2010 - Kamen Rider OOO (Series) - Ultimate Riders Review

Publication Information

Title : Kamen Rider OOO
Japanese : 仮面ライダーオーズ／ＯＯＯ
Genre : Tokusatsu
Created by : Shotaro Ishinomori
Written by :
- Yasuko Kobayashi
- Shōji Yonemura
- Nobuhiro Mouri
Directed by :
- Ryuta Tasaki
- Takayuki Shibasaki
- Osamu Kaneda
- Satoshi Morota
- Hidenori Ishida
- Kenzo Maihara
Narrated by : Jōji Nakata
Composer(s) : Kōtarō Nakagawa
Country of origin : Japan
Original language(s) : Japanese
No. of episodes : 48
Producer(s) :
- Kengo Motoi : TV Asahi
- Naomi Takebe
- Kazuhiro Takahashi : Toei
Running time : 24-25 min. (per episode)
Production company(s) : Toei Company
Distributor : Toei Company
Original channel : TV Asahi
Picture format : 1080i (HDTV)
Original run : September 5, 2010 – August 28, 2011
Preceded by : Kamen Rider W
Followed by : Kamen Rider Fourze

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 Rider W, joining Tensou Sentai Goseiger and then Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger in the Super Hero Time 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.

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 Greed named Ankh gives Eiji a belt and three Medals to fight the other Greed as Kamen Rider OOO. The mysterious Kougami Foundation approaches Eiji and begins assisting him in his fight against the Greed, though their true motives are not clear. As Eiji fights the Greed and their Yummy monsters, learning more of the Greed and Ankh, he starts to find a purpose beyond his journey.

Episodes

Medals, Underwear, and a Mysterious Arm
Desire, Ice Pops, and Presents
A Cat, Evolution, and a Glutton
Doubt, a Picture Message, and a Helping Hand
A Game of Tag, a Nest, and a Rich Girl
Fashion, a Contract, and the Strongest Combo
A Lousy Husband, a Trap, and a Jackpot
Sabotage, Having No Greed, and Taking a Break
Drenched, the Past, and the Scorching Combo
A Fist, an Experiment, and a Super Bike
A Traveller, a Swallowtail, and a Celebrity
An Eel, the World, and the Gravity Combo
A Siamese Cat, Stress, and the Genius Surgeon
Pride, Surgery, and a Secret
The Medal Struggle, the Transport Truck, and the Container
An End, the Greeed, and a New Rider
The Kendo Girl, Oden, and the Splitting Yummy
Destruction, Motives, and the Eel Whip
The Red Medal, the Detective, and Betrayal
A Decoy, the Qualifications, and the Blazing Combo
The Grasshopper, the Father and Son, and the Ally of Justice
Chocolate, Faith, and the Power of Justice
Beauty, the Egg, and the Sleeping Desire
Memories, Love, and the Marine Combo
The Boxer, the Left Hand, and the Bird Yummy
Ankh, the Ring, and Putting it All On
1000, a Movie, and the Combatman
1000, the Kamen Riders, and the Birthday
The Older Sister, the Doctor, and the Truth About Ankh
The King, the Panda, and the Blazing Memory
Returning the Favor, the Plan, and the Purple Medals
A New Greeed, Emptiness, and the Invincible Combo
Friendship, Chaos, and the Belt Left Behind
The Close Friend, the Use, and This Connection
The Dream, the Brother, and Birth's Secret
Broken Dreams, the Body, and the Greeed Resurrection
Sleep, One Hundred Million, and the Birth Transfer
The Circumstances, a Farewell, and the Tearful Birth
The Nightmare, Security Cameras, and Ankh's Revenge
Control, a Birthday Party, and the Disappearing Ankh
Siblings, the Rescue, and Eiji Leaves
Ice, Greeedification, and Broken Wings
The Vulture, the Confrontation, and Ankh Returns
Everyone Together, the Perfect Resurrection, and Your Greed
The Surprise Attack, the Proto Birth, and the Desire of Love
The Eiji Greeed, the Double Births, and Ankh's Desire
The Red Crack, Satisfaction, and Eiji's Vessel
Tomorrow's Medals, Underwear, and Arms Held

Movies

Video game

A port of Kamen Rider: Climax Heroes titled Kamen Rider: Climax Heroes OOO was released on both the PlayStation Portable and Nintendo Wii 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) are added as playable characters as well as other Heisei Kamen Riders not included in either of the two previous versions.

Hyper Battle DVD

Kamen Rider OOO Hyper Battle DVD : Quiz, Dance, and Takagarooba!? was released alongside an issue of Televi-Kun magazine. The DVD featured the Kangaroo Medal, which was used by Kamen Rider OOO to transform either his arms or legs to have kangaroo-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.

