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Rentaro Kagura (神蔵 蓮太郎, Kagura Rentarō) is a young man who became Another Shinobi (アナザーシノビ, Anazā Shinobi), an Another Rider derived from his future self's alter-ego.
History[]
When he was beaten by thugs after standing up for a friend, a 22-year-old Rentaro Kagura's desire for strength reaches Heure, who imbued him with the Shinobi Anotherwatch, transforming him into his corrupted future self. The Anotherwatch manipulated Rentaro's negative emotions and against his will, and forced him to go on a vigilante spree, attacking the thugs from earlier before fighting against Kamen Riders Zi-O and Geiz. Although he doubts by his actions due to the Anotherwatch influences, Sougo's encouragement reaches him, allowing Rentaro to give a some resistance against Swartz. After White Woz obtained the Shinobi Miridewatch, he uses it to defeat Another Shinobi and save Rentaro.
Personality[]
Rentaro is a rather weak-willed individual who let himself be victimized by the people who harassed his friend. This also drove him with the desire to gain the power to get back at those people, which leads to him becoming an Another Rider. However, with Sougo's help, he grows himself a spine.
Powers[]
- Time Manipulation Immunity: Being a creation of Sougo Tokiwa's dream, Rentaro is immune to any time disturbances and even in the worst cases will retain his memories and physical state from the original timeline.
Another Shinobi[]
Another Shinobi
- "Shinobi!"
- ―Transformation announcement[src]
- Height: 186.1 cm[1]
- Weight: 86.2 kg[1]
- Creator: Heure
- Year of Origin: 二千二十二 (Translates to 2022)
- Position of year: Left gauntlet
- Name and position: 忍 (Translates to Shinobi); on belt. SHINOBI; Right gauntlet.
- Powers and Abilities
- Ninjutsu/Element Manipulation: Befitting the original Shinobi, Another Shinobi can utilize Ninjutsu at his disposal and manipulate elements.
- Pyrokinesis: By tapping into the power of flame, Another Shinobi can summon purple fire from thin air, killing his target in a manner of spontaneous human combustion.
- Hydrokinesis: From his hand, he can launch a stream of purple water towards his opponent. When killing one of the thugs that harassed him earlier, Shinobi generates water from the floor and drowns them quickly.
- Sand Generation: Used to kill one of his targets while they were driving, Shinobi buries the driver by generating sand within the car.
- Umbrageous Teleportation: Shinobi can teleport by merging into a shadow and appear in another place from a different shadow.
- Aerokinesis: Another Shinobi can generate purple cyclones for defensive or offensive means.
- Fragoportation: The ability to teleport an item away with an explosion, used to intercept a thug that rode a motorcycle.
- Weaknesses
- Manual Reactivation: Unlike Another Riders from the past who only needs a Time Jacker to reactivate their Anotherwatches once, Another Riders from the future need the Time Jacker's help every time they are defeated to revive.
- Weapons
- Ninjatō: In a similar vein to his future alter-ego, Another Shinobi wields a ninjatō which he held on a reverse grip. The weapon itself is stored on a scabbard on his back when not in use.
- Tekkō-kagi (手甲鉤 lit. "back of the hand hooks"): Another Shinobi is also armed with a pair of Tekkō-kagi for combat.
Appearances: Zi-O Episode 17-18
Family[]
- Iroha Kagura - Younger sister
Anotherwatch[]
Another Shinobi Watch (アナザーシノビウォッチ, Anazā Shinobi Wotchi): A twisted version of Shinobi Ridewatch used to transform into Another Shinobi.
Behind the Scenes[]
Portrayal[]
Rentaro Kagura is portrayed by Hideya Tawada (多和田秀弥, Tawada Hideya), who previously portrayed Kinji Takigawa/StarNinger
in Shuriken Sentai Ninninger. As Another Shinobi, his suit actor is Jun Watanabe (渡辺 淳 , Watanabe Jun)
Dub names[]
In the Korean dub of Kamen Rider Zi-O, which aired in South Korea, Kamen Rider Shinobi is renamed Masked Rider Ninja (가면라이더 닌자 Gamyeon Raideo Ninja).
Concept Art[]
Another Shinobi was designed by Yutaka Izubuchi (出渕 裕, Izubuchi Yutaka).
Notes[]
- Like all Another Riders, the present Rentaro as Another Shinobi is an antithesis to his future self. While Kamen Rider Shinobi fights against those who abuse their powers for selfish gains, Another Shinobi hunted and murdered the thugs that harassed both him and his friend for vengeance; a form of abusing his own powers for personal gain.
- Another Rider Shinobi's entire suit would be retooled and repainted into the Yaminin suit.
Appearances[]
Kamen Rider Zi-O
- Episode 17: Happy New Woz 2019
- Episode 18: Amazing! Era! Future! 2022