is a 2010-2011 Japanese
tokusatsu
is a Japanese term for live action film or television drama that makes heavy use of practical special effects. ''Tokusatsu'' entertainment mainly refers to science fiction, War film, war, fantasy, or Horror film, horror media featuring such te ...
drama in
Toei Company
() (also styled TOEI) is a Japanese film, television production, and distribution and video game developer and publishing company. Based in Tokyo, Toei owns and operates thirty-four movie theaters across Japan (all but two of them operated by i ...
's
Kamen Rider Series
The , also known as ''Masked Rider Series'' (until Decade), is a Japanese superhero media franchise consisting of tokusatsu television programs, films, manga, and anime, created by manga artist Shotaro Ishinomori. ''Kamen Rider'' media genera ...
, being the twelfth series in the
Heisei period
The is the period of Japanese history corresponding to the reign of Emperor Emeritus Akihito from 8 January 1989 until his abdication on 30 April 2019. The Heisei era started on 8 January 1989, the day after the death of the Emperor Hirohito, ...
run and the twenty-first overall. It began airing on September 5, 2010, the week following the conclusion of ''
Kamen Rider W
, is a 2009-2010 Japanese tokusatsu drama, the eleventh series in the Heisei period run of the Kamen Rider Series and the twentieth overall. It premiered following the finale of ''Kamen Rider Decade'' on September 6, 2009, and aired alongside ''Sa ...
'',
[''Uchusen'', Vol. 129] joining ''
Tensou Sentai Goseiger
is the title of Toei Company's 34th entry in its long-running ''Super Sentai'' franchise. It follows an angelic motif as well as a trading card theme. It joined ''Kamen Rider W'', and later ''Kamen Rider OOO'', as a program featured in TV Asahi' ...
'' and then ''
Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger
is Toei Company's 35th entry in its long-running Super Sentai metaseries of Japanese tokusatsu television series following ''Tensou Sentai Goseiger''. It follows a Pirate motif and premiered on TV Asahi on February 13, 2011, joining ''Kamen Ride ...
'' in the
Super Hero Time
is a programming block on the Japanese television network TV Asahi featuring new episodes of tokusatsu television series from the Super Sentai, Kamen Rider and Metal Heroes. Both series have decades of history and have been intertwined in the ...
lineup, until its conclusion on August 28, 2011. The series' titular Kamen Rider made a cameo appearance in the film ''
Kamen Rider W Forever: A to Z/The Gaia Memories of Fate'' and a supporting character in other Kamen Rider movies.
Production
![YAMANO Beauty Special School](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/10/YAMANO_Beauty_Special_School.jpg)
The Kamen Rider OOO trademark was registered by Toei on April 8, 2010.
''OOO'' is written by
Yasuko Kobayashi
is a Japanese anime and tokusatsu drama screenwriter who has been involved in various television shows throughout her career, beginning in 1993 with '' Tokusou Robo Janperson''.
In September 2022, Kobayashi launched a new manga series with illu ...
, known for the screenplays of ''
Seijuu Sentai Gingaman
is a Japanese tokusatsu television series. It is Toei's 22nd entry of the ''Super Sentai'' metaseries. The series aired from February 22, 1998, to February 14, 1999. Its footage was used in ''Power Rangers Lost Galaxy''. The lead screenwriter f ...
'', ''
Mirai Sentai Timeranger
is a Japanese ''tokusatsu'' television series and the 24th series in Toei Company, Toei's Super Sentai metaseries. Footage from this series was used in the American production ''Power Rangers Time Force''. The opening narration of the series a ...
'', ''
Kamen Rider Ryuki
is a Japanese tokusatsu television series. The twelfth installment in the Kamen Rider Series, it was a joint collaboration between Ishimori Productions and Toei, and it was shown on TV Asahi from February 3, 2002 to January 19, 2003. The series ...
'', ''
Den-O'', and ''
Samurai Sentai Shinkenger
is the title of Toei Company's thirty-third entry in its long-running Super Sentai metaseries of Japanese tokusatsu television series. It premiered on February 15, 2009, the week following the finale of ''Engine Sentai Go-onger'', and ended on F ...
''. The creature designers are
Yutaka Izubuchi
is a Japanese anime designer, screenwriter and director. Izubuchi is credited for designing costumes, characters and creatures, but most of his designs are mechanical (both robots and other vehicles). He created and directed the ''RahXephon'' ser ...
