Kamen Rider Fourze
Number of episodes
48 4 movies 4 specials
Airdate
September 4, 2011 - August 26, 2012
Original Language
Japanese
Producers
Kengo Motoi (TV Asahi) Hideaki Tsukada (Toei) Kazuhiro Takahashi (Toei)
For the series' main character, Fourze, see Gentaro Kisaragi .
Kamen Rider Fourze (仮面ライダーフォーゼ , Kamen Raidā Fōze ) is a Japanese tokusatsu drama in Toei Company 's Kamen Rider Series . It is the thirteenth series in the Heisei period and the twenty-sixth overall, serving to commemorate both the 40th Anniversary of the franchise and the 50th anniversary of spaceflight, which began with Yuri Gagarin's Vostok 1 flight in 1961. The series premiered on September 4, 2011 and joined Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger in the Super Hero Time lineup after the finale of Kamen Rider OOO . After the finale of Gokaiger , Fourze was joined by Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters .
The show's catchphrase is "Switch on youth 'cause space is here! " (青春スイッチオンで宇宙キター! , Seishun suitchi on de uchū kitā! ) . As with the two previous series, the protagonist of Fourze made his debut in the annual summer film of the show's direct predecessor, appearing in Kamen Rider OOO Wonderful: The Shogun and the 21 Core Medals .
The average rating of the series was 5.9%.[1]
Production [ ]
Trademarks on the title were filed by Toei in April 2011.
Story [ ]
Kamen Rider Club group photo
"Space, the limitless bounds of cosmic energy, and it's a wonderful world. This youth uses the Astroswitch to open the gates to the future. Space on your hands! Seize the youth and open your hands to grab the space!"
―Narrator[src]
Amanogawa High School has become the center of strange happenings, and things only get stranger when the bad boy styled transfer student Gentaro Kisaragi attempts to make friends in his own unique way, reuniting with childhood friend and self-professed space travel otaku Yuki Jojima , all while gaining the ire of loner Kengo Utahoshi . When the campus becomes overrun with monstrous constructs called Zodiarts , Kengo and Yuki attempt to use the strange devices they have found in the Rabbit Hatch lunar base that they access through a locker on an off-limits part of campus to fight them. However, Gentaro interferes in their plans, in part due to Kengo's body unable to handle the strains of battle, and uses the devices to transform into Fourze. Upon learning of other heroes called Kamen Riders, Gentaro creates the Kamen Rider Club whose membership includes Yuki, Kengo, the school's queen bee Miu Kazashiro , Miu's jock boyfriend Shun Daimonji , garishly styled social butterfly JK and goth girl Tomoko Nozama . Later joined by Ryusei Sakuta , a transfer student who transforms into Kamen Rider Meteor, and their teacher Mr. Chuta Ohsugi , the Kamen Rider Club and Kamen Rider Fourze learn of the Horoscopes , an evolved group of Zodiarts who have been orchestrating events on the school grounds to build up their ranks. As the battle escalates, the Horoscopes sets their motions to their final phase of their master plan before Kengo discovers his true existence.
Characters [ ]
Kamen Riders [ ]
TV Show [ ]
Movie-exclusive [ ]
Novel-exclusive [ ]
Stageshow-exclusive [ ]
Debatable Riders [ ]
TV Show [ ]
Other media [ ]
Shadow Moon
Dr. Kawata , Medal Revived Kaijin Shadow Moon
Firestates
Microscopium Zodiarts
Bolo
Bolo
Fake V3
Fake V3
Super GingaOh
Lem Kannagi
Rider Hunter Boot
Rider Hunter Boot
Allies [ ]
Monster League [ ]
Main article: Monster League
Other [ ]
Villains [ ]
Main article: Zodiarts
Horoscopes [ ]
Main article: Horoscopes
Minor Zodiarts [ ]
Space Ironmen [ ]
Main article: Space Ironmen
Others [ ]
Episodes [ ]
Main article: Kamen Rider Fourze Episodes
The series is divided into three story arcs[2] :
Episode 01-16 - Story Arc: Start of Club Activity, Birth of Kamen Rider Club (「部・活・始・動 仮面ライダー部誕生」編 , Bu・Katsu・Shi・Dō Kamen Raidā-bu Tanjō Hen )
Episode 17-32 - Story Arc: Distracting Meteor, Debut of Kamen Rider Meteor (「惑・心・流・星 仮面ライダーメテオ登場」編 , Waku・Shin・Ryū・Sei Kamen Raidā Meteo Tōjō Hen )
Episode 33-48 - Story Arc: Future in Hand, Kamen Rider Club Fly High (「未・来・手・中 羽ばたぐ仮面ライダー部」編 , Mi・Rai・Shu・Chū Wabatagu Kamen Raidā-bu Hen )
The episode titles in this Kamen Rider Series are in four separate kanji that form a sentence when combined.