Final Episode

Kamen Rider OOO : Final Episode is the director's cut version of the last two episodes of Kamen Rider OOO put together. It was released to DVD and Blu-ray on February 21, 2012.

Novel

Kamen Rider OOO , written by Nobuhiro Mori, is part of a series of spin-off novel adaptions of the Hesei Era Kamen Riders. The novel is split in three parts. The first part, Ankh's part, focuses the origin of the Core Medals, the King, and the Greeeds from Ankh's point of view and reveal secrets inanswered 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

Eiji Hino : Shu Watanabe
Ankh, Shingo Izumi : Ryosuke Miura
Hina Izumi : Riho Takada
Shintaro Goto : Asaya Kimijima
Akira Date : Hiroaki Iwanaga
Erika Satonaka : Mayuko Arisue
Kousei Kougami : Takashi Ukaji
Kiyoto Maki : Yuu Kamio
Kazari : Taito Hashimoto
Uva : Yūsuke Yamada
Gamel : Hiroyuki Matsumoto
Mezool (Voice) : Yukana Nogami
Mezool (Human State) : Honoka Miki
Ankh (Lost) (Voice) : Miyu Irino
Ankh (Lost) (Human State) : Hikari Tobita
O Scanner Voice, Medagabryu Voice : Akira Kushida
Chiyoko Shiraishi : Marie Kai
Narration, Birth Driver Voice, Birth Buster Voice : Jōji Nakata

Guest Cast

Hospital's Director : Akira Hamada
Masaru Hashimoto : Mitsuomi Takahashi
Yumi Sakura : Erena
Female Biker : Chiaki
Female Biker : Chisato Morishita
Female Fan : Chinatsu Wakatsuki
Shocker Combatmen : Harisenbon
Haruka Minowa
Haruna Kondo
Kosuke Sakata : Bandō Minosuke II
Doctor Fujita : Akira Kubodera
Kentaro Sawaguchi : Shigeki Kagemaru
Gonzo Shimoda : Shihou Harumi
Kengo Utahoshi : Ryuki Takahashi
Yuki Jojima : Fumika Shimizu

Songs

Opening theme

Anything Goes!
- Lyrics : Shoko Fujibayashi
- Composition : Tatsuo (of everset and Galveston 19)
- Arrangement : Tatsuo & Kōtarō Nakagawa
- Artist : Maki Ohguro

Ending themes

Regret nothing ~Tighten Up
- Lyrics : Shoko Fujibayashi
- Composition & Arrangement : Shuhei Naruse
- Artist : Eiji Hino (Shu Watanabe)
- Episodes : 5, 7, 13
Got to keep it real
- Lyrics : Shoko Fujibayashi
- Composition & Arrangement : Shuhei Naruse
- Artist : Eiji Hino (Shu Watanabe)
- Episodes : 6, 16, Movie War Core
Ride on Right time
- Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
- Composition & Arrangement: Shuhei Naruse
- Artist: Eiji Hino (Shu Watanabe)
- Episodes: 9, 10, 15, 40, 42, 45
Sun goes up
- Lyrics : Shoko Fujibayashi
- Composition & Arrangement : Shuhei Naruse
- Artist: Eiji Hino (Shu Watanabe)
- Episodes : 12
Time judged all
- Lyrics : Shoko Fujibayashi
- Composition & Arrangement : Shuhei Naruse
- Artist : Eiji Hino × Ankh (Shu Watanabe & Ryosuke Miura)
- Episodes : 20, 22, 23, 25, 28, 48
Shout out
- Lyrics : Shoko Fujibayashi
- Composition & Arrangement : Shuhei Naruse
- Artist : Eiji Hino (Shu Watanabe)
POWER to TEARER
- Lyrics : Shoko Fujibayashi
- Composition & Arrangement : Shuhei Naruse
- Artist : Eiji Hino (Shu Watanabe) & Akira Kushida
- Episodes : 36, 44
Reverse/Re:birth
- Lyrics : Shoko Fujibayashi
- Composition & Arrangement : tatsuo (everset)
- Artist : Akira Date & Shintaro Goto (Hiroaki Iwanaga & Asaya Kimijima)
- Episodes : 38, 46, 47
Let's Go!! Rider Kick
- Lyrics : Shotaro Ishinomori
- Composition & Arrangement : Shunsuke Kikuchi
- Artist : Kōichi Fuji
- Episodes : 27
WIND WAVE
- Lyrics : Tsuyoshi
- Composition : Ayano
- Artist : Tsuyoshi & Ayano
- Episodes : 35