This article is about a series entry (the 34th) in the Kamen Rider Series. |
- For the series' main character, Zero-One, see Aruto Hiden.
Kamen Rider Zero-One (仮面ライダーゼロワン, Kamen Raidā Zerowan) is a Japanese tokusatsu drama in Toei Company's Kamen Rider Series. It is the first series to debut during the Reiwa period and the thirty-fourth overall. The series premiered on September 1, 2019 and joined Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger in the Super Hero Time line-up after the finale of Kamen Rider Zi-O. After Ryusoulger concluded, the series was joined by Mashin Sentai Kiramager on March 8, 2020. After the finale of Zero-One, Kiramager was joined by Kamen Rider Saber in the Super Hero Time block.
The catchphrase for the series is "There's only one strongest company president in the world! And It's me!" (世界最強の社長はただひとり!オレだ!, Sekai saikyō no shachō wa tada hitori! Ore da!).
Production
Development for the show had begun during the summer of 2018.[1] Producer Takahito Omori had visited several technological institutes and spoke with many professors and experts on the topic of artificial intelligence. The suit's design was completed in time before the Reiwa-era change, but a name had not been decided on yet. Omori came up with the idea of "Rei-One", which was a shortening of "Reiwa's first Rider." It was later pointed out that "rei" could also be read as "zero", and that there was already a superhero named Kikaider with the "01" moniker. With the show being heavily-themed in technology, the name "Zero-One" was chosen as a reference to binary code and the trademark was filed on April 19, 2019.[2]
From this time until May, head writer Yuya Takahashi had completed the scripts for the first two episodes, while auditions for the cast were held. Filming began in mid-June 2019, and the cast were introduced through a scheduled press conference in July. The series premiered on September 1, 2019.
Impacts due to COVID-19
As a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, a state of emergency was declared in Japan on April 16, 2020[3], which delayed the broadcasting of new episodes following the airing of Superhero Time on May 10, 2020, which included Episode 35 of Zero-One and Episode 10 of Mashin Sentai Kiramager. Ultimately, the release of Kamen Rider Zero-One: REAL×TIME which was originally scheduled to premiere that summer, was postponed until December in place of what would have been the premiere slot for the potential Movie War film between Zero-One and Kamen Rider Saber.
Further filming was temporarily ceased after the conclusion of Episode 39's production. Due to Toei wanting to maintain an early September airing for Kamen Rider Saber, Zero-One was given a final episode count of 45, which forced the production crew to make several script alterations to fit the reduced episode count.[4]
- Several major plot-lines were scrapped, including an extended redemption arc for Gai Amatsu and ZAIA Enterprise's relationship with the original scripted version of Kamen Rider Ark-One.
- A Televi-Kun scan reveals that the initial identities of both Kamen Rider Ark-One and Kamen Rider Zero-Two were originally two different people, but the delays and reduced episode count resulted in the identities of both Riders being the same person instead.
- Owing to long time Kamen Rider suit actor Seiji Takaiwa being casted as Horobi's suit actor, the long-term plan for the show's ending would be to have Horobi fight against Zero-One, but the process of how they would get there was undetermined at the time.
- There were various pitches for Ark-One's origins. One idea would've had Ark to assume a separate Humagear body to become Ark-Zero, evolving itself after learning more about humans.[5] Another pitch would've had Horobi's body possessed by the Ark to become Kamen Rider Ark-One.[6]
- Valkyrie was supposed to gain a power-up at the end of the story, but due to the reduced episode count, only Fuwa became Orthros Vulcan in order to stop Aruto.[7]
To allow time for the production team to rewrite scripts, a series of recap episodes were aired for five consecutive weeks from May 17, 2020, to June 14, 2020: the two-part "President Special", focusing on Aruto and Is, the "Shooting Special" focusing on Isamu and Yua, and the two-part "Super Work War" focusing on the Humagears throughout the series. At this time, Japan's government had lifted its state of emergency on May 25, 2020, allowing Toei to resume filming Zero-One and Kiramager under newly placed guidelines to control any further spreading of the COVID-19 virus.[8] The series resumed broadcasting full-length episodes on June 28, 2020 starting with Episode 36.[9] Filming wrapped up on August 4, 2020 and the finale aired on August 30, 2020.
