Kamen Rider Kiva

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Kamen Rider Kiva

The logo for Kamen Rider Kiva
Genre Tokusatsu
Created by Shotaro Ishinomori
Written by Toshiki Inoue
Directed by Ryuta Tasaki, Hidenori Ishida, Kenzo Maihara
Starring Koji Seto
Kouhei Takeda
Rina Koike
Nana Yanagisawa
Yu Takahashi
Kazuhiko Kanayama
Houka Kinoshita
Keisuke Kato
Kouhei Kumai
Kenji Matsuda
Yuuki Ogoe
Eiji Takigawa
Tomokazu Sugita
Narrated by Tomokazu Sugita
Opening theme "Break the Chain" by Tourbillon
Ending theme "Destiny's Play" by TETRA-FANG
Composer(s) Tsuneyoshi Saitō
Country of origin Flag of Japan Japan
No. of episodes Ongoing (List of episodes)
Production
Producer(s) Jun Kaji
Takahito Ōmori
Naomi Takebe
Takaaki Utsunomiya
Running time 24-25 minutes (per episode)
Broadcast
Original channel TV Asahi
Original airing 2008-01-27
Chronology
Preceded by Kamen Rider Den-O
External links
Official website

Kamen Rider Kiva (仮面ライダーキバ Kamen Raidā Kiba?, Masked Rider Kiva) is the title of the 2008 Kamen Rider Japanese tokusatsu television series produced by Toei Company and Ishimori Productions. It premiered on January 27, 2008, following the finale of Kamen Rider Den-O. It will be a part of TV Asahi's 2008 Super Hero Time block with Engine Sentai Go-onger. Advertisements show a horror film theme to the series, with the motif for Kamen Rider Kiva as a vampire. The advertising slogan for the series is "Wake up! Break the chains of destiny." (Ｗａｋｅ　ｕｐ！宿命（さだめ）の鎖を解き放て Ueiku appu! Sadame no kusari o tokihanate?). The first episode began with a commemoration of the series in honor of the seventieth anniversary of Shotaro Ishinomori's birthday.

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[edit] Synopsis

Twenty-two years after the disappearance of his father, Wataru Kurenai (portrayed by Koji Seto[1][2][3][4]) lives in an infamous "haunted house" where he is destined as Kamen Rider Kiva to fight life-draining monsters belonging to the Fangire Clan, the very race his father fought years ago before his disappearance. Wataru must also deal with a second rider in the series (named Kamen Rider IXA (仮面ライダーイクサ Kamen Raidā Ikusa?)) who is part of an organization seeking to destroy the Fangire menace, as well as kill Kiva for being a greater threat than the Fangire themselves. The story is split between the actions of Wataru in the present (2008) and his father Otoya in the past (1986), slowly revealing the story behind the Fangire Clan and Kiva.

[edit] Characters

Main article: List of Kamen Rider Kiva characters

The characters of Kamen Rider Kiva are spread throughout two time periods, each related to one another. There are the actions of Otoya Kurenai and the Fangire Hunter Yuri Aso in the year 1986 that result in the various Fangire that persist to the current day, in 2008, with Otoya's son Wataru (as Kamen Rider Kiva) and Yuri's daughter Megumi (also a Fangire Hunter), dealing with the Fangire to prevent deaths.

[edit] Fangire

Main article: Fangire

The Fangire (ファンガイア Fangaia?) are stained glass-based vampires who feed off of the Life Energy (ライフエナジー Raifu Enajī?) of humans to survive, with which they can disguise themselves as humans. Because of this, aware humans have formed a group to hunt the Fangire. However, thus far only Kiva and IXA (Keisuke Nago) have been able to defeat and shatter a Fangire. Though Kiva captures its soul, IXA wipes out the Fangire's existence.

[edit] Episodes

Main article: List of Kamen Rider Kiva episodes

Each episode's title is a word or phrase relating to music and a phrase describing the episode separated by a symbol from musical notation. From episode 2 onward, Kivat begins each episode by stating a trivial cultural fact.

