Kamen Rider W

"Kamen Rider Double" redirects here. For the series' main character, see Kamen Rider Double (character).
Kamen Rider W

Title Screen
Created by Shotaro Ishinomori
Written by Riku Sanjo
Naruhisa Arakawa
Keiichi Hasegawa
Kazuki Nakashima
Directed by Ryuta Tasaki
Satoshi Morota
Naosuke Kurosawa
Takayuki Shibasaki
Hidenori Ishida
Koichi Sakamoto
Starring Renn Kiriyama
Masaki Suda
Hikaru Yamamoto
Minehiro Kinomoto
Narrated by Fumihiko Tachiki
Theme music composer Shuhei Naruse
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
"Leave all Behind" by Wilma-Sidr
"Extreme Dream" by Labor Day
Composer(s) Kōtarō Nakagawa
Country of origin Japan
Original language(s) Japanese
No. of episodes 49 (list of episodes)
Production
Producer(s) Kengo Motoi
Hideaki Tsukada
Kazuhiro Takahashi
Running time 24-25 minutes (per episode)
Production company(s) Toei Company
Distributor Toei Company
Release
Original network TV Asahi
Picture format 1080i (HDTV)
Original release September 6, 2009 (2009-09-06) – August 29, 2010 (2010-08-29)
Chronology
Preceded by Kamen Rider Decade
Followed by Kamen Rider OOO
External links
Website

Kamen Rider W (仮面ライダーＷ（ダブル） Kamen Raidā Daburu, also called Kamen Rider Double) is a 2009-2010 Japanese tokusatsu drama, the eleventh series in the Heisei period run of the Kamen Rider Series. It premiered following the finale of Kamen Rider Decade on September 6, 2009,[1] and aired alongside Samurai Sentai Shinkenger in TV Asahi's Super Hero Time programming block. Following Shinkenger's finale, it aired alongside Tensou Sentai Goseiger, until W concluded on August 29, 2010. The series 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 Jusshūnen Purojekuto: Aki no Jin). In the first episode of Kamen Rider Fourze, W is revealed to be canon to the original Showa timeline, making it the first series to do so since Kamen Rider Agito.[2]

The catchphrases for the series are "We are the two-in-one Kamen Rider" (俺たちは/僕たちは、二人で一人の仮面ライダーさ Ore-tachi wa/Boku-tachi wa, futari de hitori no Kamen Raidā sa) and "This clinches it!" (これで決まりだ! Kore de kimari da!).

Promotion

Advertisements throughout the months of May, June, and July 2009 built up to the debut of Kamen Rider W,[3] who first appeared at the 10th Anniversary Project MASKED RIDER LIVE & SHOW event,[4] and also featured in Kamen Rider Decade: All Riders vs. Dai-Shocker.

Hiroshi Tanahashi of New Japan Pro Wrestling is a self-admitted fan of Kamen Rider W, and in June 2010 made a new costume designed after Kamen Rider Double FangJoker's design[5] and wore it to a match in Osaka on June 19.[6] Rin Asuka also appeared at the match to promote the show.

Production and casting

The Tokyo National Museum's Honkan building is used as the facade for the lavish mansion of the Sonozaki family.

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 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).[7][8][9] 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.

Story

Many people live in peace and harmony in the fictional city of Futo (風都 Fūto, the "Windy City"), an ecologically-minded and wind-powered city. However, the Sonozaki Family sell mysterious devices resembling USB flash drives called Gaia Memories to criminals and other interested parties, who use them to become monsters called Dopants, committing crimes with the police force powerless to stop them. To make matters worse, the Gaia Memories carry a dangerous toxin that cause their users to go insane to the point where they could die from using the devices unrestrained. After the death of his boss, the self-proclaimed hardboiled (actually half-boiled) detective Shotaro Hidari works with the mysterious Philip, who possesses the true Gaia Memory, to investigate crimes which involve Dopants. 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 and keep Futo safe. While joined in their fight by investigator Ryu Terui, who transforms into Kamen Rider Accel, the mystery of Philip's past, his relation to the Sonozaki Family, and their Museum organization are revealed.[3][10]

Episodes

All episodes of Kamen Rider W 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 a major character (Kamen Rider, Dopant, or otherwise) that is featured in the arc and another English word that indicates the theme of the arc.

