Kamen Rider W

**Kamen Rider W** (仮面ライダーＷ（ダブル）, *Kamen Raidā Daburu*?, translated as **Masked Rider Double**) is the twenty-first entry of the *Kamen Rider Series*. It premiered following the finale of *Kamen Rider Decade* on September 6, 2009, and aired alongside *Samurai Sentai Shinkenger* in TV Asahi's Super Hero Time programming block.

Following *Shinkenger's* finale, it aired alongside *Tensou Sentai Goseiger*, until *W* concluded on August 29, 2010. The series is described as the "Heisei Kamen Rider 10th Anniversary Project: Fall Campaign" (平成仮面ライダー10周年プロジェクト 秋の陣, *Heisei Kamen Raidā Jusshūnen Purojekuto: Aki no Jin*?).

The catchphrases for the series are "We are the two-in-one Kamen Rider" (俺たちは/僕たちは、二人で一人の仮面ライダーさ, *Ore-tachi wa/Boku-tachi wa, futari de hitori no Kamen Raidā sa*?) and "This clinches it!" (これで決まりだ!, *Kore de kimari da!*?).

## Promotion

Advertisements throughout the months of May, June, and July 2009 built up to the debut of Kamen Rider W, who first appeared at the 10th Anniversary Project MASKED RIDER LIVE & SHOW event, and also featured in *Kamen Rider Decade: All Riders vs. Dai-Shocker*.

Hiroshi Tanahashi of New Japan Pro Wrestling is a self-admitted fan of *Kamen Rider W*, and in June 2010 made a new costume designed after Kamen Rider Double FangJoker's design and wore it to a match in Osaka on June 19. Rin Asuka also appeared at the match to promote the show.

## Production

The series' main writer is Riku Sanjo and the main director is Ryuta Tasaki. The theme song titled "W-B-X ~W-Boiled Extreme~" is performed by Aya Kamiki with former JUDY AND MARY guitarist, TAKUYA, as the unit "Aya Kamiki w TAKUYA" (上木彩矢 w TAKUYA, *Kamiki Aya w TAKUYA*?).

The creature designer is Katsuya Terada, previously the character designer for *Blood: The Last Vampire*, the designer of Monster X for *Godzilla: Final Wars*, the designer of Cutie Honey's costume for *Cutie Honey*, and the mechanic and character design refinement for *Yatterman*.

Newcomer Masaki Suda portrays the mysterious Philip. Drama actor Renn Kiriyama, who made his acting debut as Bunta Marui in *Musical Prince of Tennis: Absolute King Rikkai feat. Rokkaku ~ First Service*, joins the cast as Shotaro Hidari. Hikaru Yamamoto, who made her acting debut in *Watashitachi no Kyōkasho* as Chiharu Nobue, portrays the female lead Akiko Narumi. Comedian and actor Takeshi Nadagi portrays Mikio Jinno and veteran actor Minori Terada, known for his leading role in *The Human Bullet*, portrays Ryubee Sonozaki.

## Plot

Many people live in peace and harmony in the fictional city of Futo (風都, *Fūto*?, the "Windy City"), an ecologically-minded and wind-powered city. However, the Sonozaki Family sell mysterious devices resembling USB flash drives called Gaia Memories to criminals and other interested parties, who use them to become monsters called Dopants, committing crimes with the police force powerless to stop them.

To make matters worse, the Gaia Memories carry a dangerous toxin that cause their users to go insane to the point where they could die from using the devices unrestrained. After the death of his boss, the self-proclaimed hardboiled (actually half-boiled) detective Shotaro Hidari works with the mysterious Philip, who possesses the true Gaia Memory, to investigate crimes which involve Dopants.

Using their own Gaia Memories, Shotaro and Philip use the Double Driver belts to transform and combine into Kamen Rider Double to fight the Dopant menace and keep Futo safe. While joined in their fight by investigator Ryu Terui, who transforms into Kamen Rider Accel, the mystery of Philip's past, his relation to the Sonozaki Family, and their Museum organization are revealed.

## Characters

### Allies

#### Narumi Detective Agency

* Akiko Narumi
* Seiichiro Matsui

#### Futo Irregulars

* Santa-chan
* Watcherman
* Queen & Elizabeth
* Isamu Bito
* Stone

#### Futo Police Department

* Mikio Jinno
* Shun Makura

#### Other Allies

* Shroud
* Master of Fumen
* Melissa
* Kozo Yaguchi
* Aoi Katsuragi
* Mina

### Dopants

#### Sonazaki Family

* Magma Dopant
* T-Rex Dopant
* Money Dopant
* Anomalocaris Dopant
* Cockroach Dopant
* Sweets dopant
* Virus Dopant
* Violence Dopant
* Masquerade Dopants
* Arms Dopant
* Bird Dopant
* IceAge Dopant
* Triceratops Dopant
* Liar Dopant
* Puppeteer Dopant
* Invisible Dopant
* Nightmare Dopant
* Beast Dopant
* Zone Dopant
* Yesterday Dopant
* Quetzalcoatlus Dopant
* Hopper Dopant
* Gene Dopant
* Jewel Dopant
* Old Dopant
* Oyakodon Dopant

#### Foundation X

* Tabata
* Neon Ulsland
* Lloyd
* Shion
* Lem Kannagi
* Katal
* Solaris
* Kiima

## Episodes

*Main article: Kamen Rider W Episodes*
The episode of *Kamen Rider W* have two titles per episode matching the overall motif of the number two: a story arc title and a subtitle directly relating to the story of that episode. The Latin letter in the story arc title has a double meaning: the name of a Kamen Rider, Dopant, or an important character featured in the story arc and another word that indicates the theme of the arc. The series follows the hardboiled crime fiction genre, although the comedic nature of the series makes it more half-boiled, as its protagonist is described.

