The Evil Belt

is the seventeenth episode of Kamen Rider Blade. It features the debut of Go Kiryu and Mutsuki's first on-screen transformation into Kamen Rider Leangle. 
==Synopsis==
During their fight, Leangle unseals one of Blade's and Chalice's cards. Leangle then reseals Chalice’s Shuffle card as his own. Mutsuki's life begins to be positively affected by the new belt and becomes excited about becoming a Kamen Rider. Sakuya sees his old senpai named Go Kiryu. Kazuma goes looking for Mutsuki and continues to run into him without realizing who he is until he transforms into Leangle to fight the Boar Undead.
==Plot==
to be added
==Cast==
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===Guest cast===
*Basketball Team Member: , 
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*Criminal: 
*Victim: 
*Clerk: 
*Housewife: 
*TV Anouncer: 
*Centipede Undead, Locust Undead (Voice): 
*Deer Undead, Jaguar Undead (Voice): 
*Boar Undead (Voice): 
*Leangle (Voice): 
==Notes==
*As part of Super Hero Time, this episode aired alongside episode 14, .
*Viewership: 8.8%
*The opening has been updated which now includes Kamen Rider Leangle.
*Somewhat jarringly, the thief who framed Kazuma in this episode would ultimately be left unpunished in-series, having no further appearances whatsoever. 
**Notably, Kazuma's worries of being mistaken as a thief by the Japanese media are completely unrealistic. Even if his identity as Kamen Rider Blade was revealed, it would be illegal to arrest him without proper evidence. Thus, any accusations made from such a case would be deemed pure slander. 
==DVD releases==
Kamen Rider Blade Volume 5 features episodes 17-20: The Evil Belt, Spirits That Manipulate Darkness, One Who Conquers Darkness and The Target is Kotaro. It was released on DVD on December 10th 2004, with a total run time of 93 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17話"
Category:Kamen Rider Blade
Category:Episodes