Plot
- "Humagears, robots equipped with artificial intelligence, offer direct job support in our day and age. A young president of a technology company specializing in A.I. technology fights to protect the dreams of others!"
- ―Opening Narration Episode 1-28, 42-44[src]
- "Humagears, robots equipped with artificial intelligence. Will they bring hope or despair to humanity? A young president of a new company specializing in A.I. technology fights to bring his dreams to life!"
- ―Opening Narration Episode 31-41[src]
Humagear, created by the leading company for A.I., Hiden Intelligence, serve humanity's every convenience. But a cyber-terrorist organization begins hacking the Humagears in a conspiracy that turns them into monsters. Aruto Hiden has taken over at Hiden Intelligence, and along with the CEO's post, he also takes over the responsibility for Kamen Rider Zero-One by using his company's technology. Aruto tries to keep the peaceful world between humans and Humagears with his Humagear secretary, while A.I.M.S., a military squad, pursues the terrorists![10]
Characters
Kamen Riders
TV Show
Kamen Rider Zero-One | Aruto Hiden |
Kamen Rider Vulcan | Isamu Fuwa (Other users) |
Kamen Rider Valkyrie | Yua Yaiba |
Kamen Rider Jin | Jin |
Kamen Rider Horobi | Horobi |
Kamen Rider Ikazuchi | Uchuyaro Raiden |
Kamen Rider Thouser | Gai Amatsu |
Kamen Rider Ark-Zero | Ark (Other users) |
Kamen Rider Naki | Naki |
Kamen Rider Ark-One | Aruto Hiden (Other users) |
Kamen Rider Eden | S |
Movie/Special-exclusive
Kamen Rider ZeroZero-One | Aruto Hiden |
Kamen Rider Ichi-Gata | Soreo Hiden, Soreo Hiden (alternate timeline) |
Kamen Rider Vulcan | Isamu Fuwa (alternate timeline) |
Kamen Rider Valkyrie | Yua Yaiba (alternate timeline) |
Kamen Rider Jin | Jin (alternate timeline) |
Kamen Rider Horobi | Horobi (alternate timeline) |
Kamen Rider Abaddon | Behru, Mua, Lugo, Buga Takuji Maeda (Other users) |
Kamen Rider Lucifer | Behru |
Kamen Rider Zero-Two | Is |
Kamen Rider Zaia | Lyon Arkland |
Kamen Rider MetsubouJinrai | MetsubouJinrai |
Stageshow-exclusive
Kamen Rider Zi-O | Asobinin |
Kamen Rider Zetsu | Zetsu |
Kamen Rider Ark-Zero-One | Ark/As |
Kamen Rider Ark-Zero | Little Assassin |
Humagear Rider Z1-0 | Z1-0 |
Kamen Rider Ex-Aid | Asobinin |
Kamen Rider Build | Trilobite Magia |
Kamen Rider OOO | Trilobite Magia |
Other media
Kamen Rider Ark-Zero | Ark/Naki |
Kamen Rider Ark-One | Ark-Zero |
Ragnarok | Ragnarok |
Debatable Riders
TV Show
Fighting Jackal Raider | Yua Yaiba |
Other media
Creator | Creator |
Another Rider | Time Jacker Seld, Unidentified user |
Another Rider | President, Unidentified user |
Another Rider | Unidentified user |
Allies
Hiden Intelligence/HIDEN Manufacturing
- Jun Fukuzoe
- Shesta
- Sanzo Yamashita
- Ai-chan
- Thouser
- Korenosuke Hiden
- Was Nazotoku
- Uchuyaro Subaru
- Hakase Bot
Girls Remix
Other
- Dr. Omigoto
- Shinya Owada
- Matsurida Z No. 5
- Naoto Ichimori
- Yuto Sakaki
- Chiharu Ebii
- Takeshi Homura
- Delmo
- Love-chan
- Midori
- Higashishinagawa no Haha
- Williamson Yotagaki
- Rin
- Nico Saiba
- Tsumuri
Kamen Riders
Kamen Rider Garren | Sakuya Tachibana |
Kamen Rider Zeronos | Yuto Sakurai |
Kamen Rider Zein | Zein/Yuto Sakurai |
