Kamen Rider Wizard

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***Kamen Rider Wizard*** (仮面ライダーウィザード, *Kamen Raidā Wizādo*) is a Japanese tokusatsu drama in Toei Company's Kamen Rider Series, being the fourteenth series in the Heisei period run and the twenty-third overall. Trademarks on the title were filed by Toei on 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.

In April 2017, TV Japan began broadcasting the series in the United States and Canada.

## Story

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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 Nito 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.

## Episodes

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List of Kamen Rider Wizard episodes

## Films

Kamen Rider Wizard made his debut in the *Kamen Rider Fourze* movie, *Space, Here We Come!*, which was released in Japanese theatres on August 4, 2012.

### *Movie War Ultimatum*

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*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*) was released on December 8, 2012, and served as the annual winter "Movie War" film. In the portion featuring the cast and characters of *Kamen Rider Wizard*, the title character from Shotaro Ishinomori's *Bishōjo Mask Poitrine* appears. The title team of Shotaro Ishinomori's *Akumaizer 3* also appears in the movie as its main antagonists, with Demon Kakka providing the voice of Xatan as well as the performer for its theme song "Forest of Rocks". Kamen Riders OOO, Birth, Double, and Accel also made appearances in the movie. The event of the movie took place between Episode 13 and 14.

### *Super Hero Taisen Z*

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*Kamen Rider × Super Sentai × Space Sheriff: Super Hero Taisen Z* (仮面ライダー×スーパー戦隊×宇宙刑事 スーパーヒーロー大戦Z, *Kamen Raidā × Sūpā Sentai × Uchū Keiji Supā Hīrō Taisen Zetto*) is a film that was released in Japan on April 27, 2013 which featured the first crossover between characters of Toei's three main Tokusatsu franchises, Kamen Rider, Super Sentai, and the Space Sheriff Series representing the Metal Hero Series as a whole. The protagonists of *Space Sheriff Gavan: The Movie*, *Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters*, and *Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger* are featured, but the casts of *Kamen Rider Wizard*, *Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger*, and *Kamen Rider Fourze* also participate in the film. The Space Ironmen Kyodain from *Kamen Rider Fourze the Movie: Space, Here We Come!* also made an appearance. The teaser for the film was shown after *Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Wizard & Fourze: Movie War Ultimatum*. The event of the movie took place between Episode 27 and 28.

### *In Magic Land*

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As with every year, *Kamen Rider Wizard* appears in his own film titled *Kamen Rider Wizard in Magic Land the Movie* (劇場版 仮面ライダーウィザード in Magic Land, *Gekijōban Kamen Raidā Wizādo In Majikku Rando*) that was released in theaters on August 3, 2013, double-billed with the film for *Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger*. The film features Takanori Jinnai as the film's villain Minister Auma (オーマ大臣, *Ōma-daijin*) who transforms into Kamen Rider Sorcerer (仮面ライダーソーサラー, *Kamen Raidā Sōserā*). Jinnai is the oldest person to portray a Kamen Rider to date at age 54; the record was previously held by Hiroyuki Watanabe for his portrayal of Kamen Rider Gaoh in *Kamen Rider Den-O: I'm Born!* who at the time of filming was 51. The event of the movie took place between Episode 39 and 40.

### *The Fateful Sengoku Movie Battle*

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*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 Tenkawakeme no Sengoku Mūbī Daigassen*) was the annual winter "Movie Wars" film, featuring a crossover between the cast and characters from *Kamen Rider Gaim* and *Kamen Rider Wizard*. A short teaser of the film was first shown during the screening of *Kamen Rider Wizard in Magic Land*, with a new teaser shown after the finale of *Wizard* revealing the release date to be December 14, 2013.

### *Kamen Rider Taisen*

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*Heisei Rider vs. Shōwa 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 Fīcharingu Sūpā Sentai*) made its theater debut on March 29, 2014. Masahiro Inoue, playing *Kamen Rider Decade*, alongside many other lead actors of other series appear in the film, including Gaku Sano of *Kamen Rider Gaim*, Renn Kiriyama of *Kamen Rider W*, Kohei Murakami and Kento Handa of *Kamen Rider 555*, Shunya Shiraishi from *Kamen Rider Wizard*, Ryo Hayami of *Kamen Rider X*, and Hiroshi Fujioka of the original *Kamen Rider*. The Sentai teams' *Ressha Sentai ToQger* and Ryo Ryusei as Daigo Kiryu from *Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger* were also in the movie. Shun Sugata playing Kamen Rider ZX from the *Birth of the 10th! Kamen Riders All Together!!* TV special returns, also performing as Ambassador Darkness. Itsuji Itao of *Kamen Rider The First* played Ren Aoi, Kamen Rider Fifteen, a main antagonist of the film.

### *Kamen Rider Heisei Generations*

A *Movie War* film, titled *Kamen Rider Heisei Generations: Dr. Pac-Man vs. Ex-Aid & Ghost with Legend Rider* (仮面ライダー平成ジェネレーションズ Dr.パックマン対エグゼイド&ゴーストwithレジェンドライダー, *Kamen Raidā Heisei Jenerēshonzu Dokutā Pakkuman Tai Eguzeido Ando Gōsuto Wizu Rejendo Raidā*), was released in Japan on December 10, 2016. The film features Kamen Rider Wizard teaming up with Kamen Rider Ex-Aid, Kamen Rider Ghost, Kamen Rider Drive, and Kamen Rider Gaim as they battle against a virus based on Bandai Namco Entertainment's video game character, Pac-Man. The professional wrestler Hiroshi Tanahashi was announced to be one of the main antagonists of the movie.

