Kamen Rider Fourze

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仮面ライダーフォーゼ

September 4, 2011 - August 26, 2012. (48 Episodes)

The 13th Heisei Rider series. Started on the 40th anniversary of Kamen Rider. Catch phrases are "Switch on the youth" and "Space kitaaa!" 宇宙キター! Fourze is the first rider series to be set almost entirely within the context of a High School. This season's gimmick is the "Astro-Switch", a huge selection of modular devices that augment the primary rider's abilities by being placed within his belt.

The first Kamen Rider series to have a completely digital broadcast.


Characters

Kamen Rider Club

Central to Kamen Rider Fourze is the concept of the friendships made in youth and achieving one's goals through mutual cooperation. As well as the central protagonist, Fourze features the "Kamen Rider Club" as primary allies protecting Amanogawa High School from the Zodiarts.

Amanogawa High School Staff

Other Characters

Horoscopes

The primary antagonists of the series, led by the red-eyed man. The Horoscopes serve as "Commanders" in this series, and are often referred to as The Twelve Apostles. Each individual Horoscope is styled after a star sign. At the series outset the 12 Apostles have not all been gathered. Therefore those who have gathered act in the guise of mentors to a Zodiart minion hoping to guide their development into a Horoscope. In most cases this involves a teacher at Ama High corrupting a student through the temptation of the Zodiart's Astro Switches.

List of the Twelve Zodiac Apostles.

Zodiarts
The monsters that plague Ama High. These are basically the equivalent to the monster of the week. They're usually students and people related to the school who have been transformed by Astro Switches. The Zodiarts are a symptom of the Horoscopes goal of gathering the 12 Apostles, and those transformed by the switches are often drawn to their power through unresolved personal conflict, the switch offering them a quick and easy solution at the eventual expense of their human body. Usually the defeat of each Zodiart is achieved through resolution of the user's personal conflict, leading them to reject the switch and its power.
In case you needed us to point this out, the word Zodiarts is a Portmanteau of Zodiac and Arts. The fact that the word Zodiac is incomplete and juxtaposed by "Arts" could be another example of the concept that the unformed student is being shaped by his Mentor-Commander like unfinished art. Or it could just be that the two English Words sounded cool to the writers.
List of Zodiarts

Foodroids

Burgermeal Foodroid
Activated with Switch 6 Camera. Looks like Wall-E.
Potechokin Foodroid
Activated with Switch 11 Scissors. Name is a portmanteau of "potato" and "choki", the Japanese sound for scissors cutting.
Hulashake Foodroid
Activated with Switch 17 Flash.
Horuwankov Foodroid
Activated with Switch 29 Scoop. Name is combination of "horu/dig", "wan/woof", and some Russian word.
Softonya Foodroid
Activated with Switch 32 Freeze. A portmanteau of "soft cream" and "?tonya".
Nuggegyroika Foodroid
Activated with Switch 37 Gyro. Name is a portmanteau of "nugget", "gyro", and "troika", which is Russian for group.
The individual nuggets are pormanteau of "Nugget" and each of Jupiter's moons. Nuggemede/Gannymede, Nuggesto/Calisto, Nuggeio/Io, Nuggeropa/Europa.

Guest stars

Music

Kamen Rider Fourze Discography

Trivia

  • Fourze in katakana フォーゼ is the last part of the Japanese spelling for "metamorphose" メタモルフォーゼ. Fourze's different forms are called States, like states of a metamorphosis. The four references Fourze's ability to change modules for his four appendages. The number 4 also continues the numerical trend for henshin sequences; Decade uses one card, W uses two GaiaMemory, OOO uses three medals, Fourze uses four Switches. Further, Fourze started on the Kamen Rider 40th anniversary year.
  • The episode titles in Fourze have four kanji which refers to the Four in Fourze.

