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{{nihongo|'''''Kamen Rider Amazons'''''|仮面ライダーアマゾンズ|Kamen Raidā Amazonzu}} is a web-only ''Kamen Rider'' series based on the 1974 TV series ''[[Kamen Rider Amazon]]'' and is a part of [[Toei Company]]'s {{nihongo|''{{TK|Super Hero Year}}''|スーパーヒーローイヤー|Sūpā Hīrō Iyā}} project. The first season premiered on the Japanese version of {{W|Amazon Prime}} on April 1, 2016 and the second season premiered on April 7, 2017. The catchphrase for season 1 is "Open Your Amazons". For season 2, the catchphrase is {{nihongo|"Who are you?"|おまえは谁だ?|Omae wa dare da?}}
 
{{nihongo|'''''Kamen Rider Amazons'''''|仮面ライダーアマゾンズ|Kamen Raidā Amazonzu}} is a web-only ''Kamen Rider'' series based on the 1974 TV series ''[[Kamen Rider Amazon]]'' and is a part of [[Toei Company]]'s {{nihongo|''{{TK|Super Hero Year}}''|スーパーヒーローイヤー|Sūpā Hīrō Iyā}} project. The first season premiered on the Japanese version of {{W|Amazon Prime}} on April 1, 2016 and the second season premiered on April 7, 2017. The catchphrase for season 1 is "Open Your Amazons". For season 2, the catchphrase is {{nihongo|"Who are you?"|おまえは谁だ?|Omae wa dare da?}}
   
The series' first season was later international distributed via the Amazon Prime service under the title '''''Amazon Riders'''''. 
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The series' first season was later international distributed via the Amazon Prime service under the title '''''Amazon Riders'''''.  The second season debuted worldwide on Amazon Prime in the fall of 2018.
   
Its story is to be concluded in the theatrical film ''[[Kamen Rider Amazons: The Last Judgement]]'', set to premiere in spring 2018.
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Its story concluded in the theatrical film ''[[Kamen Rider Amazons: The Last Judgement]]'', which premiered in spring 2018.
   
 
==TV Broadcast==
 
==TV Broadcast==
In July, 2016, an edited version of ''Amazons'' aired on two TV channels: the {{w|BS Asahi}} and {{w|Tokyo MX}} at the late night time and the catchphrase was changed into {{nihongo|"Hunt, start"|狩り、開始|Kari, kaishi}}. <ref>http://www.toei.co.jp/release/tv/1207596_963.html</ref>
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In July, 2016, an edited version of ''Amazons'' aired on two TV channels: the {{w|BS Asahi}} and {{w|Tokyo MX}} at the late night time and the catchphrase was changed into {{nihongo|"Hunt, start"|狩り、開始|Kari, kaishi}}.
   
 
==Production==
 
==Production==
{{Quote|Do you think the recent Kamen Riders are interesting? I don't think so! I hope with Amazons the '''toothless''' Kamen Riders can get their '''fangs''' back.|[[Shinichiro Shirakura]]|Kamen Rider Amazons}}
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{{Quote|Do you think the recent Kamen Riders are interesting? I don't think so! I hope with Amazons the '''toothless''' Kamen Riders can get their '''fangs''' back.|[[Shinichiro Shirakura]]|Kamen Rider Amazons}}Following the ''[[Kamen Rider 1 (movie)|Kamen Rider 1]]'' movie, ''Amazons'' was announced in one of the 2016 March Televi-kun magazine pages and later confirmed on March 18, 2016. It changed most of the settings from the original ''Amazon'' and doesn't interfere or alter continuity with anything of the [[Kamen Rider Ghost|recently airing TV series]]. With the legendary staffs and strongest action teams who produced the [[Heisei Kamen Rider Series|Heisei Riders]], ''Amazon'' now is fully reborn in a modern, darker style that makes it not for kids anymore, because this series' genre is "horror".
Following the ''[[Kamen Rider 1 (movie)|Kamen Rider 1]]'' movie, ''Amazons'' was announced in one of the 2016 March Televi-kun magazine pages and later confirmed on March 18, 2016. It changed most of the settings from the original ''Amazon'' and doesn't interfere or alter continuity with anything of the [[Kamen Rider Ghost|recently airing TV series]]. With the legendary staffs and strongest action teams who produced the [[Heisei Kamen Rider Series|Heisei Riders]], ''Amazon'' now is fully reborn in a modern, darker style that makes it not for kids anymore, because this series' genre is "horror".
 