Kamen Rider Brain | Brain |
Kamen Rider Kanon Specter | Kanon Fukami |
Kamen Rider Genm | Kuroto Dan |
Kamen Rider Poppy | Poppy Pipopapo |
Kamen Rider Cronus | Masamune Dan |
Kamen Rider Zi-O | Sougo Tokiwa |
Kamen Rider Geiz | Geiz Myokoin |
Kamen Rider Woz | Woz |
Kamen Rider Tsukuyomi | Tsukuyomi |
Kamen Rider Zero-Two | There |
Kamen Rider Zero-Three | There & Ark |
Kamen Rider Saber | Touma Kamiyama |
Kamen Rider Blades | Rintaro Shindo |
Kamen Rider Kenzan | Ren Akamichi |
Kamen Rider Sabela | Reika Shindai |
Kamen Rider Desast | Desast |
Kamen Rider Jeanne | Sakura Igarashi |
Kamen Rider Aguilera | Hana Natsuki |
Kamen Rider Juuga | George Karizaki |
Kamen Rider Evol-X | Evolto (clone), Joseph Rando |
Villains
Magia
Trilobite Magia | Various |
Berotha Magia | Fukkinhoukai Taro (Other users) |
Kuehne Magia | Okureru |
Ekal Magia | Mamoru |
Neohi Magia | Scissormenz |
Onycho Magia | Burs ► Taxi driver ► Boketarou Tendon |
Vicarya Magia | Morifude G-Pen ► Boketarou Tendon ► Bengoshi Bingo |
Gaeru Magia | Seine Kanasawa ► Boketarou Tendon (Other users) |
Mammoth Magia | Kobe Sakamoto ► 119nosuke |
Dodo Magia | Little Assassin ► MC Che.ck-It-Out |
Arsino Magia | Enji Matsuda |
Dodo Magia Chick | Various |
Ark Magia
Ark Magia (Berotha Type) | Unidentified user |
Ark Magia (Dodo Type) | Unidentified user |
Ark Magia (Kuehne Type) | Unidentified user |
Ark Magia (Onycho Type) | Sakuyo Ichirin |
Ark Magia (Neohi Type) | Smile Sumida |
Ark Magia (Mammoth Type) | Saikyo Takumi Oyakata |
Ark Magia (Gaeru Type) | Enmusubi Match |
Ark Magia (Ekal Type) | Unidentified user |
Ark Magia (Arsino Type) | Unidentified user |
ZAIA Japan
Raiders
Crushing Buffalo Raider | Rentaro Tachibana |
Splashing Whale Raider | Tatsumi Arayashiki |
Dynamaiting Lion Raider | Masuji Narusawa |
Storming Penguin Raider | Teruo Nikaido |
Scouting Panda Raider | Daiki Kyogoku |
Invading Horseshoe Crab Raider | Various |
Sold Magia
Dire Wolf Sold Magia | Sold9 |
Serval Tiger Sold Magia | Sold20 |
Crushing Buffalo Sold Magia | Sold404 |
Splashing Whale Sold Magia | Unidentified user |
Storming Penguin Sold Magia | Unidentified user |
Scouting Panda Sold Magia | Unidentified user |
Invading Horseshoe Crab Sold Magia | Unidentified user |
Foundation X
Other
Another Zero-One | Will |
Another 1 | Finis |
Battle Magia | Various |
Arch Orphnoch | Teruo Suzuki |
Bronzedrive | Tenjuro Banno |
Episodes
- Main article: Kamen Rider Zero-One Episodes
The series is divided into four story arcs:[11]
- Episode 01-16 - Story Arc: Secret Maneuvering of Metsuboujinrai.net (「暗躍する滅亡迅雷.net」編, An'yakusuru Metsubōjinrai.net Hen), this arc introduces the main characters of the story and features the internal conflicts between Hiden Intelligence, A.I.M.S., and MetsubouJinrai.net, whom the latter seeks the extinction of the human race.
- Episode 17-30 - Story Arc: Workplace 5-turns Competition, ZAIA Enterprise (「お仕事5番勝負、ZAIAエンタープライズ」編, Oshigoto Goban Shōbu, ZAIA Entāpuraizu Hen), this arc features the Workplace Competition, where Hiden Intelligence competes against its corporate rival, ZAIA Enterprise Japan in a battle of A.I. Meanwhile, a mysterious figure requires ZAIA's contestants to be Raiders.
