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Kamen Rider 555

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Genre   Tokusatsu

Created by          Shotaro Ishinomori

Written by          Toshiki Inoue

Directed by         Ryuta Tasaki

Takao Nagaishi

Hidenori Ishida

Naomi Tamura

Nobuhiro Suzumura

Starring                Kento Handa

Yuria Haga

Ken Mizorogi

Masayuki Izumi

Yoshika Kato

Mitsuru Karahashi

Kohei Murakami

Atsushi Harada

Narrated by        Takehiko Kano

Opening theme                "Justiφ's" by ISSA

Ending theme    "Dead or alive" by Shinichi Ishihara

 "The people with no name" by RIDER CHIPS featuring m.c.A.T

 "EGO ~ eyes glazing over" by ICHIDAI

Composer(s)      Hayato Matsuo

Country of origin              Japan

Language(s)       Japanese

No. of episodes                50 (List of episodes)

Production

Producer(s)        Chika Hamada (TV Asahi)

Shinichiro Shirakura

Naomi Takebe

Takaaki Utsunomiya (Toei)

Running time     24-25 minutes (per episode)

Production company(s) Toei Company

Distributor          Toei Company

Broadcast

Original channel                TV Asahi

Original run         January 26, 2003 – January 18, 2004

Chronology

Preceded by      Kamen Rider Ryuki

Followed by       Kamen Rider Blade

External links

Website

Kamen Rider 555 (仮面ライダー555（ファイズ） Kamen Raidā Faizu?, Kamen Rider Faiz, Masked Rider Φ's, Phi's, or Faiz) is a Japanese tokusatsu television series. It is the 13th installment in the Kamen Rider Series. It is a joint collaboration between Ishimori Productions and Toei, and was broadcast on TV Asahi from January 26, 2003 to January 18, 2004. The catchphrase for the series is "Racing Instinct." (疾走する本能 Shissō Suru Honnō?).Contents [hide]

1 Story

2 Rider Gears

2.1 Riotrooper Army

2.2 Naming Conventions

3 Orphnoch

4 Episodes

5 Paradise Lost

6 Hyper Battle Video

7 Lost World

8 Video game

9 Cast

9.1 Guest actors

9.2 Suit actors

10 Songs

11 References

12 External links

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Story

Main article: List of Kamen Rider 555 characters

The Smart Brain corporation, the world's most powerful corporation, is trying to take over the world using Orphnoch, the next stage in humanity's evolution, to covertly kill off the human population. In pursuit of this, they develop three suits of power armor, called Rider Gear (Delta, Faiz, and Kaixa), to find and protect the Orphnoch King, who can fix a defect within Orphnoch DNA which causes their genetic structure to break down, leading to death.

The Rider Gears are stolen by Hanagata, the Goat Orphnoch and former chief of Smart Brain. He sends them to his foster children (dubbed the Ryuseiji, after the school they attended) so they can stop the Orphnoch from achieving their goal. However, Rider Gears were designed to be worn by Orphnoch, and humans are unable to activate the systems without undergoing genetic modification.

A young loner, Takumi Inui, is unwillingly drawn into the conflict between the Orphnoch and humans and becomes Kamen Rider Faiz to save the life of Mari Sonoda, one of the Ryuseiji. The Smart Brain begins targeting him in an attempt to retrieve the Faiz Gear.

However, there is division amongst the Orphnoch, as those who wish to co-exist with humans rather than kill them, begin resisting the Smart Brain, who in turn targets them as well. Most of these "renegade" Orphnochs are either killed, remain neutral or begin siding with the Ryuseiji against the Smart Brain.

When the Tokyo police discover the Orphnoch are behind a series of bizarre murders, they begin operations to defeat the creatures, largely unaware of the various factions involved. They even begin performing experiments on captured Orphnoch in an attempt to find ways of destroying them, though this does not go well.

The Orphnoch King eventually awakens within a young boy named Teruo Suzuki, whom Naoya Kaido and Keitaro Kikuchi saved and befriended. Now, it is up to the holders of the Rider Gears to band together and fight for humanity's survival.

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Rider Gears

Rider GearsBelt                Greek letter       Main wearer

TV Series

Faiz Gear             Φ            Takumi Inui

Kaixa Gear          Χ             Masato Kusaka

Delta Gear          Δ             Shuji Mihara

Riotrooper Gear               Ο             Naoya Kaido

Movie

Psyga Gear         Ψ            Leo

Orga Gear           Ω             Yuji Kiba

Stage Show

Alpha Gear         α             Female Performer

Beta Gear            β             Male Performer

Gamma Gear     γ              Male Performer

The equipment used in the series to transform is referred to as Rider Gear. It was created to be worn by the Orphenoch to protect their Orphenoch King. Each Rider Gear contains a belt known as a Driver used to form armor that protects the wearer and amplifies their strengths and abilities. The armor's theme is based on a letter from the Greek alphabet, and contains the letter somehow within the aesthetic design. The Gears also have a method to input command codes, a cell phone number keypad for most, which can activate armor and various weapons. The sound effects of a dialing in any of the Rider Gear phones were later referenced in episode 17 of Kamen Rider Kabuto.

The TV series focused on three sets of Rider Gear: Faiz Gear, Kaixa Gear, and Delta Gear. During the TV series, Hanagata, the foster father of the Ryuseiji and former chief executive of Smart Brain, attempted to create several new Rider Gears, using two lost people to test out the first two. The two belts failed to create Rider armor, resulting in the wearer’s deaths. When Itsuro Takuma of Lucky Clover wore the third one it disabled him for a few seconds before it dissolved. The fourth dissolved without ever being worn. The Kamen Rider 555 movie, Paradise Lost, introduced two additional sets of Rider Gear: Psyga Gear and Orga Gear

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Riotrooper Army

Main article: Riotrooper

The show featured a series of mass-produced transformation belts called Smart Buckle, which enabled the wearer to transform into a generic Riotrooper. The Riotroopers were introduced in the movie, and later added at the end of the TV series.

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Naming Conventions

Each set of Rider Gear is code-locked, in addition to being only usable by Orphenoch. These codes, input through the phone of each Gear, are a set of numbers that relate to the theme of each Gear. For the Faiz Gear, the code is 5-5-5, or "fives", phonetically similar to the word Faiz. For the Kaixa Gear, the code is 9-1-3, which is read in goroawase as "Ka-I-Sa". Delta Gear's phone was voice-activated, yet nonetheless also was coded with 3-3-3, a reference to the Greek letter delta, a triangle.

The goroawase system was also used for the Psyga Gear, where the code 3-1-5 is read as "Sa-I-Go". The Orga Gear, patterned after Greek Omega, the final letter, is code-locked to 0-0-0.

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Orphnoch

Main article: Orphnoch

The series kaijin; they are humans who are resurrected either naturally or by the Smart Brain, with enhanced physical attributes and the ability to transform into monsters. Their goal is to annihilate humanity either by turning other humans into more Orphnoch or killing them off completely. However, there are those who believe they can still live peacefully alongside humans; those who possess that mind set quickly become targets for elimination by the Smart Brain.

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Episodes

Main article: List of Kamen Rider 555 episodesEp#            Title       Original airdate

1              "The Start of a Trip"

"Tabi no Hajimari" (旅の始まり)             January 26, 2003

2              "The Belt's Power"

"Beruto no Chikara" (ベルトの力)         February 2, 2003

3              "The King's Sleep..."

"Ō no Nemuri..." (王の眠り･･･)            February 9, 2003

4              "My Name"

"Ore no Namae" (おれの名前)               February 16, 2003

5              "Original"

"Orijinaru" (オリジナル)           February 23, 2003

6              "Trio × Trio"

"Sannin × Sannin" (３人×３人)             March 2, 2003

7              "The Power of Dreams"

"Yume no Chikara" (夢の力)      March 9, 2003

8              "The Protector of Dreams"

"Yume no Mamoribito" (夢の守り人) March 16, 2003

9              "Enter, the President"

"Shachō Tōjō" (社長登場)          March 23, 2003

10           "The Enigmatic Rider"

"Nazo no Raidā" (謎のライダー)           March 30, 2003

11           "The Enigmatic Belt"

"Nazo no Beruto" (謎のベルト)             April 6, 2003

12           "Ryūsei School"

"Ryūsei-juku" (流星塾)                April 13, 2003

13           "Friend of Foe?"

