Hello everyone! Please enjoy this episode.
(This is a recap from the last episode)
Yuka landed on her feet, and as Yoshio got up, Yuka did a sidekick on Yoshio's stomach, side-opened the Kaixa phone, and pressing enter before side-closing it.
Exceed Charge!
A bright yellow light came from the phone and went to the binoculars on her ankle. Yoshio was pushed as a yellow drill appeared on his chest. Yuka jumped and did a flying corkscrew kick and entered the yellow drill, which went through Yoshio. Yuka came back after kick, as a yellow figure, for a couple of seconds. The yellow Kaixa symbol appears on the Yoshio's chest and Yoshio turns to ash.
Plaza
A salaryman was eating sausage as people behind him turn to ash, revealing his identity as an Orphnoch. His sausage was then taken by Saeko, who then ate it.
"It's a little too salty," Saeko commented, sitting next to the salaryman. "You've got to take care of your health. You might be able to join the Lucky Clover."
Saeko then got up, as Takuma then took her place of taking care of the salaryman, who briefly transformed into the Seacucumber Orphnoch, before returning back to his human form.
(cue Justiφs's by ISSA; same as the original except a switch in places: Michael in Takumi's place, Yuka in Mari's place, Kiba in Keitaro's place, Sawada in Kiba's place, Saeko in Yuka's place, and Takuma in Kaido's place. Kaido, Mari, Keitaro, Murakami, and Kaixa will also be included. Faiz's Axel Form is now added.)
(Created by Shotaro Ishinomori)
Hirogaru uchuu no naka Can you feel?
Chiisa na hoshi no hanashi wo shiyou
Tell me the truth shinjite 'ta mirai ga
Kuzure sarou to shite'ru
Kanashimi wo kurikaeshi (Written by Tsuyoshi Kida; Music by Kazunori Miyake)
Boku-ra wa doko e yuku no darou?
Ima hitori-hitori no mune no naka (Creature Designer by Tamotsu Shinohara)
Me wo samase The time to go
Tsuyoku aru tame ni (Produced by Jun Hikasa, Naomi Takebe and Takaai Ustunomiya)
Mata mamoru koto to tatakau koto
Dilemma wa owaranai... hashiri-tsuzukete mo (Directed by Takao Nagaishi)
(The) end justiφ's the mean
Episode 30: The 20th Birthday
Beauty Salon
Yuka's mother, Kana, was doing her makeup. Yuka smiled as her mom put lipstick on her lips.
"Finished," Kana said to her daughter, who looked in the mirror. Yuka was shocked on how beautiful she was in makeup. Especially with the lipstick and eyeliner.
"Wow! You really did an amazing job!" Yuka praised.
"Your grandmother did the same for me. I guess traits pass on from the next generation," Kana said. "How about some shopping from dresses."
"Yes!" Yuka exclaimed.
Store
Kana was picking out dresses for Yuka to wear. Though Yuka assisted that she can find some herself, Kana said it will be mother-daughter bonding. Kana picked out a white dress, that looked as clear as glass. with sparkles on the skirt.
"How's this?" Kana asked.
"It's beautiful," Yuka complimented. "I want to try it on!"
Yuka and Kana quickly hurried to the dressing room.
Osada Yuka, a young girl, who is an Orphnoch, is now happy from when we last saw her. But how did she get to her happy place? What happened to her life that changed? Let us recap the events that led us to this moment.
Recap
Osada Yuka, the Crane Orphnoch, was still confused with her powers. She didn't know if she was herself. Her Orphnoch powers get her in trouble, and, at one point, almost killed. However, she avoided those troubles when she became the hero Kaixa, the gear that turned people into Orphnochs. Unknown to Sonada Mari and Kikuchi Keitaro, Yuka is an Orphnoch, so she can't get the side effects.
After she became Kaixa, Yuka told Michael Taylor, Faiz, her feelings for him, and the two started a relationship. Before and after Yuka became Kaixa, the two have become the ultimate duo, defeating Orphnochs.
Michael Taylor, Faiz, have let go of letting things the way they should be to someone who fights to protect people. Before this, Michael had his friendship with Mari and Keitaro blocked by Mari's childhood classmate, Kusaka Masato, the one who became Kaixa, before Yuka. Kusaka didn't receive the same side effects as his classmates, but he's shown his true colors of taking Michael's place, in order to protect Mari. Kusaka lies and manipulates for his own gain. Mari soon finds him out and kicks him out. Just what is Kusaka doing now? Where did he vanish off to?
Kiba Yuji, the Horse Orphnoch, have become very protective of his friends, after his late ex-girlfriend's brother, Morishita Yoshimasa, was revived into the Armadillo Orphnoch, and gave into the power and lost himself in order to protect Chie, his late little sister. This resulted in his demise. This urges Kiba to protect his Orphnoch friends, Yuka and Kaido, from being corrupted.
