Kamen Rider Wizard

**Kamen Rider Wizard** (仮面ライダーウィザード, *Kamen Raidā Wizādo*?, translated as **Masked Rider Wizard**) is the twenty-fourth entry of the *Kamen Rider Series*. Trademarks on the title were filed by Toei in June 21, 2012, and it was officially revealed on June 27, 2012.

It began airing on TV Asahi on September 2, 2012, joining *Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters* and then *Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger* in the Super Hero Time lineup. Tsuyoshi Kida is the series' main screenwriter. The catchphrase of the series is "Now, it's showtime!" (さあ、ショ－タイムだ!, *Saa, shōtaimu da!*?).

## Plot

"The magic rings, the Wizard Rings. They shine on both hands of the modern mage as he changes despair into hope."
―Narrator[src]
Six months prior to the start of the series, a mysterious ritual held on the day of the solar eclipse took place. Its purpose was to give birth to a group of magical creatures called Phantoms through humans with magical potential called "Gates", by forcibly subjecting them to immense despair. Haruto Soma, the survivor of the ritual, and Koyomi, a mysterious girl who has lost all of her memories, are tasked by the mysterious White Wizard to fight the Phantoms.

Haruto is also given the Wizardriver to become Kamen Rider Wizard in order to prevent the Phantoms from transforming other Gates into Phantoms themselves. 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. As the two wizards wage their battle against the Phantoms, who are led by the hotheaded Phoenix, the cold and merciless Medusa, the scheming Gremlin, and the enigmatic Wiseman, things are not all as they seem.

## Characters

### Allies

* Shunpei Nara
* Rinko Daimon
* Shigeru Wajima

#### Inner Phantoms

* WizarDragon
* Beast Chimera

#### Other Allies

* Yu Kamimura
* Ryu
* Chief of Police
* Masanori Kizaki
* Shiina
* Emperor Maya
* Caitsith
* Manami Kawasaki
* Koichi Yamagata
* Tetsuya Inagaki
* Owner of Orphanage
* Fortune Teller
* Conductor
* Naito
* Kaga
* Aya Yamamoto
* Retsu Ichijouji
* Shelly
* Beet J. Stag

### Villains

#### Phantoms

* Chief Phantoms

* 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
	+ Ogre
* Unreleased Phantoms
	+ Jabberwock
	+ Cyclops
	+ Jörmungandr
	+ Hekatonkheir
	+ Bandersnatch
	+ Mayu Inamori's Phantom
	+ Yuzuru Ijima's Phantom
	+ Gigantes
	+ Masahiro Yamamoto's Phantom

#### Other Villains

* Space Shocker
* Amadum
* Space Ironmen

* Captain of the Imperial Guard

## Episodes

*Main article: Kamen Rider Wizard Episodes*
The episode titles in this Kamen Rider Series installment have a tendency to be written in the kanji and hiragana formatting, very rarely being written in the katakana format.

