Kamen Rider Agito

, is the eleventh installment in the popular Kamen Rider Tokusatsu franchise. The series repesents the 30th Anniversary of the Kamen Rider Series. The series was also a joint collaboration between Ishimori Productions and Toei and was shown on TV Asahi from January 28, 2001 to January 27, 2002.

Agito is the first Kamen Rider series to feature the three main types of Riders: a mystical Rider (one that draws power from ancient technology or mystical methods), an organic Rider (one whose anatomy changes to become a Rider), and a high-technology Rider (one who is either a cyborg or uses advanced technology to fight).

Plot summary
A man named Shōichi Tsugami seemingly has no memory. He doesn't know who he is, where he came from, or how he came upon his peculiar circumstances. Tsugami, seemingly for no reason, transforms into a powerful superhuman, Agito, whenever in the presence of the beings referred by the police as the "Unknown", a race of powerful monsters that have been causing murders around Tokyo, targeting certain people as their prey. In response, the police department unleash their newest weapon: the G3 powersuit, originally developed to fight against the "Unidentified Lifeforms", the enemies of Kamen Rider Kuuga. G3 and Agito don't know whether they should join up and defeat the Unknowns, their common enemy, or to combat each other, keeping the mysteries that entwine them separate. Ultimately, even more mysteries unfold, with the appearance of Kamen Rider Gills, who is on a search to uncover why his father committed suicide. These mysteries and others collide, as the true nature of Agito would ultimately determine the fate of humanity.

Character histories



 * A young man who washed ashore one day with amnesia and adopts the name addressed to on a letter found with him. Shōichi uses the Alter Ring to transform into Kamen Rider Agit Ω, an ancient and powerful warrior whose abilities are constantly evolving. In the transformed state, Shōichi possesses the Wiseman's Monolith - a relic of unknown origin and purpose - embedded into his armor. When his crest horns open, Agit Ω 's maximum power is unleashed. When in need of greater abilities, the Alter Ring accesses additional powers.


 * A cop assigned to the G3 Unit of Tokyo's metropolitan police to investigate the rash of eerie supernatural murders. He was assigned as the operator for the G3 System, originally developed to combat the Unidentified Lifeforms (from Kamen Rider Kuuga), but is now recommissioned to combat the Unknown. Aside from his apparent klutziness and naiveté, Hikawa's frank yet earnest personality is his defining quality. Nevertheless, he is a man full of integrity, but because he is a regular human being, the "Unknowns" usually ignore him.


 * Formerly a star swimmer of Jyohoku University, Ashihara’s future as a swimmer almost came to an end after a near-fatal car accident. After he healed, he started swimming again, but he has undergone a metamorphosis, enabling him to transform into Kamen Rider Gills. However, the change resulted in the immediate alienation of all those closest to him, and its this loneliness fueled his lust for battle, which in turn makes Gills increasingly feral. His ferocity is so great that Gills comes across as a brutal savage in the eyes of those whom witness him in battle; brandishing wildly his claws and tentacles at his adversaries. Nevertheless, his transformation is increasingly unstable, causing accelerated cellular decay.


 * A young woman psychic, who committed suicide after discovering she was becoming another Agit Ω . She was involved in paranormal research conducted by Professor Kazaya at Jyohoku University. She left behind a younger brother who would become Kamen Rider Agit Ω.


 * The niece of Yoshihiko Misugi who Shōichi lives with, possessing telepathic powers for mysterious reasons. She was named after Mana by her father.


 * The man Shōichi lives with, as well as Ozawa's old college professor.


 * The son of Yoshihiko Misugi.


 * The genius behind the G3 System. Her position within the G3 unit is the systems monitor engineer, which monitors the condition of the operator and the G3 suit during combat from the G-Trailer mobile command base. She was in constant rivalry with Tōru Hōjō. In the series epilogue, she left the police force after the Overlord incident and moved to England to work at a university.


 * He helps Ozawa at the G-Trailer mobile command base. In the series epilogue, he becomes squad leader of the G5 Unit.


 * A fellow cop and Hikawa's rival, Hōjō's brilliant and talented in his profession as well as crafty and underhanded, such as his first attempt to capture Agit Ω . He is also the creator of the Victory One System (V1), which was meant to rival the G3 System. Despite his attitude, he has respect for Hikawa; as well as admiration for Ozawa.


