Kamen Rider Drive

Kamen Rider Drive

Kamen Rider Drive series logo
Genre Tokusatsu
Created by Shotaro Ishinomori
Written by
Directed by
  • Ryuta Tasaki
  • Takayuki Shibasaki
  • Satoshi Morota
  • Kyohei Yamaguchi
  • Osamu Kaneda
  • Hidenori Ishida
  • Nobuhiro Suzumura
  • Shōjirō Nakazawa
  • Kenzo Maihara
Starring
Narrated by Chris Peppler
Opening theme "SURPRISE-DRIVE" by Mitsuru Matsuoka EARNEST DRIVE
Ending theme
  • "Full throttle" by S.S.P.D. ~Steel Sound Police Dept~
  • "Don't lose your mind" by S.S.P.D. ~Steel Sound Police Dept~
  • "UNLIMITED DRIVE" by Kamen Rider Girls
  • "Spinning Wheel" by Shinnosuke Tomari, Go Shijima, & Chase
Composer(s)
Country of origin Japan
Original language(s) Japanese
No. of episodes 48 (list of episodes)
Production
Producer(s)
Running time 24-25 min. (per episode)
Production company(s) Toei Company
Distributor Toei Company
Release
Original network TV Asahi
Picture format 1080i (HDTV)
Original release October 5, 2014 (2014-10-05) – September 27, 2015 (2015-09-27)
Chronology
Preceded by Kamen Rider Gaim
Followed by Kamen Rider Ghost
External links
Website
Production website

Kamen Rider Drive (仮面ライダードライブ Kamen Raidā Doraibu) is a Japanese tokusatsu television series serving as the 16th Heisei Kamen Rider Series, and 25th series over all. Riku Sanjo returns to the Kamen Rider Series to serve as Drive's lead screenwriter, with Ryuta Tasaki as director. It premiered on TV Asahi and affiliate stations throughout Japan on October 5, 2014, the week following the finale of its preceding series Kamen Rider Gaim, and joining Ressha Sentai ToQger then Shuriken Sentai Ninninger in the Super Hero Time programming block. Drive is peculiar among the heroes in the Kamen Rider franchise, as his motif and main mode of transportation is a car, rather than the signature motorcycles used by his predecessors.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

Story

Shinnosuke Tomari is a former elite police officer in the Metropolitan Police, who, after an event that traumatized one of his colleagues, has been "demoted" into the Special Investigations Division. This division looks into the stranger happenings in the city, particularly the recent "Heavy Acceleration" events. These events, termed "Heaviness" by the public, leave people unable to move. When he is chosen by the Drive Driver and Tridoron, Shinnosuke transforms into Kamen Rider Drive and is tasked with battling the Roidmudes who plan to rise against humanity and take over the world. He is aided by Kiriko Shijima and her brother Go, who transforms into Kamen Rider Mach. Chase, a special Roidmude with a strange past who then known as Proto Drive and later became an evil warrior known as Mashin Chaser, also reassumes his Rider identity and reclaims his 'justice' to protect humanity as he transforms into Kamen Rider Chaser. However, a greater threat later appears in the form of Kiriko and Go's father, the scientist who created the Roidmudes, who despite having long lost his human body, revives in the form of the evil Kamen Rider Gold Drive, intending to make use of the remaining Roidmudes in his own plan to bring down the whole world at his mercy.

Production and Development

Kamen Rider Drive, in his default Type Speed form, and his car Tridoron.

The series marks the first time that a Kamen Rider's main vehicle is a car rather than a motorcycle, which has been remarked upon by entertainment news as a shock and a major change from previous Kamen Rider television series.[1][3][5][6]

Episodes

No. Title Writer Original air date
1 "Why Has My Time Stopped?"
"Ore no Jikan wa Naze Tomatta no ka" (俺の時間はなぜ止まったのか) 		Riku SanjoOctober 5, 2014
2 "What Is a Kamen Rider?"
"Kamen Raidā to wa Nani ka" (仮面ライダーとはなにか) 		Riku SanjoOctober 12, 2014
3 "Who Stole Her Smile?"
"Dare ga Kanojo no Egao o Ubatta no ka" (だれが彼女の笑顔を奪ったのか) 		Riku SanjoOctober 19, 2014
4 "What Is the Proud Chaser Thinking About?"
"Hokoritakaki Tsuisekisha wa Nani o Omou no ka" (誇り高き追跡者はなにを思うのか) 		Riku SanjoOctober 26, 2014
5 "What Are the Steel Robbers After?"
"Hagane no Gōtōdan wa Nani o Nerau no ka" (鋼の強盗団はなにを狙うのか) 		Riku SanjoNovember 9, 2014
6 "Who Does the Warrior Fight For?"
"Senshi wa Dare no Tame ni Tatakau no ka" (戦士はだれのために戦うのか) 		Riku SanjoNovember 16, 2014
7 "How Was That Decisive Moment Captured?"
"Ketteiteki Shunkan wa Ika ni Satsuei-sareta no ka" (決定的瞬間はいかに撮影されたのか) 		Keiichi HasegawaNovember 23, 2014
8 "What Is the Secret That Dwells in the Heart?"
"Sono Mune ni Yadoru Himitsu to wa Nani ka" (その胸に宿る秘密とはなにか) 		Keiichi HasegawaNovember 30, 2014
9 "How Can I Get Used to the Cool Body?"
"Dō Sureba Kūru Bodi ni Nareru no ka" (どうすればクールボディになれるのか) 		Riku SanjoDecember 7, 2014
10 "What Is in the Belt's Past?"
"Beruto no Kako ni Nani ga Atta no ka" (ベルトの過去になにがあったのか) 		Riku SanjoDecember 14, 2014
11 "Who Can Prevent the Dark Eve?"
"Ankoku no Ibu o Fusegu no wa Dare ka" (暗黒の聖夜を防ぐのはだれか) 		Riku SanjoDecember 21, 2014
12 "Where Did the White Kamen Rider Come From?"
"Shiroi Kamen Raidā wa Doko kara Kita no ka" (白い仮面ライダーはどこから来たのか) 		Riku SanjoDecember 28, 2014
13 "Why Won't My Little Brother Put On the Brakes?"
"Watashi no Otōto ni wa Naze Burēki ga Nai no ka" (私の弟にはなぜブレーキがないのか) 		Riku SanjoJanuary 11, 2015
14 "Who Is the Black Shadow Chasing Her?"
"Kanojo o Nerau Kuroi Kage wa Dare ka" (彼女を狙う黒い影はだれか) 		Keiichi HasegawaJanuary 18, 2015
15 "When Will These Feelings Reach You?"
"Sono Omoi ga Todoku no wa Itsu ka" (その想いが届くのはいつか) 		Keiichi HasegawaJanuary 25, 2015
16 "Why Is Rinna Sawagami Fidgeting?"
"Sawagami Rinna wa Naze Sowasowa-shiteita no ka" (沢神りんなはなぜソワソワしていたのか) 		Riku SanjoFebruary 1, 2015
17 "Who Will Control the Dead Heat?"
"Deddo Hīto o Seisuru no wa Dare ka" (デッドヒートを制するのはだれか) 		Riku SanjoFebruary 8, 2015
18 "Why Is Lieutenant Otta Following That Guy?"
"Naze Otta Keibuho wa Soitsu o Otta no ka" (なぜ追田警部補はそいつを追ったのか) 		Keiichi HasegawaFebruary 15, 2015
19 "What Can Judge a Detective?"
"Nani ga Keiji o Sabaku no ka" (なにが刑事を裁くのか) 		Keiichi HasegawaFebruary 22, 2015
20 "When Did Kyu Saijo Become a Roidmude?"
"Saijō Kyū wa Itsu kara Roimyūdo Datta no ka" (西城究はいつからロイミュードだったのか) 		Riku SanjoMarch 1, 2015
21 "What Do the Unusual Dead Speak About?"
"Fuzoroi no Shisha-tachi wa Nani o Kataru no ka" (不揃いの死者たちはなにを語るのか) 		Riku SanjoMarch 8, 2015
22 "How Do I Fight With the F1 Body?"
"Efu Wan Bodi de Dō Yatte Tatakaeba Ii no ka" (F1ボディでどうやって戦えばいいのか) 		Riku SanjoMarch 15, 2015
23 "Who Can Stop the Mischievous Smile?"
"Itazura na Emi o Tomeru no wa Dare ka" (悪戯な笑みを止めるのはだれか) 		Junko KomuraMarch 22, 2015
SP "Shuriken Sentai Ninninger vs. Kamen Rider Drive: Spring Break Combined 1 Hour Special"
"Shuriken Sentai Ninninjā Tai Kamen Raidā Doraibu Haruyasumi Gattai Ichijikan Supesharu" (手裏剣戦隊ニンニンジャーvs仮面ライダードライブ　春休み合体1時間スペシャル) 		Riku SanjoMarch 29, 2015
24 "What Is Making Mach Run?"
"Nani ga Mahha o Hashiraseru no ka" (なにがマッハを走らせるのか) 		Junko KōmuraApril 5, 2015
25 "Why Has a New Battle Begun?"
"Aratanaru Tatakai wa Naze Hajimatta no ka" (新たなる闘いはなぜ始まったのか) 		Riku SanjoApril 12, 2015
26 "Where Will Chaser Proceed?"
"Cheisā wa Doko e Mukau no ka" (チェイサーはどこへ向かうのか) 		Riku SanjoApril 19, 2015
27 "What Is Go Shijima's Reason to Fight?"
"Shijima Gō ga Tatakau Riyū wa Nani ka" (詩島剛が戦う理由はなにか) 		Keiichi HasegawaApril 26, 2015
28 "Why Were the Families Targeted?"
"Naze Kazoku wa Nerawareta no ka" (なぜ家族は狙われたのか) 		Keiichi HasegawaMay 3, 2015
29 "What Really Happened During the Robbery?"
"Gōtō Jiken de Hontō wa Nani ga Atta no ka" (強盜事件で本当はなにがあったのか) 		Junko KōmuraMay 10, 2015
30 "Who will Reveal the True Culprit?"
"Shin Hannin o Kataru no wa Dare ka" (真犯人を語るのは誰か) 		Junko KōmuraMay 17, 2015
31 "Why Did the Important Memories Disappear?"
"Taisetsu na Kioku wa Dōshite Kesareta no ka" (大切な記憶はどうして消されたのか) 		Keiichi HasegawaMay 24, 2015
32 "What Is Waiting at the End of Evolution?"
"Shinka no Hate ni Matsumono wa Nani ka" (進化の果てに待つものはなにか) 		Keiichi HasegawaMay 31, 2015
33 "Who Claimed the Life of Shinnosuke Tomari?"
"Dare ga Tomari Shinnosuke no Inochi o Ubatta no ka" (だれが泊進ノ介の命を奪ったのか) 		Riku SanjoJune 7, 2015
34 "Who Claimed the Life of Eisuke Tomari?"
"Dare ga Tomari Eisuke no Inochi o Ubatta no ka" (だれが泊英介の命を奪ったのか) 		Riku SanjoJune 14, 2015
35 "Why Did the Besiege Incident Happen?"
"Rōjō Jiken wa Naze Okita no ka" (ろう城事件はなぜ起きたのか) 		Keiichi HasegawaJune 28, 2015
36 "Where Will the Bullet Guide Justice?"
"Jūdan wa doko ni Seigi o Michibiku no ka" (銃弾はどこに正義を導くのか) 		Keiichi HasegawaJuly 5, 2015
37 "Who Is Searching for the Ultimate Flavor?"
"Kyūkyoku no Mikaku o Nerau no wa Dare ka" (究極の味覚を狙うのはだれか) 		Riku SanjoJuly 12, 2015
38 "Why Does the Devil Still Want to Evolve?"
"Akuma wa Naze Shinka o Motometsuzukeru no ka" (悪魔はなぜ進化を求め続けるのか) 		Riku SanjoJuly 19, 2015
39 "Where Will the Whirlwind Kidnappers Strike Next?"
"Senpū no Yūkaihan wa Itsu Osottekuru no ka" (旋風の誘拐犯はいつ襲って来るのか) 		Riku SanjoJuly 26, 2015
40 "Why Did the Two Genius Researchers Clash?"
"Futari no Tensai Kagakusha wa Naze Shōtotsu-shita no ka" (2人の天才科学者はなぜ衝突したのか) 		Riku SanjoAugust 2, 2015
41 "How Was the Golden Drive Born?"
"Ōgon no Doraibu wa Dōyatte Umareta no ka" (黄金のドライブはどうやって生まれたのか) 		Keiichi HasegawaAugust 9, 2015
42 "Where is the Goddess' Truth?"
"Megami no Shinjitsu wa Doko ni Aru no ka" (女神の真実はどこにあるのか) 		Keiichi HasegawaAugust 16, 2015
43 "When Will the Second Global Freeze Start?"
"Dai-Ni no Gurōbaru Furīzu wa Itsu Okiru no ka" (第二のグローバルフリーズはいつ起きるのか) 		Riku SanjoAugust 23, 2015
44 "Who Had Loved Heart the Most?"
"Dare ga Hāto o Ichiban Aishiteita ka" (だれがハートを一番愛していたか) 		Riku SanjoAugust 30, 2015
45 "What Is the Roidmudes' Final Dream?"
"Roimyūdo no Saigo no Yume to wa Nani ka" (ロイミュードの最後の夢とはなにか) 		Riku SanjoSeptember 6, 2015
46 "Why Did They Have to Fight?"
"Karera wa Naze Tatakawanakereba Naranakatta no ka" (彼らはなぜ戦わなければならなかったのか) 		Riku SanjoSeptember 13, 2015
47 "Who Will You Entrust the Future to, My Friend?"
"Tomo yo, Kimi wa Dare ni Mirai o Takusu no ka" (友よ、君はだれに未来を託すのか) 		Riku SanjoSeptember 20, 2015
48 "The Case of Ghost"
"Gōsuto no Jiken" (ゴーストの事件) 		Nobuhiro MouriSeptember 27, 2015