Youthful Transformation (青・春・変・身 , Sei・Shun・Hen・Shin )
Space Superiority (宇・宙・上・等 , U・Chū・Jō・Tō )
Queen Election (女・王・選・挙 , Jo・Ō・Sen・Kyo )
Changing Illusion, Secret Maneuver (変・幻・暗・躍 , Hen・Gen・An・Yaku )
Friendship, Inside and Outside (友・情・表・裏 , Yū・Jō・Hyō・Ri )
Electric Shock, Steadily (電・撃・一・途 , Den・Geki・Ichi・Zu )
King Jerk (王・様・野・郎 , Ō・Sama・Ya・Rō )
Iron Calvary's Cooperation (鉄・騎・連・携 , Tek・Ki・Ren・Kei )
Witch's Awakening (魔・女・覚・醒 , Ma・Jo・Kaku・Sei )
Moonlight Clash (月・下・激・突 , Gek・Ka・Geki・Totsu )
Disappearing Moon Door (消・失・月・戸 , Shō・Shitsu・Tsuki・To )
Mission: Ken's Life (使・命・賢・命 , Shin・Mei・Ken・Mei )
School Refusal (学・校・拒・絶 , Gak・Kō・Kyo・Zetsu )
Stinger Onslaught (毒・針・猛・襲 , Doku・Bari・Mō・Shū )
Christmas Eve Choir (聖・夜・合・唱 , Sei・Ya・Gas・Shō )
Right and Wrong Conflict (正・邪・葛・藤 , Sei・Ja・Kat・Tō )
Meteor Appearance (流・星・登・場 , Ryū・Sei・Tō・Jō )
Gen/Ryu Showdown (弦・流・対・決 , Gen・Ryū・Tai・Ketsu )
Steel Dragon, Unmatched (鋼・竜・無・双 , Kō・Ryū・Mu・Sō )
Transcendent Magnetism (超・絶・磁・力 , Chō・Zetsu・Ji・Ryoku )
Mislead Course (進・路・誤・導 , Shin・Ro・Go・Dō )
True Self Dismissal (馬・脚・一・蹴 , Ba・Kyaku・Is・Shū )
Swan Alliance (白・鳥・同・盟 , Shira・Tori・Dō・Mei )
Hero's Desire (英・雄・願・望 , Ei・Yū・Gan・Bō )
Graduation Reluctance (卒・業・後・髪 , Sotsu・Gyō・Ushio・Gami )
Perfect Round Dance (有・終・輪・舞 , Yū・Shū・Rin・Bu )
Transformation Rejected (変・身・却・下 , Hen・Shin・Kyak・Ka )
Star Storm Comeback (星・嵐・再・起 , Sei・Ran・Sai・Ki )
Junior Silence (後・輩・無・言 , Kō・Hai・Mu・Gon )
Senior, Useless (先・輩・無・用 , Sen・Pai・Mu・Yō )
Subaruboshi Kingdom (昴・星・王・国 , Subaru・Boshi・Ō・Koku )
Super Space Sword (超・宇・宙・剣 , Chō・U・Chū・Ken )
Ancient City Mayhem (古・都・騒・乱 , Ko・To・Sō・Ran )
Heavenly Hole, Offensive and Defensive (天・穴・攻・防 , Ten・Ketsu・Kō・Bō )
Monster's Broadcast (怪・人・放・送 , Kai・Jin・Hō・Sō )
Serious Legend Song (本・気・伝・歌 , Hon・Ki・Den・Ka )
Star Follower Selection (星・徒・選・抜 , Hoshi・To・Sen・Batsu )
Winner Determination (勝・者・決・定 , Shō・Sha・Ket・Tai )
Campus Decree (勝・者・決・定 , Gaku・En・Hat・To )
Principle or Pathos (理・念・情・念 , Ri・Nen・Jō・Nen )
Club Collapse (部・活・崩・壊 , Bu・Katsu・Hō・Kai )
Archer's Reign (射・手・君・臨 , I・Te・Kun・Rin )
Light and Dark Twins (双・子・明・暗 , Futa・Go・Mei・An )
Star Luck Ritual (星・運・儀・式 , Hoshi・Un・Gi・Shiki )
Scale's Estrangement (天・秤・離・反 , Ten・Bin・Ri・Han )
Aloof Archer (孤・高・射・手 , Ko・Kō・I・Te )
Parting Friends (親・友・別・離 , Shin・Yū・Betsu・Ri )
Final Episode: Youthful Galaxy (青・春・銀・河 , Sei・Shun・Gin・Ga )
Movies
Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Fourze & OOO: Movie War Mega Max (仮面ライダー×仮面ライダー フォーゼ&オーズ MOVIE大戦 MEGA MAX , Kamen Raidā × Kamen Raidā Fōze ando Ōzu: Mūbī Taisen Mega Makkusu )
Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Super Hero Taisen (仮面ライダー×スーパー戦隊: スーパーヒーロー大戦 , Kamen Raidā × Supā Sentai Supā Hīrō Taisen )
Kamen Rider Fourze the Movie: Everyone! Let's Feel The Universe! (仮面ライダーフォーゼ THE MOVIE みんなで宇宙キターッ! , Kamen Raidā Fōze Za Mūbī Min'nade Uchū Kitā! )
Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Wizard & Fourze: Movie War Ultimatum (仮面ライダー×仮面ライダー ウィザード&フォーゼ MOVIE大戦アルティメイタム , Kamen Raidā × Kamen Raidā Wizādo ando Fōze Mūbī Taisen Arutimeitamu )
Specials
Kamen Rider Club, Reunion : Quiz, Kamen Rider Urban Legends!! (仮面ライダー部・部会 クイズ・仮面ライダー都市伝説!! , Kamen Raidā-Bu, Bukai : Kuizu, Kamen Raidā Toshi Densetsu!! ) [3]
Kamen Rider Fourze: Rocket Drill States of Friendship (仮面ライダーフォーゼ 超バトルDVD 友情のロケットドリルステイツ , Kamen Raidā Fōze Yūjō no Roketto Doriru Suteitsu )
Kamen Rider Fourze Special Bonus DVD: Astroswitch Secret Report (仮面ライダーフォーゼ 特性ふろくDVD アストロスイッチひみつレポート , Kamen Raidā Fōze Tokusei Furoku Dī Bui Dī Asutorosuitchi Himitsu Repōto )
Kamen Rider Fourze × Crayon Shin-chan (仮面ライダーフォーゼ×クレオンしんちゃん , Kamen Raidā Fōze × Kureon Shin-chan )
Kamen Rider Fourze: Climax Episode (仮面ライダーフォーゼ クライマックスエピソード , Kamen Raidā Fōze Kuraimakkusu Episōdo ) (director's cut of episodes 31 and 32)
Kamen Rider Fourze: Final Episode (仮面ライダーフォーゼ ファイナルエピソード , Kamen Raidā Fōze Fainaru Episōdo ) (director's cut of last two episodes)
Kamen Rider Fourze & Space Sheriff Gavan: Protect The Gold Disc! (仮面ライダーフォーゼ&宇宙刑事ギャバン ゴールドディスクを守れ! , Kamen Raidā Fōze tai Uchū Keiji Gyaban Gōrudodisuku o Mamore! )
Net movies
Kamen Rider Fourze the Net Edition: Everyone, Class is Here! (ネット版 仮面ライダーフォーゼ みんなで授業キターッ! , Nettoban Kamen Raidā Fōze Minna de Jugyō Kitā! )
Stageshows
Kamen Rider Premier Stage Show ~The Large Cosmic War is Here!~ (仮面ライダープレミアステージ ~宇・宙・大・戦 キターッ!~ , Kamen Raidā Puremia Sutēji ~Sora Chū Dai-sen Kitā~tsu!~ )
Kamen Rider Fourze Special Event: Amanogawa High School Spring School Festival Special (仮面ライダーフォーゼ スペシャルイベント 天ノ川学園高等学校 春の学園祭スペシャル , Kamen Raidā Fōze Supesharu Ibento Amanogawa Gakuen Kōtō Gakkō Haru No Gakuen-sai Supesharu )
