Kamen Rider Ryuki

Kamen Rider Ryuki is a tokusatsu superhero television series. The original airing consisted of a total of 50 episodes, and was then followed by: a movie, 3 specials (consisting of 5 episodes and an alternate ending to one special), 2 stage shows, 4 manga, a novel, and 2 series of "S.I.C. Hero Sagas". The original series ran from February 3rd 2002 to January 19th 2003, however, the most recent supplementary media was released in April 2019.
==Canon==
Local journalist intern, Shinji Kido, discovers a mysterious card deck while investigating an apartment linked with a recent disappearance. He is sucked into the Mirror World, a world inside mirrors, filled with monsters. By forming a contract with a dragon, Shinji is offered safety for as long as he can keep the dragon fed. He soon meets other riders, only to learn they've been brought into a battle royale, feeding monsters and each other to their contracted beasts.
Whoever wins the battle royale, will receive a wish.
All who fail to kill will be eaten.
And Shinji desperately does not want to fight.
==Rider Time: Kamen Rider Ryuki==
From March until April 2019, a Kamen Rider Zi-O spin-off was released on Toei Tokusatsu Fan Club, known as Rider Time: Kamen Rider Ryuki. The spin-off is primarily focused on the returning Ryuki cast; Shinji Kido, Ren Akiyama, Goro Yura, Miyuki Tezuka, Jun Shibaura, Takeshi Asakura, and Shinji's mirrorworld counterpart, Ryuga. The special was made up of three episodes in total.
The second episode was released on April 7th 2019 and caused quite a stir in the fandom. In this episode, Miyuki Tezuka and Jun Shibaura, two characters who had barely spoken to each other in the original show, had sex.
===Fan Response===
==Fandom==
In 2021, Kamen Rider Ryuki placed 6th on a Japanese poll run by NHK for the most popular Kamen Rider series. In the poll for favourite Kamen Rider, Kamen Rider Ouja placed the highest of the Ryuki riders at number 27, followed by Kamen Rider Knight at 35. In the music rankings, Alive A Life placed 13th.NHK Kamen Rider Poll Results by Kevin N, Nov. 6th 2021 (Accessed Jun. 14th 2022)
===Shipping===
* Miyuki Tezuka/Jun Shibaura - An m/m pairing, canon as of Rider Time: Kamen Rider Ryuki.
* Ren Akiyama/Shinji Kido - A popular m/m pairing.
* Goro Yura/Shuichi Kitaoka - A popular m/m pairing.
* Goro Yura/Shinji Kido - A m/m pairing.
* Miyuki Tezuka/Ren Akiyama - A m/m pairing.
* Mitsuru Sano/Satoru Tojo - A m/m pairing.
===Characters===
* Shinji Kido - Kamen Rider Ryuki
* Ren Akiyama - Kamen Rider Knight
* Masashi Sudo - Kamen Rider Scissors
* Shuichi Kitaoka - Kamen Rider Zolda
* Goro Yura - Kitaoka's personal assistant
* Miyuki Tezuka - Kamen Rider Raia
* Jun Shibaura - Kamen Rider Gai
* Takeshi Asakura - Kamen Rider Ouja
* Shirou Kanzaki - Overseer of the Rider War and Controller of Kamen Rider Odin
* Satoru Tojo - Kamen Rider Tiger
* Mitsuru Sano - Kamen Rider Imperer
* Miho Kirishima - Kamen Rider Femme
==Example Fanworks==
===Fanvids===
* Squeaky Toy Shinji vs Ouja
* Episode 4 but shinji is a squeaky toy
* Squeaky Toy Shinji vs Tiger
===Memes===
* Need A Lawyer?
===Zines and Doujins===
* They Bummed in Rider - An 18-page fanzine featuring fics and art celebrating the first anniversary of Rider Time Ryuki.
===Fan Sites and Shrines===
* Ryuuki Fan Site
==References==
Category:Kamen Rider