Chapter 17: The Ancient Messenger, of Either Light or Shadow.

This article is about an episode in Kamen Rider Saber.

Chapter 17: The Ancient Messenger, of Either Light or Shadow.
Kamen Rider Saber, Episode 17
Air Date	January 10, 2021
Production Information
Writer(s)	Nobuhiro Mouri
Director	Satoshi Morota
Episode Guide
Previous	Chapter 16: Saving the World, A Ray of Light.
Next	Chapter 18: The Flame's Obsession, Defeating the Megid.

Chapter 17: The Ancient Messenger, of Either Light or Shadow. (古の使者は、光か影か。, Inishie no Shisha wa, Hikari ka Kage ka.) is the seventeenth episode of Kamen Rider Saber. It features the debut of the Southern-base as well as Kamen Rider Saikou's Saikou Shadow.

Synopsis

Touma, who had to fight his own friends, is in a state of doubt, just when Yuri, the Sword of Light appears before Touma. Meanwhile, the other swordsmen don't think that Touma will truly betray them despite their previous conflict. However, Reika tells them to hurry up and collect his Seiken and Wonder Ride Book! Meanwhile, the Megid are trying to make a new book using humans. Touma is shocked to learn that the Megid who was attacking the city, was originally human! Yuri then tells a lost Touma, "If you want to protect them, then slash at the enemy. For that is all a swordsman can do." The Megid soon appears again as Touma heads for the direction of Mei.

Plot

"Everyone, Bonne lecture! Touma and Yuri have finally met! A notre amitié! But something absolutely terrible has happened... Touma and his friends have clashed their blades against each other! And only he has the power to stop it..."

―Tassel^[src]

"Come on Yuri, that was a bit too much... Can't be helped I guess, he was in Avalon for a thousand years after all. Ouch... Will he get along with Touma?"

―Tassel^[src]

Cast

• Touma Kamiyama (神山 飛羽真, Kamiyama Tōma): Syuichiro Naito (内藤 秀一郎, Naitō Shūichirō)
• Rintaro Shindo (新堂 倫太郎, Shindō Rintarō): Takaya Yamaguchi (山口 貴也, Yamaguchi Takaya)
• Mei Sudo (須藤 芽依, Sudō Mei): Asuka Kawazu (川津 明日香, Kawazu Asuka)
• Ryo Ogami (尾上 亮, Ogami Ryō): Yuki Ikushima (生島 勇輝, Ikushima Yūki)
• Ren Akamichi (緋道 蓮, Akamichi Ren): Eiji Togashi (富樫 慧士, Togashi Eiji)
• Tetsuo Daishinji (大秦寺 哲雄, Daishinji Tetsuo): Hiroaki Oka (岡 宏明, Oka Hiroaki)
• Yuri (ユーリ, Yūri): Tomohiro Ichikawa (市川 知宏, Ichikawa Tomohiro)
• Reika Shindai (神代 玲花, Shindai Reika): Mei Angela (アンジェラ 芽衣, Anjera Mei)
• Storious (ストリウス, Sutoriusu): Robin Furuya (古屋 呂敏, Furuya Robin)
• Legeiel (レジエル, Rejieru): Kyle Takano (高野 海琉, Takano Kairu)
• Zooous (ズオス, Zuosu): Koji Saikawa (才川 コージ, Saikawa Kōji)
• Tassel (タッセル, Tasseru): Les Romanesques TOBI (レ・ロマネスクTOBI, Re Romanesuku Tobī)
• Narrator, Seiken Swordriver, Wonder Ride Books: Akio Otsuka (大塚 明夫, Ōtsuka Akio)
• Seiken Swordriver: Eizo Sakamoto (坂本 英三, Sakamoto Eizō)

Guest Cast

• Yuki Shirai (白井ゆき, Shirai Yuki): Hitomi Hasebe (長谷部 瞳, Hasebe Hitomi)
• Yeti Megid (イエティメギド, Ieti Megido, Voice): Wataru Hatano (羽多野 渉, Hatano Wataru)

Suit Actors

• Kamen Rider Saber: Kosuke Asai (浅井 宏輔, Asai Kōsuke)
• Saikou Shadow: Makoto Arakawa (荒川 真, Arakawa Makoto)
• Legeiel: Danki Sakae (榮 男樹, Sakae Danki)
• Yeti Megid: Shogo Teramoto (寺本 翔悟, Teramoto Shōgo)

Forms and Collectibles Used

Wonder Ride Books

• Book Used:
  • Saber
    • Brave Dragon, Storm Eagle, Saiyuu Journey, Dragonic Knight
  • Saikou
    • Kin no Buki Gin no Buki
• Form Used:
  • Saber
    • Crimson Dragon, Dragonic Knight
  • Saikou
    • Kin no Buki Gin no Buki

Errors

• to be added

Notes

• As part of Super Hero Time, this episode aired alongside Mashin Sentai Kiramager episode 38, Episode 38: Watching My Uncle's Moon.
• This is so far, the only Kamen Rider Saber episode which title is a question.

• Closing Screen Wonder Ride Books
  • Kamen Rider: Saikou
  • Wonder Ride Books: Kin no Buki Gin no Buki
• Ancient Letters Translation Page
  • Kamen Riders: Saikou, Saber
  • Wonder Ride Books: Kin no Buki Gin no Buki, Dragonic Knight

Dragonic Knight (Story Page)

Kin no Buki Gin no Buki (Story Page)

• Count at episode end
  • Wonder Ride Books in Saber's possession: Brave Dragon, Storm Eagle, Saiyuu Journey, King of Arthur, Dragonic Knight, Diagospeedy
  • Wonder Ride Books in Blades' possession: Lion Senki, Peter Fantasista, Tenkuu no Pegasus, King Lion Daisenki, Lamp Do Alangina, Needle Hedgehog, Tri-Cerberus
  • Wonder Ride Books in Buster's possession: Genbu Shinwa, Jackun to Domamenoki
  • Wonder Ride Books in Kenzan's possession: Sarutobi Ninjaden, Kobuta 3Kyoudai
  • Wonder Ride Books in Slash's possession: Hanselnuts to Gretel, Bremen no Rock Band
  • Wonder Ride Books in Saikou’s possession: Kin no Buki Gin no Buki
  • Wonder Ride Books in Reika Shindai's possession: Jaaku Dragon, Jaou Dragon
• Touma and Yuri are the only Riders who appear transformed in this episode.
• This is the only episode that depicts Saikou Shadow in a transluent VFX before a physical unedited suit was used throughout the remainer of the show.

Blu-ray Releases

Kamen Rider Saber Blu-ray Collection 2 cover

Kamen Rider Saber Blu-ray Collection 2 comes with 16 chapters (17-32). It was released on August 4, 2021.

External links

• TV Asahi's official episode guide for 古の使者は、光か影か。
• KR Official's official episode guide for 古の使者は、光か影か。
• JAE's official episode guide for 古の使者は、光か影か。