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- For the series' main character, W, see Kamen Rider Double.
Kamen Rider W (仮面ライダーW(ダブル), Kamen Raidā Daburu) is a 2009-2010 Japanese tokusatsu drama, the eleventh series in the Heisei period run of the Kamen Rider Series. It premiered following the finale of Kamen Rider Decade on September 6, 2009,[1] and aired alongside Samurai Sentai Shinkenger in TV Asahi's Super Hero Time programming block. Following Shinkenger's finale, it aired alongside Tensou Sentai Goseiger, until W concluded on August 29, 2010. The series is described as the "Heisei Kamen Rider 10th Anniversary Project: Fall Campaign" (平成仮面ライダー10周年プロジェクト 秋の陣, Heisei Kamen Raidā Jusshūnen Purojekuto: Aki no Jin). The catchphrases for the series are "We are the two-in-one Kamen Rider" (俺たちは/僕たちは、二人で一人の仮面ライダーさ, Ore-tachi wa/Boku-tachi wa, futari de hitori no Kamen Raidā sa) and "This clinches it!" (これで決まりだ!, Kore de kimari da!).
Promotion
Advertisements throughout the months of May, June, and July 2009 built up to the debut of Kamen Rider W,[2] who first appeared at the 10th Anniversary Project MASKED RIDER LIVE & SHOW event,[3] and also featured in Kamen Rider Decade: All Riders vs. Dai-Shocker.
Production and casting
The series' main writer is Riku Sanjo and the main director is Ryuta Tasaki. The theme song titled "W-B-X ~W-Boiled Extreme~" is performed by Aya Kamiki with former Judy and Mary guitarist TAKUYA as the unit "Aya Kamiki w TAKUYA" (上木彩矢 w TAKUYA, Kamiki Aya w TAKUYA).[4][5][6] The creature designer is Katsuya Terada, previously the character designer for Blood: The Last Vampire, the designer of Monster X for Godzilla: Final Wars, the designer of Cutie Honey's costume for Cutie Honey, and the mechanic and character design refinement for Yatterman.
Newcomer Masaki Suda portrays the mysterious Philip. Drama actor Renn Kiriyama, who made his acting debut as Bunta Marui in Musical Prince of Tennis: Absolute King Rikkai feat. Rokkaku ~ First Service, joins the cast as Shotaro Hidari. Hikaru Yamamoto, who made her acting debut in Watashitachi no Kyōkasho as Chiharu Nobue, portrays the female lead Akiko Narumi. Comedian and actor Takeshi Nadagi portrays Mikio Jinno and veteran actor Minori Terada, known for his leading role in The Human Bullet, portrays Ryubee Sonozaki.
Story
In the ecologically-minded city of Futo (風都, Fūto, the "Windy City"), where nearly everything is powered by windmills, the people live in harmony. However, the Sonozaki Family sell mysterious devices resembling USB flash drives called Gaia Memories to criminals and other interested parties who use them to become monsters called Dopants, committing crimes with the police force powerless to stop them. To make matters worse, the Gaia Memories carry a dangerous toxin that cause their users to go insane to the point where they could die from the life-threatening devices. After the death of his boss, the self-proclaimed hard-boiled (actually half-boiled) detective Shotaro Hidari works with the mysterious Philip, who possesses the true Gaia Memory, to investigate crimes which involve Dopants. Using their own Gaia Memories, Shotaro and Philip use the Double Driver belts to transform and combine into Kamen Rider Double to fight the Dopant menace and keep Futo safe. While joined in their fight by investigator Ryu Terui, who transforms into Kamen Rider Accel, the mystery of Philip's past, his relation to the Sonozaki Family, and their Museum organization are revealed.[2][7]
Characters
Kamen Riders
TV Show
Kamen Rider Double
|
Philip & Shotaro Hidari |
Kamen Rider Accel | Ryu Terui |
Kamen Rider Joker | Shotaro Hidari |
Kamen Rider Cyclone | Philip (Novel only) |
Movie-exclusive
Kamen Rider Skull | Sokichi Narumi |
Kamen Rider Eternal | Jun Kazu ► Katsumi Daido |
SIC Hero Saga-exclusive
Kamen Rider Double
|
Philip & Shotaro Ishinomori |
Allies
Narumi Detective Agency
Futo Irregulars
Futo Police Department
Others
- Shroud
- Master of Fumen
- Melissa
- Kozo Yaguchi
- Aoi Katsuragi
- Mina
Kamen Rider Decade | Tsukasa Kadoya |
Kamen Rider Diend | Daiki Kaito |
Kamen Rider Kuuga | Yusuke Onodera |
Kamen Rider Kiva-la | Natsumi Hikari |
Kamen Rider OOO
|
Eiji Hino |
Kamen Rider Birth | Shintaro Goto |
Kamen Rider Fourze | Gentaro Kisaragi |
Kamen Rider Nadeshiko | Nadeshiko Misaki |
Kamen Rider Meteor | Ryusei Sakuta |
Villains
- Main article: Dopants
Sonazaki Family
Terror Dopant | Ryubee Sonozaki |
Taboo Dopant | Saeko Sonozaki |
ClayDoll Dopant | Wakana Sonozaki |
Nasca Dopant | Kirihiko Sudo/Sonozaki ► Saeko Sonozaki |
Smilodon Dopant | Mick |