, known for his work on the
Lords
Lords may refer to:
* The plural of Lord
Places
*Lords Creek, a stream in New Hanover County, North Carolina
* Lord's, English Cricket Ground and home of Marylebone Cricket Club and Middlesex County Cricket Club
People
*Traci Lords (born 1 ...
in ''
Kamen Rider Agito
, is the eleventh installment in the popular Kamen Rider tokusatsu franchise. The series represented the 30th anniversary of the Kamen Rider Series.
The series was also a joint collaboration between Ishimori Productions and Toei and was shown o ...
'', and
Tamotsu Shinohara
Tamotsu (written: 保) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
*Tamotsu Asakura, Japanese footballer
* (born 1929), Japanese cyclist
* (born 1970), Japanese footballer
* (1900–1946), Imperial Japanese Navy admir ...
, known for his work on the
Mirror Monster
is a Japanese tokusatsu series that serves as the 12th installment in the '' Kamen Rider'' franchise and the third entry in the Heisei era. The series follows idealist journalist Shinji Kido as he attempts to stop the violent Rider War from clai ...
s of ''Ryuki'', the
Orphnoch of ''
Kamen Rider 555
is a Japanese tokusatsu television drama. It is the 13th installment in the Kamen Rider Series. It is a joint collaboration between Ishinomori Productions and Toei Company, Toei, and was broadcast on TV Asahi from January 26, 2003, to January 18, ...
'', and the
Fangire
is the 2008 ''Kamen Rider'' Japanese ''tokusatsu'' television series produced by Toei Company and Ishimori Productions. It is the series' ninth series in its Heisei era, and 18th series overall since the debut of ''Kamen Rider'' in 1971. It prem ...
s of ''
Kamen Rider Kiva
is the 2008 ''Kamen Rider'' Japanese ''tokusatsu'' television series produced by Toei Company and Ishimori Productions. It is the series' ninth series in its Heisei era, and 18th series overall since the debut of ''Kamen Rider'' in 1971. It prem ...
''.
Unlike several previous Heisei Rider Series, no alternate name has been given yet for the three O's in the title ( read as "Double" and read as "Φ's/Phi's/Faiz") aside from an alternate spelling of the name of the main Kamen Rider: Ooz. Both "OOO" and "Ooz" are intended to be read as "O's", referring to the multiple uses of the letter
O in the title as well as . The title ''OOO'' signifies the three medals that the main Kamen Rider uses to transform as well as being representative of the
infinity symbol
The infinity symbol (\infty) is a mathematical symbol representing the concept of infinity. This symbol is also called a lemniscate, after the lemniscate curves of a similar shape studied in algebraic geometry, or "lazy eight", in the terminol ...
(
) with an additional circle.
The 28th episode of ''Kamen Rider OOO'' serves as the 1000th episode of the
Kamen Rider Series
The , also known as ''Masked Rider Series'' (until Decade), is a Japanese superhero media franchise consisting of tokusatsu television programs, films, manga, and anime, created by manga artist Shotaro Ishinomori. ''Kamen Rider'' media genera ...
since ''
Kamen Rider
The , also known as ''Masked Rider Series'' (until Decade), is a Japanese superhero media franchise consisting of tokusatsu television programs, films, manga, and anime, created by manga artist Shotaro Ishinomori. ''Kamen Rider'' media generall ...
'' premiered on April 3, 1971. The episode was originally set to premiere on March 27, 2011. However, due to the
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
The occurred at 14:46 JST (05:46 UTC) on 11 March. The magnitude 9.0–9.1 (M) undersea megathrust earthquake had an epicenter in the Pacific Ocean, east of the Oshika Peninsula of the Tōhoku region, and lasted approximately six minutes ...
, the airing of this episode was postponed by one week to April 3, 2011. For the 999th and 1000th episodes, various guest stars with the kanji for in their name were featured:
Chiaki
is a unisex Japanese given name used mostly by females and is occasionally used as a surname.
Possible writings
Chiaki can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:
*千秋, "thousand, autumn"
*千明, "thousand, light"
*千晶, " ...
,
Chisato Morishita
, in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, is a Japanese gravure idol, tarento, actress and former race queen. Her popularity as race queen opened the doors for singing and acting career.
In 2004, she portrayed Zero Suit Samus in the Japanese '' Metro ...
,
Chinatsu Wakatsuki
is a Japanese variety ''tarento'' and former gravure idol. Her real name was before she got married. She is represented with Platinum Production
is a Japanese talent agency headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo. It was founded in 2000 and focuses ...
