Kamen Rider Kuuga

is a Japanese tokusatsu drama in Toei Company's Kamen Rider Series. It is the first entry of the Heisei Era, and the fourteenth overall. Created as a joint collaboration between Ishimori Productions and Toei Company, the series premiered on January 30, 2000, joining and later .
The series is the first to be broadcast in widescreen format (albeit presented in a letterbox format). The catchphrase for the series is "A New Hero, A New Legend".
The average rating of the series was 9.7%.http://www10.atwiki.jp/shichouseiko/pages/87.html
==Story==
Long ago, the Gurongi Tribe terrorized the until a warrior named Kuuga appeared and defeated the Gurongi, sealing their leader within a cave. In the present day, a multi-talented man named Yusuke Godai finds himself linked to the mysterious stoned belt that was found within the excavated cave as the Gurongi are resurrected and resume their murderous game on the descendants of the Rinto, humanity itself.
It is up to Yusuke, along with the assembled Science Police, to use the various powers of Kuuga to stop and defeat the Gurongi Tribesmen from their continuous killing and ensure the happiness of others. However, as the endgame draws near, Yusuke learns that there is a horrible revelation behind Kuuga and the Gurongis' leader.
==Characters==
===Kamen Riders===
====TV Show====
Kamen Rider Kuuga	Riku ► Yusuke Godai
====Novel-exclusive====
Kamen Rider Kuuga	Ancient Kuuga ► Mika Natsume
====Manga-exclusive====
Kamen Rider Kuuga 	Riku ► Yusuke Godai
Kamen Rider Agito 	Yukina Tsugami ► Shoichi Tsugami
Kamen Rider Agito 	Reiko Takano
Kamen Rider G3	Tetsuya Suruga ► Kaoru Ichijo
===Debatable Riders===
Agito	Giant Ape-like Agito, Shouma Kitagiri, Strong arm Agito, Failed Agito
===Allies===
*Kaoru Ichijo
*Sakurako Sawatari
*Tamasaburo Kazari
*Minori Godai
*Shuichi Tsubaki
*Nana Asahina
*Hikari Enokida
*Jean Michel Sorrel
*Mika Natsume
*Sadao Matsukura
*Morimichi Sugita
*Tsuyoshi Sakurai
*Nozomi Sasayama
*Gohei Ebisawa
*Kameyama Tsurumaru
*Shoji Kanzaki
*Junichi Chono
===Gurongi===
*N·Daguva·Zeba
====La Group====
*La·Balva·De (3-48)
*La·Doldo·Gu (23-29, 31-33, 35-39 & 41-46)
====Xu Group====
*Xu·Gmun·Ba
*Xu·Goma·Gu
*Xu·Mevio·Da
*Xu·Vazuu·Ba
*Xu·Zain·Da (3, 4, 6, 7, 9-12 & 17)
*Xu·Gjil·Gi
*Xu·Galga·Da
*Xu·Miuji·Gi
*Xu·Gazubo·De
*Xu·Daago·Gi
*Xu·Nezuma·Da
*Xu·Nezumo·Da
*Xu·Jamol·Re
====Me Group====
*Me·Vagis·Ba
*Me·Geega·Gi
*Me·Byran·Gi
*Me·Garido·Gi
*Me·Gadra·Da
*Me·Ginoga·De
*Me·Galme·Re
*Me·Garima·Ba (7-11, 13, 14 & 18-24)
*Me·Agon·Gi
*Me·Aguri·Da
*Me·Ivae·Ba
*Me·Gaage·Re
*Me·Mugado·Ba
*Me·Gorigi·Ba
*Me·Gaera·Re
*Me·Zoebi·Gi
*Me·Uzaa·Da
*Me·Demudo·Ba
*Me·Ginee·Da
*Me·Gegura·Gi
*Me·Gaberi·Gu
*Me·Juuma·Da
====Go Group====
*Go·Buuro·Gu
*Go·Bemiu·Gi
*Go·Gamego·Re
*Go·Badaa·Ba
*Go·Jalaji·Da
*Go·Zazalu·Ba
*Go·Jaaza·Gi
*Go·Babel·Da
*Go·Gadol·Ba (25, 27, 29, 31-35 & 37-45)
*Go·Jiino·Da
====Others====
*Nu·Zajio·Re
*Be·Jimin·Ba
==Episodes==
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===Suit Actors===
*Kamen Rider Kuuga: 
*Gurongi: , 
*Go·Zazalu·Ba: 
*Go·Jalaji·Da: 
*Kamen Rider Kuuga (Motorcycle Action): 
*Go·Badaa·Ba (Motorcycle Action): 
== Songs ==
;Opening theme
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**Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
**Composition: Toshihiko Sahashi
**Artist: 
;Ending theme
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** Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
** Composition: Toshihiko Sahashi
** Artist: 
;Insert theme
*"Power of soul
**Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
**Composition & Arrangement: Keiichi Oku
**Artist: Jin Hashimoto
*"Red Desire
**Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
**Composition & Arrangement: Toshihiko Satou
**Artist: Masayuki Tanaka
*"Believe in Miracle
**Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
**Composition & Arrangement: Toshihiko Satou
**Artist: Kazumi Murata
*"Blue Higher
**Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
**Composition & Arrangement: Toshihiko Satou
**Artist: Jin Hashimoto
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**Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
**Composition & Arrangement: Toshihiko Satou
**Artist:Mie Nanamori (La·Balva·De)
*"TRY & CHASE
**Lyrics: Nagae Kuwabara
**Composition & Arrangement: Toshihiko Satou
**Artist: Masayuki Tanaka
*"Say Alright!"
**Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
**Composition & Arrangement: Toshihiko Satou
**Artist: Jin Hashimoto
*"Edge of Green"
**Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
**Composition & Arrangement: Kazunori Miyake
**Artist: Jin Hashimoto
*"PURPLE PRIDE"
**Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
**Composition & Arrangement: Kazunori Miyake
**Artist: Norio Sakai
*"Love is my life
**Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
**Composition & Arrangement: Toshihiko Satou
**Artist: Yoshitaka Ootsuka
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**Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
**Composition & Arrangement: Keiichi Oku
**Artist: MICKEY-T.
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**Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
**Composition & Arrangement: Toshihiko Satou
**Artist: Wakana Aoi
*"BEATCHASER 2000
**Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
**Composition & Arrangement: Toshihiko Satou
**Artist: Jin Hashimoto
*"It comes rain"
**Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
**Composition & Arrangement: Toshihiko Satou
**Artist: Shingo Katsurayama
*"Rising your power to Gold"
**Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
**Composition & Arrangement: Toshihiko Satou
**Artist: Norio Sakai
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**Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
**Artist: Norio Sakai
==Release==
==Notes==
*This show is the very first Kamen Rider series to be shot in 1080i, though some broadcast footage and frequent home video releases used the modified component masters (on-air versions with letterboxed 4:3 aspect ratio), which results in standard quality. The HD streaming and Blu-Ray Box releases, however: Uses the modified and upscaled versions of the SD component masters, making the term "remastered" completely null. This practice would continue until the end of Kamen Rider Den-O.
*There were plans to produce a Kuuga film featuring an overseas tribe of Gurongi led by a Wolf Gurongi, but it never happened due to the lack of proper funding.https://tieba.baidu.com/p/5645381620 Kuuga would not make his first theatrical film appearance until Kamen Rider Decade: All Riders vs. Dai-Shocker. 
*An alternate version of the logo with both English and Japanese language was used in the 2018 Kamen Rider Exhibition in Macau.
*As a result of Odagiri's starring in the show, he became the namesake of the infamous television phenomenon known as the "", in which a show primarily with a male demographic attracts a larger than expected number of female viewers due to the show's attractive male leads. Aside from the target audience of young children from the ages of 4 to 12, the producers noticed that Kuuga was also attracting the children's mothers as well, who were in their 30's. Toei deliberately attempted to do the same with Kamen Rider Agito, this time casting three attractive male leads. This was very successful as the effect was working as intended, much to the dismay of most male viewers.
*This series marked the first time the Kamen Rider franchise had returned to TV Asahi (before 1977 NET) since the final episode of Kamen Rider Amazon. Kamen Rider had moved to TBS due to a new series spun off from the franchise debuting on NET. TBS would continue to house the series until the final episode of Kamen Rider Black RX.
*This series is the last to feature one lone Rider fighting, a practice commonly associated with the Showa era. Originally, this was going to be the series that introduced the concept of other Riders, but the staff decided to keep it only to Godai instead to pay tribute to Shotaro Ishinomori. Because of this, Kuuga is unique in its kind.
*This series is the last series to have no romanized translation of its title. Kamen Rider Agito would be the first to start this practice, continuing on until the present day.
*This is the first season to air alongside a Super Sentai season on the same network, that being the first 2 episodes of followed by until Kuuga concluded it's airing. This practice with future seasons would later become the block known as Super Hero Time starting with Kamen Rider 555 and in 2003.
==References==
==External links==
*Official website at TV Asahi 
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*Kamen Rider Kuuga at Japanese Wikipedia
*Kamen Rider Kuuga on DVD
*Official website at Kamen-Rider-Official
==Navigation==
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