This article is about series entry (the 30th) in the Kamen Rider Series.
For the series' main character, Ghost, see Takeru Tenkuji.
Kamen Rider Ghost (仮面ライダーゴースト,Kamen Raidā Gōsuto?) is a Japanese tokusatsu drama in Toei Company's Kamen Rider Series. It is the seventeenth series in the Heisei period run and the thirtieth series overall. The series started on October 4, 2015 and joined Shuriken Sentai Ninninger in the Super Hero Time line-up after the finale of Kamen Rider Drive. After Ninninger concluded on February 7, 2016, the series was joined by Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger
Takeru Tenkuji is a teen who aspires to be a Ghost Hunter just like his late father. On his eighteenth birthday, he is murdered by two monsters who are part of a race known as the Gamma. He is miraculously revived, however he must gather fifteen Ghost Eyecons based on fifteen historical figures within 99 days, otherwise he will permanently cease to exist. Along his quest, he battles more of the Gamma monster race, who also seek the Eyecons for an unknown evil purpose. Takeru must defeat the Gamma and at the same time, find a way to save himself in time.
Episode 01-12 - Story Arc: The Hero Dies and Once Revives (「英雄は一度死んで蘇る」編,Hīrō wa Ichido Shinde Yomigaeru Hen?)
Episode 13-33 - Story Arc: The Heart of a Connected Hero (「繋がる英雄の心」編,Tsunagaru Eiyū no Kokoro Hen?)
Episode 34-50 - Story Arc: Human Possibilities, Infinite Possibilities (「人間の可能性、無限の可能性」編,Ningen no Kanōsei, Mugen no Kanōsei Hen?)
Much like some of Gaim's earlier episodes, the episode titles for this season are all in the form of two exclamatory sentences, with the first one being exactly two kanji long, much like Kuuga's episodes.
Kamen Rider Ghost: The 100 Eyecons and Ghost's Fateful Moment (劇場版 仮面ライダーゴースト: 100の眼魂とゴースト運命の瞬間,Gekijō-ban Kamen Raidā Gōsuto: 100 no Eyecon to Gōsuto Unmei no Shunkan?)
Other media[]
Novels[]
Kamen Rider Ghost: ~Memories of the Future~ (小説 仮面ライダーゴースト 〜未来への記憶〜,Shōsetsu Kamen Raidā Gōsuto 〜 Mirai E No Kioku 〜?)
Games[]
The following video games feature characters from Ghost.
Gazai Gamma, Gammaizer Magnetic Blade: Jiro Uchikawa (内川 仁朗,Uchikawa Jirō?)
Gammaizer Magnetic Blade, Gammaizer Liquid, Gamma Superior Perfect: Satoshi Fujita (藤田 慧,Fujita Satoshi?)
Great Eyezer, Kamen Rider Dark Ghost: Yasuhiko Imai (今井 靖彦,Imai Yasuhiko?)
Production Staff[]
Director: Satoshi Morota
Writer: Takuro Fukuda
Head Producer: Kazuhiro Takahashi
Songs[]
Main article: Kamen Rider Ghost Original TV Soundtrack
Opening Theme
"Warera Omou, Yue Ni Warera Ari"
Lyrics and Composition: Show Ayanocozey
Arrangement: Takeshi Kiuchi
Artist:Kishidan
Insert Themes
"Go! Go! Ghost!"
Lyrics, Composition: m.c.A·T
Artist: m.c.A·T
Notes[]
The series aired its 25th episode on the 45th anniversary of the Kamen Rider franchise on Sunday April 3, 2016.
The series also Premiere on the 28th Anniversary of Kamen Rider Black.
This is the first Heisei Rider season to use stock footage transformation sequences, much like the majority of the Super Sentai seasons. It still features the usual "on-location" transformations in many episodes, though.
Like the first 2/3 of Hibiki, Ghost's episodes each begin with the main character narrating what happened both at the beginning of the series and the most recent events.
Like Drive, the first 3/4 of Ghost's episodes begin with the theme song before the "Previously on…" scene.
This is only the second Neo-Heisei Rider season, the other being Wizard, to have 50+ regular-season episodes (not counting specials).
This is the first Rider series since Hibiki, and the only Neo-Heisei series thus far, to not include any insert songs in the show (except for the intro theme inthreeepisodes), as well as the first series in the Heisei Era not to have any insert themes period, as Hibiki had insertsongsnotincluded in the show.
Together with the reform of the Gamma World, all villains and monsters in the series have turned good, with the exception of the semi-sentient Gammaizers.
First series since Wizard to not have a Spring Vacation special. Although, one of the characters appeared in one episode.
This is the first Kamen Rider series that does not appear in any media (including manga) in Hong Kong, most likely due to cultural conflict. However, some Zi-O episodes that have Ghost still aired.