Fuuto PI

, distributed for international markets primarily as Fuuto PI, and alternatively in Indonesia, is a Japanese anime television series adapted from the manga series of the same name and serves as a direct sequel to 2009's Kamen Rider W.
Animated by , a 12-episode season aired from August 1, 2022 to October 17, 2022, followed by a film in November 2024.
==Production==
===Development===
A trademark for the series was registered on March 4, 2021, around one month before any official announcement was made, and a countdown timer was displayed on the franchise's official website, revealing three unrevealed projects. On April 3, 2021, a press conference was held to reveal these three projects, with the first announced project being an animated adaptation of the manga series Futo Tantei, and the other two projects being Kamen Rider Black Sun and Shin Kamen Rider. It was presented by series producer Hideaki Tsukada, who after giving a brief history on the manga's publication, said the adaptation was being worked on by some of the best animators in Japan and will surely satisfy fans of both the Tokusatsu and anime/manga genres.https://www.kamen-rider-official.com/https://twitter.com/HKR20_official/status/1378120115133161472https://www.kamen-rider-official.com/kr50th/fuuto_en During the Q&A session, Tsukada gave an estimated release date of Summer of 2022, while confirming the series' simulcast licensing by Funimation (later Crunchyroll). 
The anime was later discussed by Hideaki Tsukada and Riku Sanjo at the 2021 Annecy Film Festival, as well as their motivations behind the manga it is based upon and the TV show it spawned from.Otaquest interview with Hideaki Tsukada and Riku Sanjo at the Annecy Film Festival
On August 3, 2021, it was revealed through Uchusen Magazine that Studio Kai would be the production studio in charge of the series' animation, with a teaser image released to the public.Tweet regarding studio announcement and unveiling of first teaser image with Shotaro starring out into Futo The issue itself had also included an interview from Seiji Takaiwa, who spoke about his experiences working as a suit actor on W. 
===Production===
On September 5, 2021, the show's official Twitter account released two additional stills while announcing some staff members working on the show.Tweet unveiling first looks at main characters while announcing staff and crewhttps://twitter.com/HKR20_official/status/1434652834390163460 On October 16, 2021, additional teaser visuals featuring Philip and Shotaro were released on the official Twitter account, which were initially shown at New York Comic-Con.Tweet unveiling teaser visuals for both Shotaro and PhilipArticle from Anime News Network unveiling teaser visuals for Shotaro and Philip On October 18, 2021, Big Comic Spirits released character concept art for both Shotaro and Philip.Tweet from Big Comic Spirits unveiling concept art for both Shotaro and Philip On November 1, 2021, concept art for Akiko was released.Tweet from Big Comic Spirits unveiling concept art for Akiko On November 15, 2021, concept art for Ryu was released.Tweet from Big Comic Spirits unveiling concept art for Ryu On November 29, 2021, concept art for Tokime was released.Tweet from Big Comic Spirits unveiling concept art for Tokime 
On December 16, 2021, Mitsuru Matsuoka announced that he was in the process of recording music for the series.https://twitter.com/mitsurumatsuoka/status/1471443478932787200
===Post-Production===
On February 26, 2022, the anime was announced to premiere in August 2022 with several cast members from the KAMEN RIDER: memory of heroez video game, including Yoshimasa Hosoya, Koki Uchiyama, Mikako Komatsu, and Makoto Furukawa reprising their roles, while Akira Sekine and Daisuke Ono joined the cast.https://twitter.com/anime_Fuuto/status/1497489612343762946https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2022/02/26-1/kamen-rider-w-sequel-anime-fuuto-pi-confirms-august-2022-premiere On May 3, 2022, Matsuoka, along with Koji Kikkawa, Aya Kamiki, and TAKUYA were announced to return as theme song artists from the original series for the anime, while they are joined by franchise newcomer Big Gadgets.
==Plot==
As the wind continues to blow in the city, it brings a little bit of happiness but also great misfortune. This is the Windy City... Futo. 
After the fall of Museum-the evil organization responsible for many crimes in Futo, the production and distribution of Gaia Memories was halted. However, Gaia Memories' remnants still remain scattered throughout society and are sold on the black market at high prices. Thus, the two heroes from the Narumi Detective Office are yet to have time to relax. Sightings of Dopants still occur, and the agency receives more clients claiming to experience supernatural phenomena.