  1. Fate: Wake Up! (運命・ウェイクアップ！ Unmei: Weiku Appu!?)
  2. Suite: Father/Son Violin (組曲・親子のバイオリン Kumikyoku: Oyako no Baiorin?)
  3. Heroic: Perfect Hunter (英雄・パーフェクトハンター Eiyū: Pāfekuto Hantā?)
  4. Reverie: Wild Blue (夢想・ワイルドブルー Musō: Wairudo Burū?)
  5. Duet: Stalker Panic (二重奏・ストーカーパニック Nijūsō: Sutōkā Panikku?)
  6. Replay: Humans are All Music (リプレイ・人間はみんな音楽 Ripurei: Ningen wa Minna Ongaku?)
  7. Hymn: Three-Star Full Course of Darkness (讃歌・三ツ星闇のフルコース Sanka: Mitsuboshi Yami no Furukōsu?)
  8. Soul: Dragon Castle, Angered (ソウル・ドラゴン城、怒る Sōru: Doragon-jō, Ikaru?)
  9. Symphony: IXA, Fist On (交響・イクサ・フィストオン Kōkyō: Ikusa, Fisuto On?)
  10. Sabre Dance: Glassy Melody (剣の舞・硝子のメロディ Tsurugi no Mai: Garasu no Merodi?)
  11. Rolling Stone: Door of Dreams (ローリングストーン・夢の扉 Rōringu Sutōn: Yume no Tobira?)
  12. First Live: Golden Speed (初ライブ・黄金のスピード Hatsu Raibu: Ōgon no Supīdo?)
  13. Unfinished: Daddy Fight (未完成・ダディ・ファイト Mikansei: Dadi Faito?)
  14. Pomp and Circumstance: Thunderstrike Purple Eye (威風堂々・雷撃パープルアイ Ifū Dōdō: Raigeki Pāpuru Ai?)
  15. Resurrection: Checkmate Four (復活・チェックメイトフォー Fukkatsu: Chekkumeito Fō?)
  16. Player: The Rules of Cruelty (プレイヤー・非情のルール Pureiyā: Hijō no Rūru?)
  17. Lesson: My Way (レッスン・マイウェイ Ressun: Mai Wei?)
  18. Quartet: Listen to Your Heart's Voice (カルテット・心の声を聴け Karutetto: Kokoro no Koe o Kike?)
  19. Fusion: Aura Storm (フュージョン・オーラの嵐 Fyūjon: Ōra no Arashi?)
  20. Nocturne: The Lovely Messiah (夜想曲・愛の救世主 Yasōkyoku: Ai no Kyūseishu?)
  21. Rhapsody: The Fate of the Ring (ラプソディー・指輪の行方 Rapusodī: Yubiwa no Yukue?)

[edit] Climax Deka

Main article: Kamen Rider Den-O & Kiva: Climax Deka

A movie titled Movie Edition: Kamen Rider Den-O & Kiva: Climax Deka (劇場版　仮面ライダー電王＆キバ　クライマックス刑事（デカ） Gekijōban Kamen Raidā Den'ō ando Kiba Kuraimakkusu Deka?) opened in theaters on April 12, 2008. It features a meeting between the characters of Kiva and the characters of Kamen Rider Den-O. They team up to fight a new evil Imagin who has teamed up with the Fangire Clan. Alongside Climax Deka, a short film titled Momotaros's Let's Go Kiva! (モモタロスのキバっていくぜ！ Momotarosu no Kiba tte Ikuze!?) will be shown as double feature.[5][6][7][8]