- Episode 31-41 - Story Arc: Struggle! HIDEN Manufacturing (「奮戦!飛電製作所」編, Funsen! Hiden Seisakusho Hen), this arc features the aftermath of the Workplace Competition, Aruto establishes HIDEN Manufacturing after ZAIA Japan took over Hiden Intelligence, while MetsubouJinrai.net has revived the Ark as Kamen Rider Ark-Zero.
- Episode 42-45 - Story Arc: Take Off Towards Future! Hiden Intelligence (「明日へ向かって飛べ!飛電インテリジェンス」編, Ashitae Mukatte Tobe! Hiden Interijensu Hen), this arc features the final battle to determine the fates between humans and humanity as Horobi wages war against Aruto Hiden, who had fallen from grace and became the Ark itself.
Each Japanese episode title includes a pronoun written in katakana instead of hiragana. They also include puns and references to Aruto's own speaking style and jokes. The English titles are taken from Shout! Factory's website.[12][13]
- I'm the President and a Kamen Rider (オレが社長で仮面ライダー, Ore ga Shachō de Kamen Raidā)
- Is AI the Enemy? Or an Ally? (AIなアイツは敵?味方?, AI na Aitsu wa Teki? Mikata?)
- That Man Is A Sushi Chef (ソノ男、寿司職人, Sono Otoko, Sushi Shokunin)
- The Bus Guide Saw It! Anna's Truth (バスガイドは見た!アンナ真実, Basu Gaido wa Mita! An'na Shinjitsu)
- His Passionate Manga Path (カレの情熱まんが道, Kare no Jōnetsu Mangadō)
- I Want to Hear Your Voice (アナタの声が聞きたい, Anata no Koe ga Kikitai)
- I'm a Hot-Blooded Humagear Teacher! (ワタシは熱血ヒューマギア先生!, Watashi wa Nekketsu Hyūmagia Sensei)
- The Destruction Begins Now (ココからが滅びの始まり, Kokokaraga Horobi no Hajimari)
- Entrusted With That Life (ソノ生命、預かります, Sono Seimei, Azukarimasu)
- I Am the Actor, Shinya Owada (オレは俳優、大和田伸也, Ore wa Haiyū, Ōwada Shin'ya)
- Don't Stop the Camera, Stop Him! (カメラを止めるな、アイツを止めろ!, Kamera o Tomeru na, Aitsu o Yamero!)
- The Great Detective Has Arrived (アノ名探偵がやってきた, Ano mei Tantei ga Yattekita)
- My Job Is the President's Secretary (ワタシの仕事は社長秘書, Watashi no Shigoto wa Shachō Hisho)
- We Are the Astronaut Brothers! (オレたち宇宙飛行士ブラザーズ!, Ore-tachi Uchū Hikō-shi Burazāzu!)
- Their Respective Ends (ソレゾレの終わり, Sorezore no Owari)
- This Is the Dawn of ZAIA (コレがZAIA(ザイア)の夜明け, Kore ga ZAIA no Yoake)
- It Is I, the President and a Kamen Rider (ワタシこそが社長で仮面ライダー, Watashi Koso ga Shachō de Kamen Raidā)
- This Is My Flowery Way of Life (コレがワタシのいける華, Kore ga Watashi no Ikeru Hana)
- She Is a Home-Selling Humagear (カノジョは家売るヒューマギア, Kanojo wa Ie Uru HyūmaGia)
- That Is 1000% the Best House (ソレが1000%のベストハウス, Sore ga Sen Pāsento no Besuto Hausu)
- I Object to That Trial! (異議あり!ソノ裁判, Igiari! Sono Saiban)
- He Still Didn't Do It (ソレでもカレはやってない, Soredemo Kare wa Yattenai)
- I'm in Love With Your Intelligence! (キミの知能に恋してる!, Kimi no Chinō ni Koishiteru!)
