Kamen Rider Ghost 32 – Dr. Igarashi Explains It All

Bandai prototypes.

​In this episode, we finally learned how Saionji ended up joining the Ganma, the origin of Kamen Rider Ghost's gear and why Ryu decided to give a blank Eyecon to his son on his 18th birthday. Also, the stuff regarding adults becoming kids ends. 

​Another good episode of the series, and it didn't help that this episode pretty much explained the existence of the 15 Eyecons and how it ties in with the plot involving the 15 Ganmaizers. Since the episode kicks things off with Dr. Igarashi pretty much explaining the show's entire back story, let's start with that. The episode confirmed that the 15 Heroic Eyecons were manmade and were created by Ryu and his team, which explains why the set of 15 Eyecons features more than one Japanese hero. 

Granted, the obvious explanation has something to do with merchandising, but the fact the episode confirmed that all of Ghost and Specter's gear are manmade filled up some of the initial questions I had with the series. The flashback sequence also revealed why Takeru received a blank Eyecon for his 18th birthday. As it turned out, Ryu wants to invest for the future and he believes of his son's infinite potential. It's a really novel move for Ryu considering that he was aware at the time that the Ganma are planning a big invasion and he is pretty much the fate of the entire world to his son. 

​The flashback sequence also revealed how Saionji got his Ghost Driver and how he got involved with the Ganma... well sort of. All we got is that he struck a deal with them and betrayed everyone... and that's pretty much it. There's no other reason on why Saionji betrayed his comrades, making me care less about the character. Oh, and it is because of him that Makoto and Kanon ended up in the Ganma World, another reason why we should continue on hating him. Man, for a villain who stayed for at least 12 episodes, he made quite an impact in the series. 

Now that we are done with the flashbacks, it is time for more Shibuya. The Shibuya stuff in this episode is as strong as from the previous episode, and thanks to Takeru giving him advice about understanding his mom, Shibuya mans up later in the episode when they were cornered by a horde of Ganma. It's a really fun to sight to see, especially if you are a fan of Kamen Rider Den-O. It's like seeing Ryotaro all over again. It also helps that his mom is actually cheering for him to win. But sadly, his efforts are not enough, and as expected, Takeru saves him from the Ganma. 

​But that's not all, Shibuya is not the only one who stepped up in this episode, Akari got her moment in the episode wherein she used her vacuum gun thing to destroy the plasma being thrown by the Ganma from one of its gates. It's a badass scene that not only showed Akari being awesome, but also showed Deep Specter's power in a really subtle way. I mean, Makoto just slapped one of the plasma beams before it hits Akari and didn't de-age into a kid! So yeah, Akari got her plasma sample and Makoto got a chance to show off his skills. 

Speaking of Makoto, he also did some showing off in this episode. During his fight with Gyro as Ganma Ultima with Necrom, not only we got some darn good fight choreography, but we got to see Makoto dive a bit too deep with his powers. Because of this, Makoto unleashes Deep Specter's Enraged Mode and defeats Gyro. But that's not all; it also alerted Adel on what happened. I don't know how this will connect with the show's overall plot, but this brief scene further expands the stuff that was hinted in regards to Deep Specter's power. 

So yeah, Specter and Necrom destroyed the Gates, but it seems its effects weren't reversed. This is the part of the episode wherein Akari's sample might play a role, but nope, we got deux ex Tutankhamen to the rescue. The way the de-aging process was resolved felt like it was added in the last minute so that the episode stays as a 2-part episode. I mean the sample might play a big role in later episodes, but the way it was implied in the episode felt like the sample is the key to their problems and Tutankhamen is just there to give Takeru advice. 

Though the resolution with Shibuya's mommy issues was satisfying, the way they ended the de-aging plot doesn't satisfy me a bit. So yeah, good story arc, but bad finish. Anyway, the episode ends and seeing what's going on, Dr. Igarashi, just like Ryu and the Sage, entrust the safety of mankind to the future. Impressed with Akari's brilliance, he gives her his notes, hoping that she can figure out the Ganma problem. This is a really touching scene and given the fact that these two had limited interaction, the scene felt really satisfying character wise.