thumb|300px|right Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight is the title of the American adaptation of the Japanese tokusatsu series Kamen Rider Ryuki, the twelfth installment in the Kamen Rider Series. It is being brought to television by Steve and Michael Wang. The series had a sneak premiere on December 13, 2008, but started official broadcasting on January 3, 2009 [1] and will play throughout the year, with a wide-release theatrical film expected to release the following year.[2] Adness Entertainment chose to adapt Ryuki over the other Heisei Rider shows as it has a large number of characters (Ryuki had 13 Riders in total) as well as a female Rider.[3] It is also the first tokusatsu adaptation of a Kamen Rider series since Saban's Masked Rider, which was adapted from Kamen Rider BLACK RX. The show currently airs in the United States on The CW Television Network during its The CW4Kids programming block.[4]
Plot
While searching for his missing father, Kit Taylor finds an Advent Deck - a special card deck that allows the carrier to transform into a Kamen Rider and utilize unique weapons and powers - and uses it to become Kamen Rider Dragon Knight. He butts heads with Len, who serves as Kamen Rider Wing Knight, but the pair join forces after Kit learns that the wicked General Xaviax has imprisoned his father and is using him and the other humans that his monsters abduct to gain power and rebuild his homeworld. Later on Kase, a fellow survivor of Ventara like Len, would join forces with Len and Kit to fight Xaviax. In addition to training Kit to fight like a Rider, Len and Kase tell Kit all about the twelve Riders who banded together as the protectors of Ventara - a world opposite to our own - to take Xaviax down. However, due to the traitorous actions of Kit's predecessor, Adam, General Xaviax destroyed most of the Riders via a process called Venting - which traps defeated Riders in the "Advent Void" between dimensions forever - and stole their Advent Decks. Furthermore, Xaviax has also begun using his shapeshifiting abilities to coerce humans into joining him, giving each one an Advent Deck and the corresponding Kamen Rider powers, with which they fight to eliminate Kit, Len, and the Riders who oppose him.
Episodes
- Main article: Kamen Rider Dragon Knight Episodes
Unaired pilot
A pilot episode of Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight filmed in 2007 featuring Matt Smith in the lead role of Kit Taylor and Kandis Erickson as Maya Young was produced and was later leaked online before being taken down in December 2008.
Cast and characters
- Kit Taylor, Adam (Kamen Rider Dragon Knight): Stephen Lunsford
- Len (Kamen Rider Wing Knight): Matt Mullins
- Maya Young (second Kamen Rider Siren): Aria Alistar
- Xaviax: William O'Leary
- Lacey Sheridan: Marisa Lauren
- Grace Kiefer: Victoria Jackson
- Trent Moseley: Taylor Emerson
- Michelle Walsh: Kathy Christopherson
- Richie Preston (Kamen Rider Incisor): Tony Moras
- Drew Lansing (Kamen Rider Torque): Christopher Foley
- Grant Staley (Kamen Rider Camo): Christopher Babers
- James Trademore (Kamen Rider Strike): Scott Bailey
- Brad Barrett (Kamen Rider Thrust): Keith Stone
- Chris Ramirez (Kamen Rider Sting): Michael Cardelle
- Danny Cho (Kamen Rider Axe): Mike Moh
- Albert Cho (Kamen Rider Spear): Tony Sano[5]
- Kase (Kamen Rider Siren): Carrie Reichenbach[6]
- Vic Frasier (Kamen Rider Wrath): Mark Cameron Wystrach
- Eubulon: Mark Dacascos
- Frank Taylor: Jeff Davis
- Minions: Reuben Langdon, Tadahiro Nakamura, Aaron Toney, Sam Looc, & McKay Stewart
Guest stars
- Kit's Foster Mom: Kathleen Gati
- Master: T.J. Storm
International broadcasts
Dragon Knight is also shown in Brazil on TV Globo during its TV Globinho programming block,[7] in Mexico on ,[8] in Venezuela on Venevisión, in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein on RTL II,[9] in Colombia on Caracol TV,[10] in Italy on Mediaset[11][12] and in Latin America on Cartoon Network.[13]
It is also broadcast in Japan on Toei's satellite subscription channel Toei Channel in the fall of 2009 as part of the Heisei Kamen Rider series 10th Anniversary project.[14] Satoshi Matsuda (formerly Ren Akiyama/Kamen Rider Knight in Ryuki) provides the voice for Len/Kamen Rider Wing Knight. Kamen Rider veterans Yuria Haga (who portrayed Mari Sonoda in Kamen Rider 555 and Mio Suzuki in Kamen Rider Kiva) voices Maya Young, Kōji Yusa (who voiced Urataros in Kamen Rider Den-O) voices Drew Lansing/Kamen Rider Torque, and Tomokazu Sugita (who voiced Kivat-bat the 3rd in Kamen Rider Kiva) voices JTC/Kamen Rider Strike.
Video game
Kamen Rider Dragon Knight: The Video Game from D3Publisher will be available for the Wii and Nintendo DS platforms and will be released November 17, 2009.[15][16]
References
- ↑ 'Kamen Rider Dragon Knight comes to CW4Kids at the beginning of the New Year
- ↑ The story, as presented at the 2007 Licensing Show
- ↑ 仮面ライダーが米国で製作中 新たな“クール·ジャパン”? - 日経トレンディネット
- ↑ 「Kamen Rider Dragon Knight」全米放映決定! | 東映[テレビ]
- ↑ I Survived a Japanese Game Show - ABC this summer, the fun starts here - ABC.com
- ↑ Carrie Reichenbach - News
- ↑ Kamen Rider Heads to Brazil January 16, 2009 AWN
- ↑ Adness Licenses Kaman Rider Dragon Knight To Televisa August 21, 2008 AWN
- ↑ Kamen Rider Dragon Knight m4e
- ↑ Adness Entertainment: Televisa Schedules Debut Date for Kamen Rider July 31, 2009 Brand Licensing]
- ↑ Adness Secures New Broadcast Deal for Kamen Rider February 10, 2009 AWN
- ↑ Adness Entertainment Amps Up Sales For Kamen Rider Dragon Knight February 10, 2009 Brand Licensing
- ↑ Adness Strikes New Latin Sale for Kamen Rider September 2, 2009 WorldScreen
- ↑ 仮面ライダードラゴンナイト:「龍騎」原作の米ドラマ 日本語版にオリジナルの松田悟志も(まんたんウェブ) - 毎日jp(毎日新聞)
- ↑ D3Publisher - Game Detail
- ↑ D3Publisher - Game Detail
External links
Official
Interviews
- Henshin Justice Unlimited - Nathan Long Interview
- Kamen Rider Generations - Matt Mullins Interview
- Cold Coffee - Steve Wang Interview
- SciFi Japan - Steve Wang Interview
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