1. The Ringed Magician (指輪の魔法使い, *Yubiwa no Mahōtsukai*?)
2. I Want to Be a Magician (魔法使いになりたい, *Mahōtsukai ni Naritai*?)
3. Transform! Live Broadcast (変身！生中継, *Henshin! Namachūkei*?)
4. The Doll and the Pianist (人形とピアニスト, *Ningyō to Pianisuto*?)
5. The Deciding Match of the Contest (決戦のコンクール, *Kessen no Konkūru*?)
6. To a Beautiful Flower (キレイな花には, *Kirei na Hana ni wa*?)
7. Buying Memories (思い出を買うために, *Omoide o Kau Tame ni*?)
8. A New Magic Stone (新たな魔宝石, *Aratana Mahōseki*?)
9. Dragon's Cry (ドラゴンの叫び, *Doragon no Sakebi*?)
10. National Security Agency's Section Zero (国家安全局0課, *Kokka Anzen Kyoku Zero-ka*?)
11. The Promise to Defend (守り抜く約束, *Mamorinuku Yakusoku*?)
12. The Wagashi of Hope (希望の和菓子, *Kibō no Wagashi*?)
13. Heir to the Dream (夢を継ぐ者, *Yume o Tsugumono*?)
14. The Film Director Came Back (帰って来た映画監督, *Modottekita Eiga Kantoku*?)
15. After the Last Scene is... (ラストシーンの後は..., *Rasuto Shīn no Ato ha...*?)
16. The Miracle of Christmas (クリスマスの奇跡, *Kurisumasu no Kiseki*?)
17. Another Magician (もう一人の魔法使い, *Mōhitori no Mahōtsukai*?)
18. The Magic of Food (魔力が食事, *Maryoku ga Shokuji*?)
19. Today's Life, the Life of Tomorrow (今日の命、明日の命, *Kyō no Inochi, Ashita no Inochi*?)
20. Learning the Truth (近づく真相, *Chikazuku Shinshō*?)
21. The Dragons' Wild Dance (ドラゴンたちの乱舞, *Doragon-tachi no Ranbu*?)
22. The Phoenix's Rampage (不死鳥の暴走, *Fushichō no Bōsō*?)
23. The Decisive Battle (決戦, *Kessen*?)
24. The Magician's Grandmother (魔法使いの祖母, *Mahōtsukai no Soba*?)
25. Choosing the Life (命の選択, *Inochi no Sentaku*?)
26. Academy Infiltration (学園潜入, *Gakuen Sen'nyū*?)
27. Big Sister and Little Sister (姉と妹, *Ane to Imōto*?)
28. The Stolen Belt (盗まれたベルト, *Nusumare Beruto*?)
29. The Evolving Wild Beast (進化する野獣, *Shinka-suru Yajū*?)
30. The Day Magic Vanished (魔法の消える日, *Mahō no Kieru Hi*?)
31. Tears (涙, *Namida*?)
32. Dangerous Part-Time Job (危険なアルバイト, *Kiken na Arubaito*?)
33. Things Money Cannot Buy (金で買えないモノ, *Kane de Kaenai Mono*?)
34. The Reverse Side of a Popular Model (人気モデルの裏側, *Ninki Moderu no Uragawa*?)
35. The Other Side of Sora (空の向こう側, *Sora no Mukōgawa*?)
36. The Myna Speaks (九官鳥は語る, *Kyūkanchō wa Kataru*?)
37. Wanted: Despair (絶望、指名手配, *Zetsubō, Shimeitehai*?)
38. The Stolen Hope (奪った希望, *Ubatta Kibō*?)
39. What was Forgotten on the Pitch (ピッチの忘れ物, *Pitchi no Wasuremono*?)
40. I Want to Ride a Bike (自転車に乗りたい, *Jitensha ni Noritai*?)
41. Magician is Fate (魔法使いは運命, *Mahōtsukai wa Unmei*?)
42. The Ringed Novelist (指輪の小説家, *Yubiwa no Shōsetsuka*?)
43. The White Wizard's Secret (白い魔法使いの秘密, *Shiroi Mahōtsukai no Himitsu*?)
44. The Son's Keepsake (息子の形見は, *Musuko no Katami wa*?)
45. A Smile in the Chest (笑顔は胸に, *Egao wa Mune Ni*?)
46. Shattered Memory (ひび割れた思い, *Hibiwareta Omoi*?)
47. Wiseman's Truth (ワイズマンの真実, *Waizuman no Shinjitsu*?)
48. The Philosopher's Stone (賢者の石, *Kenja no Ishi*?)
49. The Beginning of the Sabbath (サバトの幕開け, *Sabato no Makuake*?)
50. The Important Thing is... (大切なものは, *Taisetsu na Mono wa*?)
51. The Last Hope (最後の希望, *Saigo no Kibō*?)
52. The Kamen Rider Rings (仮面ライダーの指輪, *Kamen Raidā no Yubiwa*?)
53. Neverending Story (終わらない物語, *Owaranai Monogatari*?)