# Title Double meaning Writer Original airdate
1 "The W Search/Two Detectives in One"
"W no Kensaku/Tantei wa Futari de Hitori" (Ｗの検索／探偵は二人で一人) 		W (Double)
Word		Riku SanjoSeptember 6, 2009
2 "The W Search/Those Who Make the City Grieve"
"W no Kensaku/Machi o Nakaseru Mono" (Ｗの検索／街を泣かせるもの) 		W (Double)
Word		Riku SanjoSeptember 13, 2009
3 "Don't Touch the M/How to Get to Heaven"
"M ni Te o Dasu na/Tengoku e no Ikikata" (Ｍに手を出すな／天国への行き方) 		Money
Memories		Riku SanjoSeptember 20, 2009
4 "Don't Touch the M/Play With a Joker"
"M ni Te o Dasu na/Jōkā de Shōbu" (Ｍに手を出すな／ジョーカーで勝負) 		Money
Memories		Riku SanjoSeptember 27, 2009
5 "The Girl... A/Papa Is a Kamen Rider"
"Shōjo... A/Papa wa Kamen Raidā" (少女…Ａ／パパは仮面ライダー) 		Anomalocaris
Asuka		Riku SanjoOctober 4, 2009
6 "The Girl... A/The Price of Lying"
"Shōjo... A/Uso no Daishō" (少女…Ａ／嘘の代償) 		Anomalocaris
Asuka		Riku SanjoOctober 11, 2009
7 "Find the C/Philip Can't Stand It"
"C o Sagase/Firippu wa Sore o Gaman Dekinai" (Ｃを探せ／フィリップはそれを我慢できない) 		Cockroach
Clients		Naruhisa ArakawaOctober 18, 2009
8 "Find the C/Dancing Hero"
"C o Sagase/Danshingu Hīrō" (Ｃを探せ／ダンシングヒーロー) 		Cockroach
Clients		Naruhisa ArakawaOctober 25, 2009
9 "The S Terror/The Maid Detective Witnessed It!"
"S na Senritsu/Meido Tantei wa Mita!" (Ｓな戦慄／メイド探偵は見た！) 		Sweets
Sonozaki		Riku SanjoNovember 8, 2009
10 "The S Terror/The Great Detective's Daughter"
"S na Senritsu/Meitantei no Musume" (Ｓな戦慄/名探偵の娘) 		Sweets
Sonozaki		Riku SanjoNovember 15, 2009
11 "The Revenge V/Infected Car"
"Fukushū no V/Kansensha" (復讐のＶ／感染車) 		Virus
Vehicle		Keiichi HasegawaNovember 22, 2009
12 "The Revenge V/Grudge Beast"
"Fukushū no V/Onnenjū" (復讐のＶ／怨念獣) 		Virus
Vehicle		Keiichi HasegawaNovember 29, 2009
13 "The Q on the Radio/Targeted Princess"
"Redio de Q/Nerawareta Purinsesu" (レディオでＱ／狙われたプリンセス) 		Question
Queen		Keiichi HasegawaDecember 6, 2009
14 "The Q on the Radio/Live Catastrophe"
"Redio de Q/Namahōsō Daipanikku" (レディオでＱ／生放送大パニック) 		Question
Queen		Keiichi HasegawaDecember 13, 2009
15 "The F Afterglow/Burglary Rider"
"F no Zankō/Gōtō Raidā" (Ｆの残光／強盗ライダー) 		Fang
Fake		Riku SanjoDecember 20, 2009
16 "The F Afterglow/Recover Your Partner"
"F no Zankō/Aibō o Torimodose" (Ｆの残光／相棒をとりもどせ) 		Fang
Fake		Riku SanjoJanuary 3, 2010
17 "Farewell N/Memory Kids"
"Saraba N yo/Memori Kizzu" (さらばＮよ／メモリキッズ) 		Nasca