1. The W Search/Two Detectives in One (Ｗの検索／探偵は二人で一人, *Daburyū no Kensaku/Tantei wa Futari de Hitori*?)
2. The W Search/Those Who Make the City Cry (Ｗの検索／街を泣かせるもの, *Daburyū no Kensaku/Machi o Nakaseru Mono*?)
3. Don't Touch the M/How to Get to Heaven (Ｍに手を出すな／天国への行き方, *Emu ni Te o Dasu na/Tengoku e no Ikikata*?)
4. Don't Touch the M/Play With a Joker (Ｍに手を出すな／ジョーカーで勝負, *Emu ni Te o Dasu na/Jōkā de Shōbu*?)
5. The Girl... A/Papa Is a Kamen Rider (少女…Ａ／パパは仮面ライダー, *Shōjo... Ei/Papa wa Kamen Raidā*?)
6. The Girl... A/The Price of Lying (少女…Ａ／嘘の代償, *Shōjo... Ei/Uso no Daishō*?)
7. Find the C/Philip Can't Stand It (Ｃを探せ／フィリップはそれを我慢できない, *Shī o Sagase/Firippu wa Sore o Gaman Dekinai*?)
8. Find the C/Dancing Hero (Ｃを探せ／ダンシングヒーロー, *Shī o Sagase/Danshingu Hīrō*?)
9. The S Terror/The Maid Detective Witnessed It! (Ｓな戦慄／メイド探偵は見た！, *Esu na Senritsu/Meido Tantei wa Mita!*?)
10. The S Terror/The Great Detective's Daughter (Ｓな戦慄/名探偵の娘, *Esu na Senritsu/Meitantei no Musume*?)
11. The Revenge V/Infected Car (復讐のＶ／感染車, *Fukushū no Buī/Kansensha*?)
12. The Revenge V/Grudge Beast (復讐のＶ／怨念獣, *Fukushū no Buī/Onnenjū*?)
13. The Q on the Radio/Targeted Princess (レディオでＱ／狙われたプリンセス, *Redio de Kyū/Nerawareta Purinsesu*?)
14. The Q on the Radio/Live Catastrophe (レディオでＱ／生放送大パニック, *Redio de Kyū/Namahōsō Daipanikku*?)
15. The F Afterglow/Burglary Rider (Ｆの残光／強盗ライダー, *Efu no Zankō/Gōtō Raidā*?)
16. The F Afterglow/Reclaim Your Partner (Ｆの残光／相棒をとりもどせ, *Efu no Zankō/Aibō o Torimodose*?)
17. Farewell N/Memory Kids (さらばＮよ／メモリキッズ, *Saraba Enu yo/Memori Kizzu*?)
18. Farewell N/The Friend with the Wind (さらばＮよ／友は風と共に, *Saraba Enu yo/Tomo wa Kaze Totomoni*?)
19. The I Doesn't Stop/That Guy's Name Is Accel (Ｉが止まらない／奴の名はアクセル, *Ai ga Tomaranai/Yatsu no Na wa Akuseru*?)
20. The I Doesn't Stop/Kamen Rider Style (Ｉが止まらない／仮面ライダーの流儀, *Ai ga Tomaranai/Kamen Raidā no Ryūgi*?)
21. The T Returns/A Melody Not Intended for Women (還ってきたＴ／女には向かないメロディ, *Kaettekita Tī/Ona ni wa Mukanai Merodi*?)
22. The T Returns/The Man Who Cannot Die (還ってきたＴ／死なない男, *Kaettekita Tī/Shinanai Otoko*?)
23. L on the Lips/Singer-SongRider (唇にＬを／シンガーソングライダー, *Kuchibiru ni Eru o/Shingā Songuraidā*?)
24. L on the Lips/The Liar Is You (唇にＬを／嘘つきはおまえだ, *Kuchibiru ni Eru o/Usotsuki wa Omae da*?)
25. The P's Game/The Doll Has Sticky Fingers (Ｐの遊戯／人形は手癖が悪い, *Pī no Yūgi/Ningyō wa Tekuse ga Warui*?)
26. The P's Game/Akiko on the Run (Ｐの遊戯／亜樹子オン・ザ・ラン, *Pī no Yūgi/Akiko On Za Ran*?)
27. The D Was Watching/The Transparent Magical Lady (Ｄが見ていた／透明マジカルレディ, *Dī ga Miteita/Tōmei Majikaru Redi*?)
28. The D Was Watching/Twin Maximum Suicide (Ｄが見ていた／決死のツインマキシマム, *Dī ga Miteita/Kesshi no Tsuin Makishimamu*?)
29. The Nightmarish H/The Melancholy of the Sleeping Princess (悪夢なＨ／眠り姫のユウウツ, *Akumu na Aichi/Nemuri Hime no Yūutsu*?)
30. The Nightmarish H/Who Is the Prince? (悪夢なＨ／王子様は誰だ？, *Akuma na Aichi/Ōjisama wa Dare da?"*?)
31. The B Carried on the Wind/The Beast Pursues (風が呼ぶＢ／野獣追うべし, *Kaze ga Yobu Bī/Yajū Oubeshi*?)
32. The B Carried on the Wind/Now, in the Radiance (風が呼ぶＢ／今、輝きの中で, *Kaze ga Yobu Bī/Ima, Kagayaki no Naka de*?)
33. Y's Tragedy/The Woman Looking For Yesterday (Ｙの悲劇／きのうを探す女, *Uwai no Higeki/Kinō o Sagasu Onna*?)
34. Y's Tragedy/Brother & Sister (Ｙの悲劇／あにいもうと, *Uwai no Higeki/Ani Imōto*?)
35. Beyond the R/The Rain Called Monster Approaches (Ｒの彼方に／やがて怪物という名の雨, *Āru no Kanata ni/Yagate Kaibutsu toiu Na no Ame*?)
36. Beyond the R/Surpass Them All (Ｒの彼方に／全てを振り切れ, *Āru no Kanata ni/Subete o Furikire*?)
37. Visitor X/The Bridge of Promises (来訪者Ｘ／約束の橋, *Raihōsha Ekkusu/Yakusoku no Hashi*?)
38. Visitor X/In the Name of the Museum (来訪者Ｘ／ミュージアムの名のもとに, *Raihōsha Ekkusu/Myūjiamu no Na no Moto ni*?)
39. The Likelihood of the G/Bad Cinema Paradise (Ｇの可能性／バッドシネマパラダイス, *Jī no Kanōsei/Baddo Shinema Paradaisu*?)
40. The Likelihood of the G/You Are Unforgivable (Ｇの可能性／あなたが許せない, *Jī no Kanōsei/Anata ga Yurusenai*?)
41. The J Labyrinth/The Psychotic Villainess (Ｊの迷宮／猟奇的な悪女, *Jei no Meikyū/Ryōkiteki no Akujo*?)
42. The J Labyrinth/The Diamond Is Hurt (Ｊの迷宮／ダイヤモンドは傷ついて, *Jei no Meikyū/Daiyamondo wa Kizutsuite*?)
43. The O Chain/The Aged Detective (Ｏの連鎖／老人探偵, *Ō no Rensa/Rōjin Tantei*?)
44. The O Chain/Shroud's Confession (Ｏの連鎖／シュラウドの告白, *Ō no Rensa/Shuraudo no Kokuhaku*?)
45. Who the K Needs/The Devil's Tail (Ｋが求めたもの／悪魔のしっぽ, *Kei ga Motometa Mono/Akuma no Shippo*?)
46. Who the K Needs/The Last Supper (Ｋがもとめたもの／最後の晩餐, *Kei ga Motometa Mono/Saigo no Bansan*?)
47. The Abandoned U/A Request From Philip (残されたＵ／フィリップからの依頼, *Nokosareta Yū/Firippu kara no Irai*?)
48. The Abandoned U/Eternal Partners (残されたＵ／永遠の相棒, *Nokosareta Yū/Eien no Aibō*?)
49. Goodbye to the E/A Bouquet of Justice to This City (Ｅにさよなら／この街に正義の花束を, *Ī ni Sayonara/Kono Machi ni Seigi no Hanataba o*?)