, and the
owarai
is a broad word used to describe Japanese comedy as seen on television. The word ''owarai'' is the honorific form of the word ''warai'' (by adding o- prefix), meaning "a laugh" or "a smile". ''Owarai'' is most common on Japanese variety shows ...
duo
Harisenbon
is a female Japanese comedy duo ''( kombi)'' consisting of Haruna Kondo (近藤春菜) and Haruka Minowa (箕輪はるか) who have featured in a number of television shows. They are employed by Yoshimoto Kogyo, and are mainly active in Tokyo. T ...
(''sen'' also being Japanese for 1000).
Story
Eiji Hino is a traveling man who has no place to call home and a tragic past. When metallic creatures known as the
Greeed awaken after their 800-year slumber to attack humans and feed off of their desires, the disembodied arm of the Greeed named
Ankh
Progressive ankylosis protein homolog (ANK ilosis H omolog) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''ANKH'' gene.
This gene encodes a multipass transmembrane protein that is expressed in joints and other tissues and controls pyrophosphate ...
gives Eiji a belt and three Medals to fight the other Greeed as
Kamen Rider OOO
is a 2010-2011 Japanese tokusatsu drama in Toei Company's Kamen Rider Series, being the twelfth series in the Heisei period run and the twenty-first overall. It began airing on September 5, 2010, the week following the conclusion of ''Kamen Rid ...
. The mysterious
Kougami Foundation approaches Eiji and begins assisting him in his fight against the Greeed, though their true motives are not clear. As Eiji fights the Greeed and their Yummy monsters, learning more about the Greeed and Ankh, he starts to find a purpose beyond his journey.
Episodes
Each episode title of ''Kamen Rider OOO'' consists of three objects featured in the episode.
Films
The character of Eiji Hino (portrayed by Watanabe) and Kamen Rider OOO made their debut in ''
Kamen Rider W
, is a 2009-2010 Japanese tokusatsu drama, the eleventh series in the Heisei period run of the Kamen Rider Series and the twentieth overall. It premiered following the finale of ''Kamen Rider Decade'' on September 6, 2009, and aired alongside ''Sa ...
''s second film ''
Kamen Rider W Forever: A to Z/The Gaia Memories of Fate''.
''Movie War Core''
After the end credits of ''W Forever'', a short teaser featuring Kamen Rider Double and Kamen Rider OOO stated that there would be a crossover film featuring both series' characters, much like ''
Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider W & Decade: Movie War 2010''. It is titled . As part of it, ''OOO''s film opened in Japanese theaters on December 18, 2010. The event of the movie took place between episode 12 and 13.
''Let's Go Kamen Riders''
, released on April 1, 2011, commemorates the 40th anniversary of the
Kamen Rider Series
The , also known as ''Masked Rider Series'' (until Decade), is a Japanese superhero media franchise consisting of tokusatsu television programs, films, manga, and anime, created by manga artist Shotaro Ishinomori. ''Kamen Rider'' media genera ...
featuring the cast and characters of ''
Kamen Rider Den-O
is the seventeenth installment in the popular Kamen Rider Series of tokusatsu programs. It is a joint collaboration between Ishimori Productions and Toei. It premiered January 28, 2007 on TV Asahi, and concluded airing on January 20, 2008. Its le ...
'', ''Kamen Rider OOO'', and other characters from the past franchise series. The event of the movie took place between episode 26 and 27.
''The Shogun and the 21 Core Medals''
is the main theatrical release for ''Kamen Rider OOO'', released on August 6, 2011, alongside the film for ''
Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger
is Toei Company's 35th entry in its long-running Super Sentai metaseries of Japanese tokusatsu television series following ''Tensou Sentai Goseiger''. It follows a Pirate motif and premiered on TV Asahi on February 13, 2011, joining ''Kamen Ride ...
''. It also features the first on-screen appearance of the 13th Heisei Kamen Rider: ''
Kamen Rider Fourze
is a Japanese tokusatsu drama in Toei Company's Kamen Rider Series, being the thirteenth series in the Heisei period run and the twenty-second overall. It began airing on September 4, 2011, the week following the conclusion of ''Kamen Rider OOO'' ...
''. The event of the movie took place between episode 36 and 37.
