Kamen Rider Zi-O

Kamen Rider Zi-O
Genre
Created by Shotaro Ishinomori
Written by Kento Shimoyama
Directed by
Starring
Narrated by
Opening theme "Over "Quartzer"" by Shuta Sueyoshi feat. ISSA
Composer(s) Toshihiko Sahashi
Country of origin Japan
Original language(s) Japanese
Production
Producer(s)
  • Motoi Sasaki (TV Asahi)
  • Chihiro Inoue (TV Asahi)
  • Ayumi Kanno (TV Asahi)
  • Shinichiro Shirakura (Toei)
  • Naomi Takebe (Toei)
Running time 24–25 min. (per episode)
Production company(s)
Distributor Toei Company
Release
Original network TV Asahi
Picture format 1080i (HDTV)
Original release September 2, 2018
Chronology
Preceded by Kamen Rider Build
External links
Website
Production website

Kamen Rider Zi-O (仮面ライダージオウ, Kamen Raidā Jiō)[1] is a Japanese tokusatsu drama in Toei Company's Kamen Rider Series. It is the twenty-ninth television series overall, as well as the twentieth and final series in the Heisei period run[2]. Toei registered the Kamen Rider Zi-O trademark on May 5, 2018.[3] The show premiered on September 2, 2018, following the finale of Kamen Rider Build, joining Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger VS Keisatsu Sentai Patranger in the Super Hero Time line-up. Much like Kamen Rider Decade, it commemorates all of the Heisei-era Kamen Riders to date.

Plot

Sougo Tokiwa, a high school student born in 2000, dreams of one day becoming a king. He finds himself recruited by a mysterious girl named Tsukuyomi, who came from a dystopic future in the year 2068 and gives him an ominous warning: "You will become Kamen Rider Zi-O, the King of Time; the demon destined to rule the world." While troubled by his possibly cursed fate, Sougo becomes Zi-O so he can save the time and space continuum while encountering his various Heisei Kamen Rider predecessors. However, also from the same future as Tsukuyomi appear enemies such as Geiz Myōkōin, a resistance fighter from 2068 who transforms into Kamen Rider Geiz and intends to kill Zi-O to change the future, and the Time Jackers, a group seeking to change history by creating Kamen Rider-based monsters known as the Another Riders.[2]

Episodes

No.TitleOriginal air date
1"Kingdom 2068"
"Kingudamu Nisen-rokujū-hachi" (キングダム2068)		September 2, 2018
Sougo Tokiwa is a 18-year-old high school student who dreams of one day becoming a king. When visitors from the future reveal that he will one day become a tyrant who enslaves the entire world, Sougo becomes Kamen Rider Zi-O and embarks in a journey across time to change his fate.
2"Best Match 2017"
"Besuto Matchi Nisen-jū-nana" (ベストマッチ2017)		September 9, 2018
While dealing with the mysterious Time Jackers and the time assassin Geiz, Sougo travels a year back in time to the year 2017, to stop the Time Jackers' plan to replace Sento Kiryū with their own, twisted version of Kamen Rider Build.
3"Doctor Gamer 2018"
"Dokutā Gēmā Nisen-jū-hachi" (ドクターゲーマー2018)		September 16, 2018
By Tsukuyomi's request, Geiz delays his plan to kill Sougo and they decide to keep watching him for a while, when they take heed of a mystery related to the Genius Gamer M.
4"No Continue 2016"
"Nō Kontinyū Nisen-jū-roku" (ノーコンティニュー2016)		September 23, 2018
By the Time Jackers' interference, another Kamen Rider-like monster was created, erasing all memories of Kamen Rider Ex-Aid from history. Sougo and his companions offer their help for Emu Hojo to regain his powers, but Emu insists that he must do it by his own way.
5"Switch On! 2011"
"Suitchi On! Nisen-jū-ichi" (スイッチオン！2011)		September 30, 2018
While investigating a string of mysterious disappearances at Amanogawa High School, Sougo and company encounter both an Another Rider and the high school's Kamen Rider Club.
6"555・913・2003"
"Faizu Kaiza Nisen-san" (555・913・2003)		October 7, 2018
Just when the case seemed solved, from the body of Another Fourze, a second monster, Another Faiz emerges. Sougo then must join forces with Kamen Rider Faiz to defeat it.
7"Magic Showtime 2018"
"Majikku Shōtaimu Nisen-jū-hachi" (マジック・ショータイム2018)		October 14, 2018
Sougo and company learn about a suspicious magic show and investigate if an Another Rider is involved.
8"Beauty & Beast 2012"
"Byūti Ando Bīsuto Nisen-jū-ni" (ビューティ＆ビースト2012)		October 21, 2018
Tsukuyomi falls victim of Another Wizard's powers and Geiz, blaming Sougo for what happened to her, departs to confront the enemy alone, when Kamen Rider Beast appears to help them.

