Kamen Rider Ex-Aid 01

Episode 01 I'm a Kamen Rider! I'm a 仮面ライダー！
Kamen Rider Ex-Aid episode
Writer	Takahashi Yuya
Director	Nakazawa Shojiro
Action Director	Miyazaki Takeshi
Original air date	October 2, 2016 (2016-10-02)
Viewership	5.3%
Forum Thread	Thread
Fan Rating	3.54 / 5
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Aired with Jyuohger Episode 32

Important things that happened

• Houjou Emu is a 24-year-old pediatrics intern at Seito University Hospital who brings joy to his patients through his work and video games.
  • At the age of 8, Emu was saved by a doctor named Hinata Kyoutarou. Since then, Emu has aspired to become a doctor like Kyoutarou.
• Hinata Kyoutarou, now serving as the current Prime Minister of Health, forsees a global threat known as the Bugster Virus, which stems from a certain incident that took place 5 years ago.
  • The Bugster Virus is a computer virus originating from video game technology that turns humans into Bugsters upon infection.
  • The only way to save those infected by the virus is to combat it by using the Gamer Driver and Gashats. However, one must undergo compatibility surgery first before using the Gamer Driver.
  • Kyoutarou assigns Karino Asuna the task of locating the skilled gamer known as "Genius Gamer M", who is a potential candidate for the Gamer Driver.
• Emu chases a patient named Sota, a boy who ran away from the hospital. While pursuing Sota, Emu accidentally bumps into Asuna. Sota suddenly faints from a unknown illness.
  • Emu notices strange bumps on Sota's neck, which Asuna recognizes to be linked to the looming Bugster Virus. She takes Sota to CR (Cyber Rescue) for special treatment.
  • CR's director, Kagami Haima, orders Emu to leave Sota in the care of CR. However, Emu is determined to save Sota, just as Kyoutarou saved Emu when he was a child.
• Despite Sota being affected by his illness, Emu takes Sota to the launch of Mighty Action X to cheer him up. Asuna is also there to search for Genius Gamer M, only to find Emu and Sota instead.
  • Asuna tells Emu that Sota needs to be at CR on time for his surgery, but Sota refuses to go back to the hospital. A massive Bugster suddenly emerges from Sota's body and causes havoc.
• Taking the Gamer Driver and Mighty Action X Gashat from Asuna, Emu transforms into Kamen Rider Ex-Aid and destroys the giant Bugster in his Level 1 form.
  • The giant Bugster shrinks itself to the human-sized Salty Bugster. Ex-Aid upgrades to his Level 2 form and destroys Salty with his Mighty Critical Strike. Sota's illness is cured after Salty's defeat.
• Asuna learns that Emu is Genius Gamer M.
  • She welcomes Emu to CR, a medical center that specializes in combating the Bugster Virus.
  • It turns out, Asuna is not human, but rather a game character known as Poppy Pipopapo.

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Kamen Riders

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  Gamer Driver
  (ゲーマドライバー)

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  Finisher Slot Holder
  (キメワザスロットホルダー)

Kamen Rider Ex-Aid

仮面ライダーエグゼイド

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  Mighty Action X
  (マイティアクションX)

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  Action Gamer Level 1
  (アクションゲーマー レベル1)

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  Action Gamer Level 2
  (アクションゲーマー レベル2)

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  Gashacon Breaker
  (ガシャコンブレイカー)

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  Gashacon Breaker Hammer Mode
  (ガシャコンブレイカー ハンマーモード)

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  Gashacon Breaker Blade Mode
  (ガシャコンブレイカー ブレードモード)

Bugsters

Bugster Union

バグスターユニオン

Voiced by:

Height: 不定

Weight: 不定

Genre:

Characteristics/Powers: 巨体を利用した攻撃

https://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/ex-aid/bugster/06/

Bugster Virus

バグスターウイルス

Voiced by: N/A

Height: 200.0cm

Weight: 89.0kg

Genre:

Characteristics/Powers: 格闘攻撃

https://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/ex-aid/bugster/01/

Salty Bugster

ソルティバグスター

Voiced by: Maeda Takeshi

Height: 219.0cm

Weight: 127.0kg

Genre:

Characteristics/Powers: 格闘攻撃

https://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/ex-aid/bugster/03/

Guests

• Suyama Souta - Sakai Ryowa → 須山颯太 - 酒井亮和
• 弓田吟子 - Kawamoto Chiaki → 弓田吟子 - 河本千明
• Rescue Worker - Suzuki Kouhei → 救命士 - 鈴木晃平
• Mario - Shinozaki Raiga → マルオ - 篠崎頼我
• Mario's mother - Sato Momiji → マルオの母 - 佐藤もみじ

Song Used

EXCITE

CM

• Ex-Aid Belt
• Integrate (Komatsu Nana, Hikari, Kaho)
• 3DS All Kamen Rider: Rider Revolution
• Kamen Rider Battle Rush
• Kamen Rider Gummi Ex-Aid
• Ganbarizing Buttobasoul Round 1
• Ex-Aid Gashacon Breaker
• Ex-Aid Chara Deco Cake
• Ex-Aid Marudai Fish Sausage
• Rakuten Points song
• Monster Hunter Stories

Trivia

• Emu's name when gaming is "game wizard M". His name "Emu" is the Japanese way of pronouncing "M" in English.
• Asuna enters a code into the elevator buttons similar to entering a cheat code into a video game.
• When Ex-Aid takes the cart out to perform the finisher, he blows into it. This is a reference to blowing into a NES cartridge to get rid of dust on the contacts before inserting it back into the Nintendo.
• The boss character is named Salty. This might be a reference to the slang term since it means to be "upset". And the boy becoming upset seemed to be what triggered the onset of his Bugster disease.
• No opening sequence in the first episode.
• Poppy Pipopapo's Room: Hosted by Poppy and Shinomiya Akira (Ozin Ozborn)
• Secret Code Virtual Operations: Emu tests the capability of his Gamer Driver and Poppy's Let's Play Ganbarizing

Corrections

• 18:12 "Gasha Combreaker" should be "Gashacon Breaker" [Fixed in HD720 version]

Transcript

Kamen Rider Ex-Aid 01 Transcript

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