   
 
==Continuity==
 
==Continuity==
 
[[File:17332765 644814232388091 7822002105991823360 n.jpg|thumb|Kamen Rider Ex-Aid encounters Season 2 Riders in Game World]]
 
[[File:17332765 644814232388091 7822002105991823360 n.jpg|thumb|Kamen Rider Ex-Aid encounters Season 2 Riders in Game World]]
A standalone series, the world of ''Amazons'', while not necessarily the same mainstream universe as that of the original ''[[Kamen Rider Amazon]]'' or contemporary shows such as ''[[Kamen Rider Ghost|Ghost]]'' and ''[[Kamen Rider Ex-Aid|Ex-Aid]]'', is established as part of the [[A.R. Worlds|greater Rider multiverse]] by ''[[Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Chou Super Hero Taisen]]''. The crossover film, which premiered less than two weeks prior to the start of the second season, featured [[Amazon Riders]] [[Amazon Omega|Omega]], [[Amazon Alpha|Alpha]] as well as [[Amazon Neo]], serving as his first appearance before his introduction in the second season, in the form of their alternate counterparts from the [[Game World]]. Additionally, a [[Bat Amazon]] appeared as a member of [[Shocker]]'s [[Game World]] army.
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A standalone series, the world of ''Amazons'', while not necessarily the [[Rider World|same mainstream universe]] as that of the original ''[[Kamen Rider Amazon]]'' or contemporary shows such as ''[[Kamen Rider Ghost|Ghost]]'' and ''[[Kamen Rider Ex-Aid|Ex-Aid]]'', is established as part of the [[A.R. Worlds|greater Rider multiverse]] by ''[[Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Chou Super Hero Taisen]]''. The crossover film, which premiered less than two weeks prior to the start of the second season, featured [[Amazon Riders]] [[Amazon Omega|Omega]], [[Amazon Alpha|Alpha]] as well as [[Amazon Neo]], serving as his first appearance before his introduction in the second season, in the form of their alternate counterparts from the [[Game World]]. Additionally, a [[Bat Amazon]] appeared as a member of [[Shocker]]'s [[Game World]] army.
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Ultimately, ''Amazons'' was confirmed as taking place in its own [[World of Amazons|parallel world]] by producer [[Shinichiro Shirakura]] in an interview which was published on ''Hyper Hobby'' Vol.8.<ref>https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DbjEcEWVwAAi0sl.jpg</ref>
   
 
==Plot==
 
==Plot==
 
===Season 1 (Awakening)===
 
===Season 1 (Awakening)===
The world is filled by thousands of monsters named Amazonz, and the company of Nozama Pharmacy has hired a special team to hunt down and eliminate them. One day, the team were hunting down two Amazon riders, Amazon Riders Alpha and Omega, with their transformers being Jin and Haruka respectfully.
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The world is filled by thousands of monsters named Amazons, and the company of Nozama Pharmacy has hired a special team to hunt down and eliminate them. One day, the team were hunting down two Amazon riders, Amazon Riders Alpha and Omega, with their transformers being Jin and Haruka respectfully.
   
