Closing Screens

This article is about a reoccurring feature in the Kamen Rider Series.

Closing screens are a notable feature of the Kamen Rider Series from the Heisei era onwards. They appear at the end of each episode and usually feature collectible devices that were used in it. In the Heisei Phase 2 era, they also began appearing in Movie War films at the end of each Rider's segment.

Because of their prominence, they are also featured in the Battride War series. In Battride War Genesis, the Showa Riders' closing screen shows their belts.

Heisei Series[]

Kamen Rider Kuuga[]

At the end of each episode (except for the final episode), the scene darkens as "To Be Continued" written in Rinto hieroglyphics flies onto the screen. The black background then changes to a solid color corresponding to one of Kuuga's forms that was used in the episode.

Episodes 20, 21 and 23 shows an electrical distortion, indicating Kuuga's growing Rising Form power.

Kamen Rider Agito[]

At the end of each episode, the scene stops before shrinking, with a monotone version of the scene occupying the unused space. "AgitΩ" appears above the upper left corner of the freeze frame, while a mirrored version of the same word appears below the lower right corner. The words stretch out, with all of the letters except "A" and "Ω" fading away as a border forms around the frame. An "A" ends up in a box at the upper left and lower right corners of the border, while an "Ω" ends up in each of the other corners. Finally, Agito's symbol appears at the top of the screen.

Kamen Rider Ryuki[]

The end of each episode (except the final episode) and Kamen Rider Ryuki Special: 13 Riders, the scene freezes before shards of glass fly on screen and assemble into the closing screen. The closing screen features a monotone version of the freeze frame positioned at an angle beside one of the Advent Cards used in the episode. Kamen Rider Ryuki: Episode Final also features one during the closing credits, but no Advent Card is shown.

Kamen Rider Ryuki: Ryuki vs Kamen Rider Agito instead shows a broken mirror showing Dragreder's Advent Card.

Kamen Rider 555[]

The end of each episode (except the final episode), several red lines slide across the screen, distorting the image. The scene then shrinks, with the background from the end of the series opening filling in the remaining space.

Kamen Rider Blade[]

At the end of each episode, a blue haze obscures the screen before revealing the Change Beetle Rouse Card. The camera then zooms out while rotating to show various other Rouse Cards surrounding it. From episode 18 onward, the even numbered episodes (up to 46) then show the cards flying away before one floats in the middle of the screen, while the odd numbered episodes (up to 47) show stacks of cards flying across the screen before one floats in the middle. Episodes 48 and 49 reverse this pattern. Episode 44 is unique in that it shows two Rouse Cards, with one transforming into the other.

Kamen Rider Hibiki[]

At the end of each episode, with the exception of the finale, the screen fades to black before the title of the episode is displayed alongside Hibiki's emblem.

Kamen Rider Kabuto[]

At the end of each episode, insect wings appear across the screen before pulling away, revealing a fractured pattern along the borders. In the final episode, the end frame is instead bordered by plant stems.

Kamen Rider Den-O[]

The end of each episode features a clock pattern in the middle of the screen, with the arear inside of it rotating. counter-clockwise manner. It initially rotates with the rhythm of a clock's second hand before rotating continually after the third tick.

In the final episode, there is no ticking sound heard, and the middle portion spins clockwise.

Kamen Rider Kiva[]

At the end of each episode (except the final episode), chains appear at each side of the screen before more chains cover the entire shot. Certain episodes feature black chains.

Kamen Rider Decade[]

The end of each episode shows the Decadriver. From episodes 1 to 18, the emblem of the current A.R. World's primary Rider glow red. For episode 19, all of the emblems glow. From episode 20 onwards, they glow red in a clockwise manner.

Kamen Rider W[]

The end of each odd-numbered episode shows Kamen Rider Double's main six Gaia Memories in front of a circular, spinning border that continually changes colors and features various letters and symbols.

Each even-numbered episode, as well as episode 49/finale features the series logo in the bottom corner of the screen. Whatever the series logo appears in the bottom left corner or the bottom left corner, which is choose by randomly and not by the story arc of the episode. However, it appears more often in the bottom left corner than in the bottom right corner.

Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider OOO & W Featuring Skull: Movie War Core features same closing screen as the one used for TV Series. In the Director's Cut version, a black bold line will appear below the screen, with a white-colored "Director's Cut" text on it.

The end of each episode (except for episode 12) features a border composed of Futo's buildings along the bottom and Inner Futo's buildings along the top. The remaining space on the sides of the screens is colored green and purple with various letters and symbols. As for episode 12, they brought back the odd-numbered episode closing screen from the original TV series.

Kamen Rider OOO[]

The end of the series opening and end of each episode (not including episodes 28 and 48) features a stone border showing the Core Medals that Eiji has in his possession at the time. During the end of episode 47 and the opening of episode 48, the stone border disappears to reveal a mass of Cell Medals.