Kamen Rider 40th Anniversary x Super Sentai Series 35 Commemoration: 40 x 35 Thanksgiving Anniversary LIVE & SHOW (仮面ライダー生誕40周年 × スーパー戦隊シリーズ35作品記念 40×35 感謝祭 Anniversary LIVE & SHOW , Kamen Raidā Seitan 40-shūnen × Sūpā Sentai Shirīzu 35 Sakuhin Kinen 40 × 35 Kansha-sai Anivuāsarī Raibu Ando Shō )
Kamen Rider Super Live 2012 (仮面ライダースーパーライブ2012 , Kamen Raidā Sūpāraibu 2012 )
Kamen Rider Fourze: Final Stage (仮面ライダーフォーゼ ファイナルステージ , Kamen Raidā Fōze Fainaru Sutēji )
Other media [ ]
Manga [ ]
Kamen Rider Fourze (Televi-kun manga) (仮面ライダーフォーゼ , Kamen Raidā Fōze )
Kamen Rider Fourze (CoroCoro Comic manga) (仮面ライダーフォーゼ , Kamen Raidā Fōze )
Kamen Rider Battle Gaiden: Shin Ganbaride Raita ~Chapter of Fourze~ (仮面ライダーバトル外伝 新ガンバライド雷太 〜フォーゼ編〜 , Kamen Raidā Batoru Gaiden Shin Ganbaraido Raita ~Fōze-hen~ )
Kamen Rider Fourze: All-Star Battle Chapter (幪面超人FOURZE 【決戰群星篇】 , Mung Min Chiu Yan Fourze Kyut Zin Kwan Sing Pin )
Novels [ ]
Kamen Rider Fourze: ~Ama High Graduation~ (小説 仮面ライダーフォーゼ 天・高・卒・業 , Shōsetsu Kamen Raidā Fōze: Ama・Kō・Sotsu・Gyō )
Games [ ]
The following video games feature characters from Fourze .
Cast [ ]
Gentaro Kisaragi (如月 弦太朗 , Kisaragi Gentarō ) : Sota Fukushi (福士 蒼汰 , Fukushi Sōta )
Kengo Utahoshi (歌星 賢吾 , Utahoshi Kengo ) : Ryuki Takahashi (高橋 龍輝 , Takahashi Ryūki )
Yuki Jojima (城島 ユウキ , Jōjima Yūki ) : Fumika Shimizu (清水 富美加 , Shimizu Fumika )
Miu Kazashiro (風城 美羽 , Kazashiro Miu ) : Rikako Sakata (坂田 梨香子 , Sakata Rikako )
Shun Daimonji (大文字 隼 , Daimonji Shun ) : Justin Tomimori (冨森 ジャスティン , Tomimori Jasutin )
Tomoko Nozama (野座間 友子 , Nozama Tomoko ) : Shiho (志保 , Shiho )
JK (JK(ジェイク) , Jeiku ) : Shion Tsuchiya (土屋 シオン , Tsuchiya Shion )
Ryusei Sakuta (朔田 流星 , Sakuta Ryūsei ) : Ryo Yoshizawa (吉沢 亮 , Yoshizawa Ryō )
Sarina Sonoda (園田 紗里奈 , Sonoda Sarina ) : Yuka Konan (虎南 有香 , Konan Yuka )
Chuta Ohsugi (大杉 忠太 , Ōsugi Chūta ) : Takushi Tanaka (田中 卓志 , Tanaka Takushi )
Mitsuaki Gamou (我望 光明 , Gamō Mitsuaki ) : Shingo Tsurumi (鶴見 辰吾 , Tsurumi Shingo )
Kouhei Hayami (速水 公平 , Hayami Kōhei ) : Kousei Amano (天野 浩成 , Amano Kōsei )
Natsuji Kijima (鬼島 夏児 , Kijima Natsuji ) : Soran Tamoto (タモト 清嵐 , Tamoto Soran )
Kou Tatsugami (立神 吼 , Tatsugami Kō ) : Kazutoshi Yokoyama (横山 一敏 , Yokoyama Kazutoshi )
Kuniteru Emoto (江本 州輝 , Emoto Kuniteru ) : Hajime Yamazaki (山崎 一 , Yamazaki Hajime )
Scorpion Zodiarts (スコーピオン・ゾディアーツ , Sukōpion Zodiātsu , Voice) : Eiji Takemoto (竹本 英史 , Takemoto Eiji )
Virgo Zodiarts (ヴァルゴ・ゾディアーツ , Varugo Zodiātsu , Voice) : Rie Tanaka (田中 理恵 , Tanaka Rie )
