Kamen Rider Saber
Japanese television drama From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Japanese television drama From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kamen Rider Saber (仮面ライダーセイバー, Kamen Raidā Seibā)[lower-alpha 1] is a Japanese tokusatsu drama, the 31st entry of Toei Company's Kamen Rider franchise, and the second series to debut during the Reiwa period. The series premiered on September 6, 2020, joining Mashin Sentai Kiramager, and later, Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger in the Super Hero Time line-up after the finale of Kamen Rider Zero-One before being succeeded by Kamen Rider Revice on September 5, 2021. The series is notable for its use of a fantasy setting and its storybook theming.
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| Genre | Tokusatsu Superhero fiction Dark fantasy action Supernatural fiction Isekai Adventure Drama |
| Based on | Kamen Rider concept by Shotaro Ishinomori |
| Developed by | Ishimori Productions Toei Company |
| Written by | Takuro Fukuda |
| Directed by | Takayuki Shibasaki |
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| Voices of | Kōki Uchiyama |
| Narrated by | Akio Ōtsuka |
| Opening theme | "ALMIGHTY ~Kamen no Yakusoku" by Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra feat. Yoohei Kawakami |
| Ending theme | "Kamen Rider Saber" by Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra |
| Composer | Kousuke Yamashita |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original language | Japanese |
| No. of episodes | 48 (list of episodes) |
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| Running time | 24–25 minutes |
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| Network | ANN (TV Asahi, ABC TV) |
| Release | September 6, 2020 – August 29, 2021 |
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The human world collides with Wonder World, a realm of fairy tales, because of a conflict over the Almighty Book – a legendary artifact of great power that a trio of monsters known as the Megids seek to acquire in order to create more of their kind, and that an organization of swordsmen known as the Sword of Logos seeks to protect. Two millennia later, the Dark Swordsman Hayato Fukamiya, also known as Kamen Rider Calibur, betrayed his comrades after learning a terrible truth and was seemingly killed by the Flame Swordsman Daichi Kamijo, with a girl named Luna being an apparent causality of their fight. Daichi gave his Wonder Ride Book to a boy named Touma Kamiyama before leaving his sword behind.
Fifteen years later, Touma has become a novelist and bookstore owner. After being caught in a Megid attack, his attempt to stop it causes him to inherit Kamijo's title as Kamen Rider Saber and he resolves to end the conflict after the Water Swordsman, Rintaro Shindo, recruits him to join the Sword of Logos. Among the other swordsmen Touma meets while recovering his memories and the lost Wonder Ride Books is his childhood friend, Kento Fukamiya, who wishes to understand his father's actions after Calibur reappears as an ally of the Megids.
The Kamen Rider Saber trademark was registered by Toei on May 29, 2020.[1]
On 29 July 2020, Kamen Rider Saber was officially announced during a press conference alongside its cast, and it was announced that the show was planned to feature at least 10 Riders. Along with the titular character, five other Riders were confirmed: Blades, Espada, Buster, Kenzan, and Calibur. Following the series premiere, additional Riders Slash, Falchion, Saikou, Sabela, Durandal, Solomon, and Storious were announced to be part of the cast.
