Kamen Rider Wizard

This article is about a/an series entry (the 23rd) in the Kamen Rider Series.

For the series' main character, Wizard, see Haruto Soma.

Kamen Rider Wizard (仮面ライダーウィザード, Kamen Raidā Uizādo) 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.

On April 1, 2017, TV Japan began broadcasting the series in the United States and Canada to paid subscribers.^[1][2][3]

Story

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.

Characters

Magician Riders

TV Show

Kamen Rider Wizard	Haruto Soma
Kamen Rider Wiseman	Sou Fueki
Kamen Rider Beast	Kosuke Nitoh
Kamen Rider Mage	Mayu Inamori
Kamen Rider Mage	Yuzuru Ijima
Kamen Rider Mage	Masahiro Yamamoto

Movie-exclusive

Kamen Rider Beast	Kosuke Nitoh (Magic Land)
Kamen Rider Sorcerer	Orma
Kamen Rider Mage	Citizens of Magic Land (Known Users)
Kamen Rider Wiseman	Koyomi Fueki

Stageshow-exclusive

Kamen Rider Dark Wizard	Dark Wizard
Kamen Rider Mage	Shunpei Nara
Kamen Rider Mage	Rinko Daimon

SIC Hero Saga-exclusive

Kamen Rider Birth	Rinko Daimon
Kamen Rider Rebirth	Akira Date
Kamen Rider Wizard	Shunpei Nara

Game-exclusive

Kamen Rider Eternal

Kamen Rider Eternal (Battride War)

Allies

• Shunpei Nara
• Shigeru Wajima

Inner Phantoms

• WizarDragon
• Beast Chimera

Other

• Yu Kamimura
• Ryu
• Chief of Police
• Masanori Kizaki
• Shiina
• Retsu Ichijoji
• Shelly
• Beet J. Stag

Poitrine

Yu Kamimura

All Riders

Kamen Rider Zi-O	Sougo Tokiwa
Kamen Rider Geiz	Geiz Myoukouin
Kamen Rider Ex-Aid	Emu Hojo
Kamen Rider Ghost	Takeru Tenkuji
Kamen Rider Drive	Shinnosuke Tomari
Kamen Rider Gaim	Kouta Kazuraba
Kamen Rider Baron	Kaito Kumon
Kamen Rider Ryugen	Mitsuzane Kureshima
Kamen Rider Zangetsu	Takatora Kureshima
Kamen Rider Fourze	Gentaro Kisaragi
Kamen Rider Meteor	Ryusei Sakuta
Kamen Rider Nadeshiko	Nadeshiko Misaki
Kamen Rider Joker	Shotaro Hidari
Kamen Rider Double	Philip & Shotaro Hidari
Kamen Rider Accel	Ryu Terui
Kamen Rider OOO	Eiji Hino
Kamen Rider Birth	Shintaro Goto
Kamen Rider Decade	Tsukasa Kadoya
Kamen Rider Kiva	Wataru Kurenai
Kamen Rider Den-O	Momotaros
Kamen Rider Kabuto	Souji Tendou
Kamen Rider Hibiki	Hitoshi Hidaka
Kamen Rider Blade	Kazuma Kenzaki
Kamen Rider Faiz	Takumi Inui
Kamen Rider Ryuki	Shinji Kido
Kamen Rider Agito	Shouichi Tsugami
Kamen Rider Kuuga	Yusuke Godai
Kamen Rider ZX	Ryo Murasame
Kamen Rider X	Keisuke Jin
Kamen Rider 1	Takeshi Hongo

Super Sentai

• Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger

Kyoryu Red	Daigo Kiryu
Kyoryu Black	Ian Yorkland
Kyoryu Blue	Nobuharu Udo
Kyoryu Green	Souji Rippukan
Kyoryu Pink	Amy Yuuzuki
Kyoryu Gold	Utsusemimaru

• Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters

Red Buster	Hiromu Sakurada
Blue Buster	Ryuji Iwasaki
Yellow Buster	Yoko Usami

• Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger

Gokai Red	Captain Marvelous
Gokai Blue	Joe Gibken
Gokai Yellow	Luka Millfy
Gokai Green	Don Dogoier
Gokai Pink	Ahim de Famille
Gokai Silver	Gai Ikari

• Himitsu Sentai Gorenger

Akarenger

Tsuyoshi Kaijo

Space Sheriffs

Space Sheriff Gavan Type-G	Geki Jumonji
Space Sheriff Sharivan (New)	Kai Hyuga
Space Sheriff Shaider (New)	Shu Karasuma

Villains

Phantoms

Main article: Phantoms

Wiseman

Sou Fueki

• Chief Phantoms

Medusa	Misa Inamori
Phoenix	Yugo Fujita
Gremlin	Sora Takigawa

• 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
  • Ogre
• Unreleased Phantoms
  • Jabberwock
  • Cyclops
  • Jörmungandr
  • Hekatonkheir
  • Bandersnatch
  • Mayu Inamori's Phantom
  • Yuzuru Ijima's Phantom
  • Gigantes
  • Masahiro Yamamoto's Phantom

Others

Xatan	Xatan
Eel	Eel
Gahra	Gahra

• Space Shocker
• Amadum

Imitation Decade

Callas (Game-exclusive)

Neutral

• Space Ironmen

Groundain	Harumi Saeba
Skydain	Shizuka Shirayama

• Emperor Maya
• Captain of the Imperial Guard

Episodes

Main article: Kamen Rider Wizard Episodes

The episode titles in this Kamen Rider Series installment have a tendency to be written in the kanji and hiragana formatting, very rarely being written in the katakana format.

1. The Ringed Magician (指輪の魔法使い, Yubiwa no Mahōtsukai)
2. I Want to Be a Magician (魔法使いになりたい, Mahōtsukai ni Naritai)
3. Transform! Live Broadcast (変身！生中継, Henshin! Namachūkei)
4. The Doll and the Pianist (人形とピアニスト, Ningyō to Pianisuto)
5. The Deciding Match of the Contest (決戦のコンクール, Kessen no Konkūru)
6. To a Beautiful Flower (キレイな花には, Kirei na Hana ni wa)
7. Buying Memories (思い出を買うために, Omoide o Kau Tame ni)
8. A New Magic Stone (新たな魔宝石, Aratana Mahōseki)
9. Dragon's Cry (ドラゴンの叫び, Doragon no Sakebi)
10. National Security Agency's Section Zero (国家安全局0課, Kokka Anzen Kyoku Zero-ka)
11. The Promise to Defend (守り抜く約束, Mamorinuku Yakusoku)
12. The Wagashi of Hope (希望の和菓子, Kibō no Wagashi)
13. Heir to the Dream (夢を継ぐ者, Yume o Tsugumono)
14. The Film Director Came Back (帰って来た映画監督, Modottekita Eiga Kantoku)
15. After the Last Scene is... (ラストシーンの後は..., Rasuto Shīn no Ato ha...)
16. The Miracle of Christmas (クリスマスの奇跡, Kurisumasu no Kiseki)
17. Another Magician (もう一人の魔法使い, Mōhitori no Mahōtsukai)
18. The Magic of Food (魔力が食事, Maryoku ga Shokuji)
19. Today's Life, the Life of Tomorrow (今日の命、明日の命, Kyō no Inochi, Ashita no Inochi)
20. Learning the Truth (近づく真相, Chikazuku Shinshō)
21. The Dragons' Wild Dance (ドラゴンたちの乱舞, Doragon-tachi no Ranbu)
22. The Phoenix's Rampage (不死鳥の暴走, Fushichō no Bōsō)
23. The Decisive Battle (決戦, Kessen)
24. The Magician's Grandmother (魔法使いの祖母, Mahōtsukai no Soba)
25. Choosing the Life (命の選択, Inochi no Sentaku)
26. Academy Infiltration (学園潜入, Gakuen Sen'nyū)
27. Big Sister and Little Sister (姉と妹, Ane to Imōto)
28. The Stolen Belt (盗まれたベルト, Nusumare Beruto)
29. The Evolving Wild Beast (進化する野獣, Shinka-suru Yajū)
30. The Day Magic Vanished (魔法の消える日, Mahō no Kieru Hi)
31. Tears (涙, Namida)
32. Dangerous Part-Time Job (危険なアルバイト, Kiken na Arubaito)
33. Things Money Cannot Buy (金で買えないモノ, Kane de Kaenai Mono)
34. The Reverse Side of a Popular Model (人気モデルの裏側, Ninki Moderu no Uragawa)
35. The Other Side of Sora (空の向こう側, Sora no Mukōgawa)
36. The Myna Speaks (九官鳥は語る, Kyūkanchō wa Kataru)
37. Wanted: Despair (絶望、指名手配, Zetsubō, Shimeitehai)
38. The Stolen Hope (奪った希望, Ubatta Kibō)
39. What was Forgotten on the Pitch (ピッチの忘れ物, Pitchi no Wasuremono)
40. I Want to Ride a Bike (自転車に乗りたい, Jitensha ni Noritai)
41. Magician is Fate (魔法使いは運命, Mahōtsukai wa Unmei)
42. The Ringed Novelist (指輪の小説家, Yubiwa no Shōsetsuka)
43. The White Wizard's Secret (白い魔法使いの秘密, Shiroi Mahōtsukai no Himitsu)
44. The Son's Keepsake (息子の形見は, Musuko no Katami wa)
45. A Smile in the Chest (笑顔は胸に, Egao wa Mune Ni)
46. Shattered Memory (ひび割れた思い, Hibiwareta Omoi)
47. Wiseman's Truth (ワイズマンの真実, Waizuman no Shinjitsu)
48. The Philosopher's Stone (賢者の石, Kenja no Ishi)
49. The Beginning of the Sabbath (サバトの幕開け, Sabato no Makuake)
50. The Important Thing is... (大切なものは, Taisetsu na Mono wa)
51. The Last Hope (最後の希望, Saigo no Kibō)
52. The Kamen Rider Rings (仮面ライダーの指輪, Kamen Raidā no Yubiwa)
53. Neverending Story (終わらない物語, Owaranai Monogatari)