Kaido Naoya, the Snake Orphnoch, has decided to live as human. He's become more open and kinder to his new friends. This is shown after Yuka gives Kaido a guitar, and he plays a song on the guitar, which represents his early days as a musician. Like Kiba, Kaido encountered Kobayashi Yoshio, the Rabbit Orphnoch, an Orphnoch that was new to the experience. However, saying the wrong things had Yoshio give in to the power, which, like Morishita, resulted in his demise. Although it was assumed that Kaido tried to get a date with Mari, in reality he was trying to get Mari on a date with Kiba.
Sonada Mari, ally of Faiz, student of the Ryusei School, has given Michael the respect, and acts like a older sister Michael hadn't had since her sister, Jasmine, passed away. This is due to her finding out about Kusaka's true motives. Since then, she's began to care very much like Michael. However, there was one point where her kindness was taken advantage of, when Sawada Aki, the Spider Orphnoch, and Mari's classmate from the Ryusei School, almost killed her.
Kikuchi Keitaro, ally of Faiz, has been really kind from the start. However, that kindness, like Mari, was taken advantage of by Kusaka, who tried to turn the two against Michael. Keitaro was also jealous of Michael and Yuka's relationship. However, Keitaro find out that Osada and Yuka are the same person. He also hired two part timers, that became important to the battle.
Kimura Saya, classmate of Mari from the Ryusei School. She's considered a science girl, and very beautiful. She was a user from the first gear created by Smart Brain, the Delta Gear. The power of Delta side effects are assumed to have an addiction to the power. There is one person, so far, who surpassed the effect.
Inui Takumi, a loner. He's the only one, from what we've seen, who surpassed the side effects of Delta. However, he denies the responsibility of becoming Delta, rides off. But there is something that Takumi and Saya have in common, besides being Delta. Both of them are nekojita, a person who can't stand hot food.
End of Recap
Store
Yuka got out of the changing room, with the white dress on. Her mother loved it. Yuka never felt this beautiful in her life. This was probably due to her father's emotional abuse on her. But, as she is now, she's happy.
Ajinomoto Stadium
"So, Michael, are you excited about the special event?" Mari asked, smiling.
"Of course I am. Why wouldn't I be?" Michael asked Mari, as both of them were walking out side the stadium. The two when then stopped by Takuma and the Salaryman. "Takuma Itsuro!"
"The match between the two of us has finally come," Takuma said, pushing his glasses in his eyes. "Don't put up a fight. Please hand over the belt to me."
"No thanks. Instead I'll give you double revenge," Michael said to Takuma.
"Here!" Mari said, handing the Faiz gear to Michael, who put it on his waist.
555
Standing By!
Henshin!
Complete!
Michael transformed into Faiz, before Takuma and the Salaryman transformed into the Centipede and Seacucumber Orphnochs, respectively. The Seacucumber Orphnoch had a similar body to that of the Cactus Orphnoch. Takuma summoned his centipede-like whip for battle. Michael then started to fight the two Orphnochs.
Michael Taylor, still transforms into Faiz and fights the Orphnochs. But they've changed now. How and why have the Orphnoch changed?
Recap
Smart Brain, the company for finding the Orphnochs, created three belts. Those being Delta, Faiz, and Kaixa. The belts were sent by Hanagata, the former Smart Brain president , founder of the Ryusei School, and the Goat Orphnoch, to the students of the Ryusei School. The current president of Smart Brain is Murakami Kyouji, the Rose Orphnoch. Murakami mostly works with the Lucky Clover in recovering the belts for the Orphnoch King. Just who or what is the Orphnoch King?
The Lucky Clover has changed quite a bit. They have lost the strength, Mr. J, the Crocodile Orphnoch. J had himself killed by Faiz, who revived a new power, the Axel Watch, having him transform in to Axel Form, in order for Chaco, his pet chihuahua, be in the care of Kurata Keiko, a young girl who took care of Chaco when J lost him. This had the Lucky Clover need a new member for the vacancy.
Before this even happened, back when Hanagata was president, he founded Kageyama Saeko, who recently became the Lobster Orphnoch at the time. Saeko had become an Orphnoch when she took her own life due to emotional abuse from her classmates. When Yuka finds out, by accidentally using her powers, Saeko officially becomes her rival.
Takuma Itsuro, the Centipede Orphnoch, had managed to get the Faiz gear twice. With Saeko getting the Kaixa gear, once. However, both of those times, Michael and Yuka got the belts back. After he was attacked by Delta, Takuma starts to turn more fearful.
The power of the Lucky Clover has now arrived, that being Kitazaki. Having the ability to turn things to ash, by a single touch, making him the strongest member of the Lucky Clover. He also was the user of the Delta gear when Michael and Yuka first fight him. But he got tired of it, and threw it away.
The last Orphnoch is Sawada Aki, the Spider Orphnoch, and former classmate of the Ryusei School. Sawada seems to have knowledge on the history of the Orphnochs, explaining that the devil cursed the humans after a war from 6000 years ago. Despite helping Michael and Yuka, even giving Yuka the Axel Watch, a power that can transform Faiz into Axel Form, a form that uses super speed. However, Sawada's Orphnoch power had him to almost kill Mari. After Mari was attacked Sawada disappeared after being overpowered by the mysterious Wolf Orphnoch.
