Kamen Rider Ryuki (2002-2003) Japan

Kamen Rider Ryuki (2002-2003) Japan
52 episode
3 DVD data Avi file [$26] , FORMAT DVD: 5 DVD [$46]:[>4]
AUDIO Japan/ Sub English

Genre Tokusatsu
Created by Shotaro Ishinomori
Written by Yasuko Kobayashi, Toshiki Inoue
Starring Takamasa Suga
Satoshi Matsuda
Ayano Sugiyama
Composer(s) Kazunori Maruyama
Cher Watanabe
Country of origin Japan
No. of episodes 50
Producer(s) Kazuo Tsuburai
Chiharu Nakasone
Shinichirō Shirakura
Naomi Takebe
Running time 23-25 minutes per episode
Original channel TV Asahi
Original run February 3, 2002 (2002-02-03) – January 19, 2003
Preceded by Kamen Rider Agito
Followed by Kamen Rider 555

13 Riders
The notion of 13 Riders is apparently a homage to the original Kamen Rider manga published in 1971, which contains a chapter called The 13 Kamen Riders. However, only 10 Kamen Riders were featured in the TV series. Femme, Ryuga and Verde appeared exclusively in the movie Episode: Final and/or the TV special 13 Riders.

Despite the idea of 13 Kamen Riders facing each other, all 13 Kamen Riders never really faced each other in one huge battle. The most number of Kamen Riders in one battle is 6 (in the TV series, where Knight, Ryuki, Zolda, Ohja, Tiger, and Alternative fought each other, only to be interrupted by Imperer's advent monsters), and 11 (at the 13 Kamen Riders Special). Kamen Rider Raia was killed earlier by Kamen Rider Verde's Death Vanish Final Vent. Despite activating the Guard Vent, Kamen Rider Scissors was killed by Kamen Rider Ohja's Veno Crash Final Vent. The remaining 10 Kamen Riders fought on the final match of the special, with Kamen Rider Ryuki and Kamen Rider Knight facing off against the remaining 8, led by Kamen Rider Odin.

* Kamen Rider Knight
* Kamen Rider Ryuki
* Kamen Rider Scissors
* Kamen Rider Zolda
* Kamen Rider Raia
* Kamen Rider Gai
* Kamen Rider Ohja
* Kamen Rider Tiger
* Kamen Rider Imperer
* Kamen Rider Femme
* Kamen Rider Ryuga
* Kamen Rider Verde
* Kamen Rider Odin

The show also featured two Kamen Rider clones, called Alternatives:

* Alternative Zero
* Alternative

When the series concept was revisited in Kamen Rider Decade, a new Rider was introduced.

* Kamen Rider Abyss

Episodes
1. The Secret Story's Birth (誕生秘話, Tanjō Hiwa?)
2. Giant Spider Counterattack (巨大クモ逆襲, Kyodai Kumo Gyakushū?)
3. School Ghost Story (学校の怪談, Gakkō no Kaidan?)
4. School Ghost Story 2 (学校の怪談２, Gakkō no Kaidan Tsū?)
5. The Monster's Antique Store (骨董屋の怪人, Kottōya no Kaijin?)
6. The Mysterious Rider (謎のライダー, Nazo no Raidā?)
7. A New Species is Born? (新種誕生？, Shinshu Tanjō??)
8. The Fourth, Zolda (４人目ゾルダ, Yoninme Zoruda?)
9. Shinji's Arrested!? (真司が逮捕！？, Shinji ga Taiho!??)
10. Knight's Crisis (ナイトの危機, Naito no Kiki?)
11. The Mysterious Empty Train (謎の無人電車, Nazo no Mujin Densha?)
12. Ren Akiyama's Lover (秋山蓮の恋人, Akiyama Ren no Koibito?)
13. That Man, Zolda (その男ゾルダ, Sono Otoko Zoruda?)
14. Revival Day (復活の日, Fukkatsu no Hi?)
15. Iron Mask Legend (鉄仮面伝説, Tekkamen Densetsu?)
16. Card of Destiny (運命のカード, Unmei no Kādo?)
17. The Grieving Knight (嘆きのナイト, Nageki no Naito?)
18. Jailbreak Rider (脱獄ライダー, Datsugoku Raidā?)
19. Rider Gathering (ライダー集結, Raidā Shūketsu?)
20. The Traitorous Ren (裏切りの蓮, Uragiri no Ren?)
21. Yui's Past (優衣の過去, Yui no Kako?)
22. Raia's Revenge (ライアの復讐, Raia no Fukushū?)
23. Changing Destiny (変わる運命, Kawaru Unmei?)
24. Ohja's Secret (王蛇の秘密, Ōja no Himitsu?)
25. Combining Ohja (合体する王蛇, Gattai Suru Ōja?)
26. Zolda's Assault (ゾルダの攻撃, Zoruda no Kōgeki?)
27. The 13th Rider (１３号ライダー, Jūsangō Raidā?)
28. Time Vent (タイムベント, Taimu Bento?)
29. Marriage Interview Battle (見合い合戦, Miai Gassen?)
30. Zolda's Lover (ゾルダの恋人, Zoruda no Koibito?)
31. The Girl and Ohja (少女と王蛇, Shōjo to Ōja?)
32. Secret Data Gathering (秘密の取材, Himitsu no Shuzai?)
33. The Mirror's Magic (鏡のマジック, Kagami no Majikku?)
34. Friendship's Battle (友情のバトル, Yūjō no Batoru?)
35. Enter Tiger (タイガ登場, Taiga Tōjō?)
36. The Battle Ends (戦いは終わる, Tatakai wa Owaru?)
37. Sleep is Awakening (眠りが覚めて, Nemuri ga Samete?)
38. Targeted Yui (狙われた優衣, Nerawareta Yui?)
39. A Dangerous Sign (危険のサイン, Kiken no Sain?)
40. Memories of an Older Brother and Younger Sister (兄と妹の記憶, Ani to Imōto no Kioku?)
41. Imperer (インペラー, Inperā?)
42. Room 401 (４０１号室, Yonhyakuichigōshitsu?)
43. The Hero Fights (英雄は戦う, Eiyū wa Tatakau?)
44. Glassy Happiness (ガラスの幸福, Garasu no Kōfuku?)
45. The Twentieth Birthday (２０歳の誕生日, Hatachi no Tanjōbi?)
46. Tiger's a Hero (タイガは英雄, Taiga wa Eiyū?)
47. Determination of Battle (戦いの決断, Tatakai no Ketsudan?)
48. The Final 3 Days (最後の３日間, Saigo no Mikkakan?)
49. Granting a Wish (叶えたい願い, Kanaetai Negai?)
50. A New Life (新しい命, Atarashii Inochi?)

Movies and specials
* Kamen Rider Ryuki The Movie: Episode Final (劇場版　仮面ライダー龍騎　ＥＰＩＳＯＤＥ　ＦＩＮＡＬ, Gekijōban Kamen Raidā Ryūki Episōdo Fainaru?)

This movie is an alternate ending to the series, taking place after the events of episode 46. With only six Riders remaining in the Rider War: five of the six, Ryuki (Shinji Kido), Knight (Ren Akiyama), Zolda (Shuichi Kitaoka), Ohja (Takeshi Asakura), and Femme (Miho Kirishima), Shirō Kanzaki alerts them to quickly settle the Rider War within three days. One of them must win and become the last survivor before the sixth surviving rider reveals himself. Amidst the impending chaos of the fight between the Riders, Shinji discovers an unbelievable truth about the relationship between Yui Kanzaki and the Mirror World, as well as discovering the existence of his Mirror World doppelganger, Kamen Rider Ryuga.

* Kamen Rider Ryuki Special: 13 Riders (仮面ライダー龍騎スペシャル 13RIDERS, Kamen Raidā Ryūki Supessharu Sātin Raidāsu?)

This television special is an alternate telling of the Kamen Rider Ryuki story. Shinji Kidou's life, working as an employee at ORE Journal, takes a sharp turn after being pulled into the Mirror World by a Mispider. Luckily, he was saved by a Kamen Rider, Ryuki (Kōichi Sakakibara). However, Sakakibara could no longer go on due to the harshness of his injuries and passed his Card Deck to Shinji, allowing him to become the next Ryuki to survive and defeat the monster. After meeting with Yui Kanzaki and Ren Akiyama (Kamen Rider Knight), Shinji learns about the conditions of the Rider War, as well as of the other Riders participating. Unable to allow such a game of death to exist like his Rider predecessor, Shinji sets out to convince all the Riders to end the senseless fighting and put an end to the War. His pleas fall upon deaf ears as just about every other Rider (except for the already-defeated Riders Raia and Scissors) sets out to hunt down Shinji and his eventual reluctant ally, Ren. Eventually, Shinji's deck is destroyed and Ren is critically injured, passing on the deck for Kamen Rider Knight to Shinji. The special has two different endings which were voted on by the viewers via phone at the time of the initial airing: the voted-for-air ending (in which Shinji faces the surviving Riders on his own) and the alternate ending (a resetting of the Rider War).
[edit] S.I.C. Hero Saga

Ryuki had two separate S.I.C. Hero Saga side stories published in Monthly Hobby Japan magazine. The first was titled Kamen Rider Ryuki: Advent Calendar (仮面ライダー龍騎 -アドベントカレンダー-, Kamen Raidā Ryūki: Adobento Karendā?) and featured original characters Kamen Rider Ohja Survive (仮面ライダー王蛇サバイブ, Kamen Raidā Ōja Sabaibu?) and his Mirror Monster the Genosurviver (ジェノサバイバー, Jenosabaibā?). The second S.I.C. Hero Saga story Kamen Rider Ryuki: World of If (仮面ライダー龍騎 -IFの世界-, Kamen Raidā Ryūki: IF no Sekai?) is an alternate telling that features Ohja Survive from Advent Calendar and also introduces Kamen Rider Ryuga Survive (仮面ライダーリュウガサバイブ, Kamen Raidā Ryūga Sabaibu?). Advent Calendar ran from August to December 2004 and World of If ran from June to August 2005.

Advent Calendar chapter titles

1. Advent 4 (待降節・4, Taikōsetsu 4?)
2. Advent 3 (待降節・3, Taikōsetsu 3?)
3. Advent 2 (待降節・2, Taikōsetsu 2?)
4. Advent 1 (待降節・1, Taikōsetsu 1?)
5. Nightmare Before (ナイトメア・ビフォア, Naitomea Bifoa?)

World of If chapter titles

1. Ryuga (リュウガ, Ryūga?)
2. Alternative (オルタナティブ, Orutanatibu?)
3. Odin (オーディン, Ōdin?)