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Kamen Rider Drive
Number of episodes
48 7 movies 11 specials
Airdate
October 5, 2014 - September 27, 2015
For the series' main character, Drive, see Shinnosuke Tomari .
Kamen Rider Drive (仮面ライダードライブ , Kamen Raidā Doraibu ) is a Japanese tokusatsu drama in Toei Company 's Kamen Rider Series . It is the sixteenth series in the Heisei period run and the twenty-ninth series overall. The series started on October 5, 2014 and joined Ressha Sentai ToQger in the Super Hero Time line-up after the finale of Kamen Rider Gaim . After the conclusion of ToQger , it was joined by Shuriken Sentai Ninninger on February 22, 2015.
Its series tagline is "Start Your Engine! "
The average ratings of the series was 5.34%.[1]
Story [ ]
Shinnosuke Tomari is a former elite police officer in the Metropolitan Police who, after an event that traumatized one of his colleagues, has been "demoted" into the Special Investigations Division, a group that looks into the stranger happenings in the city, particularly the "Heavy Acceleration" events that leave people unable to move that the public have termed the "Slowdown." When he is chosen by the Drive Driver and Tridoron, Shinnosuke transforms into Kamen Rider Drive and is tasked with battling the Roidmudes who wish to take over the world by eliminating humanity.
Characters [ ]
Kamen Riders [ ]
From Left to Right: Mach, Lupin, Chaser and Drive
TV Show [ ]
Movie/Special-exclusive [ ]
Stageshow-exclusive [ ]
Debatable Riders [ ]
TV Show [ ]
Other media [ ]
Allies [ ]
Others [ ]
Villains [ ]
Roidmudes [ ]
Main article: Roidmudes
Others [ ]
Next Genome Institute [ ]
Other characters [ ]
Episodes [ ]
Main article: Kamen Rider Drive Episodes
The episode titles for this season (with the exception of the finale) are all in the form of a question, with the Japanese version of the "Five Ws " and "How" being colored in red in the titles while the rest of the character string is colored white. The answers can be found in the scenes in each individual episode.
Why Did My Time Stop? (俺の時間はなぜ 止まったのか , Ore no Jikan wa Naze Tomatta no ka )
What is a Kamen Rider? (仮面ライダーとはなに か , Kamen Raidā to ha Nani ka )
Who Stole the Woman's Smile? (だれ が彼女の笑顔を奪ったのか, Dare ga Kanojo no Egao wo Ubatta no ka )
What is That Prideful Chaser Thinking? (誇り高き追跡者はなに を思うのか , Hokori Takaki Tsuiseki-sha wa Nani wo Omou no ka )
What Are the Steel Robbers After? (鋼の強盗団はなに を狙うのか , Hagane no Gōtōdan wa Nani o Nerau no ka )
Who Does the Warrior Fight For? (戦士はだれ のために戦うのか , Senshi wa Dare no Tame ni Tatakau no ka )
How Was That Decisive Moment Captured? (決定的瞬間はいかに 撮影されたのか , Ketteiteki Shunkan wa Ika ni Satsuei-sareta no ka )
