Kamen Rider OOO

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Kamen Rider OOO (仮面ライダーオーズ／ＯＯＯ, Kamen Raidā Ōzu) 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.

Kamen Rider OOO Eiji Hino Kamen Rider OOO by Taiko554 on DeviantArt

Production

Kamen Rider OOO Kamen Rider OOO TaToBa Symbol by AlphaVector on DeviantArt

OOO is written by Yasuko Kobayashi, known for the screenplays of Seijuu Sentai Gingaman, Mirai Sentai Timeranger, Kamen Rider Ryuki, Den-O, and Samurai Sentai Shinkenger. The creature designers are Yutaka Izubuchi, known for his work on the Lords in Kamen Rider Agito, and Tamotsu Shinohara, known for his work on the Mirror Monsters of Ryuki, the Orphnoch of Kamen Rider 555, and the Fangires of Kamen Rider Kiva.

Kamen Rider OOO Kamen Rider OOO All Riders and Forms YouTube

Unlike several previous Heisei Rider Series, no alternate name has been given yet for the three O's in the title (Ｗ（ダブル） read as "Double" and 555（ファイズ） read as "Φ's/Phi's/Faiz") aside from an alternate spelling of the name of the main Kamen Rider: Ooz. Both "OOO" and "Ooz" are intended to be read as "O's", referring to the multiple uses of the letter O in the title as well as "multiple kings" (王ｓ, Ōzu). The title OOO signifies the three medals that the main Kamen Rider uses to transform as well as being representative of the infinity symbol ( ∞ ) with an additional circle.

Kamen Rider OOO Kamen Rider OOO MidSeason Combo by tuanenam on DeviantArt

The 28th episode of Kamen Rider OOO serves as the 1000th episode of the Kamen Rider Series since Kamen Rider premiered on April 3, 1971. The episode was originally set to premiere on March 27, 2011. However, due to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, the airing of this episode was postponed by one week to April 3, 2011. For the 999th and 1000th episodes, various guest stars with the kanji for thousand (千, chi) in their name were featured: Chiaki, Chisato Morishita, Chinatsu Wakatsuki, and the owarai duo Harisenbon (sen also being Japanese for 1000).

Story

Kamen Rider OOO Kamen Rider OOO Tagalog Dub Clip JEFusion

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

Each episode title of Kamen Rider OOO consists of three objects featured in the episode.

A to Z/The Gaia Memories of Fate

The character of Eiji Hino (portrayed by Watanabe) and Kamen Rider OOO make their debut appearance in Kamen Rider W's second film Kamen Rider W Forever: A to Z/The Gaia Memories of Fate. During the movie, Eiji arrive and transform into OOO to fight Luna Dopant.

Movie War Core

After the end credits of W Forever, a short teaser featuring Kamen Rider Double and Kamen Rider OOO states that there will be a crossover film featuring both series' characters, much like Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider W & Decade: Movie War 2010. It is titled Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider OOO & W Featuring Skull: Movie War Core (仮面ライダー×仮面ライダーオーズ&ダブル feat. スカル MOVIE大戦CORE, Kamen Raidā × Kamen Raidā Ōzu Ando Daburu feat. Sukaru Mūbī Taisen Koa). As part of it, OOO's film Kamen Rider OOO: Nobunaga's Desire (仮面ライダーオーズノブナガの欲望, Kamen Raidā Ōzu Nobunaga no Yokubō) opened in Japanese theaters on December 18, 2010.

Let's Go Kamen Riders

OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders (オーズ・電王・オールライダーレッツゴー仮面ライダー, Ōzu Den'ō Ōru Raidā Rettsu Gō Kamen Raidā), released on April 1, 2011, commemorates the 40th anniversary of the Kamen Rider Series featuring the cast and characters of Kamen Rider Den-O, Kamen Rider OOO, and other characters from the past franchise series. The event of the movie take place between episode 26 and 27

The Shogun and the 21 Core Medals

Kamen Rider OOO Wonderful the Movie: The Shogun and the 21 Core Medals (劇場版仮面ライダーオーズ WONDERFUL 将軍と21のコアメダル, Gekijōban Kamen Raidā Ōzu Wandāfuru Shōgun to Nijū-ichi no Koa Medaru) is the main theatrical release for Kamen Rider OOO, released on August 6, 2011, alongside the film for Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger. It also features the first on-screen appearance of the 13th Heisei Kamen Rider: Kamen Rider Fourze.