Regardless of the arduous task, Kamen Rider Double promises that those who hurt Futo will inevitably count up their sins.
==Continuity and Placement==
*In Episode 2, Akira Aoyama is revealed to be in middle school, meaning the anime's first episode takes place at least a year after the original series' final episode, placing it after the events of Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Fourze & OOO: Movie War Mega Max due to Gentaro Kisaragi being the active Rider during this time period.
**In episode 5, Ryu Terui is arresting remnants of EXE who, like Akira, also debut in the last episode of the original series.
==Characters==
===Kamen Riders===
Kamen Rider Double 	Philip & Shotaro Hidari
Kamen Rider Accel	Ryu Terui
Kamen Rider Skull	Sokichi Narumi
===Allies===
====Narumi Detective Office====
*Tokime
*Akiko Terui
*Sokichi Narumi (flashback)
====Futo Irregulars====
*Queen
*Elizabeth
*Santachan
*Watcherman
*Fumen Master
*Lily Shirogane
*Frank Shirogane
*Akira Aoyama
====Futo PD====
*Mikio Jinno
*Shun Makura
====Others====
Kamen Rider X	Keisuke Jin (cameo)
===Villains===
====Street====
Aurora Dopant 	Yukiji Bando
Scream Dopant 	Kazuha Gojo
Brachiosaurus Dopant	Hideo Chiba
Reactor Dopant 	Mamoru Nikaido
Road Dopant 	Street Henchmen
====Dopants====
Road Dopant 	Sabu
Toadstool Dopant 	Chuuta Tsubosaki
Cockroach Dopant 	Unnamed robber
Meganeura Dopant 	Mutsuo Mihara
Alcohol Dopant 	Kiku Kagamino (Other users)
Beast Dopant 	Unidentified user
Sweets Dopant 	Unidentified user
Triceratops Dopant	Unidentified user
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Terror Dopant 	Ryubei Sonozaki
Taboo Dopant 	Saeko Sonozaki
Claydoll Dopant	Wakana Sonozaki
Nasca Dopant 	Kirihiko Sudo (Sonozaki)
Smilodon Dopant	Mick
Magma Dopant 	Unidentified user
Weather Dopant 	Shinkuro Isaka
Utopia Dopant 	Jun Kazu
==Episodes==
==Voice Cast==
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==Staff==
*Yousuke Kabashima - Director, Kamen Rider & Dopant Animator
*Ayataka Tanemura - Assistant Director
*Tatsuto Higuchi - Series Composition
*Riku Sanjo - Series Composition Supervisor
*Hidekazu Ebina - Character Designer, Chief Animation Director
*Sei Komatsubara - Chief Animation Director
*Masahiro Yamane - Kamen Rider Dopant Animator
*Kouki Shikiji, Kazuhito Tominaga, Kenta Yokoya - Main Animators
*Hiroyuki Taiga - Mechanical/Prop Design
*Tomiyuki Aoki, Kenichi Morioka - Art Setting
*Yukihiro Watanabe - Art Director
*Sayoko Yokoyama - Color Design
*Takeshi Shimura, Yuuichi Takezawa - Directors of Photography
*Jirou Kageyama - 2D Graphics
*Hiroyuki Kashima - CG Director
*Atsushi Sakiyama - CG Animation Director
*Mitsugu Ishii - 3D Modeling
*Ayumi Takahashi - Editing
*Jin Aketagawa - Sound Director
*Kotaro Nakagawa, Shuhei Naruse - Music Composition
*Mayu Iida - Music Producer
*Hideaki Tsukada - General Producer
*Megumi Naitou, Daisuke Furuya - Producers
*Masashi Masuo - Animation Producer
===Studios===
*Studio Kai
*iPS Animation Studio - 3DCG Production
*unknownCASE - 3DCG Action
*Jet Studio - 3D Modeling
*Magic Capsule - Sound Producer
*Avex - Music Producer
== Music ==
;Opening theme
*Private Eye
**Composition: Kotaro Nakagawa
**Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
**Artist: Big Gadgets ft. Aya Kamiki with TAKUYA
;Ending theme
*Tsumi to Batsu to Underground
**Artist, Lyrics: Mitsuru Matsuoka
**Composition, Producer, Chorus: Koji Kikkawa
**Arrangement: Hiroaki Sugawara
**Strings Arrangement: Michiru Oshima
;Insert Songs
*W-G-X 〜W Goes Next〜
**Composition: Shuhei Naruse
**Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
**Artist: Aya Kamiki with TAKUYA
*Let's go ahead
**Composition: Shuhei Naruse
**Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
**Artist: Machico
==Marketing==
A minute-long teaser trailer was released on February 26, 2022. In commemoration, a special CycloneJoker SH Figuarts was announced to release in August.https://twitter.com/t_features/status/1497512727270461443