What is the Secret That Dwells in the Heart? (その胸に宿る秘密とはなに か , Sono Mune ni Yadoru Himitsu to wa Nani ka )
How Can I Get Used to the Cool Body? (どうすれば クールボディになれるのか, Dōsureba Kūru Bodi ni Nareru no ka )
What is in the Belt's Past? (ベルトの過去になに があったのか , Beruto no Kako ni Nani ga Atta no ka )
Who Can Prevent the Dark Christmas Eve? (暗黒の聖夜を防ぐのはだれ か , Ankoku no Seiya wo Fusegu no wa Dare ka )
Where Did That White Kamen Rider Come From? (白い仮面ライダーはどこ から来たのか , Shiroi Kamen Raidā wa Doko Kara Kita no ka )
Why Won't My Little Brother Put On the Brakes? (私の弟にはなぜ ブレーキがないのか , Watashi no Otōto ni wa Naze Burēki ga Nai no ka )
Who Is the Black Shadow Chasing Her? (彼女を狙う黒い影はだれ か , Kanojo o Nerau Kuroi Kage wa Dare ka )
When Will These Feelings Reach You? (その想いが届くのはいつ か , Sono Omoi ga Todoku no wa Itsu ka )
Why is Rinna Sawagami Nervous? (沢神りんなはなぜ ソワソワしていたのか , Sawagami Rinna wa Naze Sowasowa-shiteita no ka )
Who Will Control Deadheat? (デッドヒートを制するのはだれ か , Deddohīto o Seisuru no wa Dare ka )
Why is Lt. Otta Following That Guy? (なぜ 追田警部補はそいつを追ったのか, Naze Otta Keibuho wa soitsu o Otta no ka )
What Can Judge the Police? (なに が刑事を裁くのか, Nani ga Keiji wo Sabaku no ka )
When Did Kyu Saijo Become a Roidmude? (西城究はいつ からロイミュードだったのか , Saijō Kyū wa itsu kara Roimyūdo datta no ka )
What Can Be Spoken By the Irregular Dead? (不揃いの死者たちはなに を語るのか , Fuzoroi no Shisha-tachi wa Nani o Kataru no ka )
How Can I Use the F1 Body to Fight? (F1ボディでどうやって 戦えばよいのか , Efu Wan Bodi de douyatte Tatakae ba yoi no ka )
Who Can Stop the Hoax Smile? (悪戯な笑みを止るのはだれ か , Itazura na Emi wo Tomeru no wa dare ka )
What Can Keep Mach Running? (なに がマッハを走らせるのか, Nani ga Mahha wo Hashiraseru no ka )
Why Has a New Battle Started? (新たなる闘いはなぜ 始まったのか , Aratanaru Tatakai wa naze Hajimatta no ka )
Where is Chaser Going? (チェイサーはどこ へ向かうのか , Cheisā wa doko e Mukau no ka )
What's Go Shijima's Reason to Fight? (詩島剛が戦う理由はなに か , Shijima Gō ga Tatakau Riyū wa nani ka )
Why Were the Families Targeted? (なぜ 家族は狙われたのか, Naze Kazoku wa Merawareta no ka )
What Really Happened in the Robbery? (強盜事件で本当はなに があったのか , Gōtō Jiken de Hontō wa nani ga atta no ka )
Who Reveals the Real Criminal? (真犯人を語るのはだれ か , Shin Hannin o Kataru no ha dare ka )
Why Did the Important Memories Disappear? (大切な記憶はどうして 消されたのか , Taisetsu na Kiyoku wa doushite Kesareta no ka )
What is Waiting At the End of Evolution? (進化の果てに待つものはなに か , Shinka no Hate ni Matsu mono wa nani ka )
Who Claimed the Life of Shinnosuke Tomari? (だれ が泊進ノ介の命を奪ったのか, Dare ga Tomari Shinnosuke no Inochi wo Ubatta no ka )
Who Claimed the Life of Eisuke Tomari? (だれ が泊英介の命を奪ったのか, Dare ga Tomari Eisuke no Inochi wo Ubatta no ka )
Why Did the Siege Happen? (ろう城事件はなぜ 起きたのか , Rōjyō Jiken wa naze Okita no ka )
