Be My Valentine ~A.D. 1584~

Awaken the Soul ~A.D. 2001~ (俺のバレンタインになる) is the forty-fourth episode of Taki Gaiden: The Kunoichi Who Leapt Through Time. This features the first appearance of, albeit in a dream sequence, following his full debut appearance in of . This episode is an adaptation of Ivy Valentine's Soul Chronicle, as well as Ray's brief transformation into Another Decade at the end of the episode.

Synopsis
Taki resumes her mission gathering more information in the New Timeline, this time focusing on the woman raised in the House of Valentine, Ivy. So, Goro, Geiz, and Sougo went undercover in the Valentine Mansion in 1584 to find secrets lying within this deadly dominatrix.

Plot
TBA

Continuity and Placement

 * : Takes place between episodes and.
 * The past, 1583: This takes place in the beginning of Astaroth's Soul Chronicle. With Fygul Cestemus wiped out, along with High Priest Kunpaetku murdered by Ray, this somehow negated Astaroth's birth, effectively erasing him from existence. Astaroth's erasure results in a time paradox that also comes with the following consequences:
 * The deaths Maxi's crew by Astaroth's hand in the main storyline is prevented. And Maxi himself doesn't die while Kilik and Xianghua make their way to Nightmare.
 * Seong-Mina is not abducted by Fygul Cestemus while rescuing the villagers in her character episode.
 * The past, 1584: This takes place during Ivy's Soul Chronicle. The episode leads to an alternate ending with Astaroth's erasure, which hastens the early reveal of her cursed lineage in the next episode.

Cast

 * Taki (タキ): Asana Mamoru (護 あさな)
 * Natsu (凪津): Yuna Taira (平 祐奈)
 * Goro Izumi (泉 五郎): Taishi Nakagawa (中川大志)
 * Tokiwa Sōgo (常磐 ソウゴ): Okuno Sō (奥野 壮)
 * Myōkōin Geitsu (明光院 ゲイツ): Oshida Gaku (押田 岳)
 * Ray (レイ): Aoi Morikawa (森川 葵)

Guest cast

 * Isabella "Ivy" Valentine (イザベラ・バレンタイン - アイヴィー): Sawashiro Miyuki (沢城 みゆき)
 * Nightmare (ナイトメア): Hiyama Nobuyuki (檜山 修之)
 * Astaroth (アスタロス): Ryūzaburō Ōtomo (大友 龍三郎)

English dub cast

 * Taki: Cynthia Holloway
 * Natsu: Emily Neves
 * Goro Izumi: Josh Keaton
 * Austin Tindle
 * George Newbern
 * Fubuki Izumi: Mary Elizabeth McGlynn
 * Ray: Cristina Valenzuela
 * Isabella "Ivy" Valentine: Lani Minella
 * Nightmare: Kirk Thornton
 * Astaroth: Michael McConnohie

Suit actors/Motion capture

 * Kamen Rider Taki: Shimozono Ayumi (下園 愛弓), Sugiguchi Hideki (杉口 秀樹) (extreme martial arts)
 * Nawata Yūya (縄田 雄哉)
 * (永德)


 * Watch used:
 * Geiz
 * Geiz, ,
 * Rider Armor used:
 * Geiz


 * Watch used:
 * Taki
 * Taki
 * Woz
 * Woz (dream sequence only)
 * Form(s) used:
 * Taki
 * Genesis Type
 * Woz
 * N/A