In the movies and specials, only one copy of each Core Medal is shown, regardless of how many Eiji actually has in his possession. In the Director's Cut version of Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider OOO & W Featuring Skull: Movie War Core, a black bold line will appear below the screen, with a white-colored "Director's Cut" text on it.

Kamen Rider Fourze[]

The end of each odd-numbered episode features a border with "To Be Continued" on it, while even-numbered episodes features the series logo in the bottom right corner of the screen. Episode 48 instead features the logo in the bottom left corner.

Kamen Rider Wizard[]

At the end of every episode (except for episode 53/final episode), Wizard's Magical Portal in Flame Style appears in the bottom corner of the screen. Whatever the magic portal appears in the bottom left corner or the bottom left corner, which is choose by randomly and not by the story arc of the episode.

In Movie War Ultimatum, the Magical Portal instead forms a border around the entire screen, while the center part shown the actual scene.

Kamen Rider Gaim[]

At the end of each episode (except for the last two episodes), all of the Lockseeds in the possession of one of the main four Armored Riders appear on screen. A zipper then closes diagonally across the screen from the top left corner, revealing a background styled after that Rider.

The closing screen used in Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Drive & Gaim: Movie War Full Throttle features Gaim's background but also shows Lockseeds used by other Riders in the movie.

The first two installments of Kamen Rider Gaim Gaiden each feature a closing screen that additionally includes a Lockseed belonging to the main villain of the movie. The second pair of installments instead features a single closing screen that is split into two halves that represent each Rider.

Gaim Gaiden: Kamen Rider Gridon VS Kamen Rider Bravo instead simply features "To be continued..." and "End" in one of the bottom corners of the screen.

Kamen Rider Drive[]

The screen is divided into four equal sections as four of Shift Cars that were used in the episode appear from the right, filling in the sections with their respective colors. Drive's "R" symbol then appears in the background. For the first 11 episodes, the Shift Cars are viewed from above. After the introduction of Signal Bikes in episode 12, two Shift Cars and two Signal Bikes are viewed from the side. Several episodes only feature one Shift Car or Signal Bike shown from various angles, such as Shift Deadheat in episode 17 with a "D" symbol in the background, Shift Formula in episode 22 with an "F" symbol in the background, and Signal Chaser in episode 26. Episode 32 simply features a dark grey background with Drive's symbol, while episode 33 does not feature a closing screen at all.

Kamen Rider Drive Secret Mission type ZERO: Episode 0 Countdown to Global Freeze directly used the title card of TV series as the closing screen.

D-Video Special: Kamen Rider 4 instead features the Riders' Crest of the 4 Riders that appear in the special.

Drive Saga: Kamen Rider Brain features a black background with two vertical red lines and Drive's symbol.

Kamen Rider Ghost[]

The first three episodes show the heroic Ghost Eyecons currently in Ghost's possession in front of an orange background with Ghost's symbol. The Ore Ghost Eyecon appears in each corner of the screen.

From episodes 4 to 15, the closing screen is divided in half, with Ghost's side on the right. The left side shows the heroic Eyecons in Specter's possession in front of a blue background with Specter's symbol. The corners on Ghost's side still feature the Ore Ghost Eyecon, while the corners on Specter's side have the Specter Ghost Eyecon. Eyecons that are prominently used by each Rider in the episode are placed at the front.

In episode 10, due to the 15 heroic Ghost Eyecons being in Chikara Saionji's possession, the Eyecons briefly appear on the closing screen before vanishing. In episode 12, the Toucon Boost Ghost Eyecon appears in all four corners. In subsequent episodes, it only appears on Ghost's half of the screen.

From episodes 16 to 22 and from episode 27 onwards, the closing screen is divided into three sections. Ghost half is unchanged, while part of Specter's section is cut off. This new section features the heroic Eyecons in Necrom's possession in front of a green background with Necrom's symbol. From this point on, Eyecons do not appear in the corners of the screen.

From episode 23 to 26, Specter's section is removed and the closing screen is divided into two sections representing Ghost and Necrom.

In Kamen Rider Ghost: Legendary! Riders' Souls!, the end of each episode shows the Legend Rider Eyecons that have been collected in front of a sky background. In the final episode, the Eyecons are grouped at the bottom of the scene in front of a red background.

The closing screen Kamen Rider Ghost: Truth! The Secret Of Heroes' Eyecons!, features the silhouettes of Eyecons in various colors across a black background.

Kamen Rider Ex-Aid[]

The closing screen simply features the phrase "See you Next game" on a black background. For the first 8 episodes and most specials, the color of the text changes to represent a Rider and Rider Gashat featured in the episode. In subsequent episodes and Kamen Rider Ex-Aid Trilogy: Another Ending, the text remains pink. For standalone specials (except Kamen Rider Snipe: Episode ZERO) and the final episodes of web series, the sentence ends with a question mark.

