Kamen Rider Double

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Kamen Rider Double
The logo for Kamen Rider Double as found on the original TV Asahi website for the series
Format	Tokusatsu
Created by	Shotaro Ishinomori
Written by	Riku Sanjo, Naruhisa Arakawa, Keiichi Hasegawa
Directed by	Ryuta Tasaki, Satoshi Morota, Naosuke Kurosawa, Takayuki Shibasaki
Starring	Renn Kiriyama Masaki Suda Hikaru Yamamoto Takeshi Nadagi Minori Terada Ami Namai Rin Asuka Yuki Kimisawa
Narrated by	Fumihiko Tachiki
Opening theme	"W-B-X ~W-Boiled Extreme~" by Aya Kamiki w TAKUYA
Ending theme	"Cyclone Effect" by Labor Day "Free your Heat" by Galveston 19 "Finger on the Trigger" by Florida Keys
Composer(s)	Shuhei Naruse Kōtarō Nakagawa
Country of origin	Japan
Language(s)	Japanese
No. of episodes	11 (As of November 22, 2009) (List of episodes)
Production
Producer(s)	Kengo Motoi Hideaki Tsukada Kazuhiro Takahashi
Running time	24-25 minutes (per episode)
Broadcast
Original channel	TV Asahi
Original airing	2009-09-06
Chronology
Preceded by	Kamen Rider Decade
External links
Official website

Kamen Rider Double (仮面ライダーＷ（ダブル）, Kamen Raidā Daburu^?, Kamen Rider W, Masked Rider Double) is the eleventh series in the Heisei period run of the Kamen Rider Series and the twentieth Rider series overall. It premiered following the finale of Kamen Rider Decade on September 6, 2009^[1], and airs alongside Samurai Sentai Shinkenger in TV Asahi's Super Hero Time programming block. It is described as the "Heisei Kamen Rider 10th Anniversary Project: Fall Campaign" (平成仮面ライダー10周年プロジェクト 秋の陣, Heisei Kamen Raidā Jūshūnen Purojekuto: Aki no Jin^?). The catchphrase for the series is "This clinches it!" (これで決まりだ！, Kore de kimari da!^?).

Contents 1 Promotion 2 Production and casting 3 Story 4 Episodes 5 Movie War 2010 6 Video game 7 Cast 7.1 Guest stars 7.2 Suit actors 8 Songs 9 References 10 External links

[edit] Promotion

Advertisements throughout the months of May, June, and July 2009 built up to the debut of Kamen Rider Double,^[2] who first appeared at the 10th Anniversary Project MASKED RIDER LIVE & SHOW event,^[3] and also featured in Kamen Rider Decade: All Riders vs. Dai-Shocker.

[edit] Production and casting

The series' main writer is Riku Sanjo and the main director is Ryuta Tasaki. The theme song titled "W-B-X~W boiled extreme~" is to be performed by Aya Kamiki with former JUDY AND MARY guitarist TAKUYA as the unit "Aya Kamiki w TAKUYA" (上木彩矢 w TAKUYA, Kamiki Aya w TAKUYA^?).^[4][5][6] The creature designer is Katsuya Terada, previously the character designer for Blood: The Last Vampire, the designer of Monster X for Godzilla: Final Wars, the designer of Cutie Honey's costume for Cutie Honey, and the mechanic and character design refinement for Yatterman.

Newcomer Masaki Suda portrays the mysterious Philip. Drama actor Renn Kiriyama, who made his acting debut as Bunta Marui in Musical Prince of Tennis: Absolute King Rikkai feat. Rokkaku ~ First Service, joins the cast as Shotaro Hidari. Hikaru Yamamoto, who made her acting debut in Watashitachi no Kyōkasho as Chiharu Nobue, portrays the female lead Akiko Narumi. Comedian and actor Takeshi Nadagi portrays Mikio Jinno and veteran actor Minori Terada, known for his leading role in The Human Bullet, portrays Ryubee Sonozaki.

[edit] Story

In the ecologically-minded city of Futo (風都, Fūto^?, the "Windy City"), there are many windmills and the people live in harmony. However, the Sonozaki Family (園咲家, Sonozaki Ke^?) sell mysterious devices resembling USB flash drives called Gaia Memories to criminals who use them to become monsters called Dopants, committing crimes with the police force powerless to stop them. The hardboiled (or rather half-boiled) detective Shotaro Hidari works with the mysterious Philip who possesses the true Gaia Memory. Using their own Gaia Memories, Shotaro and Philip use the Double Driver belts to transform and combine into Kamen Rider Double to fight the Dopant menace.^[2][7]

[edit] Episodes

All episodes of Kamen Rider Double have two titles: the first indicates a story arc while the second indicates the episode's title. The letter of the Latin alphabet in the story arc title has a double meaning: it represents both a Kamen Rider or Dopant that is featured in the arc and another English word that indicates the theme of the arc. These double meanings can be found on the list of Kamen Rider Double episodes page.