Haruka eventually joined the team to hunt down the Amazonz. However, when they were trying to eliminate a group of Amazonz that were hiding inside a restaurant, Haruka eventually divided his opinion with the group when he found out that those Amazonz have no intention to harm humans. The restaurant has also changed Mamoru, one of the members in the team. He eventually started to have interests in eating human beings. After Jin and Haruka defeated Sigma, Nozama Pharmacy decided to launch a special plan named Tlaloc, a plan to kill all Amazonz. Mamoru was in a struggle during Tlaloc because he previously ate one of his friends, Kazuya Mizaki's arm. Haruka eventually rescued him and both of them escaped.
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Haruka eventually joined the team to hunt down the Amazons. However, when they were trying to eliminate a group of Amazons that were hiding inside a restaurant, Haruka eventually divided his opinion with the group when he found out that those Amazons have no intention to harm humans. The restaurant has also changed Mamoru, one of the members in the team. He eventually started to have interests in eating human beings. After Jin and Haruka defeated Sigma, Nozama Pharmacy decided to launch a special plan named Tlaloc, a plan to kill all Amazons. Mamoru was in a struggle during Tlaloc because he previously ate one of his friends, Kazuya Mizaki's arm. Haruka eventually rescued him and both of them escaped.
   
 
===Season 2 (Reincarnation)===
 
===Season 2 (Reincarnation)===
In the past, a massive spill occurred at the Amazonz experimental lab. Most of the survivors were destroyed, hot-blooded young men enjoyed hunting Amazonz and the experiment seemed to be drawing to an end. Far than ending, however, it was entering a completely new phase. The number of cases of ordinary people turning into Amazonz without warning was rising. The government formed a new extermination unit to assassinate people who had turned into Amazonz secretly and struggled to hide the truth.
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In the past, a massive spill occurred at the Amazon experimental lab. Most of the survivors were destroyed, hot-blooded young men enjoyed hunting Amazons and the experiment seemed to be drawing to an end. Far than ending, however, it was entering a completely new phase. The number of cases of ordinary people turning into Amazon without warning was rising. The government formed a new extermination unit to assassinate people who had turned into Amazon secretly and struggled to hide the truth.
   
Chihiro/Kamen Rider Amazon Neo is a loner, a boy raised by Amazonz who hates them but must suppress his cannibalistic urges. One day he meets Iyu, an Amazon girl who transforms into Crow Amazon and vanquishes Amazon enemies with her awesome fighting power. Chihiro is amazed at his first glance of Iyu, because she’s the first human he’s met without thinking, “I want to eat her.” She’s the first opponent he’s ever wanted to get close to, but Chihiro is unaware of her story. Iyu is a “Sigma Type Amazonz” a biological weapon brought back to life after her parents turned Amazonz and killed her.
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Chihiro/Kamen Rider Amazon Neo is a loner, a boy raised by Amazons who hates them but must suppress his cannibalistic urges. One day he meets Iyu, an Amazon girl who transforms into Crow Amazon and vanquishes Amazon enemies with her awesome fighting power. Chihiro is amazed at his first glance of Iyu, because she’s the first human he’s met without thinking, “I want to eat her.” She’s the first opponent he’s ever wanted to get close to, but Chihiro is unaware of her story. Iyu is a “Sigma Type Amazons” a biological weapon brought back to life after her parents turned Amazon and killed her.
   
 
==Characters==
 
==Characters==
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[[File:Amazons Season 2 Riders.jpg|thumb|226px|Main Season 2 Riders (New Omega, Neo and Alpha)]]
 
[[File:Amazons Season 2 Riders.jpg|thumb|226px|Main Season 2 Riders (New Omega, Neo and Alpha)]]
 
{|
 
{|
| style="background-color: LimeGreen; "|<font color="#ee0000">Kamen&nbsp;Rider&nbsp;Amazon (New)&nbsp;Omega</font>
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| style="width: 20px; background-color: LimeGreen; "|<font color="#ee0000">Kamen&nbsp;Rider&nbsp;Amazon&nbsp;(New)&nbsp;Omega</font>
 
|[[Haruka Mizusawa]]
 
|[[Haruka Mizusawa]]
 
|-
 
|-
| style="background-color: #ee0000; "|<font color="LimeGreen">Kamen&nbsp;Rider&nbsp;Amazon&nbsp;Alpha</font>
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| style="width: 20px; background-color: #ee0000; "|<font color="LimeGreen">Kamen&nbsp;Rider&nbsp;Amazon&nbsp;Alpha</font>
 
|[[Jin Takayama]]
 
|[[Jin Takayama]]
 
|-
 
|-
| style="| <div style = "{{linear-gradient|left|silver, orangered, silver}}"><font color="purple">Kamen&nbsp;Rider&nbsp;Amazon&nbsp;Sigma</font></div>
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| style="width: 20px; |<div style = "{{linear-gradient|left|silver, orangered, silver}}"><font color="purple">Kamen&nbsp;Rider&nbsp;Amazon&nbsp;Sigma</font></div>
 
|[[Jun Maehara]]
 
|[[Jun Maehara]]
 
|-
 
|-
| style="background-color: blue "|<font color="silver">Kamen&nbsp;Rider&nbsp;Amazon&nbsp;Neo</font>
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| style="width: 20px; background-color: blue "|<font color="silver">Kamen&nbsp;Rider&nbsp;Amazon&nbsp;Neo</font>
 
|[[Chihiro]]
 
|[[Chihiro]]
 
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====Movie-exclusive====
 
====Movie-exclusive====
 
{|
 
{|
 
| style="width: 20px; background-color: darkgreen; "|<font color="#CFB53B">Kamen&nbsp;Rider&nbsp;Amazon&nbsp;Neo&nbsp;Alpha</font>
 
| style="width: 20px; background-color: darkgreen; "|<font color="#CFB53B">Kamen&nbsp;Rider&nbsp;Amazon&nbsp;Neo&nbsp;Alpha</font>
|[[Einosuke Mido]]<ref>https://twitter.com/rider_amazons</ref>
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|[[Einosuke Mido]]
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====Manga-exclusive====
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|<div style = "{{linear-gradient|left|silver, white, silver}}"><font color="purple">Kamen&nbsp;Rider&nbsp;Amazon&nbsp;Sigma</font></div>
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|[[Kamen Rider Amazon Sigma (Light of Fireflies)|Unnamed Nozama's worker]]
 
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|}
   
===Allies===
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===Supporting Characters===
 
*[[Mizuki Mizusawa]]
 
*[[Mizuki Mizusawa]]
 
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|[[Nanaha Izumi]]
 
|[[Nanaha Izumi]]
 
|}
 
|}
 
===Supporting Characters===
 
 
*[[Nozama Peston Service]]
 
*[[Nozama Peston Service]]
 
**[[Makoto Shido]]
 
**[[Makoto Shido]]
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{|
 
{|
 
| style="width: 20px; background-color: #A52A2A; " |<font color="White">Mole&nbsp;Amazon</font>
 
| style="width: 20px; background-color: #A52A2A; " |<font color="White">Mole&nbsp;Amazon</font>
|[[Mamoru]]
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|[[Mamoru (Amazons)|Mamoru]]
 
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|-
 
| style="width: 20px; background-color: #2aa52a; " |<font color="White">Dragonfly&nbsp;Amazon</font>
 
| style="width: 20px; background-color: #2aa52a; " |<font color="White">Dragonfly&nbsp;Amazon</font>
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| style="background-color: grey; " |<font color="#B31F23">Firefly&nbsp;Amazon</font>
 
| style="background-color: grey; " |<font color="#B31F23">Firefly&nbsp;Amazon</font>
 
|[[Firefly Amazon|Shou]]
 
|[[Firefly Amazon|Shou]]
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| style="background-color: Brown; " |<font color="#ffffff">Squirrel&nbsp;Amazon </font>
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|[[Muku]]
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|-
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| style="background-color: Blue; " |<font color="#ffffff">Sea Snake&nbsp;Amazon </font>
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|[[Mina (Amazons)|Mina]]
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| style="background-color: DarkGreen; " |<font color="#ffffff">Snapping Turtle&nbsp;Amazon </font>
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|[[Yoji]]
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| style="background-color: Gold; " |<font color="#ffffff">Tiger&nbsp;Amazon </font>
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|[[Sango (Amazons)|Sango]]
 