[edit] The King of Hell Castle

Main article: Kamen Rider Kiva: The King of Hell Castle

Movie Edition: Kamen Rider Kiva: The King of Hell Castle (劇場版　仮面ライダーキバ　魔界城の王 Gekijōban Kamen Raidā Kiba Makaijō no Ō?) will be in theaters on August 9, 2008. It will feature two new Riders who have been shown in silhouettes in Japanese children's magazines, Kamen Rider Rey (仮面ライダーレイ Kamen Raidā Rei?)[9], who is a monster hunter named Takato Shiramine (白峰 天斗 Shiramine Takato?) played by Syouma Yamamoto (山本 匠馬 Yamamoto Shōma?), partnered to Rey Kivat (Yukivat) (レイキバット（ユキバット） Reikibatto (Yukibatto)?, voiced by Norio Wakamoto) and the villian of the movie Takashi Sugimura (杉村 隆 Sugimura Takashi?), a death-row inmate who transforms into Kamen Rider Arc (仮面ライダーアーク Kamen Raidā Āku?), portrayed by Ken Horiuchi of the comedy troupe Neptune.

[edit] Den-Liner, Into Space!

Kamen Rider Kiva & Den-O: Den-Liner, Into Space! (仮面ライダーキバ＆電王 デンライナー、宇宙へ！ Kamen Raidā Kiba ando Den'ō Denrainā, Uchū e!?) is a planetarium show using the cast of Kiva and Den-O to teach children about the universe. It is being shown at the Kagoshima Municipal Science Hall's planetarium between January 2 and March 30, 2009.[10]

[edit] Cast

  • Wataru Kurenai/Kamen Rider Kiva (紅 渡／仮面ライダーキバ Kurenai Wataru/Kamen Raidā Kiba?) - Koji Seto (瀬戸 康史 Seto Kōji?)
  • Otoya Kurenai (紅 音也 Kurenai Otoya?) - Kouhei Takeda (武田 航平 Takeda Kōhei?)
  • Shizuka Nomura (野村 静香 Nomura Shizuka?) - Rina Koike (小池 里奈 Koike Rina?)
  • Megumi Aso (麻生 恵 Asō Megumi?) - Nana Yanagisawa (柳沢 なな Yanagisawa Nana?)
  • Yuri Aso (麻生 ゆり Asō Yuri?) - Yu Takahashi (高橋 優 Takahashi Yū?)
  • Mamoru Shima (嶋 護 Shima Mamoru?) - Kazuhiko Kanayama (金山 一彦 Kanayama Kazuhiko?)
  • Akira Kido (木戸 明 Kido Akira?) - Houka Kinoshita (木下 ほうか Kinoshita Hōka?)
  • Keisuke Nago/Kamen Rider IXA (名護 啓介／仮面ライダーイクサ Nago Keisuke/Kamen Raidā Ikusa?) - Keisuke Kato (加藤 慶祐 Katō Keisuke?)
  • Kengo Eritate (襟立 健吾 Eritate Kengo?) - Kouhei Kumai (熊井 幸平 Kumai Kōhei?)
  • Jiro/Garulu (次狼／ガルル Jirō/Garuru?) - Kenji Matsuda (松田 賢二 Matsuda Kenji?)
  • Ramon/Basshaa (ラモン／バッシャー Ramon/Basshā?) - Yuuki Ogoe (小越 勇輝 Ogoe Yūki?)
  • Riki/Dogga (力／ドッガ Riki/Dogga?) - Eiji Takigawa (滝川 英治 Takigawa Eiji?)
  • Ryo Itoya/Spider Fangire (糸矢 僚／スパイダーファンガイア Itoya Ryō/Supaidā Fangaia?) - Sohto (創斗 Sōto?)
  • Dai-chan/Rook/Lion Fangire (大ちゃん／ルーク／ライオンファンガイア Daichan/Rūku/Raion Fangaia?) - Tomohide Takahara (高原 知秀 Takahara Tomohide?)
  • Maya/Queen (真夜／クイーン Maya/Kuīn?) - Saki Kagami (加賀美 早紀 Kagami Saki?)
  • Kivat-bat the 3rd (キバットバットⅢ世 Kibattobatto Sansei?, Voice) - Tomokazu Sugita (杉田 智和 Sugita Tomokazu?)
  • Fangire (ファンガイア Fangaia?) vocal effects - Katsumi Shiono (塩野 勝美 Shiono Katsumi?)