''Movie War Mega Max''
A crossover film between ''Kamen Rider OOO'' and ''
Kamen Rider Fourze
is a Japanese tokusatsu drama in Toei Company's Kamen Rider Series, being the thirteenth series in the Heisei period run and the twenty-second overall. It began airing on September 4, 2011, the week following the conclusion of ''Kamen Rider OOO'' ...
'' in the same vein as the ''
Movie War 2010'' and ''
Movie War Core
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere ...
'' films, titled , was released on December 10, 2011, in Japan.
''Super Hero Taisen''
is a film which features a crossover between the characters of the
Kamen Rider
The , also known as ''Masked Rider Series'' (until Decade), is a Japanese superhero media franchise consisting of tokusatsu television programs, films, manga, and anime, created by manga artist Shotaro Ishinomori. ''Kamen Rider'' media generall ...
and
Super Sentai
is a Japanese superhero team metaseries and media franchise consisting of television series and films produced by Toei Company, and Bandai, and aired by TV Asahi ("Sentai" is the Japanese word for "task force" or "fighting squadron"). The sho ...
Series. The protagonists of ''Kamen Rider Decade'' and ''
Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger
is Toei Company's 35th entry in its long-running Super Sentai metaseries of Japanese tokusatsu television series following ''Tensou Sentai Goseiger''. It follows a Pirate motif and premiered on TV Asahi on February 13, 2011, joining ''Kamen Ride ...
'' were featured, but the casts of ''
Kamen Rider Fourze
is a Japanese tokusatsu drama in Toei Company's Kamen Rider Series, being the thirteenth series in the Heisei period run and the twenty-second overall. It began airing on September 4, 2011, the week following the conclusion of ''Kamen Rider OOO'' ...
'', ''Kamen Rider OOO'', and ''
Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters
is Japanese tokusatsu drama and the 36th entry in Toei Company's Super Sentai metaseries, following ''Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger''. Its theme is based on spy movies and cyber technology and premiered on February 26, 2012 on TV Asahi, joining ''Kame ...
'' also participated.
Shu Watanabe
is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Numazu, Shizuoka and graduate of Waseda University, he worked at the national newspaper ''Yomiuri ...
and
Riho Takada
is a Japanese actress and model. She is best known for her role as Hina Izumi in the ''Tokusatsu'' series ''Kamen Rider OOO''.
Filmography
TV series
Films
Dubbing
*'' Brain Games'', Cara Santa Maria
Cara Louise Santa Maria (born Octob ...
had reprised their roles as ''Eiji Hino'' and ''Hina Izumi'', while
Asaya Kimijima
is a Japanese model and actor who is affiliated with Stardust Promotion.
Filmography
TV series
Films
References
Asaya Kimijimaat Wikiinfromer
External links
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kimijima, Asaya
Japanese male models
1987 births
Living ...
and
Hiroaki Iwanaga
is a Japanese model, actor, and voice actor.
Filmography
TV series
Films
Video games
References
External links
Official profile at G-Star.Pro
{{DEFAULTSORT:Iwanaga, Hiroaki
Japanese male models
21st-century Japanese male actors
1 ...
reprised their roles voicing ''Kamen Rider Birth'' and ''Kamen Rider Birth Prototype'' respectively.
''Movie War Ultimatum''
was released on December 8, 2012, as the annual winter "Movie War" film. Shu Watanabe made a cameo appearance, reprising his role as ''Eiji Hino'' as he only appears in the Movie War Ultimatum portion of the film.
''Heisei Generations Final''
A ''Movie War'' film, titled was released on December 9, 2017. Along the casts of ''
Kamen Rider Build
is a Japanese tokusatsu drama and the 28th entry of Toei Company's ''Kamen Rider'' metaseries. It is the nineteenth series to debut during the Heisei era. The show premiered on September 3, 2017, following the finale of ''Kamen Rider Ex-Aid'', jo ...
'' and ''
Kamen Rider Ex-Aid
is a Japanese tokusatsu drama in Toei Company's Kamen Rider Series. It is the eighteenth series in the Heisei period run and the twenty-seventh series overall. Toei registered the Kamen Rider Ex-Aid trademark on June 13, 2016. The show premiered ...
'',
Shu Watanabe
is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Numazu, Shizuoka and graduate of Waseda University, he worked at the national newspaper ''Yomiuri ...
and
Ryōsuke Miura
is a Japanese actor who plays the role of Ankh/Shingo Izumi in ''Kamen Rider OOO
is a 2010-2011 Japanese tokusatsu drama in Toei Company's Kamen Rider Series, being the twelfth series in the Heisei period run and the twenty-first overall. I ...
