Kamen Rider Revice

Kamen Rider Revice (仮面ライダーリバイス, Kamen Raidā Ribaisu) is a Japanese tokusatsu drama and the 32nd entry of Toei Company's Kamen Rider metaseries. It is the third series to debut during the Reiwa period and commemorates the 50th anniversary of the franchise. The series premiered on September 5, 2021, joining Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger in the Super Hero Time line-up following the finale of Kamen Rider Saber.

Kamen Rider Revice
GenreTokusatsu
Superhero fiction
Supernatural fiction
Crossover fiction
Adventure
Comedy
Drama
Neo-western
Based onKamen Rider concept
by Shotaro Ishinomori
Developed byIshimori Productions
Toei Company
Written byHanta Kinoshita
Directed byTakayuki Shibasaki
Starring
  • Kentaro Maeda
  • Wataru Hyuga
  • Ayaka Imoto
  • Noritaka Hamao
  • Yui Asakura
  • Hayata Seki
  • Kurodo Hachijoin
  • Junya Komatsu
  • Kazuya Tanabe
  • Emi Kurara
  • Shigeyuki Totsugi
Voices of
Opening theme"liveDevil" by Da-ice feat. Subaru Kimura
ComposerKōtarō Nakagawa
Country of originJapan
Original languageJapanese
No. of episodes14 (list of episodes)
Production
Producers
  • Chihiro Inoue (TV Asahi)
  • Kei Mizutani (TV Asahi)
  • Taku Mochizuki (Toei)
Running time24–25 minutes
Production companies
DistributorToei Company
Release
Original networkANN (TV Asahi, ABC, Mētele)
Picture format1080i (HDTV)
Original releaseSeptember 5, 2021 (2021-09-05)
Chronology
Preceded byKamen Rider Saber
External links
Website

Plot
Main article: List of Kamen Rider Revice characters

In 1971, a scientific expedition in Latin America led to the discovery of Vistamps, artifacts that can extract a person's inner devil, and the remains of the first devil Giff. In the present, Giff's remains were stolen by a demon cult called Deadmans, who seek to resurrect him by using Proto Vistamps to convert peoples' inner devils to their fold. Opposing Deadmans is an organization called Fenix, which developed the Revice Driver for someone who has tamed their inner devil. Ikki Igarashi, who runs a sentō with his family, ends up acquiring the belt while forming a pact with his inner devil, Vice, to fight Deadmans together as Kamen Riders Revi and Vice.

Ikki's younger brother Daiji, a Fenix operative who was intended to become Revice but failed to out of fear, begins to avoid Ikki until his own inner demon, Kagero, takes over his body and obtains the means to transform into Kamen Rider Evil, determined to defeat Ikki. In response, disgraced Fenix operative Hiromi Kadota gains the means to become Kamen Rider Demons to assist Revice against Deadmans. Eventually, Ikki helps Daiji overcome Kagero's control and become Kamen Rider Live. Later, Ikki and Daiji's younger sister, Sakura, joins the fray after obtaining the means to become Kamen Rider Jeanne and awakening her inner demon, Lovekov.