Naïveté		Keiichi HasegawaJanuary 10, 2010
18 "Farewell N/The Friend with the Wind"
"Saraba N yo/Tomo wa Kaze to Tomo ni" (さらばＮよ／友は風と共に) 		Nasca
Naïveté		Keiichi HasegawaJanuary 17, 2010
19 "The I Doesn't Stop/That Guy's Name Is Accel"
"I ga Tomaranai/Yatsu no Na wa Akuseru" (Ｉが止まらない／奴の名はアクセル) 		Ice Age
Investigation		Riku SanjoJanuary 24, 2010
20 "The I Doesn't Stop/Kamen Rider Style"
"I ga Tomaranai/Kamen Raidā no Ryūgi" (Ｉが止まらない／仮面ライダーの流儀) 		Ice Age
Investigation		Riku SanjoJanuary 31, 2010
21 "The T Returns/A Melody Not Intended for Women"
"Kaettekita T/Onna ni wa Mukanai Merodi" (還ってきたＴ／女には向かないメロディ) 		Triceratops
Transfer		Keiichi HasegawaFebruary 7, 2010
22 "The T Returns/The Man Who Can't Die"
"Kaettekita T/Shinanai Otoko" (還ってきたＴ／死なない男) 		Triceratops
Transfer		Keiichi HasegawaFebruary 14, 2010
23 "L on the Lips/Singer-SongRider"
"Kuchibiru ni L o/Shingā Songuraidā" (唇にＬを／シンガーソングライダー) 		Liar
Lyrics		Riku SanjoFebruary 21, 2010
24 "L on the Lips/The Liar Is You"
"Kuchibiru ni L o/Usotsuki wa Omae da" (唇にＬを／嘘つきはおまえだ) 		Liar
Lyrics		Riku SanjoFebruary 28, 2010
25 "The P's Game/The Doll Has Sticky Fingers"
"P no Yūgi/Ningyō wa Tekuse ga Warui" (Ｐの遊戯／人形は手癖が悪い) 		Puppeteer
Parent		Keiichi HasegawaMarch 7, 2010
26 "The P's Game/Akiko on the Run"
"P no Yūgi/Akiko On Za Ran" (Ｐの遊戯／亜樹子オン・ザ・ラン) 		Puppeteer
Parent		Keiichi HasegawaMarch 14, 2010
27 "The D Was Watching/The Transparent Magical Lady"
"D ga Miteita/Tōmei Majikaru Redi" (Ｄが見ていた／透明マジカルレディ) 		Denden
Disappearance		Riku SanjoMarch 21, 2010
28 "The D Was Watching/Twin Maximum Suicide"
"D ga Miteita/Kesshi no Tsuin Makishimamu" (Ｄが見ていた／決死のツインマキシマム) 		Denden
Disappearance		Riku SanjoMarch 28, 2010
29 "The Nightmarish H/The Melancholy of the Sleeping Princess"
"Akumu na H/Nemuri Hime no Yūutsu" (悪夢なＨ／眠り姫のユウウツ) 		Himeka
Horror		Keiichi HasegawaApril 4, 2010
30 "The Nightmarish H/Who is the Prince?"
"Akumu na H/Ōjisama wa Dare da?" (悪夢なＨ／王子様は誰だ？) 		Himeka
Horror		Keiichi HasegawaApril 11, 2010
31 "The B Carried on the Wind/The Beast Must Be Pursued"
"Kaze ga Yobu B/Yajū Oubeshi" (風が呼ぶＢ／野獣追うべし) 		Beast
Bird		Riku SanjoApril 18, 2010
32 "The B Carried on the Wind/Now, in the Radiance"
"Kaze ga Yobu B/Ima, Kagayaki no Naka de" (風が呼ぶＢ／今、輝きの中で) 		Beast
Bird		Riku SanjoApril 25, 2010
33 "Y's Tragedy/The Woman Looking For Yesterday"
