Kamen Rider Fourze
| Kamen Rider Fourze 仮面ライダーフォーゼ | |
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| Genre | Kamen Rider |
| Creator | Ishinomori Shotaro |
| Writer | Nakashima Kazuki and others |
| Director | Sakamoto Koichi and others |
| Starring |
Fukushi Sota Yoshizawa Ryo Takahashi Ryuki Shimizu Fumika Sakata Rikako Justin Tomimori Shiho Tsuchiya Shion |
| Narrator | Hiyama Nobuyuki |
| Opening theme |
Switch On! Singer: Tsuchiya Anna |
| Composer(s) | Naruse Shuhei |
| No. of episodes | 48 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) |
Motoi Kengo (TV Asahi) Tsukada Hideaki Takahashi Kazuhiro (Toei) |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
TV Asahi Toei ADK |
| Fan Rating | 4.28 / 5 Stars |
| Discussion | Forum |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | TV Asahi |
| Time | 8:00am - 8:30am |
| Day | Sunday |
| Original run | September 4, 2011 – August 26, 2012 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Kamen Rider OOO |
| Followed by | Kamen Rider Wizard |
| External links | |
| TV Asahi site | |
| Show Logo | |
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仮面ライダーフォーゼ
The 2011-2012 installment in the Kamen Rider series.
Aired on Super Hero Time with Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger and Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters.
Catchphrases:
- Switch on the youth.
- (青春スイッチオン。)
- Space kitaaa!
- (宇宙キター！)
Plot
Kisaragi Gentarou, a new transfer student to Amanogawa High School, is an extroverted teenager who vows to befriend every student in his new school. However, he faces many obstacles, most importantly that influential and popular students dislike him. Furthermore, strange events begin to happen, with students turning into monsters and attacking others. Together with his small circle of friends, Gentarou works to accomplishing his goal, despite the difficulties.
Characters
Kamen Rider Club
仮面ライダー部
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.
- Kisaragi Gentarou / Kamen Rider Fourze - Fukushi Sota → 如月弦太朗 / 仮面ライダーフォーゼ - 福士蒼汰
- Sakuta Ryuusei / Kamen Rider Meteor - Yoshizawa Ryo → 朔田流星 / 仮面ライダーメテオ - 吉沢亮
- Utahoshi Kengo - Takahashi Ryuki → 歌星賢吾 - 高橋龍輝
- Joujima Yuuki - Shimizu Fumika → 城島ユウキ - 清水富美加
- Kazashiro Miu - Sakata Rikako → 風城美羽 - 坂田梨香子
- JK (Jingu Kaizo) - Tsuchiya Shion → 神宮海蔵 - 土屋シオン
- Daimonji Shun - Justin Tomimori → 大文字隼 - 冨森ジャスティン
- Nozama Tomoko - Shiho → 野座間友子 - 志保
Amanogawa High School Staff
天ノ川学園高校
- Sonoda Sarina - Konan Yuka → 園田紗里奈 - 虎南有香
- Oosugi Chuuta - Tanaka Takushi → 大杉忠太 - 田中卓志
- Hayami Kouhei - Amano Hironari → 速水公平 - 天野浩成
- Gamou Mitsuaki - Tsurumi Shingo → 我望光明 - 鶴見辰吾
- Tatsugami Kou - Yokoyama Kazutoshi → 立神吼 - 横山一敏
Horoscopes
ホロスコープス
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.
Zodiarts
ゾディアーツ
- 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.
Others
- Utahoshi Rokurou - Kazama Toru → 歌星緑郎 - 間トオル
- Iseki Jirou - Yokohama Ryusei → 井石二郎 - 横浜流星
- Kisaragi Gorou - Yana Nobuo → 如月吾郎 - 八名信夫
- Emoto Kuniteru - Yamazaki Hajime → 江本州輝 - 山崎一
- Yuuki's father - Kamio Yuu → ユウキの父 - 神尾佑
- Yuuki's mother - Takahashi Mari → ユウキの母 - 高橋麻理
Voice Actors
- Scorpion Zodiarts - Takemoto Eiji → スコーピオン・ゾディアーツ - 竹本英史
- Virgo Zodiarts - Tanaka Rie → ヴァルゴ・ゾディアーツ - 田中理恵
- Tachibana, Narration - Hiyama Nobuyuki → タチバナ、ナレーション - 檜山修之
Stunt Actors
- Kamen Rider Fourze - Takaiwa Seiji → 仮面ライダーフォーゼ - 高岩成二
- Kamen Rider Meteor - Eitoku → 仮面ライダーメテオ - 永徳
- Libra Zodiarts - Watanabe Jun → リブラ・ゾディアーツ - 渡辺淳
- Lion Zodiarts - Yokota Ryo → レオ・ゾディアーツ - 横田遼
- Virgo Zodiarts - Fujita Satoshi → ヴァルゴ・ゾディアーツ - 藤田慧
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.
Chronology
Aired on Super Hero Time alongside Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger (Ep 28-51) and Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters (Mission 01-27).
September 4, 2011 - August 26, 2012 (48 episodes)
| Eps | Title | 日本語 | Air date | Writer | Director | Viewership |
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| OOO Movie: The Shogun and the 21 Core Medals 劇場版 オーズ WONDERFUL 将軍と21のコアメダル |
August 6, 2011 | Kobayashi Yasuko | Shibasaki Takayuki | N/A | ||
| Ep 01 | Youth Transformation | 青・春・変・身 | September 4, 2011 | Nakashima Kazuki | Sakamoto Koichi | 6.3% |
| Ep 02 | Space First Class | 宇・宙・上・等 | September 11, 2011 | 7.2% | ||
| Ep 03 | Election of the Queen | 女・王・選・挙 | September 18, 2011 | 5.5% | ||
| Ep 04 | Transformation Secret Maneuvers | 変・幻・暗・躍 | September 25, 2011 | 6.7% | ||
| Ep 05 | Two Sides of Friendship | 友・情・表・裏 | October 2, 2011 | Ishida Hidenori | 7.7% | |
| Ep 06 | Electric Shock All the Way | 電・撃・一・途 | October 9, 2011 | 5.8% | ||
| Ep 07 | The Kingly Bastard | 王・様・野・郎 | October 16, 2011 | Sanjou Riku | Shibasaki Takayuki | 6.1% |
| Ep 08 | Vertical Tank Cooperation | 鉄・騎・連・携 | October 23, 2011 | 6.8% | ||
| Ep 09 | Witch Awakening | 魔・女・覚・醒 | October 30, 2011 | Morota Satoshi | 6.7% | |
| Ep 10 | Clash Under the Moon | 月・下・激・突 | November 13, 2011 | 6.3% | ||
| Ep 11 | The Moon Door Disappears | 消・失・月・戸 | November 20, 2011 | Nakashima Kazuki | Tasaki Ryuta | 6.1% |
| Ep 12 | Mission Intelligent Life Risking | 使・命・賢・命 | November 27, 2011 | 5.5% | ||
| Ep 13 | Rejection of High School | 学・校・拒・絶 | December 4, 2011 | Sanjou Riku | Ishida Hidenori | 6.6% |
| Movie Taisen Mega Max MOVIE大戦MEGA MAX |
December 10, 2011 | Nakashima Kazuki Kobayashi Yasuko |
Sakamoto Koichi | N/A | ||
| Ep 14 | Furious Poison Sting Attack | 毒・針・猛・襲 | December 11, 2011 | Sanjou Riku | Ishida Hidenori | 4.6% |
| Ep 15 | Holy Night Chorus Song | 聖・夜・合・唱 | December 18, 2011 | Shibasaki Takayuki | 6.1% | |
| Ep 16 | Conflict Between Right/Wrong | 正・邪・葛・藤 | December 25, 2011 | 5.3% | ||
| Ep 17 | Enter the Shooting Star | 流・星・登・場 | January 8, 2012 | Nakashima Kazuki | Morota Satoshi | 5.9% |
| Ep 18 | Gen Ryuu Showdown | 弦・流・対・決 | January 15, 2012 | 5.6% | ||
| Ep 19 | Steel Dragon is Peerless | 鋼・竜・無・双 | January 22, 2012 | Sanjou Riku | Ishida Hidenori | 5.3% |
| Ep 20 | Transcendent Magnetism | 超・絶・磁・力 | January 29, 2012 | 6.1% | ||
| Ep 21 | Misguidance Counseling | 進・路・誤・導 | February 5, 2012 | Nakashima Kazuki | Sakamoto Koichi | 5.7% |
| Ep 22 | A Horse Kick | 馬・脚・一・蹴 | February 12, 2012 | 5.8% | ||
| Ep 23 | The White Swan Alliance | 白・鳥・同・盟 | February 19, 2012 | Hasegawa Keiichi | Yamaguchi Kyouhei | 5.7% |
| Ep 24 | Desire to be a Hero | 英・雄・願・望 | February 26, 2012 | 6.2% | ||
| Ep 25 | Graduation Regrets | 卒・業・後・髪 | March 4, 2012 | Sanjou Riku | Morota Satoshi | 5.3% |
| Ep 26 | Perfect Last Round Dance | 有・終・輪・舞 | March 11, 2012 | 6.5% | ||
| Ep 27 | Permission to Transform Denied | 変・身・却・下 | March 18, 2012 | Nakashima Kazuki | Ishida Hidenori | 7.1% |
| Ep 28 | Meteor Storm Come Back | 星・嵐・再・起 | March 25, 2012 | 5.7% | ||
| Net Movie: Super Hero Taihen ネット版 スーパーヒーロー大変 |
April 1, 2012 - April 27, 2012 |
Kato Hiroyuki | N/A | |||
| Ep 29 | Silent Kouhai | 後・輩・無・言 | April 1, 2012 | Hasegawa Keiichi | Sakamoto Koichi | 5.7% |
| Ep 30 | Unneeded Sempai | 先・輩・無・用 | April 8, 2012 | 7.4% | ||
| Ep 31 | Subaruboshi Kingdom | 昴・星・王・国 | April 15, 2012 | Sanjou Riku | 7.4% | |
| Super Hero Taisen スーパーヒーロー大戦 |
April 21, 2012 | Yonemura Shouji | Kaneda Osamu | N/A | ||
| Ep 32 | Super Space Sword | 超・宇・宙・剣 | April 22, 2012 | Sanjou Riku | Sakamoto Koichi | 6.5% |
| CLIMAX EP | Bond Between the Stars | 天・星・の・絆 | October 21, 2012 | N/A | ||
| Ep 33 | Disturbance at the Old Capital | 古・都・騒・乱 | April 29, 2012 | Nakashima Kazuki | Morota Satoshi | 5.4% |
| Ep 34 | Struggle Over Heaven's Hole | 天・穴・攻・防 | May 6, 2012 | 5.2% | ||
| Ep 35 | Kaijin Broadcast | 怪・人・放・送 | May 13, 2012 | Hasegawa Keiichi | Watanabe Katsuya | 6.5% |
| Ep 36 | Song Conveying True Feelings | 本・気・伝・歌 | May 20, 2012 | 5.9% | ||
| Ep 37 | Star Student Selection | 星・徒・選・抜 | May 27, 2012 | Sanjou Riku | Ishida Hidenori | 5.8% |
| Astro Switch Secret Report アストロスイッチひみつレポート |
June 2012 | Kihara Daisuke | Yamaguchi Kyouhei | N/A | ||
| Hyper Battle DVD 超バトルDVD |
Sanjou Riku | |||||
| Ep 38 | The Winner is Decided | 勝・者・決・定 | June 3, 2012 | Ishida Hidenori | 5.7% | |
| Ep 39 | School Ordinances | 学・園・法・度 | June 10, 2012 | Hasegawa Keiichi | Morota Satoshi | 5.9% |
| Ep 40 | Ideals Passions | 理・念・情・念 | June 24, 2012 | 4.1% | ||
| Ep 41 | Breakdown in Club Activities | 部・活・崩・壊 | July 1, 2012 | Nakashima Kazuki | Yamaguchi Kyouhei | 5.7% |
| Ep 42 | Enter the Archer | 射・手・君・臨 | July 8, 2012 | 5.3% | ||
| Net Movie: Everyone go the Class Kitaaa! ネット版 みんなで授業キターッ！ |
July 13, 2012 - August 17, 2012 |
N/A | ||||
| Ep 43 | Twins Light and Dark | 双・子・明・暗 | July 15, 2012 | Sanjou Riku | Ishida Hidenori | 5.9% |
| Ep 44 | Star Luck Ritual | 星・運・儀・式 | July 22, 2012 | 3.7% | ||
| Kamen Rider Fourze THE MOVIE: Everyone say Space Kitaaa! 仮面ライダーフォーゼ THE MOVIE みんなで宇宙キターッ！ |
August 4, 2012 | Nakashima Kazuki | Sakamoto Koichi | N/A | ||
| Ep 45 | The Scale Becomes Alienated | 天・秤・離・反 | August 5, 2012 | Morota Satoshi | 5.4% | |
| Ep 46 | The Aloof Archer | 孤・高・射・手 | August 12, 2012 | 4.9% | ||
| Ep 47 | Separation of Best Friends | 親・友・別・離 | August 19, 2012 | Sakamoto Koichi | 5.1% | |
| Ep 48 | Galaxy of Youth | 青・春・銀・河 | August 26, 2012 | 5.1% | ||
| FINAL EP | A Graduation in Flames | 炎・の・卒・業 | February 21, 2013 | N/A | ||
| Movie Taisen Ultimatum MOVIE大戦アルティメイタム |
December 8, 2012 | Urasawa Yoshio Nakashima Kazuki | ||||
| Heisei Generations FINAL 平成ジェネレーションズ FINAL |
December 9, 2017 | Muto Shogo Takahashi Yuya |
Kamihoriuchi Kazuya | |||
| Zi-O 05 | Switch On! 2011 | スイッチオン！2011 | September 30, 2018 | Shimoyama Kento | Sakamoto Koichi | 2.8% |
| Zi-O 06 | 555・913・2003 | 555・913・2003 | October 7, 2018 | 2.7% | ||
Viewership
Average: 5.9% (All Episodes)
Highest: 7.7% (Episode 05)
Lowest: 3.7% (Episode 44)
Other Releases
On the Chronology
- Net Movie: Super Hero Taihen
- CLIMAX EPISODE
- Astro Switch Secret Report
- Hyper Battle DVD
- Net Movie: Everyone go the Class Kitaaa!
- FINAL EPISODE
Trivia
- The first Kamen Rider series to have a completely digital broadcast.
- 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.
- 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 GaiaMemories, 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.
- On one of the main consoles, in the Rabbit Hutch, are name stickers of Speedor, Bus-on, Bear RV, and Birca. These are the names of the Engines in Engine Sentai Go-Onger. They're visible during episode 28's deleted scenes.
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Related Links
TV-Nihon front page posts about Fourze
External Links
- JP Wiki
- TV Asahi site
- Toei site
- Kamen Rider Official site
- Toei Video site
- @Wiki site
- Fourze Location Guide
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