"Teki ka Mikata ka" (敵か味方か)          April 20, 2003

14           "Takumi's Spirit"

"Takumi no Iji" (巧の意地)         April 27, 2003

15           "The Fallen Idol ~ φ's vs. χ"

"Ochita Gūzō ~ Faizu Tai Kai" (落ちた偶像~ φ's vs χ)     May 4, 2003

16           "Human Heart"

"Ningen no Kokoro" (人間の心)              May 11, 2003

17           "Takumi, Revival"

"Takumi, Fukkatsu" (巧、復活)               May 18, 2003

18           "Narrow Escape from Death"

"Kyūshi ni Isshō" (九死に一生)               May 25, 2003

19           "Pure White Justice"

"Junpaku no Seigi" (純白の正義)           June 1, 2003

20           "The Beautiful Assassin"

"Utsukushiki Shikaku" (美しき刺客)     June 8, 2003

21           "Accelerating Spirits"

"Kasoku Suru Tamashii" (加速する魂)                 June 22, 2003

22           "Masato's Confession"

"Masato no Kokuhaku" (雅人の告白) June 29, 2003

23           "False Friendship"

"Itsuwari no Yūjō" (偽りの友情)            July 6, 2003

24           "The Door to Darkness"

"Yami e no Tobira" (闇への扉)                 July 13, 2003

25           "The Dark Laboratory"

"Yami no Jikkenshitsu" (闇の実験室)   June 20, 2003

26           "Enter, Delta"

"Deruta Tōjō" (デルタ登場)     June 27, 2003

27           "Ryūsei School Breaks Up"

"Ryūseijuku Bunretsu" (流星塾分裂)   August 3, 2003

28           "Dark Clover"

"Ankoku no Yotsuba" (暗黒の四葉)      August 10, 2003

29           "Excellent Bike"

"Chōzetsu Baiku" (超絶バイク)              August 17, 2003

30           "Masato's Trap"

"Masato no Wana" (雅人の罠)                August 24, 2003

31           "Origami Tears"

"Origami no Namida" (折り紙の涙)      August 31, 2003

32           "Intertwined Threads"

"Karamiau Ito" (絡み合う糸)   September 7, 2003

33           "Mari Dies"

"Mari, Shisu" (真理、死す)       September 14, 2003

34           "True Form"

"Shinjitsu no Sugata" (真実の姿)            September 21, 2003

35           "The Resurrection Riddle"

"Fukkatsu no Nazo" (復活の謎)              September 28, 2003

36           "Restored Memories"

"Yomigaeru Kioku" (蘇る記憶)                October 5, 2003

37           "Kaixa's Justice"

"Kaiza no Seigi" (カイザの正義)             October 12, 2003

38           "The Wandering Spirit"

"Samayoeru Tamashii" (彷徨える魂)   October 19, 2003

39           "Faiz 2"

"Faizu Tsū" (ファイズ２)           October 26, 2003

40           "Proof of Humanity"

"Ningen no Akashi" (人間の証)               November 9, 2003

41           "Capture Commences"

"Hokaku Kaishi" (捕獲開始)      November 16, 2003

42           "Broken Wings"

"Oreta Tsubasa" (折れた翼)     November 23, 2003

43           "Red Balloon"

"Akai Fūsen" (赤い風船)            November 30, 2003

44           "Final Mail"

"Saigo no Mēru" (最後のメール)          December 7, 2003

45           "King's Awakening"

"Ō no Mezame" (王の目覚め)                December 14, 2003

46           "A New President Appears"

"Shin Shachō Tōjō" (新社長登場)           December 21, 2003

47           "King's Appearance"

"Ō no Shutsugen" (王の出現) December 28, 2003

48           "Masato, Dying A Glorious Death"

"Masato, Sange" (雅人、散華)               January 4, 2004

49           "A Sign of Destruction"

"Horobiyuku Shu" (滅びゆく種)             January 11, 2004

50           "My Dream"

"Ore no Yume" (俺の夢)             January 18, 2004

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Paradise Lost

Main article: Kamen Rider 555: Paradise Lost

Kamen Rider 555 The Movie: Paradise Lost (劇場版　仮面ライダー555　パラダイス・ロスト Gekijōban Kamen Raidā Faizu: Paradaisu Rosuto?), was released during the run of the series, as a double feature alongside Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger: Abare Summer is Freezing! on August 16, 2003. The film was 81 minutes long. A few new characters and Rider Gears were introduced in the movie.

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Hyper Battle Video

Kamen Rider 555: Hyper Battle Video (仮面ライダー５５５（ファイズ）　ハイパーバトルビデオ Kamen Raidā Faizu Haipā Batoru Bideo?) features a boom box called the Faiz Sounder developed by the Smart Brain corporation appears at the laundromat where Takumi, Mari, and Keitaro work at, causing them and everyone else to break into song and dance. The Faiz Sounder was created as a result of a contest for Televi Magazine for a new weapon for Kamen Rider Faiz.

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Lost World

The S.I.C. Hero Saga side story for 555 published in Montly Hobby Japan magazine was titled Kamen Rider 555: Lost World (仮面ライダー555 -ロスト・ワールド- Kamen Raidā Faizu -Rosuto Wārudo-?). It serves as a prologue to the alternate story that was 555: Paradise Lost, and features the new character Riotrooper Ver. 2 (ライオトルーパーver.2 Raiotorūpā ver.2?). The story ran from October 2005 to January 2006.

Chapter titles

Faiz (ファイズ Faizu?)

Kaixa (カイザ Kaiza?)

Delta (デルタ Deruta?)

Psyga (サイガ Saiga?)

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Video game

Main article: Kamen Rider 555 (video game)

A video game based on the series was produced by Bandai for the PlayStation 2. It was a fighting game which featured many of the characters from the TV series. There were several modes of gameplay for either a single play and two players. It was released only in Japan near the end of the TV series on December 18, 2003.[1]

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Cast

Takumi Inui (乾 巧 Inui Takumi?): Kento Handa (半田 健人 Handa Kento?)

Mari Sonoda (園田 真理 Sonoda Mari?): Yuria Haga (芳賀 優里亜 Haga Yuria?)

Keitaro Kikuchi (菊池 啓太郎 Kikuchi Keitarō?): Ken Mizorogi (溝呂木 賢 Mizorogi Ken?)

Yuji Kiba (木場 勇治 Kiba Yūji?): Masayuki Izumi (泉 政行 Izumi Masayuki?)

Yuka Osada (長田 結花 Osada Yuka?): Yoshika Kato (加藤 美佳 Katō Yoshika?)

Naoya Kaido (海堂 直也 Kaidō Naoya?): Mitsuru Karahashi (唐橋 充 Karahashi Mitsuru?)

Masato Kusaka (草加 雅人 Kusaka Masato?): Kohei Murakami (村上 幸平 Murakami Kōhei?)

Shuji Mihara (三原 修二 Mihara Shūji?): Atsushi Harada (原田 篤 Harada Atsushi?)

Rina Abe (阿部 里奈 Abe Rina?): Rie Kasai (河西 りえ Kasai Rie?)

Aki Sawada (澤田 亜希 Sawada Aki?): Gō Ayano (綾野 剛 Ayano Gō?)

Teruo Suzuki (鈴木 照夫 Suzuki Teruo?): Kayato Watanabe (渡辺 彼野人 Watanabe Kayato?)

Joji Soeno (添野 錠二 Soeno Jōji?): Taro Ishida (石田 太郎 Ishida Tarō?)