- Dopants
- Magma Dopant
- T-Rex Dopant
- Money Dopant
- Anomalocaris Dopant
- Cockroach Dopant
- Sweets Dopant
- Virus Dopant
- Violence Dopant
- Masquerade Dopants
- Arms Dopant
- Bird Dopant
- IceAge Dopant
- Triceratops Dopant
- Liar Dopant
- Puppeteer Dopant
- Invisible Dopant
- Nightmare Dopant
- Beast Dopant
- Zone Dopant
- Yesterday Dopant
- Quetzalcoatlus Dopant
- Hopper Dopant
- Gene Dopant
- Jewel Dopant
- Old Dopant
- Oyakodon Dopant
Foundation X
Utopia Dopant | Jun Kazu |
Eyes Dopant | Doctor Prospect |
NEVER
Cyclone Dopant | Maria S. Cranberry |
Heat Dopant | Reika Hanehara |
Luna Dopant | Kyosui Izumi |
Metal Dopant | Gozo Domoto |
Trigger Dopant | Ken Ashihara |
Others
Weather Dopant | Shinkuro Isaka |
Dummy Dopant | Father Roberto Shijima |
Spider Dopant | Seiichiro Matsui |
Bat Dopant | Eren Komori |
Commander Dopant | Hiroshi Sagami |
Kamen Rider Core | Kamen Rider Core |
Episodes
- Main article: Kamen Rider W Episodes
The series is divided into three story arcs:[8]
- Episodes 1-18 - "The Two Detectives are One Kamen Rider" Arc (「探偵は2人で1人の仮面ライダー」編, "Tantei wa Futari de Hitori no Kamen Raidā"-Hen)
- Episodes 19-36 - "The Immortal Man Who Brings The Storm" Arc (「嵐を起こす不死身の男」編, "Arashi wo Okosu Fujimi no Otoko"-Hen)
- Episodes 37-49 - "The Truth of Museum" Arc (「ミュージアムの真実」編, "Myūjiamu no Shinjitsu"-Hen)
The episodes of Kamen Rider W have two titles per episode matching the overall motif of the number two: a story arc title and a subtitle directly relating to the story of that episode. The Latin letter in the story arc title has a double meaning: the name of a Kamen Rider, Dopant, or an important character featured in the story arc and another word that indicates the theme of the arc. The series follows the hardboiled crime fiction genre, although the comedic nature of the series makes it more half-boiled, as its protagonist is described.
- The W Search/Two Detectives in One (Wの検索/探偵は二人で一人, Daburyū no Kensaku/Tantei wa Futari de Hitori)
- The W Search/Those Who Make the City Cry (Wの検索/街を泣かせるもの, Daburyū no Kensaku/Machi o Nakaseru Mono)
- Don't Touch the M/How to Get to Heaven (Mに手を出すな/天国への行き方, Emu ni Te o Dasu na/Tengoku e no Ikikata)
- Don't Touch the M/Play With a Joker (Mに手を出すな/ジョーカーで勝負, Emu ni Te o Dasu na/Jōkā de Shōbu)
- The Girl... A/Papa Is a Kamen Rider (少女…A/パパは仮面ライダー, Shōjo... Ei/Papa wa Kamen Raidā)
- The Girl... A/The Price of Lying (少女…A/嘘の代償, Shōjo... Ei/Uso no Daishō)
- Find the C/Philip Can't Stand It (Cを探せ/フィリップはそれを我慢できない, Shī o Sagase/Firippu wa Sore o Gaman Dekinai)
- Find the C/Dancing Hero (Cを探せ/ダンシングヒーロー, Shī o Sagase/Danshingu Hīrō)
- The S Terror/The Maid Detective Witnessed It! (Sな戦慄/メイド探偵は見た!, Esu na Senritsu/Meido Tantei wa Mita!)
- The S Terror/The Great Detective's Daughter (Sな戦慄/名探偵の娘, Esu na Senritsu/Meitantei no Musume)
- The Revenge V/Infected Car (復讐のV/感染車, Fukushū no Buī/Kansensha)
- The Revenge V/Grudge Beast (復讐のV/怨念獣, Fukushū no Buī/Onnenjū)
- The Q on the Radio/Targeted Princess (レディオでQ/狙われたプリンセス, Redio de Kyū/Nerawareta Purinsesu)
- The Q on the Radio/Live Catastrophe (レディオでQ/生放送大パニック, Redio de Kyū/Namahōsō Daipanikku)
- The F Afterglow/Burglary Rider (Fの残光/強盗ライダー, Efu no Zankō/Gōtō Raidā)
- The F Afterglow/Reclaim Your Partner (Fの残光/相棒をとりもどせ, Efu no Zankō/Aibō o Torimodose)
- Farewell N/Memory Kids (さらばNよ/メモリキッズ, Saraba Enu yo/Memori Kizzu)
- Farewell N/The Friend with the Wind (さらばNよ/友は風と共に, Saraba Enu yo/Tomo wa Kaze Totomoni)
- The I Doesn't Stop/That Guy's Name Is Accel (Iが止まらない/奴の名はアクセル, Ai ga Tomaranai/Yatsu no Na wa Akuseru)
- The I Doesn't Stop/Kamen Rider Style (Iが止まらない/仮面ライダーの流儀, Ai ga Tomaranai/Kamen Raidā no Ryūgi)
- The T Returns/A Melody Not Intended for Women (還ってきたT/女には向かないメロディ, Kaettekita Tī/Ona ni wa Mukanai Merodi)
- The T Returns/The Man Who Cannot Die (還ってきたT/死なない男, Kaettekita Tī/Shinanai Otoko)
- L on the Lips/Singer-SongRider (唇にLを/シンガーソングライダー, Kuchibiru ni Eru o/Shingā Songuraidā)
- L on the Lips/The Liar Is You (唇にLを/嘘つきはおまえだ, Kuchibiru ni Eru o/Usotsuki wa Omae da)
- The P's Game/The Doll Has Sticky Fingers (Pの遊戯/人形は手癖が悪い, Pī no Yūgi/Ningyō wa Tekuse ga Warui)
- The P's Game/Akiko on the Run (Pの遊戯/亜樹子オン・ザ・ラン, Pī no Yūgi/Akiko On Za Ran)
- The D Was Watching/The Transparent Magical Lady (Dが見ていた/透明マジカルレディ, Dī ga Miteita/Tōmei Majikaru Redi)
- The D Was Watching/Twin Maximum Suicide (Dが見ていた/決死のツインマキシマム, Dī ga Miteita/Kesshi no Tsuin Makishimamu)
- The Nightmarish H/The Melancholy of the Sleeping Princess (悪夢なH/眠り姫のユウウツ, Akumu na Aichi/Nemuri Hime no Yūutsu)
- The Nightmarish H/Who Is the Prince? (悪夢なH/王子様は誰だ?, Akuma na Aichi/Ōjisama wa Dare da?")