**Movies**

1. *Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Wizard & Fourze: Movie War Ultimatum* (仮面ライダー×仮面ライダー ウィザード&フォーゼ MOVIE大戦アルティメイタム, *Kamen Raidā × Kamen Raidā Wizādo ando Fōze Mūbī Taisen Arutimeitamu*?)
2. *Kamen Rider × Super Sentai × Space Sheriff: Super Hero Taisen Z* (仮面ﾗｲﾀﾞｰ×ｽｰﾊﾟｰ戦隊×宇宙刑事　スーパーヒーロー大戦Ｚ, *Kamen Raidā × Supā Sentai × Uchū Keiji: Sūpā Hīrō Taisen Zetto*?)
3. *Kamen Rider Wizard in Magic Land* (劇場版 仮面ライダーウィザード in Magic Land, *Gekijō-ban Kamen Raidā Wizādo In Majikku Rando*?)
4. *Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Gaim & Wizard: The Fateful Sengoku Movie Battle* (仮面ライダー×仮面ライダー鎧武＆ウィザード　天下分け目の戦国MOVIE大合戦, *Kamen Raidā × Kamen Raidā Gaimu ando Wizādo Tenka Wakeme no Sengoku Mūbī Daigassen*?)
5. *Heisei Rider vs. Showa Rider: Kamen Rider Taisen feat. Super Sentai* (平成ライダー対昭和ライダー 仮面ライダー大戦 feat.スーパー戦隊, *Heisei Raidā Tai Shōwa Raidā Kamen Raidā Taisen feat. Sūpā Sentai*?)

**Specials**

1. *Kamen Rider Wizard Hyper Battle DVD: Showtime with the Dance Ring* (仮面ライダーウィザード 超 バトルDVD ダンスリングでショータイム, *Kamen Raidā Wizādo Haipā Batoru Dī Buī Dī Dansu Ringu de Shōtaimu*?)

**Net Movies**

1. *Kamen Rider Wizard in Magica Land* (ット版 仮面ライダーウィザード イン マジか!?ランド, *Netto-ban Kamen Raidā Wizādo In Maji ka!? Rando*?)

## Cast

* Haruto Soma (操真 晴人, *Sōma Haruto*?): Shunya Shiraishi (白石 隼也, *Shiraishi Shunya*?)
* Koyomi (コヨミ, *Koyomi*?): Makoto Okunaka (奥仲 麻琴, *Okunaka Makoto*?)
* Shunpei Nara (奈良 瞬平, *Nara Shunpei*?): Junki Tozuka (戸塚 純貴, *Totsuka Junki*?)
* Rinko Daimon (大門 凛子, *Daimon Rinko*?): Yuko Takayama (高山 侑子, *Takayama Yūko*?)
* Kosuke Nitoh (仁藤 攻介, *Nitō Kōsuke*?): Tasuku Nagase (永瀬 匡, *Nagase Tasuku*?)
* Shigeru Wajima (輪島 繁, *Wajima Shigeru*?): Hisahiro Ogura (小倉 久寛, *Ogura Hisahiro*?)
* Misa Inamori (Medusa) (稲森 美紗 (メデューサ), *Inamori Misa (Medyūsa)*?), Mayu Inamori (稲森 真由, *Inamori Mayu*?): Erina Nakayama (中山 絵梨奈, *Nakayama Erina*?)
* Yugo Fujita (Phoenix) (藤田 雄吾 (フェニックス), *Fujita Yūgo (Fenikkusu)*?): Atsumi (篤海, *Atsumi*?)
* Sora Takigawa (Gremlin) (滝川 空 (グレムリン), *Takigawa Sora (Guremurin)*?): Takahisa Maeyama (前山 剛久, *Maeyama Takahisa*?)
* Manager of Doughnut Shop (ドーナツ屋店長, *Dōnatsuya Tenchō*?): Kaba-chan (KABA.ちゃん, *Kaba-chan*?)
* Worker of Doughnut Shop (ドーナツ屋店員, *Dōnatsuya Ten'in*?): Ryo Tayano (田谷野 亮, *Tayano Ryō*?)
* Chief of Police (署長, *Shochō*?): Takayasu Komiya (小宮 孝泰, *Komiya Takayasu*?)
* Masanori Kizaki (木崎政範, *Kizaki Masanori*?): Naoki Kawano (川野 直輝, *Kawano Naoki*?)
* Sou Fueki (笛木 奏, *Fueki Sō*?): Narushi Ikeda (池田成志, *Ikeda Narushi*?)
* Yuzuru Iijima (飯島 譲, *Iijima Yuzuru*?): Shinta Soma (相馬 眞太, *Sōma Shinta*?)
* Masahiro Yamamoto (山本 昌宏, *Yamamoto Masahiro*?): Shingo Kawaguchi (川口 真五, *Kawaguchi Shingo*?)
* White Wizard (白い魔法使い, *Shiroi Mahōtsukai*?, Voice): Toshitsugu Takashina (高階 俊嗣, *Takashina Toshitsugu*?)
* Wiseman (ワイズマン, *Waizuman*?, Voice): Toshio Furukawa (古川 登志夫, *Furukawa Toshio*?)
* WizarDragon (ウィザードラゴン, *Wizādoragon*?, Voice): Ryuzaburo Otomo (大友 龍三郎, *Ōtomo Ryūzaburō*?)
* Beast Chimera (ビーストキマイラ, *Bīsutokimaira*?, Voice): Tomomichi Nishimura (西村 知道, *Nishimura Tomomichi*?)
* Narration (ナレーション, *Narēshon*?): Hiroaki Hirata (平田 広明, *Hirata Hiroaki*?)