Sawamura (沢村 Sawamura?): Koji Iwakawa (岩川 幸司 Iwakawa Kōji?)

Hikaru Soeno (添野 ひかる Soeno Hikaru?): Manami Miwake (三訳 真奈美 Miwake Manami?)

Masahiko Minami (南 雅彦 Minami Masahiko?): Atsushi Ogawa (小川 敦史 Ogawa Atsushi?)

J (ジェイ Jei?): Kenneth Duria (ケネス・ヅリア Kenesu Zuria?)

Itsuro Takuma (琢磨 逸郎 Takuma Itsurō?): Jun Yamasaki (山崎 潤 Yamasaki Jun?)

Saeko Kageyama (影山 冴子 Kageyama Saeko?): Waka (和香 Waka?)

Kitazaki (北崎 Kitazaki?): Ray Fujita (藤田 玲 Fujita Rei?)

Smart Lady (スマートレディ Sumāto Redi?): Hitomi Kurihara (栗原 瞳 Kurihara Hitomi?)

Kyoji Murakami (村上 峡児 Murakami Kyōji?): Katsuyuki Murai (村井 克行 Murai Katsuyuki?)

Hanagata (花形 Hanagata?): Koji Naka (中 康治 Naka Kōji?)

Kazufumi Mizuno (水野 和史 Mizuno Kazufumi?): Kengo Ohkuchi (大口 兼悟 Ōkuchi Kengo?)

Tetsuo Itagaki (板垣 哲生 Itagaki Tetsuo?): Atsushi Fukazawa (深沢 敦 Fukazawa Atsushi?)

Takako Shimaji (島地 貴子 Shimaji Takako?): Chika Nakagami (中上 ちか Nakagami Chika?)

Teruo's Shadow (照夫の影 Teruo no Kage?): Shun Kobayashi (小林 俊 Kobayashi Shun?)

Orphnochs (オルフェノク Orufenoku?, Voice): Katsumi Shiono (塩野 勝美 Shiono Katsumi?)

Arch Orphnoch (アークオルフェノク Āku Orufenoku?, Voice): Hiroshi Yanaka (家中 宏 Yanaka Hiroshi?)

Narration, Driver Voice (ナレーション、ドライバー音声 Narēshon, Doraibā Onsei?): Takehiko Kano (假野 剛彦 Kano Takehiko?)

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Guest actors

Chie Morishita (森下 千恵 Morishita Chie?, 1-2): Mika Katsumura (勝村 美香 Katsumura Mika?)

Yuji Kiba's Father (木場 勇治の父 Kiba Yūji no Chichi?, 1): Shinichi Kase (加瀬 慎一 Kase Shinichi?)

Yuji Kiba's Mother (木場 勇治の母 Kiba Yūji no Haha?, 1): Midori Takei (竹井 みどり Takei Midori?)

Akai (赤井 Akai?, 3-4): Katsuyuki Yamazaki (山﨑 勝之 Yamazaki Katsuyuki?)

Eiichi Toda (戸田 英一 Toda Eiichi?, 5-6): Shigeki Kagemaru (影丸 茂樹 Kagemaru Shigeki?)

Professor (教授 Kyōju?, 7-8): Ichiro Ogura (小倉 一郎 Ogura Ichirō?)

Gorgeous Man (ゴージャスな男 Gōjasu na Otoko?, 31-32): Masaki Tachi (舘 正貴 Tachi Masaki?)

Crab Orphnoch (クラブオルフェノク Kurabu Orufenoku?, 41-42, Voice): Satoshi Matsuda (松田 悟志 Matsuda Satoshi?)

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Suit actors

Kamen Rider Faiz, Centipede Orphnoch, Wolf Orphnoch: Seiji Takaiwa (高岩 成二 Takaiwa Seiji?)

Kamen Rider Kaixa, Horse Orphnoch, Goat Orphnoch: Makoto Ito (伊藤 慎 Itō Makoto?)

Kamen Rider Delta, Auto Vajin: Yoshifumi Oshikawa (押川 善文 Oshikawa Yoshifumi?)

Crocodile Orphnoch, Rose Orphnoch, Arch Orphnoch: Jiro Okamoto (岡元 次郎 Okamoto Jirō?)

Crane Orphnoch, Lobster Orphnoch: Takeshi Mizutani (水谷 健 Mizutani Takeshi?)

Spider Orphnoch: Naoki Nagase (永瀬 尚希 Nagase Naoki?)

Snake Orphnoch: Hideki Hato (葉都 英樹 Hato Hideki?), Keizo Yabe (矢部 敬三 Yabe Keizō?)

Dragon Orphnoch: Jun Watanabe (渡辺 淳 Watanabe Jun?)

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Songs

Opening theme

"Justiφ's"

Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi

Composition: Kazuto Sato

Arrangement: Kōtarō Nakagawa

Artist: ISSA (of DA PUMP)

Episodes: 2-49

Ending themes

"Dead or alive"

Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi

Composition: Katsuya Yoshida

Arrangement: Akio Kondo

Artist: Shinichi Ishihara

Episodes: 2-20

"The people with no name"

Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi

Rap Lyrics: m.c.A.T

Composition: Cher Watanabe

Arrangement: RIDER CHIPS

Artist: RIDER CHIPS featuring m.c.A.T

Episodes: 21-32, 39

"EGO ~ eyes glazing over"

Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi

Composition & Arrangement: Cher Watanabe

Artist: ICHIDAI (of ROLL DAYS)

Episodes: 33-38, 41-48

"Justiφ's -Accel Mix-"

Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi

Composition: Kazuto Sato

Arrangement: Kazunori Miyake

Artist: ISSA (of DA PUMP)

Episodes: 40

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Kamen Rider Den-O

Title screen

Genre     Tokusatsu                                           

Created by            Shotaro Ishinomori

Written by              Yasuko Kobayashi

Shōji Yonemura

Directed by           Ryuta Tasaki

                              Takao Nagaishi

                               Tarō Sakamoto

Hidenori Ishida

Osamu Kaneda

Kenzō Maihara

Naomi Tamura

Takayuki Shibasaki

Starring  Takeru Satoh

Yuriko Shiratori

Tamaki Matsumoto

Rina Akiyama

Kenjirō Ishimaru

Yuichi Nakamura

Voices of               Toshihiko Seki

Kōji Yusa

Masaki Terasoma

Kenichi Suzumura

Hōchū Ōtsuka

Theme music composer    Shuhei Naruse

Opening theme    "Climax Jump" by AAA Den-O form

 "Climax Jump DEN-LINER form" by Momotaros, Urataros, Kintaros and Ryutaros

Ending theme      "Double-Action" by Ryotaro Nogami & Momotaros

 "Double-Action Rod form" by Ryotaro Nogami & Urataros

 "Double-Action Ax form" by Ryotaro Nogami & Kintaros

 "Double-Action Gun form" by Ryotaro Nogami & Ryutaros

 "Action-ZERO" by Yuto Sakurai & Deneb

 "Real-Action" by Ryotaro Nogami

Composer(s)        Toshihiko Sahashi

Country of origin  Japan

No. of episodes   49 (List of episodes)

Production

Producer(s)           Atsushi Kaji

 Shinichirō Shirakura

 Naomi Takebe

Running time        24–25 minutes (per episode)

Production company(s)      Toei Company

Distributor             Toei Company

Broadcast

Original channel  TV Asahi

Picture format      720p (HDTV)

Original run           January 28, 2007 – January 20, 2008

Chronology

Preceded by         Kamen Rider Kabuto

Followed by          Kamen Rider Kiva

External links

Website

Kamen Rider Den-O (仮面ライダー電王 Kamen Raidā Den'ō?, Masked Rider Den-O) is the seventeenth installment in the popular Kamen Rider Series of tokusatsu programs. It is a joint collaboration between Ishimori Productions and Toei. It premiered January 28, 2007 on TV Asahi, and concluded airing on January 20, 2008. Its lead actor Takeru Satoh is the first Kamen Rider Series lead born in the Heisei period of Japanese history.