 * The real Shōichi Tsugami is a man resurrected by the Overlord due to his passive involvement in the death of the first Agit Ω, Yukina Sawaki. In reality, he was romantically involved with Yukina and tried to stop her from committing suicide, but he ultimately allowed her to plummet to her death. He then takes the name of Tetsuya Sawaki as he stated to the Overlord that he has give up the name of "Shouichi Tsugami" and desired only "to know everything". However, his saving of Ryō results with the Overlord leaving him, only returning to him prior to his genocide solution. Tetsuya eventually managed to redeem himself by saving Kana, before he the Overlord grants him eternal rest to view mankind's future alongside him.


 * In charge of the O-Parts Research Department, her group researched the items from old long lost civilizations. By chance, she and her group found the puzzle that held the Overlord's DNA and unlocked it. With no idea of its true nature, she had the 30,000 old DNA synthesized, resulting with the Overlord of Darkness being reborn as well as the division being disbanded upon his escape. However, because the Overlord followed her, Sakiko was murdered by Anguis Femineus. As killing a regular human is considered a taboo among the Unknown, Anguis Femineus was controlled to commit suicide by the Overlord himself after that.


 * A doctor who nursed Shōichi back to health after he washed ashore. Sometime after, Dr. Kuneida would place him in the care of Professor Yoshihiko Misugi.


 * One of the military officers guarding the GA psychic educational facility when the Formica Pedes Lords attacked. Though he would survive the ordeal, he would be left a jaded man, his pride scarred. He began living as one who would embrace death as the true means of becoming stronger. He would eventually volunteer as operator for the G4 suit and eventually clash with G3-X operator Hikawa, to put their ideals to the test on the battlefield.


 * From the GA, assigned to the G3 Unit. She copies the data from Ozawa's computer relating to the G4. Once she got what she needed, she quits the G3 Unit and creates the G4 suit, intend on perfecting it so it can be mass-produced. She ended up being mauled to death by the Ant Lords while her creation was destroyed.


 * A young lady with the psychic ability of clairvoyance. She came from a wealthy family and lived relatively well until she was orphaned during a car crash, which killed all but Sayaka herself. She inducted into the research study at the GA psychic educational facility as a candidate psychic for the G4 project.


 * A young boy gifted with psychic ability. He, like most children in the GA Psychic Facility, was orphaned at a young age.


 * A part-time chef, but was unable to cook proper and was fired until Shōichi helped her out. Her father was a chef, a victim of an Unknown attack, thus she herself is an Agito close to awakening. Fearful of this when it occurred, Kana attempted to kill herself, but Shōichi and Tetsuya managed to stop and give her reason to continue living.


 * She was a young runner for her high school team, but was hurt and ostracized by her former friends. Taking the identity of the Scorpion, Risa raced recklessly to forget her past. Though Ryō helped her, Risa was killed as the result of the Overlord's genocide of those born under the Scorpio sign.

Akatsuki
The is a ship in which the "body" of the Overlord of Light mysteriously appeared in to personally give the seed of Agit Ω to the passengers. After blessing them with the power, the ship was attacked by the El of the Water, who was sent by the Overlord of Darkness in fear his brother would give the Agit Ω power to the passengers. The El fought Tetsuya Sawaki as he awakened as the 2nd Agit Ω, apparently killing him. From this point, the lives of passengers would suffer deep and particular changes as they cross paths throughout the series. Their leader is Kaoru Kino.


 * : A surgical genius whose career was ruined in a mountain accident, which claimed the life of his brother. He was also one of the passengers involved in the Akatsuki case. Sometime following the incident, he evolved into Another Agit Ω, but became disillusioned with his newfound power.


 * Age 29, she was among the passengers. Tomoko encounters Shouichi by accident, recognizing him as the young man she believed had died on the Akatsuki. She calls the Misugi residence to tell Shouichi to meet her tomorrow afternoon at East Park for the answers he seeks. But prior to their meeting, Tomoko was strangled to death by the Overlord himself.


 * Tomoko's best friend, Seako lives with her big brother, an archaeologist. After the Akatsuki incident, she was tramutized to the point of being unable to interact with anything. But when she hear of the false legend of Sandouko Lake, she began to scuba dive for relics of the Jomon era that tell of an ancient civilization which worshipped an ancient Agito. To keep Seako in that state of mind, her brother dumped the relics she found into the lake. When her special ability began to surface, Equus Dies attacks her. But during the fight between Gills and Dies, Saeko gets her leg stuck to seaweed and drowns.