- It's Our Turn (ワタシたちの番です, Watashi-tachi no Ban desu)
- I'll Save the Humagears (ボクがヒューマギアを救う, Boku ga HyūmaGia o Sukuu)
- We Are the Blazing Fire Brigade (ワレら炎の消防隊, Ware-ra Honōnoshōbōtai)
- I Won't Give Up on a Life (ボクは命を諦めない, Boku wa Inochi wo Akiramenai)
- My Rap Will Change the World! (オレのラップが世界を変える!, Ore no Rappu ga Sekai o Kaeru!)
- Our Dream Can't Be Broken (オレたちの夢は壊れない, Ore-tachi no Yume wa Kowarenai)
- After All, I Am the President and a Kamen Rider (やっぱりオレが社長で仮面ライダー, Yappari Ore ga Shachō de Kamen Raidā)
- Take Off Toward Your Dream! (キミの夢に向かって飛べ!, Kimi no Yume ni Mukatte Tobe!)
- My Pride! Runway of Dreams (ワタシのプライド!夢のランウェイ, Watashi no Puraido! Yume no Ran'u~ei)
- Are Dreams That Important? (夢がソンナに大事なのか?, Yume ga Son'na ni Daijina no ka?)
- This Is Horobi's Way of Life (コレが滅の生きる道, Kore ga Horobi no Ikiru Michi)
- What Do Humagears Dream Of? (ヒューマギアはドンナ夢を見るか?, Hyūmagia wa Don'na Yumewomiru ka?)
- I Am the Ark and a Kamen Rider (ワタシがアークで仮面ライダー, Watashi ga Āku de Kamen Raidā)
- No One Can Stop It (ソレはダレにも止められない, Sore wa Dare ni mo Tomerarenai)
- I Am 1000% Your Friend (ボクは1000%キミの友だち, Boku wa Sen-Pāsento Kimi no Tomodachi)
- The Conclusion Cannot Be Predicted (ソノ結論、予測不能, Sono Ketsuron, Yosoku Funō)
- Towards Our Dream (オレとワタシの夢に向かって, Ore to Watashi no Yume ni Mukatte)
- Thou, Take Thy Neighbor's Hand! (ナンジ、隣人と手をとれ!, Nanji, Rinjin to Te o Tore!)
- As Long as There Is Malice (ソコに悪意がある限り, Soko ni Akui ga aru Kagiri)
- That Is a Heart (ソレが心, Sore ga Kokoro)
- There Is Only One Person Who Can Stop You (オマエを止められるのはただひとり, Omae o Tomerareru no wa Tada Hitori)
- Their Respective Futures (ソレゾレの未来図, Sorezore no Mirai-zu)
- Movies
- Kamen Rider: Reiwa The First Generation (仮面ライダー 令和 ザ・ファースト・ジェネレーション, Kamen Raidā Reiwa Za Fāsuto Jenerēshon)
- Kamen Rider Zero-One: REAL×TIME (劇場版 仮面ライダーゼロワン リアル タイム, Gekijō-ban Kamen Raidā Zerowan Riarutaimu)
- Kamen Rider 3D Great Decisive Battle (仮面ライダー3D大決戦, Kamen Raidā Surī Dī Dai Kessen)
- Zero-One Others (ゼロワン Others, Zerowan Others)
- Zero-One Others: Kamen Rider MetsubouJinrai (ゼロワン Others 仮面ライダー滅亡迅雷, Zerowan Others: Kamen Raidā Metsuboujinrai)
- Zero-One Others: Kamen Rider Vulcan & Valkyrie (ゼロワン Others 仮面ライダーバルカン&バルキリー, Zerowan Others: Kamen Raidā Barukan & Barukirī)
- Specials
- Kamen Rider Zero-One: Transformation Lessons (仮面ライダーゼロワン変身講座, Kamen Raidā Zerowan Henshin Kōza)
- Kamen Rider Zero-One: What Will Pop Out of the Kangaroo? Think About It On You-roo-wn! Now, It's Aruto or Nothing!! (仮面ライダーゼロワン カンガルーからナニが飛び出す?そんなの自分でカンガルー!はい、或人じゃないと!, Kamen Raidā Zerowan: Kangarū Kara Nani ga Tobidasu? Son'na no Jibun de Kangarū! Hai! Aruto Ja... Naito)
- A Miraculous Rematch!? Aruto VS Fukkinhoukai Taro: Fateful Gag Battle! (奇跡の転身!?アルトVS.腹筋崩壊太郎 宿命のギャグバトル!, Kiseki no Tenshin! ? Aruto VS. Fukkinhōkai Tarō Shukumei no Gyagubatoru!)
