 | This article is about a/an series entry (the 30th) in the Kamen Rider Series. |
| WARNING: This series contains scenes of gun violence. Viewer discretion is advised! |
- 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 thirtieth overall. The series premiered on September 1, 2019[1], joining Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger
in the Super Hero Time line-up after the finale of Kamen Rider Zi-O. After Ryusoulger's conclusion, it will be joined by Mashin Sentai Kirameiger at an unknown date.[2]
The catchphrase for the series is "There's only one strongest company president in the world! 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!) [3]
Plot
Japan has entered a new era. Hiden Intelligence, the leading company in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) has developed a way to utilize these A.Is in human form, known as HumaGear. They're no different from humans and have become a staple in both public and private life. However a terrorist organization known as "MetsubouJinrai.net" has hacked into several of these HumaGears and turned them against society for the sake of eliminating humanity. In an effort to combat this, the government has established the Artificial Intelligence Military Squad, or A.I.M.S., to destroy these sabotaged HumaGears.
Meanwhile, a young but failing stage comedian named Aruto Hiden has suddenly been appointed the chairman of Hiden Intelligence after his grandfather's death. Although he was initially uninterested, he witnessed firsthand of the terrorist attacks by "MetsubouJinrai.net" and decided to fight as Kamen Rider Zero-One for the sake of keeping up appearances as chairman. From here on out, an explosive war has been ignited between Aruto, MetsubouJinrai.NET, and A.I.M.S.
Characters
Kamen Riders
Main Riders (Left to right: Zero-One, Vulcan, Valkyrie, Horobi, and Jin)
TV Show
| Kamen Rider Zero-One
| Aruto Hiden |
| Kamen Rider Vulcan
| Isamu Fuwa |
| Kamen Rider Valkyrie
| Yua Yaiba |
| Kamen Rider Jin
| Jin |
| Kamen Rider Horobi
| Horobi |
| Kamen Rider Thouser
| TBA [4] |
Allies
Hiden Intelligence
Kamen Riders
| Kamen Rider Zi-O
| Sougo Tokiwa |
Villains
MetsubouJinrai.net
Magia
| Trilobite Magia
| Various |
| Berotha Magia
| Gut Buster Taro |
| Kuehne Magia
| Okureru |
| Ekal Magia
| Mamoru |
| Neohi Magia
| Scissormenz |
| Onycho Magia
| Burs ► Unnamed taxi driver |
| Vicarya Magia
| Forest Brush G-Pen |
| Gaeru Magia
| Seine Kanasawa |
| Mammoth Magia
| Kobe Sakamoto |
| Dodo Magia
| Little Assassin |
Episodes
- Main article: Kamen Rider Zero-One Episodes
- I am 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? The Ally? (AIなアイツは敵？味方？ AI na Aitsu wa Teki? Mikata?)
- That Man, 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 Path of Manga (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 am 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 Beginning of Destruction From Here (ココからが滅びの始まり Kokokaraga Horobi no Hajimari)
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)[5]
Specials
- S&L URA Kamen Rider (S&Lウラ仮面ライダー S&L Ura Kamen Raidā)
- 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)
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)
- Izu (イズ): 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): Shuya Sunagawa (砂川脩弥 Sunagawa Syuya)
- Jun Fukuzoe (福添 准 Fukuzoe Jun): Kazuya Kojima (児嶋一哉 Kojima Kazuya)
- Shester (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. Shot Riser, MetsubouJinrai ForceRiser: 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: Kōichi Yamadera (山寺 宏一 Yamadera Kōichi)
Suit Actors
- Kamen Rider Zero-One: Yuya Nawata (縄田 雄哉 Nawata Yūya)
- Kamen Rider Vulcan: Kosuke Asai (浅井 宏輔 Asai Kōsuke)
- Kamen Rider Valkyrie: Satoshi Fujita (藤田 慧 Fujita Satoshi)
- Kamen Rider Horobi: Seiji Takaiwa (高岩 成二 Takaiwa Seiji)
- Kamen Rider Jin: Eitoku (永徳 Eitoku)
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.