 * She appeared to be a housekeeper sent by Professor Misugi, although she seemed to know a lot about Shouichi's past memories, as well as Ryō's father. When pressed against the wall, she revealed to be Shouichi's old girlfriend. It was a lie, the same way she lied to Ryō about not knowing anything related to the Akatsuki. However, before she could tell anyone the truth, the real Shōichi Tsugami awakened her Agit Ω seed and accelerated her power's evolution. As a result, she became corrupted by it and started to experiment psychic powers, and therefore, lose her sanity. After almost killing Tōru Hōjō, she was murdered by Pantheras Magistra.


 * Was awaken by Tetsuya, possessing pyschokinesis and regenerative powers. He managed to kill Gills. However, Katsuhiko was murdered by Crustata Palleo.


 * A cynical woman and one of the passengers involved in the Akatsuki incident, ending up a host of the El of Water until he gathered enough energy to leave her body, depleting her of her life-energy as a result.


 * Came from a line of doctors, befriended Mana and idolized Kino. He is the only surviving member of the Akatsuki incident at the end of the series.


 * She is Masumi's friend, murdered by her when she was under the El's influence.


 * He was the Akatsuki's captain. He was later murdered by Masumi under the El's influence.


 * Ryō's father. After the incident, although Kazuo was missing, he died of a mental breakdown at the station.

The Lords

 * The major antagonists of Agito, referred by the police department as, to differ them from the Unidentified Creatures (Grongi Tribe) that attacked humanity two years ago. The Lords are a group of powerful disciples serving under the OverLord, who created them from his body. All of their tribes are separated into species of animals. They are normally man-shaped with a head of the animal, and sometimes with a weapon. All of them have a wing-shaped protuberance, sticking out of their shoulder, probably symbolizing that they are angels, or holy messengers as they target survivors of the Akatsuki Incident, as they and other human possess a form of psychic that marked them as having the potential to become Agito. When they murder that certain type of person, they commit a ritual by using their hands, saying that they want permission to sin. At the same time, a halo appears over their head. Every one of them have their unique way of murdering, for example: leaving the corpse in a tree, dissolving the human, drying the human into death, changing the human into sand, pulling the human in the ground, dragging the human into the air and dropping them, vapourising, and so on. Killing a normal human is considered a taboo with a penalty of death. They don't just kill regular people.  They kill the ones that are going to turn into an Agito.

Movies and specials
The Special features all three Riders plus the first appearances of G3 Mild & Agito Shining Form. Shouichi encounters his old friend and teacher and fights an Unknown at night and reaches Burning Form, but goes out of control. Then, the teacher helps him control it. All three riders fight against the Beetle Lord. The story is ended with a mysterious girl stalking G4 project and to be continued in the movie.
 * Special:

Occurring between episodes 40 and 41. Shōichi encounters a teenage girl called Sayaka who has a supernatural ability and can control it with her bracelet, but unfortunately she drops it and is now worn by Mana who is next to carry the supernatural ability, and makes Risa Fukami of the military group GA admiring her power for enhancing G4 by using this ability to perfect the designs she stole from Ozawa. Then, while Agito and Gills deal with the AntLords that attack the humans, G3-X enters a final showdown with G4.

Cast

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Suit actors

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Songs

 * Opening themes
 * Lyrics: Shōko Fujibayashi
 * Composition & Arrangement: Kazunori Miyake
 * Artist:
 * Episodes: 2-35
 * Lyrics: Shōko Fujibayashi
 * Composition & Arrangement: Kazunori Miyake
 * Remix: Kazunori Miyake, ,
 * Artist:
 * Episodes: 36-50, TV Special
 * Ending themes
 * "BELIEVE YOURSELF"
 * Lyrics: Shōko Fujibayashi
 * Composition & Arrangement: Kazunori Miyake
 * Artist:
 * Episodes: 1-, TV Special
 * "Stranger in the dark"
 * Lyrics: Shōko Fujibayashi
 * Composition & Arrangement: Toshihiko Sahashi
 * Artist: Norio Sakai
 * Episodes: 9
 * "MACHINE TORNADER"
 * Lyrics: Shōko Fujibayashi
 * Composition & Arrangement: Kazunori Miyake
 * Artist: Shinichi Ishihara
 * "DEEP BREATH"
 * Lyrics: Shōko Fujibayashi
 * Composition: Yoshio Nomura
 * Arrangement: RIDER CHIPS
 * Artist: RIDER CHIPS featuring ROLLY
 * Arrangement: RIDER CHIPS
 * Artist: RIDER CHIPS featuring ROLLY


 * Movie theme
 * Lyrics & Composition: Tortoise Matsumoto
 * Arrangement & Artist:
 * Arrangement & Artist: