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| show_name = Kamen Rider Blade
| show_name = Kamen Rider Blade
| genre=[[Tokusatsu]]
| genre=[[Tokusatsu]]
| image = [[Image:Kamen rider blade ps2 splash.jpg]]
| caption = Series logo
| runtime = 24-25 minutes (per episode)
| runtime = 24-25 minutes (per episode)
| country = [[Japan]]
| country = [[Japan]]
| network = [[TV Asahi]]
| network = [[TV Asahi]]
| num_episodes = 49
| image =
| caption =
| list_episodes = List of Kamen Rider Blade episodes
| creator = [[Shotaro Ishinomori]]
| creator = [[Shotaro Ishinomori]]
| narrated = [[Jūrōta Kosugi]]
| narrated = [[Jūrōta Kosugi]]
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| preceded_by = ''[[Kamen Rider 555]]''
| preceded_by = ''[[Kamen Rider 555]]''
| followed_by = ''[[Kamen Rider Hibiki]]''
| followed_by = ''[[Kamen Rider Hibiki]]''
| num_episodes = 49
|}}
| list_episodes = List of Kamen Rider Blade episodes
}}
{{nihongo|'''''Kamen Rider Blade'''''|仮面ライダー剣（ブレイド）|Kamen Raidā Bureido|extra=''Masked Rider ♠ (Blade)''}}, is a [[Japanese media|Japanese]] [[tokusatsu]] [[superhero]] [[television]] series. It is the fourteenth installment in the [[Kamen Rider Series]]. It aired on [[TV Asahi]] from [[January 25]], [[2004]] to [[January 23]], [[2005]]. It is a joint collaboration between [[Ishimori Productions]] and [[Toei Company|Toei]]. Along with the standard insect motif of the Kamen Rider series, ''Kamen Rider Blade'' also uses a [[playing card]] motif. Each Rider is assigned one of the [[suit (cards)|suit]]s from a deck of cards.
{{nihongo|'''''Kamen Rider Blade'''''|仮面ライダー剣（ブレイド）|Kamen Raidā Bureido|extra=''Masked Rider ♠ (Blade)''}}, is a [[Japanese media|Japanese]] [[tokusatsu]] [[superhero]] [[television]] series. It is the fourteenth installment in the [[Kamen Rider Series]]. It aired on [[TV Asahi]] from [[January 25]], [[2004]] to [[January 23]], [[2005]]. It is a joint collaboration between [[Ishimori Productions]] and [[Toei Company|Toei]]. Along with the standard insect motif of the Kamen Rider series, ''Kamen Rider Blade'' also uses a [[playing card]] motif. Each Rider is assigned one of the [[suit (cards)|suit]]s from a deck of cards.


An English dub of ''Masked Rider Blade'' is currently being shown in [[Singapore]] on [[Mediacorp]]'s Kids Central, starting from [[January 7]], [[2007]]. Its encore telecast was first shown on [[April 5]], [[2008]]. Also, continuing the Heisei Kamen Rider Series in order, after the success of ''Ryuki'' and ''555'' in the [[Philippines]], it is currently being shown on local TV station in GMA 7 and started airing on [[March 24]], [[2007]]. It is also currently airing as ''Masked Rider Blade'' in [[South Korea]] and [[Malaysia]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.masked-rider.co.kr/masked-blade/index.asp| title = 가면라이더 블레이드| publisher = [[Toei Company|Toei]]| language = Korean| accessdate = 2008-01-09}}</ref>
An English dub of ''Masked Rider Blade'' is currently being shown in [[Singapore]] on [[Mediacorp]]'s Kids Central, starting from January 7 2007, Sunday. Also, continuing the Heisei Kamen Rider Series in order, after the success of Ryuki and Faiz in the [[Philippines]], it is currently being shown on local TV station in GMA 7 and started airing on March 24, 2007. It is also currently airing as ''Masked Rider Blade'' in [[South Korea]] and [[Malaysia]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.masked-rider.co.kr/masked-blade/index.asp| title = 가면라이더 블레이드| publisher = [[Toei Company|Toei]]| language = Korean| accessdate = 2008-01-09}}</ref>