- Project Thouser (プロジェクト・サウザー, Purojekuto Sauzā)
- Hidden Video: Perfect Secretary Izu's Lecture Room (隠し映像 カンペキ秘書イズの説教部屋, Kakushi Eizō: Kanpeki Hisho Izu no Sekkyō Heya)
- Kamen Rider Zero-One: President Special (仮面ライダーゼロワン:プレジデント・スペシャル, Kamen Raidā Zerowan: Purejidento Supesharu)
- Kamen Rider Zero-One: Shooting Special (仮面ライダーゼロワン:シューティング・スペシャル, Kamen Raidā Zerowan: Shūtingu Supesharu)
- Kamen Rider Zero-One: Super Work War (仮面ライダーゼロワン:超お仕事大戦, Kamen Raidā Zerowan: Sūpā Oshigoto Taisen)
- What Created MetsubouJinrai? (ナニが滅亡迅雷を創ったのか?, Nani ga MetsubōJinrai o Tsukutta no ka?)
- Kamen Rider Zero-One Short Anime: Everyone's Daily Life (仮面ライダーゼロワン・ショートアニメ: EVERYONE’S DAILY LIFE, Kamen Raidā Zerowan Shōto anime)
- Good Theater Manners From Kamen Rider Zero-One and Kamen Rider Saber (仮面ライダーセイバー』&『仮面ライダーゼロワン』ショートアニメ劇場マナー, Kamen Raidā Seibā tai Kamen Raidā Zerowan Shōtoanime Gekijō Manā)
- Stageshows
- Kamen Rider Super Live 2020 (仮面ライダースーパーライブ2020, Kamen Raidā Sūpāraibu 2020)
- Super Hero Festival: Kamen Rider × Super Sentai LIVE & SHOW 2020 (超英雄祭 KAMEN RIDER×SUPER SENTAI LIVE&SHOW 2020, Cho Eiyu Sai Kamen Raidā x Sūpā Sentai Raivu Ando Shō 2020)
- Kamen Rider Zero-One: Final Stage (仮面ライダーゼロワン ファイナルステージ, Kamen Raidā Zerowan Fainaru Sutēji)
- Zero-One Others: Kamen Rider MetsubouJinrai Special Event (ゼロワン Others 仮面ライダー滅亡迅雷 スペシャルイベント, Zerowan Others: Kamen Raidā Metsuboujinrai Supesharu Ibento)
Other Media
- Kamen Rider Zero-One: Intelligence Counterattack Chapter (幪面超人ZERO-ONE【智能逆襲篇】, Mung Min Chiu Yan Zero One Ji Nang Yik Jaap Pin)
- Kamen Rider Zero-One (StoneBot Comics)
Video Games
Cast
- Aruto Hiden (飛電 或人, Hiden Aruto): Fumiya Takahashi (高橋 文哉, Takahashi Fumiya)
- Isamu Fuwa (不破 諫, Fuwa Isamu): Ryutaro Okada (岡田 龍太郎, Okada Ryūtarō)
- Is (イズ, Izu), As (アズ ): Noa Tsurushima (鶴嶋 乃愛, Tsurushima Noa)
- Yua Yaiba (刃 唯阿, Yaiba Yua): Hiroe Igeta (井桁 弘恵, Igeta Hiroe)
- Jin (迅 ): Daisuke Nakagawa (中川 大輔, Nakagawa Daisuke)
- Horobi (滅 ): Syuya Sunagawa (砂川 脩弥, Sunagawa Syuya)
- Gai Amatsu (天津 垓, Amatsu Gai): Nachi Sakuragi (桜木 那智, Sakuragi Nachi)
- Ikazuchi (雷 ): Daichi Yamaguchi (山口 大地, Yamaguchi Daichi)
- Naki (亡 ): Satsuki Nakayama (中山 咲月, Nakayama Satsuki)
- Ark (アーク, Āku): Show Hayami (速水 奨, Hayami Shō)
- Jun Fukuzoe (福添 准, Fukuzoe Jun): Kazuya Kojima (児嶋一哉, Kojima Kazuya)
- Shesta (シェスタ, Shesuta): Asumi Narita (成田 愛純, Narita Asumi)
- Sanzo Yamashita (山下 三造, Yamashita Sanzō): Arata Saeki (佐伯 新, Saeki Arata)
- Zat (ザット, Zatto, Voice): Noriko Hidaka (日高 のり子, Hidaka Noriko)
- Hiden Zero-One Driver, A.I.M.S. Shotriser, MetsubouJinrai Forceriser, ZAIA Thousandriver, ZAIA Slashriser, Zetsumeriser, Raidriser, Attache Weapons: Maynard Plant (メイナード・プラント, Meinādo Puranto), Blaise Plant (ブレイズ・プラント, Bureizu Puranto)