Movies

1. Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Wizard & Fourze: Movie War Ultimatum (仮面ライダー×仮面ライダー ウィザード&フォーゼ MOVIE大戦アルティメイタム, Kamen Raidā × Kamen Raidā Wizādo ando Fōze Mūbī Taisen Arutimeitamu)
2. Kamen Rider × Super Sentai × Space Sheriff: Super Hero Taisen Z (仮面ﾗｲﾀﾞｰ×ｽｰﾊﾟｰ戦隊×宇宙刑事　スーパーヒーロー大戦Ｚ, Kamen Raidā × Supā Sentai × Uchū Keiji: Sūpā Hīrō Taisen Zetto)
3. Kamen Rider Wizard in Magic Land (劇場版 仮面ライダーウィザード in Magic Land, Gekijō-ban Kamen Raidā Wizādo In Majikku Rando)
4. Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Gaim & Wizard: The Fateful Sengoku Movie Battle (仮面ライダー×仮面ライダー鎧武＆ウィザード　天下分け目の戦国MOVIE大合戦, Kamen Raidā × Kamen Raidā Gaimu ando Wizādo Tenka Wakeme no Sengoku Mūbī Daigassen)
5. Heisei Rider vs. Showa Rider: Kamen Rider Taisen feat. Super Sentai (平成ライダー対昭和ライダー 仮面ライダー大戦 feat.スーパー戦隊, Heisei Raidā Tai Shōwa Raidā Kamen Raidā Taisen feat. Sūpā Sentai)
6. Kamen Rider Heisei Generations: Dr. Pac-Man vs. Ex-Aid & Ghost with Legend Rider (仮面ライダー平成ジェネレーションズ　Dr.パックマン対エグゼイド&ゴースト　with レジェンドライダー, Kamen Raidā Heisei Jenerēshonzu: Dokutā Pakkuman tai Eguzeido ando Gōsuto wizu Rejendo Raidā)

Specials

1. Kamen Rider Wizard: Showtime with the Dance Ring (仮面ライダーウィザード 超 バトルDVD ダンスリングでショータイム, Kamen Raidā Wizādo Dansu Ringu de Shōtaimu)

Net movies

1. Kamen Rider Wizard in Magica Land (ット版 仮面ライダーウィザード イン マジか!?ランド, Netto-ban Kamen Raidā Wizādo In Maji ka!? Rando)

Stageshows

1. Kamen Rider × Super Sentai × Space Sheriff Super Hero Taisen Z Released Memorial: Kamen Rider Wizard Special Event Z (仮面ライダー×スーパー戦隊×宇宙刑事 スーパーヒーロー大戦Z 公開記念 仮面ライダーウィザード スペシャルイベントZ, Kamen Raidā × Sūpā Sentai × Uchū Keiji Sūpāhīrō Taisen Z Kōkai Kinen Kamen Raidā Wizādo Supesharu Ibento Z)
2. Kamen Rider Wizard: Final Stage (仮面ライダーウィザード ファイナルステージ, Kamen Raidā Wizādo Fainaru Sutēji)

Other media

Manga

1. Kamen Rider Wizard (manga) (仮面ライダーウィザード, Kamen Raidā Uizādo)
2. Kamen Rider Wizard: Suddenly Showtime! (仮面ライダーウィザード いきなりショータイム!, Kamen Raidā Uizādo Ikinari Shōtaimu!)
3. Kamen Rider Wizard: Magic Ring Battle Chapter (幪面超人WIZARD【魔戒激戰篇】, Mung Min Chiu Yan Wizard Mo Gaai Gik Zin Pin)

S.I.C. Hero Saga

1. The Sorcerer's Apprentice (魔法使いの弟子, Mahōtsukai no Deshi)

Novels

1. Kamen Rider Wizard (novel) (小説 仮面ライダーウィザード, Shōsetsu Kamen Raidā Uizādo)

Games

The following video games feature characters from Wizard.

