Kamen Rider Wizard

Kamen Rider Wizard (仮面ライダーウィザード) is a Japanese tokusatsu drama in Toei Company's Kamen Rider Series, being the fourteenth series in the Heisei period run and the twenty-third overall. Trademarks on the title were filed by Toei in June 21, 2012. It began airing on September 2, 2012, joining Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters and then Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger in the Super Hero Time line-up following the finale of Kamen Rider Fourze. With Wizard finished, Kamen Rider Gaim joined Kyoryuger as part of Super Hero Time. Tsuyoshi Kida is the series' main screenwriter.

Story
"The magic rings, the Wizard Rings. They shine on both hands of the modern mage as he changes despair into hope."

- Narrator

A mysterious ceremony held on the day of a solar eclipse released demons called Phantoms into the world. Haruto Soma, a survivor of the ritual, obtains mystical powers and receives the WizarDriver belt and Wizard Rings from a mysterious White Wizard, so he may protect the hopes of the people, as Kamen Rider Wizard. Later on, a man named Kosuke Nitoh appears as the "ancient wizard" Kamen Rider Beast to feed on the Phantom's magical power to survive and becomes both a rival and ally to Haruto.

Allies

 * Koyomi
 * Shunpei Nara
 * Rinko Daimon
 * Shigeru Wajima

Inner Phantoms

 * WizarDragon
 * Beast Chimera

Other

 * Donut Shop Hungry
 * Chief of Police
 * Masanori Kizaki
 * Shiina
 * All Riders



Phantoms

 * Chief Phantoms
 * Ghouls (henchmen)
 * Minor Phantoms
 * Minotauros
 * Hellhound
 * Caitsìth
 * Gnome
 * Gargoyle
 * Valkyrie
 * Lizardman
 * Manticore
 * Hydra
 * Beelzebub
 * Weretiger
 * Spriggan
 * Legion
 * Bogy
 * Argus
 * Raum
 * Bahamut
 * Sylphi
 * Sphinx
 * Siren
 * Arachne
 * Khepri
 * Unreleased Phantoms
 * Jabberwock
 * Cyclops
 * Jörmungandr
 * Hekatonkheir
 * Bandersnatch
 * Mayu Inamori's Phantom
 * Yuzuru Ijima's Phantom
 * Gigantes
 * Masahiro Yamamoto's Phantom

Others

 * Space Shocker
 * Amadum

Other Characters

 * Emperor Maya
 * Captain of the Imperial Guard

Cast

 * Haruto Soma (操真 晴人): Shunya Shiraishi (白石 隼也)
 * Koyomi (コヨミ): Makoto Okunaka (奥仲 麻琴)
 * Shunpei Nara (奈良 瞬平): Junki Tozuka (戸塚 純貴)
 * Rinko Daimon (大門 凛子): Yuko Takayama (高山 侑子)
 * Kosuke Nitoh (仁藤 攻介): Tasuku Nagase (永瀬 匡)
 * Shigeru Wajima (輪島 繁): Hisahiro Ogura (小倉 久寛)
 * Misa Inamori (Medusa) (稲森 美紗 (メデューサ)), Mayu Inamori (稲森 真由): Erina Nakayama (中山 絵梨奈)
 * Yugo Fujita (Phoenix) (藤田 雄吾 (フェニックス)): Atsumi (篤海)
 * Sora Takigawa (Gremlin) (滝川 空 (グレムリン)): Takahisa Maeyama (前山 剛久)
 * Manager of Doughnut Shop (ドーナツ屋店長): Kaba-chan (KABA.ちゃん)
 * Worker of Doughnut Shop (ドーナツ屋店員): Ryo Tayano (田谷野 亮)
 * Chief of Police (署長): Takayasu Komiya (小宮 孝泰)
 * Masanori Kizaki (木崎政範): Naoki Kawano (川野 直輝)
 * Sou Fueki (笛木奏): Narushi Ikeda (池田成志)
 * Yuzuru Iijima (飯島 譲): Shinta Sōma (相馬 眞太)
 * Masahiro Yamamoto (山本 昌宏): Shingo Kawaguchi (川口 真五)
 * The White Wizard (白い魔法使い): Toshitsugu Takashina (高階 俊嗣)
 * Wiseman (ワイズマン): Toshio Furukawa (古川 登志夫)
 * WizarDragon (ウィザードラゴン): Ryūzaburō Ōtomo (大友 龍三郎)
 * Beast Chimera (ビーストキマイラ): Tomomichi Nishimura (西村 知道)
 * Narration (ナレーション): Hiroaki Hirata (平田 広明)

Guest cast

 * Caitsith (ケットシー): Bernard Ackah (ベルナール・アッカ)
 * Manami Kawasaki (川崎 愛美): Wakana Matsumoto (松本 若菜)
 * Koichi Yamagata (山形 耕一): Ryosuke Takahashi (高橋 良輔)
 * Tetsuya Inagaki (松木 昭造): Takuya Ishida (石田 卓也)
 * Owner of Orphanage (園長): Ichiro Ogura (小倉 一郎)
 * Fortune Teller (占い師): Shoichiro Akaboshi (赤星 昇一郎)
 * Conductor (指揮者): IZAM
 * Naito (内藤): Mitsu Murata (村田 充)
 * Kaga (加賀): Minoru Watanabe (渡辺 実)
 * Aya Yamamoto (山本 亜矢): Miyuu Sawai (沢井 美優)
 * Tsukasa Kadoya (門矢 士): Masahiro Inoue (井上 正大)
 * Kamen Rider Den-O Sword Form (仮面ライダー電王ソードフォーム): Toshihiko Seki (関 俊彦)
 * Kota Kazuraba (葛葉 紘汰): Gaku Sano (佐野 岳)

Suit actors

 * Kamen Rider Wizard: Seiji Takaiwa (高岩 成二)
 * Kamen Rider Wizard (extreme martial arts): Hideki Sugiguchi (杉口 秀樹)
 * Kamen Rider Beast, White Wizard, Phoenix, Wiseman: Jun Watanabe (渡辺 淳)
 * Kamen Rider Mage: Satoshi Fujita (藤田 慧)
 * Medusa: Toshihiro Ogura (おぐら としひろ)
 * Gremlin, Kamen Rider Beast (understudy): Kazuya Okada (岡田 和也)

Trivia

 * This series contains the least used of ending themes in Neo-Heisei period.
 * With 53 episodes in total (including 2 post-finale episodes which serves as the TV special), Kamen Rider Wizard is considered as the longest Heisei-era Rider's episode in history, beating Kamen Rider Agito with total of 51 episodes.