(''Kamen Rider OOO''),
Sota Fukushi
is a Japanese actor. He rose to prominence portraying Gentaro Kisaragi in ''Kamen Rider Fourze'', and has since starred in television series '' Koinaka'' (2016) and ''My Lover's Secret'' (2017), as well as films ''Strobe Edge'' (2015), ''My Tom ...
(''
Kamen Rider Fourze
is a Japanese tokusatsu drama in Toei Company's Kamen Rider Series, being the thirteenth series in the Heisei period run and the twenty-second overall. It began airing on September 4, 2011, the week following the conclusion of ''Kamen Rider OOO'' ...
''),
Gaku Sano
is a Japanese actor, best known for his role as Kouta Kazuraba, the main character of the Kamen Rider series ''Kamen Rider Gaim''. He was the winner of the '' Junon Super Boy Contest 2011''.
Biography
From an early age, Sano took part in the '' ...
(''
Kamen Rider Gaim
is a Japanese television series, a tokusatsu drama that is in the Kamen Rider Series; it is the 15th series during its Heisei run and 24th overall. The series, written by Gen Urobuchi, directed by Ryuta Tasaki and produced by Naomi Takebe, began a ...
''), and
Shun Nishime
is a Japanese actor and model. His nickname is . He won the Grand Prix at the ''27th Junon Super Boy Contest''.
Biography
Nishime was born in 1998 in Gushikawa, Okinawa Prefecture. He lived in Nagano Prefecture from 3 to 5 years old and returne ...
(''
Kamen Rider Ghost
is a Japanese tokusatsu drama serving as the 17th Heisei Kamen Rider Series, and 26th series overall. Takuro Fukuda serves as ''Ghost''s lead screenwriter, with Satoshi Morota as director. It premiered on TV Asahi and affiliate stations throughou ...
'') reprised their respective roles.
Video games
* A third port of ''
Kamen Rider: Climax Heroes'' titled was released on both the
PlayStation Portable
The PlayStation Portable (PSP) is a handheld game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment. It was first released in Japan on December 12, 2004, in North America on March 24, 2005, and in PAL regions on September 1, 2005, ...
and Nintendo
Wii
The Wii ( ) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Nintendo. It was released on November 19, 2006, in North America and in December 2006 for most other Regional lockout, regions of the world. It is Nintendo's fifth major ho ...
on December 2, 2010. In addition to adding Kamen Rider OOO to the game, the previous Heisei Riders' most powerful forms (e.g., Kuuga Ultimate Form & Double CycloneJokerXtreme) have been added as playable characters as well as other Heisei Kamen Riders not included in either of the two previous versions.
* ''
Kamen Rider: Memory of Heroez'' is a 3D action game, which was released on October 29, 2020 for
PlayStation 4
The PlayStation 4 (PS4) is a home video game console developed by Sony Interactive Entertainment. Announced as the successor to the PlayStation 3 in February 2013, it was launched on November 15, 2013, in North America, November 29, 2013 in ...
and
Nintendo Switch
The is a hybrid video game console developed by Nintendo and released worldwide in most regions on March 3, 2017. The console itself is a Tablet computer#Gaming tablet, tablet that can either be docking station, docked for use as a home video ...
. It features the cast from ''Kamen Rider OOO'', ''
W'', and ''
Zero-One'', whereas Kamen Riders OOO and Birth (both complete (Goto) and prototype (Date) versions) as playable characters. Instead of being reprised by Shu Watanabe, Asaya Kimijima and Hiroaki Iwanaga however, OOO and both Birth will be voiced by
Tatsuhisa Suzuki
is a Japanese voice actor and singer from Ichikawa, Chiba. He is affiliated with I'm Enterprise and Lantis. He is the former lead vocalist of Oldcodex, in which he performed under his stage name Ta_2.
Biography
''Shūkan Bunshun'' reported tha ...
,
Soma Saito
is a Japanese voice actor and singer affiliated with 81 Produce and Sacra Music.
Biography
Early life
Saito was born on April 22, 1991, in Shōwa, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. He is the eldest of three siblings, with two younger sisters. He s ...
and
Tomoaki Maeno
is a Japanese voice actor.
Career
He attended the Amusement Media Academy and the Japan Narration Actors Institute. He worked as a part time assistant and experienced three years of custody, recruiting registration and six years of laying down ...
respectively.
