 This article is about an episode in Kamen Rider Drive.
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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) is the first episode of Kamen Rider Drive.
Synopsis[]
After mysterious and destructive large-scale incidents happened all over the world, humans who were caught in a "time has stopped-like" sensation appeared frequently. In order to understand this phenomenon, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department set up a "Special Unit" to work on incidents that happen under special circumstances. Shinnosuke Tomari, a former elite police detective, was re-assigned to the Special Unit, but...
Plot[]
One night in Japan, a sudden and strange phenomenon called the Global Freeze occurred where worldwide, the time surroundings became slower save the human consciousness. A new breed of monsters whom declared themselves Roidmudes went on their killing spree. Some of the citizens cannot save themselves due to the slowdown period. an unknown warrior appeared out of nowhere and battled the Roidmudes with his Shift Cars companions. At the same time, police officer Shinnosuke Tomari and Akira Hayase were apprehending criminals. Hayase was cornered in between a flammable generator and one of the two criminals. Panicking, Shinnosuke pulled out his gun and tried to aim at the criminal, but due to the Slowdown effect, he accidentally shot the generator, causing it to explode and in the process, causing some pipes to collapse. As he tried to save Hayase from the falling pipes, the Slowdown effect happened once again, causing him to be unable to save his partner from being crushed.
Half a year later, while Shinnosuke was slacking at Kuruma Park, Kiriko dragged him to the Special Investigation Unit base, hearing that the team would investigate the Heavy Acceleration cases with Lieutenant Otta. Shinnosuke went to Tridoron, remembering back the incident back then had broken his fighting spirit. After another Heaviness detected, the team was sent Kiriko and Shinnosuke (being forced by Mr. Belt) to the location. While investigating, the victim shown was drained, with his body turned red. Shinnosuke picked a sample and Mr. Belt warned him that the culprit is still nearby. Soon the Heaviness started again and Roidmude 029 appeared and attacked Shinnosuke until 3 Shift Cars attacked the Roidmude. The Roidmude retreated from the area while cancelling his Heaviness.
After composing how the depicted culprit looked like, Shinnosuke straightened his tie and began on his search of the culprit, whom also known as Nobou Masuda but with a hair. He went to a nearby gym where Nobou/Roidmude 029 had just plan an attack on an unsuspecting gym member out on a jog. Roidmude 029 initiate the Heaviness again but Mr. Belt managed to summon Max Flare Shift Car to help Shinnosuke adapting into the Heaviness. The Roidmude summon his aides, Roidmude 042 and Roidmude 088 until Kiriko and Tridoron appeared to help. She assisted Shinnosuke to transform into Drive and the latter managed to turn the tables until 029 take the lead and throw him in a warehouse. It wasn't long until Kiriko sent all of her Shift Cars, Funky Spike and Midnight Shadow Shift Cars battering 029 enough to help out Drive. 029 was soon pelted by a discarded Type Speed Tire as Drive went Type Speed Flare. Annoyed, 029 tried to attack Drive, only for the strong fiery attacks of Drive to make him fall flat on his back, and was soon jettisoned out of the warehouse thanks to his Flare Stream attack. 042 and 088 got back their bearings when 029 was ejected out of a warehouse by the Flare Stream attack from Drive's Max Flare Tire, and it and 088 briefly fight Drive until Drive equips the Funky Spike Tire, and mortally wounds 042 with its Spike Tornado attack, reverting it to its Core. The Rider switches to the Midnight Shadow Tire, and mortally wounds 088 with its special attack, reverting it to its Core form. 042's Core eventually succumbs to death when 088 was destroyed.
Now alone, 029 tried to attack Drive, only for him to reassume Type Speed and pelted the Roidmude with the All Tire Attack, leaving the Roidmude wide open to be destroyed by Drive's Speedrop finisher. Shinnosuke felt relieved after he was able to save a life for the first time after his traumatic failure.
At night, Kiriko took him to a secret lair, Drive Pit where she and Mr. Belt acted secretly to assist Drive. Despite all red colored victims were reverted to normal, but Shinnosuke knew that the case isn't over. Meanwhile, 029's Core manages to escape the battle. Returning to the Roidmude lair very much exhausted, he is given a Viral Core by Heart to form a new body.