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|}
   
 
===Villains===
 
===Villains===
*[[:Category:Amazonz#Experiment_Amazonz|Experiment Amazonz]]
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*[[:Category:Amazonz#Experiment_Amazonz|Experiment Amazons]]
 
**[[Spider Amazon]]
 
**[[Spider Amazon]]
 
***[[Spider Amazon 1]]
 
***[[Spider Amazon 1]]
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|[[Wasp Amazon|Mika]]
 
|[[Wasp Amazon|Mika]]
 
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*[[:Category:Amazonz#New_type_Amazonz|New type Amazonz]]
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*[[:Category:Amazonz#New_type_Amazonz|New type Amazons]]
 
**[[Panther Amazon]]
 
**[[Panther Amazon]]
 
**[[Stag Beetle Amazon]]
 
**[[Stag Beetle Amazon]]
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**[[Snake Amazon]]
 
**[[Snake Amazon]]
 
**[[Mantis Amazon]]
 
**[[Mantis Amazon]]
**[[Vulture Amazon]]
 
 
**[[Urchin Amazon]]
 
**[[Urchin Amazon]]
 
**[[Elephant Amazon]]
 
**[[Elephant Amazon]]
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|[[Shuuya]]
 
|[[Shuuya]]
 
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|-
|style="width:20px; background-color:black;"|<font color="Purple">Condor&nbsp;Amazon</font>
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|style="width:20px; background-color:black;"|<font color="Purple">Vulture&nbsp;Amazon</font>
 
|[[Hajime Hoshino]]
 
|[[Hajime Hoshino]]
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*Other
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|style="width:20px; background-color: LimeGreen; "|<font color="#ee0000">Fake&nbsp;Amazon&nbsp;Omega</font>
 
|[[Salamander Amazon]]
 
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===Manga===
 
===Manga===
 
#{{nihongo|''[[Kamen Rider Amazons Gaiden: Light of Fireflies]]''|仮面ライダーアマゾンズ外伝 蛍火|Kamen Raidā Amazonzu Gaiden Hotarubi}}
 
#{{nihongo|''[[Kamen Rider Amazons Gaiden: Light of Fireflies]]''|仮面ライダーアマゾンズ外伝 蛍火|Kamen Raidā Amazonzu Gaiden Hotarubi}}
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===SIC Hero Saga===
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#{{nihongo|''[[Kamen Rider Amazons: Beastman Syndrome]]''|仮面ライダーアマゾン 獣人症候群|Kamen Raidā Amazonzu Kemonohito Shōkōgun}}
   
 
==Theme song==
 
==Theme song==
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* [[Dragonfly Amazon]] : [[Daiki Suzuki]] (鈴木大樹 ''Suzuki Daiki'')
 
* [[Dragonfly Amazon]] : [[Daiki Suzuki]] (鈴木大樹 ''Suzuki Daiki'')
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
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*Similar to ''[[Kamen Rider 555]]'', the Riders - except for Amazon Neo - are named after a letter from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_alphabet Greek alphabet].
*The show itself is an in-joke that this series based on Kamen Rider '''Amazon''' would premiere on '''Amazon''' Prime.
 
** This is further referenced by the show's catchphrase being "Open Your Amazons", a tongue-in-cheek reference to the fact that Amazon the website is an online shopping site that delivers packages ordered from their site to a customer's house.
 
*The series title, Amazon'''s''', is a pun that means several Amazon Riders will appear.
 
 
*The next-episode previews for Season 1 are titled as "NEXT HUNT" and the last preview of is titled "LAST HUNT". In Season 2, they are changed into "NEXT TARGET" and "LAST TARGET" respectively.
 
*The next-episode previews for Season 1 are titled as "NEXT HUNT" and the last preview of is titled "LAST HUNT". In Season 2, they are changed into "NEXT TARGET" and "LAST TARGET" respectively.
 
*Due to its violent and dark premise and the fact that it is for an adult audience, has Yasuko Kobayashi as its main writer and is a Horror/Action drama, some Rider fans view this series as an attempt by Toei to compete/capitalize on the return of the [[w:c:garo:GARO Wiki|''GARO'' franchise]].
 
*Due to its violent and dark premise and the fact that it is for an adult audience, has Yasuko Kobayashi as its main writer and is a Horror/Action drama, some Rider fans view this series as an attempt by Toei to compete/capitalize on the return of the [[w:c:garo:GARO Wiki|''GARO'' franchise]].
**The fact that the series is going to be released on a streaming-only basis on Amazon Japan, it seems that Toei is following Marvel's act of releasing streaming-only series' on Netflix, such as ''Daredevil'' and ''Jessica Jones''. Similar to those series', Amazons features darker and more violent materials compared to the more "mainstream" parts of their respective franchises thanks to the less stringent censorship.
 
 
*It is the only entry in the Kamen Rider franchise to get a second season of the same show with the same title.
 
*It is the only entry in the Kamen Rider franchise to get a second season of the same show with the same title.
**Even the longest series, the original ''[[Kamen Rider]]'' with 98 episodes, was still technically a single continuous season. The closest to a second season prior to was ''[[Kamen Rider Black RX]]'', which was more of a sequel series to ''[[Kamen Rider Black]]'' than an actual second season.
 
 
[[File:Amazon Riders Logo.png|thumb|200px|Logo for ''Amazon Riders''.]]
 
[[File:Amazon Riders Logo.png|thumb|200px|Logo for ''Amazon Riders''.]]
*This series was reported to air in the US in September 2016 as the first round of the exportation of the Amazon Prime Original Videos, under the title of '''''Amazon Riders''''', supposed to be the first original Kamen Rider series to be digitally streamed in the west. Season 1 was launched on April 19, 2018.
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*This series was reported to air in the US in September 2016 as the first round of the exportation of the Amazon Prime Original Videos, under the title of '''''Amazon Riders''''', however the series wasn't actually released until April 19, 2018.
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*The original description for "Amazon Riders" confused this series and the original 1974 ''Amazon'' and introduces this series as "the fourth production in the Kamen Rider series" in their synopsis. <ref>https://www.amazon.com/Amazon-Riders-Season-1/dp/B07C66FF86</ref>
**With it's American-release, Kamen Rider Amazons is the third ''Kamen Rider''-related project to have an official release for American audiences. ''[[Kamen Rider The First]]'' would be the first to have that distinction as it was released on DVD by Media Blasters in 2007, with English subtitles. Nearly a decade later, ''[[Kamen Rider Wizard]]'' would be aired on TV Japan in 2017, albeit without English subtitles.
 
 
*This is one of the few Heisei series to not have [[Kyoritz]] present to provide lighting equipment, due to the company already working on ''Kamen Rider Ghost'' at the time.
 
*This is one of the few Heisei series to not have [[Kyoritz]] present to provide lighting equipment, due to the company already working on ''Kamen Rider Ghost'' at the time.
*With a run of two seasons with thirteen episodes each, this is technically the shortest or second-shortest series of ''Kamen Rider''. Coincidentally, the other honor is held by its inspiration, ''Kamen Rider Amazon'', which ran a for single twenty-four episode season.
 
   
 
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Kamen Rider Amazons (仮面ライダーアマゾンズ, Kamen Raidā Amazonzu) is a web-only Kamen Rider series based on the 1974 TV series Kamen Rider Amazon and is a part of Toei Company's Super Hero YearIcon-crosswiki (スーパーヒーローイヤー, Sūpā Hīrō Iyā) project. The first season premiered on the Japanese version of Amazon Prime on April 1, 2016 and the second season premiered on April 7, 2017. The catchphrase for season 1 is "Open Your Amazons". For season 2, the catchphrase is "Who are you?" (おまえは谁だ?, Omae wa dare da?)

The series' first season was later international distributed via the Amazon Prime service under the title Amazon Riders.  The second season debuted worldwide on Amazon Prime in the fall of 2018.

Its story concluded in the theatrical film Kamen Rider Amazons: The Last Judgement, which premiered in spring 2018.