- The Wind Called B/One Must Chase The Beast (風が呼ぶB/野獣追うべし, Kaze ga Yobu Bī/Yajū Oubeshi)
- The Wind Called B/Now, in the Radiance (風が呼ぶB/今、輝きの中で, Kaze ga Yobu Bī/Ima, Kagayaki no Naka de)
- Y's Tragedy/The Woman Looking For Yesterday (Yの悲劇/きのうを探す女, Uwai no Higeki/Kinō o Sagasu Onna)
- Y's Tragedy/Brother & Sister (Yの悲劇/あにいもうと, Uwai no Higeki/Ani Imōto)
- Beyond the R/The Rain Called Monster Approaches (Rの彼方に/やがて怪物という名の雨, Āru no Kanata ni/Yagate Kaibutsu toiu Na no Ame)
- Beyond the R/Surpass Them All (Rの彼方に/全てを振り切れ, Āru no Kanata ni/Subete o Furikire)
- Visitor X/The Bridge of Promises (来訪者X/約束の橋, Raihōsha Ekkusu/Yakusoku no Hashi)
- Visitor X/In the Name of the Museum (来訪者X/ミュージアムの名のもとに, Raihōsha Ekkusu/Myūjiamu no Na no Moto ni)
- The Potential of G/Bad Cinema Paradise (Gの可能性/バッドシネマパラダイス, Jī no Kanōsei/Baddo Shinema Paradaisu)
- The Potential of G/I Can't Forgive You (Gの可能性/あなたが許せない, Jī no Kanōsei/Anata ga Yurusenai)
- The J Labyrinth/The Psychotic Villainess (Jの迷宮/猟奇的な悪女, Jei no Meikyū/Ryōkiteki no Akujo)
- The J Labyrinth/The Diamond Is Hurt (Jの迷宮/ダイヤモンドは傷ついて, Jei no Meikyū/Daiyamondo wa Kizutsuite)
- O's Link/The Old Detective (Oの連鎖/老人探偵, Ō no Rensa/Rōjin Tantei)
- O's Link/Shroud's Confession (Oの連鎖/シュラウドの告白, Ō no Rensa/Shuraudo no Kokuhaku)
- Who the K Needs/The Devil's Tail (Kが求めたもの/悪魔のしっぽ, Kei ga Motometa Mono/Akuma no Shippo)
- Who the K Needs/The Last Supper (Kがもとめたもの/最後の晩餐, Kei ga Motometa Mono/Saigo no Bansan)
- The Abandoned U/A Request From Philip (残されたU/フィリップからの依頼, Nokosareta Yū/Firippu kara no Irai)
- The Abandoned U/Eternal Partners (残されたU/永遠の相棒, Nokosareta Yū/Eien no Aibō)
- Goodbye to the E/A Bouquet of Justice to This City (Eにさよなら/この街に正義の花束を, Ī ni Sayonara/Kono Machi ni Seigi no Hanataba o)
Movies
- Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider W & Decade: Movie War 2010 (仮面ライダー×仮面ライダー W(ダブル)&ディケイド MOVIE大戦2010, Kamen Raidā × Kamen Raidā: Daburu ando Dikeido Mūbī Taisen Nisenjū)
- Kamen Rider W Forever: A to Z/The Gaia Memories of Fate (仮面ライダーW(ダブル) FOREVER AtoZ/運命のガイアメモリ, Kamen Raidā Daburu Fōebā: Ē tu Zetto/Unmei no Gaia Memori)
- Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider OOO & W Featuring Skull: Movie War Core (仮面ライダー×仮面ライダーオーズ&ダブル feat.スカル MOVIE大戦CORE, Kamen Raidā × Kamen Raidā Ōzu ando Daburu Fīcharingu Sukaru: Mūbī Taisen Koa)
- Kamen Rider W Returns (仮面ライダーW(ダブル) RETURNS, Kamen Raidā Daburu Ritānzu)
- Kamen Rider Accel (仮面ライダーアクセル, Kamen Raidā Akuseru)
- Kamen Rider Eternal (仮面ライダーエターナル, Kamen Raidā Etānaru)
Specials
- Kamen Rider: The Fearful Global Warming Plan (仮面ライダー 恐怖の地球温暖化計画, Kamen Raidā Kyōfu no Chikyū Ondanka Keikaku)
- Kamen Rider W: Donburi's α/Farewell Beloved Recipe (仮面ライダーW 超バトルDVD 丼のα/さらば愛しのレシピよ, Kamen Raidā Daburu Donburi no Arufa/Saraba Itoshi no Reshipi yo)
- Kamen Rider W DVD: Gaia Memory Field Guide (仮面ライダーW(ダブル) DVD ガイアメモリ大図鑑, Kamen Raidā Daburu Dī Bui Dī Gaia Memori Daizukan)
- Shotaro Hidari Hardboiled Delusion Diary (左翔太郎ハードボイルド妄想日記, Hidari Shotaro Hādoboirudo Mōsō Nikki)
- Wakana's Healing Princess (園咲若菜のヒーリングプリンセス, Sonozaki Wakana no Hīringu Purinsesu)
- Head Wind: One-Game Match!! (向い風 一本勝負!!, Mukaikaze Ipponshōbu!!)