In the final episode, "THE GAME IS FOREVER" appears at the bottom of the screen during the ending scene. This same text is used in Kamen Rider Genm vs. Lazer, except over the usual black background. The teaser for Kamen Rider Ex-Aid: True Ending which follows after the end of the episode, features another closing screen with "The Game Ends". This closing screen appears in the post-credits scene of the movie before another one that reads "The Game Never Ends?".

The ending screen of Kamen Rider Genms -The Presidents- features the text "GAME OVER?".

Kamen Rider Build[]

At the end of the episode, a white line appears across the screen and rotates until diagonal, unveiling the closing screen. The closing screen features two Fullbottles, Sclashjellies, Gears, or Evolbottles that were used in the episode, with the line dividing the screen into two halves that are colored differently to represent the items. The line then transforms into Build's symbol as any Fullbottles on the screen shake.

Episode 27 features only the Full Full RabbitTank Fullbottle in RabbitRabbit Mode on a solid red background, while episode 28 features it in TankTank Mode on a solid blue background. Episode 29 has the same closing screen as episode 27, but with the addition of the Robot and Dragon Sclashjellies.

Episodes 41 and 42 feature a single Lost Fullbottle, with the background being divided into black and gold. Episode 44 features a red and blue background with four Fullbottles, each representing one of the four main Riders. Episode 45 features the Hazard Trigger and Evol-Trigger instead of Fullbottles.

Episodes 39, 46, and 47 feature a single item in front of a larger version of Build's symbol and a uniquely colored background. Episode 47's closing screen additionally turns monochrome after a brief moment.

The final episode features the Rabbit and Dragon Fullbottles in front of a black background, with the Earth inside a three-dimensional version of Build's symbol.

Each installment of Transformation Lessons ~The Laws Of Transformation Are Set!~ features a unique closing screen. Kamen Rider Build Chapter shows four of Build's Fullbottles in front of a white background with numerous formulas and equations. Night Rogue Chapter shows the FausTube logo on top of Night Rogue's symbol, with the text "See you, if you were alive..." at the bottom. Kamen Rider Cross-Z Chapter shows the Cross-Z Dragon and Dragon Fullbottle front of a blue background with Cross-Z's symbol.

The closing screen for Kamen Rider Prime Rogue shows the Prime Rogue Fullbottle in front of Kamen Rider Rogue's symbol, which divides the background into purple and gold halves.

Kamen Rider Zi-O[]

At end of each episode, the Ridewatch, Miridewatch or Anotherwatch most prominently used in the episode covers the screen. For Ridewatches, the screen rotates to reveal the watch face. For, Miridewatches, the two doors on the face close in from both sides of the screen. For Anotherwatches, the face rises from the bottom of the screen. The camera then zooms out, revealing two more watches that were used in the episode. The three watches are in front of a background resembling the path that the Time Mazine moves through when time travelling. Episode 44 uses a purple version of this background, while Episode 45 uniquely features the Eternal Gaia Memory.

Kamen Rider Zi-O: Supplementary Plan features a solid black background with "To be continued..." in magenta text. Episode 14 features additional red text of Narutaki's catchphrase : "Damn you Decade!!" (おのれディケイドォォォ！！, Onore Dikeido!!). Episode 15 instead features the text "To be concluded..." and episode 16 shows "The End".

Rider Time: Kamen Rider Ryuki replicates the original closing screens from Kamen Rider Ryuki, except without the Advent Cards.

The first two episodes of Rider Time: Kamen Rider Decade VS Zi-O feature a solid black background with a banner reading "to be continued..." in the lower left corner. In the last episode, the text is "The End". The first episode of Rider Time: Kamen Rider Zi-O VS Decade also features "to be continued..." in the bottom left corner, except in black text and on top of the ending scene. The second episode places the text is in the center of the screen, while the third episode does not feature a closing screen at all.

Reiwa Series[]

Kamen Rider Zero-One[]

The end of each episode shows one or two of the Progrisekeys or Zetsumerisekeys featured in the episode in front of a background that resembles the interior of There. The color of the background usually, bot not always, corresponds to one of the Progrisekeys. Episode 8 features a background that resembles the inside of the Ark with Metsuboujinrai.net's emblem. This background is used again for episode 43, but without the symbol. Episode 29 does not feature a closing screen at all.

Kamen Rider Zero-One: Shooting Special features a unique closing screen consisting of a solid black background with text reading "One word from Aruto changes the future of Isamu Fuwa!" (或人のひと言が、不破諫の未来を変える！, Aruto ni hitokoto ga, Fuwa Isamu no mirai wo kaeru!). Aruto's name is surounded by a light green glow, Fuwa's name glows blue, and the word "future" glows red.