==Production details==
{{main|List of Kamen Rider Blade episodes}}


Produced by [[Toei Company]] and [[Ishimori Productions]], ''Kamen Rider Blade'' premiered in [[Japan]] on [[TV Asahi]] on [[January 25]], [[2004]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/blade/| title = 仮面ライダー剣（ブレイド）| publisher = [[TV Asahi]]| language = Japanese| accessdate = 2007-10-01}}</ref><ref name="Blade1">{{cite web| url = http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/blade/002_story/index001.html| title = 仮面ライダー剣（ブレイド） - 第1話| publisher = [[TV Asahi]]| language = Japanese| accessdate = 2007-10-01}}</ref> It is the fourteenth television series in the [[Kamen Rider Series]] [[Media franchise|franchise]]. The forty-nine episode series aired weekly on Sunday mornings until [[January 23]], [[2005]].<ref name="Blade49">{{cite web| url = http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/blade/002_story/index.html| title = 仮面ライダー剣（ブレイド） - 最終回| publisher = [[TV Asahi]]| language = Japanese| accessdate = 2007-10-01}}</ref> Toei released the episodes to [[Region 2]] [[DVD]] across twelve volumes, with each having four episodes except for the final volume which has five.<ref name="Toei-DVD">{{cite web| url = http://www.toei-video.co.jp/DVD/sp21/blade.html| title = DVD 仮面ライダー剣 特集| publisher = [[Toei Company|Toei]]| language = Japanese| accessdate = 2007-10-01}}</ref> The first volume was released [[August 6]], [[2004]] with new volumes released monthly until the final volume hit stores on [[July 21]], [[2005]].
==Plot==
Ten thousand years ago, a massive battle known as the Battle Royal was fought by fifty-two Undead, each representing a species fighting for dominance over all others. The winner was the Human Undead, known as Category Two of Hearts, giving dominion of the Earth to humanity. In the present day, archaeologists discover the sealed Undead, and accidentally set them free. Thus, a new Battle Royal begins.


''Kamen Rider Blade'' also aired in the [[Philippines]] and [[South Korea]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=3596| title = Kamen Rider Blade (live-action TV)| publisher = [[Anime News Network]]| accessdate = 2008-01-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.masked-rider.co.kr/masked-blade/index.asp| title = 가면라이더 블레이드| publisher = [[Toei Company|Toei]]| language = Korean| accessdate = 2008-01-09}}</ref>
Having developed the Rider System, based on the Joker's ability to copy sealed Undead, the organization BOARD equips two young men, who become Kamen Riders: Kazuma Kenzaki and Sakuya Tachibana fight together as Blade and Garren to protect humans from Undead and seal them. Also fighting Undead is the mysterious Chalice, a Kamen Rider whose purpose is unknown. In addition, a young man struggles to free himself from the control of the sealed Undead powering his own Undead-made Rider System, fighting as Kamen Rider Leangle.


==Characters==
==Characters==
{{main|List of Kamen Rider Blade characters}}
{{main|List of Kamen Rider Blade characters}}
;{{nihongo|[[Kamen Rider Blade (character)|Kazuma Kenzaki/Kamen Rider Blade]]|剣崎 一真／仮面ライダー剣|Kenzaki Kazuma/Kamen Raidā Bureido}}: Chosen by the B.O.A.R.D. organization, Kenzaki uses the sealed ''Category Ace of Spades'' (Change Beetle) to become [[Kamen Rider Blade (character)|Blade]]. He has a good heart and believes in fighting to protect humanity.
*{{nihongo|'''[[Kamen Rider Blade (character)|Kazuma Kenzaki''' / '''Kamen Rider Blade]]'''|剣崎 一真 / 仮面ライダー剣|Kenzaki Kazuma / Kamen Raidā Bureido}}: Chosen by the B.O.A.R.D. organization, Kenzaki uses the sealed ''Category Ace of Spades'' (Change Beetle) to become [[Kamen Rider Blade (Character)|Blade]]. He has a good heart and believes in fighting to protect humanity.
;{{nihongo|[[Kamen Rider Garren|Sakuya Tachibana/Kamen Rider Garren]]|橘　朔也／仮面ライダーギャレン|Tachibana Sakuya/Kamen Raidā Gyaren}}: Chosen by the B.O.A.R.D. organization, 25-year-old Tachibana uses the sealed ''Category Ace of Diamonds'' (Change Stag) to become [[Kamen Rider Garren|Garren]].
*{{nihongo|'''[[Kamen Rider Garren|Sakuya Tachibana''' / '''Kamen Rider Garren]]'''|橘 朔也 / 仮面ライダーギャレン|Tachibana Sakuya / Kamen Raidā Gyaren}}: Chosen by the B.O.A.R.D. organization, 25-year-old Tachibana uses the sealed ''Category Ace of Diamonds'' (Change Stag) to become [[Kamen Rider Garren|Garren]].
;{{nihongo|[[Kamen Rider Chalice|Hajime Aikawa/Kamen Rider Chalice]]|相川　始／仮面ライダーカリス|Aikawa Hajime/Kamen Raidā Karisu}}: Though he looks 23, Hajime is actually the Undead known as Joker using the sealed ''Category Ace of Hearts'' (Change Mantis) to become [[Kamen Rider Chalice|Chalice]]. In order to maintain human form, he uses the ''Category 2 of Hearts'' (Spirit Human) in order to take human form.
*{{nihongo|'''[[Kamen Rider Chalice|Hajime Aikawa''' / '''Kamen Rider Chalice]]'''|相川 始 / 仮面ライダーカリス|Aikawa Hajime / Kamen Raidā Karisu}}: Though he looks 23, Hajime is actually the Undead known as Joker using the sealed ''Category Ace of Hearts'' (Change Mantis) to become [[Kamen Rider Chalice|Chalice]]. In order to maintain human form, he uses the ''Category 2 of Hearts'' (Spirit Human) in order to take human form.
;{{nihongo|[[Kamen Rider Leangle|Mutsuki Kamijō/Kamen Rider Leangle]]|上城　睦月／仮面ライダーレンゲル|Kamijō Mutsuki/Kamen Raidā Rengeru}}: As a weak-willed 17-year-old high-school kid, Mutsuki was chosen by the ''Category Ace of Clubs'' (Spider Undead) to become Leangle, though reluctantly at first. He gains a thirst for power as the Category Ace takes over his mind.
*{{nihongo|'''[[Kamen Rider Leangle|Mutsuki Kamijō''' / '''Kamen Rider Leangle]]'''|上城 睦月 / 仮面ライダーレンゲル|Kamijō Mutsuki / Kamen Raidā Rengeru}}: As a weak-willed 17-year-old high-school kid, Mutsuki was chosen by the ''Category Ace of Clubs'' (Spider Undead) to become Leangle, though reluctantly at first. He gains a thirst for power as the Category Ace takes over his mind.