**Movies**

1. *Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider W & Decade: Movie War 2010* (仮面ライダー×仮面ライダー Ｗ（ダブル）＆ディケイド MOVIE大戦2010, *Kamen Raidā × Kamen Raidā: Daburu ando Dikeido Mūbī Taisen Nisenjū*?)
2. *Kamen Rider W Forever: A to Z/The Gaia Memories of Fate* (仮面ライダーＷ（ダブル） FOREVER AtoZ／運命のガイアメモリ, *Kamen Raidā Daburu Fōebā: Ē tu Zetto/Unmei no Gaia Memori*?)
3. *Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider OOO & W Featuring Skull: Movie War Core* (仮面ライダー×仮面ライダーオーズ＆ダブル ｆｅａｔ．スカル ＭＯＶＩＥ大戦ＣＯＲＥ, *Kamen Raidā × Kamen Raidā Ōzu ando Daburu feat. Sukaru: Mūbī Taisen Koa*?)
4. *Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Fourze & OOO: Movie War Mega Max* (仮面ライダー×仮面ライダー フォーゼ＆オーズ MOVIE大戦 MEGA MAX, *Kamen Raidā × Kamen Raidā Fōze ando Ōzu: Mūbī Taisen Mega Makkusu*?)
5. *Kamen Rider W Returns* (仮面ライダーＷ（ダブル） RETURNS, *Kamen Raidā Daburu Ritānzu*?)
	1. Kamen Rider Accel
	2. Kamen Rider Eternal

**Specials**

1. *Kamen Rider W Hyper Battle DVD: Donburi's α/Farewell Beloved Recipe* (仮面ライダーＷ 超バトルDVD 丼のα／さらば愛しのレシピよ, *Kamen Raidā Daburu Haipā Batoru Dī Bui Dī Donburi no α/Saraba Itoshi no Reshipi yo*?)
2. *Kamen Rider W DVD: Gaia Memory Field Guide* (仮面ライダーＷ（ダブル） DVD ガイアメモリ大図鑑, *Kamen Raidā Daburu Dī Bui Dī Gaia Memori Daizukan*?)