1. W Search/Two Detectives in One (Ｗの検索／探偵は二人で一人, W no Kensaku/Tantei wa Futari de Hitori^?)
2. W Search/Those Who Make the City Grieve (Ｗの検索／街を泣かせるもの, W no Kensaku/Machi o Nakaseru Mono^?)
3. Don't Dabble with M/How to Get to Heaven (Ｍに手を出すな／天国への行き方, M ni Te o Dasu na/Tengoku e no Ikikata^?)
4. Don't Dabble with M/Play With a Joker (Ｍに手を出すな／ジョーカーで勝負, M ni Te o Dasu na/Jōkā de Shōbu^?)
5. Girl… A/Papa is a Kamen Rider (少女…Ａ／パパは仮面ライダー, Shōjo… A/Papa wa Kamen Raidā^?)
6. Girl… A/The Price of Lying (少女…Ａ／嘘の代償, Shōjo… A/Uso no Daishō^?)
7. Find the C/Philip Can't Stand It (Ｃを探せ／フィリップはそれを我慢できない, C o Sagase/Firippu wa Sore o Gaman Dekinai^?)
8. Find the C/Dancing Hero (Ｃを探せ／ダンシングヒーロー, C o Sagase/Danshingu Hīrō^?)
9. S Terror/Look at the Maid Detective! (Ｓな戦慄／メイド探偵は見た！, S na Senritsu/Meido Tantei wa Mita!^?)
10. S Terror/The Great Detective's Daughter (Ｓな戦慄／名探偵の娘, S na Senritsu/Meitantei no Musume^?)
11. Vengeful V/Infected Car (復讐のＶ／感染車, Fukushū no V/Kansensha^?)
12. Vengeful V/Hatred Beast (復讐のＶ／怨念獣, Fukushū no V/Onnenjū^?)

[edit] Movie War 2010

As part of the Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Double & Decade: Movie War 2010 (仮面ライダー×仮面ライダー W（ダブル）＆ディケイド MOVIE大戦2010, Kamen Raidā × Kamen Raidā: Daburu ando Dikeido Mūbī Taisen 2010^?)^[8] triple feature, Double's film Kamen Rider Double: Begin's Night (劇場版　仮面ライダーＷ（ダブル）～ビギンズナイト～, Kamen Raidā Daburu ~Biginzu Naito~^?) opens in Japanese theaters on December 12, 2009. The film will expand on the origins of Kamen Rider Double, featuring guest star Koji Kikkawa as Sokichi Narumi.^[9]

[edit] Video game

A port of Kamen Rider: Climax Heroes titled Kamen Rider: Climax Heroes W (仮面ライダー クライマックスヒーローズＷ（ダブル）, Kamen Raidā Kuraimakkusu Hīrōzu Daburu^?) for the Wii is to be released on December 3, 2009.^[10] It features Kamen Rider Double as a playable character and also features Dopants and other kaijin as characters in the game.

[edit] Cast

• Shotaro Hidari (左 翔太郎, Hidari Shōtarō^?): Renn Kiriyama (桐山 漣, Kiriyama Ren^?)
• Philip (フィリップ, Firippu^?): Masaki Suda (菅田 将暉, Suda Masaki^?)^[11]
• Akiko Narumi (鳴海 亜樹子, Narumi Akiko^?): Hikaru Yamamoto (山本 ひかる, Yamamoto Hikaru^?)
• Mikio Jinno (刃野 幹夫, Jinno Mikio^?): Takeshi Nadagi (なだぎ 武, Nadagi Takeshi^?)
• Shun Makura (真倉 俊, Makura Shun^?): Shingo Nakagawa (中川 真吾, Nakagawa Shingo^?)
• Watcherman (ウォッチャマン, Wotchaman^?): Nasubi (なすび^?)
• Santa-chan (サンタちゃん, Santachan^?): Zennosuke Fukkin (腹筋 善之介, Fukkin Zennosuke^?)
• Queen (クイーン, Kuīn^?): Tomomi Itano (板野 友美, Itano Tomomi^?, AKB48)
• Elizabeth (エリザベス, Erizabesu^?): Tomomi Kasai (河西 智美, Kasai Tomomi^?, AKB48)
• Ryubee Sonozaki (園咲 琉兵衛, Sonozaki Ryūbee^?): Minori Terada (寺田 農, Terada Minori^?)
• Saeko Sonozaki (園咲 冴子, Sonozaki Saeko^?): Ami Namai (生井 亜実, Namai Ami^?)
• Wakana Sonozaki (園咲 若菜, Sonozaki Wakana^?): Rin Asuka (飛鳥 凛, Asuka Rin^?)
• Kirihiko Sonozaki (園咲 霧彦, Sonozaki Kirihiko^?): Yuki Kimisawa (君沢 ユウキ, Kimisawa Yūki^?)
• Smilodon Dopant (スミロドン・ドーパント, Sumirodon Dōpanto^?, Voice): Yasuhiro Takato (高戸 靖広, Takato Yasuhiro^?)
• Narration, Gaia Memory (ナレーション、ガイアメモリ, Narēshon, Gaia Memori^?, Voice): Fumihiko Tachiki (立木 文彦, Tachiki Fumihiko^?)