==The Undead==
===The Undead===
{{main|Undead (Kamen Rider)}}
{{main|Undead (Kamen Rider)}}
The {{nihongo|'''Undead'''|アンデッド|Andeddo}} are the series monsters in ''Kamen Rider Blade''. There are 52 [[Undead]] organized into four suits with the [[Joker (playing card)|Joker]], making a common [[card deck]].
The {{nihongo|'''Undead'''|アンデッド|Andeddo}} are the series monsters in ''Kamen Rider Blade''. There are 52 [[Undead]] organized into four suits with the [[Joker (playing card)|Joker]], making a common [[card deck]].
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The Undead are also divided by Category, with the "Royal" Undead being of a much higher power level than the rest. The Categories Jack, Queen and King are all capable of disguising themselves as humans, and are capable of much higher forms of thought than other Undead, forming plans of depth rather than just blindly attacking everything nearby. The Category Ace Undead, whose cards power the Rider Systems, are also very powerful, but lack the form-shifting abilities of the high-class Undead. Finally, the Joker can assume the form of any sealed Undead it possesses. More Jokers can be created if a human abuses the Rider System. In the movie ''Missing Ace'', an additional white Joker is also present.
The Undead are also divided by Category, with the "Royal" Undead being of a much higher power level than the rest. The Categories Jack, Queen and King are all capable of disguising themselves as humans, and are capable of much higher forms of thought than other Undead, forming plans of depth rather than just blindly attacking everything nearby. The Category Ace Undead, whose cards power the Rider Systems, are also very powerful, but lack the form-shifting abilities of the high-class Undead. Finally, the Joker can assume the form of any sealed Undead it possesses. More Jokers can be created if a human abuses the Rider System. In the movie ''Missing Ace'', an additional white Joker is also present.


==Episodes==
==Plot==
Ten thousand years ago, a massive battle known as the Battle Royal was fought by fifty-two Undead, each representing a species fighting for dominance over all others. The winner was the Human Undead, known as Category Two of Hearts, giving dominion of the Earth to humanity. In the present day, archaeologists discover the sealed Undead, and accidentally set them free. Thus, a new Battle Royal begins.
{{main|List of Kamen Rider Blade episodes}}
#{{nihongo|The Indigo Warrior|紫紺の戦士|Shikon no Senshi}}
#{{nihongo|The Mysterious Rider|謎のライダー|Nazo no Raidā}}
#{{nihongo|Their Secret…|彼らの秘密…|Karera no Himitsu…}}
#{{nihongo|Immortality's Mysteries|永遠の命の謎|Eien no Inochi no Nazo}}
#{{nihongo|The Challenge to the Past|過去への挑戦|Kako e no Chōsen}}
#{{nihongo|Chalice's True Identity|カリスの正体|Karisu no Shōtai}}
#{{nihongo|The Trapped Two|囚われた２号|Torawareta Nigō}}
#{{nihongo|The Revived People|甦った者たち|Yomigaetta Monotachi}}
#{{nihongo|A Fighter's Destiny|戦う者の運命|Tatakau Mono no Unmei}}
#{{nihongo|The Manipulated Warrior|操られた戦士|Ayatsurareta Senshi}}
#{{nihongo|The Whereabouts of Each|各々の居場所|Onōno no Ibasho}}
#{{nihongo|Category Ace|カテゴリーＡ|Kategorī Ēsu}}
#{{nihongo|The Golden-Threaded Trap|金色の糸の罠|Kin'iro no Ito no Wana}}
#{{nihongo|Ace Sealed!|エース封印！|Ēsu Fūin!}}
#{{nihongo|Fate's Conformer|運命の適合者|Unmei no Tekigōsha}}
#{{nihongo|Leangle's Power|レンゲルの力|Rengeru no Chikara}}
#{{nihongo|The Evil Belt|邪悪なベルト|Jaaku na Beruto}}
#{{nihongo|Spirits That Manipulate Darkness|暗闇を操る魂|Kurayami o Ayatsuru Tamashii}}
#{{nihongo|One Who Conquers Darkness|暗黒を征す者|Ankoku o Seisu Mono}}
#{{nihongo|The Target is Kotarou|標的は虎太郎|Hyōteki wa Kotarō}}
#{{nihongo|Battles That Feel for Friends|友を思う戦い|Tomo o Omou Tatakai}}
#{{nihongo|The Escape From Darkness|闇からの脱出|Yami Kara no Dasshutsu}}
#{{nihongo|Who are You?|お前は誰だ？|Omae wa Dare da?}}
#{{nihongo|Mysterious Hunters|謎のハンター|Nazo no Hantā}}
#{{nihongo|A Traitor's Sprint|裏切りの疾走|Uragiri no Shissō}}
#{{nihongo|The Power Which Moves Me|俺を動かす力|Ore o Ugokasu Chikara}}
#{{nihongo|The Trembling Heart…|揺れ動く心…|Yureugoku Kokoro…}}
#{{nihongo|A Dangerous Gamble!?|危険な賭け！？|Kiken na Kake!?}}
#{{nihongo|The Two Chalices|２人のカリス|Futari no Karisu}}
#{{nihongo|Lost Memories|失われた記憶|Ushinawareta Kioku}}
#{{nihongo|The 53rd Being|５３番目の存在|Gojūsanbanme no Sonzai}}
#{{nihongo|The Destroyer's Secret|破壊者の秘密|Hakaisha no Himitsu}}
#{{nihongo|The Targeted Kenzaki|狙われた剣崎|Nerawareta Kenzaki}}
#{{nihongo|Category King|カテゴリーＫ|Kategorī Kingu}}
#{{nihongo|A Dangerous Henshin!?|危険な変身！？|Kiken na Henshin!?}}
#{{nihongo|Strongest Form|最強フォーム|Saikyō Fōmu}}
#{{nihongo|Towards a New Destiny|新たな運命へ|Arata na Unmei e}}
#{{nihongo|One Who Takes Hold of Destiny|運命を掴む者|Unmei o Tsukamu Mono}}
#{{nihongo|Reunion… Father and Daughter|再会…父と娘|Saikai… Chichi to Musume}}
#{{nihongo|Parting With the Past|過去との訣別|Kako to no Ketsubetsu}}
#{{nihongo|A Desire to Get Stronger|強くなりたい|Tsuyoku Naritai}}
#{{nihongo|Leangle Revives|レンゲル復活|Rengeru Fukkatsu}}
#{{nihongo|Foe or Friend?|敵か味方か？|Teki ka Mikata ka?}}
#{{nihongo|Four Cards|フォーカード|Fō Kādo}}
#{{nihongo|The New Card|新たなカード|Arata na Kādo}}
#{{nihongo|The Ruler's Seal|支配者の封印|Shihaisha no Fūin}}
#{{nihongo|Garren Eliminated|ギャレン消滅|Gyaren Shōmetsu}}
#{{nihongo|Prologue to Destruction|滅びへの序章|Horobi e no Joshō}}
#{{nihongo|The Eternal Trump|永遠の切り札|Eien no Kirifuda}}


Having developed the Rider System, based on the Joker's ability to copy sealed Undead, the organization BOARD equips two young men, who become Kamen Riders: Kazuma Kenzaki and Sakuya Tachibana fight together as Blade and Garren to protect humans from Undead and seal them. Also fighting Undead is the mysterious Chalice, a Kamen Rider whose purpose is unknown. In addition, a young man struggles to free himself from the control of the sealed Undead powering his own Undead-made Rider System, fighting as Kamen Rider Leangle.
==''Missing Ace''==
{{nihongo title|Kamen Rider Blade: Missing Ace|仮面ライダー剣　ＭＩＳＳＩＮＧ　ＡＣＥ|Kamen Raidā Bureido Misshingu Ēsu}} is the theatrical release, first in theaters on [[September 11]], [[2004]].