- Queen & Elizabeth's White Hearts!! (QueenとElizabethの白抜きハートマーク!!, Kuīn to Erisabesu no Shironuki Hātomāku!!)
Net movies
- Kamen Rider W Forever: From A to Z, 26 Rapid-Succession Roars of Laughter (ネット版 仮面ライダーダブル FOREVER AtoZで爆笑26連発, Nettoban Kamen Raidā Daburu Fōebā: Ē tu Zetto de Bakushō Nijū Rokū Renpatsu)
Stageshows
- Futo Presents: Kamen Rider W Special Event Supported by Windscale (風都presents 仮面ライダーWスペシャルイベント Supported by WINDSCALE, Fūto Purezento Kamen Raidā Daburu Supesharu Ibento Sapoto Bai Uindozukēru)
- Kamen Rider Super Live 2010 (仮面ライダースーパーライブ2010, Kamen Raidā Sūpāraibu 2010)
- Kamen Rider W: Final Stage (仮面ライダーW ファイナルステージ, Kamen Raidā Daburu Fainaru Sutēji)
Wind Wave Internet radio
- Main article: Wind Wave FM
To tie into the show, TV Asahi, Toei, and Avex Trax have produced the Wind Wave FM Internet radio station. Only one of the shows, Wakana's Healing Princess (園咲若菜のヒーリングプリンセス, Sonozaki Wakana no Hīringu Purinsesu), also exists within the fiction of Kamen Rider W. The other programs, DJ Hurry Kenn's FU-TO Hit on Groove music show and Tsuyoshi and Ayano's Head Wind: One-Game Match!! (向い風 一本勝負!!, Mukaikaze Ipponshōbu!!) show, treat the television series as fiction, explicitly referring to the songs they play as theme songs (as part of a mail in request, DJ Hurry Kenn played AAA DEN-O form's "Climax Jump", and referred to it as the theme song for Kamen Rider Den-O). All of W's theme songs have been played as part of the various radio shows, several of which were first heard on the "radio" before being utilized as part of an episode's soundtrack. On March 7, a new radio show featuring Queen & Elizabeth titled Queen & Elizabeth's White Hearts!! (QueenとElizabethの白抜きハートマーク!!, Kuīn to Erisabesu no Shironuki Hātomāku!!) began "airing", but was discontinued a month later. To mirror the current events in the show's story, Healing Princess was cancelled on June 13, 2010.
Mini-Dramas
- Main article: Shotaro Hidari Hardboiled Delusion Diary
As part of the special features on the DVD releases, a series of short films are included called "Shotaro Hidari Hardboiled Delusion Diary" (左翔太郎ハードボイルド妄想日記, Hidari Shotaro Hādoboirudo Mōsō Nikki) in which Shotaro daydreams about what life would be like if he, Akiko, or Ryu acted differently. These feature a Dopant from the DVD volume in a completely different role than it had in the series proper. These are then followed by members of the cast discussing their favorite parts of the episodes included on the DVD volume.
- Volume titles
- If Akiko Was Actually an Excellent Secretary (もしも亜樹子が優秀な秘書だったら, Moshimo Akiko ga Yūshū na Hisho dattara)
- If Akiko Was Actually a City Councilwoman (もしも亜樹子が市議会議員だったら, Moshimo Akiko ga Shigikaigiin dattara)
- If Akiko Was Actually a Maid (もしも亜樹子がメイドだったら, Moshimo Akiko ga Meido dattara)
- If Akiko Was Actually a Phantom Thief (もしも亜樹子が怪盗だったら, Moshimo Akiko ga Kaitō dattara)
- If Ryu Was Actually a Private Investigator (もしも竜が探偵だったら, Moshimo Ryū ga Tantei dattara)
- If Akiko Was Actually an Idol (もしも亜樹子がアイドルだったら, Moshimo Akiko ga Aidoru dattara)
- If Akiko Was Actually a Magician (もしも亜樹子がマジシャンだったら, Moshimo Akiko ga Majishan dattara)
- If Akiko Was Actually an "Extreme Wife" (もしも亜樹子が【極妻】だったら, Moshimo Akiko ga "Gokutsuma" dattara)
- If Akiko Was Actually a Younger Sister (もしも亜樹子が妹だったら, Moshimo Akiko ga Imōto dattara)
- If Akiko Was Actually a Hit Man (もしも亜樹子が殺し屋だったら, Moshimo Akiko ga Koroshiya dattara)
- If Akiko Was Actually an Old Woman (もしも亜樹子がおばあちゃんだったら, Moshimo Akiko ga Obaachan dattara)
- If Everyone Was Actually Hard-Boiled (もしも誰もがハードボイルドだったら, Moshimo Dare mo ga Hādoboirudo dattara)
Planetarium film
- Main article: Kamen Rider: The Fearful Global Warming Plan
At several planetaria throughout Japan, Toei had produced a film called "Kamen Rider: The Fearful Global Warming Plan" (仮面ライダー 恐怖の地球温暖化計画, Kamen Raidā Kyōfu no Chikyū Ondanka Keikaku) to teach children about global warming (with narration by Hirohiko Kakegawa). Shotaro Hidari (portrayed by Kiriyama) and Philip (portrayed by Suda) who transform into Kamen Rider Double, alongside Kamen Rider 1 (voiced by Tetsu Inada), Kamen Rider 2 (voiced by Takahiro Fujimoto), and the ten previous Heisei Riders, fight Shocker led by its President (Hidekatsu Shibata) and Gel-Shocker's Hiruchameleon (voiced by Yasuhiro Takato) who plan on destroying the Earth by having it succumb to global warming. Airings first began at the Fukuoka Science Museum on June 5, 2010, and later at Kagawa Prefecture's Sanuki Kid's Land, Chūō, Tokyo's Time Dome Akashi, the Seki Manabi Center, the Kagoshima Municipal Science Center, the Tondabayashi Subaru Hall, and the Sendai Astronomical Observatory in Aoba-ku, with shows starting later in the year at the Kobe Science Museum in Chūō-ku, Kobe, and the Saitama Municipal Youth's Astronomical Science Museum in Urawa-ku, Saitama. [9]
Playback
For W's S.I.C Hero Saga side story Kamen Rider W: Playback commemorates the 40th anniversary of the Kamen Rider Series with Shotaro Hidari and Philip leading Shotaro Ishinomori through the events following his creation of the television series in 1971. The first episode was published in Hobby Japan, July 2011. Each episode is named after a different story written by Raymond Chandler.
