Kamen Rider Gotchard | |
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Genre | Tokusatsu Superhero fiction Science fiction |
Based on | Kamen Rider concept by Shotaro Ishinomori |
Developed by | Ishimori Productions Toei Company |
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Narrated by | Katsuyuki Konishi |
Opening theme | "CHEMY×STORY" by Back-On / Back-On×Flow |
Composer | Hiroshi Takaki |
Country of origin | Japan |
Original language | Japanese |
No. of episodes | 49 (list of episodes) |
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Running time | 24–25 min. (per episode) |
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Network | ANN (TV Asahi, ABC TV, Mētele, KBC, HTB) |
Release | September 3, 2023 | – present
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Kamen Rider Gotchard (仮面ライダーガッチャード, Kamen Raidā Gatchādo) is a Japanese drama, the 34th entry of Toei Company's Kamen Rider metaseries, and the fifth series to debut during the Reiwa period. The series debuted on September 3, 2023, joining Ohsama Sentai King-Ohger and later, Bakuage Sentai Boonboomger in the Super Hero Time lineup after the finale of Kamen Rider Geats.[1]
Main article: List of Kamen Rider Gotchard characters |
Houtaro Ichinose is a student at Furasu High School who one day discovers the Alchemist Academy, a secret school for alchemists, beneath the school. Alchemist Fuga Kudo gives him the GotcharDriver, which gives him the power to transform into Kamen Rider Gotchard, and entrusts him with the task of retrieving the Chemies, artificial lifeforms that were released a decade ago and can fuse with humans to become humanoid monsters called Malgams.
Fuga's daughter Rinne, a student at the Academy who transforms into Kamen Rider Majade, assists him in his task. He is also assisted by Supana Kurogane, a graduate of the Academy who transforms into Kamen Rider Valvarad. He was given the same task, but initially sees the Chemies as tools and serves as a rival to Houtaro, who wants to befriend them. They are opposed by the Three Dark Sisters: Atropos, Clotho, and Lachesis, who intend to use the Chemies for their master, Geryon, while creating Kamen Rider Dread systems to counter the Riders. It is later revealed that Fuga's betrayal was due to his discovery of a conspiracy within the Alchemist Union related to Geryon's plans. When Geryon finally carries out his plan to destroy the world, the Riders are aided by the time-traveling Kamen Rider Gotchard Daybreak, who is revealed to be an alternate version of Houtaro from a future where Geryon succeeded in his plan to turn the world into gold. After confrontations with Rinne and Supana, the Riders defeat Geryon, who is taken to another realm by the monster he intended to use for his plan.
After Geryon's death, the Dark Sisters are joined by Gigist, a being from another realm who is known as the "Dark King" and was the creator of the first two Chemies. Meanwhile, Ho-Oh Kaguya Quartz briefly reunites with Houtaro from his own world to fight Hundred under Kamen Rider Legend when they invade Houtaro's world. Gigist uses his powers to turn Hopper1, Antrooper, and Skebows into Malgams that Houtaro is forced to defeat in order to drive him to despair. However, a mysterious Chemy inhabiting Houtaro's body gives him the ultimate power to fight Gigist.
The Kamen Rider Gotchard trademark was registered by Toei Company on May 15, 2023, and published on May 23, 2023.[2]
Gotchard was officially announced on July 21, 2023.[1] An online production announcement conference introducing the main cast and characters and the artist for the show's theme song was held on August 9, 2023.
The opening theme song "CHEMY×STORY" is performed by rock band Back-On. Starting from episode 17, a new version of the song is performed as a collaboration between Back-On and rock band Flow.[3][4]
Main article: List of Kamen Rider Gotchard episodes |
# | English title Original Japanese title |
Director | Writer | Original airdate |
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1 | "Gotcha! Hopper1!" Transliteration: "Gatcha! Hoppā Wan!" (Japanese: ガッチャ!ホッパー1!) | Ryuta Tasaki | Keiichi Hasegawa Hiroki Uchida | September 3, 2023 |
2 | "Pursuit, Alchemy, Skebows!" Transliteration: "Tsuiseki, Renkin, Sukebōzu!" (Japanese: 追跡、錬金、スケボーズ!) | Ryuta Tasaki | Keiichi Hasegawa Hiroki Uchida | September 10, 2023 |
3 | "Bushido, Found." Transliteration: "Bushidō, Mitsuketari." (Japanese: ブシドー、見つけたり。) | Kyohei Yamaguchi | Keiichi Hasegawa | September 17, 2023 |
4 | "Antrooper Labyrinth" Transliteration: "Antorūpā Rabirinsu" (Japanese: アントルーパー・ラビリンス) | Kyohei Yamaguchi | Keiichi Hasegawa | September 24, 2023 |
5 | "Burn! Fight! Wrestler G!" Transliteration: "Moeyo! Tatakae! Resurā Jī!" (Japanese: 燃えよ!斗え!レスラーG!) | Katsuya Watanabe | Keiichi Hasegawa | October 1, 2023 |
6 | "Super A-Class ☆ Twisted Star" Transliteration: "Chō Ē-kyū ☆ Nejire Sutā" (Japanese: 超A級☆ネジれスター) | Katsuya Watanabe | Keiichi Hasegawa | October 8, 2023 |
7 | "Goodbye Saboneedle" Transliteration: "Sayonara Sabonīdoru" (Japanese: さよならサボニードル) | Takayuki Shibasaki | Hiroki Uchida | October 15, 2023 |
8 | "Great Bond" Transliteration: "Gureito na Kizuna" (Japanese: グレイトなきずな) | Takayuki Shibasaki | Hiroki Uchida | October 22, 2023 |
9 | "Dash to Kyoto! School Trip!" Transliteration: "Dasshu de Kyōto! Shūgaku Ryokō!" (Japanese: ダッシュで京都!修学旅行!) | Ryuta Tasaki | Keiichi Hasegawa | October 29, 2023 |
10 | "Kyoto on Fire! ~Sad Love: Chemy Thunder Incident~" Transliteration: "Honō no Kyōto! ~Hiren Kemī Raiden Jiken~" (Japanese: 炎の京都!〜悲恋・ケミー雷電事件〜) | Ryuta Tasaki | Keiichi Hasegawa | November 12, 2023 |
11 | "Catch! A Spy!? Rider Disqualified!?" Transliteration: "Kyatchi! Supai da!? Raidā Shikkaku!?" (Japanese: キャッチ!スパイだ!?ライダー失格!?) | Hirofumi Fukuzawa | Keiichi Hasegawa | November 19, 2023 |
12 | "Runaway Liner! Dark Rider!" Transliteration: "Bōsō Rainā! Ankoku Raidā!" (Japanese: 暴走ライナー!暗黒ライダー!) | Hirofumi Fukuzawa | Keiichi Hasegawa | November 26, 2023 |
13 | "Take It Back! Friendship × Forever!" Transliteration: "Torimodose! Yūjō Fōebā!" (Japanese: とりもどせ!ユージョー×フォーエバー!) | Katsuya Watanabe | Keiichi Hasegawa | December 3, 2023 |
14 | "Chomping Rex! Dangerous X" Transliteration: "Pakutto Rekkusu! Kiken na Ekkusu" (Japanese: パクっとレックス!キケンなエックス) | Katsuya Watanabe | Keiichi Hasegawa | December 10, 2023 |
15 | "Seize the Happy! Shine Bright Gotchalibur!" Transliteration: "Tsukame Happī! Kagayake Gatcharibā!" (Japanese: 掴めハッピー!輝けガッチャリバー!) | Katsuya Watanabe | Keiichi Hasegawa | December 17, 2023 |
16 | "Crisis Xmas! Orochi Incident" Transliteration: "Kuraishisu Kurisumasu! Orochi Jihen" (Japanese: クライシスXmas!オロチ事変) | Takayuki Shibasaki | Hiroki Uchida | December 24, 2023 |
17 | "Moonbreak Messenger" Transliteration: "Mūnbureiku Messenjā" (Japanese: ムーンブレイク・メッセンジャー) | Takayuki Shibasaki | Hiroki Uchida | January 7, 2024 |
18 | "Run Through! Evolutionary Fire Lord!" Transliteration: "Kakenukero! Shinka no Faiyā Rōdo!" (Japanese: 駆け抜けろ!進化のファイヤーロード!) | Ryuta Tasaki | Hiroki Uchida | January 14, 2024 |
19 | "Rinne's Dawn! Transform Majade!" Transliteration: "Rin'ne no Yoake! Henshin Majēdo!" (Japanese: りんねの夜明け!変身・マジェード!) | Ryuta Tasaki | Akiko Inoue | January 21, 2024 |
20 | "Smiling Angel, Ridiculous Joke" Transliteration: "Hohoemu Enjeru, Waraenu Jōku" (Japanese: 微笑む天使, 笑えぬ真実) | Teruaki Sugihara | Keiichi Hasegawa | January 28, 2024 |
21 | "Mad Warrior! The Black Flame Valvarad!" Transliteration: "Maddo Woriā! Kokuen no Varubarado!" (Japanese: マッドウォリアー!黒炎のヴァルバラド!) | Teruaki Sugihara | Keiichi Hasegawa | February 4, 2024 |
22 | "Love Is a Saber! Suddenly a Chemy Story" Transliteration: "Ai wa Sāberu! Kemī Sutōrī wa Totsuzen ni" (Japanese: 愛は刃!ケミー・ストーリーは突然に) | Kyohei Yamaguchi | Akiko Inoue | February 11, 2024 |
23 | "Zukkyun Always in My Heart" Transliteration: "Itsumo Kokoro ni Zukkyun o" (Japanese: いつも心にズッキュンを) | Kyohei Yamaguchi | Akiko Inoue | February 18, 2024 |
24 | "Sudden Turn! Forbidden Steel Rider!" Transliteration: "Kyūtenchokka! Kindan no Kōtetsu Raidā!" (Japanese: 急転直下!禁断の鋼鉄ライダー!) | Takayuki Shibasaki | Hiroki Uchida | February 25, 2024 |
25 | "A Young Teacher's Mistake" Transliteration: "Wakaki Sensei no Ayamachi" (Japanese: 若きセンセイの過ち) | Takayuki Shibasaki | Hiroki Uchida | March 3, 2024 |
26 | "Thwart Malice, Jet Black Wind" Transliteration: "Akui o Habamu, Shikkoku no Uindo" (Japanese: 悪意をハバム、漆黒の風) | Ryuta Tasaki | Keiichi Hasegawa | March 10, 2024 |
27 | "Gotcha! Crosshopper!" Transliteration: "Gatcha! Kurosuhoppā!" (Japanese: ガッチャ!クロスホッパー!) | Ryuta Tasaki | Keiichi Hasegawa | March 17, 2024 |
28 | "Berobero Strange! Renge's Homecoming" Transliteration: "Berobero Kaiki! Renge no Satogaeri" (Japanese: ベロベロ怪奇!蓮華の里帰り) | Kiyotaka Taguchi | Akiko Inoue | March 24, 2024 |
29 | "The Village Is Crying" Transliteration: "Kono Mura wa Naiteiru" (Japanese: この村は泣いている) | Kiyotaka Taguchi | Akiko Inoue | March 31, 2024 |
30 | "A Rival Arrives!? Gotcha and Juliet" Transliteration: "Raibaru Sanjō!? Gatcha to Jurietto" (Japanese: ライバル参上!?ガッチャとジュリエット) | Kyohei Yamaguchi | Keiichi Hasegawa | April 7, 2024 |
31 | "Two People in the Dark, Trusting Each Other." Transliteration: "Kurayami no Futari, Tagai o Shinjite." (Japanese: 暗闇のふたり、互いを信じて。) | Kyohei Yamaguchi | Keiichi Hasegawa | April 14, 2024 |
32 | "The Great King Appears! The Dolls' Dilemma" Transliteration: "Arawaru Daiō! Ningyō-tachi no Jirenma" (Japanese: 現る大王!人形たちのジレンマ) | Koichi Sakamoto | Hiroki Uchida | April 21, 2024 |
33 | "Legend Rider? 100 Years Too Early!" Transliteration: "Rejendo Raidā? Hyaku-nen Hayai na!" (Japanese: 伝説ライダー?100年早いな!) | Koichi Sakamoto | Hiroki Uchida | April 28, 2024 |
34 | "Only One! All Roads Lead to Gorgeous" Transliteration: "Onrī Wan! Subete no Michi wa Gōjasu ni Tsūzu" (Japanese: オンリーワン!すべての道はゴージャスに通ず) | Takayuki Shibasaki | Hiroki Uchida | May 5, 2024 |
35 | "Gorgeous Time! Legendary Never Ends" Transliteration: "Gōjasu Taimu! Rejendarī wa Owaranai" (Japanese: ゴージャスタイム!レジェンダリーは終わらない) | Takayuki Shibasaki | Hiroki Uchida | May 12, 2024 |
36 | "The Origin of Chemies! I Understand" Transliteration: "Kemī no Kigen! Ware wa Rikai Suru" (Japanese: ケミーの起源!我は理解する) | Ryuta Tasaki | Akiko Inoue | May 19, 2024 |
37 | "Hopper1 and the Treasure" Transliteration: "Hoppāwan to Takaramono" (Japanese: ホッパー1とたからもの) | Ryuta Tasaki | Akiko Inoue | May 26, 2024 |
38 | "Over the Rainbow" Transliteration: "Niji no Kanata ni" (Japanese: 虹の彼方に) | Kyohei Yamaguchi | Hiroki Uchida | June 2, 2024 |
39 | "Gotcha Complete! Climax 101!" Transliteration: "Gatcha Kanryō! Kuraimakkusu Wan Ō Wan!" (Japanese: ガッチャ完了!クライマックス101!) | Kyohei Yamaguchi | Hiroki Uchida | June 9, 2024 |
40 | "Evil Descends! The Thrice-Greatest Dark Kings" Transliteration: "Jaaku Kōrin! San-bai Idai na Meikokuō" (Japanese: 邪悪降臨!三倍偉大な冥黒王) | Koichi Sakamoto | Akiko Inoue | June 16, 2024 |
41 | "Trace of God, Grace of Rainbow!" Transliteration: "Kami no Torēsu, Niji no Gureisu!" (Japanese: 神の模造品、虹の祝福!) | Koichi Sakamoto | Akiko Inoue | June 23, 2024 |
42 | "Let's Search! The 102nd and Brother's Thoughts" Transliteration: "Rettsu Sōsaku! Hyaku-ni-tai-me to Ani no Omoi" (Japanese: レッツ捜索!102体目と兄の想い) | Kiyotaka Taguchi | Hiroki Uchida | June 30, 2024 |
Kamen Rider Gotchard debuted in the feature film Kamen Rider Geats the Movie: The 4 Aces and the Black Fox.[1]
Kamen Rider the Winter Movie: Gotchard & Geats Strongest Chemy ★ Gotcha Great Operation (仮面ライダー THE WINTER MOVIE ガッチャード&ギーツ 最強ケミー★ガッチャ大作戦, Kamen Raidā Za Wintā Mūbī Gatchādo Ando Gītsu Saikyō Kemī Gatcha Dai Sakusen) is a crossover film released on December 22, 2023, starring the casts of Gotchard and Kamen Rider Geats. The film was written by Hiroki Uchida and directed by Kyohei Yamaguchi. The theme song is "All for Love" performed by Blank Paper.[5][6] The events of the film take place between episodes 15 of the series and Kamen Rider Gotchard: What's That!? Houtaro and Rinne Swapped Bodies!!.[7]
Kamen Rider Gotchard: The Future Daybreak (映画 仮面ライダーガッチャード ザ・フューチャー・デイブレイク, Kamen Raidā Gatchādo Za Fyūchā Deibureiku) is an upcoming film scheduled for release on July 26, 2024. It is double-billed with Bakuage Sentai Boonboomger GekijōBoon! Promise the Circuit. film as part of Kamen Rider the Summer Movie 2024 (仮面ライダー THE SUMMER MOVIE 2024, Kamen Raidā Za Samā Mūbī Nisen-nijū-yon).[8][9] The film was written by Keiichi Hasegawa and directed by Ryuta Tasaki. The theme song is "THE FUTURE DAYBREAK" performed by Back-On×Flow.[10]
X Wizard's Secret Notebook (クロスウィザードの秘密ノート, Kurosu Wizādo no Himitsu Nōto) is a short story in the booklet included in the Special Collector's Edition of the Blu-ray release of Kamen Rider the Winter Movie: Gotchard & Geats Strongest Chemy ★ Gotcha Great Operation.
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