V-Cinema

Japanese , also known as in the West, is the direct-to-video industry that appeared in Japan in the 1980s. When the medium in question is animated, the term original video animation is applied. Unlike the West, Japanese films are often released direct-to-video by choice of the director and producer, as it allows them the creative freedom afforded by the less stringent censorship of the format over theatrical releases. 
Toei did not begin distributing films they produced nor was the practice commonplace until the start of the Heisei-era, starting with the film in 1989. The practice was not seen with the release of the standalone Shin Kamen Rider: Prologue film in 1992, as it was distributed by Bandai under their "EMOTION" label, not by Toei. 
The practice of traditional V-Cinema releases did not begin in Kamen Rider until Kamen Rider W Returns, and returned once again with Kamen Rider Gaim Gaiden to which each series succeeding Kamen Rider Gaim since consistently released at least one V-Cinema film during its post-year period. 
Starting with the Kamen Rider Ex-Aid Trilogy: Another Ending series, Toei launched the V-Cinext project to allow films to be theatrically screened before releasing on home-video, removing the "direct-to-video" format. More recent films have come bundled with toy versions of the movie-exclusive items used in the film as well as a CD containing the full version of the film's accompanying ending theme song. Furthermore, these releases have received a digital online release approximately a month after their original theatrical release.
As with all films since its conception, each film typically focuses on a particular (group of) Rider(s) in a side/epilogue story set within the continuity of their respective television series.
==V-Cinema Titles==
===Precursors===
Poster	Title	Release Date(s) 	Director 	Writer(s)
 	 	February 20, 1992	Makoto Tsuji 	Junichi Miyashita, Jo Onodera
 	 	July 21, 1993 	Hiroshi Butsuda	N/A
===Post Series===
Poster	Title	Release Date(s) 	Director 	Writer(s)
 	 	April 21, 2011 	Koichi Sakamoto 	Keiichi Hasegawa
 	 	July 21, 2011 	Koichi Sakamoto 	Riku Sanjo
 	 	April 22, 2015 	Osamu Kaneda 	Jin Haganeya ,Nobuhiro Mouri
 	 	November 11, 2015 	Osamu Kaneda 	Jin Haganeya ,Nobuhiro Mouri
 	 	April 20, 2016 	Hidenori Ishida 	Riku Sanjo
 	 	November 16, 2016 	Hidenori Ishida 	Riku Sanjo ,Keiichi Hasegawa
 	 	April 19, 2017 	Kazuya Kamihoriuchi	Takuro Fukuda
 	 	Theatrical:February 3, 2018DVD/Blu-Ray:March 28, 2018 	Nobuhiro Suzumura 	Yuya Takahashi
 	 	Theatrical:February 17, 2018DVD/Blu-Ray:April 11, 2018 	Nobuhiro Suzumura 	Yuya Takahashi
 	 	Theatrical:March 3, 2018DVD/Blu-Ray:April 25, 2018 	Nobuhiro Suzumura 	Yuya Takahashi
 	 	Theatrical:January 25, 2019DVD/Blu-Ray:April 24, 2019 	Kyohei Yamaguchi 	Shogo Muto
 	 	Theatrical:September 6, 2019DVD/Blu-Ray:November 27, 2019	Shojiro Nakazawa 	Shogo Muto
 	 	Theatrical:February 28, 2020DVD/Blu-Ray:April 22, 2020 	Satoshi Morota 	Nobuhiro Mouri
 	 	Theatrical:March 26, 2021DVD/Blu-Ray:July 14, 2021 	Masaya Kakehi 	Yuya Takahashi
 	 	Theatrical:August 27, 2021 DVD/Blu-Ray:November 10, 2021 	Masaya Kakehi 	Yuya Takahashi
 	 	Theatrical:January 28, 2022DVD/Blu-Ray:May 11, 2022 	Kazuya Kamihoriuchi	Takuro Fukuda
 	 	Theatrical:February 10, 2023DVD/Blu-Ray:May 10, 2023 	Koichi Sakamoto 	Nobuhiro Mouri
 	 	Theatrical:March 8, 2024DVD/Blu-Ray:July 24, 2024 	Koichi Sakamoto 	Yuya Takahashi
===Anniversary===
Poster	Title	Release Date(s) 	Director 	Writer(s)
 	 	Theatrical:March 12, 2022DVD/Blu-Ray:August 24, 2022 	Ryuta Tasaki	Nobuhiro Mouri
 	 	TheatricalFebruary 2, 2024DVD/Blu-RayMay 29, 2024 (Special Edition)September 13, 2024 (Complete Edition)	Ryuta Tasaki	Toshiki Inoue
==Notes==
*to be added
==See Also==
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Category:Kamen Rider Series
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