Hyper Battle DVD
was released alongside an issue of ''
Televi-Kun
is a Japanese monthly manga magazine published by Shogakukan, starting in May 1976. Its main target is elementary school aged boys, younger than the readers of shōnen manga. It features super heroes such as ''Kamen Rider'', ''Super Sentai'', ...
'' magazine. The DVD featured the Kangaroo Medal, which was used by Kamen Rider OOO to transform either his arms or legs to have
kangaroo
Kangaroos are four marsupials from the family Macropodidae (macropods, meaning "large foot"). In common use the term is used to describe the largest species from this family, the red kangaroo, as well as the antilopine kangaroo, eastern gre ...
-themed powers.
"Kangaroo Dance" is a song used in the Hyper Battle DVD featuring Akira Kushida chanting "Kangaroo" in the background with composition & arrangement from
Shuhei Naruse
is a Japanese musician, composer, and music arranger from Kyoto Prefecture. Naruse attended Ritsumeikan University. His major debut as a musician was in the rock band DEVELOP=FRAME where he played keyboards. He has since worked on the compositio ...
.
''Final Episode''
is the director's cut version of the last two episodes of ''Kamen Rider OOO'' put together. It was released on DVD and Blu-ray on February 21, 2012.
V-Cinema
is an upcoming
V-Cinema
Direct-to-video or straight-to-video refers to the release of a film, TV series, short or special to the public immediately on home video formats rather than an initial theatrical release or television premiere. This distribution strategy was p ...
release scheduled for a limited theatrical release on March 12, 2022, followed by its DVD and Blu-ray release on August 24, 2022.
The events of the V-Cinema take place ten years after the TV series, with Eiji returning to help his friends alongside a revived Ankh in facing his predecessor, the First OOO, and the resurrected Greeed along with an artificial Greeed named Goda. As of the near-end of the movie, it also reveals to serve as a direct prequel to ''Movie War Megamax'', to explain how Ankh time travels 40 years in the future.
The V-Cinema is written by Nobuhiro Mouri and directed by
Ryuta Tasaki
is a Japanese film director from Tokyo. Tasaki is most known for directing episodes of ''Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon'', '' Cutie Honey: The Live'', and the ''Super Sentai'', ''Power Rangers'', and ''Kamen Rider'' series.
Filmography
* series ...
, and its theme song is "Anything Goes! OOO 10th Mix" performed by
Maki Ohguro
is a Japanese pop singer and songwriter from Sapporo, Hokkaido under B-Gram Records label.
Biography
In 1989, she passed Being Inc.'s singers audition, the "3rd BAD".
In 1992, she debuted with the single "Stop Motion" released under B-Gram ...
.
Internet spin-offs
* is a web-exclusive series released on Toei Tokusatsu Fan Club on March 13, 2022 that serve as prequels to ''Kamen Rider OOO 10th: Core Medal of Resurrection''.
**
**
* is a web-exclusive series released on Toei Tokusatsu Fan Club on July 3, 2022 that serves to connect ''Core Medal of Resurrection'' and ''Birth of Birth X: Prologue''. The theme song is "Anything Goes! Happy 10th ver." performed by Eiji Hino × Ankh × Hina Izumi (
Shu Watanabe
is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Numazu, Shizuoka and graduate of Waseda University, he worked at the national newspaper ''Yomiuri ...
,
Ryōsuke Miura
is a Japanese actor who plays the role of Ankh/Shingo Izumi in ''Kamen Rider OOO
is a 2010-2011 Japanese tokusatsu drama in Toei Company's Kamen Rider Series, being the twelfth series in the Heisei period run and the twenty-first overall. I ...
, &
Riho Takada
is a Japanese actress and model. She is best known for her role as Hina Izumi in the ''Tokusatsu'' series ''Kamen Rider OOO''.
Filmography
TV series
Films
Dubbing
*'' Brain Games'', Cara Santa Maria
Cara Louise Santa Maria (born Octob ...
).
Novel
, written by
Nobuhiro Mouri, is part of a series of spin-off novel adaptions of the Heisei Era Kamen Riders. The novel is split into three parts. The first part, Ankh's part, focuses on the origin of the Core Medals, the King, and the Greeeds from Ankh's point of view and reveals secrets unanswered from the series. The second part, Birth's part, takes on the Birth Driver's point of view, deciding between Akira Date and Shintaro Goto to see who is worthy to use it. The final part, Eiji's part, focuses on Eiji's past and reveals how he met Alfreed. The novel was released on November 30, 2012.
