Kamen Rider Wizard

is a Japanese tokusatsu drama in Toei Company's Kamen Rider Series, being the fourteenth series in the Heisei period run and the twenty-seventh overall. It began airing on September 2, 2012 and joined in the Super Hero Time line-up following the finale of Kamen Rider Fourze. After the conclusion of Go-Busters, it was joined by .
The average rating of the series was 5.94%.http://www10.atwiki.jp/shichouseiko/pages/543.html
==Story==
A mysterious ceremony held on the day of a solar eclipse released demons called Phantoms into the world. Haruto Soma, a survivor of the ritual, obtains mystical powers and receives the Wizardriver belt and Wizard Rings from a mysterious White Wizard, so he may protect the hopes of the people, as Kamen Rider Wizard. Later on, a man named Kosuke Nitoh appears as the "ancient wizard" Kamen Rider Beast to feed on the Phantom's magical power to survive and becomes both a rival and ally to Haruto.
==Characters==
===Kamen Riders===
====TV Show====
Kamen Rider Wizard 	Haruto Soma
Kamen Rider Beast 	Kosuke Nitoh
Kamen Rider Wiseman	Sou Fueki
Kamen Rider Mage 	Mayu Inamori
Kamen Rider Mage 	Yuzuru Ijima
Kamen Rider Mage 	Masahiro Yamamoto
====Movie/Special-exclusive====
Kamen Rider Beast 	Kosuke Nitoh
Kamen Rider Sorcerer	Ogma
Kamen Rider Mage 	Citizens of Magic Land, Shunpei Nara
Kamen Rider Wiseman 	Koyomi Fueki
====Stageshow-exclusive====
Mirror Wizard 	Mirror Wizard
Kamen Rider Sorcerer 	Golden Wizard, Sorcerer
Despair Lord 	Despair
Kamen Rider Uzai 	Ghoul
Kamen Rider Dark Wizard	Dark Wizard
Kamen Rider Mage 	Shunpei Nara
Kamen Rider Mage 	Rinko Daimon
====S.I.C. Hero Saga-exclusive====
Kamen Rider Birth 	Rinko Daimon, Birth Squad
Kamen Rider Rebirth	Akira Date
Kamen Rider Wizard 	Shunpei Nara
====Novel-exclusive====
Kamen Rider Wizard	Another Haruto Soma
====Game-exclusive====
Kamen Rider Eternal	Callas
Ganbarider 	Ganbariders
Ganbarider Acuto 	Ganbarizing Corp. Spacetime Watchman
===Debatable Riders===
Yami no Mahoutsukai	Shinkaioh Ma
Shadow Moon 	Shadow Moon Army
Super GingaOh 	Cosmic Energy
Fake Double 	Xatan
Fake OOO 	Xatan
Fake Nadeshiko 	Xatan
Warlock 	Warlock
Copy Beast 	Unnamed Phantom
Fake Decade 	Callas
===Allies===
*Shunpei Nara
*Rinko Daimon
*Shigeru Wajima
====Inner Phantoms====
*Wizardragon
*Beast Chimera
====Girls Remix====
*Akiko Narumi
*Sawa Takigawa
*Lovekov
===Other===
*Yu Kamimura
*Ryo
*Chief of Police
*Masanori Kizaki
*Shiina
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Poitrine	Yu Kamimura
====All Riders====
Kamen Rider 1 	Takeshi Hongo
Kamen Rider X 	Keisuke Jin
Kamen Rider ZX 	Ryo Murasame
Kamen Rider Kuuga 	Yusuke Godai
Kamen Rider Agito 	Shoichi Tsugami
Kamen Rider Ryuki 	Shinji Kido
Kamen Rider Faiz 	Takumi Inui
Kamen Rider Blade 	Kazuma Kenzaki
Kamen Rider Hibiki 	Hitoshi Hidaka
Kamen Rider Kabuto 	Soji Tendo
Kamen Rider Den-O 	Momotaros
Kamen Rider Kiva 	Wataru Kurenai
Kamen Rider Decade 	Tsukasa Kadoya
Kamen Rider Double 	Philip & Shotaro Hidari
Kamen Rider Accel 	Ryu Terui
Kamen Rider OOO 	Eiji Hino
Kamen Rider Birth 	Shintaro Goto
Kamen Rider Joker 	Shotaro Hidari
Kamen Rider Fourze 	Gentaro Kisaragi
Kamen Rider Meteor 	Ryusei Sakuta
Kamen Rider Nadeshiko	Nadeshiko
Kamen Rider Gaim 	Kouta Kazuraba
Kamen Rider Baron 	Kaito Kumon
Kamen Rider Ryugen 	Mitsuzane Kureshima
Kamen Rider Zangetsu 	Takatora Kureshima
Kamen Rider Drive 	Shinnosuke Tomari
Kamen Rider Ghost 	Takeru Tenkuji
Kamen Rider Ex‑Aid 	Emu Hojo
Kamen Rider Valkyrie 	Yua Yaiba
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Kyoryu Black	
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Kyoryu Green	
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Blue Buster 	
Yellow Buster	
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Space Sheriff Sharivan (New)	
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===Villains===
====Phantoms====
Wiseman	Sou Fueki
*Chief Phantoms
Medusa 	Misa Inamori
Phoenix	Yugo Fujita
Gremlin	Sora Takigawa
Drake 	Ogma
Ogre 	Osuka
*Ghouls (henchmen)
*Minor Phantoms
**Minotauros
**Hellhound
**Caitsìth
**Gnome
**Gargoyle
**Valkyrie
**Lizardman
**Manticore
**Hydra
**Beelzebub
**Weretiger
**Spriggan
**Legion
**Bogy
**Argus
**Raum
**Bahamut
**Sylphi
**Sphinx
**Siren
**Arachne
**Khepri
*Unreleased Phantoms
**Jabberwock
**Cyclops
**Jormungandr
**Hekatonkheire
**Bandersnatch
**Mayu Inamori's Phantom
**Yuzuru Ijima's Phantom
**Gigantes
**Masahiro Yamamoto's Phantom
====Others====
*Akumaizer
Xatan	Xatan
Eel 	Eel
Gahra	Gahra
*Space Shocker
**Space Sentai Goshocker
Red Shocker 	Shocker Combatman
Blue Shocker 	Shocker Combatman
Green Shocker 	Shocker Combatman
White Shocker 	Shocker Combatman
Yellow Shocker	Shocker Combatman
*Amadum
===Neutral===
*Space Ironmen
Groundain	Harumi Saeba
Skydain 	Shizuka Shirayama
*Emperor Maya
*Captain of the Imperial Guard
==Episodes==
==Other media==
===Manga===
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===Novels===
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===Games===
The following video games feature characters from Wizard.