Along with the usual film adaptation that Heisei Kamen Rider series have released during the late summer of their broadcast run, Den-O had a second film released in the spring following its broadcast run which grossed 730 million yen (approximately US$6.8 million)[1] and a series of ten OVA shorts, both of which are firsts for any Kamen Rider. Continuing the trend, Kamen Rider Den-O also had a third film released in October 2008, the first for any Kamen Rider series[1][2] and a second series of 12 OVA shorts was released in November 2008. Takeru Satoh claims that the reason that Den-O has amassed such popularity is because of its comedic timing.[2] A fourth film was released on May 1, 2009,[3] and three more released in the summer of 2010.

The catchphrases for the series are "Traveling through time, here I come!" (時を超えて 俺、参上! Toki o koete ore, sanjō!?) and "The time train, DenLiner! Will its next stop be in the past or the future?" (時の列車デンライナー!次の駅は過去か?未来か? Toki no ressha Denrainā! Tsugi no eki wa kako ka? mirai ka??).Contents [hide]

1 Synopsis

2 Imagin

3 Episodes

4 Films

4.1 I'm Born!

4.2 Climax Deka

4.3 Final Countdown

4.4 Cho-Den-O Series

4.4.1 The Onigashima Warship

4.4.2 Cho-Den-O Trilogy

4.5 Kamen Rider 40th anniversary film

5 Other visual media

5.1 Shin-chan special

5.2 Manga

5.3 Hyper Battle DVD

5.4 Imagin Anime

5.4.1 Shorts

5.5 Momotaros's King of the Castle in Burning Red

5.5.1 Mini episodes

5.6 April 3, 1971

5.7 "DenLiner, Into Space!"

5.8 Parodies

6 Cast

6.1 Voice actors

6.2 Suit actors

6.3 Guest actors

6.4 Guest voice actors

7 Songs

8 International broadcasts

9 References

10 External links

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Synopsis

Main article: List of Kamen Rider Den-O characters

Ryotaro Nogami is a young man with a lot of bad luck. One day, he finds a strange pass and things got stranger from a mysterious girl and a large time-traveling train to being possessed by an entity called an Imagin, beings from an alternate future whose kind are attempting to change the past. Though slightly confused about the nature of the crisis, Ryotaro, along with the aid of the hot-headed, violent Imagin, dubbed Momotaros, becomes Kamen Rider Den-O, traveling to different times on the DenLiner to battle the evil Imagin to prevent them from altering the past to affect the present and future. During his adventure, Ryotaro is joined by other Imagin who aid him as well; the lying, manipulating and womanizing Urataros, the herculean (and narcoleptic) Kintaros, and the childish yet powerful Ryutaros. He later meets the mysterious Yuto Sakurai and his bumbling Imagin partner Deneb. Yuto is not only Kamen Rider Zeronos but is the younger incarnation of Ryotaro's older sister Airi's fiance, Sakurai, who mysteriously disappeared and is tied to the mysteries involving the Imagin and a person known as the Junction Point.

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Imagin

Main article: Imagin

Imagin (イマジン Imajin?) are creatures from the future who have come to the year 2007 in hopes of changing the past to alter their future to their liking. To reach this goal, Imagin grant the wishes of weak-hearted humans and then go back in time to that individual's most precious memory. When they lose control of their humanoid forms, Imagin grow into massive proportions known as Gigandeath.

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Episodes

Main article: List of Kamen Rider Den-O episodesEp#               Title        Writer     Original airdate

1              "Here I Come!"

"Ore, Sanjō!" (俺、参上！)                 Yasuko Kobayashi              January 28, 2007

2              "Ride on Time"

"Raido On Taimu" (ライド・オン・タイム)    Yasuko Kobayashi              February 4, 2007

3              "Outlaw Momotarō"

"Autorō Momotarō" (アウトロー・モモタロー)              Yasuko Kobayashi              February 11, 2007

4              "Get Out, Oni! I'm Serious"

"Oni wa Soto! Boku wa Maji" (鬼は外！僕はマジ)         Yasuko Kobayashi              February 18, 2007

5              "Will You Let Me Fish You?"

"Boku ni Tsuraretemiru?" (僕に釣られてみる？)           Yasuko Kobayashi              February 25, 2007

6              "A Swindler's Dignity"

"Sagishi no Hinkaku" (サギ師の品格)              Yasuko Kobayashi              March 4, 2007

7              "Jealousy Bomber"

"Jerashī Bonbā" (ジェラシー・ボンバー)       Yasuko Kobayashi              March 11, 2007

8              "Sad Melody, Loving Memory"

"Ai Merodī Ai Memorī" (哀メロディ・愛メモリー)         Yasuko Kobayashi              March 18, 2007

9              "You Wept Over My Strength"

"Ore no Tsuyosa ni Omae ga Naita" (俺の強さにお前が泣いた)                Yasuko Kobayashi              March 25, 2007

10           "Hana in a Stormy Singularity Point"

"Hana ni Arashi no Tokuiten" (ハナに嵐の特異点)        Yasuko Kobayashi              April 1, 2007

11           "Madness, Delusion, Baby's Breath"

"Bōsō Mōsō Kasumisō" (暴走・妄想・カスミ草)          Shōji Yonemura   April 8, 2007

12           "Run Taros!"

"Hashire Tarosu!" (走れタロス！)     Shōji Yonemura   April 15, 2007

13           "Okay? Your Answer Doesn't Matter"

"Ii? Kotae wa Kiitenai" (いい？答えは聞いてない)         Yasuko Kobayashi              April 22, 2007

14           "Dance With Dragon"

"Dansu Wizu Doragon" (ダンス・ウィズ・ドラゴン)   Yasuko Kobayashi              April 29, 2007

15           "Bath Jack Panic"

"Basu Jakku Panikku" (銭湯(バス)ジャック・パニック)              Shōji Yonemura   May 6, 2007

16           "Star of Happiness, Criminal's Surrender"

"Kōfuku no Hoshi, Kōfuku no Hoshi" (幸福の星、降伏の犯人(ホシ))        Shōji Yonemura   May 13, 2007

17           "That Guy Just Now! Already in the Past?"

"Ano Hito wa Ima! Mo Kako?" (あの人は今！も過去？)               Yasuko Kobayashi              May 20, 2007

18           "A Clockwork Fiance"

"Tokei Jikake no Fianse" (時計じかけの婚約者(フィアンセ))     Yasuko Kobayashi              May 27, 2007

19           "That Man, Zero's Start"

"Sono Otoko, Zero no Sutāto" (その男、ゼロのスタート)            Yasuko Kobayashi              June 3, 2007

20           "Let Me Say This to Start"

"Saisho ni Itte Oku" (最初に言っておく)          Yasuko Kobayashi              June 10, 2007

21           "Fighting Style"

"Kenka no Ryūgi" (ケンカのリュウ儀)             Yasuko Kobayashi              June 24, 2007

22           "An Unspeakable Future"

"Hanasenai Mirai" (ハナせない未来)                Yasuko Kobayashi              July 1, 2007

23           "Enter the Prince, Kneel Down to Him!"

"Ōji Kōrin, Zu ga Takai!" (王子降臨、頭が高い！)          Yasuko Kobayashi              July 8, 2007

24           "The Prince's Goodbye Lullaby"

"Gubbai Ōji no Rarabai" (グッバイ王子のララバイ)     Yasuko Kobayashi              July 15, 2007

25           "Climax Double Jump"

"Kuraimakkusu Daburu Janpu" (クライマックスＷ(ダブル)ジャンプ)      Yasuko Kobayashi              July 22, 2007

26           "The Ticket to God's Line"

"Kami no Rosen e no Chiketto" (神の路線へのチケット)             Yasuko Kobayashi              July 29, 2007

27           "The Diamond Thieving Fang"

"Daiya o Midasu Kiba" (ダイヤを乱す牙)        Yasuko Kobayashi              August 5, 2007

28           "Too Lucky, Too Excited, Too Strange"

"Tsuki Sugi, Nori Sugi, Kawari Sugi" (ツキすぎ、ノリすぎ、変わりすぎ)                Yasuko Kobayashi              August 12, 2007

29           "Lucky Horror Show"

"Rakkī Horā Shō" (ラッキー・ホラー・ショー)             Yasuko Kobayashi              August 19, 2007

30           "Madam, How About the Fireworks?"