Tachibana , Narration (タチバナ、ナレーション , Tachibana, Narēshon ) : Nobuyuki Hiyama (檜山 修之 , Hiyama Nobuyuki )
Guest cast [ ]
Toshiya Miura (三浦 俊也 , Miura Toshiya , 1, 2, 13, 14) : Masanori Mizuno (水野 真典 , Mizuno Masanori )
Takashi Satake (佐竹 剛 , Satake Takashi , 7, 8) : Satoshi Jinbo (神保 悟志 , Jinbo Satoshi )
Takato Daimonji (大文字 高人 , Daimonji Takato , 7, 8) : Ryo Kamon (加門 良 , Kamon Ryō )
Satoshi Morota (諸田 敏 , Morota Satoshi , 9, 48) : Satoshi Morota (諸田 敏 , Morota Satoshi )
Ritsuko Usaka (鵜坂 律子 , Usaka Ritsuko , 9, 10) : Hikari Kajiwara (梶原 ひかり , Kajiwara Hikari )
Junta Abe (阿部 純太 , Abe Junta , 15, 16) : Tokimasa Tanabe (田辺 季正 , Tanabe Tokimasa )
Haruka Utsugi (宇津木 遥 , Utsugi Haruka , 21, 22) : Nao Nagasawa (長澤 奈央 , Nagasawa Nao )
Man at Kick Boxing Gym (キックボクシングジムの男 , Kikku Bokushingu Jimu no Otoko , 21, 22) : Koji Nakamura (中村 浩二 , Nakamura Kōji )
Yayoi Tokuda (徳田 弥生 , Tokuda Yayoi , 25, 26) : Kasumi Suzuki (鈴木 かすみ , Suzuki Kasumi )
Members of Light Music Club (軽音部員 , Keionbuin , 26) : Kamen Rider Girls (仮面ライダーGIRLS , Kamen Raidā Gāruzu )
Nao Yasuda (安田 奈央 , Yasuda Nao )
Erika Yoshizumi (吉住 絵里加 , Yoshizumi Erika )
Kaori Nagura (名倉 かおり , Nagura Kaori )
Hitomi Isaka (井坂 仁美 , Isaka Hitomi )
Mitsuki Endo (遠藤 三貴 , Endō Mitsuki )
Member of Light Music Club (26): tatsuo (of everset )
Member of Light Music Club (26), JK's Father (Young) (JKの父親 , Jeiku no Chichioya , 35) : Ryo (of defspiral )
Member of Light Music Club (26): Masaki (of defspiral )
Member of Light Music Club (26): AYANO (of FULL AHEAD )
Mei Shirakawa (白川 芽以 , Shirakawa Mei , 30-32) : Runa Natsui (夏居 瑠奈 , Natsui Runa )
Yuki's Father (ユウキの父 , Yūki no Chichi , 43, 44) : Yuu Kamio (神尾 佑 , Kamio Yū )
Yuki's Mother (ユウキの母 , Yūki no Haha , 43, 44) : Mari Takahashi (高橋 麻理 , Takahashi Mari )
Haruto Soma (操真 晴人 , Sōma Haruto , 48) : Shunya Shiraishi (白石 隼也 , Shiraishi Shun'ya )
Suit Actors [ ]
Kamen Rider Fourze : Seiji Takaiwa (高岩 成二 , Takaiwa Seiji ) , Kosuke Asai (浅井宏輔 , Asai Kosuke , Sub) [4]
Kamen Rider Meteor : Eitoku (永徳 , Eitoku )
Libra Zodiarts , Capricorn Zodiarts , Scorpion Zodiarts , Sagittarius Zodiarts , Sagittarius Nova , Tachibana : Jun Watanabe (渡辺 淳 , Watanabe Jun ) [5] [6]
Leo Zodiarts : Ryo Yokota (横田 遼 , Yokota Ryō ) [7]
Virgo Zodiarts , Aquarius Zodiarts , Gemini Zodiarts , Chameleon Zodiarts , Coma Zodiarts , Musca Zodiarts : Satoshi Fujita (藤田 慧 , Fujita Satoshi ) [6]