### Guest cast

* Caitsith (ケットシー, *Kettoshī*?, 4-5): Bernard Ackah (ベルナール・アッカ, *Berunāru Akka*?)
* Manami Kawasaki (川崎 愛美, *Kawasaki Manami*?, 6-7): Wakana Matsumoto (松本 若菜, *Matsumoto Wakana*?)
* Koichi Yamagata (山形 耕一, *Yamagata Kōichi*?, 6-7): Ryosuke Takahashi (高橋 良輔, *Takahashi Ryōsuke*?)
* Tetsuya Inagaki (松木 昭造, *Inagaki Tetsuya*?, 12-13): Takuya Ishida (石田 卓也, *Ishada Takuya*?)
* Owner of Orphanage (園長, *Enchō*?, 16): Ichiro Ogura (小倉 一郎, *Ogura Ichirō*?)
* Fortune Teller (占い師, *Uranaishi*?, 17): Shoichiro Akaboshi (赤星 昇一郎, *Akaboshi Shōichirō*?)
* Conductor (指揮者, *Shikisha*?, 20, 21): IZAM
* Naito (内藤, *Naitō*?, 30, 31): Mitsu Murata (村田 充, *Murata Mitsu*?)
* Kaga (加賀, *Kaga*? 37): Minoru Watanabe (渡辺 実, *Watanabe Minoru*?)
* Aya Yamamoto (山本 亜矢, *Yamamoto Aya*?, 47, 48, 51): Miyu Sawai (沢井 美優, *Sawai Miyū*?)
* Tsukasa Kadoya (門矢 士, *Kadoya Tsukasa*?, 52-53): Masahiro Inoue (井上 正大, *Inoue Masahiro*?)
* Kamen Rider Den-O Sword Form (仮面ライダー電王ソードフォーム, *Kamen Raidā Den'ō Sōdo Fōmu*?, 52): Toshihiko Seki (関 俊彦, *Seki Toshihiko*?)
* Kouta Kazuraba (葛葉 紘汰, *Kazuraba Kōta*?, 52-53): Gaku Sano (佐野 岳, *Sano Gaku*?)

### Suit actors

* Kamen Rider Wizard: Seiji Takaiwa (高岩 成二, *Takaiwa Seiji*?)
* Kamen Rider Wizard (extreme martial arts): Hideki Sugiguchi (杉口 秀樹, *Sugiguchi Hideki*?)
* Kamen Rider Beast, White Wizard, Phoenix, Wiseman: Jun Watanabe (渡辺 淳, *Watanabe Jun*?)
* Kamen Rider Mage: Satoshi Fujita (藤田 慧, *Fujita Satoshi*?)
* Medusa: Toshihiro Ogura (おぐら としひろ, *Ogura Toshihiro*?)
* Gremlin, Kamen Rider Beast (understudy), Phantoms (incl. Gargoyle and Valkyrie): Kazuya Okada (岡田 和也, *Okada Kazuya*?)
* Kamen Rider Mage: Satoshi Fujita (藤田 慧, *Fujita Satoshi*?)
* Minotauros, Caitsith: Yugo Fujii (藤井 祐伍, *Fujii Yūgo*?)
* Lizardman: Hajime Kanzaki (神前 元, *Kanzaki Hajime*?)
* Legion: Yasuhiko Imai (今井 靖彦, *Imai Yasuhiko*?)