End of Recap
Ajinomoto Stadium
Michael dodges a punch from the Seacucumber Orphnoch, then dodges Takuma's centipede-like whip. Michael punches the Seacucumber in the face, before side kicking him in the stomach, having Michael to jump onto his back and landed on another level of the stadium. Michael took the flashlight from the right side from the belt, took out the Faiz mission memory from the Faiz phone, and inserted the memory into the flashlight.
Ready!
Michael inserted the flashlight on his right ankle. Takuma then tied Michael up with his centipede-whip, which gave the chance for the Seacucumber to attack, hitting Michael in the face. The Seacucumber then created mucus from his hands, and threw it at Michael who dodged it, but the mucus, which landed on concreate. was eating through the concreate.
"Michael!" Mari cried, nervous of Michael's safety. The Seacucumber threw his mucus at Michael again, who deflected it, by using Takuma's centipede-like whip to take the hit, tearing it in half, which caused Takuma to stumble back a bit. Michael punched the Seacucumber a few more times, before throwing him to the ground next to Takuma.
Michael took out the Axel mission memory, from the Axel Watch, on his right wrist, and inserted it into the Faiz phone, kind of like replacing a battery.
Complete!
(Insert The people with no name by m.c.A・T; TV Size)
The chest plates of Faiz started to rise and recessed themselves into shoulder pads. The outlines of the Faiz suit flashed and turned from bright red to silver. Michael then pressed the red button on the Axel Watch.
Start Up!
Michael gained super speed as the area around him became slow motion. Takuma threw his whip at Michael who managed to speed his way to the ground, then punching the two Orphnochs in the stomach. Michael then sped his way to kick the Seacucumber by the hip, having the latter fly in slow motion. Michael super jumped, before a red drill came from the flashlight, which aimed for the Seacucumber's chest. Michael did a flying side kick, and entered into the drill, which hit the Seacucumber's chest. Michael landed on the ground, and did the exact same thing to Takuma, as the Seacucumber was falling, with blue flames covering him.
3, 2, 1
Everything resumed in motion, and the Seacucumber Orphnoch got up and turned to ash.
Time Out!
(End Insert Song)
Takuma, however, retreated, as electricity came from his chest, like a malfunction. Michael turned to see Takuma retreating.
Deformation!
The process from Faiz to Axel, starts to reverse, as Michael's Axel form, start to turn back into Faiz's regular form.
Kikuchi Cleaners
Yuka parked her mom's car, which she borrowed, and parked it outside of the cleaners. She looked at her cell phone, and looked at the message that Keitaro sent her.
Yuka-san, I need you at the cleaners. It's important.
Yuka was confused on what Keitaro meant. What could be so important that it had to delay her date with Michael? Yuka got out of her mother's car, and walked to the cleaners. To add a weirdness to the situation, the back door was unlocked. Yuka ran inside, form the back door, to see what happened. The moment Yuka walks in inside, the lights turned on, and Michael, Kiba, Kaido, Mari, and Keitaro, jumped from behind furniture, and launched confetti.
"Surprise!" Everyone, but Yuka, exclaimed. "Happy Birthday!"
Yuka was surprised and confused. Yuka turned to the calendar, and on the day of the 31st of August, her eyes were in tears of joy. She hasn't had a birthday for so long, but her friends, her new family, remember.
"Wha...how?!" Yuka asked.
"We've been planning it for weeks! Although, the dress was Mari's idea," Michael said.
"Shut up," Mari said, playfully punching his right arm. "Happy first day of being 18!"
Yuka smiled with her shedding more tears of joy. Yuka then received her presents. Keitaro told her that the dress she was wearing was his and her mother's present. Kaido's present was a violin, because he overheard Yuka playing violin, before he met her, and he had to admit, it was beautiful. Kiba's gift was a cellphone strap, inspired by Morishita's gift to him. Mari's gift was a bracelet with the kanji symbols of heart, soul, and harmony. Last was Michael, and his gift was a beautiful golden locket. When Yuka opened it, and it was protarit of an angel, to compliment Yuka on her kindness and beauty. Yuka hugged Michael, with happiness.
Osada Yuka, a girl lost in the world, has been found.
To Be Continued
This episode was more of a recap of the events from Episodes 15-29. Faiz doesn't celebrate people's birthdays, due to it focusing on being dark. I wouldn't mind a little episodes that are light-hearted. Ryuki and Blade's 29th and 30th episodes are very light-hearted. Coincidentally, both of those episodes were written by Toshiki Inoue. Inoue did go with humor with Kiva, but was so bad, the series' acting was so cringey.
Thank you for reading, everyone. If you want, you can leave a review to share your thoughts. I will see all of you guys, girls, and all in between, next time. Bye.