Ride on Time

ライド・オン・タイム

Air date: February 4, 2007

Important things that happened

Hana explains what the Imagins are and where they came from.
The red oni Imagin form is based on the Momotarou legend, Ryoutarou's hero when he's still a little kid.
Ryoutarou gives Bat Imagin the key holder. With that, the wish is granted and Bat Imagin flies to Tetsuo's past.
Bat Imagin causes chaos in the past. The destruction are reflected in the present.
Den-O chases Bat Imagin to the past, defeats the Imagin and his out-of-control form.

Monster of the week

Bat Imagin バットイマジン

Voiced by: Yanada Kiyoyuki 梁田清之
Legend: The Bat, the Birds, and the Beasts (卑怯なコウモリ)
Contract holder: Tetsuo, a street gang leader
Contract Wish: Find the key holder given by Tetsuo's late mother
Way to fulfill: Grab a key holder off a random person then discard that random person

Contract holder's memory

December 24, 2004

Tetsuo was playing on the streets all night and didn't go home. When he realized his mother was ill and rushed to the hospital, his mother had already died, leaving him a key holder as a Christmas present.

Den-O's intervention

Ryoutarou takes Tetsuo on the DenLiner so Tetsuo makes it in time to see his mother one last time.

Guests

Tetsuo テツオ (street gang) - Ochiai Motoki 落合扶樹
Kato カトー (street gang) - 小川祐弥
Satoshi サトシ (street gang) - 石川遼
Makoto マコト (street gang) - Kimisawa Yuuki 君沢ユウキ (中野雄一)
Tetsuo's mother - Enomoto Yuki 榎本由希
Ozaki's girlfriend - 長谷川祥子
The kid Den-O saved - 三浦三奈
Kid's mother - 中井理恵
White car's driver(?) - Eitoku 永徳 (大岩永徳)

Trivia

Airi served Ryoutarou juice.
DenLiner Gouka (Sword Form's train) separates itself from the other train cars before entering battle.
Tetsuo sits on Owner's usual seat while on the DenLiner, which Owner stares for a second and then chooses another seat.

Staff

Writer: Kobayashi Yasuko 小林靖子
Director: Tasaki Ryuuta 田崎竜太