[edit] Guest stars

• Marina Tsumura (津村 真里奈, Tsumura Marina^?, 1-2): Meibi Yamanouchi (山内 明日, Yamanouchi Meibi^?)
• Taizo Kaga (加賀 泰造, Kaga Taizō^?, 3-4): Tatsuya Gashuin (我修院 達也, Gashūin Tatsuya^?)
• Chizuru Hoshino (星野 千鶴, Hoshino Chizuru^?, 7-8): Reina Fujii (藤井 玲奈, Fujii Reina^?)
• Ikari (伊刈^?, 7-8): Jin Katagiri (片桐 仁, Katagiri Jin^?)
• Teacher (教師, Kyōshi^?, 7-8): Hiroshi Watari (渡 洋史, Watari Hiroshi^?)
• Mai Asakawa (浅川 麻衣, 9-10^?): Eri Otoguro (乙黒 えり, Otoguro Eri^?)
• Kurosu (黒須^?, 11-12): KOJI

[edit] Suit actors

• Kamen Rider Double: Seiji Takaiwa (高岩 成二, Takaiwa Seiji^?)
• Taboo Dopant: Yūki Ono (小野 友紀, Ono Yūki^?)
• Nasca Dopant: Jun Watanabe (渡辺 淳, Watanabe Jun^?)
• Smilodon Dopant: Yugo Fujii (藤井 祐伍, Fujii Yūgo^?)

[edit] Songs

Opening theme

• "W-B-X ~W-Boiled Extreme~"
  • Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
  • Composition: Shuhei Naruse
  • Arrangement: TAKUYA, Shuhei Naruse
  • Artist: Aya Kamiki w TAKUYA (上木彩矢 w TAKUYA, Kamiki Aya w TAKUYA^?)

Read as "Dub-B-X ~Double Boiled Extreme~", the song written by Fujibayashi and Naruse, who have contributed to the production of the highest peaking Heisei Kamen Rider Series theme songs "Climax Jump" (#2), "Break the Chain" (#3), and "Journey through the Decade" (#2) on the Oricon charts, and performed by Kamiki and TAKUYA was released on November 11, 2009. In its first week of release, it peaked at #8 on the Oricon Weekly Charts.

Ending theme

• "Cyclone Effect"
  • Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
  • Composition: AYANO
  • Arrangement: Labor Day
  • Artist: Labor Day
  • Episodes: 3-6, 9

The first of the Kamen Rider Double ending themes "Cyclone Effect" is to be released on November 25, 2009, on a maxi single. While the song is intended to be the theme for Kamen Rider Double CycloneJoker, the song is also played during other forms' fight scenes.

• "Free your Heat"
  • Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
  • Composition & Arrangement: Ryo
  • Artist: Galveston 19
  • Episodes: 10-

This theme for Kamen Rider Double HeatMetal was first played on the Wind Wave radio show. It later entered circulation as one of the three ending themes.

• "Finger on the Trigger"
  • Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi & Tsuzumi Usagito
  • Composition & Arrangement: Junichi "IGAO" Igarashi
  • Artist: Florida Keys
  • Episodes: 7, 8

This theme for Kamen Rider Double LunaTrigger was featured briefly on the Wind Wave internet radio shows shortly before premiering in the series.

To tie into the show, TV Asahi, Toei, and Avex Trax have produced the Wind Wave FM internet radio station, which features a series of radio shows that play the series' theme songs. Only one of the shows, Wakana's Healing Princess, also exists within the fiction of Kamen Rider Double. The other programs, DJ HURRY KENN's FU-TO Hit on Groove music show and Tsuyoshi and Ayano's Head Wind: One-Game Match!! (向い風 一本勝負!!, Mukaikaze Ipponshōbu!!^?) show, treat the television series as fiction, explicitly referring to the songs they play as theme songs (as part of a mail in request, DJ HURRY KENN played AAA DEN-O form's "Climax Jump", and referred to it as the theme song for Kamen Rider Den-O).

The bands that perform the series ending themes are also featured in the programs as being local bands in the fictional city of Futo: crossover rock band Labor Day's "Cyclone Effect", heavy metal/hard rock band Galveston 19's "Free Your Heat", and hip-hop group Florida Keys' "Finger on the Trigger". Each of these bands is named after a major early 20th century hurricane: the 1935 Labor Day hurricane, the 1900 Galveston hurricane, and the 1919 Florida Keys hurricane. In addition to these groups, Wakana Sonozaki (Rin Asuka) also has her own single titled "Naturally" that debuted during her talk show.^[12] It is scheduled to be released on CD on January 27, 2010.^[13]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Kamen Rider Double at TV Asahi
• Kamen Rider Double at Toei TV
• Kamen Rider Double at Avex Group

Preceded by Decade

Kamen Rider 2009 – 2010

Succeeded by TBA

Kamen Rider Double v • d • e
Kamen Riders:	Double • Skull	VV	ダ ブ ル
Others:	List of characters • Dopant
Media:	List of episodes • Movie War 2010

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