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)
- 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)
- Heart (ハート, Hāto): Tomoya Warabino (蕨野 友也, Warabino Tomoya)
- Narration (ナレーション, Narēshon), Drive Driver's voice (ドライブドライバーの声, Doraibu Doraibā no koe): Chris Peppler (クリス・ペプラー, Kurisu Pepurā)
Guest Cast[]
- Nina Kusaragi (如月 仁奈, Kusaragi Nina): Hitomi Isaka (井坂 仁美, Isaka Hitomi, Kamen Rider Girls)
- Satsuki Yamabuki (山吹 沙月, Yamabuki Satsuki): Mitsuki Endo (遠藤 三貴, Endō Mitsuki, Kamen Rider Girls)
- Nobuo Masuda (益田 信夫, Masuda Nobuo)/Roidmude 029: Masafumi Yokoyama (横山真史, Yokoyama Masafumi)
- Iyo Sawai (澤井 伊代, Sawai Iyo): Maari (麻亜里)
- Kazuhiko Takasu (高須 和彦, Takasu Kazuhiko): Nobuhiro Nishihara (西原 信裕, Nishihara Nobuhiro)
- Naoki Nakata (中多 直紀, Nakata Naoki): Tetsuya Nakamura (中村 哲也, Nakamura Tetsuya)
- Neo Shade Member: Naoki Ofuji (大藤 直樹, Oofuji Naoki), Masashi Shirai (白井 雅士, Shirai Masashi)
- Police: Naoki Saito (斎藤 直紀, Saitō Naoki)
- Investigator: Masanobu Eto (衛藤 将展, Masanobu Etō)
- Cook: Ariki Narushima (成島 有騎, Narushima Ariki)
- Waitress: Miyuki Koizumi (小泉 みゆき, Koizumi Miyuki)
Suit Actors[]
- Kamen Rider Drive: Seiji Takaiwa (高岩 成二, Takaiwa Seiji)
- Roidmude 029: Yohei Fujita (藤田 洋平, Fujita Yohei)
- Roidmude 042: Yugo Fujii (藤井 祐伍, Fujii Yūgo)
- Roidmude 088: Daisuke Satō (佐藤 太輔, Satō Daisuke)
Shift Cars[]
- Car Used:
- Protodrive
- Type Change: Shift Speed Prototype
- Drive
- Type Change: Shift Speed
- Tire Exchange: Max Flare, Funky Spike, Midnight Shadow
- Protodrive
- Type Used:
- Protodrive:
- Type Speed (Prototype ver.)
- Drive:
- Type Speed, Type Speed Flare, Type Speed Spike, Type Speed Shadow
- Protodrive:
Notes[]
- As part of Super Hero Time, this episode aired alongside Ressha Sentai ToQger
episode 31, Station 31: The Hyper Train Terminal. - Viewership: 7.5%
episode 31, 
Kamen Rider Drive's 4 Shift Cars
- Closing Screen Shift Car Collection:
- Kamen Rider: Drive
- Shift Cars: Shift Speed, Max Flare, Funky Spike, Midnight Shadow
- Roidmude Count
- Answer to the episode's question: The Roidmudes.
Protodrive in the opening scene.
- This episode marks the on-screen debut of the show's eponymous hero, making him the first Rider five years to not debut in any shape or form before the start of his show.
- The prologue scene shows that Kamen Rider Protodrive was responsible for stopping the menacing Roidmudes. The identity of this Rider is intended to be a plot twist.
- This episode marks the only time Drive has used Type Speed Spike.
- This is the last premiere episode to start with opening theme and to not taken from the title taken from the transformation announcement for four years until Zi-O's premiere episode.
DVD releases[]
- Kamen Rider Drive Volume 1 features episode 1-4: Why Did My Time Stop?, What is a Kamen Rider?, Who Stole the Woman's Smile? and What is That Prideful Chaser Thinking? [1]
- Blu-Ray Collection 1 comes with 12 episodes.
External links[]
- TV Asahi's official summary for 「俺の時間はなぜ止まったのか」
- Toei TV's official episode guide for 「俺の時間はなぜ止まったのか」