Where Will the Bullet Guide Justice? (銃弾はどこ に正義を導くのか , Jūdan wa doko ni Seigi wo Michibiku no ka )
Who is Aiming for the Ultimate Taste? (究極の味覚を狙うのはだれ か , Kyūkyoku no Mikaku wo Merau no wa dare ka )
Why is the Devil Still Seeking Evolution? (悪魔はなぜ 進化を求め続けるのか , Akuma wa naze Shinka wo Motome Tsutsukeru no ka )
When Will the Whirlwind Kidnapper Attack? (旋風の誘拐犯はいつ 襲って来るのか , Senpū no Yūkai-han wa itsu Osotte Kuru no ka )
Why Are the Two Genius Scientists Having a Conflict? (2人の天才科学者はなぜ 衝突したのか , Futari no Tensai Kakkakusha wa naze Shōtotsu shita no ka )
How is the Golden Drive Born? (黄金のドライブはどうやって 生まれたのか , Ōgon no Doraibu wa dōyatte Umareta no ka )
Where is the Truth About the Goddess? (女神の真実はどこ にあるのか , Megami no Shinjitsu wa dokuniaru no ka )
When Will the Second Global Freeze Start? (第二のグローバルフリーズはいつ 起きるのか , Dai-ni no Gurōbaru Furīzu wa itsu Okiru no ka )
Who Loves Heart the Most? (だれ かハートを一番愛したのか, Dare ka Hāto wo Ichiban Aishita no ka )
What is a Roidmude's Last Dream? (ロイミュードの最後の夢とはなに か , Roimyūdo no Saigo no Yume wa nani ka )
Why Must They Fight? (彼らはなぜ 戦わなければならなかったのか , Karerawa naze Tatakawa nara nakatta no ka )
Who Will You Entrust the Future to, My Friend? (友よ、 君はだれ に未来を託すのか , Tomo yo, Kimi wa dare ni Mirai wo Takusu no ka )
Final Story (Special Edition): The Case of Ghost (最終話(特別編) ゴーストの事件 , Saishūwa (Tokubetsu-hen): Gōsuto no Jiken )
Movies
Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Drive & Gaim: Movie War Full Throttle (仮面ライダー×仮面ライダードライブ&鎧武 MOVIE大戦フルスロットル , Kamen Raidā × Kamen Raidā Doraibu Ando Gaimu Mūbī Taisen Furu Surottoru )
Super Hero Taisen GP: Kamen Rider 3 (スーパーヒーロー大戦グランプリ仮面ライダー3号 , Supā Hīrō Taisen Guran Puri Kamen Raidā Sangō )
Kamen Rider Drive: Surprise Future (劇場版 仮面ライダードライブ サプライズ・フューチャー , Gekijō-ban Kamen Raidā Doraibu: Sapuraizu Fyūchā )
Kamen Rider 3D Battle from Ganbarizing: Drive Debut Ver. (仮面ライダー3DバトルFROMガンバライジング ドライブ登場Ver. , Kamen Raidā Surī Dī Batoru furomu Ganbaraijingu Doraibu Tōjō Ver. )
Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Ghost & Drive: Super Movie Wars Genesis (仮面ライダー×仮面ライダー ゴースト&ドライブ 超MOVIE大戦ジェネシス , Kamen Raidā × Kamen Raidā Gōsuto ando Doraibu Chō Mūbī Taisen Jeneshisu )
Kamen Rider Drive Saga (仮面ライダードライブサーガ , Kamen Raidā Doraibu Sāga )
Kamen Rider Chaser (仮面ライダーチェイサー , Kamen Raidā Cheisā )
Kamen Rider Heart (仮面ライダーハート , Kamen Raidā Hāto )
Kamen Rider Mach (仮面ライダーマッハ , Kamen Raidā Mahha )
Kamen Rider Heisei Generations: Dr. Pac-Man vs. Ex-Aid & Ghost with Legend Riders (仮面ライダー平成ジェネレーションズ Dr.パックマン対エグゼイド&ゴースト with レジェンドライダー , Kamen Raidā Heisei Jenerēshonzu: Dokutā Pakkuman tai Eguzeido ando Gōsuto wizu Rejendo Raidā )