## Cast

* Shotaro Hidari (左 翔太郎, *Hidari Shōtarō*?): Renn Kiriyama (桐山 漣, *Kiriyama Ren*?)
* Philip (フィリップ, *Firippu*?): Masaki Suda (菅田 将暉, *Suda Masaki*?)
* Akiko Narumi (鳴海 亜樹子, *Narumi Akiko*?): Hikaru Yamamoto (山本 ひかる, *Yamamoto Hikaru*?)
* Ryu Terui (照井 竜, *Terui Ryū*?): Minehiro Kinomoto (木ノ本 嶺浩, *Kinomoto Minehiro*?)
* Mikio Jinno (刃野 幹夫, *Jinno Mikio*?): Takeshi Nadagi (なだぎ 武, *Nadagi Takeshi*?)
* Shun Makura (真倉 俊, *Makura Shun*?): Shingo Nakagawa (中川 真吾, *Nakagawa Shingo*?)
* Watcherman (ウォッチャマン, *Wotchaman*?): Nasubi (なすび, *Nasubi*?)
* Santa-chan (サンタちゃん, *Santachan*?): Zennosuke Fukkin (腹筋 善之介, *Fukkin Zennosuke*?)
* Queen (クイーン, *Kuīn*?): Tomomi Itano (板野 友美, *Itano Tomomi*?, AKB48)
* Elizabeth (エリザベス, *Erizabesu*?): Tomomi Kasai (河西 智美, *Kasai Tomomi*?, AKB48)
* Ryubee Sonozaki (園咲 琉兵衛, *Sonozaki Ryūbee*?): Minori Terada (寺田 農, *Terada Minori*?)
* Saeko Sonozaki (園咲 冴子, *Sonozaki Saeko*?): Ami Namai (生井 亜実, *Namai Ami*?)
* Wakana Sonozaki (園咲 若菜, *Sonozaki Wakana*?): Rin Asuka (飛鳥 凛, *Asuka Rin*?)
* Kirihiko Sudo/Sonozaki (須藤/園咲 霧彦, *Sudō/Sonozaki Kirihiko*?): Yuki Kimisawa (君沢 ユウキ, *Kimisawa Yūki*?)
* Shinkuro Isaka (井坂 深紅郎, *Isaka Shinkurō*?): Tomoyuki Dan (檀 臣幸, *Dan Tomoyuki*?)
* Jun Kazu (加頭 順, *Kazu Jun*?): Gong Teyu (コン・テユ, *Kon Teyu*?)
* Smilodon Dopant (スミロドン・ドーパント, *Sumirodon Dōpanto*?, Voice): Yasuhiro Takato (高戸 靖広, *Takato Yasuhiro*?)
* Shroud (シュラウド, *Shuraudo*?, Voice): Naoko Kouda (幸田 直子, *Kōda Naoko*?)
* Narration, Gaia Memory Voice (ナレーション、ガイアメモリ音声, *Narēshon, Gaia Memori Onsei*?): Fumihiko Tachiki (立木 文彦, *Tachiki Fumihiko*?)