"Oku-san Hanabi dō?" (奥さん花火どう？)    Yasuko Kobayashi              August 26, 2007

31           "Ai Need Yu"

"Ai Nīdo Yū" (愛(アイ)・ニード・侑(ユウ))     Yasuko Kobayashi              September 2, 2007

32           "Last Train Card Zero"

"Shūden Cādo Zero!" (終電カード・ゼロ！) Yasuko Kobayashi              September 9, 2007

33           "Time Troubler Kohana"

"Taimu Toraburā Kohana" (タイムトラブラー・コハナ)             Yasuko Kobayashi              September 16, 2007

34           "The Time Interval Pianist"

"Toki no Hazama no Pianisuto" (時の間のピアニスト)                Yasuko Kobayashi              September 23, 2007

35           "Tragic Resurrection Card Zero"

"Higeki no Fukkatsu Kādo Zero" (悲劇の復活カード・ゼロ)       Yasuko Kobayashi              September 30, 2007

36           "No Possession, No Secession, Train Slash!"

"Tsukazu, Hanarezu, Densha Giri!" (憑かず、離れず、電車斬り！)          Yasuko Kobayashi              October 7, 2007

37           "I Have The Face For It, Don't I?"

"Ore, Sōiu Kao Shiterudaro?" (俺、そういう顔してるだろ？)    Yasuko Kobayashi              October 14, 2007

38           "The King Train Within the Train Terminal"

"Densha no Naka no Denshaō" (電車の中の電車王)    Yasuko Kobayashi              October 21, 2007

39           "The Rider Disappears As Well"

"Soshite Raidā mo Inakunaru" (そしてライダーもいなくなる) Yasuko Kobayashi              October 28, 2007

40           "Change Imagin World"

"Chenji Imajin Wārudo" (チェンジ・イマジン・ワールド)          Yasuko Kobayashi              November 11, 2007

41           "Candy Scandal"

"Kyandi Sukyandaru" (キャンディ・スキャンダル)      Yasuko Kobayashi              November 18, 2007

42           "Memory Update"

"Omoide Appudēto" (想い出アップデート)    Yasuko Kobayashi              November 25, 2007

43           "Something Missing"

"Samushingu Misshingu" (サムシング・ミッシング)   Yasuko Kobayashi              December 2, 2007

44           "Resolution of a Single-Action"

"Ketsui no Shinguru Akushon" (決意のシングルアクション)      Yasuko Kobayashi              December 9, 2007

45           "Reliving a Blank Day"

"Yomigaeru Kūhaku no Ichinichi" (甦る空白の一日)     Yasuko Kobayashi              December 16, 2007

46           "Now to Reveal Love and Truth"

"Ima Akasu Ai to Kotowari" (今明かす愛と理)                Yasuko Kobayashi              December 23, 2007

47           "You Wept Over My End"

"Ore no Saigo ni Omae ga Naita" (俺の最期にお前が泣いた)     Yasuko Kobayashi              January 6, 2008

48           "Opposite Goodbyes..."

"Urahara na Wakare..." (ウラ腹な別れ・・・)               Yasuko Kobayashi              January 13, 2008

Finale     "The Climax Goes on No Matter What"

"Kuraimakkusu wa Tsuzuku yo Dokomademo" (クライマックスは続くよどこまでも)        Yasuko Kobayashi              January 20, 2008

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Films

A rarity for the Kamen Rider Series, Kamen Rider Den-O has had multiple theatrical releases, the most recent being a trilogy of films released on May 22, June 5, and June 19, 2010.

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I'm Born!

Main article: Kamen Rider Den-O: I'm Born!

Kamen Rider Den-O The Movie: I'm Born! (劇場版　仮面ライダー電王　俺、誕生！ Gekijōban Kamen Raidā Den'ō Ore, Tanjō!?) premiered on August 4, 2007. This is the second Heisei era film in the Kamen Rider Series to be part of the storyline of its television series since Kamen Rider Agito. The film features the renegade Kamen Rider Gaoh who takes control of the DenLiner to bring it to the Edo period to find his own train, the GaohLiner, so he can take over all of time and space.[4][5] Alongside I am Born!, the Juken Sentai Gekiranger movie Juken Sentai Gekiranger: Nei-Nei! Hō-Hō! Hong Kong Decisive Battle was shown as double feature. A short animated feature called Momotaros's Summer Vacation was shown along with the films, as well.

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Climax Deka

Main article: Kamen Rider Den-O & Kiva: Climax Deka

A movie titled Kamen Rider Den-O & Kiva The Movie: Climax Deka (劇場版　仮面ライダー電王＆キバ　クライマックス刑事（デカ） Gekijōban Kamen Raidā Den'ō ando Kiba Kuraimakkusu Deka?) appeared in theaters on April 12, 2008. It features a meeting between the characters of Den-O and the characters of Kamen Rider Kiva. The animated short Momotaros's Let's Go Kiva! (モモタロスのキバっていくぜ！ Momotarosu no Kiba tte Ikuze!?) was shown as double feature.[6][7][8][9] Climax Deka grossed 730 million yen in box office and DVD sales.[1]

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Final Countdown

Main article: Saraba Kamen Rider Den-O: Final Countdown

A third film adaptation of Kamen Rider Den-O titled Saraba Kamen Rider Den-O The Movie: Final Countdown (劇場版　さらば仮面ライダー電王　ファイナル・カウントダウン Gekijōban Saraba Kamen Raidā Den'ō Fainaru Kauntodaun?) was released in Japanese theaters on October 4, 2008.[10] The film features characters such as Kamen Rider New Den-O (仮面ライダーＮＥＷ電王 Kamen Raidā Nyū Den'ō?), Kamen Rider Yuuki (仮面ライダー幽汽 Kamen Raidā Yūki?), the Imagin Teddy (テディ Tedi?), and the Ghost Imagin (ゴーストイマジン Gōsuto Imajin?), the Phantom Imagin (ファントムイマジン Fantomu Imajin?), and the Shadow Imagin (シャドウイマジン Shadō Imajin?). The animated short Imagin Anime: Be Forever Momotaros -Imagin Terminal Station-/The Movie (イマジンあにめ「モモタロスよ永遠に　－イマジン終着駅－／劇場版」 Imajin Anime Momotarosu yo Towa ni -Imajin Shūchakueki-/Gekijōban?) was shown as double feature.[1]

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Cho-Den-O Series

Main article: Cho-Den-O Series

Initially, a press release from Toei Company released on January 29, 2009, announced that there will be a fourth film for Kamen Rider Den-O. It was in production as of January 29, 2009, and was scheduled to be released in April 2009.[3] On February 9, 2009, Toei revealed that this film was to be the first in the "Cho-Den-O" Series (「超・電王」シリーズ "Chō-Den'ō" Shirīzu?), a new multimedia franchise featuring the cast and characters of Kamen Rider Den-O and its films.[11]

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The Onigashima Warship

Main article: Cho Kamen Rider Den-O & Decade Neo Generations: The Onigashima Warship

The first of the films in this series is titled Cho Kamen Rider Den-O & Decade Neo Generations The Movie: The Onigashima Warship (劇場版 超・仮面ライダー電王＆ディケイド ＮＥＯ ジェネレーションズ 鬼ヶ島の戦艦 Gekijōban Chō-Kamen Raidā Den'ō ando Dikeido Neo Jenerēshonzu Onigashima no Senkan?), featuring the cast and characters of I'm Born!, Final Countdown, Kiva, and Kamen Rider Decade.