Cast
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* O-Scanner Voice, Medagabryu Voice:
* Narration, Birth Driver Voice, Birth Buster Voice:
Guest cast
*Hospital's director (13, 14):
*:
*:
*Female bikers (27): ,
*Female fan (28):
*Shocker Combatmen (28):
**
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Songs
;Opening theme
* "
Anything Goes!"
** Lyrics:
Shoko Fujibayashi
is a Japanese lyricist who has written the lyrics for several tokusatsu television series' theme songs. Most recently, Fujibayashi has worked with Shuhei Naruse on the soundtracks of '' Kamen Rider Den-O'', ''Kamen Rider Kiva'', and their films. S ...
** Composition: Tatsuo (of
everset and
Galveston 19)
** Arrangement: Tatsuo &
Kōtarō Nakagawa
is a Japanese composer and arranger. He is noted for composing the soundtracks for several anime series, including the Gorō Taniguchi-directed productions '' s-CRY-ed'', ''Planetes'', ''Gun Sword'', and ''Code Geass''. He provided the music fo ...
** Artist:
*:"Anything Goes!" was released on November 17, 2010, as a standard CD and a CD+DVD combo pack.
The rapping on the song was performed by
Rah-D, who provided his vocal talent in some of the show's background music.
*:A balladic version of the song titled "Anything Goes! Ballad" was played during the finale of ''Kamen Rider OOO''. Ohguro stated that she thought that the song would also work as a slow ballad, especially after she has been watching how the series has progressed, and recorded the song during her hiatus from releases. The balladic version was released as a single on December 7, 2011.
;Insert themes: Each of the series' various insert themes are titled in such a way to resemble the Kamen Rider OOO Combo that they serve as the theme for. The songs also feature
Akira Kushida
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, the voice for the OOO Driver, chanting the name of the combo throughout the song.
Ayano, a session guitarist for many of the recent ''Kamen Rider'' Series songs and member of the "Tsuyoshi & Ayano" group from the ''
Kamen Rider W
, is a 2009-2010 Japanese tokusatsu drama, the eleventh series in the Heisei period run of the Kamen Rider Series and the twentieth overall. It premiered following the finale of ''Kamen Rider Decade'' on September 6, 2009, and aired alongside ''Sa ...
'' radio show, performs guitars on all of the tracks.
*"Regret nothing ~Tighten Up~"
**Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
**Composition & Arrangement:
Shuhei Naruse
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**Artist: Eiji Hino (
Shu Watanabe
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**Episodes: 5, 7, 13
*:"Regret nothing ~Tighten Up~" was recorded throughout late September 2010 and recording completed on October 2, 2010.
Shuhei Naruse
is a Japanese musician, composer, and music arranger from Kyoto Prefecture. Naruse attended Ritsumeikan University. His major debut as a musician was in the rock band DEVELOP=FRAME where he played keyboards. He has since worked on the compositio ...
was the song's producer and it was sung by
Shu Watanabe
is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Numazu, Shizuoka and graduate of Waseda University, he worked at the national newspaper ''Yomiuri ...
under the name of his character Eiji Hino. It was first used in the October 3, 2010, episode. The pronunciation of "Tighten Up" is intended to mimic the pronunciation of "Tatoba". When played during scenes with other Combos, the "Tatoba" chant is removed from the song.
The single for "Regret nothing ~Tighten Up~" features a
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arrangement by
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player
Eijiro Nakagawa.
*"Got to keep it real"
**Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
**Composition & Arrangement: Shuhei Naruse
**Artist: Eiji Hino (Shu Watanabe)
**Episodes: 6, 16, ''Movie War Core''
*:The title of "Got to keep it real", Gatakiriba Combo's theme song, was revealed on Shu Watanabe's official blog on
Gree.jp. The chorus features
Sunaho of
Labor Day
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. The single for "Got to keep it real" features a
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arrangement by
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*"Ride on Right time"
**Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
**Composition & Arrangement: Shuhei Naruse
**Artist: Eiji Hino (Shu Watanabe)
**Episodes: 9, 10, 15, 40, 42, 45
*:"Ride on Right time" is Latorartar Combo's theme song. The additional rap vocals are by
Tsuyoshi Himura, the Tsuyoshi of "Tsuyoshi & Ayano". The single for "Ride on Right time" features a "mixture" arrangement by Shamo and
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member
Junichi "Igao" Igarashi.
