Kamen Rider Kabuto ( 仮面ライダーカブト, Kamen Raidā Kabuto, unhorse. Masked Rider Beetle ) is a japanese tokusatsu superhero television series. It is the one-sixteenth installment in the popular Kamen Rider Series of tokusatsu programs. It is a joint collaboration between Ishimori Productions and Toei. The series was broadcast on television receiver Asahi. The first episode aired on January 29, 2006, and with the final episode airing on January 21, 2007, completing the series with 49 episodes. The series represents the thirty-fifth anniversary of the Kamen Rider Series, as indicated by a notice at the beginning of the pilot program episode read, in japanese, “ Kamen Rider 35th Anniversary output. ” Kamen Rider Kabuto is the first Kamen Rider Series to be broadcast in a high-definition format .
narrative [edit ]
Seven years anterior to the series, a meteorite fall the Shibuya district in Tokyo. An alien lifeform, known as the Worms, emerged from the meteorite and became a threat to world. Souji Tendou has been trained for seven years while waiting for the Kabuto Zecter so that he may properly take up the mantle of Kamen Rider Kabuto. Making many enemies while at the same time meet other Riders with cryptic origins, Tendou attempts to accomplish his finish at all costs : to destroy all Worms that threaten humanity. He meets ZECT running Arata Kagami, who late becomes Kamen Rider Gatack. The two soon work in concert to save world from the alien Worms—but not before uncovering the conspiracies within the ZECT constitution and the “ Natives ” species.
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Masked Rider System [edit ]
Zecters ( ゼクター, Zekutā ), besides known as the Masked Rider System ( マスクドライダーシステム, Masukudo Raidā Shisutemu ), are a compilation of mobile systems that affect space/time. They were created by the Natives, a species of Worm that arrived on Earth 35 years ago. These Natives in act gave the Zecters to humans so that they may protect them from stranger Worms that would arrive belated. The Zecters appear instantaneously from the ZECT headquarters to the selected personnel so that they may transform into the respective Rider to fight any Worms in the vicinity. Each Rider ( except for the Hopper Riders and the Kabutech Riders ) possesses two forms : the bulky armored cocoon -like Masked Form ( マスクドフォーム, Masukudo Fōmu ) and the streamlined Rider Form ( ライダーフォーム, Raidā Fōmu ) which can use the Clock Up ( クロックアップ, Kurokku Appu ), a system that allows the rider to move at high accelerate. They besides have the ZECTroopers to help them. Worth noting is that the Zecters have a mind of their own and can reject their present drug user in search of another one if they so choose. There are eight known Zecters within the Masked Rider System, each allowing the exploiter to become a different Rider. Most Zecters are based on insects, with the exception of the Sasword Zecter, which is based on a scorpio .
There besides exist two other Zecters known as the Perfect Zecter and the Hyper Zecter. The Perfect Zecter serves as a elementary weapon while the Hyper Zecter is a power-up device that enhances the powers of the original Zecter. Both were only used by Kabuto in the series, but Gatack got to use the Hyper Zecter in the Hyper Battle DVD .
Allusions [edit ]
The series made some allusions to the whole Kamen Rider serial. Masked Rider Project as mentioned in the course of the series was said to have started on 3 April 1971. The Worm species known as Natives besides foremost arrived on earth on the lapp year. In real-life, it was the date the beginning Kamen Rider testify aired for the beginning time .
Episodes [edit ]
God Speed Love [edit ]
The movie of the 2006 Kamen Rider Series, entitled Kamen Rider Kabuto the Movie: God Speed Love ( 劇場版 仮面ライダーカブト GOD SPEED LOVE, Gekijōban Kamen Raidā Kabuto Goddo Supīdo Rabu ), was released in Japan on August 5. The film took space in an previous timeline and served as an prequel to the serial, featuring three fresh Riders known as Hercus, Ketaros and Caucasus .