==Media information==
Four years after an alternate ending to the series, in which Blade seals the Joker, the characters have moved on with their lives. Kenzaki is a garbage man, Mutsuki has graduated high school, and Shirai has published a book about the Kamen Riders to great success. The Undead have been re-released, and a new trio of Kamen Riders&mdash;[[Kamen Rider Glaive|Glaive]], [[Kamen Rider Larc|Larc]] and [[Kamen Rider Lance|Lance]]&mdash;have emerged from BOARD, now led by Tachibana. After recapturing two of the Category Aces, Kenzaki and Mutsuki join with the new Riders. When all the Undead are sealed once more, Glaive reveals to be the Albino Joker, a white version of the original Joker, and captures Shirai's niece. The Albino Joker seals her in a card by using the 4 Category King card. In order to free Amane from the card, Aikawa is unsealed from the Joker Card and he sacrifices himself to destroy the Albino Joker, saving Amane.
===Movie===
{{nihongo title|Kamen Rider Blade: Missing Ace|仮面ライダー剣　ＭＩＳＳＩＮＧ　ＡＣＥ|Kamen Raidā Bureido Misshingu Ēsu}} is a theatrical movie for the series released to theaters in Japan on [[September 11]], [[2004]]. Four years after an alternate ending to the series, in which Blade seals the Joker, the characters have moved on with their lives. Kenzaki is a garbage man, Mutsuki has graduated high school, and Shirai has published a book about the Kamen Riders to great success. The Undead have been re-released, and a new trio of Kamen Riders&mdash;[[Kamen Rider Glaive|Glaive]], [[Kamen Rider Larc|Larc]] and [[Kamen Rider Lance|Lance]]&mdash;have emerged from BOARD, now led by Tachibana. After recapturing two of the Category Aces, Kenzaki and Mutsuki join with the new Riders. When all the Undead are sealed once more, Glaive reveals to be the Albino Joker, a white version of the original Joker, and captures Shirai's niece. The Albino Joker seals her in a card by using the 4 Category King card. In order to free Amane from the card, Aikawa is unsealed from the Joker Card and he sacrifices himself to destroy the Albino Joker, saving Amane.


==Specials==
===Specials===
''Kamen Rider Blade: Blade vs. Blade'' is a Hyper Battle Video, wherein a Trial-series cyborg pretends to be Kenzaki, who quickly discovers the fraud and fights him. During their battle, the other Riders bicker humorously about which Blade is the fake, which constantly results in their attacking the real Kenzaki. As with all Hyper Battle Videos, this serves as a device to exposit the Rider's various powers and abilities.
''Kamen Rider Blade: Blade vs. Blade'' is a Hyper Battle Video, wherein a Trial-series cyborg pretends to be Kenzaki, who quickly discovers the fraud and fights him. During their battle, the other Riders bicker humorously about which Blade is the fake, which constantly results in their attacking the real Kenzaki. As with all Hyper Battle Videos, this serves as a device to exposit the Rider's various powers and abilities.


''Kamen Rider Blade: New Generation'' is a television special made of a collection of [[vignettes]] which aired following certain episodes ''Blade'', following the history of Kamen Riders Glaive, L'arc, and Lance. This is a direct tie-in to the movie ''Missing Ace''.
''Kamen Rider Blade: New Generation'' is a television special made of a collection of [[vignettes]] which aired following certain episodes ''Blade'', following the history of Kamen Riders Glaive, L'arc, and Lance. This is a direct tie-in to the movie ''Missing Ace''.


