The 53rd Being

is the thirty-first episode of Kamen Rider Blade.
==Synopsis==
While terrorizing people, Leangle is photographed by King, the Caucasus Undead in human guise. Kazuma asks Hajime to join them, but Sakuya does not trust him. King creates a website to slander the Kamen Riders and everyone seeks him out. Kazuma encounters King, but has his Blay Buckle stolen by the Scarab Undead, who can stop time. Sakuya finds Mutsuki in a bar and learns of Hajime's true identity as the Joker Undead. Kazuma retrieves his Blay Buckle, but Hajime is abducted by the two other Undead. Kazuma then encounters Trial D, an Undead that cannot be sealed.
==Plot==
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===Guest Cast===
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*Police: , 
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*Bodyguard: Pete Plum
*Scarab Undead(Voice): 
*Trial D(Voice): 
==Kamen Rider Blade: New Generation (Part Four)==
Junichi offers them both to be Kamen Riders. He also explains that the incident with the Undead ended once, but the power of the Kamen Riders is needed again. Natsumi and Shin refuse and give back the cards. Junichi says to himself that they will return, and that it is their fate is to become Riders. Natsumi and Shin walk away (with images of their rider forms being shown) as the words "to be continued" flash acros the screen.
==Notes==
*As part of Super Hero Time, this episode aired alongside episode 29, .
*Viewership: 7.1%
*Closing Screen Rouse Card: Spirit
*Starting with this episode, the series now opens with Rider Chips' Elements.
==DVD releases==
Kamen Rider Blade Volume 8 features episodes 29-32: The Two Chalices, Lost Memories, The 53rd Being and The Destroyer's Secret. It was released on DVD on March 21st 2004, with a total run time of 90 minutes.
Blu-ray Box 2 comes with 16 episodes.
==External links==
*TV Asahi's page on "仮面ライダー剣(ブレイド) - 第31話"
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