"Y no Higeki/Kinō o Sagasu Onna" (Ｙの悲劇／きのうを探す女) 		Yesterday
Yukie		Kazuki NakashimaMay 2, 2010
34 "Y's Tragedy/Brother and Sister"
"Y no Higeki/Ani Imōto" (Ｙの悲劇／あにいもうと) 		Yesterday
Yukie		Kazuki NakashimaMay 9, 2010
35 "Beyond the R/The Rain Called Monster Approaches"
"R no Kanata ni/Yagate Kaibutsu toiu Na no Ame" (Ｒの彼方に／やがて怪物という名の雨) 		Ryu
Rain		Keiichi HasegawaMay 16, 2010
36 "Beyond the R/Surpass Them All"
"R no Kanata ni/Subete o Furikire" (Ｒの彼方に／全てを振り切れ) 		Ryu
Rain		Riku SanjoMay 23, 2010
37 "Visitor X/The Bridge of Promises"
"Raihōsha X/Yakusoku no Hashi" (来訪者Ｘ／約束の橋) 		Foundation X
Xtreme		Keiichi HasegawaMay 30, 2010
38 "Visitor X/In the Name of the Museum"
"Raihōsha X/Myūjiamu no Na no Moto ni" (来訪者Ｘ／ミュージアムの名のもとに) 		Foundation X
Xtreme		Keiichi HasegawaJune 6, 2010
39 "The Likelihood of the G/Bad Cinema Paradise"
"G no Kanōsei/Baddo Shinema Paradaisu" (Ｇの可能性／バッドシネマパラダイス) 		Gene
Genre		Riku SanjoJune 20, 2010
40 "The Likelihood of the G/You Are Unforgivable"
"G no Kanōsei/Anata ga Yurusenai" (Ｇの可能性／あなたが許せない) 		Gene
Genre		Riku SanjoJune 27, 2010
41 "The J Labyrinth/The Psychotic Villainess"
"J no Meikyū/Ryōkiteki na Akujo" (Ｊの迷宮／猟奇的な悪女) 		Jewel
Jinno		Keiichi HasegawaJuly 4, 2010
42 "The J Labyrinth/The Diamond Is Hurt"
"J no Meikyū/Daiyamondo wa Kizutsuite" (Ｊの迷宮／ダイヤモンドは傷ついて) 		Jewel
Jinno		Keiichi HasegawaJuly 11, 2010
43 "The O Chain/The Aged Detective"
"O no Rensa/Rōjin Tantei" (Ｏの連鎖／老人探偵) 		Old
Obscured		Keiichi HasegawaJuly 18, 2010
44 "The O Chain/Shroud's Confession"
"O no Rensa/Shuraudo no Kokuhaku" (Ｏの連鎖／シュラウドの告白) 		Old
Obscured		Keiichi HasegawaJuly 25, 2010
45 "Who the K Needs/The Devil's Tail"
"K ga Motometa Mono/Akuma no Shippo" (Ｋが求めたもの／悪魔のしっぽ) 		Kyoko
King		Riku SanjoAugust 1, 2010
46 "Who the K Needs/The Last Supper"
"K ga Motometa Mono/Saigo no Bansan" (Ｋがもとめたもの／最後の晩餐) 		Kyoko
King		Riku SanjoAugust 8, 2010
47 "The Abandoned U/A Request From Philip"
"Nokosareta U/Firippu kara no Irai" (残されたＵ／フィリップからの依頼) 		Utopia
Union		Riku SanjoAugust 15, 2010
Finale "The Abandoned U/Eternal Partners"
"Nokosareta U/Eien no Aibō" (残されたＵ／永遠の相棒) 		Utopia
Union		Riku SanjoAugust 22, 2010
True Finale "Goodbye to the E/A Bouquet of Justice to This City"
"E ni Sayonara/Kono Machi ni Seigi no Hanataba o" (Ｅにさよなら／この街に正義の花束を) 		Energy
Ending		Riku SanjoAugust 29, 2010