- Red Wind (赤い風, Akai Kaze)
- The Finger Man (指さす男, Yubisasu Otoko)
- Double Indemnity (深夜の告白, Shin'ya no Kokuhaku)
- The Big Sleep (大いなる眠り, Ōinaru Nemuri)
- The High Window (高い窓, Takai Mado)
- The Little Sister (かわいい女, Kawaii Onna)
- The Long Goodbye (長いお別れ, Nagai Owakare)
The One Who Continues After Z
- Main article: Kamen Rider W ~The One Who Continues After Z~
Kamen Rider W ~The One Who Continues After Z~ (仮面ライダーW(ダブル) ~Zを継ぐ者~, Kamen Raidā Daburu ~Zetto o Tsugu Mono~), written by Riku Sanjo, is part of a series of spin-off novel adaptations of the Heisei Era Kamen Riders. Philip takes up Shotaro's job in solving cases after he becomes sick. Phillip uses Kamen Rider Double FangJoker and fights alongside with Kamen Rider Accel, however the Dopants get tougher and forces Philip to become a Kamen Rider himself: Kamen Rider Cyclone. The novel was released on November 30, 2012.
Cast
- Shotaro Hidari (左 翔太郎, Hidari Shōtarō): Renn Kiriyama (桐山 漣, Kiriyama Ren)
- Philip (フィリップ, Firippu): Masaki Suda (菅田 将暉, Suda Masaki)[10]
- Akiko Narumi (鳴海 亜樹子, Narumi Akiko): Hikaru Yamamoto (山本 ひかる, Yamamoto Hikaru)
- Ryu Terui (照井 竜, Terui Ryū): Minehiro Kinomoto (木ノ本 嶺浩, Kinomoto Minehiro)
- Mikio Jinno (刃野 幹夫, Jinno Mikio): Takeshi Nadagi (なだぎ 武, Nadagi Takeshi)
- Shun Makura (真倉 俊, Makura Shun): Shingo Nakagawa (中川 真吾, Nakagawa Shingo)
- Watcherman (ウォッチャマン, Wotchaman): Nasubi (なすび )
- Santa-chan (サンタちゃん, Santachan): Zennosuke Fukkin (腹筋 善之介, Fukkin Zennosuke)
- Queen (クイーン, Kuīn): Tomomi Itano (板野 友美, Itano Tomomi, AKB48)
- Elizabeth (エリザベス, Erizabesu): Tomomi Kasai (河西 智美, Kasai Tomomi, AKB48)
- Ryubee Sonozaki (園咲 琉兵衛, Sonozaki Ryūbee): Minori Terada (寺田 農, Terada Minori)
- Saeko Sonozaki (園咲 冴子, Sonozaki Saeko): Ami Namai (生井 亜実, Namai Ami)
- Wakana Sonozaki (園咲 若菜, Sonozaki Wakana): Rin Asuka (飛鳥 凛, Asuka Rin)
- Kirihiko Sudo/Sonozaki (須藤/園咲 霧彦, Sudō/Sonozaki Kirihiko): Yuki Kimisawa (君沢 ユウキ, Kimisawa Yūki)
- Shinkuro Isaka (井坂 深紅郎, Isaka Shinkurō): Tomoyuki Dan (檀 臣幸, Dan Tomoyuki)
- Jun Kazu (加頭 順, Kazu Jun): Gong Teyu (コン・テユ, Kon Teyu)[11]
- Smilodon Dopant (スミロドン・ドーパント, Sumirodon Dōpanto, Voice): Yasuhiro Takato (高戸 靖広, Takato Yasuhiro)
- Shroud (シュラウド, Shuraudo, Voice): Naoko Kouda (幸田 直子, Kōda Naoko)
- Narration, Gaia Memory Voice (ナレーション、ガイアメモリ音声, Narēshon, Gaia Memori Onsei): Fumihiko Tachiki (立木 文彦, Tachiki Fumihiko)
Guest stars
- Marina Tsumura (津村 真里奈, Tsumura Marina, 1 & 2): Meibi Yamanouchi (山内 明日, Yamanouchi Meibi)
- Yousuke Togawa (戸川 陽介, Togawa Yōsuke, 1): YOH
- Shotaro Hidari (child) (左 翔太郎, Hidari Shotaro, 2)/Akira Aoyama (青山 晶, Aoyama Akira, 49): Issei Kakazu (嘉数 一星, Kakazu Issei)
- Taizo Kaga (加賀 泰造, Kaga Taizō, 3 & 4): Tatsuya Gashuin (我修院 達也, Gashūin Tatsuya)
- Philip (child) (フィリップ, Firippu, 3, 14, 44-46): Masaki Suda (菅田 将暉, Suda Masaki)
- Miyabi Kusuhara (楠原 みやび, Kusuhara Miyabi, 5 & 6): Nozomi Kawata (川田 希, Kawata Nozomi)
- Asuka Kusuhara (楠原 あすか, Kusuhara Asuka, 5 & 6): Rara Omura (大村 らら, Ōmura Rara)
- Genzo Takamura (鷹村 源蔵, Takamura Genzō, 5 & 6): Takaaki Ito (伊藤 貴明, Ito Takaaki)
- Chizuru Hoshino (星野 千鶴, Hoshino Chizuru, 7 & 8): Reina Fujii (藤井 玲奈, Fujii Reina)
- Ikari (伊刈 7 & 8): Jin Katagiri (片桐 仁, Katagiri Jin)
- Teacher (教師, Kyōshi, 7 & 8): Hiroshi Watari (渡 洋史, Watari Hiroshi)
- Mai Asakawa (浅川 麻衣, Asakawa Mai, 9, 10 & 14): Eri Otoguro (乙黒 えり, Otoguro Eri)
- Yukiko Sasaki (佐々木 由貴子, Sasaki Yukiko, 9 & 10): Maha Hamada (濱田 万葉, Hamada Maha)
- Sachi Yamamura (サチ 山村, Yamamura Sachi, 11 & 12): Rinako Matsuoka (松岡璃奈子, Matsuoka Rinako)
- Kohei Yamamura (山村 康平, Yamamura Kohei, 11 & 12): Ryo Hashizume (橋爪 遼, Hashizume Ryo)
- Kurosu (黒須 11 & 12): Koji (コージ )
- Noriyuki Yushima (湯島 則之, Yushima Noriyuki, 11 & 12): Teppei Sakata (坂田 鉄平, Sakata Teppei)
- Mikio Aoki (青木 幹男, Aoki Mikio, 11 & 12): Masato Tsujioka (辻岡 正人, Tsujioka Masato)
- Nezu (根津 11 & 12): Gamo Junichi (蒲生 純一, Junichi Gamo)
- Young Girl (若い女性, Wakai Josei, 12): Hikari Kajiwara (梶原 ひかり, Kajiwara Hikari)
- Tsuyoshi Ageo (上尾 強, Ageo Tsuyoshi, 13 & 14): Hiromichi Miyoshi (三好博道, Miyoshi Hiromichi)
- Saeki Motoko (佐伯 素子, Motoko Saeki, 13 & 14): Shion Nakamaru (中丸 シオン, Nakamaru Shion)
- Hino (火野 13): Yutaka Mishima (三島 ゆたか, Mishima Yutaka)
- Director (ディレクター, Direkuta, 13 & 14, 37): Tomonobu Okano (岡野 友信, Okano Tomonobu)
- Wakana Sonozaki (child) (園咲 若菜, Sonozaki Wakana, 14, 44-46): Natsuki Kasa (笠 菜月, Kasa Natsuki)
- Kenji Kurata (倉田 剣児, Kurata Kenji, 15 & 16): Kōichirō Nishi (西 興一朗, Nishi Kōichirō)
- Aso Fuyumi (麻生 冬美, Fuyumi Aso, 15 & 16): Yuri Morishita (森下 悠里, Morishita Yuri)
- Master of Barber "Kaze" (バーバー「風」のマスター, Bābā "Kaze" no Masutā, 17 & 18): Isamu Ago (あご 勇, Ago Isamu)
- Akane Egusa (江草 茜, Egusa Akane, 17 & 18): Mana Konno (今野 真菜, Konno Mana)
- Touma Fujikawa (藤川 統馬, Fujikawa Tōma, 17 & 18): Haruki Kimura (木村 遼希, Kimura Haruki)
- Yuichi Kanamura (金村 有一, Kanamura Yūichi, 17): Takuya Yoshihara (吉原 拓弥, Yoshihara Takuya)
- Yoshihara Takuya (久保田 弥生, Kubota Yayoi, 17): Manami Ikura (伊倉 愛美, Ikura Manami)
- Kiyoshi Katahira (片平 清, Katahira Kiyoshi): Kento Shibuya (渋谷 謙人, Shibuya Kento)
- Makiko Katahira (片平 真紀子, Katahira Makiko, 19 & 20): Itsumi Osawa (大沢 逸美, Ōsawa Itsumi)
- Ikeda Shinya (池田 晋也, Shinya Ikeda, 19): Kei Nagase (ナガセ ケイ, Nagase Kei)
- Yuji Terui (照井 雄治, Terui Yuji, 20, 27): Shunsaku Yajima (矢嶋 俊作, Yajima Shunsaku)
- Mayumi Terui (照井 真由美, Terui Mayumi, 20, 27): Kayoko Fujii (藤井 佳代子, Fujii Kayoko)
- Haruko Terui (照井 春子, Terui Haruko, 20, 27, 29, 35): Mika Kasahara (笠原 美香, Kasahara Mika)
- Aya Kujo (九条 綾, Kujō Aya, 21 & 22): Ayumi Kinoshita (木下 あゆ美, Kinoshita Ayumi)
- Ken Akutsu (阿久津 憲, Akutsu Ken, 21): Hiroo Otaka (大高 洋夫, Ōtaka Hiroo)
- Masaki Mizoguchi (溝口 正輝, Mizoguchi Masaki, 21 & 22): Keita Shirai (白井 圭太, Shirai Keita)
- Himuro (氷室 21): Hiroyuki Muraoka (村岡 弘之, Muraoka Hiroyuki)
- Angry Instructor (鬼教官, Oni Kyōkan, 21): Kenji Tominaga (富永 研司, Tominaga Kenji)
- Gaia Memory Distributors (ガイアメモリ流通組織の男, Gaia Memori Ryūtsū Soshiki no Otoko, 21): Shinichi Kaneda (金田 進一, Kaneda Shin'ichi), Eitoku (永徳 )
- Sachio Sawada (沢田 さちお, Sawada Sachio, 23 & 24): Moro Morooka (モロ 師岡, Morooka Moro)
- Jimmy Nakata (ジミー 中田, Nakata Jimmy, 23 & 24): Tomita Keisuke (冨田 輔, Keisuke Tomita)
- Yukiho Sumita (墨田 ユキ, Sumita Yukiho, 23 & 24): Kumiko Nakano (中野 公美子, Nakano Kumiko)
- Aya Kamiki (上木 彩矢, Kamiki Aya, 23 & 24)
- TAKUYA (23 & 24)
- Onuki Ichirota (大貫 一朗太, Ichirota Onuki, 23 & 24): Ichirou Mizuki (水木 一郎, Mizuki Ichirō)