## Video games

A port of *Kamen Rider: Climax Heroes* titled *Kamen Rider: Super Climax Heroes* (仮面ライダー 超クライマックスヒーローズ, *Kamen Raidā Sūpā Kuraimakkusu Hīrōzu*) was released for both the PlayStation Portable and Nintendo Wii during Winter 2012. In addition to adding Kamen Rider Wizard to the game, there are new features in the game. *Kamen Rider: Battride War* for the PlayStation 3 is also a game featuring Kamen Rider Wizard alongside his predecessors up through *Kamen Rider Kuuga*.

## Hyper Battle DVD

The Hyper Battle DVD for *Wizard* is titled *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*). Haruto and Kosuke go into the Donut Shop Manager's Underworld and use the powers of the Dance Ring.

## Novel

*Kamen Rider Wizard* (仮面ライダーウィザード, *Kamen Raidā Wizādo*), written by Tsuyoshi Kida, is part of a series of spin-off novel adaptions of the Heisei Era Kamen Riders. The events of the novel take place after *Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Gaim & Wizard: The Fateful Sengoku Movie Battle*. The novel was released on November 1, 2014.

## Cast

* Haruto Soma (操真 晴人, *Sōma Haruto*): Shunya Shiraishi (白石 隼也, *Shiraishi Shun'ya*)
* Koyomi (コヨミ): Makoto Okunaka (奥仲 麻琴, *Okunaka Makoto*)
* Shunpei Nara (奈良 瞬平, *Nara Shunpei*): Junki Tozuka (戸塚 純貴, *Tozuka Junki*)
* Rinko Daimon (大門 凛子, *Daimon Rinko*): Yuko Takayama (高山 侑子, *Takayama Yūko*)
* Kosuke Nito (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 (Medusa) (ミサ（メデューサ）, *Misa (Medyūsa)*), Mayu Inamori (稲森 真由, *Inamori Mayu*): Erina Nakayama (中山 絵梨奈, *Nakayama Erina*)
* Yugo (Phoenix) (ユウゴ（フェニックス）, *Yūgo (Fenikkusu)*): Atsumi (篤海)
* Sora (Gremlin) (ソラ（グレムリン）, *Sora (Guremurin)*): Takahisa Maeyama (前山 剛久, *Maeyama Takahisa*)
* Manager of donut shop: Kaba-chan (KABA.ちゃん)
* Worker at donut shop: Ryo Tayano (田谷野 亮, *Tayano Ryō*)
* Chief of police: 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 Sōma (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): Ryūzaburō Ōtomo (大友 龍三郎, *Ōtomo Ryūzaburō*)
* Beast Chimera (ビーストキマイラ, *Bīsuto Kimaira*, Voice): Tomomichi Nishimura (西村 知道, *Nishimura Tomomichi*)
* Ghouls (グール, *Gūru*, Voice): Yuuki Anai (穴井 勇輝, *Anai Yūki*), Kazuki Komine (小峰 一己, *Komine Kazuki*)
* Narration: 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 (稲垣 哲也, *Inagaki Tetsuya*, 12, 13): Takuya Ishida (石田 卓也, *Ishida Takuya*)
* Orphanage director (16): Ichiro Ogura (小倉 一郎, *Ogura Ichirō*)
* Fortune teller (17): Shoichiro Akaboshi (赤星 昇一郎, *Akaboshi Shōichirō*)
* Conductor (20, 21): Izam
* Naito (内藤, *Naitō*, 30, 31): Mitsu Murata (村田 充, *Murata Mitsu*)
* Kaga (加賀, 37): Minoru Watanabe (渡辺 実, *Watanabe Minoru*)
* Aya Yamamoto (山本 亜矢, *Yamamoto Aya*, 47, 48, 51): Miyuu Sawai (沢井 美優, *Sawai Miyū*)
* Tsukasa Kadoya (門矢 士, *Kadoya Tsukasa*, 52, 53): Masahiro Inoue (井上 正大, *Inoue Masahiro*)
* Kouta Kazuraba (葛葉 紘汰, *Kazuraba Kōta*, 52, 53): Gaku Sano (佐野 岳, *Sano Gaku*)
* Amadum (アマダム, *Amadamu*, 52, 53): Tomorowo Taguchi (田口 トモロヲ, *Taguchi Tomorowo*)
* 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*, Voice; 52, 53): Toshihiko Seki (関 俊彦, *Seki Toshihiko*)

## Theme songs

Opening theme
* "Life is SHOW TIME"
	+ Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
	+ Composition & Arrangement: tatsuo (of everset)
	+ Artist: Shō Kiryūin from Golden Bomber (鬼龍院 翔 from ゴールデンボンバー, *Kiryūin Shō from Gōruden Bonbā*)The series' theme song was performed by Shō Kiryūin of Golden Bomber as his solo debut single.

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

The original soundtrack 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.

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## External links

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