Wind Wave Internet radio

To tie into the show, TV Asahi, Toei, and Avex Trax have produced the Wind Wave FM Internet radio station. Only one of the shows, Wakana's Healing Princess (園咲若菜のヒーリングプリンセス Sonozaki Wakana no Hīringu Purinsesu), also exists within the fiction of Kamen Rider W. 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). All of Double's theme songs have been played as part of the various radio shows, several of which were first heard on the "radio" before being utilized as part of an episode's soundtrack. On March 7, a new radio show featuring Queen & Elizabeth titled Queen & Elizabeth's White Hearts!! (QueenとElizabethの白抜きハートマーク!! Kuīn to Erisabesu no Shironuki Hātomāku!!) began "airing", but was discontinued a month later. To mirror the current events in the show's story, Healing Princess was cancelled on June 13, 2010.

Films

All Riders vs. Dai-Shocker

Kamen Rider Double, voiced by Kiriyama and Suda, made his debut appearance in Kamen Rider Decade's first film Kamen Rider Decade: All Riders vs. Dai-Shocker. During the movie, Double arrive to fight Shadow Moon, before heading back to Futo.

Movie War 2010

As part of the Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider W & 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 Nisenjū)[11] triple feature, W's film Kamen Rider W: Begins 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~) opened in Japanese theaters on December 12, 2009. The film expands on the origins of Kamen Rider W, featuring guest star Koji Kikkawa as Shotaro's mentor and Akiko's father Sokichi Narumi.[12] The event of the movie take place between episode 14 and 15.

A to Z/The Gaia Memories of Fate

In addition to the Movie War 2010 films, Double also has a feature film titled Kamen Rider W Forever: A to Z/The Gaia Memories of Fate (仮面ライダーＷ（ダブル） FOREVER AtoZ／運命のガイアメモリ Kamen Raidā Daburu Fōebā: Ē tu Zetto/Unmei no Gaia Memori). Filmed in 3-D,[13] it was released in theaters on August 7, 2010.[14] Mitsuru Matsuoka, lead singer of Sophia serves as the film's primary antagonist. It also features the first on-screen appearance of the 12th Heisei Kamen Rider: Kamen Rider OOO. The events of the movie take place between episodes 44 and 45.

Movie War Core

The second Movie War film to primarily feature W, titled Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider OOO & W Featuring Skull: Movie War Core (仮面ライダー×仮面ライダーオーズ＆ダブル ｆｅａｔ．スカル ＭＯＶＩＥ大戦ＣＯＲＥ Kamen Raidā × Kamen Raidā Ōzu ando Daburu feat. Sukaru: Mūbī Taisen Koa), was released in theatres on December 18, 2010, with the main W section titled Kamen Rider Skull: Message for Double (仮面ライダースカル　メッセージforダブル Kamen Raidā Sukaru: Messēji fō Daburu).[15]

Let's Go Kamen Riders

Kiriyama and Suda made a cameo appearance, reprising their roles as Shotaro Hidari and Philip in the 40th anniversary film OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders (オーズ・電王・オールライダー レッツゴー仮面ライダー Ōzu Den'ō Ōru Raidā: Rettsu Gō Kamen Raidā).

Movie War Mega Max

Kiriyama and Suda reprise their roles as Shotaro Hidari and Philip in the 2011 film Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Fourze & OOO: Movie War Mega Max (仮面ライダー×仮面ライダー フォーゼ＆オーズ MOVIE大戦 MEGA MAX Kamen Raidā × Kamen Raidā Fōze ando Ōzu: Mūbī Taisen Mega Makkusu), released on December 10, 2011. The third out of the 5 parts of this Movie War, Futo: The Conspiracy Advances (風都 暗躍する陰謀 Fūto Anyaku suru Inbō), takes places in Futo and features Kamen Rider Double continuing his battle against Foundation X.

Kamen Rider Taisen

Heisei Rider vs. Shōwa Rider: Kamen Rider Taisen feat. Super Sentai (平成ライダー対昭和ライダー 仮面ライダー大戦 feat.スーパー戦隊 Heisei Raidā Tai Shōwa Raidā Kamen Raidā Taisen feat. Sūpā Sentai) made its theater debut on March 29, 2014.[16] Masahiro Inoue, playing Kamen Rider Decade, alongside many other lead actors of other series appear in the film, including Gaku Sano of Kamen Rider Gaim, Renn Kiriyama of Kamen Rider W, Kohei Murakami and Kento Handa of Kamen Rider 555, Shunya Shiraishi from Kamen Rider Wizard, Ryo Hayami of Kamen Rider X,[17] and Hiroshi Fujioka of the original Kamen Rider.[18] The Sentai teams' Ressha Sentai ToQger and Ryo Ryusei as Daigo Kiryu from Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger are also in the movie.[19] Shun Sugata playing Kamen Rider ZX from the Birth of the 10th! Kamen Riders All Together!! TV special returns, also performing as Ambassador Darkness. Itsuji Itao of Kamen Rider The First plays Ren Aoi, Kamen Rider Fifteen, a main antagonist of the film.

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 was released on December 3, 2009.[20] It features Kamen Rider Double as a playable character and also features Dopants and other kaijin as characters in the game.

Mini-dramas

As part of the special features on the DVD releases, a series of short films are included called "Shotaro Hidari Hardboiled Delusion Diary" (左翔太郎ハードボイルド妄想日記 Hidari Shōtarō Hādoboirudo Mōsō Nikki) in which Shotaro daydreams about what life would be like if he, Akiko, or Ryu acted differently. These feature a Dopant from the DVD volume in a completely different role than it had in the series proper. These are then followed by members of the cast discussing their favorite parts of the episodes included on the DVD volume.