Hyper Battle Video [edit ]
In Kamen Rider Kabuto: Birth! Gatack Hyper Form!! ( 仮面ライダーカブト 誕生！ガタックハイパーフォーム ! !, Kamen Raidā Kabuto Tanjō! Gatakku Haipā Fōmu!! ), Arata Kagami seeks to get the Hyper Zecter precisely like Souji Tendou, so he tries to emulate Tendou. once he realizes that he has to be himself, the Hyper Zecter appears and allows him to transform into Kamen Rider Gatack Hyper Form, which only appears in the DVD. The Kabuto and Gatack Zecters speak to Tendou and Kagami throughout the DVD, voiced by Tomokazu Seki and Kōji Yusa, respectively .
production [edit ]
The Kamen Rider Kabuto brand was registered by Toei on October 26, 2005. [ 1 ]
Video crippled [edit ]
A video plot based on the series was produced by Bandai for the PlayStation 2, under the name Kamen Rider Kabuto. Released on November 30, 2006, it is a active game featuring all Riders seen in the show and movie, along with Hyper Gatack. The game features 5 unlike modes of play, ranging from a narrative modality to several multiplayer modes .
novel [edit ]
Kamen Rider Kabuto ( 仮面ライダーカブト, Kamen Raidā Kabuto ), written by Shōji Yonemura, is character of a serial of by-product novel adaptions of the Heisei Era Kamen Riders. The mysteries behind Kamen Rider Kabuto are revealed as Tendou Souji fights his concluding struggle with the Worms. After the battle, he travels around the world starting from Bangkok, Thailand to Varanasi, India. During this clock, the fib followed Arata Kagami as he tries to woo with Hiyori Kusakabe. The novel was released on November 30, 2012 .
cast [edit ]
- Souji Tendou (
天道 総司
, Tendō Sōji ), Souji Kusakabe (
日下部 総司
, Kusakabe Sōji ): Hiro Mizushima (
水嶋 ヒロ
, Mizushima Hiro )
- Arata Kagami (
加賀美 新
, Kagami Arata ): Yuki Sato (
佐藤 祐基
, Satō Yūki )
- Hiyori Kusakabe (
日下部 ひより
, Kusakabe Hiyori ): Yui Satonaka (
里中 唯
, Satonaka Yui )
- Sou Yaguruma (
矢車 想
, Yaguruma Sō ): Hidenori Tokuyama (
徳山 秀典
, Tokuyama Hidenori )
- Shun Kageyama (
影山 瞬
, Kageyama Shun ): Masato Uchiyama (
内山 眞人
, Uchiyama Masato )
- Daisuke Kazama (
風間 大介
, Kazama Daisuke ): Kazuki Kato (
加藤 和樹
, Katō Kazuki )
- Tsurugi Kamishiro (
神代 剣
, Kamishiro Tsurugi ): Yusuke Yamamoto (
山本 裕典
, Yamamoto Yūsuke )
- Renge Takatori (
高鳥 蓮華
, Takatori Renge ): Yuka Teshima (
手嶋 ゆか
, Teshima Yuka )
- Jyuka Tendou (
天道 樹花
, Tendō Juka ): Natsumi Okumura (
奥村 夏未
, Okumura Natsumi )
- Shuichi Tadokoro (
田所 修一
, Tadokoro Shūichi ): Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi (
山口 祥行
, Yamaguchi Yoshiyuki )
- Yuzuki Misaki (
岬 祐月
, Misaki Yuzuki ): Anna Nagata (
永田 杏奈
, Nagata Anna )
- Gon (
ゴン
): Airu Kanzaki (
神崎 愛瑠
, Kanzaki Airu )
- Jiiya (
じいや
): Yasukiyo Umeno (
梅野 泰靖
, Umeno Yasukiyo )
- Soichi Kusakabe (
日下部 総一
, Kusakabe Sōichi ): Go Narumi (
鳴海 剛
, Narumi Gō )
- Satomi Kusakabe (
日下部 さとみ
, Kusakabe Satomi ): Kaori Asano (
浅野 香織
, Asano Kaori )
- Tendo of 7 Years Ago (
7年前の天道
, Shichinenmae no Tendō ): Sean Wiig (
ショーン・ウィーグ
, Shōn Wīgu )
- Hiyori of 7 Years Ago (
7年前のひより
, Shichinenmae no Hiyori ): Reina Fujii (
藤井 玲奈
, Fujii Reina )
- Rena Mamiya (
間宮 麗奈
, Mamiya Rena )
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: Hitomi Miwa (
三輪 ひとみ
, Miwa Hitomi )
- Reiji Nogi (
乃木 怜治
, Nogi Reiji ): Tak Sakaguchi (
坂口 拓
, Sakaguchi Taku )
- Negishi (
根岸
