2012 - Kamen Rider Wizard (Series) - Ultimate Riders Review

Kamen Rider Wizard is a Japanese tokusatsu drama in Toei Company's Kamen Rider Series, being the fourteenth series in the Heisei period run and the twenty-third overall. Trademarks on the title were filed by Toei in June 21, 2012, and it was officially revealed on June 27, 2012.

Plot

Six months prior to the start of the series, a mysterious ritual held on the day of the solar eclipse took place. Its purpose was to give birth to a group of magical creatures called Phantoms through humans with magical potential called "Gates", by forcibly subjecting them to immense despair. Haruto Soma, the survivor of the ritual, and Koyomi, a mysterious girl who has lost all of her memories, are tasked by the mysterious White Wizard to fight the Phantoms. Haruto is also given the Wizardriver to become Kamen Rider Wizard in order to prevent the Phantoms from transforming other Gates into Phantoms themselves. Later on, a man named Kosuke Nito appears as the ancient wizard Kamen Rider Beast to feed on the Phantom's magical power to survive and becomes both a rival and ally to Haruto.

Publication Information

Title : Kamen Rider Wizard
Japanese : 仮面ライダーウィザー
Genre : Tokusatsu
Created by : Shotaro Ishinomori
Written by :
- Tsuyoshi Kida
- Junko Kōmura
- Daisuke Ishibashi
Directed by :
- Shojiro Nakazawa
- Satoshi Morota
- Kenzo Maihara
- Ryuta Tasaki
- Hidenori Ishida
- Takayuki Shibasaki
Narrated by : Hiroaki Hirata
Composer(s) : Kōtarō Nakagawa
Country of origin : Japan
Original language(s) : Japanese
No. of episodes : 53
Producer(s) :
- Kengo Motoi (TV Asahi)
- Takaaki Utsunomiya (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 2, 2012 – September 29, 2013
Preceded by : Kamen Rider Fourze
Followed by : Kamen Rider Gaim