Films

Kamen Rider Zi-O made his first appearance as a cameo in the film Kamen Rider Build the Movie: Be the One.

Heisei Generations Forever

The third film under the Heisei Generations title, and the tenth Movie War film, Kamen Rider Heisei Generations Forever (仮面ライダー平成ジェネレーションズ FOREVER, Kamen Raidā Heisei Jenerēshonzu Fōebā), planned to be released on December 22, 2018, is a cross-over between Zi-O, and its predecessor, Build.[4]

Special episodes

Kamen Rider Zi-O: Supplementary Plan (仮面ライダージオウ 補完計画, Kamen Raidā Jiō Hokan Keikaku) is a web-exclusive series released on Toei Tokusatsu Fan Club. It accompanies the airing of the main series' episode the day after it.

  • Episode 1.5: Mystery of Naming (ネーミングの謎, Nēmingu no Nazo)
  • Episode 2.5: Rules of the World (世界のルール, Sekai no Rūru)
  • Episode 3.5: Regal Spoilers (王位なるネタバレ, Ōi Naru Netabare)
  • Episode 4.5: Confession from A-Legends (Aレジェンドの告白, Ē Rejendo no Kokuhaku)
  • Episode 5.5: Sougo Tokiwa and the Mysterious Phone (トキワ荘ゴと謎電話, Tokiwa Sōgo to Nazo Denwa)
  • Episode 6.5: The Secret of Fourze 555 (フォーゼ555の秘密, Fōze Faizu no Himitsu)
  • Episode 7.5: Who Is the Worst Black? (最悪のブラックは誰だ, Saiaku no Burakku wa Dare da)

Video game

Kamen Rider: Climax Scramble in Japan known as Kamen Rider: Climax Scramble Zi-O (仮面ライダー クライマックススクランブル ジオウ, Kamen Raidā Kuraimakkusu Sukuranburu Jiō), the seventh installment of the Kamen Rider: Climax series, will be released on November 29, 2018 for Nintendo Switch.[5]

Cast

  • Sougo Tokiwa (常磐 ソウゴ, Tokiwa Sōgo): So Okuno (奥野 壮, Okuno Sō)
  • Geiz Myōkōin (明光院 ゲイツ, Myōkōin Geitsu): Gaku Oshida (押田 岳, Oshida Gaku)
  • Tsukuyomi (ツクヨミ): Shieri Ohata (大幡 しえり, Ōhata Shieri)
  • Wars (ウォズ, Wozu): Keisuke Watanabe (渡邊 圭祐, Watanabe Keisuke)
  • Uhr (ウール, Ūru): Rihito Itagaki (板垣 李光人, Itagaki Rihito)
  • Ora (オーラ, Ōra): Ayaka Konno (紺野 彩夏, Kon'no Ayaka)
  • Schwartz (スウォルツ, Suworutsu): Kentarou Kanesaki (兼崎 健太郎, Kanesaki Kentarō)
  • Junichirō Tokiwa (常磐 順一郎, Tokiwa Jun'ichirō): Katsuhisa Namase (生瀬 勝久, Namase Katsuhisa)
  • Opening Narration, Oma Zi-O (オーマジオウ, Ōma Jiō, Voice): Rikiya Koyama (小山 力也, Koyama Rikiya)
  • Ziku-Driver Equipment Voice: Rikya Koyama, Yohei Onishi (大西 洋平, Ōnishi Yōhei)[6]
  • Narration: Naohiko Fujino (藤野 直彦, Fujino Naohiko)