Kamen Rider Zi-O: Over Quartzer (劇場版 仮面ライダージオウ Over Quartzer , Gekijō-ban Kamen Raidā Jiou: Over Quartzer )
Specials
Kamen Rider Drive Vs. the Terrifying Zunbo Ganbo Roidmude (仮面ライダードライブVS恐怖のズンボガンボロイミュード , Kamen Raidā Doraibu Tai Kyōfu No Zunbo Ganbo Roimyūdo )
D-Video Special: Kamen Rider 4 (dビデオスペシャル 仮面ライダー4号 , D Bideo Supesharu Kamen Raidā Yongō )
Shuriken Sentai Ninninger Vs. Kamen Rider Drive Spring Vacation One-Hour Combining Special (手裏剣戦隊ニンニンジャーVS仮面ライダードライブ 春休み合体1時間スペシャル , Shuriken Sentai Ninninja Tai Kamen Raidā Doraibu Haruyasumi Gattai Ichijikan Supesharu )
Kamen Rider Drive & Kamen Rider Mach: Let's Transformation Lesson (仮面ライダードライブ&仮面ライダーマッハ レッツ変身講座 , Kamen Raidā Doraibu & Kamen Raidā Mahha Rettsu Henshin Kōza )
Movie Roadshow Commemoration! 1 Minute Stories (映画公開記念!1分間ストーリー , Eiga Kōkai Kinen! Ichi Funkan Sutōrī )
Kamen Rider Drive: Secret Missions (仮面ライダードライブ シークレット・ミッション , Kamen Raidā Doraibu: Shīkuretto Misshon )
Type ZERO Episode 0: Countdown to Global Freeze (type ZERO 第0話 カウントダウンtoグローバルフリーズ , Taipu Zero Dai-zero-wa Kauntodaun tū Gurōbaru Furīzu )
Type TV-KUN: Hunter & Monster! Chase the Mystery of the Super Thief! (Type TV-KUN ハンター&モンスター!超怪盗の謎を追え! , Taipu Terebi-kun Hantā to Monsutā Chō Kaitō no Nazo Ōe )
Type HIGH SPEED! The True Power! Type High Speed is Born! (Type HIGH SPEED! ホンモノの力! タイプハイスピード誕生! , Taipu Hai Supīdo! Honmono no Chikara! Taipu Hai Supīdo Tanjo! )
Secret Mission Type TOKUJO (シークレット・ミッション Type TOKUJO , Shīkuretto Misshon Taipu Tokujo )
Type LUPIN: ~Lupin, The Last Challenge~ (Type LUPIN ~ルパン、最後の挑戦状~ , Taipu Rupan Rupan Saigo no Chōsenjo )
Drive Saga: Kamen Rider Brain (仮面ライダードライブサーガ仮面ライダーブレン , Kamen Raidā Doraibu Sāga Kamen Raidā Buren )
Audiodrama
Drive Saga: Kamen Rider Mach Dream Story (ドラマCD ドライブサーガ 仮面ライダーマッハ夢想伝 , Dorama CD Doraibu Sāga Kamen Raidā Mahha Musōden )
Stage shows
Kamen Rider Drive Special Event: The Special Circumstances Case Investigation File (仮面ライダードライブ スペシャルイベント 特殊状況下事件捜査ファイル , Kamen Raidā Doraibu Supesharu Ibento Tokushu Jōkyō-ka Jiken Sōsa Fairu )
Super Hero Festival: Kamen Rider × Super Sentai LIVE & SHOW 2015 (超英雄祭 KAMEN RIDER×SUPER SENTAI LIVE&SHOW 2015 , Cho Eiyu Sai Kamen Raidā x Sūpā Sentai Raibu Ando Shō 2015 )
Kamen Rider Super Live 2015 (仮面ライダースーパーライブ2015 , Kamen Raidā Sūpāraibu 2015 )
Kamen Rider Drive: Final Stage (仮面ライダードライブ ファイナルステージ , Kamen Raidā Doraibu Fainaru Sutēji )
Other media [ ]
Manga [ ]
Kamen Rider Drive: ~High Speed Arrest Chapter~ (幪面超人DRIVE ~極速搜捕篇~ , Mung Min Chiu Yan Drive Gik Cuk Sau Bou Pin )
Novels [ ]
Kamen Rider Drive: ~Mach Saga~ (小説 仮面ライダードライブ ~マッハサーガ~ , Shōsetsu Kamen Raidā Doraibu ~ Mahha Sāga ~ )
Games [ ]
The following video games feature characters from Drive .