==Songs==
===Video game===
;Opening themes:
*;"Round ZERO ～ BLADE BRAVE"
**Lyrics: [[Shōko Fujibayashi]]
**Composition: [[Katsuya Yoshida]]
**Arrangement: [[Akio Kondō]]
**Artist: [[Nanase Aikawa]]
**Episodes: 1-30

*;"ELEMENTS"
**Lyrics: Shōko Fujibayashi
**Composition: [[Miki Fushisue]]
**Composition: [[Rider Chips|RIDER CHIPS]] & [[Cheru Watanabe]]
**Artist: RIDER CHIPS featuring Ricky
**Episodes: 31-49

;Ending themes:
*;{{nihongo|"Awakening"|覚醒|Kakusei}}
**Lyrics: Shōko Fujibayashi
**Composition: Cheru Watanabe
**Arrangement: Akio Kondō
**Artist: Ricky
**Episodes: 2-23

*;"rebirth"
**Lyrics: Shōko Fujibayashi
**Composition: [[Yukari Aono]]
**Arrangement: Cheru Watanabe
**Artist: Sakuya Tachibana ([[Kōsei Amano]])
**Episodes: 23-31

*;"take it a try"
**Lyrics: Shōko Fujibayashi
**Composition & Arrangement: Cheru Watanabe
**Artist: Hajime Aikawa ([[Ryoji Morimoto]])
**Episodes: 31-49

==Cast==
* Kazuma Kenzaki / Kamen Rider Blade: {{nihongo|[[Takayuki Tsubaki]]|椿 隆之|Tsubaki Takayuki}}
* Sakuya Tachibana / Kamen Rider Garren: {{nihongo|[[Hironari Amano]]|天野 浩成|Amano Hironari}}
* Hajime Aikawa / Kamen Rider Chalice: {{nihongo|[[Ryōji Morimoto]]|森本 亮治|Morimoto Ryōji}}
* Mutsuki Kamijō / Kamen Rider Leangle: {{nihongo|[[Takahiro Hōjō]]|北条 隆博|Hōjō Takahiro}}
* Shiori Hirose: {{nihongo|[[Yumi Egawa]]|江川 有未|Egawa Yumi}}
* Kotarō Shirai: {{nihongo|[[Terunosuke Takezai]]|竹財 輝之助|Takezai Terunosuke}}
* Haruka Kurihara: {{nihongo|[[Kaori Yamaguchi]]|山口 香緒里|Yamaguchi Kaori}}
* Amane Kurihara: {{nihongo|[[Hikari Kajiwara]]|梶原 ひかり|Kajiwara Hikari}}
* Nozomi Yamanaka: {{nihongo|[[Arisa Miyazawa]]|宮澤 亜理沙|Miyazawa Arisa}}
* Kei Karasuma: {{nihongo|[[Kazuhiro Yamaji]]|山路 和弘|Yamaji Kazuhiro}}
* Sayoko Fukasawa: {{nihongo|[[Urara Awata]]|粟田 麗|Awata Urara}}
* Go Kiryu: {{nihongo|[[Nozomu Masuzawa]]|増沢 望|Masuzawa Nozomu}}
* Yoshito Hirose: {{nihongo|[[Junichi Haruta]]|春田 純一|Haruta Jun'ichi}}
* Hiroshi Tennōji: {{nihongo|[[Kōji Moritsugu]]|森次 晃嗣|Moritsugu Kōji}}

* Isaka / Peacock Undead: {{nihongo|[[Yasukaze Motomiya]]|本宮 泰風|Motomiya Yasukaze}}
* Miyuki Yoshinaga / Orchid Undead: {{nihongo|[[Mika Hijii]]|肘井 美佳|Hijii Mika}}
* Kougen / Eagle Undead: {{nihongo|[[Yasufumi Hayashi]]|林 泰文|Hayashi Yasufumi}}
* Daichi / Elephant Undead: {{nihongo|[[Kairi Narita]]|成田 浬|Narita Kairi}}
* Noboru Shima / Tarantula Undead: {{nihongo|[[Kazunari Aizawa]]|相澤 一成|Aizawa Kazunari}}
* Shinmei / Wolf Undead: {{nihongo|[[Masashi Kagami]]|加々美 正史|Kagami Masashi}}
* Azumi / Serpent Undead: {{nihongo|[[Mio Fukuzumi]]|福澄 美緒|Fukuzumi Mio}}
* King / Caucasus Undead: {{nihongo|[[Makoto Kamijo]]|上條 誠|Kamijō Makoto}}
* Hikaru Jō / Tiger Undead: {{nihongo|[[Akane Hamasaki]]|浜崎 茜|Hamasaki Akane}}
* Kanai / Giraffa Undead: {{nihongo|[[Akira Kubodera]]|窪寺 昭|Kubodera Akira}}

* King Rouzer Voice: {{nihongo|[[Fumihiko Tachiki]]|立木 文彦|Tachiki Fumihiko}}
* Narrator: {{nihongo|[[Jūrōta Kosugi]]|小杉 十郎太|Kosugi Jūrōta}}