Episodes
Main article: List of Kamen Rider Revice episodes
No. English title
Original Japanese title		 Director Writer Original airdate
1"Family! Contract! The Devil Whispers!"
Transcription: "Kazoku! Keiyaku! Akuma Sasayaku!" (Japanese: 家族！契約！悪魔ささやく！)		Takayuki ShibasakiHanta KinoshitaSeptember 5, 2021 (2021-09-05)
2"The Devil Is Just a Bad Guy!?"
Transcription: "Akuma wa Akumade Warui Yatsu!?" (Japanese: 悪魔はあくまで悪いやつ!?)		Takayuki ShibasakiHanta KinoshitaSeptember 12, 2021 (2021-09-12)
3"Hostage Trouble, What Will the Brothers Do!?"
Transcription: "Hitojichi Toraburu, Dō Suru Kyōdai!?" (Japanese: 人質トラブル、どうする兄弟！？)		Teruaki SugiharaHanta KinoshitaSeptember 19, 2021 (2021-09-19)
4"Not Enough Love! A Dangerous Devil Is Born!"
Transcription: "Tarinai Aijō! Abunai Akuma Tanjō!" (Japanese: 足りない愛情！アブナイ悪魔誕生！)		Teruaki SugiharaHanta KinoshitaSeptember 26, 2021 (2021-09-26)
5"The World-Reforming Rider! Who Is the Traitor!?"
Transcription: "Yonaoshi Raidā! Uragirimono wa Dare da!?" (Japanese: 世直しライダー！裏切り者は誰だ！？)		Kazuya KamihoriuchiHanta KinoshitaOctober 3, 2021 (2021-10-03)
6"Evil's True Identity! A Shocking Showtime!?"
Transcription: "Ebiru no Shōtai! Shōgeki no Shōtaimu!?" (Japanese: エビルの正体！衝撃のショータイム！？)		Kazuya KamihoriuchiHanta KinoshitaOctober 10, 2021 (2021-10-10)
7"Theft!? Skateboard!? I'm Kagero!"
Transcription: "Settō!? Sukebō!? Ore wa Kagerō!" (Japanese: 窃盗！？スケボー！？俺はカゲロウ！)		Satoshi MorotaHanta KinoshitaOctober 17, 2021 (2021-10-17)
8"A Family Rest, Heaven and Hell!?"
Transcription: "Kazoku no Kyūsoku, Tengoku to Jigoku!?" (Japanese: 家族の休息、天国と地獄！？)		Satoshi MorotaHanta KinoshitaOctober 24, 2021 (2021-10-24)
9"Kagero Runs Rampant! The Igarashi Brothers...Crumble!?"
Transcription: "Kagerō Bōsō! Igarashi Kyōdai...Hōkai!?" (Japanese: カゲロウ暴走！五十嵐兄弟…崩壊！？)		Koichi SakamotoHanta KinoshitaOctober 31, 2021 (2021-10-31)
10"Older and Younger Brother, Believing Heart"
Transcription: "Ani to Otōto, Shinjiru Kokoro" (Japanese: 兄と弟、信じる心)		Koichi SakamotoHanta KinoshitaNovember 14, 2021 (2021-11-14)
11"Invincible Sakura, Power for What Purpose"
Transcription: "Muteki no Sakura, Nan no Tame no Chikara" (Japanese: 無敵のさくら、何のための力)		Teruaki SugiharaHanta KinoshitaNovember 21, 2021 (2021-11-21)
12"Weakness Is Strength!? The Invincible Jeanne!"
Transcription: "Yowasa wa Tsuyosa!? Muteki no Jan'nu!" (Japanese: 弱さは強さ！？無敵のジャンヌ！)		Teruaki SugiharaHanta KinoshitaNovember 28, 2021 (2021-11-28)
13"Fenix's Close Call!"
Transcription: "Fenikkusu Kikiippatsu!" (Japanese: フェニックス危機一髪！)		Kazuya KamihoriuchiHanta KinoshitaDecember 5, 2021 (2021-12-05)
14"The Commander Is...a Deadman!?"
Transcription: "Shireikan wa...Deddoman!?" (Japanese: 司令官は…デッドマン！？)		Kazuya KamihoriuchiHanta KinoshitaDecember 12, 2021 (2021-12-12)
15"Eradicate! Showdown! Deadmans!"
Transcription: "Bokumetsu! Taiketsu! Deddomanzu!" (Japanese: 撲滅！対決！デッドマンズ！)		Satoshi MorotaHanta KinoshitaDecember 19, 2021 (2021-12-19)

Production

The Kamen Rider Revice trademark was registered by Toei on May 6, 2021.[1]

On July 27, 2021, Kamen Rider Revice was officially announced during a press conference alongside its cast.

The opening theme song is performed by the vocal and dance group Da-ice collaborating with Subaru Kimura.

Kamen Rider Revi's main vehicle, a hoverbike that Kamen Rider Vice can transform into, is based on the real life Xturismo hoverbike developed by A.L.I. Technologies.[2]

Initially, the original concept for Revice was that all of the past Kamen Rider series took place in their own TV series. However, due to Kamen Rider Revice guest starring in Kamen Rider Saber, the staff decided to create a new concept inspired by Kamen Rider Den-O and Kamen Rider Zi-O instead.[3] Another concept considered for the series was a "post-COVID-19 pandemic road trip" story wherein Revi would explore a new era in the aftermath of the pandemic, with the idea of "moving forward" being a central theme. However, difficulties from the pandemic itself made it difficult to execute, resulting in it being changed to a family-themed drama, reflecting how lockdowns have allowed families staying together more opportunities to bond with each other.

Controversy

One of Kamen Rider Revice's assistant producers filed a complaint to the General Support Union (総合サポートユニオン, Sōgō Sapōto Yunion), a trade union that fights for workers' rights, regarding her position in the Kamen Rider series as a whole ever since her promotion into her current position. Among the addressed problems are sexual harassment, unpaid overtime, and the chief producer overlooking her problems and not taking them seriously. Despite the hardships she endured, the assistant producer assured that Revice's cast members are easy to work with and unrelated to her problems.[4][5]

Films

Kamen Riders Revi and Vice made their debut in the crossover film Saber + Zenkaiger: Super Hero Senki and in a special film with the same title as the series double-billed with it. The events of the special film take place between episodes 3 and 4.[3]

Beyond Generations

Kamen Rider: Beyond Generations (仮面ライダー ビヨンド・ジェネレーションズ, Kamen Raidā Biyondo Jenerēshonzu) is an upcoming crossover film starring the cast of Revice and Kamen Rider Saber scheduled for release on December 17, 2021.[6][7] The film will also feature a new Kamen Rider from the alternative year 2071, 100 years after the debut of the first Kamen Rider television series called Kamen Rider Century.[6][8] Additionally, actors Akiyoshi Nakao and Arata Furuta will portray the film's guest characters[9] while Maito Fujioka, the son of Hiroshi Fujioka, will portray Takeshi Hongo's younger self.[10]

Manga

Kamen Rider Revice: My Brother Is Kamen Rider (仮面ライダーリバイス オレの兄貴は仮面ライダー, Kamen Raidā Ribaisu Ore no Aniki wa Kamen Raidā) is a one-shot manga which tells the story of the Kamen Rider Revice film from Daiji Igarashi's point of view.

Cast
  • Ikki Igarashi (五十嵐 一輝, Igarashi Ikki): Kentaro Maeda (前田 拳太郎, Maeda Kentarō)
  • Vice (バイス, Baisu, Voice): Subaru Kimura (木村 昴, Kimura Subaru)
  • Daiji Igarashi (五十嵐 大二, Igarashi Daiji), Kagero (カゲロウ, Kagerō): Wataru Hyuga (日向 亘, Hyūga Wataru)
  • Sakura Igarashi (五十嵐 さくら, Igarashi Sakura): Ayaka Imoto (井本 彩花, Imoto Ayaka)
  • Lovekov (ラブコフ, Rabukofu, Voice): Miku Itō (伊藤 美来, Itō Miku)
  • George Karizaki (ジョージ・狩崎, Jōji Karizaki): Noritaka Hamao (濱尾 ノリタカ, Hamao Noritaka)
  • Aguilera (アギレラ, Agirera): Yui Asakura (浅倉 唯, Asakura Yui)
  • Orteca (オルテカ, Oruteka): Hayata Seki (関 隼汰, Seki Hayata)
  • Julio (フリオ, Furio): Kurodo Hachijoin (八条院 蔵人, Hachijōin Kurōdo)
  • Hiromi Kadota (門田 ヒロミ, Kadota Hiromi): Junya Komatsu (小松 準弥, Komatsu Jun'ya)
  • Hikaru Ushijima (牛島 光, Ushijima Hikaru): Tomoya Oku (奥 智哉, Oku Tomoya)
  • Shōzō Irabu (伊良部 正造, Irabu Shōzō): Yutaka Saigoh (西郷 豊, Saigō Yutaka)
  • Yūjirō Wakabayashi (若林 優次郎, Wakabayashi Yūjirō), Chameleon Deadman (カメレオン・デッドマン, Kamereon Deddoman): Kazuya Tanabe (田邊 和也, Tanabe Kazuya)
  • Tasuke Ushijima (牛島 太助, Ushijima Tasuke): Toshihiro Yashiba (矢柴 俊博, Yashiba Toshihiro)
  • Yukimi Igarashi (五十嵐 幸実, Igarashi Yukimi): Emi Kurara (映美 くらら, Kurara Emi)
  • Genta Igarashi (五十嵐 元太, Igarashi Genta): Shigeyuki Totsugi (戸次 重幸, Totsugi Shigeyuki)
  • Revice, Live/Evil, Jeanne Equipment Voice, Vistamp Voice: Shingo Fujimori (藤森 慎吾, Fujimori Shingo)[11]
  • Demons Driver Voice: Kenjiro Tsuda (津田 健次郎, Tsuda Kenjirō)[12]

Guest cast
  • Tomoyuki Harada (原田 智之, Harada Tomoyuki, 1): Minoru Suzuki (鈴木 みのる, Suzuki Minoru)
  • Shigeo Honda (本田 茂夫, Honda Shigeo, 5): Kikuō Hayashiya (林家 木久扇, Hayashiya Kikuō)
  • Yasushi Kudō (工藤 康, Kudō Yasushi, 6, 13-): Gamon Kaai (河相 我聞, Kaai Gamon)
  • Kōji Maezono (前園 孝治, Maezono Kōji, 7): Jun Hashizume (橋爪 淳, Hashizume Jun)
  • Scammers (9, 10): Hiroya Matsumoto (松本 寛也, Matsumoto Hiroya), Mizuki Saiba (西葉 瑞希, Saiba Mizuki), Tetsuji Sakakibara (榊原 徹士, Sakakibara Tetsuji)
  • Amahiko Haitani (灰谷 天彦, Haitani Amahiko, 11-15): Shuji Kashiwabara (柏原 収史, Kashiwabara Shūji)

Theme songs
Opening theme
  • "liveDevil"
    Episode 1 does not feature the show's opening sequence. This song is used as an insert song in episodes 1 and 10.

References
  1. 商標速報bot [@trademark_bot] (May 24, 2021). "仮面ライダーリバイス / KAMEN RIDER REVICE" (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved 27 July 2021 – via Twitter.
  2. "『仮面ライダーリバイス』と世界初実用型ホバーバイク『XTURISMO』がコラボレーション！" (in Japanese). Kamen Rider Web. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  3. "『仮面ライダーリバイス』望月Pを直撃、タイトル&バイスタンプ由来やキャスティング秘話「菅田将暉を彷彿させた逸材」も" (in Japanese). Mynavi. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  4. "東映（株）に対し過重労働/セクハラの改善を求めます【仮面ライダーリバイス・プロデューサー補佐が被害を訴え】" (in Japanese). note - Sogo Support Union. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  5. "NEWSLawsuit Filed Against Toei for Harassment and Toxic Work Conditions". Tokusatsu Network. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  6. "『仮面ライダー ビヨンド・ジェネレーションズ』 ティザービジュアル、超特報映像、公開日解禁！！" (in Japanese). Toei Company. 20 October 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  7. "『仮面ライダー　ビヨンド・ジェネレーションズ』 WEB特報第一弾を解禁！！" (in Japanese). Toei Company. 2 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  8. "敵か？英雄か？仮面ライダーセンチュリーの姿が明らかに、冬映画の特報公開" (in Japanese). Natalie. 7 November 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  9. "『仮面ライダー　ビヨンド・ジェネレーションズ』 ポスタービジュアル、WEB予告映像　解禁！" (in Japanese). Toei Company. 24 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  10. "藤岡弘、の息子・藤岡真威人、仮面ライダー1号／本郷猛役に挑戦！「やらなきゃならない宿命」" (in Japanese). Eiga. 29 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  11. "「仮面ライダーリバイス」変身ベルトの音声はオリラジ藤森慎吾" (in Japanese). Natalie. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  12. "「仮面ライダーリバイス」デモンズドライバーの音声は津田健次郎" (in Japanese). Natalie. 19 October 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
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