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Cho-Den-O Trilogy

Main article: Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider The Movie: Cho-Den-O Trilogy

Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider The Movie: Cho-Den-O Trilogy (仮面ライダー×仮面ライダー×仮面ライダー　THE MOVIE 超・電王トリロジー Kamen Raidā × Kamen Raidā × Kamen Raidā Za Mūbī: Chō Den'ō Torirojī?) is the name given to a series of three films released in a four week period between May 22 and June 19, 2010. The films, Episode Red, Blue, and Yellow, each focus on a different Kamen Rider's story. Episode Red is Kamen Rider Zeronos's chapter, and Yuichi Nakamura reprises his role for the film. Episode Blue is Kamen Rider New Den-O's chapter, and Dori Sakurada reprises his role for the film. Episode Yellow is Kamen Rider Diend's chapter, and Kimito Totani reprises his role for the film.[12]

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Kamen Rider 40th anniversary film

Main article: OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders

OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders (オーズ・電王・オールライダー レッツゴー仮面ライダー Ōzu Den'ō Ōru Raidā: Rettsu Gō Kamen Raidā?)[13], set for release on April 1, 2011, will commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Kamen Rider Series featuring the cast and characters of Kamen Rider Den-O, Kamen Rider OOO, and other characters from the past franchise series.[14]

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Other visual media

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Shin-chan special

Main article: Kamen Rider Den-O + Shin-O

Crayon Shin-chan aired a special episode on August 3, 2007, where Shin-chan meets Ryotaro, Hana, Naomi, the Owner, and Momotaros on the DenLiner. This special is titled "Crayon Shin-chan Midsummer Night: Here I Come! The Storm is Called Den-O vs. Shin-O 60 Minute Special!!" (クレヨンしんちゃん　真夏の夜に　オラ　参上！　嵐を呼ぶ　電王ＶＳしん王　６０分スペシャル！！ Kureyon Shinchan Manatsu no Yoru ni Ora Sanjō! Arashi o Yobu Den'ō VS Shin'ō Rokujuppun Supesharu!!?).[15][16]

In a later rerun of the special, Shin-chan and Nene meet up with Den-O, again, although to act as a teaser for the final episodes of Kamen Rider Den-O and to introduce Kamen Rider Kiva along with Ryotaro Nogami (Takeru Satoh) and Wataru Kurenai (Koji Seto).[17] The live action Shin-chan also meets with the cast of Juken Sentai Gekiranger for the teaser of their final episodes and later with the cast of Engine Sentai Go-onger to air the trailer for their series.

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Manga

A manga adaptation by Takayuki Sakai (坂井 孝行 Sakai Takayuki?) appeared in the November 2007 issue of Shōgaku Ichinensei (小学一年生?). It features a series of events involved with Hana's upcoming birthday and an evil Kamen Rider appearing with an army of Imagin at his disposal.

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Hyper Battle DVD

Taking place between episodes 44 and 45, Kamen Rider Den-O: Singing, Dancing, Great Training!! (仮面ライダー電王 うたって、おどって、大とっくん!! Kamen Raidā Den'ō: Utatte, Odotte, Daitokkun!!?) is a series of exercises that Ryotaro Nogami, Kohana, Momotaros, Urataros, Kintaros, Ryutaros, Deneb, and Sieg join in to get Ryotaro into shape so he can fight. But when the additional help (the Spider Imagin, the Wolf Imagin, and Ari the Anthopper Imagin) go rogue, Ryotaro becomes Kamen Rider Den-O Liner Form to use his training against the evil Imagin.

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Imagin Anime

Animate in conjunction with Ishimori Productions, TV Asahi, ADK, and Toei, have produced a series of OVA shorts for Den-O titled Kamen Rider Den-O: Collection DVD: "Imagin Anime" (仮面ライダー電王 コレクションＤＶＤ「イマジンあにめ」 Kamen Raidā Den'ō Korekushon Dī Bui Dī Imajin Anime?) featuring super deformed versions of the main Imagin that have been used in Animate's products for the series.[18] A second set of animated shorts called Imagin Anime 2 (イマジンあにめ 2 Imajin Anime Tsū?) was released for sale on November 22, 2008, including cameos by the Wolf and the Ghost Imagin.[19] A third set of animated shorts called Imagin Anime 3 (イマジンあにめ 3 Imajin Anime Surī?) was to be released in December 2009, but has been pushed back to Spring 2010. This date was pushed back, again, to October 21, 2010.

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Shorts

Imagin Anime

Momotaros's Momotarō (モモタロスのももたろう Momotarosu no Momotarō?)

Urataros's Deceitful Vacation (ウラタロスのずるやすみ Uratarosu no Zuru Yasumi?)

Kin-chan's First Love (キンちゃんの初恋 Kin-chan no Hatsukoi?)

Ryutarō's Secret (リュウタローのひみつ Ryūtarō no Himitsu?)

How is Deneb Candy Made? (デネブキャンディができるまで？ Denebu Kyandi ga Dekiru made??)

Maagi Magi: Masieg (マージマジ・マジーク Māji Maji: Majīku?)

Momotaros's Momotarō: Part 2 (モモタロスのももたろう・パート２ Momotarosu no Momotarō: Pāto Tsu?)

A Letter from Sis (お姉ちゃんからの手紙 Oneechan kara no Tegami?)

Super Doctor Momo (スーパードクター・モモ Sūpā Dokutā Momo?)

Imagin Space Travel (イマジン宇宙旅行 Imajin Uchū Ryokō?)

Imagin Anime 2

Teru-teru Ryuta (てるてるリュウタ Teruteru Ryūta?)

Kin-chan's Tufts (キンちゃんのふっさり Kin-chan no Fussari?)

Momotaros' Flower Fortune Telling (モモタロスの花占い Momotarosu no Hana Uranai?)

Let's Decide Upon a Catchphrase (決めゼリフを考えよう Kime Zerifu o Kangaeyō?)

Ura-san is a Great Detective! (ウラさんは名探偵！ Urasan wa Meitantei!?)

Best of Luck Wolf! (がんばれウルフ！ Ganbare Urufu!?)

Imagin Mart (イマジンマート Imajin Māto?)

Sieg is Oookaaay (ジークはだいじょうぶだぁ Jīku wa Daijōbu daa?)

Stupid Momo vs. Nosy Woman (バカモモVSハナクソ女 Baka Momo tai Hanakuso Onna?)

Document: The Bullet Train Rider (ドキュメント・ザ・電車ライダー Dokyumento Za Densha Raidā?)

Urashima Taro (ウラ島太郎 Urashima Tarō?)

Be Forever Momotaros: Imagin Terminal Station (モモタロスよ永遠に　～イマジン終着駅 Momotarosu yo Towa ni ~Imajin Shūchakueki?)

Imagin Anime 3

Momotaros's Pudding Shop (モモタロスのプリン屋さん Momotarosu no Purin'yasan?)

Imagin in Wonderland (イマジン イン ワンダーランド Imajin In Wandārando?)

Search on Google! Kintarō (ぐぐれ！金太郎 Gugure! Kintarō?)

I'm Infected! (俺、伝染！ Ore, Kansen!?)

Kamen Rider Secret Room (仮面ライダー秘密部屋 Kamen Raidā Himitsu Beya?)

Episode Red: Yuto's Life (EPISODE RED ユートの一生 Episōdo Reddo Yūto no Isshō?)

Episode Blue: Teddy-san is a Great Detective (EPISODE BLUE テディさんは名探偵 Episōdo Burū Tedisan wa Meitantei?)

Episode Yellow: Imagin Anime 3D (EPISODE YELLOW イマジンあにめ3D Episōdo Ierō Imajin Anime Surī Dī?)

Imagin Family Drifting Story (イマジン一家漂流記 Imajin Ikka Hyōryūki?)

Ryutaros and an Autumn Flower (リュウタロスと秋の花 Ryūtarosu to Aki no Hana?)

J-MEN's Pudding Shop (J-MENのプリン屋さん Jei Men no Purin'yasan?)

