In 1986, after a failed attempt to take the past Ixa Knuckle from Otoya, Nago goes to Shima to explain himself from being the future though Otoya thinks he is lying. When he attempts to confront Otoya at Tanahashi's Studio, Nago meets Maya and falls in love with her to his shock. In 2008, while visiting Shima, Wataru and Kengo are temporary deputized as Fangire Hunters to counter the Crab Fangire as he goes on a feeding frenzy.