Volume titles
  1. If Akiko Was Actually an Excellent Secretary (もしも亜樹子が優秀な秘書だったら Moshimo Akiko ga Yūshū na Hisho dattara)
  2. If Akiko Was Actually a City Councilwoman (もしも亜樹子が市議会議員だったら Moshimo Akiko ga Shigikaigiin dattara)
  3. If Akiko Was Actually a Maid (もしも亜樹子がメイドだったら Moshimo Akiko ga Meido dattara)
  4. If Akiko Was Actually a Phantom Thief (もしも亜樹子が怪盗だったら Moshimo Akiko ga Kaitō dattara)
  5. If Ryu Was Actually a Private Investigator (もしも竜が探偵だったら Moshimo Ryū ga Tantei dattara)
  6. If Akiko Was Actually an Idol (もしも亜樹子がアイドルだったら Moshimo Akiko ga Aidoru dattara)
  7. If Akiko Was Actually a Magician (もしも亜樹子がマジシャンだったら Moshimo Akiko ga Majishan dattara)
  8. If Akiko Was Actually "Gokutsuma" (もしも亜樹子が【極妻】だったら Moshimo Akiko ga "Gokutsuma" dattara)
  9. If Akiko Was Actually a Younger Sister (もしも亜樹子が妹だったら Moshimo Akiko ga Imōto dattara)
  10. If Akiko Was Actually a Hit Man (もしも亜樹子が殺し屋だったら Moshimo Akiko ga Koroshiya dattara)
  11. If Akiko Was Actually an Old Woman (もしも亜樹子がおばあちゃんだったら Moshimo Akiko ga Obaachan dattara)
  12. If Everyone Was Actually Hard-Boiled (もしも誰もがハードボイルドだったら Moshimo Dare mo ga Hādoboirudo dattara)

Planetarium film

At several planetaria throughout Japan, Toei had produced a film called "Kamen Rider: The Fearful Global Warming Plan" (仮面ライダー 恐怖の地球温暖化計画 Kamen Raidā Kyōfu no Chikyū Ondanka Keikaku) to teach children about global warming (with narration by Hirohiko Kakegawa). Shotaro Hidari (portrayed by Kiriyama) and Philip (portrayed by Suda) who transform into Kamen Rider Double, alongside Kamen Rider 1 (voiced by Tetsu Inada), Kamen Rider 2 (voiced by Takahiro Fujimoto), and the ten previous Heisei Riders, fight Shocker led by its President (Hidekatsu Shibata) and Gel-Shocker's Hiruchameleon (voiced by Yasuhiro Takato) who plan on destroying the Earth by having it succumb to global warming. Airings first began at the Fukuoka Science Museum on June 5, 2010, and later at Kagawa Prefecture's Sanuki Kid's Land, Chūō, Tokyo's Time Dome Akashi, the Seki Manabi Center, the Kagoshima Municipal Science Center, the Tondabayashi Subaru Hall, and the Sendai Astronomical Observatory in Aoba-ku, with shows starting later in the year at the Kobe Science Museum in Chūō-ku, Kobe, and the Saitama Municipal Youth's Astronomical Science Museum in Urawa-ku, Saitama.[21]

Televi-Kun DVDs

The Hyper Battle DVD for W is titled Kamen Rider W Hyper Battle DVD: Donburi's α/Farewell Beloved Recipe (仮面ライダーＷ 超バトルDVD 丼のα／さらば愛しのレシピよ Kamen Raidā Daburu Haipā Batoru Dī Bui Dī Donburi no α/Saraba Itoshi no Reshipi yo). It features a cooking contest between Ryu Terui, Akiko Narumi, and Shotaro Hidari, in order to best figure out what the contents of the evil Donburi Dopant are, to eventually discover that he is the Oyakodon Dopant. The Hyper Battle DVD features guest stars Hiroshi as the OmuriFu Shop's Master Izo Aida (相田 伊三 Aida Izō), Reina Fujie of AKB48 as his daughter Eriko Aida (相田 エリコ Aida Eriko), and Shinichiro Ohta of Iron Chef fame as the voice of the Frog Pod who comments throughout the cooking contest (Ōta also served as the narrator in GoGo Sentai Boukenger).