[edit] Guest actors

  • Kaoru Tsugami/Horse Fangire (津上 カオル／ホースファンガイア Tsugami Kaoru/Hōsu Fangaia?, 1) - Nobuo Kyō (姜 暢雄 Kyō Nobuo?)
  • Hitomi Miyazawa/Octopus Fangire (宮澤 ひとみ／オクトパスファンガイア Miyazawa Hitomi/Okutopasu Fangaia?, 2) - Masako Umemiya (梅宮 万紗子 Umemiya Masako?)
  • Takeo Ōmura/Frog Fangire (大村 武男／フロッグファンガイア Ōmura Takeo/Furoggu Fangaia?, 9-10) - Katsuyuki Murai (村井 克行 Murai Katsuyuki?)
  • Tohru Miyake/Rhinoceros Fangire (三宅 徹／ライノセラスファンガイア Miyake Tōru/Rainoserasu Fangaia?, 13-14) - Satoshi Jinbo (神保 悟志 Jinbo Satoshi?)
  • Ladybug Fangire (レディバグファンガイア Redibagu Fangaia?, 19-20) - Ryūsei Nakao (中尾 隆聖 Nakao Ryūsei?)

[edit] Suit actors

  • Kamen Rider Kiva, Garulu - Seiji Takaiwa (高岩 成二 Takaiwa Seiji?)
  • Kamen Rider IXA - Jiro Okamoto (岡元 次郎 Okamoto Jirō?)
  • Basshaa - Naoko Kamio (神尾 直子 Kamio Naoko?)
  • Fangire - Eitoku (永徳 Eitoku?)

[edit] Songs

Opening theme
  • "Break the Chain"
    The single "Break the Chain" was released on March 26, 2008.[12] In its first day of sales, it hit #3 on the Oricon daily charts for singles. It then reached #3 on the weekly charts.[13]
Ending theme
  • "Destiny's Play"
    • Lyrics: Shōko Fujibayashi
    • Composition: NKMD
    • Arrangement: Shuhei Naruse
    • Artist: TETRA-FANG
      • Vocals: Koji Seto
    • Episodes: 8-15, 17-18
    The single "Destiny's Play" was released on April 23, 2008. A special edition CD/DVD single was also released containing the music video.[14][15] TETRA-FANG is a "Limited Rock Unit" for Kiva, with KOJI on vocals, YUJI on guitar, ROY on bass, and SHUHEI on keyboard.[16][17][18] Unlike with Den-O, Kiva will not have a different ending arrangement of Destiny's Play for each of Kiva's form changes.[19] It entered at #15 the Oricon Daily Charts on it´s release date, went on place #24 in its first week in the Oricon Weekly Charts and in the second week to place #44.
  • "Individual-System"
    • Lyrics: Shōko Fujibayashi
    • Composition & Arrangement: Shuhei Naruse
    • Artist: TETRA-FANG
      • Vocals: Koji Seto
    • Episodes: 15-16, 20
    "Individual-System" is described as having a blend of 1980s pop music and contemporary music. It was initially revealed to be the second ending theme when a posting on the Avex blog for Kiva mentioned that an ending theme song for Kamen Rider IXA was to be arranged by Naruse with lyrics by Fujibayashi,[20] initially called "Individual System."[21] The single is scheduled to be released on June 25, 2008.[22] "Individual-System" is still performed by TETRA-FANG with KOJI on vocals, but there will be multiple versions of the song to reflect the different users of the IXA System.[23] The arrangement for Keisuke Nago character is scheduled for release on July 30, 2008, with Keisuke Kato providing the vocals.[24] This version is titled "Individual-System～Fight for justice～."[25]
  • "Innocent Trap"
    • Lyrics: Shōko Fujibayashi
    • Composition & Arrangement: Shuhei Naruse
    • Artist: TETRA-FANG
      • Vocals: Koji Seto
    • Episodes: 19
    Toei's website for Kiva lists "Innocent Trap" as Basshaa Form's ending theme.[25]

