Gaeru Magia

This article is about a monster in Kamen Rider Zero-One.

Gaeru Magia
Gaeru Magia
Motif	Rheobatrachus Frog
Affiliation	MetsubouJinrai.net
Series	Kamen Rider Zero-One
First Appearance	I Want to Hear Your Voice
Latest Appearance	Kamen Rider Zero One Show: Vulcan Appears
Number of Episode Appearances	2 (Zero-One) 1 (Special) 1 (Stageshow) Full list of appearances

The Gaeru Magia (カエルマギア, Gaeru Magia) is a Magia with several identities.

Known Identities

Seine Kanasawa (first user)

Gaeru Magia (stageshow only)

Enmusubi Match (Ark Magia)

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Boketarou Tendon (second user)

Forms

• Gaeru Magia (with big head)
• Gaeru Magia (w/o big head)
• Ark

Gaeru Magia (with big head)

• Normal
• Head Opened

Gaeru Magia

Gaeru Magia (Head Opened)

"Zetsumerise!"

―Transformation announcement^[src]

Statistics

• Height: 192.9 cm
• Weight: 109.2 kg

Seine Kanasawa transforms into the Gaeru Magia (カエルマギア, Gaerumagia) by using the Gaeru Magia Zetsumerisekey in the Zetsumeriser. Its large frog head can open its mouth, revealing its true head inside.

Arsenal

• Kogael Bomber (コガエルボマー, Kogaeru bomā): Small frog-shaped bombs that can be rapidly launched from the Gaeru Magia's "mouth" and explode upon impact.

Abilities

• Humagear Hacking: Using a method similar to transforming into a Magia, the Gaeru Magia can corrupt other Humagear and transform them into Trilobite Magia by piercing them with tendrils.
• Swimming: The Gaeru Magia is adept at swimming.

Appearances: Zero-One Episode 6

Gaeru Magia (w/o big head)

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"Gaeru! Zetsumerise!"

―Transformation announcement^[src]

Statistics

• Height: 192.9 cm
• Weight: 109.2 kg

This Gaeru Magia (カエルマギア, Gaeru Magia) transformed by using the Gaeru Magia Zetsumerisekey in the Zetsumeriser. However, this Gaeru Magia has a smaller head than the original Gaeru Magia.

Abilities

Appearances: Kamen Rider Zero One Show: Vulcan Appears

Ark Magia (Gaeru Type)

Ark Magia (Gaeru Type)

Statistics

• Height: 192.9 cm
• Weight: 109.2 kg

After his programming is altered by the Ark remotely to incorporate the data of the Gaeru Magia, Match is transformed into the Ark Magia (Gaeru Type) (アークマギア (カエルタイプ), Akumagia Gaerutaipu).

Appearances: Zero-One Episode 23

Behind the Scenes

Etymology

The Gaeru Magia's name is derived from Ibukurokomorigaeru (イブクロコモリガエル, Ibukurokomorigaeru), the Japanese name for the gastric-brooding frog (Rheobatrachus): a genus of ground-dwelling frogs that went extinct in the 1980s and were known for raising their young inside their stomachs.

Concept Art

Gaeru Magia was designed by Sojiro Tanaka (田中 宗二郎, Tanaka Soujiro).

Gaeru Magia concept art

Gaeru Magia (without big head) concept art

Notes

• The Gaeru Magia is the first Frog-themed monster since the Frog Fangire.
• The Gaeru Magia is the first Magia whose name is not derived from the scientific taxonomy of the extinct animal it is based on
• The original Gaeru Magia has a bigger head, while the Stageshow Gaeru Magia has a smaller head.
  • Also, the stageshow version of Gaeru Magia's gender is Male, while the TV Series version of Gaeru Magia's Gender is Female.
• Gaeru Magia resembles Ene-Tan from Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters.
  • Coincidentally, the Ark Magia (Gaeru Type) is portrayed by Blue Buster actor Ryoma Baba.

Appearances

• Kamen Rider Zero-One
  • Episode 6: I Want to Hear Your Voice
  • Kamen Rider Zero-One: What Will Pop Out of the Kangaroo? Think About It On You-roo-wn! Now, It's Aruto or Nothing!!
  • Episode 23: I'm in Love With Your Intelligence!
• Kamen Rider Zero One Show: Vulcan Appears