Cast [ ]
Shinnosuke Tomari (泊 進ノ介 , Tomari Shinnosuke ) : Ryoma Takeuchi (竹内 涼真 , Takeuchi Ryōma )
Kiriko Shijima (詩島 霧子 , Shijima Kiriko ) : Rio Uchida (内田 理央 , Uchida Rio )
Chase (チェイス , Cheisu ) : Taiko Katono (上遠野 太洸 , Kotono Taiko )
Go Shijima (詩島 剛 , Shijima Gō ) : Yu Inaba (稲葉 友 , Inaba Yū )
Jun Honganji (本願寺 純 , Honganji Jun ) : Tsurutaro Kataoka (片岡 鶴太郎 , Kataoka Tsurutarō )
Rinna Sawagami (沢神 りんな , Sawagami Rinna ) : Rei Yoshii (吉井 怜 , Yoshii Rei )
Kyu Saijo (西城 究 , Saijō Kyū ) : Kenta Hamano (浜野 謙太 , Hamano Kenta )
Genpachiro Otta (追田 現八郎 , Otta Genpachirō ) : Taira Imata (井俣 太良 , Imata Taira )
Akira Hayase (早瀬 明 , Hayase Akira ) : Yukihiro Takiguchi (滝口 幸広 , Takiguchi Yukihiro )
Mitsuhide Nira (仁良 光秀 , Nira Mitsuhide ) : Kisuke Iida (飯田 基祐 , Iida Kisuke )
Krim Steinbelt/Drive Driver's voice (クリム・スタインベルト/ドライブドライバーの声 , Kurimu Sutainberuto/Doraibu Doraibā no koe ) , Narration (ナレーション , Narēshon ) : Chris Peppler (クリス・ペプラー , Kurisu Pepurā )
Harley Hendrickson (ハーレー・ヘンドリクソン , Hārē Hendorikuson ) : Ulf Ōtsuki (大月 ウルフ , Ōtsuki Urufu )
Brain (ブレン , Buren ) : Shota Matsushima (松島 庄汰 , Matsushima Shōta )
Heart (ハート , Hāto ) : Tomoya Warabino (蕨野 友也 , Warabino Tomoya )
Medic (メディック , Medikku ) : Fumika Baba (馬場ふみか , Baba Fumika )
Soichi Makage (真影 壮一 , Makage Sōichi ) : Masami Horiuchi (堀内 正美 , Horiuchi Masami )
Eisuke Tomari (泊 英介 , Tomari Eisuke ) : Tareyanagi (たれやなぎ , Tareyanagi )
Tenjuro Banno (蛮野 天十郎 , Banno Tenjūrō ) : Masakazu Morita (森田 成一 , Morita Masakazu )
Guest cast [ ]
Nina Kisaragi (如月 仁奈 , Kisaragi Niina , 1-2, 13-14) : Hitomi Isaka (井坂 仁美 , Isaka Hitomi , of Kamen Rider Girls )
Satsuki Yamabuki (山吹 沙月 , Yamabuki Satsuki , 1-2, 13-14) : Mitsuki Endo (遠藤 三貴 , Endō Mitsuki , of Kamen Rider Girls)
Kazuhiro Asaya (浅矢 一広 , Asaya Kazuhiro , 3-4) : Lou Oshiba (ルー大柴 , Rū Ōshiba )
Crush (クラッシュ , Kurasshu , 4-6) : HIRO (of Yasuda Dai Circus )
Roidmude 060 (ロイミュード060 , Roimyūdo Zero Roku Zero , 5) : Danchō Yasuda (団長安田 , Danchō Yasuda of Yasuda Dai Circus)
Roidmude 074 (ロイミュード074 , Roimyūdo Zero Nana Yon , 5-6) : Kuro-chan (クロちゃん , Kuro-chan of Yasuda Dai Circus)
Mitsuru Kuramochi (倉持 満 , Kuramochi Mitsuru , 5-6) : Tomonori Mizuno (水野 智則 , Mizuno Tomonori )
Yuzo Ichikawa (市川 勇蔵 , Ichikawa Yūzō , 5-6) : Kohei Yamamoto (山本 康平 , Yamamoto Kōhei )
Kenta Takasugi (高杉 憲太 , Takasugi Kenta , 6-8) : Kenta Uchino (内野 謙太 , Uchino Kenta )
Shunsuke Kusaka (久坂 俊介 , Kusaka Shunsuke , 6-8) : Takuya Nagaoka (永岡 卓也 , Nagaoka Takuya )
Koya Nishihori (西堀 光也 , Nishihori Kōya , 11) : Toru Nomaguchi (野間口 徹 , Nomaguchi Tōru )
Gunman (ガンマン , Ganman , 12-13) : Bernard Ackah (ベルナール・アッカ , Berunāru Akka )
Rira Nanao (七尾 リラ , Nanao Rira , 14-15) : Haruka Suenaga (末永 遥 , Suenaga Haruka )
Hiroki Nikaido (二階堂 弘樹 , Nikaidō Hiroki , 15) : Masashi Mikami (三上 真史 , Mikami Masashi )
Shu Amagi (甘城 秀 , Amagi Shū , 16-17) : Hiroshi Matsunaga (松永 博史 , Matsunaga Hiroshi )