The opening theme song is performed by the band Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra with the band Alexandros' Yoohei Kawakami, who provides the vocals.[2] Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra also performs the ending theme song, with Kinichi Motegi, the band's drummer, providing the vocals.[2]
| Chapter | English title Original Japanese title |
Director | Writer | Original airdate |
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| 1 | "In the Beginning, There Was a Flame Swordsman." Transliteration: "Hajime ni, Honō no Kenshi Ari." (Japanese: はじめに、炎の剣士あり。) | Takayuki Shibasaki | Takuro Fukuda | September 6, 2020 |
| 2 | "The Water Swordsman Along With a Blue Lion." Transliteration: "Mizu no Kenshi, Aoi Raion to Tomo ni." (Japanese: 水の剣士、青いライオンとともに。) | Takayuki Shibasaki | Takuro Fukuda | September 13, 2020 |
| 3 | "A Father and a Swordsman." Transliteration: "Chichi de Ari, Kenshi." (Japanese: 父であり、剣士。) | Shojiro Nakazawa | Nobuhiro Mouri | September 20, 2020 |
| 4 | "The Book Was Opened, Therefore." Transliteration: "Hon o Hiraita, Sore Yue ni." (Japanese: 本を開いた、それゆえに。) | Shojiro Nakazawa | Nobuhiro Mouri | September 27, 2020 |
| 5 | "My Friend Is the Thunder Swordsman." Transliteration: "Waga Tomo, Kaminari no Kenshi ni Tsuki." (Japanese: 我が友、雷の剣士につき。) | Kazuya Kamihoriuchi | Takuro Fukuda | October 4, 2020 |
| 6 | "Appearing Like the Wind." Transliteration: "Hayate no Gotoku, Kenzan." (Japanese: 疾風の如く、見参。) | Kazuya Kamihoriuchi | Takuro Fukuda | October 11, 2020 |
| 7 | "The Sword of the King Lies in Avalon." Transliteration: "Ō no Tsurugi, Avaron ni Ari." (Japanese: 王の剣、アヴァロンにあり。) | Hidenori Ishida | Keiichi Hasegawa | October 18, 2020 |
| 8 | "The Sealed Arthur." Transliteration: "Fūin Sareshi wa, Āsā." (Japanese: 封印されしは、アーサー。) | Hidenori Ishida | Keiichi Hasegawa | October 25, 2020 |
| 9 | "The Overlapping of the Swordsman's Timbre." Transliteration: "Kasanariau, Kenshi no Neiro." (Japanese: 重なり合う、剣士の音色。) | Koichi Sakamoto | Nobuhiro Mouri | November 8, 2020 |
| 10 | "Crossing Swords and Crossing Feelings." Transliteration: "Majiwaru Tsurugi to, Kōsa Suru Omoi." (Japanese: 交わる剣と、交差する想い。) | Koichi Sakamoto | Nobuhiro Mouri | November 15, 2020 |
| 11 | "The Storming Thunder and the Spreading of Dark Clouds." Transliteration: "Midareru Kaminari, Hirogaru An'un." (Japanese: 乱れる雷、広がる暗雲。) | Shojiro Nakazawa | Keiichi Hasegawa | November 22, 2020 |
| 12 | "In That Place Where We Made Our Promise." Transliteration: "Yakusoku no, Ano Basho de." (Japanese: 約束の、あの場所で。) | Shojiro Nakazawa | Keiichi Hasegawa | November 29, 2020 |
| 13 | "I Will Stick to My Convictions." Transliteration: "Ore wa, Ore no, Omoi o Tsuranuku." (Japanese: 俺は、俺の、思いを貫く。) | Hidenori Ishida | Takuro Fukuda | December 6, 2020 |
| 14 | "These Feelings Dwell in the Sword." Transliteration: "Kono Omoi, Tsurugi ni Yadoshite." (Japanese: この思い、剣に宿して。) | Hidenori Ishida | Takuro Fukuda | December 13, 2020 |
| 15 | "Beyond the Resolution." Transliteration: "Kakugo o Koeta, Sono Saki ni." (Japanese: 覚悟を超えた、その先に。) | Koichi Sakamoto | Keiichi Hasegawa | December 20, 2020 |
| 16 | "A Ray of Light That Saves the World." Transliteration: "Sekai o Sukuu, Hitosuji no Hikari." (Japanese: 世界を救う、一筋の光。) | Koichi Sakamoto | Keiichi Hasegawa | December 27, 2020 |
| 17 | "Whether the Ancient Messenger Is Light or Shadow." Transliteration: "Inishie no Shisha wa, Hikari ka Kage ka." (Japanese: 古の使者は、光か影か。) | Satoshi Morota | Nobuhiro Mouri | January 10, 2021 |
| 18 | "Defeating the Megid With a Flaming Tenacity." Transliteration: "Honō no Shūnen, Megido o Utsu." (Japanese: 炎の執念、メギドを討つ。) | Satoshi Morota | Nobuhiro Mouri | January 17, 2021 |
| 19 | "Flame and Light, Sword and Sword." Transliteration: "Honō to Hikari, Ken to Ken." (Japanese: 炎と光、剣と剣。) | Hidenori Ishida | Takuro Fukuda | January 24, 2021 |
| 20 | "The Will of the Sword to Destroy the Stronghold." Transliteration: "Gajō o Kuzusu, Ken no Ishi." (Japanese: 牙城を崩す、剣の意志。) | Hidenori Ishida | Takuro Fukuda | January 31, 2021 |
| 21 | "Shine Brightest in Full Color." Transliteration: "Saikō ni Kagayake, Furu Karā." (Japanese: 最高に輝け、全身全色。) | Teruaki Sugihara | Keiichi Hasegawa | February 7, 2021 |
| 22 | "Even So, I Still Want to Save People." Transliteration: "Sore demo, Hito o Sukuitai." (Japanese: それでも、人を救いたい。) | Teruaki Sugihara | Keiichi Hasegawa | February 14, 2021 |
| 23 | "The Raging Hand of Destruction." Transliteration: "Arekuruu, Hakai no Te." (Japanese: 荒れ狂う、破壊の手。) | Takayuki Shibasaki | Nobuhiro Mouri | February 21, 2021 |
| 24 | "Father's Back Bearing the Future." Transliteration: "Chichi no Senaka, Seotta Mirai." (Japanese: 父の背中、背負った未来。) | Takayuki Shibasaki | Nobuhiro Mouri | February 28, 2021 |
| 25 | "The Crimson Assassin Enveloped in Smoke." Transliteration: "Kemuri o Matoishi, Shinku no Shikaku." (Japanese: 煙をまといし、真紅の刺客。) | Kazuya Kamihoriuchi | Takuro Fukuda | March 7, 2021 |
| 26 | "Deep Darkness With a Sword." Transliteration: "Fukaki Yami, Ken to Tomo ni." (Japanese: 深き闇、剣と共に。) | Kazuya Kamihoriuchi | Takuro Fukuda | March 14, 2021 |
| 27 | "Turning Sorrow into a Smile." Transliteration: "Kanashimi o, Egao ni Kaete." (Japanese: 哀しみを、笑顔に変えて。) | Koichi Sakamoto | Keiichi Hasegawa | March 21, 2021 |
| 28 | "Writing the Past, Drawing the Future." Transliteration: "Shirusu Kako, Egaku Mirai." (Japanese: 記す過去、描く未来。) | Koichi Sakamoto | Keiichi Hasegawa | March 28, 2021 |
| 29 | "At That Moment, the Swordsman Made His Move." Transliteration: "Sono Toki, Kenshi ga Ugoita." (Japanese: その時、剣士が動いた。) | Koichi Sakamoto | Keiichi Hasegawa | April 4, 2021 |
| 30 | "Even When Bonds Are Torn Apart." Transliteration: "Kizuna, Kirisakarete mo." (Japanese: 絆、切り裂かれても。) | Hidenori Ishida | Takuro Fukuda | April 11, 2021 |
| 31 | "Strength to Trust, Strength to Believe in." Transliteration: "Shinjiru Tsuyosa, Shinjirareru Tsuyosa." (Japanese: 信じる強さ、信じられる強さ。) | Hidenori Ishida | Takuro Fukuda | April 18, 2021 |
| 32 | "My Feelings Crystallized." Transliteration: "Boku no Omoi, Kesshō to Narite." (Japanese: 僕の想い、結晶となりて。) | Teruaki Sugihara | Hiroki Uchida | April 25, 2021 |
| 33 | "Even So, the Future Can Be Changed." Transliteration: "Sore demo, Mirai wa Kaerareru." (Japanese: それでも、未来は変えられる。) | Teruaki Sugihara | Hiroki Uchida | May 2, 2021 |
| 34 | "The Immortal Swordsman Awakens." Transliteration: "Me o Samasu, Fushi no Kenshi." (Japanese: 目を覚ます、不死の剣士。) | Satoshi Morota | Keiichi Hasegawa | May 9, 2021 |
| 35 | "And I Will Become a God." Transliteration: "Soshite Watashi wa, Kami ni Naru." (Japanese: そして私は、神になる。) | Satoshi Morota | Keiichi Hasegawa | May 16, 2021 |
| 36 | "The Power of the Almighty Is Opened." Transliteration: "Hirakareru, Zenchizen'nō no Chikara." (Japanese: 開かれる、全知全能の力。) | Hiroki Kashiwagi | Nobuhiro Mouri | May 23, 2021 |
| 37 | "Who Will Change the Future?" Transliteration: "Mirai o Kaeru no wa, Dare da." (Japanese: 未来を変えるのは、誰だ。) | Hiroki Kashiwagi | Nobuhiro Mouri | May 30, 2021 |
| 38 | "The Galactic Sword That Unites the Seiken." Transliteration: "Seiken o Tabaneru, Ginga no Tsurugi." (Japanese: 聖剣を束ねる、銀河の剣。) | Takayuki Shibasaki | Hiroki Uchida | June 6, 2021 |
| 39 | "Swordsmen, Follow the Path You Believe in." Transliteration: "Kenshi yo, Shinjiru Michi o Ike." (Japanese: 剣士よ、信じる道を行け。) | Takayuki Shibasaki | Hiroki Uchida | June 13, 2021 |
| 40 | "The Shining Friendship of Three Swordsmen." Transliteration: "Kagayaku Yūjō, San Kenshi." (Japanese: 輝く友情、三剣士。) | Hidenori Ishida | Keiichi Hasegawa | June 20, 2021 |
| 41 | "A Wish Composed Over Two Thousand Years." Transliteration: "Nisen-nen, Tsuzurareta Negai." (Japanese: 二千年、綴られた願い。) | Hidenori Ishida | Keiichi Hasegawa | June 27, 2021 |
| 42 | "The Beginning of a Beautiful Ending." Transliteration: "Hajimaru, Utsukushī Owari." (Japanese: はじまる、美しい終わり。) | Kazuya Kamihoriuchi | Takuro Fukuda | July 4, 2021 |
| 43 | "A Clash of the Value of Existence." Transliteration: "Gekitotsu, Sonzai Suru Kachi." (Japanese: 激突、存在する価値。) | Kazuya Kamihoriuchi | Takuro Fukuda | July 11, 2021 |
| SP | "The World Pirate is Coming, Intersecting Worlds." Transliteration: "Kaizoku Kitarite, Majiwaru Sekai." (Japanese: 界賊来たりて、交わる世界。) | Satoshi Morota | Nobuhiro Mouri | July 18, 2021 |
| 44 | "The Last Page Is Opened." Transliteration: "Hiraku, Saigo no Pēji." (Japanese: 開く、最後のページ。) | Teruaki Sugihara | Keiichi Hasegawa | August 1, 2021 |
| 45 | "Ten Swordsmen With the World on the Line." Transliteration: "Jukkenshi, Sekai o Kakete." (Japanese: 十剣士、世界を賭けて。) | Teruaki Sugihara | Keiichi Hasegawa | August 8, 2021 |
| 46 | "Farewell, My Hero." Transliteration: "Sayōnara, Watashi no Eiyū." (Japanese: さようなら、私の英雄。) | Hidenori Ishida | Keiichi Hasegawa | August 15, 2021 |
| 47 | "The End of the World, the Birth of a Story." Transliteration: "Owaru Sekai, Umareru Monogatari." (Japanese: 終わる世界、生まれる物語。) | Hidenori Ishida | Keiichi Hasegawa | August 22, 2021 |
| Special–Issue | "When a New Page Is Opened," Transliteration: "Aratana Pēji ga, Hiraku Toki," (Japanese: 新たなページが、開くとき、) | Hidenori Ishida | Hiroki Uchida | August 29, 2021 |
Kamen Rider Saber Theatrical Short Story: The Phoenix Swordsman and the Book of Ruin (劇場短編 仮面ライダーセイバー 不死鳥の剣士と破滅の本, Gekijō Tanpen Kamen Raidā Seibā Fushichō no Kenshi to Hametsu no Hon) was released on December 18, 2020, double billed with Kamen Rider Zero-One the Movie: Real×Time.[3][4] Actor Masashi Taniguchi portrays the film's main antagonist, Bahato, who also appears in the series as a recurring character.[5] The events of the film take place between episodes 9–11.[6]
Saber + Zenkaiger: Super Hero Senki (セイバー＋ゼンカイジャー スーパーヒーロー戦記, Seibā Zenkaijā Sūpā Hīrō Senki) is a crossover film released on July 22, 2021, starring the casts from Saber and Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger and featuring characters from past entries of the franchises involved.[7][8] The film is part of the celebrations for both the 50th anniversary of the Kamen Rider franchise and the 45th anniversary of the Super Sentai franchise, and serves as the final crossover between them.[9] Actors Fuku Suzuki and Ayumi Tanida portray Shotaro Ishinomori and the film's main antagonist, Asmodeus, respectively.[10][11] Kenjirō Ishimaru of Kamen Rider Den-O; Takashi Ukaji of Kamen Rider OOO; So Okuno of Kamen Rider Zi-O; Fumiya Takahashi of Kamen Rider Zero-One; Shogo Suzuki of Samurai Sentai Shinkenger; Atomu Mizuishi of Mashin Sentai Kiramager; and Hiroshi Fujioka of Kamen Rider (1971 - 1973) reprised their respective roles while Naoya Makoto of Himitsu Sentai Gorenger; Toshihiko Seki, Kōji Yusa, Masaki Terasoma, and Kenichi Suzumura of Kamen Rider Den-O; Tetsu Inada of Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger; M·A·O and Hiroshi Kamiya of Uchu Sentai Kyuranger; and Rikiya Koyama of Kamen Rider Zi-O reprise their respective voice roles.[10][12][13] Additionally, the two main characters of Kamen Rider Revice make their first appearances and a special film for the series was double billed with Super Hero Senki.[14][11] The events of the film take place after the two-part Movie Release Commemorative Combo Special, which itself takes place between episodes 39 and 40.[citation needed]
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 a crossover film released on December 17, 2021, starring the casts of Saber and Kamen Rider Revice.[15][16] The film features a new Kamen Rider from a possible future in the year 2071, 100 years after the debut of the first Kamen Rider television series.[15][17] Akiyoshi Nakao and Arata Furuta portray the film's guest characters and Hiroshi Fujioka's son, Maito, portrays Takeshi Hongo's younger self.[18][19]
Kamen Rider Saber: Trio of Deep Sin (仮面ライダーセイバー 深罪の三重奏, Kamen Raidā Seibā Shinzai no Torio) is a V-Cinema release which received a limited theatrical release on January 28, 2022, followed by its DVD and Blu-ray release on May 11, 2022. The events of the V-Cinema take place eight years after the end of the main series. The V-Cinema was written by Takuro Fukuda and directed by Kazuya Kamihoriuchi.[27][28] The theme song is "Bittersweet" performed by Asuka Kawazu, Shuichiro Naito, Takaya Yamaguchi, and Ryo Aoki.[28]
Supplementary Volume Kamen Rider Saber: Kamen Rider Buster the Comic (別冊 仮面ライダーセイバー 萬画 仮面ライダーバスター, Bessatsu Kamen Raidā Seibā Manga Kamen Raidā Basutā) is a manga adaptation that focuses on Ryo Ogami's past, including his high school days two decades prior and the birth of his son, Sora, six years after Daichi Kamijo defeated Hayato Fukamiya.[29][30][31] The manga is written by Kaori Kaneko and illustrated by Keitarō Kumatsuki, and was serialized on Toei Tokusatsu Fan Club from February 28, 2021, to May 30, 2021.[30][32] Each arc of the manga consists of three chapters.