You Will Find the Ul*ra Planet (きみにも見えるウル○ラの星 Kimi ni mo Mieru Uru*ra no Hoshi?)

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Momotaros's King of the Castle in Burning Red

As a tie in with Kamen Rider Kiva: King of the Castle in the Demon World, the Tarōs starred in a series of four short episodes called Momotaros's King of the Castle in Burning Red (モモタロスのまっかっか城の王 Momotarosu no Makkakka-jō no Ō?), where they get into another crazy adventure as they take the Ginjiro out for a spin. The first three episodes are one-minute-long, airing from July 20 to August 3 after Kamen Rider Kiva, depicting the Taros in reviewing the Go-onger and Kiva movies before Ryutaros is kidnapped by Kamen Rider Rey. The fourth two-minute-long episode showed in theaters after Kamen Rider Kiva: King of the Castle in the Demon World and Engine Sentai Go-onger: Boom Boom! Bang Bang! GekijōBang!!, with Ryutaros found by Momotaros as reenactments of the two movies by the Taros are played on the movie screen. Toshihiko Seki will reprise his role as the Imagin Momotaros[20][21][22][23] and Kōji Yusa, Masaki Terasoma, and Kenichi Suzumura also reprise their roles as Urataros, Kintaros, and Ryutaros, respectively. There was a "Burning Red Ver." (まっかっかVer. Makkakka Bā?) and a "Yellow Ver." (まっきっきVer. Makkikki Bā?) of the short film, shown at specific theaters based on the announcement that Saraba Kamen Rider Den-O: Final Countdown would be playing at that theater.

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Mini episodes

The Castle in the Demon World Mystery is Solved! (魔界城の謎を解け！ Makaijō no Nazo o Toke!?)

Samurai World's Warriors (サムライワールドの戦士 Samurai Wārudo no Senshi?)

Fight! Kaijin Army (戦え！怪人軍団 Tatakae! Kaijin Gundan?)

Momotaros's King of the Castle in Burning Red (モモタロスのまっかっか城の王 Momotarosu no Makkakkajō no Ō?)

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April 3, 1971

The S.I.C. Hero Saga side story published in Monthly Hobby Japan magazine for Den-O is titled Kamen Rider Den-O: April 3, 1971 (仮面ライダー電王 -1971年4月3日- Kamen Raidā Den'ō: Ichisen Kyūhyaku Nanajū Ichi Nen Shigatsu Mikka?). Running from December 2008 to October 2009, the story expands upon the events of Climax Deka and Kamen Rider Nega Den-O's travel through time joining forces with the Great Leader of Shocker, with Den-O and Zeronos joining forces with the original Shōwa Kamen Riders to fight them. It features original characters Negataros Spirit Form (ネガタロス精神体 Negatarosu Seishintai?) and Negataros's form as Great Leader Ganseki (岩石大首領 Ganseki Daishuryō?).

Chapter titles

Imagin Revival (復活のイマジン Fukkatsu no Imajin?)

Negataros Army (ネガタロス軍団 Negataros Gundan?)

Shocker Leader (ショッカー首領 Shokkā Shuryō?)

The Capture of Yuto Sakurai (囚われの桜井侑斗 Toraware no Sakurai Yūto?)

Five Plus One (５＋１ Go Tasu Ichi?)

Comrade (仲間 Nakama?)

True Form (正体 Shōtai?)

Great Leader Ganseki (岩石大首領 Ganseki Daishuryō?)

Seven Riders (７人ライダー Shichinin Raidā?)

Ten Riders (１０人ライダー Jūnin Raidā?)

From the Window of the Den-Liner (デンライナーの車窓から Denrainā no Shasō kara?)

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"DenLiner, Into Space!"

"Kamen Rider Kiva & Den-O: DenLiner, Into Space!" (仮面ライダーキバ＆電王 デンライナー、宇宙へ！ Kamen Raidā Kiba ando Den'ō Denrainā, Uchū e!?) is a planetarium show using the cast of Kiva and Den-O to teach children about the universe. It is being shown at the Kagoshima Municipal Science Hall's planetarium between January 2 and March 30, 2009.[23][24][25]

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Parodies

Kamen Rider Den-O has been parodied and referenced in recent episodes of various anime.

Part A of episode 169 of Sgt. Frog (ケロロ軍曹 Keroro Gunsō?) was titled "Urere: King of the Trains" (ウレレ 電車の王様 であります Urere Densha no Ōsama de Arimasu?) and featured the Keroro Platoon piloting various frog-themed bullet trains similar to the control of the DenLiner. The episode featured phrases such as "Here I come!" (僕、参上！ Boku, sanjō!?), "I am from the start, at the climax" (僕は最初からクライマックスだよ Boku wa saisho kara kuraimakkusu dayo?), and "My finishing attack…" (僕の必殺技… Boku no hissatsu waza…?) spoken by Urere (Urere replaced Momotaros's boastful "Ore" (俺?) with the more humble "Boku" (僕?)). Urere is also voiced by Toshihiko Seki, who also provides the voice of Momotaros in Den-O. The phrase "It's good! It's great! It's awesome!" (いーじゃん！いーじゃん！スゲーじゃん？！ Ī jan! Ī jan! Sugē jan?!?) is spoken by Giroro, as these are the lyrics of "Climax Jump", the opening theme song of Den-O. Keroro also re-enacts the opening sequence of Den-O on his "KeroLiner" (ケロライナー Kerorainā?).

Episode 16 of Hayate the Combat Butler (ハヤテのごとく! Hayate no Gotoku!?) featured "guest" appearances of the DenGasher Sword, Rod, and Ax Modes as well as cameo appearances of the Owner, Momotaros, and Hana on a train very similar to the DenLiner Gouka.

In episode 65 of Gintama, Okita uses Ryutaros' catchphrase "Is it okay if I beat you? Your answer doesn't matter!" (倒してもいい？答えは聞いてないけど！ Taoshite mo ii? Kotae wa kiitenai kedo!?) and his eyes flash purple while battling Kagura. Episode 89 of Gintama also features this visual gag. Kenichi Suzumura, who voices Ryutaros in Den-O, voices Okita in Gintama.

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Cast

Ryotaro Nogami (野上 良太郎 Nogami Ryōtarō?): Takeru Satoh (佐藤 健 Satō Takeru?)

Hana (ハナ Hana?): Yuriko Shiratori (白鳥 百合子 Shiratori Yuriko?)

Kohana (コハナ Kohana?): Tamaki Matsumoto (松元 環季 Matsumoto Tamaki?)

Naomi (ナオミ Naomi?): Rina Akiyama (秋山 莉奈 Akiyama Rina?)

Owner/Opening Narration, Station Master (オーナー／オープニングナレーション、駅長 Ōnā/Ōpuningu Narēshon, Ekichō?): Kenjirō Ishimaru (石丸 謙二郎 Ishimaru Kenjirō?)

Airi Nogami (野上 愛理 Nogami Airi?): Wakana Matsumoto (松本 若菜 Matsumoto Wakana?)

Seigi Ozaki (尾崎 正義 Ozaki Seigi?): Akira Nagata (永田 彬 Nagata Akira?) of RUN&GUN

Issē Miura (三浦 イッセー Miura Issē?): Ryo Ueno (上野 亮 Ueno Ryō?)

Yuto Sakurai (桜井 侑斗 Sakurai Yūto?): Yuichi Nakamura (中村 優一 Nakamura Yūichi?)

Past Man (過去の男 Kako no Otoko?): Tomonobu Okano (岡野 友信 Okano Tomonobu?)

Kai (カイ Kai?): Hideo Ishiguro (石黒 英雄 Ishiguro Hideo?)

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Voice actors

For the portrayals of the Tarōs by Toshihiko Seki, Kōji Yusa, Masaki Terasoma, and Kenichi Suzumura, Kamen Rider Den-O was given the Synergy Award at the second Seiyu Awards.[26]

Momotaros (モモタロス Momotarosu?): Toshihiko Seki (関 俊彦 Seki Toshihiko?)