Guest cast

  • Resistance captain (1): Kazutoshi Yokoyama (横山 一敏, Yokoyama Kazutoshi)
  • Sento Kiryū (桐生 戦兎, Kiryū Sento, 1, 2): Atsuhiro Inukai (犬飼 貴丈, Inukai Atsuhiro)
  • Ryūga Banjō (万丈 龍我, Banjō Ryūga, 1, 2): Eiji Akaso (赤楚 衛二, Akaso Eiji)
  • Emu Hojo (宝生 永夢, Hōjō Emu, 2-4): Hiroki Iijima (飯島 寛騎, Iijima Hiroki)
  • Hiiro Kagami (鏡 飛彩, Kagami Hiiro, 3, 4): Toshiki Seto (瀬戸 利樹, Seto Toshiki)
  • Ryūichi Sakuma (佐久間 龍一, Sakuma Ryūichi, 5, 6): Atom Mizuishi (水石 亜飛夢, Mizuishi Atomu)
  • Chuta Ohsugi (大杉 忠太, Ōsugi Chūta, 5, 6): Takushi Tanaka (田中 卓志, Tanaka Takushi, of Ungirls)
  • Daita Kondo (近藤 大太, Kondō Daita, 5): Kazuyoshi Nakazawa (中澤 兼利, Nakazawa Kazuyoshi)
  • Chikao Nezu (根津 誓夫, Nezu Chikao, 5): Yuya Hara (原 勇弥, Hara Yūya)
  • Takumi Inui (乾 巧, Inui Takumi, 5, 6): Kento Handa (半田 健人, Handa Kento)[7]
  • Masato Kusaka (草加 雅人, Kusaka Masato, 5, 6): Kōhei Murakami (村上 幸平, Murakami Kōhei)[7]
  • Kaori Kinoshita (木ノ下 香織, Kinoshita Kaori, 7, 8): Minase Yashiro (八代 みなせ, Yashiro Minase)
  • Kosuke Nito (仁藤 攻介, Nitō Kōsuke, 7, 8): Tasuku Nagase (永瀬 匡, Nagase Tasuku)
  • Kuroto Dan (檀 黎斗, Dan Kuroto): Tetsuya Iwanaga (岩永 徹也, Iwanaga Tetsuya)

Theme songs

Opening theme
  • "Over "Quartzer""[7]
    • Lyrics: Shuta Sueyoshi, Takaki Mizoguchi
    • Composition: MiNE, Atsushi Shimada
    • Arrangement: Atsushi Shimada
    • Artist: Shuta Sueyoshi feat. ISSA

References

  1. ↑ "Kamen Rider ZI-O Trademark Registered by Toei". Tokusatsu Network. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Kamen Rider Zi-O Story and Staff Revealed". Tokusatsu Network. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "東映株式会社により「仮面ライダージオウ / KAMEN RIDER ZI-O」". Twitter. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "Kamen Rider Heisei Generations FOREVER Movie Announced". Tokusatsu Network. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  5. ↑ "Kamen Rider Climax Scramble Zi-O Announced For Nintendo Switch". Tokusatsu Network. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  6. ↑ "仮面ライダージオウのおもちゃ情報第２弾！ジクウドライバーの声優は・・・". Bandai. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  7. 1 2 3 "「仮面ライダージオウ」555の半田健人＆村上幸平が出演！主題歌は末吉秀太×ISSA". Natalie. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
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