*"Sun goes up"
**Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
**Composition & Arrangement: Shuhei Naruse
**Artist: Eiji Hino (Shu Watanabe)
**Episodes: 12
*:"Sun goes up" is Sagohzo Combo's theme song. The chorus featured Mr. Rah-D.
*"Time judged all"
**Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
**Composition & Arrangement: Shuhei Naruse
**Artist: Eiji Hino × Ankh (Shu Watanabe &
Ryōsuke Miura
is a Japanese actor who plays the role of Ankh/Shingo Izumi in ''Kamen Rider OOO
is a 2010-2011 Japanese tokusatsu drama in Toei Company's Kamen Rider Series, being the twelfth series in the Heisei period run and the twenty-first overall. I ...
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**Episodes: 20, 22, 23, 25, 28, 48
*:On January 12, 2011, Shu Watanabe announced on his Gree blog that he was recording a new song for ''OOO'', specifically for the . The song has since been revealed to be titled "Time judged all", the theme for Tajadol Combo, and is a duet with
Ryosuke Miura as Ankh. The song features
Hyuga Rei and
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performing in the chorus, chanting in German. The "Full Combo Collection" album features a "dialogue" version as a bonus track.
*"Shout out"
**Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
**Composition & Arrangement: Shuhei Naruse
**Artist: Eiji Hino (Shu Watanabe)
*:"Shout out" was first announced on April 17, 2011, by DJ HURRY KENN on the ''OOO'' Internet radio show, where he said the song for Shauta Combo would have a "Double-Action Rod form"-like feel, The song was played on the radio show, however it was never played in the series. Kaori Nagura of
Kamen Rider Girls
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joins in the chorus.
*"POWER to TEARER"
**Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
**Composition & Arrangement: Shuhei Naruse
**Artist: Eiji Hino (Shu Watanabe) &
Akira Kushida
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**Episodes: 36, 44
*:"POWER to TEARER", the theme song for Putotyra Combo, is the first song that
Akira Kushida
, is a Japanese vocalist who is well known for his work in the soundtracks for anime and tokusatsu productions, most notably '' Taiyou Sentai Sun Vulcan'', ''Kinnikuman'', and ''Space Sheriff Gavan''. His nickname from his fans is . His real give ...
was featured on the main vocals.
*"Reverse/Re:birth"
**Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
**Composition & Arrangement: tatsuo (
everset)
**Artist: Akira Date & Shintaro Goto (
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**Episodes: 38, 46, 47
*:"Reverse/Re:birth" is Kamen Rider Birth's theme song. The music video for the song features Hiroaki Iwanaga as Akira Date, Asaya Kimijima as Shintaro Goto, and Mayuko Arisue as Erika Satonaka.
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**Lyrics:
Shotaro Ishinomori
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**Composition & Arrangement:
Shunsuke Kikuchi
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**Artist:
Kōichi Fuji
**Episodes: 27
*:For the commemoration of the 1000th episode of the
Kamen Rider Series
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, the original "Let's Go!! Rider Kick" was featured during the episode.
*"WIND WAVE"
**Lyrics:
Tsuyoshi
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*剛, "sturdy"
*剛史, "sturdy, history"
*剛志, "sturdy, will"
*剛士, "sturdy, gentleman/samura ...
**Composition:
Ayano
**Artist: Tsuyoshi & Ayano
**Episodes: 35
*:Tsuyoshi and Ayano of the ''
Kamen Rider W
, is a 2009-2010 Japanese tokusatsu drama, the eleventh series in the Heisei period run of the Kamen Rider Series and the twentieth overall. It premiered following the finale of ''Kamen Rider Decade'' on September 6, 2009, and aired alongside ''Sa ...
'' Internet show ''Head Wind: One-Game Match!!'' have a cameo appearance as street musicians, , in episode 35 where they perform their radio show's theme song "WIND WAVE".
The first soundtrack for ''Kamen Rider OOO'' was released on November 17, 2010; it includes an edit of the series' opening theme "Anything Goes!". The second soundtrack was released on June 22, 2011. The ''Kamen Rider OOO: Full Combo Collection'' album was released on July 27, 2011, debuting at number 8 on its day of release on
Oricon
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DJ HURRY KENN announced on Twitter that ''Kamen Rider OOO''s "final song" would be recorded on July 18, 2011.
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