- Narration: Koichi Yamadera (山寺 宏一, Yamadera Kōichi)
Suit Actors
- Kamen Rider Zero-One, Kamen Rider Zero-Two, Kamen Rider Ark-One: Yuya Nawata (縄田 雄哉, Nawata Yūya)
- Kamen Rider Vulcan, Kamen Rider Thouser[14][15][16]: Kosuke Asai (浅井 宏輔, Asai Kōsuke)
- Kamen Rider Valkyrie, Fighting Jackal Raider: Satoshi Fujita (藤田 慧, Fujita Satoshi)
- Kamen Rider Jin, Kamen Rider Thouser: Eitoku (永徳, Eitoku)
- Kamen Rider Horobi: Seiji Takaiwa (高岩 成二, Takaiwa Seiji)
- Kamen Rider Ikazuchi, Kamen Rider Jin Burning Falcon: Hajime Kanzaki (神前 元, Kanzaki Hajime)
- Kamen Rider Thouser, Kamen Rider Vulcan[17]: Yuji Nakata (中田 裕士, Nakata Yūji)
- Kamen Rider Naki: Yuichi Hachisuka (蜂須賀 祐一, Hachisuka Yūichi)
Music
- Main article: Kamen Rider Zero-One CD Box
- Artist: Tsuyoshi Himura
- Artist: Tsuyoshi Himura
- Artist: Tsuyoshi Himura
- Artist: Jun Soejima (MC Che.ck-It-Out)
- Artist: J x Takanori Nishikawa
- Movie: Kamen Rider: Reiwa The First Generation
- Artist: J x Takanori Nishikawa
- Movie: Kamen Rider Zero-One: REAL×TIME
- "S.O.S."
- Artist: MONKEY MAJIK
- Movie: Zero-One Others: Kamen Rider MetsubouJinrai
- Artist: Hiroyuki Takami
- Special: Kamen Rider Genms -The Presidents-, Kamen Rider Genms -Smart Brain and the 1000% Crisis-
- "Frontier"
- Artist: MONKEY MAJIK
- Movie: Zero-One Others: Kamen Rider Vulcan & Valkyrie
Release
- Kamen Rider Zero-One premiered in Japan on TV Asahi on September 1, 2019 and went on hiatus after the broadcast of Episode 35 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Several recap specials aired in place for five weeks before Episode 36 premiered on June 28, 2020.
- Zero-One was released on three separate Blu-Ray collections on April 8, 2020, November 11, 2020, and January 13, 2021 in order.
- On October 8, 2021, it was announced during the New York Comic-Con panel for Team Rider that Shout! Factory had acquired the North American distribution rights to Zero-One,[18] with all 45 episodes and as well REAL×TIME streaming on TokuSHOUTsu beginning January 1, 2022. However, due to popular demand, the streaming release occurred a week earlier at midnight on December 24, 2021.[19]
- A physical Blu-Ray release was also announced,[20][21] and pre-orders began on November 1, 2021.[22]. Containing all 46 episodes, five recap episodes, REAL×TIME, and an exclusive poster, the set was released on January 25, 2022.[23]
Notes
- With "zero" in Japanese and "one" in Japanized-English, Zero-One can be read as Rei Wan (零 ワン ) in Japanese, referencing the fact that he is the Kamen Rider of the Reiwa era.