### Guest cast

* Marina Tsumura (津村 真里奈, *Tsumura Marina*?, 1-2): Meibi Yamanouchi (山内 明日, *Yamanouchi Meibi*?)
* Yousuke Togawa (戸川 陽介, *Togawa Yōsuke*?, 1): YOH
* Shotaro Hidari (child) (左 翔太郎, *Hidari Shotaro*?, 2)/Akira Aoyama (青山 晶, *Aoyama Akira*?, 49): Issei Kakazu (嘉数 一星, *Kakazu Issei*?)
* Taizo Kaga (加賀 泰造, *Kaga Taizō*?, 3-4): Tatsuya Gashuin (我修院 達也, *Gashūin Tatsuya*?)
* Philip (child) (フィリップ, *Firippu*?, 3, 14, 44-46): Masaki Suda (菅田 将暉, *Suda Masaki*?)
* Miyabi Kusuhara (楠原 みやび, *Kusuhara Miyabi*?, 5-6): Nozomi Kawata (川田 希, *Kawata Nozomi*?)
* Asuka Kusuhara (楠原 あすか, *Kusuhara Asuka*?, 5-6): Rara Omura (大村 らら, *Ōmura Rara*?)
* Genzo Takamura (鷹村 源蔵, *Takamura Genzō*?, 5-6): Takaaki Ito (伊藤 貴明, *Ito Takaaki*?)
* Chizuru Hoshino (星野 千鶴, *Hoshino Chizuru*?, 7-8): Reina Fujii (藤井 玲奈, *Fujii Reina*?)
* Ikari (伊刈, *Ikari*? 7-8): Jin Katagiri (片桐 仁, *Katagiri Jin*?)
* Teacher (教師, *Kyōshi*?, 7-8): Hiroshi Watari (渡 洋史, *Watari Hiroshi*?)
* Mai Asakawa (浅川 麻衣, *Asakawa Mai*?, 9-10, 14): Eri Otoguro (乙黒 えり, *Otoguro Eri*?)
* Yukiko Sasaki (佐々木 由貴子, *Sasaki Yukiko*?, 9-10): Maha Hamada (濱田 万葉, *Hamada Maha*?)
* Sachi Yamamura (サチ 山村, *Yamamura Sachi*?, 11-12): Rinako Matsuoka (松岡璃奈子, *Matsuoka Rinako*?)
* Kohei Yamamura (山村 康平, *Yamamura Kohei*?, 11-12): Ryo Hashizume (橋爪 遼, *Hashizume Ryo*?)
* Kurosu (黒須, *Kurosu*? 11-12): Koji (コージ, *Koji*?)
* Noriyuki Yushima (湯島 則之, *Yushima Noriyuki*?, 11-12): Teppei Sakata (坂田 鉄平, *Sakata Teppei*?)
* Mikio Aoki (青木 幹男, *Aoki Mikio*?, 11-12): Masato Tsujioka (辻岡 正人, *Tsujioka Masato*?)
* Nezu (根津, *Nezu*? 11-12): Gamo Junichi (蒲生 純一, *Junichi Gamo*?)
* Young Girl (若い女性, *Wakai Josei*?, 12): Hikari Kajiwara (梶原 ひかり, *Kajiwara Hikari*?)
* Tsuyoshi Ageo (上尾 強, *Ageo Tsuyoshi*?, 13-14): Hiromichi Miyoshi (三好博道, *Miyoshi Hiromichi*?)
* Saeki Motoko (佐伯 素子, *Motoko Saeki*?, 13-14): Shion Nakamaru (中丸 シオン, *Nakamaru Shion*?)
* Hino (火野, *Hino*? 13): Yutaka Mishima (三島 ゆたか, *Mishima Yutaka*?)
* Director (ディレクター, *Direkuta*?, 13-14, 37): Tomonobu Okano (岡野 友信, *Okano Tomonobu*?)
* Wakana Sonozaki (child) (園咲 若菜, *Sonozaki Wakana*?, 14, 44-46): Natsuki Kasa (笠 菜月, *Kasa Natsuki*?)
* Kenji Kurata (倉田 剣児, *Kurata Kenji*?, 15-16): Koichiro Nishi (西 興一朗, *Nishi Kōichirō*?)
* Aso Fuyumi (麻生 冬美, *Fuyumi Aso*?, 15-16): Yuri Morishita (森下 悠里, *Morishita Yuri*?)
* Master of Barber "Kaze" (バーバー「風」のマスター, *Bābā "Kaze" no Masutā*?, 17-18): Isamu Ago (あご 勇, *Ago Isamu*?)
* Akane Egusa (江草 茜, *Egusa Akane*?, 17-18): Mana Konno (今野 真菜, *Konno Mana*?)
* Touma Fujikawa (藤川 統馬, *Fujikawa Tōma*?, 17-18): Haruki Kimura (木村 遼希, *Kimura Haruki*?)
* Yuichi Kanamura (金村 有一, *Kanamura Yūichi*?, 17): Takuya Yoshihara (吉原 拓弥, *Yoshihara Takuya*?)
* Yoshihara Takuya (久保田 弥生, *Kubota Yayoi*?, 17): Manami Ikura (伊倉 愛美, *Ikura Manami*?)
* Kiyoshi Katahira (片平 清, *Katahira Kiyoshi*?): Kento Shibuya (渋谷 謙人, *Shibuya Kento*?)
* Makiko Katahira (片平 真紀子, *Katahira Makiko*?, 19-20): Itsumi Osawa (大沢 逸美, *Ōsawa Itsumi*?)
* Shinya Ikeda (池田 晋也, *Ikeda Shin'ya*?, 19): Kei Nagase (ナガセ ケイ, *Nagase Kei*?)
* Yuji Terui (照井 雄治, *Terui Yuji*?, 20, 27): Shunsaku Yajima (矢嶋 俊作, *Yajima Shunsaku*?)
* Mayumi Terui (照井 真由美, *Terui Mayumi*?, 20, 27): Kayoko Fujii (藤井 佳代子, *Fujii Kayoko*?)
* Haruko Terui (照井 春子, *Terui Haruko*?, 20, 27, 29, 35): Mika Kasahara (笠原 美香, *Kasahara Mika*?)
* Aya Kujo (九条 綾, *Kujō Aya*?, 21-22): Ayumi Kinoshita (木下 あゆ美, *Kinoshita Ayumi*?)
* Ken Akutsu (阿久津 憲, *Akutsu Ken*?, 21): Hiroo Otaka (大高 洋夫, *Ōtaka Hiroo*?)
* Masaki Mizoguchi (溝口 正輝, *Mizoguchi Masaki*?, 21-22): Keita Shirai (白井 圭太, *Shirai Keita*?)
* Himuro (氷室, *Himuro*? 21): Hiroyuki Muraoka (村岡 弘之, *Muraoka Hiroyuki*?)
* Angry Instructor (鬼教官, *Oni Kyōkan*?, 21): Kenji Tominaga (富永 研司, *Tominaga Kenji*?)