*All Kamen Rider: Rider Generation 2
*Kamen Rider: Super Climax Heroes
*Kamen Rider Wizard × Charisou
*Kamen Rider: Battride War
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===Suit Actors===
* Kamen Rider Wizard: Neo Actor, Vol. 19
* Kamen Rider Wizard (extreme martial arts): Hyper Hobby, June 2013
* Kamen Rider Wizard (motorcycle action): 
* Kamen Rider Beast, White Wizard, Phoenix, Wiseman: Toei Hero Max, Vol. 44
* White Wizard (sub): , 
* Kamen Rider Mage: Uchusen, Vol. 141
* Medusa: Tomokazu Miki no Radio Big Bang, October 29, 2012
* Gremlin, Kamen Rider Beast (sub), Phantoms (incl. Gargoyle and Valkyrie): Kamen Rider Wizard Character Book: Magic Starts http://www.japanactionenterprise.com/pdf/01039-1002.pdf
* Kamen Rider Mage: 
* Minotauros, Caitsith: http://www.japanactionenterprise.com/pdf/01036-1003.pdf
* Lizardman: http://www.japanactionenterprise.com/pdf/01039-1005.pdf
* Kamen Rider Wizard (sub), Legion, Phantoms: http://ameblo.jp/imai-yasuhiko/entry-11506728861.html
* Kamen Rider Hibiki (episode 53): 
==Songs==
;Opening Theme
*"Life is SHOW TIME"
**Lyrics:Shoko Fujibayashi, tatsuo
**Artist:Sho Kiryuin from Golden Bomber
;Insert Themes
*"Last Engage"
**Lyrics:Shoko Fujibayashi
**Composition & Arrangement:Ryo
**Artist:Kamen Rider Girls
*"Mystic Liquid"
**Lyrics:Shoko Fujibayashi
**Composition & Arrangement:Ryo
**Artist:Kamen Rider Girls
*"Blessed wind"
**Lyrics:Shoko Fujibayashi
**Composition:Yoshio Nomura
**Arrangement:Rider Chips
**Artist:Rider Chips
*"Strength of the Earth"
**Lyrics:Shoko Fujibayashi
**Composition:Yoshio Nomura
**Arrangement:Rider Chips
**Artist:Rider Chips
*"Just the Beginning"
**Lyrics:Shoko Fujibayashi
**Composition & Arrangement:AYANO
**Artist:Kamen Rider Girls
*"BEASTBITE"
**Lyrics:Shoko Fujibayashi
**Composition:Yoshio Nomura
**Arrangement:Rider Chips
**Artist:Rider Chips
*"Alteration"
**Lyrics:Shoko Fujibayashi
**Composition & Arrangement:Shuhei Naruse
**Artist:Kamen Rider Girls
*"Missing Piece"
**Lyrics:Shoko Fujibayashi
**Composition & Arrangement:Ryo
**Artist:Kamen Rider Girls
;Movie Themes
*"FOREST OF ROCKS"
**Lyrics & Composition:Demon Kakka
**Arrangement:Ai Ishigaki
**Artist:Demon Kakka
*"The Finale Of The Finale"
**Lyrics:Shoko Fujibayashi
**Composition:Yoshio Nomura
**Artist:Rider Chips
==Release==
===Broadcast===
*Kamen Rider Wizard aired on TV Asahi in Japan from September 2, 2012 to September 29, 2013.
===International===
*From 2015 to 2016, the series was dubbed in English and aired in Singapore on MediaCorp Okto as Kamen Rider Wizard.
*On April 1, 2017, TV Japan began broadcasting the series in the United States and Canada to paid subscribers.https://twitter.com/TVJAPAN/status/848305254588444673http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/04/19-1/kamen-rider-wizard-to-run-on-american-premium-tv-networkhttp://tokusatsunetwork.com/2017/04/u-s-tv-network-tv-japan-will-air-kamen-rider-wizard/
==Notes==
*With 53 episodes in total (including 2 post-finale episodes which serve as the TV special), Kamen Rider Wizard is considered the longest Heisei-era Rider series in history, beating Kamen Rider Agitos record of 51 episodes. If the specials didn't count as episodes, however, then Wizard's episode count record would have been tied with Agito's.
*In this title series, the Kamen Riders are often called , save for a crossover movie.
*This is the first series to have the opening be sung by a male singer since Kamen Rider Decade.
*This was the last Kamen Rider Series until Kamen Rider Build to premiere in September.
==External links==
* at 
*Kamen Rider Wizard at Japanese Wikipedia
*Kamen Rider Wizard at TV Asahi 
*Kamen Rider Wizard at Toei TV
*Official website at Kamen-Rider-Official
==Navigation==
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