- DJ Hurry Kenn (voice, 23 & 24)
- Keio Horinouchi (堀之内 慶應, Horinouchi Keiō, 25 & 26): Wataru Shihoudou (四方堂 亘, Shihōdō Wataru)
- Rikako Horinouchi, Riko (堀之内 里香, リコ, Horinouchi Rikako, Rico, 25 & 26): Moe Sawada (澤田 萌音, Sawada Moe)
- Lily Shirogane (リリィ白銀, Riryi Shirogane, 27 & 28): Nao Nagasawa (長澤 奈央, Nagasawa Nao)
- Frank Shirogane (フランク白銀, Furanku Shirogane, 27 & 28): Fubito Yamano (山野 史人, Yamano Fubito)
- Himeka Yukimura (雪村 姫香, Yukimura Himeka, 29 & 30): Natsuko Asō (麻生 夏子, Asō Natsuko)
- Hajime Fukushima (福島 元, Fukushima Hajime, 29 & 30): Yasushi Kato ( 加藤 康, Kato Yasushi)
- Professor Akagi (赤城 教授, Akagi Kyoujyu, 29 & 30): Nishi Fuyuhiko (西 冬彦, Fuyuhiko Nishi)
- Kyūzō of the Turret (櫓の久蔵, Yagura no Kyūzō, 29, 39): Seizō Fukumoto (福本 清三, Fukumoto Seizō)
- Heiji Hidari (左 平次, Hidari Heiji, 29, 39): Kunio Nishimura (西村 匡生, Nishimura Kunio)
- Isamu Bito (尾藤 勇, Bito Isamu, 31 & 32): Kazuyoshi Ozawa (小沢 和義 , Ozawa Kazuyoshi)
- Maruo Arima (有馬 丸男, Arima Maruo, 31 & 32): Katsuya (勝矢, Katsuya)
- Suzuko Arima (有馬 鈴子, Arima Suzuko, 31 & 32): Ryoko Gi (魏 涼子, Gi Ryōko)
- Sokichi Narumi (鳴海 荘吉, Narumi Sōkichi, 31): Koji Kikkawa (吉川 晃司, Kikkawa Kōji)
- Yukie Sudo (須藤 雪絵, Sudō Yukie, 33 & 34): Kaoru Hirata (平田 薫, Hirata Kaoru)
- Nagi Shimamoto (島本 凪, Shimamoto Nagi, 35 & 36): Miyuu Wagawa (和川 未優, Wagawa Miyū)
- Satoshi Yamashiro (山城 諭, Yamashiro Satoshi, 37 & 38): Ryota Nakanishi (中西 良太 , Nakanishi Ryota)
- Grasshopper Woman (イナゴの女, Inago no Onna, 37 & 38): Minami Tsukui (佃井皆美, Tsukui Minami)
- Ai Nijimura (虹村 あい, Nijimura Ai, 39 & 40): Erika Yazawa (谷澤 恵里香, Yazawa Erika)
- Toru Kawai (川相 透, Kawai Tōru, 39 & 40): Naoki Kawano (川野 直輝, Kawano Naoki)
- Manager (マネージャー 39): Takashi Kikuchi (菊池 隆志, Kikuchi Takashi)
- Makoto Uesugi (上杉 誠, Uesugi Makoto, 41 & 42): Ryunosuke Kawai (河合 龍之介, Kawai Ryunosuke)
- Rui Jojima (城島 泪, Jojima Rui, 41 & 42): Yoshie Okumura (奥村 佳恵, Okumura Yoshie)
- Satoru Takeda (武田 智, Takeda Satoru, 41 & 42): Yukihiro Kotani (小谷 幸弘, Kotani Yukihiro)
- Shotaro Hidari (Old) (左 翔太郎, Hidari Shōtarō, 43 & 44): Yukimasa Natori (名取 幸政, Natori Yukimasa)
- Takashi Soma (相馬 卓, Sōma Takashi, 43 & 44): Masakazu Azuhata (小豆畑 雅一, Azuhata Masakazu)
- Yoshie Goto (後藤 良枝, Goto Yoshie, 43 & 44): Yui Ryoko (遊井 亮子 , Ryoko Yui)
- Miyu Goto (後藤 みゆ, Goto Miyu, 43 & 44): Miyuu Yamada (山田 海遊, Yamada Miyuu)
- Miyu Goto (Old) (後藤 みゆ, Goto Miyu, 43 & 44): Yuko Hisamatsu (久松 夕子, Hisamatsu Yuko)
- Mitsuko Sekine (関根 光子, Sekine Mitsuko, 43 & 44): Yuki Higashi (ひがし 由貴, Higashi Yuki)
- Kumi Sekine (関根 久美, Sekine Kumi, 43 & 44): Yuko Konishi (小西 結子, Konishi Yuko)
- Kumi Sekine (Old) (関根 久美, Sekine Kumi, 44): Sachiko Kozuki (上月 左知子, Kozuki Sachiko)
- Okura (大倉, Okura, 43 & 44): Tsutomu Hiura (樋浦勉, Hiura Tsutomu)
- Tabata (田端, Tabata, 44): Tsunekichi Takeoka (竹岡 常吉, Takeoka Tsunekichi)
- Kyoko Todoroki (轟 響子, Todoroki Kyōko, 45 & 46): Yuka Hirata (平田 裕香, Hirata Yuka)[12]
- Neon Ulsland (ネオン・ウルスランド, Neon Urusurando, 47 & 48): Maria Theresa Gow (マリア・テレサ・ガウ, Maria Teresa Gau)[13]
Suit actors
- Kamen Rider Double, Kamen Rider Joker: Seiji Takaiwa (高岩 成二, Takaiwa Seiji)
- Kamen Rider Accel: Eitoku (永徳 )
- Terror Dopant: Ryo Yokota (横田 遼, Yokota Ryō)