* Gaia Memory Distributors (ガイアメモリ流通組織の男, *Gaia Memori Ryūtsū Soshiki no Otoko*?, 21): Shinichi Kaneda (金田 進一, *Kaneda Shin'ichi*?), Eitoku (永徳, *Eitoku*?)
* Sachio Sawada  (沢田 さちお, *Sawada Sachio*?, 23-24): Moro Morooka (モロ 師岡, *Morooka Moro*?)
* Jimmy Nakata (ジミー 中田, *Nakata Jimmy*?, 23-24): Keisuke Tomita (冨田 輔, *Tomita Keisuke*?)
* Yukiho Sumita (墨田 ユキ, *Sumita Yukiho*?, 23-24): Kumiko Nakano (中野 公美子, *Nakano Kumiko*?)
* Aya Kamiki (上木 彩矢, *Kamiki Aya*?, 23-24)
* TAKUYA (23-24)
* Onuki Ichirota (大貫 一朗太, *Ichirota Onuki*?, 23-24): Ichiro Mizuki (水木 一郎, *Mizuki Ichirō*?)
* DJ Hurry Kenn (voice, 23-24)
* Keio Horinouchi (堀之内 慶應, *Horinouchi Keiō*?, 25-26): Wataru Shihoudou (四方堂 亘, *Shihōdō Wataru*?)
* Rikako Horinouchi, Riko (堀之内 里香, リコ, *Horinouchi Rikako, Rico*?, 25-26): Moe Sawada (澤田 萌音, *Sawada Moe*?)
* Lily Shirogane (リリィ白銀, *Riryi Shirogane*?, 27-28): Nao Nagasawa (長澤 奈央, *Nagasawa Nao*?)
* Frank Shirogane (フランク白銀, *Furanku Shirogane*?, 27-28): Fubito Yamano (山野 史人, *Yamano Fubito*?)
* Himeka Yukimura (雪村 姫香, *Yukimura Himeka*?, 29-30): Natsuko Aso (麻生 夏子, *Asō Natsuko*?)
* Hajime Fukushima (福島 元, *Fukushima Hajime*?, 29-30): Yasushi Kato (加藤 康, *Kato Yasushi*?)
* Professor Akagi (赤城 教授, *Akagi Kyoujyu*?, 29-30): Nishi Fuyuhiko (西 冬彦, *Fuyuhiko Nishi*?)
* Kyuzo of the Turret (櫓の久蔵, *Yagura no Kyūzō*?, 29, 39): Seizo Fukumoto (福本 清三, *Fukumoto Seizō*?)
* Heiji Hidari (左 平次, *Hidari Heiji*?, 29, 39): Kunio Nishimura (西村 匡生, *Nishimura Kunio*?)
* Isamu Bito (尾藤 勇, *Bito Isamu*?, 31-32): Kazuyoshi Ozawa (小沢 和義 , *Ozawa Kazuyoshi*?)
* Maruo Arima (有馬 丸男, *Arima Maruo*?, 31-32): Katsuya (勝矢, *Katsuya*?)
* Suzuko Arima (有馬 鈴子, *Arima Suzuko*?, 31-32): Ryoko Gi (魏 涼子, *Gi Ryōko*?)
* Sokichi Narumi (鳴海 荘吉, *Narumi Sōkichi*?, 31): Koji Kikkawa (吉川 晃司, *Kikkawa Kōji*?)
* Yukie Sudo (須藤 雪絵, *Sudō Yukie*?, 33-34): Kaoru Hirata (平田 薫, *Hirata Kaoru*?)
* Nagi Shimamoto (島本 凪, *Shimamoto Nagi*?, 35-36): Miyu Wagawa (和川 未優, *Wagawa Miyū*?)
* Satoshi Yamashiro (山城 諭, *Yamashiro Satoshi*?, 37-38): Ryota Nakanishi (中西 良太 , *Nakanishi Ryota*?)
* Grasshopper Woman (イナゴの女, *Inago no Onna*?, 37-38): Minami Tsukui (佃井皆美, *Tsukui Minami*?)
* Ai Nijimura (虹村 あい, *Nijimura Ai*?, 39-40): Erika Yazawa (谷澤 恵里香, *Yazawa Erika*?)
* Toru Kawai (川相 透, *Kawai Tōru*?, 39-40): Naoki Kawano (川野 直輝, *Kawano Naoki*?)
* Manager (マネージャー, *Manager*? 39): Takashi Kikuchi (菊池 隆志, *Kikuchi Takashi*?)
* Makoto Uesugi (上杉 誠, *Uesugi Makoto*?, 41-42): Ryunosuke Kawai (河合 龍之介, *Kawai Ryunosuke*?)
* Rui Jojima (城島 泪, *Jojima Rui*?, 41-42): Yoshie Okumura (奥村 佳恵, *Okumura Yoshie*?)
* Satoru Takeda (武田 智, *Takeda Satoru*?, 41-42): Yukihiro Kotani (小谷 幸弘, *Kotani Yukihiro*?)
* Shotaro Hidari (Old) (左 翔太郎, *Hidari Shōtarō*?, 43-44): Yukimasa Natori (名取 幸政, *Natori Yukimasa*?)
* Takashi Soma (相馬 卓, *Sōma Takashi*?, 43-44): Masakazu Azuhata (小豆畑 雅一, *Azuhata Masakazu*?)
* Yoshie Goto (後藤 良枝, *Goto Yoshie*?, 43-44): Yui Ryoko (遊井 亮子 , *Ryoko Yui*?)
* Miyu Goto (後藤 みゆ, *Goto Miyu*?, 43-44): Miyu Yamada (山田 海遊, *Yamada Miyuu*?)
* Miyu Goto (Old) (後藤 みゆ, *Goto Miyu*?, 43-44): Yuko Hisamatsu (久松 夕子, *Hisamatsu Yuko*?)
* Mitsuko Sekine (関根 光子, *Sekine Mitsuko*?, 43-44): Yuki Higashi (ひがし 由貴, *Higashi Yuki*?)
* Kumi Sekine (関根 久美, *Sekine Kumi*?, 43-44): Yuko Konishi (小西 結子, *Konishi Yuko*?)
* Kumi Sekine (Old) (関根 久美, *Sekine Kumi*?, 44): Sachiko Kozuki (上月 左知子, *Kozuki Sachiko*?)
* Okura (大倉, *Okura*?, 43-44): Tsutomu Hiura (樋浦勉, *Hiura Tsutomu*?)
* Tabata (田端, *Tabata*?, 44): Tsunekichi Takeoka (竹岡 常吉, *Takeoka Tsunekichi*?)
* Kyoko Todoroki (轟 響子, *Todoroki Kyōko*?, 45-46): Yuka Hirata (平田 裕香, *Hirata Yuka*?)
* Neon Ulsland (ネオン・ウルスランド, *Neon Urusurando*?, 47-48): Maria Theresa Gow (マリア・テレサ・ガウ, *Maria Teresa Gau*?)