TV Broadcast

In July, 2016, an edited version of Amazons aired on two TV channels: the BS Asahi and Tokyo MX at the late night time and the catchphrase was changed into "Hunt, start" (狩り、開始, Kari, kaishi).

Production

"Do you think the recent Kamen Riders are interesting? I don't think so! I hope with Amazons the toothless Kamen Riders can get their fangs back."
Shinichiro Shirakura[src]

Following the Kamen Rider 1 movie, Amazons was announced in one of the 2016 March Televi-kun magazine pages and later confirmed on March 18, 2016. It changed most of the settings from the original Amazon and doesn't interfere or alter continuity with anything of the recently airing TV series. With the legendary staffs and strongest action teams who produced the Heisei Riders, Amazon now is fully reborn in a modern, darker style that makes it not for kids anymore, because this series' genre is "horror".

Continuity

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Kamen Rider Ex-Aid encounters Season 2 Riders in Game World

A standalone series, the world of Amazons, while not necessarily the same mainstream universe as that of the original Kamen Rider Amazon or contemporary shows such as Ghost and Ex-Aid, is established as part of the greater Rider multiverse by Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Chou Super Hero Taisen. The crossover film, which premiered less than two weeks prior to the start of the second season, featured Amazon Riders Omega, Alpha as well as Amazon Neo, serving as his first appearance before his introduction in the second season, in the form of their alternate counterparts from the Game World. Additionally, a Bat Amazon appeared as a member of Shocker's Game World army.

Ultimately, Amazons was confirmed as taking place in its own parallel world by producer Shinichiro Shirakura in an interview which was published on Hyper Hobby Vol.8.[1]

Plot

Season 1 (Awakening)

The world is filled by thousands of monsters named Amazons, and the company of Nozama Pharmacy has hired a special team to hunt down and eliminate them. One day, the team were hunting down two Amazon riders, Amazon Riders Alpha and Omega, with their transformers being Jin and Haruka respectfully.

Haruka eventually joined the team to hunt down the Amazons. However, when they were trying to eliminate a group of Amazons that were hiding inside a restaurant, Haruka eventually divided his opinion with the group when he found out that those Amazons have no intention to harm humans. The restaurant has also changed Mamoru, one of the members in the team. He eventually started to have interests in eating human beings. After Jin and Haruka defeated Sigma, Nozama Pharmacy decided to launch a special plan named Tlaloc, a plan to kill all Amazons. Mamoru was in a struggle during Tlaloc because he previously ate one of his friends, Kazuya Mizaki's arm. Haruka eventually rescued him and both of them escaped.

Season 2 (Reincarnation)

In the past, a massive spill occurred at the Amazon experimental lab. Most of the survivors were destroyed, hot-blooded young men enjoyed hunting Amazons and the experiment seemed to be drawing to an end. Far than ending, however, it was entering a completely new phase. The number of cases of ordinary people turning into Amazon without warning was rising. The government formed a new extermination unit to assassinate people who had turned into Amazon secretly and struggled to hide the truth.

Chihiro/Kamen Rider Amazon Neo is a loner, a boy raised by Amazons who hates them but must suppress his cannibalistic urges. One day he meets Iyu, an Amazon girl who transforms into Crow Amazon and vanquishes Amazon enemies with her awesome fighting power. Chihiro is amazed at his first glance of Iyu, because she’s the first human he’s met without thinking, “I want to eat her.” She’s the first opponent he’s ever wanted to get close to, but Chihiro is unaware of her story. Iyu is a “Sigma Type Amazons” a biological weapon brought back to life after her parents turned Amazon and killed her.