Kisaburo Sasamoto (笹本 喜三郎 , Sasamoto Kisaburō , 16-17) : Yoshihiko Narimatsu (成松 慶彦 , Narimatsu Yoshihiko )
Takuro Mogi (茂木 拓郎 , Mogi Takurō , 23-24) : Naoki Takeshi (武子 直輝 , Takeshi Naoki )
Yukari Karasawa (唐沢 ゆかり , Karasawa Yukari , 29-30, 35-36) : Coco Koizumi (小泉 ここ , Koizumi Koko )
Suit Actors [ ]
Kamen Rider Drive : Seiji Takaiwa (高岩 成二 , Takaiwa Seiji ) [2]
Kamen Rider Mach : Jun Watanabe (渡辺 淳 , Watanabe Jun )
Mashin Chaser, Kamen Rider Protodrive, Kamen Rider Chaser : Yasuhiko Imai (今井 靖彦 , Imai Yasuhiko ) [2]
Kamen Rider Chaser (38-42): Tetsuya Aoki (青木 哲也 , Aoki Tetsuya )
Brain Roidmude : Daisuke Satō (佐藤 太輔 , Satō Daisuke ) [2]
Heart Roidmude : Yohei Fujita (藤田 洋平 , Fujita Yohei ) [2] , Jiro Okamoto (岡元 次郎 , Okamoto Jirō , Sub)
Medic Roidmude : Toshihiro Ogura (おぐら としひろ , Ogura Toshihiro )
Freeze Roidmude : Masaru Obayashi (大林 勝 , Ōbayashi Masaru ) , Hajime Kanzaki (神前 元 , Kanzaki Hajime , Sub)
Gold Drive : Kazuya Okada (岡田 和也 , Okada Kazuya )
Kamen Rider Drive (episode 48 ): Eitoku (永徳 , Eitoku )
Songs [ ]
Opening theme [ ]
SURPRISE-DRIVE
Insert themes [ ]
Notes [ ]
The series premiered on the 35th anniversary of Skyrider .
This is the first Kamen Rider series since Kamen Rider Fourze in which the riders are actually referred to as Kamen Riders.
This is the first Kamen Rider season to have an automobile motif, and the second series to have elements of a detective story since Kamen Rider W .
This is the first Heisei Era Phase 2 Kamen Rider series without a cameo appearance from any of its characters during either the previous Rider's summer movie or final episode.
Takahito Omori, one of the producers of the show, called Kamen Rider Drive a tribute to the 1982 American television series, Knight Rider , quoting it as "Kamen Rider meets Knight Rider" in an interview.
He also stated in the interview that he had a plan where the Shift Brace is worn/stolen by someone else, and is used to force Shinnosuke to transform and be controlled, but his idea was never implemented.[3]
This is the first Kamen Rider season to have the opening theme be sung by a singer who has portrayed a Kamen Rider in the past. In this case, Mitsuru Matsuoka , who played Katsumi Daido (Kamen Rider Eternal), and later, Kamen Rider 4 .
This is the first Kamen Rider season with a "monster of the fortnight" format to have three-part episode plots (9-11, 31-33, 34-36) that is not close to the final episode.
This is one of the Kamen Rider seasons that has Riders and Monsters utilize chronokinesis which came from the same principle, the other one is Kamen Rider Kabuto .
Episode 1 in this series is similar to Kamen Rider Kabuto , when Kabuto is fighting worms, Kabuto fights them using Clock Up to freeze the time.
The villains in this show are an homage to Ganbare!! Robocon . Heart resembles Robocon, Brain resembles Robogari, Medic resembles Robin-chan and Tenjuro Banno resembles Gantsu Sensei.
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