### Suit actors

* Kamen Rider Double, Kamen Rider Joker: Seiji Takaiwa (高岩 成二, *Takaiwa Seiji*?)
* Kamen Rider Accel: Eitoku (永徳, *Eitoku*?)
* Terror Dopant: Ryo Yokota (横田 遼, *Yokota Ryō*?)
* Taboo Dopant, Shroud: Yuki Ono (小野 友紀, *Ono Yūki*?)
* Weather Dopant, Kamen Rider Double (Sub): Makoto Ito (伊藤 慎, *Itō Makoto*?)
* ClayDoll Dopant, ClayDoll Xtreme, Other Dopants: Satoshi Fujita (藤田 慧, *Fujita Satoshi*?)
* Nasca Dopant, Weather Dopant (Sub), Utopia Dopant, R Nasca Dopant, Other Dopants: Jun Watanabe (渡辺 淳, *Watanabe Jun*?)
* Smilodon Dopant, Utopia Dopant (Sub), Other Dopants: Yugo Fujii (藤井 祐伍, *Fujii Yūgo*?)

## Songs

Opening theme
* "W-B-X ~W-Boiled Extreme~"
	+ Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
	+ Composition: Shuhei Naruse
	+ Arrangement: TAKUYA, Shuhei Naruse
	+ Artist: Aya Kamiki w TAKUYA (上木彩矢 w TAKUYA, *Kamiki Aya w TAKUYA*?)

Ending theme
* "Cyclone Effect"
	+ Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
	+ Composition: AYANO (of FULL AHEAD)
	+ Arrangement: Labor Day
	+ Artist: Labor Day
	+ Episodes: 3-6, 9, 21, 23, 24, 25, 45
* "Free your Heat"
	+ Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
	+ Composition & Arrangement: Ryo (of defspiral)
	+ Artist: Galveston 19
	+ Episodes: 10, 11, 13, 19, 20, 21
* "Finger on the Trigger"
	+ Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi & Otoko Usagi
	+ Composition & Arrangement: Junichi "IGAO" Igarashi
	+ Artist: Florida Keys
	+ Episodes: 7, 8, 14, 16, 18, 23, 30, 39
* "Naturally"
	+ Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
	+ Composition & Arrangement: Shuhei Naruse
	+ Artist: Wakana Sonozaki (Rin Asuka)
	+ Episodes: 13, 14, 17
* "Leave all Behind"
	+ Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
	+ Composition: Ryo (of defspiral)
	+ Arrangement: Wilma-Sidr
	+ Artist: Wilma-Sidr
	+ Episodes: 22, 44
* "Love♡Wars"
	+ Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
	+ Composition & Arrangement: Shuhei Naruse
	+ Artist: Queen & Elizabeth (Tomomi Itano & Tomomi Kasai)
	+ Episodes: 23, 24
* "Nobody's Perfect"
	+ Lyrics: Goro Matsui
	+ Composition: Sokichi Narumi (Koji Kikkawa)
	+ Arrangement: Hiroaki Sugawara
	+ Artist: Sokichi Narumi (Koji Kikkawa)
	+ Episodes: 32, 38, 41, 42 & Movie War Core
* "Extreme Dream"
	+ Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
	+ Composition: AYANO (of FULL AHEAD)
	+ Arrangement: Labor Day
	+ Artist: Labor Day
	+ Episodes: 46, 48
* "Cyclone Effect (acoustic edit.)"
	+ Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
	+ Composition: AYANO (of FULL AHEAD)
	+ Arrangement: Labor Day
	+ Artist: Labor Day
	+ Episodes: 48

## Video game

A port of *Kamen Rider: Climax Heroes* titled *Kamen Rider: Climax Heroes W* (仮面ライダー クライマックスヒーローズＷ（ダブル）, *Kamen Raidā Kuraimakkusu Hīrōzu Daburu*?) for the Wii was released on December 3, 2009. It features Kamen Rider Double as a playable character and also features Dopants and other kaijin as characters in the game.

## *Playback*

For W's S.I.C Hero Saga side story *Kamen Rider W: Playback* commemorates the 40th anniversary of the Kamen Rider Series with Shotaro Hidari and Philip leading Shotaro Ishinomori through the events following his creation of the television series in 1971. The first episode was published in *Hobby Japan*, July 2011. Each episode is named after a different story written by Raymond Chandler.