Films

Movie War Full Throttle

The Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Drive & Gaim: Movie War Full Throttle (仮面ライダー×仮面ライダードライブ&鎧武 MOVIE大戦フルスロットル Kamen Raidā × Kamen Raidā Doraibu Ando Gaimu Mūbī Taisen Furu Surottoru) was released in Japanese theaters on December 13, 2014. It features a crossover with the previously aired Kamen Rider series Kamen Rider Gaim. The Kamen Rider Drive portion of the film guest stars Yūji Ayabe of the owarai duo Piece as the antagonist Kamen Rider Lupin (仮面ライダールパン Kamen Raidā Rupan). The events of the movie take place between episodes 9 and 10.

The first million ticket buyers will also receive a special DVD featuring Type Zero Episode 0: Countdown to Global Freeze, one of the Secret Mission series of Drive.[10][11][12][13]

Super Hero Taisen GP

Super Hero Taisen GP: Kamen Rider 3 (スーパーヒーロー大戦GP 仮面ライダー3号 Supā Hīrō Taisen Guranpuri: Kamen Raidā Sangō) is the 2015 entry of the "Super Hero Taisen" film series, featuring the cast of Kamen Rider Drive and the appearance of Kamen Rider 3, which was originally created by Shotaro Ishinomori for the one-shot 1972 manga Rider #3 VS. General Black (3ごうライダーたい ブラックしょうぐんのまき Sangō Raidā Tai Burakku Shōgun no Maki). Tetsuo Kurata, (Kamen Rider Black, Kamen Rider Black RX), Yuichi Nakamura (Kamen Rider Den-O), Kousei Amano, Takayuki Tsubaki, Ryoji Morimoto and Takahiro Hojo (Kamen Rider Blade), and Kento Handa (Kamen Rider 555) reprise their roles in the film, which is scheduled to open in theaters on March 21, 2015.[14][15] A new actor Mitsuhiro Oikawa, confirmed to perform his role as Kamen Rider 3, as well as Shuriken Sentai Ninninger cast will also appear.

Surprise Future

Kamen Rider Drive the Movie: Surprise Future (劇場版 仮面ライダードライブ サプライズ・フューチャー Gekijōban Kamen Raidā Doraibu: Sapuraizu Fyūchā)) is the upcoming Summer Movie for Kamen Rider Drive. It was released in Japanese theaters on August 8, 2015, double-billed with the film for Shuriken Sentai Ninninger and featuring a new enemy Rider known as Kamen Rider Dark Drive, driving a Rider Machine labeled the "NEXTridoron", based on a real life Mercedes-AMG GT car.[16] It will also feature the first on-screen appearance of the 17th Heisei Kamen Rider: Kamen Rider Ghost, whom later reappeared in two last episodes of this TV series, followed by the appearance of some Ganma Foot Soldier and Yurusen in final/special episode. The events of the movie take place between episodes 40 and 41, with the flashback scene on final/special episode was after this movie event is over and before episode 41 starts.

Super Movie War Genesis

Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Ghost & Drive: Super Movie War Genesis (仮面ライダー×仮面ライダー ゴースト&ドライブ 超MOVIE大戦ジェネシス Kamen Raidā × Kamen Raidā Gōsuto Ando Doraibu Chō Mūbī Taisen Jeneshisu) was released in Japanese theaters on December 12, 2015. It will feature a crossover between Kamen Rider Drive and Kamen Rider Ghost.

Video game

Kamen Rider: Battride War Genesis (仮面ライダー バトライド・ウォー 創生 Kamen Raidā Batoraido Wō Sōsei), a third installment of the Kamen Rider: Battride War series, will be released in 2016 for the Playstation consoles (PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation Vita). It will feature characters from Kamen Rider Drive, Kamen Rider Ghost, characters in previous versions of the game that were included as NPCs or assistants, as well as the Shōwa era Kamen Riders.

Secret Missions

The Secret Missions (シークレット・ミッション Shīkuretto Misshon) are a series of special episodes.

Drive Saga

Drive Saga (ドライブサーガ Doraibu Sāga) is a set of V-Cinema releases that serve as spin-offs of characters from the Kamen Rider Drive series.

Cast

Guest cast

Theme songs

Opening theme
Ending theme

References

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