Urataros (ウラタロス Uratarosu?): Kōji Yusa (遊佐 浩二 Yusa Kōji?)

Kintaros (キンタロス Kintarosu?): Masaki Terasoma (てらそま まさき Terasoma Masaki?)

Ryutaros (リュウタロス Ryūtarosu?): Kenichi Suzumura (鈴村 健一 Suzumura Ken'ichi?)

Deneb (デネブ Denebu?): Hōchū Ōtsuka (大塚 芳忠 Ōtsuka Hōchū?)

Sieg (ジーク Jīku?, 23-24, 49): Shin-ichiro Miki (三木 眞一郎 Miki Shin'ichirō?)

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Suit actors

Kamen Rider Den-O/Momotaros: Seiji Takaiwa (高岩 成二 Takaiwa Seiji?), Motokuni Nakagawa (中川 素州 Nakagawa Motokuni?, sub)

Urataros: Eitoku (永徳 Eitoku?)

Kintaros: Jirō Okamoto (岡元 次郎 Okamoto Jirō?)

Ryutaros: Toshihiro Ogura (おぐら としひろ Ogura Toshihiro?)

Kamen Rider Zeronos: Makoto Ito (伊藤 慎 Itō Makoto?)

Deneb: Yoshifumi Oshikawa (押川 善文 Oshikawa Yoshifumi?)

Sieg: Naoki Nagase (永瀬 尚希 Nagase Naoki?)

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Guest actors

Yū Yamagoshi (山越 佑 Yamagoshi Yū?) (3-4): Kazuki Namioka (波岡 一喜 Namioka Kazuki?)

Yumi Saitō (斉藤 優美 Saitō Yumi?) (7-8): Hitomi Kurihara (栗原 瞳 Kurihara Hitomi?)

Masaru Honjō (本条 勝 Honjō Masaru?) (9-10): Kenta Uchino (内野 謙太 Uchino Kenta?)

Shūji Toyama (戸山 秀二 Toyama Shūji?) (13-14): Shun Ueda (うえだ 峻 Ueda Shun?)

Shūjirō Hakamada (袴田 秀次郎 Hakamada Shūjirō?) (15-16): Hayato Ōshiba (大柴 隼人 Ōshiba Hayato?)

Yuka Sawada (沢田 由香 Sawada Yuka?) (17-18, 33): Hikari Mitsushima (満島 ひかり Mitsushima Hikari?)

Gaoh (牙王 Gaō?) (25-28): Hiroyuki Watanabe (渡辺 裕之 Watanabe Hiroyuki?)

Masashi Aoki (青木 雅史 Aoki Masashi?) (25-26): Kōhei Yamamoto (山本 康平 Yamamoto Kōhei?)

Machida (町田 Machida?) (29): Takuma Sugawara (菅原 卓磨 Sugawara Takuma?)

Tooru Terasaki (寺崎 トオル Terasaki Tōru?) (30): Tsuyoshi Hayashi (林 剛史 Hayashi Tsuyoshi?)

Yamaguchi (山口 Yamaguchi?) (35-36): Yōichi Furuya (古屋 暢一 Furuya Yōichi?)

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Guest voice actors

For all of the guest voice actors, see Imagin.

Bat Imagin (バットイマジン Batto Imajin?, 1-2): Kiyoyuki Yanada (梁田 清之 Yanada Kiyoyuki?)

Crust Imagin (クラストイマジン Kurasuto Imajin?, 5-6): Kyousei Tsukui (津久井 教生 Tsukui Kyōsei?)

Crow Imagin (クロウイマジン Kurou Imajin?, 7-8): Rintarō Nishi (西 凛太朗 Nishi Rintarō?)

Rhino Imagin (ライノイマジン Raino Imajin?, 9-10): Tsuyoshi Koyama (小山 剛志 Koyama Tsuyoshi?)

Owl Imagin (オウルイマジン Ouru Imajin?, 13-14), Albinoleo Imagin (アルビノレオイマジン Arubinoreo Imagin?, 43-46): Takaya Kuroda (黒田 崇矢 Kuroda Takaya?)

Wolf Imagin (ウルフイマジン Urufu Imajin?, 17-18): Nobuyuki Hiyama (檜山 修之 Hiyama Nobuyuki?)

Jelly Imagin (ジェリーイマジン Jerī Imajin?, 19-20): Ryūsei Nakao (中尾 隆聖 Nakao Ryūsei?)

Tortoice Imagin (トータスイマジン Tōtasu Imajin?, 21-22), Panda Rabbit Imagin (パンダラビットイマジン Panda Rabitto Imajin?, 39): Kōji Ochiai (落合 弘治 Ochiai Kōji?)

Molech Imagin (モレクイマジン Moreku Imajin?, 27): Hidenori Tokuyama (徳山 秀典 Tokuyama Hidenori?)

Kraken Imagin (クラーケンイマジン Kurāken Imajin?, 33-34): Tetsu Inada (稲田 徹 Inada Tetsu?)

Leo Imagin (レオイマジン Reo Imajin?, 37-38): Kazuhiro Yamaji (山路 和弘 Yamaji Kazuhiro?)

Death Imagin (デスイマジン Desu Imajin?, 48-49): Hiroshi Yanaka (家中 宏 Yanaka Hiroshi?)

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Songs

Main article: Music of Kamen Rider Den-O

 The cover for the "Climax Jump" single featuring Kamen Rider Den-O Sword Form.

The initial songs for the series, opening theme "Climax Jump" and ending theme "Double-Action", had multiple rearrangements to be used for other characters that were featured in the series. For all information on musical releases for Kamen Rider Den-O, see Kamen Rider Den-O discography.

Opening themes

"Climax Jump"

"Climax Jump DEN-LINER form"

Ending themes

"Double-Action"

"Double-Action Rod form"

"Double-Action Ax form"

"Double-Action Gun form"

"Action-ZERO"

"Real-Action"

"Double-Action Wing form"

Insert songs

"Climax Jump HIPHOP ver."

"Double-Action Piano form (1-4)"

"Double-Action Coffee form"

"Climax Jump Dark HIPHOP ver."

Other songs

"Yume de Aeta Nara…" (夢で逢えたなら…?, If We Met in a Dream…)

"Double-Action GAOH form"

"DEN-O VOCAL TRACKS LINER (C-J D-A nonstop re-connection)"

"Action-ZERO Piano form"

"Double-Action CLIMAX form"

"Climax Jump the Final"

"Cho Climax Jump" (超 Climax Jump Chō Kuraimakkusu Janpu?)

"Action-ZERO 2010"

"Double-Action Strike form"

"Climax-Action ~The Den-O History~" (Climax Action ~The 電王 History~?)

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International broadcasts

In 2009, South Korean broadcasters began airing Den-O under the title Masked Rider Den-O (가면라이더 덴오 Gamyeon Raideo Deno).[27]

In 2011, the dubbed version of the series also aired on Indonesian's free-to-air TV channel Trans 7 on Sunday mornings at 9:30am.

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External links

Kamen Rider Den-O at TV Asahi

Kamen Rider Den-O at Toei

Music of Kamen Rider Den-O at Avex TraxPreceded by

Kabuto   Kamen Rider

 2007 – 2008        Succeeded by

Kiva

Kamen Rider Den-Ov · d · e

Kamen Riders      Den-O • Zeronos • Gaoh • Mini Den-O • Nega Den-O • Yuuki • New Den-O • G Den-O                                         ソード

                ロッド

超            電王       

               

 アックス              

 ガン

Other characters  List of characters • Imagin • Goludora & Shilubara • Kamen Rider Diend • Shocker

Films      I'm Born! • Climax Deka • Final Countdown

Cho-Den-O Series              The Onigashima Warship • Cho-Den-O Trilogy • Let's Go Kamen Riders

Music:    "Climax Jump" • "Double-Action"

Other media         List of episodes • Shin-O • Imagin Anime