The Truth of the Best Match

This article is about an episode in Kamen Rider Build.

WARNING: This episode contains scenes of murder. Viewer discretion is advised!

The Truth of the Best Match
Kamen Rider Build, Episode 41
Air Date	June 24, 2018
Production Information
Writer(s)	Shogo Muto
Director	Satoshi Morota
Episode Guide
Previous	The Final Revolution
Next	Kamen Rider Prime Rogue

The Truth of the Best Match (ベストマッチの真実, Besuto Matchi no Shinjitsu) is the forty-first episode of Kamen Rider Build.

Synopsis

Shinobu Katsuragi, Sento’s father and the lead researcher behind the Pandora Box and Ryuga Banjo… is alive?! In order to confirm if this was true, Ryuga was given an important piece of data. The data contains a recording made by Shinobu himself relaying information on the designs of the Build System. Furthermore, there is information within that contains the truth behind all the Best Matches! “Rabbit” and “Tank”… just why are they considered to be “Best Matches”? When Sento starts to uncover the truth behind them, Misora’s expression suddenly starts to change…

Plot

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Cast

• Sento Kiryu (桐生 戦兎, Kiryū Sento): Atsuhiro Inukai (犬飼 貴丈, Inukai Atsuhiro)
• Ryuga Banjo (万丈 龍我, Banjō Ryūga): Eiji Akaso (赤楚 衛二, Akaso Eiji)
• Kazumi Sawatari (猿渡 一海, Sawatari Kazumi): Kouhei Takeda (武田 航平, Takeda Kōhei)
• Misora Isurugi (石動 美空, Isurugi Misora): Kaho Takada (高田 夏帆, Takada Kaho)
• Nariaki Utsumi (内海 成彰, Nariaki Utsumi): Yuki Ochi (越智 友己, Ochi Yūki)
• Sawa Takigawa (滝川 紗羽, Takigawa Sawa): Yukari Taki (滝 裕可里, Taki Yukari)
• Takumi Katsuragi (葛城 巧, Katsuragi Takumi): Yukiaki Kiyama (木山廉彬, Kiyama Yukiaki)
• Shinobu Katsuragi (葛城 忍, Katsuragi Shinobu): Joji Kokubo (小久保丈二, Kokubo Jōji)
• Gentoku Himuro (氷室 幻徳, Himuro Gentoku): Kensei Mikami (水上剣星, Mikami Kensei)
• Soichi Isurugi (石動 惣一, Isurugi Souichi): Yasuyuki Maekawa (前川泰之, Maekawa Yasuyuki)
• Evolto (エボルト, Eboruto, Voice), Evol-Driver (エボルドライバー, Eboru Doraibā, Voice): Tetsuo Kanao (金尾 哲夫, Kanao Tetsuo)
• Build Driver (ビルドドライバー, Birudo Doraibā, Voice): KORBY (コービー, Kōbī)
• Sclash Driver (スクラッシュドライバー, Sukurasshu Doraibā, Voice): Norio Wakamoto (若本 規夫, Wakamoto Norio)

Guest Casts

• Kyoichi Shimizu (志水恭一, Shimizu Kyōichi): Shohei Yamazaki (山﨑将平, Yamazaki Shohei)
• Misora Isurugi (Child): Noel Moriyama (森山 のえる, Moriyama Noel)

Suit Actors

• Kamen Rider Build: Seiji Takaiwa (高岩 成二, Takaiwa Seiji)
• Kamen Rider Evol: Kazuya Okada (岡田 和也, Okada Kazuya)
• Stag Lost Smash: Hajime Kanzaki (神前 元, Kanzaki Hajime)

Forms and Collectibles Used

Fullbottles

• Bottle used:
  • Build
    • Biotic: N/A 
    • Abiotic: N/A 
    • Other: Genius
  • Stag Lost Smash
    • Kuwagata
• Form used:
  • Build
    • Genius Form

Evolbottles

• Bottle used:
  • Evol
    • Biotic: Cobra
    • Abiotic: Rider
    • Other: Evol Trigger
• Form used:
  • Evol
    • Cobra Form (Phase 1), Black Hole Form (Phase 4: Perfection)

Errors

• Sento claims that Shimizu was the first man to ever be turned into a Smash. However, Sento fought the Fang Smash during his first stint as Build an entire year before the series had started. Also chronologically, Build saved Sawa Takigawa from the Needle Smash the night before Build even fought Shimizu.
  • This claim is most likely a callback to a Rider's "debut" fight, as Shimizu was the first antagonist to fight Sento after viewers were shown Build's first on-screen transformation.

Notes

• As part of Super Hero Time, this episode aired alongside Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger VS Keisatsu Sentai Patranger episode 20, Number 20: The New Thief is a Policeman.
• Viewership: 3.4%
• Formula of the title:$\underset{q}{\arg\max}[\forall_n\leq q-2,q^2+q+n=\rho]=41$(Lucky numbers of Euler)

• Closing Screen Lost Fullbottles:
  • Lost Fullbottles:
    • Biotic: Kuwagata
    • Abiotic: N/A
• Count at episode end
  • Bottles in Build's possession: RabbitTank Sparkling, FullFull RabbitTank, Genius
  • Bottles in Cross-Z's possession:
    • Biotic: Dragon Magma
    • Abiotic: N/A
    • Other: Cross-Z Dragon, Cross-Z Magma Knuckle
  • Bottles in Rogue's possession: Crocodile Crack
  • Bottles in Evol's possession:
    • Biotic: Rabbit, Gorilla, Taka, Ninjya, Panda, Harinezumi, Lion, Dragon, Kaizoku, Octopus, Phoenix, Wolf, Unicorn, Rose, Turtle, Kabutomushi, Kuma, Dog, Santa Claus, Spider, Tora, Kujira, Shika, Kirin, Penguin, Obake, Same, Hachi, Sai
    • Abiotic: Tank, Diamond, Gatling, Comic, Rocket, Syoubousya, Soujiki, Lock, Densya, Light, Robot, Smapho, Keshigomu, Helicopter, Watch, Camera, Televi, Mic, Cake, Reizoko, UFO, Jet, Pyramid, Senpuki, Sukebo, Magnet, Bike, Sensuikan, Dryer, Castle
  • Bottles in MadRogue's possession:
    • Biotic: Bat
    • Abiotic: Engine
  • Jellies in Grease's possession: Robot, Dragon
  • Evolbottles in Evol's possession:
    • Biotic: Cobra, Rabbit
    • Abiotic: Rider
  • Evolbottles in Cross-Z's possession:
    • Biotic: Great Dragon
    • Other: Great Cross-Z Dragon
  • Lost Bottles in Evol's possession:
    • Biotic: Bat, Cobra, Shimauma, Fukurou, Kuwagata
    • Abiotic: Hasami
• During the recap narration at the beginning of the episode, Gentoku makes references to himself not knowing how to buy a train ticket as well as his dislike of green peppers. These would eventually be demonstrated on-screen in Kamen Rider Prime Rogue.
• Sento Kiryu is the only one in Team Build to be transformed.
• It features the debut of the Fukurou and Kuwagata Lost Fullbottles.
• This episode marks the return and death of Kyoichi Shimizu since his last appearance in Episode 1.

External links

• TV Asahi's official episode guide for ベストマッチの真実
• Toei TV's official episode guide for ベストマッチの真実