===Suit actors===
* Kamen Rider Blade: {{nihongo|[[Seiji Takaiwa]]|高岩 成二|Takaiwa Seiji}}
* Kamen Rider Garren: {{nihongo|[[Yoshifumi Oshikawa]]|押川 善文|Oshikawa Yoshifumi}}
* Kamen Rider Chalice: {{nihongo|[[Makoto Ito]]|伊藤 慎|Itō Makoto}}
* Kamen Rider Leangle: {{nihongo|[[Jiro Okamoto]]|岡元 次郎|Okamoto Jirō}} and {{nihongo|[[Jun Watanabe]]|渡辺 淳|Watanabe Jun}}

==Video game==
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A video game based on the series was produced by [[Bandai]] for the [[PlayStation 2]]. It is an action game that featured many of the characters from the TV series. It was released only in Japan near the end of the TV series on [[December 9]] [[2004]].
A video game based on the series was produced by [[Bandai]] for the [[PlayStation 2]]. It is an action game that featured many of the characters from the TV series. It was released only in Japan near the end of the TV series on [[December 9]] [[2004]].
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Kamen Rider Blade
GenreTokusatsu
Created byShotaro Ishinomori
StarringTakayuki Tsubaki, Hironari Amano, Ryōji Morimoto, Takahiro Hōjō
Narrated byJūrōta Kosugi
ComposerKazunori Miyake
Country of originJapan
No. of episodes49 (list of episodes)
Production
ProducersJun Hikasa
Saeko Matsuda
Naomi Takebe
Takaaki Utsunomiya
Running time24-25 minutes (per episode)
Original release
NetworkTV Asahi
ReleaseJanuary 25, 2004 –
January 23, 2005

Kamen Rider Blade (仮面ライダー剣（ブレイド）, Kamen Raidā Bureido, Masked Rider ♠ (Blade)), is a Japanese tokusatsu superhero television series. It is the fourteenth installment in the Kamen Rider Series. It aired on TV Asahi from January 25, 2004 to January 23, 2005. It is a joint collaboration between Ishimori Productions and Toei. Along with the standard insect motif of the Kamen Rider series, Kamen Rider Blade also uses a playing card motif. Each Rider is assigned one of the suits from a deck of cards.

An English dub of Masked Rider Blade is currently being shown in Singapore on Mediacorp's Kids Central, starting from January 7 2007, Sunday. Also, continuing the Heisei Kamen Rider Series in order, after the success of Ryuki and Faiz in the Philippines, it is currently being shown on local TV station in GMA 7 and started airing on March 24, 2007. It is also currently airing as Masked Rider Blade in South Korea and Malaysia.[1]

Production details

Main article: List of Kamen Rider Blade episodes

Produced by Toei Company and Ishimori Productions, Kamen Rider Blade premiered in Japan on TV Asahi on January 25, 2004.[2][3] It is the fourteenth television series in the Kamen Rider Series franchise. The forty-nine episode series aired weekly on Sunday mornings until January 23, 2005.[4] Toei released the episodes to Region 2 DVD across twelve volumes, with each having four episodes except for the final volume which has five.[5] The first volume was released August 6, 2004 with new volumes released monthly until the final volume hit stores on July 21, 2005.

Kamen Rider Blade also aired in the Philippines and South Korea.[6][7]

Characters

Main article: List of Kamen Rider Blade characters
  • Kazuma Kenzaki / Kamen Rider Blade (剣崎 一真 / 仮面ライダー剣, Kenzaki Kazuma / Kamen Raidā Bureido): Chosen by the B.O.A.R.D. organization, Kenzaki uses the sealed Category Ace of Spades (Change Beetle) to become Blade. He has a good heart and believes in fighting to protect humanity.
  • Sakuya Tachibana / Kamen Rider Garren (橘 朔也 / 仮面ライダーギャレン, Tachibana Sakuya / Kamen Raidā Gyaren): Chosen by the B.O.A.R.D. organization, 25-year-old Tachibana uses the sealed Category Ace of Diamonds (Change Stag) to become Garren.
  • Hajime Aikawa / Kamen Rider Chalice (相川 始 / 仮面ライダーカリス, Aikawa Hajime / Kamen Raidā Karisu): Though he looks 23, Hajime is actually the Undead known as Joker using the sealed Category Ace of Hearts (Change Mantis) to become Chalice. In order to maintain human form, he uses the Category 2 of Hearts (Spirit Human) in order to take human form.
  • Mutsuki Kamijō / Kamen Rider Leangle (上城 睦月 / 仮面ライダーレンゲル, Kamijō Mutsuki / Kamen Raidā Rengeru): As a weak-willed 17-year-old high-school kid, Mutsuki was chosen by the Category Ace of Clubs (Spider Undead) to become Leangle, though reluctantly at first. He gains a thirst for power as the Category Ace takes over his mind.