- Coincidentally the series' release date matches the name of the show/rider (September 1st, Zero-One/01).
From upper left to lower right, Leon, Lady, Rider 3-Changes, Mecha Rider
- Being the first Reiwa series, the rider designs contain several elements taken from the discarded concepts of Heisei's first, Kamen Rider Kuuga. For example:
- The main rider is based on insects (Kuuga and Zero-One), a second rider based on land creatures (Leon and Vulcan), and a third female rider (Lady and Valkyrie).
- Three base forms of birds (eagle and falcon), tiger, shark, and a form of transforming robots.
- The promotion video of Zero-One uses a new beginning style similar to Marvel Cinematic Universe's early introduction version.
- Coincidentally, Zero-One shares the name with the Phone Braver from sci-fi detective series K-tai Investigator 7.
- This series opening credits use the same font style that was used in Kamen Rider Zi-O.
- This series marks the first time since Hibiki where Seiji Takaiwa is not the suit actor of the main protagonist's Rider form. Instead, Takaiwa portrays Kamen Rider Horobi starting in episode 4 while Yuya Nawata took on the titular role of Zero-One.[6]
- This is the first season since Kamen Rider Kuuga to not use the (vocal/instrumental) opening for the next episode preview. Instead, they used a standalone instrumental for the next episode preview.
References
- ↑ https://twitter.com/HKR20_official/status/1151342079408103425
- ↑ https://news.tokunation.com/2019/09/30/2020-super-sentai-name-announced-majin-sentai-kirameiger-63274?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
- ↑ https://twitter.com/trademark_bot/status/1127954256294662144
- ↑ https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/542224952519163914/620947265376485376/03.jpg?width=478&height=677
- ↑ https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/341180
- ↑ http://tokusatsunetwork.com/2019/08/kamen-rider-zero-one-main-suit-actor-revealed/
External Links
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| Showa Era (1971-1994) |
| Kamen Rider • V3 • X • Amazon • Stronger • Skyrider • Super-1 • ZX (TV special) • Black • Black RX |
| Heisei Era (2000-2009) |
| Kuuga • Agito • Ryuki • 555 • Blade • Hibiki • Kabuto • Den-O • Kiva • Decade |
| Heisei Era Phase 2 (2009-2019) |
| W • OOO • Fourze • Wizard • Gaim • Drive • Ghost • Ex-Aid • Build • Zi-O |
| Reiwa Era (2019-) |
| Zero-One |
| Remakes and Other Series |
| G • The First (remake) • The Next (remake) • Amazons |
| English Adaptations |
| Masked Rider • Dragon Knight |
| View • Talk • Edit |
 Kamen Rider Zero-One
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| Kamen Riders |
| Aruto Hiden - Isamu Fuwa - Yua Yaiba - Horobi - Jin - Kamen Rider Thouser |
| Hiden Zero-One Driver - A.I.M.S. ShotRiser - MetsubouJinrai ForceRiser - ZetsumeRiser - Zaia ThousanDriver - Progrise Keys - Progrise Holder - Progrise Key Connector - Hiden Risephone - Attache Calibur - Attache Shotgun - Attache Arrow - Authorise Buster - Assault Trigger - Thousand Jacker |
Allies
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| Hiden Intelligence: Korenosuke Hiden - Soreo Hiden - Jun Fukuzoe - Sanzo Yamashita |
| HumaGears: Izu - Shester |
| A.I.M.S.: Isamu Fuwa - Yua Yaiba |
| Legend Riders: Sougo Tokiwa |
| Others: |
| Humans: Norio Uozumi - Go Sakurai - Satoshi Sakurai - Choichiro Ishizumi - Seiji Tazawa |
| HumaGears: MaGe Ana - Nigiro Ikkan - Anna |
| A.I.s: Zea - Zat |
| Horobi - Jin |
| Magia: |
| Trilobite Magia - Berotha Magia - Kuehne Magia - Ekal Magia - Neohi Magia - Onycho Magia - Vicarya Magia - Gaeru Magia - Mammoth Magia - Dodo Magia |
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