• All Kamen Rider: Rider Generation 2
• Kamen Rider: Super Climax Heroes
• Kamen Rider Wizard × Charisou
• Kamen Rider: Battride War

Cast

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

Guest cast

• Caitsith (ケットシー, Kettoshī, 4-5): Bernard Ackah (ベルナール・アッカ, Berunāru Akka)
• Manami Kawasaki (川崎 愛美, Kawasaki Manami, 6-7): Wakana Matsumoto (松本 若菜, Matsumoto Wakana)
• Koichi Yamagata (山形 耕一, Yamagata Kōichi, 6-7): Ryosuke Takahashi (高橋 良輔, Takahashi Ryōsuke)
• Tetsuya Inagaki (松木 昭造, Inagaki Tetsuya, 12-13): Takuya Ishida (石田 卓也, Ishada Takuya)
• Owner of Orphanage (園長, Enchō, 16): Ichiro Ogura (小倉 一郎, Ogura Ichirō)
• Fortune Teller (占い師, Uranaishi, 17): Shoichiro Akaboshi (赤星 昇一郎, Akaboshi Shōichirō)
• Conductor (指揮者, Shikisha, 20, 21): IZAM
• Naito (内藤, Naitō, 30, 31): Mitsu Murata (村田 充, Murata Mitsu)
• Kaga (加賀, Kaga 37): Minoru Watanabe (渡辺 実, Watanabe Minoru)
• Aya Yamamoto (山本 亜矢, Yamamoto Aya, 47, 48, 51): Miyuu Sawai (沢井 美優, Sawai Miyū)
• Tsukasa Kadoya (門矢 士, Kadoya Tsukasa, 52-53): Masahiro Inoue (井上 正大, Inoue Masahiro)
• Kamen Rider Den-O Sword Form (仮面ライダー電王ソードフォーム, Kamen Raidā Den'ō Sōdo Fōmu, 52): Toshihiko Seki (関 俊彦, Seki Toshihiko)
• Kouta Kazuraba (葛葉 紘汰, Kazuraba Kōta, 52-53): Gaku Sano (佐野 岳, Sano Gaku)

Suit actors

• Kamen Rider Wizard: Seiji Takaiwa (高岩 成二, Takaiwa Seiji)^[4]
• Kamen Rider Wizard (extreme martial arts): Hideki Sugiguchi (杉口 秀樹, Sugiguchi Hideki)^[5]
• Kamen Rider Beast, White Wizard, Phoenix, Wiseman: Jun Watanabe (渡辺 淳, Watanabe Jun)^[6]
• Kamen Rider Mage: Satoshi Fujita (藤田 慧, Fujita Satoshi)^[7]
• Medusa: Toshihiro Ogura (おぐら としひろ, Ogura Toshihiro)^[8]
• Gremlin, Kamen Rider Beast (understudy), Phantoms (incl. Gargoyle and Valkyrie): Kazuya Okada (岡田 和也, Okada Kazuya)^{[9][10] [11]}
• Kamen Rider Mage: Satoshi Fujita (藤田 慧, Fujita Satoshi)
• Minotauros, Caitsith: Yugo Fujii (藤井 祐伍, Fujii Yūgo) ^[12]
• Lizardman: Hajime Kanzaki (神前 元, Kanzaki Hajime) ^[13]
• Legion: Yasuhiko Imai (今井 靖彦, Imai Yasuhiko) ^[14]

Notes

• With 53 episodes in total (including 2 post-finale episodes which serve as the TV special), Kamen Rider Wizard is considered the longest Heisei-era Rider series in history, beating Kamen Rider Agito's record of 51 episodes. If the specials didn't count as episodes, however, then Wizard's episode count record would have been tied with Agito's.
• In this title series, the Kamen Rider is often called as "Magicians", save for a crossover movie.
• This is the first series to have the opening be sung by a male singer since Kamen Rider Decade.
• This was the last Kamen Rider Series until Kamen Rider Build to premiere in September.

References

External links

• Kamen Rider Wizard at Wikipedia
• Kamen Rider Wizard at Japanese Wikipedia
• Kamen Rider Wizard at TV Asahi (archive link)
• Kamen Rider Wizard at Toei TV

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