- Taboo Dopant, Shroud: Yūki Ono (小野 友紀, Ono Yūki)
- Weather Dopant, Kamen Rider Double (Sub): Makoto Itō (伊藤 慎, Itō Makoto)
- ClayDoll Dopant, ClayDoll Xtreme, Other Dopants: Satoshi Fujita (藤田 慧, Fujita Satoshi)
- Nasca Dopant, Weather Dopant (Sub), Utopia Dopant, R Nasca Dopant, Other Dopants: Jun Watanabe (渡辺 淳, Watanabe Jun)
- Smilodon Dopant, Utopia Dopant (Sub), Other Dopants: Yugo Fujii (藤井 祐伍, Fujii Yūgo)
Notes
- Despite being the fourth tokusatsu show to feature a character with two halves being different colors (the other three being Android Kikaider, Kikaider 01, and Metalder), this is the first show to utilize two heroes using the same body to fight.
- Three W movie/movie chapters name corresponding to three Batman movies:
- Kamen Rider W: Begins Night — Batman Begins
- Kamen Rider W Forever: A to Z/The Gaia Memories of Fate — Batman Forever
- Kamen Rider W Returns — Batman Returns
- This is the first Japanese entry in the series to officially use the term "Kamen Rider" in romanized English. All previous series and riders were referred to in official English materials as "Masked Rider".
- First series since Kamen Rider Kabuto to have the series opening sung by a female singer and the first to being sung by both male and female singer.
References
- ↑ Uchuusen No. 125
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Telebikun August 2009
- ↑ "10th Anniversary ProjectMASKED RIDER LIVE & SHOW~十年祭~|テレビ朝日|仮面ライダーディケイド". http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/decade/liveshow/index.html. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
- ↑ "桐山漣と菅田将暉が合体で仮面ライダーW - 芸能ニュース : nikkansports.com". http://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/f-et-tp0-20090629-512230.html. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
- ↑ "新イケメンライダーはジャニーズ系美男子でW主演! - 東京ウォーカー". http://news.walkerplus.com/2009/0629/15/. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
- ↑ "新・仮面ライダーは"2人で1人"の「仮面ライダーW」 ニュース-ORICON STYLE-". 2009-06-29. http://contents.oricon.co.jp/news/movie/67270/full/. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
- ↑ "仮面ライダーダブル introduction|東映[テレビ]". http://www.toei.co.jp/tv/w/story/1189003_1613.html. Retrieved 2009-06-30.
- ↑ https://www.kamen-rider-official.com/riders/11
- ↑ "プラネタリウム番組情報「仮面ライダー 恐怖の地球温暖化計画」|株式会社五藤光学研究所". http://www.goto.co.jp/contents/pla_detail/p_ditail_maskedrider_w.html. Retrieved 2010-08-04.
- ↑ "菅田 将暉". http://www2.topcoat.co.jp/sugo/top/index.php. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
- ↑ "コン・テユ 公式ブログ ★パイナップル畑で待ち合わせ★: 仮面ライダーW". 2010-05-23. http://blog.watanabepro.co.jp/gongteyu/archives/2010/05/post_677.html. Retrieved 2010-05-30.
- ↑ "その名もっ!-平田裕香の日記". 2010-07-01. http://yaplog.jp/nigun-niiba/archive/851. Retrieved 2010-07-07.
- ↑ "情報解禁!!!|★GOWISH★マリア・テレサ・ガウOfficial blogPowered by Ameba". 2010-08-02. http://ameblo.jp/gow/entry-10608368995.html. Retrieved 2010-08-07.
External links
- Kamen Rider W at Wikipedia
- Kamen Rider W at Japanese Wikipedia
- Kamen Rider W at TV Asahi (archive link)
- Kamen Rider W at Toei TV
- Kamen Rider W at Avex Group
- Wind Wave official website
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