Avex's blog for Kiva mentions a song entitled "Bite There Soul" that was written by Naruse and YUJI as a heavy metal song played by street musicians in episode 9 which may be released at a future date.[26] A mini-album scheduled for release on July 30, 2008, is to feature character songs for Garulu, Basshaa, and Dogga, performed by TETRA-FANG.[24]

[edit] References

  1. ^ もちろん来年もクライマックスだぜっ！. Retrieved on 2007-12-27.
  2. ^ 初公開、新しい仮面ライダーは吸血鬼？. Retrieved on 2008-01-15.
  3. ^ 仮面ライダーキバ：電王の次は「怪物くん」？　初の父子ライダーの戦い描く. Retrieved on 2008-01-15.
  4. ^ 【サブカル最前線】初公開、新しい仮面ライダーは吸血鬼？　 (2/3ページ) - MSN産経ニュース. Retrieved on 2008-01-26.
  5. ^ 仮面ライダー電王４月に“見納め映画”. Retrieved on 2008-02-10.
  6. ^ 俺の劇場版・パート２！　これからがクライマックスだぜ！. Retrieved on 2008-02-11.
  7. ^ 仮面ライダー電王＆キバ　クライマックス刑事』劇場公開決定！. Retrieved on 2008-02-22.
  8. ^ 東映株式会社 映画ラインナップ. Retrieved on 2008-02-22.
  9. ^ 東映ヒーローネット | special fanclub toeihero.net. Retrieved on 2008-06-01.
  10. ^ 【宇宙劇場 上映番組紹介】. Retrieved on 2008-04-22.
  11. ^ 『仮面ライダーキバ』主題歌にTourbillonが決定！. Retrieved on 2008-01-15.
  12. ^ avex映像インフォメーション：リリースカレンダー. Retrieved on 2008-01-20.
  13. ^ 祝！TOP5 (::: studio incuse | blog :::) (2008-04-02). Retrieved on 2008-04-02.
  14. ^ Amazon.co.jp: TETRA-FANG - - Artist Name: 音楽. Retrieved on 2008-02-17.
  15. ^ 仮面ライダーキバ：“オトメン”瀬戸康史がロッカーに　エンディング曲で限定ユニット結成. Retrieved on 2008-02-22.
  16. ^ 瀬戸康史 BLOG: 瀬戸丸３５１ (2008-02-21). Retrieved on 2008-02-22.
  17. ^ TV LIFE　瀬戸康史が『仮面ライダーキバ』エンディングテーマを熱唱！ (2008-02-21). Retrieved on 2008-02-22.
  18. ^ とれたて！ほびーちゃんねる - ◇「仮面ライダーキバ」新エンディングテーマ「Destiny's Play」は瀬戸康史初のロック！. Retrieved on 2008-04-17.
  19. ^ TETRA-FANG [1] エンディングテーマ企画. Retrieved on 2008-02-27.
  20. ^ イクサ. Retrieved on 2008-04-15.
  21. ^ フォームチェンジ. Retrieved on 2008-04-28.
  22. ^ TETRA-FANG、2ndシングル6月25日リリース - OOPS!. Retrieved on 2008-04-21.
  23. ^ フォームチェンジ. Retrieved on 2008-05-02.
  24. ^ a b SHINSEIDO SHOPPING SITE | 仮面ライダーキバ. Retrieved on 2008-05-15.
  25. ^ a b 仮面ライダーキバ 第20話　夜想曲・愛の救世主｜東映［テレビ］. Retrieved on 2008-05-31.
  26. ^ 地獄の業火 (2008-03-25). Retrieved on 2008-04-02.

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Preceded by
Den-O		 Kamen Rider
2008 – 2009		 Succeeded by
TBA
Kamen Rider Kiva
v • d • e
Kamen Riders: Kiva • IXA 牙
Others: Characters • Fangire
Media: List of episodes • TETRA-FANG • Climax Deka • The King of Hell Castle
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