Characters

Kamen Riders

Web series

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Main Season 1 Riders (Alpha, Omega and Sigma)

Amazons Season 2 Riders

Main Season 2 Riders (New Omega, Neo and Alpha)

Kamen Rider Amazon (New) Omega Haruka Mizusawa
Kamen Rider Amazon Alpha Jin Takayama
Kamen Rider Amazon Sigma
Jun Maehara
Kamen Rider Amazon Neo Chihiro

Movie-exclusive

Kamen Rider Amazon Neo Alpha Einosuke Mido

Manga-exclusive

Kamen Rider Amazon Sigma
Unnamed Nozama's worker

Supporting Characters

Jellyfish Amazon Nanaha Izumi
Mole Amazon Mamoru
Dragonfly Amazon Ryusuke Otaki
Baboon Amazon Takumi Yamashita
Crow Amazon Iyu Hoshino
Firefly Amazon Shou
Squirrel Amazon Muku
Sea Snake Amazon Mina
Snapping Turtle Amazon Yoji
Tiger Amazon Sango

Villains

Queen Ant Amazon Kukizono
Shrike Amazon 2 Hajime Koyama
Wasp Amazon Mika
Rose Amazon Shuuya
Vulture Amazon Hajime Hoshino
  • Other
Fake Amazon Omega Salamander Amazon

Episodes

Main article: Kamen Rider Amazons Episodes

All of the Season 1 episode titles are completely in English, while some of the Season 2 titles are in Latin, but they are both in all-caps. The first letter of each episode title cycles though the English alphabet, with the first episode's title starting with "A". The exception is the last episode, which shares the same name as the first and ends with "Z".

Movies
  1. Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Chou Super Hero TaisenIcon-crosswiki (仮面ライダー×スーパー戦隊: 超スーパーヒーロー大戦, Kamen Raidā × Supā Sentai Chō Supā Hīrō Taisen) (cameo)
  2. Kamen Rider Amazons Season 1 the Movie: Awakening (劇場版 仮面ライダーアマゾンズ Season1 覚醒, Gekijōban Kamen Raidā Amazonzu Sezon Uan Kakusei)
  3. Kamen Rider Amazons Season 2 the Movie: Reincarnation (劇場版 仮面ライダーアマゾンズ Season2 輪廻, Gekijōban Kamen Raidā Amazonzu Sezon Tsu Rin'ne)
  4. Kamen Rider Amazons: The Last Judgement (仮面ライダーアマゾンズ 最後ノ審判, Kamen Raidā Amazonzu Saigo no Shinpan)
Stageshows
  1. Kamen Rider Amazons Special Event: A to M Open Your AMAZONS (仮面ライダーアマゾンズ スペシャルイベント, A to M Open Your AMAZONS Kamen Raidā Amazonzu Supesharu Ibento)


Other media

Manga

  1. Kamen Rider Amazons Gaiden: Light of Fireflies (仮面ライダーアマゾンズ外伝 蛍火, Kamen Raidā Amazonzu Gaiden Hotarubi)

SIC Hero Saga

  1. Kamen Rider Amazons: Beastman Syndrome (仮面ライダーアマゾン 獣人症候群, Kamen Raidā Amazonzu Kemonohito Shōkōgun)

Theme song

Cast

Season 2

Suit Actors

Notes

  • Similar to Kamen Rider 555, the Riders - except for Amazon Neo - are named after a letter from the Greek alphabet.
  • The next-episode previews for Season 1 are titled as "NEXT HUNT" and the last preview of is titled "LAST HUNT". In Season 2, they are changed into "NEXT TARGET" and "LAST TARGET" respectively.
  • Due to its violent and dark premise and the fact that it is for an adult audience, has Yasuko Kobayashi as its main writer and is a Horror/Action drama, some Rider fans view this series as an attempt by Toei to compete/capitalize on the return of the GARO franchise.
  • It is the only entry in the Kamen Rider franchise to get a second season of the same show with the same title.
Amazon Riders Logo

Logo for Amazon Riders.

  • This series was reported to air in the US in September 2016 as the first round of the exportation of the Amazon Prime Original Videos, under the title of Amazon Riders, however the series wasn't actually released until April 19, 2018.
  • The original description for "Amazon Riders" confused this series and the original 1974 Amazon and introduces this series as "the fourth production in the Kamen Rider series" in their synopsis. [2]
  • This is one of the few Heisei series to not have Kyoritz present to provide lighting equipment, due to the company already working on Kamen Rider Ghost at the time.

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