The Undead

Main article: Undead (Kamen Rider)

The Undead (アンデッド, Andeddo) are the series monsters in Kamen Rider Blade. There are 52 Undead organized into four suits with the Joker, making a common card deck.

The Undead are also divided by Category, with the "Royal" Undead being of a much higher power level than the rest. The Categories Jack, Queen and King are all capable of disguising themselves as humans, and are capable of much higher forms of thought than other Undead, forming plans of depth rather than just blindly attacking everything nearby. The Category Ace Undead, whose cards power the Rider Systems, are also very powerful, but lack the form-shifting abilities of the high-class Undead. Finally, the Joker can assume the form of any sealed Undead it possesses. More Jokers can be created if a human abuses the Rider System. In the movie Missing Ace, an additional white Joker is also present.

Plot

Ten thousand years ago, a massive battle known as the Battle Royal was fought by fifty-two Undead, each representing a species fighting for dominance over all others. The winner was the Human Undead, known as Category Two of Hearts, giving dominion of the Earth to humanity. In the present day, archaeologists discover the sealed Undead, and accidentally set them free. Thus, a new Battle Royal begins.

Having developed the Rider System, based on the Joker's ability to copy sealed Undead, the organization BOARD equips two young men, who become Kamen Riders: Kazuma Kenzaki and Sakuya Tachibana fight together as Blade and Garren to protect humans from Undead and seal them. Also fighting Undead is the mysterious Chalice, a Kamen Rider whose purpose is unknown. In addition, a young man struggles to free himself from the control of the sealed Undead powering his own Undead-made Rider System, fighting as Kamen Rider Leangle.

Media information

Movie

Template:Nihongo title is a theatrical movie for the series released to theaters in Japan on September 11, 2004. Four years after an alternate ending to the series, in which Blade seals the Joker, the characters have moved on with their lives. Kenzaki is a garbage man, Mutsuki has graduated high school, and Shirai has published a book about the Kamen Riders to great success. The Undead have been re-released, and a new trio of Kamen Riders—Glaive, Larc and Lance—have emerged from BOARD, now led by Tachibana. After recapturing two of the Category Aces, Kenzaki and Mutsuki join with the new Riders. When all the Undead are sealed once more, Glaive reveals to be the Albino Joker, a white version of the original Joker, and captures Shirai's niece. The Albino Joker seals her in a card by using the 4 Category King card. In order to free Amane from the card, Aikawa is unsealed from the Joker Card and he sacrifices himself to destroy the Albino Joker, saving Amane.

Specials

Kamen Rider Blade: Blade vs. Blade is a Hyper Battle Video, wherein a Trial-series cyborg pretends to be Kenzaki, who quickly discovers the fraud and fights him. During their battle, the other Riders bicker humorously about which Blade is the fake, which constantly results in their attacking the real Kenzaki. As with all Hyper Battle Videos, this serves as a device to exposit the Rider's various powers and abilities.

Kamen Rider Blade: New Generation is a television special made of a collection of vignettes which aired following certain episodes Blade, following the history of Kamen Riders Glaive, L'arc, and Lance. This is a direct tie-in to the movie Missing Ace.

Video game

Main article: Kamen Rider Blade (game)

A video game based on the series was produced by Bandai for the PlayStation 2. It is an action game that featured many of the characters from the TV series. It was released only in Japan near the end of the TV series on December 9 2004.

References

  1. ^ "가면라이더 블레이드" (in Korean). Toei. Retrieved 2008-01-09.
  2. ^ "仮面ライダー剣（ブレイド）" (in Japanese). TV Asahi. Retrieved 2007-10-01.
  3. ^ "仮面ライダー剣（ブレイド） - 第1話" (in Japanese). TV Asahi. Retrieved 2007-10-01.
  4. ^ "仮面ライダー剣（ブレイド） - 最終回" (in Japanese). TV Asahi. Retrieved 2007-10-01.
  5. ^ "DVD 仮面ライダー剣 特集" (in Japanese). Toei. Retrieved 2007-10-01.
  6. ^ "Kamen Rider Blade (live-action TV)". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2008-01-09.
  7. ^ "가면라이더 블레이드" (in Korean). Toei. Retrieved 2008-01-09.
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