggers away. Having lost his memory, Aikawa encounters Ryo Mikami, a vendor that looks like him. After the vendor shakes off his initial shock, Mikami proposes that the two trade identities in order to avoid a life he feels is too difficult. Posing as Aikawa, Mikami is found by Amane and taken back to Kenzaki and the others. Meanwhile, Aikawa begins to blend into Mikami's life. Mikami learns about Aikawa's identity, and tries to get his life back. Mikami's girlfriend, Michi, learns the truth about Mikami and Aikawa, but is happier with Aikawa. Michi and Mikami's fathers have a vendor contest which is interrupted by the Serpent Undead. Aikawa regains his memory and seals her. The Tortoise Undead intercepts Blade and Garren on their way to the battle. Aikawa arrives and gives Garren the Queen card. Garren then transforms into Jack form and seals the Undead. Kenzaki asks Aikawa to join them, but Tachibana does not trust him. King creates a website to slander the Kamen Riders and everyone seeks him out. Kenzaki encounters King, but has his Blay Buckle stolen by the Scarab Undead, who can stop time. Tachibana finds Mutsuki in a bar and learns of Aikawa true identity as the Joker Undead. Kenzaki retrieves his Blay Buckle, but Aikawa is abducted by the two other Undead. Kenzaki then encounters Trial D, an Undead that cannot be sealed. Tachibana tells everyone about Aikawa's identity as the Joker Undead. Meanwhile, King holds Aikawa and forces him to transform into his Joker form, which he uses to escape. Tachibana meets Hirose's father, who is behind the Trials. Kenzaki finds Aikawa and learns about how he changed from the Joker Undead to Hajime Aikawa. King and the Scarab Undead appear and fight Blade. Aikawa helps Blade seal the Scarab Undead while King flees. Hirose's father contacts Tachibana and shows him the Trials. The Kenzaki encounters King and learns that Aikawa needs his cards to prevent his transformation into Joker form. Kenzaki is defeated and later ambushed by Trial D. He decided to leave town to avoid further harm to other people. Mutsuki battled Hajime into a battle but was attacked by his Fusion Wolf form instead. King also gave Mutsuki Chalice's cards. King was surprised that his popularity grew but was interfered by Blade instead. Blade finally sealed his final deck card, Evolution Caucasus. He also managed to fuse into King Form and destroyed Trial D with Royal Straight Flush. October 3, 2004 Another Trial Undead is hot on Kenzaki's trail, he can also use Kenzaki's moves! Meanwhile, Hajime can no longer control himself and fights assuming his Joker form. No longer in control of himself, he cannot see the differences from humans and Undead and it's Kenzaki's King form to blame. Kenzaki makes the deal and with Tachibana, obtains the King of Hearts card. Hajime uses the card to finally suppress the Joker form and defeat the Trial. But he knows the King Form is fighting like crazy, but then Chalice comes with the Wild Form and suppresses the power of Blade's King Form. Meanwhile, Blade was followed by a new Trial, without knowing that it is Yoshito in disguise. Unfortunately, Trial G interfered and they have to stop him before it targets Hirose. Mutsuki attacks his friends and turns into the Category Ace. Everyone is not spared even his girlfriend, Nozomi. The Tiger Undead has already been sealed and Mutsuki is forcing himself to fight Blade in his King Form. Will the transformation be complete or a failure? December 5, 2004 Using the abilities of the Chameleon Undead, the Titan tricks the Riders into fighting each other. However, once Tennoji is defeated, the Giraffa Undead murders him and takes the Keroberos card, allowing the true Battle Fight to begin. However, they have to deal with the endless army of Dark Roaches that are systematically destroying the human race. But can Blade manage to save the world on his own or does the Joker have a plan that will negate the Battle Fight's end game? Archived from on 2007-09-27.
