Kamen Rider Ex Aid

Story

Emu Hōjō is an intern in the Pediatrics Department at Seito University Hospital and a genius video gamer who goes by the alias "M". Emu was inspired to practice medicine after a doctor, the future minister of health Kyotaro Hinata saved his life from illness when he was a child. Kyotaro also gave him a WonderSwan handheld video game console as a reward that ignited Emu's interest in video games. Recently, a video game company known as the Genm Corporation, or Genm Corp for short, has become aware of the existence of the Bugsters, a form of computer virus that spawns from their company's software bugs. Led by the mysterious Parad and his partner Graphite, the Bugster manifest themselves in the physical world by infecting humans that play Genm Corp's video games at a cellular level. Once a Bugster fully manifests, the human host gradually fades away as consequence due to stress experienced by the host. Genm Corp counters the Bugster threat by developing the Gamer Driver belts and a series of transformation and summon type trinkets, the Rider Gashats, for expert video gamers. Some of these gamers are doctors, including Emu himself, who transforms into Kamen Rider Ex-Aid to save his patients from the Bugster viruses. But Ex-Aid learns of other Doctors who are also Riders besides himself: elite surgeon Hiiro Kagami/Kamen Rider Brave, the unlicensed "dark doctor" Taiga Hanaya/Kamen Rider Snipe, a medical examiner who can transform into a Kamen Rider in a default motorcycle vehicle form Kiriya Kujō/Kamen Rider Lazer. The four also face the opposition of Kamen Rider Genm, the prototype of Ex-Aid, who is actually Kuroto Dan, the CEO of Genm Corp, who is working with the Bugsters to create what he calls "The Ultimate Game" called "Kamen Rider Chronicle", where everyone is given the power to become a Kamen Rider in a fight to the death. Later in the series, Pallad, one of Bugsters' leader, joins the battle for the thrill to fight a worthy opponent, mostly Ex-Aid, as Kamen Rider Para-DX.

Casting and production

The show will feature Lupin the Third Part 4 chief script writer Yuya Takahashi serving as chief script writer on a Kamen Rider series for the first time. TV Asahi producer Motoi Sasaki, who has produced various Kamen Rider shows as co-producer with a Toei producer in the past will serve as chief producer for the first time. Takahito Ōmori, chief producer on Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger and Kamen Rider Drive will also produce.

Films

Kamen Rider Ex-Aid makes his debut appearance as a cameo in Kamen Rider Ghost: The 100 Eyecons and Ghost's Fated Moment.

Kamen Rider Heisei Generations

A Movie War film, titled Kamen Rider Heisei Generations: Dr. Pac-Man vs. Ex-Aid & Ghost with Legend Rider (仮面ライダー平成ジェネレーションズ Dr.パックマン対エグゼイド&ゴーストwithレジェンドライダー, Kamen Raidā Heisei Jenerēshonzu Dokutā Pakkuman Tai Eguzeido Ando Gōsuto Wizu Rejendo Raidā), was released in Japan on December 10, 2016. The film features Kamen Rider Ex-Aid teaming up with Kamen Rider Ghost, Kamen Rider Drive, Kamen Rider Gaim, and Kamen Rider Wizard as they battle against a virus based on Bandai Namco Entertainment's video game character, Pac-Man. The professional wrestler Hiroshi Tanahashi was announced to be one of the main antagonists of the movie. In addition, Shunya Shiraishi (Kamen Rider Wizard) and Ryoma Takeuchi (Kamen Rider Drive) reprised their roles in the film respectively.

Ultra Super Hero Taisen

A crossover film, titled Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Ultra Super Hero Taisen (仮面ライダー×スーパー戦隊 超スーパーヒーロー大戦, Kamen Raidā × Sūpā Sentai Chō Sūpā Hīrō Taisen) featuring the casts of Kamen Rider Ex-Aid, Kamen Rider Amazons, Uchu Sentai Kyuranger and Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger will be released in Japan on March 25, 2017. This movie will celebrate 10th anniversary of Kamen Rider Den-O who also appear in this movie. It also features a spaceships Andor Genesis from Xevious game, which serves to be used by the movie's main antagonists, as well as introducing the movie-exclusive Kamen Rider True Brave played by Kamen Rider Brave's actor Toshiki Seto, and villain Shocker Great Leader III played by the singer Diamond Yukai. In addition, individual actors from older Kamen Rider and Super Sentai TV series, Ryohei Odai (Kamen Rider Ryuki), Gaku Matsumoto (Shuriken Sentai Ninninger), Atsushi Maruyama (Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger), and Hiroya Matsumoto (Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters) reprise their respective roles.

"Tricks"

The "Tricks" ([裏技], Urawaza) is a series of special episodes of Kamen Rider Ex-Aid.

Kamen Rider Brave

Kamen Rider Brave: Survive! The Revived Beast Rider Squad (仮面ライダーブレイブ ～Surviveせよ！復活のビーストライダー・スクワッド～, Kamen Raidā Bureibu Sabaibu Seyo! Fukkatsu no Bīsuto Raidā Sukuwaddo) is a web-exclusive series released on Toei Tokusatsu Fan Club. It is a side story focusing on Hiiro Kagami. Takashi Hagino will reprise his role from Kamen Rider Ryuki as Takeshi Asakura/Kamen Rider Ouja. In the series, Brave and Ex-Aid must fight the "Beast Rider Squad" composed of Ouja, Kamen Rider Tiger (also from Kamen Rider Ryuki), Kamen Rider Beast (from Kamen Rider Wizard), Kamen Rider Dark Kiva (from Kamen Rider Kiva) and Kamen Rider Sasword (from Kamen Rider Kabuto). It also marks the return of Foundation X from Kamen Rider W since the organization's last appearance in Kamen Rider Fourze the Movie: Space, Here We Come!.

Kamen Sentai Gorider

Kamen Sentai Gorider (仮面戦隊ゴライダー, Kamen Sentai Goraidā) is a web-exclusive series that serves as a tie-in with Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Ultra Super Hero Taisen. The series is focused on Emu Hojo and Kiriya Kujo, also introducing the Super Sentai/Kamen Rider hybrid team Kamen Sentai Gorider. In addition, Yutaka Kobayashi and Minami Tsukui (Kamen Rider Gaim), Takanori Kikuchi (Kamen Rider Agito) and Takayuki Tsubaki (Kamen Rider Blade) reprise their respective roles.

Cast

Guest cast

Theme songs