## Songs

Opening theme
* "Life is SHOW TIME"
	+ Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
	+ Composition & Arrangement: tatsuo (of everset)
	+ Artist: Sho Kiryuin from Golden Bomber (鬼龍院 翔 from ゴールデンボンバー, *Kiryūin Shō from Gōruden Bonbā*?)

Insert theme
* "Last Engage"
	+ Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
	+ Composition & Arrangement: Ryo (of defspiral)
	+ Artist: Kamen Rider Girls
	+ Episodes: 4, 10
* "Mystic Liquid"
	+ Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
	+ Composition & Arrangement: Ryo (of defspiral)
	+ Artist: Kamen Rider Girls
	+ Episodes: 3, 4, 15
* "Blessed wind"
	+ Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
	+ Composition: Yoshio Nomura
	+ Arrangement: Rider Chips
	+ Artist: Rider Chips
	+ Episodes: 5, 13
* "Strength of the earth"
	+ Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
	+ Composition: Yoshio Nomura
	+ Arrangement: Rider Chips
	+ Artist: Rider Chips
	+ Episodes: 6, 7, 10, 17
* "Just The Beginning"
	+ Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
	+ Composition & Arrangement: AYANO (of FULL AHEAD)
	+ Artist: Kamen Rider Girls
	+ Episodes: 9, 12
* "BEASTBITE"
	+ Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
	+ Composition: Yoshio Nomura
	+ Arrangement: Rider Chips
	+ Artist: Rider Chips
	+ Episodes: 17-19, 34
* "alteration"
	+ Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
	+ Composition & Arrangement: Shuhei Naruse
	+ Artist: Kamen Rider Girls
	+ Episodes: 26
* "Missing piece"
	+ Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
	+ Composition & Arrangement: Ryo (of defspiral)
	+ Artist: Kamen Rider Girls
	+ Episodes: 31, 32, 37, 39, 45

The original sound track for *Wizard* was released on November 21, 2012. A compilation album subtitled the *Music Magic Collection* featuring all of the theme songs seen on the show and its movies was released on September 4, 2013.

## The Sorcerer's Apprentice

*Kamen Rider Wizard: The Sorcerer's Apprentice* is the S.I.C. Hero Saga story for *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 Agito'*s 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 Rider is often called as "**Magicians**", save for a crossover movie.

## References

1. ↑ *Neo Actor*, Vol. 19
2. ↑ *Hyper Hobby*, June 2013
3. ↑ *Toei Hero Max*, Vol. 44
4. ↑ *Uchusen*, Vol. 141
5. ↑ *Tomokazu Miki no Radio Big Bang*, October 29, 2012
6. ↑ *Kamen Rider Wizard Character Book: Magic Starts*
7. ↑ "夏がくるー". 渡辺 淳のブログ ～気ままに渡辺 淳～. 2013-07-02. http://ameblo.jp/47-71ze/entry-11564852066.html. Retrieved 2013-08-04.
8. ↑ http://www.japanactionenterprise.com/pdf/01039-1002.pdf
9. ↑ http://www.japanactionenterprise.com/pdf/01036-1003.pdf
10. ↑ http://www.japanactionenterprise.com/pdf/01039-1005.pdf
11. ↑ http://ameblo.jp/imai-yasuhiko/entry-11506728861.html
12. ↑ "ゴールデンボンバー鬼龍院翔、「仮面ライダーウィザード」主題歌を10月発売". August 10, 2012. http://tower.jp/article/news/2012/08/10/n12. Retrieved August 11, 2012.

## External links

* *Kamen Rider Wizard* at Wikipedia
* *Kamen Rider Wizard* at Japanese Wikipedia
* *Kamen Rider Wizard* at TV Asahi
* *Kamen Rider Wizard* at Toei TV