As the World Ends, A New Tale is Born.
- Original Airdate: August 22, 2021
Written by: Keiichi Hasegawa
Directed by: Hidenori Ishida
Summary
The source of the swordsmen's power and the source of stories, Wonder World, is gone, and the stories with it, leaving the Wonder Ride Books powerless. Yuri tries to help his comrades while faced with his own disappearance, Luna races to see Touma and everyone else is struggling to save the day, leaving Earth doomed to vanish as well. In the midst of the world's greatest crisis, Mei tries to ask the people of Earth to tell of their favorite stories, but will it be enough to save the world?
"Do you know a story you can never forget?"
Episode tropes
- 11th-Hour Superpower: Wonder Almighty. It's essentially the Realizing Hopper to Brave Dragon's Rising Hopper and gives Touma and his friends the means to defeat Storious.
- All Your Powers Combined: Much like how Xross Saber wields all of the Seikens, Wonder Almighty wields the power of every single Wonder Ride Book.
- Apocalypse Wow: The world continues to fade after the final battle, treating us to the Cessation of Existence in real time. Thanks to Touma and humanity's stories, it doesn't stick.
- Ascend to a Higher Plane of Existence: Touma replaces Tassel as the Guardian of Wonder World.
- Back for the Finale: After being Put on a Bus from Chapter 28, Primitive Dragon (the boy) appears to rescue Touma from the pit. As a result, Primitive Dragon (the form) returns and this time, Touma can control it without the need of Elemental Dragon.
- Big Damn Heroes: First, Primitive Dragon comes to save Touma after he falls down the pit and they fight Storious together. Second, when Wonder World's decay takes away Primitive Dragon, Rintaro and Kento arrive just in time to back Touma up.
- Book Ends: The last page of Wonder Story appears, showing Touma, Kento and Luna playing as children.
- The Bus Came Back: The boy inside of the Primitive Dragon Book hasn't been seen for almost twenty episodes. He saves Touma from his fall.
- The Cameo: Series scriptwriter Keiichi Hasegawa makes a cameo appearance in this episode as a Humagear reporter sitting in the audience during Mei's speech. The award Mei receives on Touma's behalf is even named after him.
- Canon Welding: A Humagear is seen among those attending Touma's awards ceremony in the repaired world.
- Earn Your Happy Ending: Fittingly enough for a series based on stories, Touma manages to restore both Wonder World and Earth, and instead of disappearing, he can come back to his friends.
- "End of the World" Special: Even with Storious' death, the world seemingly fades away. Touma remakes Wonder World as its new guardian, repairing Earth in the process.
- Friendly Ghost: The Megid Generals, Tassel/Victor, the first Master Logos, Luna and Bacht. They all visit Touma as spectres to usher him home.
- Grand Finale: Of Saber's main story.
- Heroic Sacrifice:
- Yuri gives away his all to heal the other swordsmen and disappears.
- Luna gives her life to create the Wonder Almighty Wonder Ride Book.
- Heel Realization: As Storious starts to fade away after being defeated, he finally accepts that it is possible to create new stories, that his Suicidal Cosmic Temper Tantrum was pointless and he threw away everything he had for nothing.
- Suspiciously Similar Substitute: Wonder Almighty's powers are a dead-ringer for Xross Saber, except with WRBs rather than the Seiken.
- Theme Music Power-Up: ALMIGHTY plays over the entire final battle sequence.
- Time Skip: The show jumps forward some time after the final battle with Storious.
- To Be Continued... Right Now: The post-battle narration establishes that the people that disappeared during the apocalypse haven't returned. One minute later, they all come back during the ceremony.
- Hito wa itsumo monogatari o umidasu no sa...Translation
The saber in your hand
Is a pen to write it down
Words to save this world!