Pegasus Zodiarts , Cancer Zodiarts , Orion Zodiarts , Unicorn Zodiarts , Lynx Zodiarts , Dragon Zodiarts : Yugo Fujii (藤井 祐伍 , Fujii Yūgo ) [8]
Hound Zodiarts , Pyxis Zodiarts : Masashi Takada (高田 将司 , Takada Masashi )
Taurus Zodiarts : Tatsuya Kaneko (金子 起也 , Kaneko Tatsuya )
Songs [ ]
Main article: Kamen Rider Fourze Music States Collection
"Giant Step "
Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
Composition & Arrangement: Shuhei Naruse
Artist: Astronauts
Episodes: 6-16, 18, 19, 23-25
"ENDLESS PLAY "
Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
Composition: TAKUYA
Arrangement: TAKUYA & Keisuke Iizuka
Artist: Astronauts feat. SHIINA
Episodes: 21
"Shooting Star "
Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
Composition & Arrangement: tatsuo (of everset)
Artist: everset
Episodes: 16-18, 21, 22, 26, 29
"Bounce Back "
Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
Composition & Arrangement: Yosuke Yamashita
Artist: SoutherN
Episodes: 20-22, 31
"Evolvin' Storm "
Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
Composition & Arrangement: tatsuo
Artist: everset
Episodes: 28, 30, 36
"COSMIC MIND "
Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
Composition & Arrangement: Shuhei Naruse
Artist: Astronauts
Episodes: 32-35, 37, 40-46, 48
"Saite "
Lyrics :Tsuyoshi Himura & Tenji Nagano
Composition: Tenji Nagano
Arrangement: Shuhei Naruse
Artist: Kamen Rider Girls
Episodes: 26, 48
"Oyaji no Blues "
Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
Composition: DJ HURRY KENN
Arrangement: AYANO (of FULL AHEAD)
Artist: Shion Tsuchiya (JK)
International broadcasts [ ]
From 2014 to 2015, the series was dubbed in English and aired in Singapore on MediaCorp Okto as Kamen Rider Fourze .
Notes [ ]
This season was originally going to have been about the Kamen Rider Club investigating various urban legends about Kamen Riders, and would have featured appearances of many past Kamen Rider actors, however, this was scrapped due to it being too similar to Kamen Rider Decade .
The season features two regular cast members from Kamen Rider Blade , namely Hikari Kajiwara and Kousei Amano .
Kamen Rider Fourze is the third series since Kuuga and Decade to not have featured movie-exclusive Villain Kamen Rider, due being focus on Homage Character than Rider.
References [ ]
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