- The characters "zero" and "one" are known in tech, electronic and the mathematic world as Binary numbers, which is fitting for the series due to its theme of artificial intelligence.
- This series marks the first time since Hibiki where Seiji Takaiwa is not the suit actor of the Primary Rider. Instead, Takaiwa portrays Kamen Rider Horobi, while Yuya Nawata took on the titular role of Zero-One.[24]
- Owing to COVID-19, Kamen Rider Zero-One is the first series following Kamen Rider Ex-Aid to conclude with 45 episodes and, alongside Ex-Aid, it is the shared fifth-shortest Kamen Rider series overall.
- This is the first series to have its standalone film to be released after the end of the series, as Kamen Rider Saber would be airing at that time. The film was planned for a summer release, having been double-billed with Kiramager's standalone film. After a delay, both Zero-One and Saber's individual films had premiered that following December in lieu of a traditional Movie War between the two. Aruto would eventually meet Touma Kamiyama in Saber + Zenkaiger: Superhero Senki, while Is would meet Reika Shindai in Kamen Rider Jeanne & Kamen Rider Aguilera with Girls Remix.
- This is also the first series to have an international airing start a week after the end of the series.
- An Indonesian dub premiered on RTV on October 28, 2021 [25]. The dub was made available on YouTube in the same year. The show received an English-style logo for the ads, different from the North American logo.
References
- ↑ https://twitter.com/TomConstantines/status/1300248968320880640
- ↑ https://twitter.com/trademark_bot/status/1127954256294662144
- ↑ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-52313807
- ↑ https://twitter.com/TomConstantines/status/1300248968320880640
- ↑ https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E0d0eAcVkAgiYhX?format=jpg&name=small
- ↑ https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E0d0dxZUUAQ53o_?format=jpg&name=360x360
- ↑ https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E0d0dhNUcAEgnO0?format=jpg&name=360x360
- ↑ https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/98c01dea11eec97815ad98c53af95d52c74fa21a
- ↑ https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0116502
- ↑ https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/kamen-rider-zero-one-the-complete-series-movie?product_id=7737
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/kamen-rider-zero-one-the-complete-series-movie?product_id=7737
- ↑ https://www.shoutfactorytv.com/series/kamen-rider-zero-one-series
- ↑ ajnb 2020, pp. 116-121, "Kamen Rider Zero One x Kamen Rider Vulcan Dialogue / Yuya Nawata x Kosuke Asai" (ajnb 2020, pp. 116-121, 「仮面ライダーゼロワン×仮面ライダーバルカン対談/縄田雄哉×浅井宏輔」 )
- ↑ ajnb 2020, pp. 126-135, "Kamen Rider Jin x Kamen Rider Thouser Talk / Daisuke Nakagawa x Eitoku x Nachi Sakuragi" (ajnb 2020, pp. 126-135, 「仮面ライダー迅×仮面ライダーサウザー鼎談/中川大輔×永徳×桜木那智」 )
- ↑ Zero One Reader 2021, pp. 66-68, "ZERO-ONE ACTION DIRECTOR INTERVIEW Jun Watanabe" (ゼロワン読本 2021, pp. 66-68, 「ZERO-ONE ACTION DIRECTOR INTERVIEW 渡辺淳」 )
- ↑ ajnb 2020, pp. 58-63, "GRAVURE CROSS TALK Fumiya Takahashi × Ryutaro Okada" (ajnb 2020, pp. 58-63, 「GRAVURE CROSS TALK 高橋文哉×岡田龍太郎」 )
- ↑ https://twitter.com/tokushoutsu/status/1428104976190951428
- ↑ https://twitter.com/tokushoutsu/status/1473730440271908864
- ↑ https://twitter.com/tokushoutsu/status/1428104976190951428
- ↑ https://twitter.com/tokushoutsu/status/1428105229262725121
- ↑ https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/kamen-rider-zero-one-the-complete-series-movie?product_id=7737
- ↑ https://youtu.be/ZkNoCh7FtTs
- ↑ http://tokusatsunetwork.com/2019/08/kamen-rider-zero-one-main-suit-actor-revealed/
- ↑ https://twitter.com/langitrtv/status/1452971017953968134?s=21&t=F85VQyJzXga0kXOScpsdBA
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