On April 4, 2022, it was announced that a special event screening for the first episode would be held on May 3, 2022, with the voice cast in attendance.https://twitter.com/TOEI_PR/status/1510754034612793347 The event was held at the Grand Prince Hotel, where attendees could view the first episode roughly three months before the series airdate. https://www.kamen-rider-official.com/news_articles/1648
On June 7, 2022, it was announced that a screening of the first and second episodes would be held on July 2, 2022, at Anime Expo, with some crew members and representatives from Shout! Factory in attendance.https://twitter.com/AnimeExpo/status/1541602296534032385https://twitter.com/TokuNation/status/1543423997940989953 
On July 1, 2022, a second teaser trailer was released in Japan.https://mobile.twitter.com/anime_Fuuto/status/1542780051460132864
On October 9, 2022, the final episode was screened at New-York Comic Con one week before the episode had premiered on television.https://news.tokunation.com/2022/10/04/nycc-2022-kamen-rider-fuuto-pi-finale-screening-panel-74236?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
==Release==
===Broadcast===
*The series premiered on U-NEXT on August 1, 2022, and begin broadcasting on Tokyo MX on August 8, 2022. In order to prepare new viewers unfamiliar with W’s story, a rerun of the original Kamen Rider W finale arc (Episodes 47 to 49) was broadcasted from July 18 to August 1, 2022 to transition the story before the premiere (if counting the Kamen Rider Accel film in which the story follows after).https://twitter.com/anime_fuuto/status/1521437674074112001
*The series was originally licensed by Funimation and planned to stream there until its parent company Sony had purchased the AT&T-owned service Crunchyroll, later announcing their plans to consolidate all of their future anime content into Crunchyroll. Crunchyroll began a same-day simulcast of the series on July 31, 2022https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2022/06/22/crunchyroll-announces-summer-2022-anime-lineup?utm_source=cap_cr&utm_medium=carousel_2&utm_campaign=q3-2022_en&referrer=cap_cr_carousel_2_q3-2022https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2022/03/01/funimation-content-moving-to-crunchyroll-for-worlds-largest-anime-library?utm_source=community_cr&utm_campaign=brand-announcement_en in countries where the service is available, such as North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, CIS, and the Indian subcontinent.https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2022/05/03/kamen-rider-anime-fuuto-pi-coming-to-crunchyroll-in-summer-2022 
*The series was licensed in Southeast Asia by Muse Communication and simulcasted on August 1, 2022 on their YouTube channel.https://www.facebook.com/emusesg/posts/1142186896532687
===Home Media===
*The series was released on DVD/Blu-Ray in two Japanese volumes, each releasing on November 9, 2022 and December 7, 2022. No Region 1 release has been planned at this time.
==Notes==
*While several animated media has been produced for the Kamen Rider franchise in the past. Fuuto PI is the first to be mainstream and receive the full-length anime treatment while traditionally based on previously existing source material, such as a weekly publicized manga series.
*Due to the graphic violence of the manga it is based on, the anime aired in Japan in a late-night time slot due to lighter censorship rules during those hours for broadcast TV.
*Like the live-action television series, the beginning of each episode recaps the previous one using a corkboard with Tachiki's narration. 
*Unusually, despite being shown in the opening, Accel Booster is never used, nor even mentioned in the first season. 
==External links==
*Official Anime Website (Japanese)
*Home Video Website (Japanese)
*Official Anime Twitter
*Watch on Crunchyroll!
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