): Masahiro Kobayashi (
小林 正寛
, Kobayashi Masahiro )
- Yumiko Takemiya (
竹宮 弓子
, Takemiya Yumiko ): Megumi Nishimuta (
西牟田 恵
, Nishimuta Megumi )
- Masato Mishima (
三島 正人
, Mishima Masato ): Tomohisa Yuge (
弓削 智久
, Yuge Tomohisa )
- Riku Kagami (
加賀美 陸
, Kagami Riku ): Hirotarō Honda (
本田 博太郎
, Honda Hirotarō )
- ZECTrooper (
ゼクトルーパー
, Zekutorūpā, Voice ): Katsumi Shiono (
塩野 勝美
, Shiono Katsumi )
- Zecter Voice: Surage Gajria (
スラージ・ガジリア
, Surāji Gajiria )
- Narration: Eiichiro Suzuki (
鈴木 英一郎
, Suzuki Eiichirō )
Guest actors [edit ]
- Detective (
刑事
, Keiji, 1 ): Maroshi Tamura (
田村 円
, Tamura Maroshi )
- Yuki Tamai (
玉井 ユキ
, Tamai Yuki, 3 ): Mika Kikuchi (
菊地 美香
, Kikuchi Mika )
- IT President Uemura (
IT社長・ウエムラ
, Ai Tī Shachō Uemura, 3 ): Kohei Murakami (
村上 幸平
, Murakami Kōhei )
- Shogo Higashi (
東 省吾
, Higashi Shōgo, 5, 6 ): Atsushi Ogawa (
小川 敦史
, Ogawa Atsushi )
- Takeshi Hongo (
本郷 猛
, Hongō Takeshi, 14 ): Masaya Kikawada (
黄川田 将也
, Kikawada Masaya )
- Koji Iguchi (
井口 浩二
, Iguchi Kōji, 14 ): Kenzaburo Kikuchi (
菊地 謙三郎
, Kikuchi Kenzaburō )
- Kazuhiko Sagara (
相良 和彦
, Sagara Kazuhiko, 27 ): Hiroyuki Matsumoto (
松本 博之
, Matsumoto Hiroyuki )
- Ichiro Ikesu (
生簀 一郎
, Ikesu Ichirō, 29, 30 ): Shinnosuke Abe (
阿部 進之介
, Abe Shinnosuke )
- Keiko Kobayashi (
小林 恵子
, Kobayashi Keiko, 37, 38 ): Kasumi Suzuki (
鈴木 かすみ
, Suzuki Kasumi )
- Oda (
オダ
, 49 ): Katsuya Kobayashi (
小林 且弥
, Kobayashi Katsuya )
- Yamato (
ヤマト
, 49 ): Mitsuki Koga (
虎牙 光揮
, Koga Mitsuki )
Songs [edit ]
- Opening theme
- “NEXT LEVEL”
- Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
- Composition & Arrangement: Cher Watanabe
- Artist: YU-KI (of TRF)
- Episodes: 1 – 48
- Insert themes
- “FULL FORCE”
- Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
- Composition: nishi-ken
- Arrangement: RIDER CHIPS & Cher Watanabe
- Artist: RIDER CHIPS
- Episodes: 2 – 32
- “LORD OF THE SPEED”
- Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
- Composition: Cher Watanabe
- Arrangement: RIDER CHIPS & Cher Watanabe
- Artist: RIDER CHIPS featuring Arata Kagami (Yuuki Sato)
- Episodes: 33 – 48
35th disguise Rider Anniversary File [edit ]
During episodes 23 through 27, this section called the 35th Masked Rider Anniversary File, acted as a look back to the franchise and an early ad for the God Speed Love movie. These expect backs are held in a movie field and the segment is hosted by Soji Tendo ( Kamen Rider Kabuto ), Arata Kagami ( Kamen Rider Gatack ), Tetsuki Yamato ( Kamen Rider Ketaros ), Yuzuki Misaki, and Masato Mishima. During these five segments, they discuss the history of the Kamen Rider franchise, sometimes in a comedic tone, but always with good backdrop music .
Parodies [edit ]
Episode 327-B of Sgt. Frog titled “ Keroro, Invasion in a flash ! ” ( ケロロ あっというまの侵略！であります, Keroro Attoiuma no Shinryaku! de arimasu ) features the members of the Keroro Platoon trying to invade Earth in Clock Up mode .
International broadcasts [edit ]
Kabuto was broadcast in South Korea as Masked Rider Kabuto ( 가면라이더 가부토 Gamyeon Raideo Gabuto ) in 2008. In the Philippines, the testify was broadcast on Cartoon Network and dubbed in English. In Singapore, this show is besides dubbed and debuted on June 20, 2009, on Okto. In Malaysia, this testify was dubbed in Malay on NTV7 .