Chronology

Episode Title Air date Writer Director
Kamen Rider OOO Wonderful: The Shogun and the 21 Core Medals August 6, 2011 Kobayashi Yasuko Shibasaki Takayuki
Episode 1 青・春・変・身 Youth Transformation September 4, 2011 Nakashima Kazuki Sakamoto Koichi
Episode 2 宇・宙・上・等 Space First Class September 11, 2011
Episode 3 女・王・選・挙 Election of the Queen September 18, 2011
Episode 4 変・幻・暗・躍 Transformation Secret Maneuvers September 25, 2011
Episode 5 友・情・表・裏 Two Sides of Friendship October 2, 2011 Ishida Hidenori
Episode 6 電・撃・一・途 Electric Shock All the Way October 9, 2011
Episode 7 王・様・野・郎 The Kingly Bastard October 16, 2011 Sanjou Riku Shibasaki Takayuki
Episode 8 鉄・騎・連・携 Vertical Tank Cooperation October 23, 2011
Episode 9 魔・女・覚・醒 Witch Awakening October 30, 2011 Morota Satoshi
Episode 10 月・下・激・突 Clash Under the Moon November 13, 2011
Episode 11 消・失・月・戸 The Moon Door Disappears November 20, 2011 Nakashima Kazuki Ishida Hidenori
Episode 12 使・命・賢・命 Mission Intelligent Life Risking November 27, 2011
Episode 13 学・校・拒・絶 Rejection of High School December 4, 2011 Sanjou Riku Ishida Hidenori
Kamen Rider x Kamen Rider Fourze & OOO Movie Taisen Mega Max December 10, 2011 Nakashima Kazuki (Fourze part)
Kobayashi Yasuko (OOO part) 		Sakamoto Koichi
Episode 14 毒・針・猛・襲 Furious Poison Sting Attack December 11, 2011 Sanjou Riku Ishida Hidenori
Episode 15 聖・夜・合・唱 Holy Night Chorus Song December 18, 2011 Shibasaki Takayuki
Episode 16 正・邪・葛・藤 Conflict Between Right/Wrong December 25, 2011
Episode 17 流・星・登・場 Enter the Shooting Star January 08, 2012 Nakashima Kazuki Morota Satoshi
Episode 18 弦・流・対・決 Gen Ryuu Showdown January 15, 2012
Episode 19 鋼・竜・無・双 Steel Dragon is Peerless January 22, 2012 Sanjou Riku Ishida Hidenori
Episode 20 超・絶・磁・力 Transcendent Magnetism January 29, 2012
Episode 21 進・路・誤・導 Misguidance Counseling February 5, 2012 Nakashima Kazuki Ishida Hidenori
Episode 22 馬・脚・一・蹴 A Horse Kick February 12, 2012
Episode 23 白・鳥・同・盟 The White Swan Alliance February 19, 2012 Hasegawa Keiichi Yamaguchi Kyouhei
Episode 24 英・雄・願・望 Desire to be a Hero February 26, 2012
Episode 25 卒・業・後・髪 Graduation Regrets March 4, 2012 Morota Satoshi
Episode 26 有・終・輪・舞 Perfect Last Round Dance March 11, 2012
Episode 27 変・身・却・下 Permission to Transform Denied March 18, 2012 Nakashima Kazuki Ishida Hidenori
Episode 28 星・嵐・再・起 Meteor Storm Come Back March 25, 2012
Episode 29 後・輩・無・言 Silent Kouhai April 01, 2012 Hasegawa Keiichi Sakamoto Koichi
Episode 30 先・輩・無・用 Unneeded Sempai April 08, 2012
Episode 31 昴・星・王・国 Subaruboshi Kingdom April 15, 2012 Sanjou Riku Sakamoto Koichi
Kamen Rider x Super Sentai Super Hero Taisen April 21, 2012 Yonemura Shouji Kaneda Osamu
Episode 32 超・宇・宙・剣 Super Space Sword April 22, 2012 Sanjou Riku Sakamoto Koichi
Episode 33 古・都・騒・乱 Disturbance at the Old Capital April 29, 2012 Nakashima Kazuki Morota Satoshi
Episode 34 天・穴・攻・防 Struggle Over Heaven's Hole May 6, 2012
Episode 35 怪・人・放・送 Kaijin Broadcast May 13, 2012 Hasegawa Keiichi Watanabe Katsuya
Episode 36 本・気・伝・歌 Song Conveying True Feelings May 20, 2012
Episode 37 星・徒・選・抜 Star Student Selection May 27, 2012 Sanjou Riku Ishida Hidenori
Kamen Rider Fourze Astro Switch Secret Report June 2012 Yamaguchi Kyouhei
Kamen Rider Fourze Hyper Battle Video June 2012 Sanjou Riku
Episode 38 勝・者・決・定 The Winner is Decided June 3, 2012 Sanjou Riku Ishida Hidenori
Episode 39 学・園・法・度 School Ordinances June 10, 2012 Hasegawa Keiichi Morota Satoshi
Episode 40 理・念・情・念 Ideals Passions June 24, 2012
Episode 41 部・活・崩・壊 Breakdown in Club Activities July 1, 2012 Nakashima Kazuki Yamaguchi Kyouhei
Episode 42 射・手・君・臨 Enter the Archer July 8, 2012
Episode 43 双・子・明・暗 Twins Light and Dark July 15, 2012 Sanjou Riku Ishida Hidenori
Episode 44 星・運・儀・式 Star Luck Ritual July 22, 2012
Kamen Rider Fourze the Movie: Everyone say Space Kitaaa!! August 4, 2012 Nakashima Kazuki Sakamoto Koichi
Episode 45 天・秤・離・反 The Scale Becomes Alienated August 5, 2012 Nakashima Kazuki Morota Satoshi
Episode 46 孤・高・射・手 The Aloof Archer August 12, 2012
Episode 47 親・友・別・離 Separation of Best Friends August 19, 2012 Sakamoto Koichi
Episode 48 August 26, 2012

Other Releases

Premiere Meeting

Bonus Footage

Kamen Rider Quiz

Switch On PV

Giant Step PV

Shooting Star PV

Bounce Back PV

Junctions

CM Packs

DVD/Blu-Ray releases

Volume Episodes Release Date
One 1-4 February 21, 2012
Two 5-8 March 21, 2012
Three 9-12 April 21, 2012
Four 13-16 May 21, 2012
MegaMax Movie May 21, 2012
Five 17-20 June 21, 2012
Six 21-24 July 21, 2012
Seven 25-28 August 10, 2012
Kamen Rider x Super Sentai Super Hero Taihen Hannin wa Dareda?! Net Movie August 10, 2012
Eight 29-32 September 21, 2012
MegaMax DC Movie September 21, 2012
Nine 33-36 October 21, 2012

Merchandise

See: List of Kamen Rider Fourze Merchandise

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