The Kamen Rider W DVD: Gaia Memory Field Guide (仮面ライダーＷ（ダブル） DVD ガイアメモリ大図鑑 Kamen Raidā Daburu Dī Bui Dī Gaia Memori Daizukan) is a DVD packaged with the August 2010 issue of Televi-Kun magazine. The issue also comes with a short book with the information described in the DVD. The DVD is set shortly after the Hyper Battle DVD, and features the content normally found in the Hyper Battle DVD (explaining the powers and weapons of the Kamen Riders), explained as Philip having come down with temporary amnesia after slipping on an egg shell and hitting his head.

W Returns

Main article: Kamen Rider W Returns

Kamen Rider W Returns (仮面ライダーＷ（ダブル） RETURNS Kamen Raidā Daburu Ritānzu) is a set of two V-Cinema releases that focus on side stories of Ryu Terui as Kamen Rider Accel and Katsumi Daido as Kamen Rider Eternal. Both releases are named after their primary character.

Playback

For W's S.I.C Hero Saga side story Kamen Rider W: Playback commemorates the 40th anniversary of the Kamen Rider Series with Shotaro Hidari and Philip leading Shotaro Ishinomori through the events following his creation of the television series in 1971. The first episode was published in Hobby Japan, July 2011. Each episode is named after a different story written by Raymond Chandler.

  1. Red Wind (赤い風 Akai Kaze)
  2. The Finger Man (指さす男 Yubisasu Otoko)
  3. Double Indemnity (深夜の告白 Shin'ya no Kokuhaku)
  4. The Big Sleep (大いなる眠り Ōinaru Nemuri)
  5. The High Window (高い窓 Takai Mado)
  6. The Little Sister (かわいい女 Kawaii Onna)
  7. The Long Goodbye (長いお別れ Nagai Owakare)

The One Who Continues After Z

Kamen Rider W ~The One Who Continues After Z~ (仮面ライダーＷ（ダブル） ～Zを継ぐ者～ Kamen Raidā Daburu ~Zetto o Tsugu Mono~), written by Riku Sanjo, is part of a series of spin-off novel adaptions of the Heisei Era Kamen Riders. Phillip takes up Shotaro's job in solving cases after he becomes sick. Phillip uses Kamen Rider Double FangJoker and fights alongside Kamen Rider Accel, however the Dopants get tougher and forces Philip to become a Kamen Rider himself: Kamen Rider Cyclone. The novel was released on November 30, 2012. The novel take place between episode 32 and 33.

Cast

Guest stars

Songs

Opening theme
Ending themes

During the events of episode 8, the song "Glorious Street (Eikō no Michi)" (Glorious street 〜栄光の道〜) by Florida Keys was played within the show by a character. During episodes 23 and 24, the character Jimmy Nakata performed an original song titled "Futo Tower" (風都タワー Fūto Tawā); this song was included as a bonus track on the standard DVD release version of the "Love♡Wars" single. During episode 23, Shotaro and Philip cover "Finger on the Trigger" in the Fuuuuuutic Idol contest. In addition to these songs, Head Wind One-Game Match!! DJs Tsuyoshi & Ayano (つよしとあやの Tsuyoshi to Ayano) have written and performed the song "WIND WAVE" as a theme song for the fictional radio station. This song, as well as "Glorious Street (Eikō no Michi)", and "Extreme Dream" will be included on the complete CD box set.[36]

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. The newest group, the visual kei band Wilma-Sidr, is named after Hurricane Wilma and Cyclone Sidr.

Parodies

Episode 295-A of Sgt. Frog titled "Keroro, The Two of Us are One Kerororm" (ケロロ 二人が一人ケロロ〜ム! であります Keroro Futari ga Hitori Kerorōmu! de Arimasu) features the members of the Keroro Platoon finding an artifact that allows two of them to combine into a single Keroro, each with new powers. The episode title is based on Kamen Rider W's catchphrase and the resultant transformation resembles that of Kamen Rider Double (the characters appear to be split down the middle, with one side being, for example, Keroro and the other Tamama).

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  2. ↑ Kamen Rider Fourze, Episode 1: Youthful Transformation, Aired September 4, 2011
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