Movie War Mega Max

A crossover film between Kamen Rider OOO and Kamen Rider Fourze in the same vein of the Movie War 2010 and Movie War Core films, titled Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Fourze & OOO: Movie War Mega Max (仮面ライダー×仮面ライダーフォーゼ&オーズ MOVIE大戦MEGA MAX, Kamen Raidā × Kamen Raidā Fōze Ando Ōzu Mūbī Taisen Mega Makkusu), is planned for a December 10, 2011, theatrical release in Japan.

Super Hero Taisen

Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Super Hero Taisen (仮面ライダー×スーパー戦隊スーパーヒーロー大戦, Kamen Raidā × Sūpā Sentai Sūpā Hīrō Taisen) is a film which features a crossover between the characters of the Kamen Rider and Super Sentai Series. The protagonists of Kamen Rider Decade and Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger will be featured, but the casts of Kamen Rider Fourze, Kamen Rider OOO, and Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters will also participate. Shu Watanabe and Riho Takada had reprise their roles as Eiji Hino and Hina Izumi, while Asaya Kimijima and Hiroaki Iwanaga reprise their roles voicing Kamen Rider Birth and Kamen Rider Birth Prototype respectively.

Movie War Ultimatum

Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Wizard & Fourze: Movie War Ultimatum (仮面ライダー×仮面ライダーウィザード&フォーゼ MOVIE大戦アルティメイタム, Kamen Raidā × Kamen Raidā Wizādo Ando Fōze Mūbī Taisen Arutimeitamu) was released on December 8, 2012, as the annual winter "Movie War" film. Shu Watanabe made a cameo appearance, reprising his role as Eiji Hino as he only appears in Movie War Ultimatum portion of the film.

Video game

A port of Kamen Rider: Climax Heroes titled Kamen Rider: Climax Heroes OOO (仮面ライダークライマックスヒーローズオーズ, Kamen Raidā Kuraimakkusu Hīrōzu Ōzu) 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!? (仮面ライダーオーズハイパーバトルDVD クイズとダンスとタカガルバ, Kamen Raidā Ōzu Haipā Batoru Dī Bui Dī Kuizu to Dansu to Takagaruba) 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 (仮面ライダーオーズ FINAL EPISODE, Kamen Raidā Ōzu Fainaru Episōdo) 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 (仮面ライダーオーズ, Kamen Raidā Ōzu), written by Nobuhiro Mori, is part of a series of spin-off novel adaptions of the Heisei 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 unanswered 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 (火野映司, Hino Eiji): Shu Watanabe (渡部秀, Watanabe Shū)

Ankh (アンク, Anku), Shingo Izumi (泉信吾, Izumi Shingo): Ryosuke Miura (三浦涼介, Miura Ryōsuke)

Hina Izumi (泉比奈, Izumi Hina): Riho Takada (高田里穂, Takada Riho)

Shintaro Goto (後藤慎太郎, Gotō Shintarō): Asaya Kimijima (君嶋麻耶, Kimijima Asaya)

Akira Date (伊達明, Date Akira): Hiroaki Iwanaga (岩永洋昭, Iwanaga Hiroaki)

Erika Satonaka (里中エリカ, Satonaka Erika): Mayuko Arisue (有末麻祐子, Arisue Mayuko)

Chiyoko Shiraishi (白石千世子, Shiraishi Chiyoko): Marie Kai (甲斐まり恵, Kai Marie)

Kousei Kougami (鴻上光生, Kōgami Kōsei): Takashi Ukaji (宇梶剛士, Ukaji Takashi)

Kiyoto Maki (真木清人, Maki Kiyoto): Yuu Kamio (神尾佑, Kamio Yū)

Kazari (カザリ): Taito Hashimoto (橋本汰斗, Hashimoto Taito)

Uva (ウヴァ): Yūsuke Yamada (山田悠介, Yamada Yūsuke)

Gamel (ガメル, Gameru): Hiroyuki Matsumoto (松本博之, Matsumoto Hiroyuki)

Mezool (Human State) (メズール（人間形態）, Mezūru (Ningen Keitai)): Honoka Miki (未来穂香, Miki Honoka)