1. Red Wind (赤い風, *Akai Kaze*?)
2. The Finger Man (指さす男, *Yubisasu Otoko*?)
3. Double Indemnity (深夜の告白, *Shin'ya no Kokuhaku*?)
4. The Big Sleep (大いなる眠り, *Ōinaru Nemuri*?)
5. The High Window (高い窓, *Takai Mado*?)
6. The Little Sister (かわいい女, *Kawaii Onna*?)
7. The Long Goodbye (長いお別れ, *Nagai Owakare*?)

## Planetarium film

*Main article: Kamen Rider: The Fearful Global Warming Plan*
At several planetaria throughout Japan, Toei had produced a film called "*Kamen Rider: The Fearful Global Warming Plan*" (仮面ライダー 恐怖の地球温暖化計画, *Kamen Raidā Kyōfu no Chikyū Ondanka Keikaku*?) to teach children about global warming (with narration by Hirohiko Kakegawa).

Shotaro Hidari (portrayed by Kiriyama) and Philip (portrayed by Suda) who transform into Kamen Rider Double, alongside Kamen Rider 1 (voiced by Tetsu Inada), Kamen Rider 2 (voiced by Takahiro Fujimoto), and the ten previous Heisei Riders, fight Shocker led by its President (Hidekatsu Shibata) and Gel-Shocker's Hiruchameleon (voiced by Yasuhiro Takato) who plan on destroying the Earth by having it succumb to global warming.

Airings first began at the Fukuoka Science Museum on June 5, 2010, and later at Kagawa Prefecture's Sanuki Kid's Land, Chūō, Tokyo's Time Dome Akashi, the Template:WSeki, Gifu Manabi Center, the Kagoshima Municipal Science Center, the Tondabayashi Subaru Hall, and the Sendai Astronomical Observatory in Template:WAoba-ku, Sendai, with shows starting later in the year at the Kobe Science Museum in Chūō-ku, Kobe, and the Saitama Municipal Youth's Astronomical Science Museum in Urawa-ku, Saitama.

## The One Who Continues After Z

*Main article: Kamen Rider W ~The One Who Continues After Z~*
*Kamen Rider W ~The One Who Continues After Z~* (仮面ライダーＷ（ダブル） ～Zを継ぐ者～, *Kamen Raidā Daburu ~Zetto o Tsugu Mono~*?), written by Riku Sanjo, is part of a series of spin-off novel adaptations of the Heisei Era Kamen Riders. Philip takes up Shotaro's job in solving cases after he becomes sick. Phillip uses Kamen Rider Double FangJoker and fights alongside with Kamen Rider Accel, however the Dopants get tougher and forces Philip to become a Kamen Rider himself: Kamen Rider Cyclone. The novel was released on November 30, 2012.

## Parodies

Episode 295-A of *Sgt. Frog* titled "Keroro, The Two of Us are One Kerororm" (ケロロ 二人が一人ケロロ〜ム! であります, *Keroro Futari ga Hitori Kerorōmu! de Arimasu*?) features the members of the Keroro Platoon finding an artifact that allows two of them to combine into a single Keroro, each with new powers. The episode title is based on W's catchphrase and the resultant transformation resembles that of Kamen Rider Double (the characters appear to be split down the middle, with one side being, for example, Keroro and the other Tamama).

## Notes

* Despite being the fourth tokusatsu show to feature a character with two halves being different colors (the other three being Android Kikaider, Kikaider 01, and Metalder), this is the first show to utilize two heroes using the same body to fight.
* Three W movie/movie chapters name corresponding to three Batman movie
	+ Kamen Rider W: **Begins** Night — *Batman **Begins***
	+ Kamen Rider W **Forever**: A to Z/The Gaia Memories of Fate — *Batman **Forever***
	+ Kamen Rider W **Returns** — *Batman **Returns***
* This is the first Japanese entry in the series to officially use the term "Kamen Rider", in Romanized English. All previous series and riders were referred to in official English materials as "Masked Rider".

## References

1. ↑ *Uchuusen* No. 125
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 *Telebikun* August 2009
3. ↑ "10th Anniversary ProjectMASKED RIDER LIVE & SHOW～十年祭～｜テレビ朝日｜仮面ライダーディケイド". http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/decade/liveshow/index.html. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
4. ↑ "2010年06月25日 | 棚橋選手が雑誌『De☆View 8月号』に登場！ なんと"若菜姫"こと飛鳥凛さんに"筋力トレーニング"をレクチャー!! | 新日本プロレスオフィシャルWEBサイト　-NEWS-". June 25, 2010. http://www.njpw.co.jp/news/article.php?nwid=12182. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
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6. ↑ "桐山漣と菅田将暉が合体で仮面ライダーＷ - 芸能ニュース : nikkansports.com". http://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/f-et-tp0-20090629-512230.html. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
7. ↑ "新イケメンライダーはジャニーズ系美男子でW主演！ - 東京ウォーカー". http://news.walkerplus.com/2009/0629/15/. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
8. ↑ "新・仮面ライダーは"2人で1人"の「仮面ライダーW」 ニュース-ORICON STYLE-". 2009-06-29. http://contents.oricon.co.jp/news/movie/67270/full/. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
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14. ↑ *Weekly Famitsu*, October 8, 2009
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## External links

* *Kamen Rider W* at Wikipedia
* *Kamen Rider W* at Japanese Wikipedia
* *Kamen Rider W* at TV Asahi
* *Kamen Rider W* at Toei TV
* *Kamen Rider W* at Avex Group
* Wind Wave official website