Ankh (Lost) (Human State) (アンク（ロスト）（人間形態）, Anku (Rosuto) (Ningen Keitai)): Hikari Tobita (飛田光里, Tobita Hikari)

Mezool (メズール, Mezūru, Voice): Yukana (ゆかな)

Ankh (Lost) (アンク（ロスト）, Anku (Rosuto), Voice): Miyu Irino (入野自由, Irino Miyu)

O Scanner Voice, Medagabryu Voice: Akira Kushida (串田アキラ, Kushida Akira)

Narration, Birth Driver Voice, Birth Buster Voice: Jōji Nakata (中田譲治, Nakata Jōji)

Guest cast

Hospital's Director (病院院長, Byōin Inchō, 13, 14): Akira Hamada (浜田晃, Hamada Akira)

Masaru Hashimoto (橋本勝, Hashimoto Masaru, 17, 18): Mitsuomi Takahashi (高橋光臣, Takahashi Mitsuomi)

Yumi Sakura (佐倉優美, Sakura Yumi, 23, 24): Erena (英玲奈)

Female Biker (27): Chiaki (千秋)

Female Biker (27): Chisato Morishita (森下千里, Morishita Chisato)

Female Fan (28): Chinatsu Wakatsuki (若槻千夏, Wakatsuki Chinatsu)

Shocker Combatmen (28): Harisenbon (ハリセンボン)

Haruka Minowa (箕輪はるか, Minowa Haruka)

Haruna Kondo (近藤春菜, Kondō Haruna)

Kosuke Sakata (坂田浩介, Sakata Kōsuke, 31, 32): Bandō Minosuke II (二代目坂東巳之助, Nidaime Bandō Minosuke)

Doctor Fujita (藤田医師, Fujita Ishi, 32, 37): Akira Kubodera (窪寺昭, Kubodera Akira)

Kentaro Sawaguchi (沢口健太郎, Sawaguchi Kentarō, 35): Shigeki Kagemaru (影丸茂樹, Kagemaru Shigeki)

Gonzo Shimoda (下田権造, Shimoda Gonzō, 39, 40): Shihou Harumi (春海四方, Harumi Shihō)

Kengo Utahoshi (歌星賢吾, Utahoshi Kengo, 48): Ryuki Takahashi (高橋龍輝, Takahashi Ryūki)

Yuki Jojima (城島ユウキ, Jōjima Yūki, 48): Fumika Shimizu (清水富美加, Shimizu Fumika)

Songs

Opening theme

"Anything Goes!"

Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi

Composition: Tatsuo (of everset and Galveston 19)

Arrangement: Tatsuo & Kōtarō Nakagawa

Artist: Maki Ohguro (大黒摩季, Ōguro Maki)

"Anything Goes!" was released on November 17, 2010, as a standard CD and a CD+DVD combo pack. The rapping on the song was performed by Rah-D, who provides his vocal talent in some of the show's background music.A balladic version of the song titled "Anything Goes! Ballad" was during the finale of Kamen Rider OOO. Ohguro stated that she thought that the song would also work as a slow ballad, especially after she has been watching how the series has progressed, and recorded the song during her hiatus from releases. The balladic version was released as a single on December 7, 2011.

Ending themes

Each of the series' various ending themes are titled in such a way to resemble the Kamen Rider OOO Combo that they serve as the theme for. The songs also feature Akira Kushida, the voice for the OOO Driver, chanting the name of the combo throughout the song. Ayano, a session guitarist for many of the recent Kamen Rider Series songs and member of the "Tsuyoshi & Ayano" group from the Kamen Rider W radio show, performs guitars on all of the tracks.

"Regret nothing ~Tighten Up~"

Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi

Composition & Arrangement: Shuhei Naruse

Artist: Eiji Hino (Shu Watanabe)

Episodes: 5, 7, 13

"Regret nothing ~Tighten Up~" was recorded throughout late September 2010 and recording completed on October 2, 2010. Shuhei Naruse is the song's producer and it is sung by Shu Watanabe under the name of his character Eiji Hino. It was first used in the October 3, 2010, episode. The pronunciation of "Tighten Up" is intended to mimic the pronunciation of "Tatoba". When played during scenes with other Combos, the "Tatoba" chant is removed from the song. The single for "Regret nothing ~Tighten Up~" features a ska arrangement by trombone player Eijiro Nakagawa.

"Got to keep it real"

Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi