Kamen Rider Wizard: Difference between revisions

| caption = Title screen

| genre = [[Tokusatsu]]<br />[[Superhero fiction]]<br />[[Fantasy]] [[Action film|action]]<br />[[Supernatural]]<br />[[Horror film|Horror]]

| writer = {{unbulleted list|[[Tsuyoshi Kida]]|[[Junko Kōmura]]|[[Daisuke Ishibashi]]|[[Shō Aikawa (screenwriter)|Shō Aikawa]]}}

| director = {{unbulleted list|[[Shojiro Nakazawa]]|[[Satoshi Morota]]|[[Kenzo Maihara]]|[[Ryuta Tasaki]]|[[Hidenori Ishida]]|[[Takayuki Shibasaki]]}}

| company = {{unbulleted list|[[Toei Company]]|[[IshimoriAsatsu-DK]]|[[TV ProductionsAsahi]]}}

| preceded_byrelated = {{Plainlist|
* ''[[Kamen Rider Fourze]]''

| followed_by =* ''[[Kamen Rider Gaim]]''

{{nihongo|'''''Kamen Rider Wizard'''''|仮面ライダーウィザード|Kamen Raidā Wizādo}} is a Japanese [[tokusatsu]] drama in [[Toei Company]]'s ''[[Kamen Rider]]'' franchise, being the fourteenth series in the [[Heisei period]] run and the twenty-third overall. It began airing on [[TV Asahi]] on September 2, 2012, joining ''[[Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters]]'' and then ''[[Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger]]'' in the ''[[Super Hero Time]]'' lineup. [[Tsuyoshi Kida]] is the series' main screenwriter.

Six months before the start of the series, a mysterious ritual held on the day of the solar eclipse took place. Its purpose was to give birth to a group of magical creatures called Phantoms through humans with magical potential called "Gates", by forcibly subjecting them to immense despair. Haruto Soma, the survivor of the ritual, and Koyomi, a mysterious girl who has lost all of her memories, are tasked by the mysterious [[List of Kamen Rider Wizard characters#Sou Fueki|White Wizard]] to fight the Phantoms. Haruto is also given the WizarDriver to become [[Kamen Rider Wizard (character)|Kamen Rider Wizard]] to prevent the Phantoms from transforming other Gates into Phantoms themselves. Later on, a man named Kosuke Nito appears as the ancient wizard [[Kamen Rider Beast]] to feed on the Phantom's magical power to survive, and becomes both a rival and ally to Haruto. As the two wizards wage their battle against the Phantoms, who are led by the hotheaded Phoenix, the cold and merciless Medusa, the scheming Gremlin, and the enigmatic Wiseman, things are not all as they seem.

Kamen Rider Wizard made his debutfirst inappearance theas ''[[Kamena Ridercameo Fourze]]''in movie,the film ''[[Kamen Rider Fourze the Movie: Space, Here We Come!|Space, Here We Come!]]'', which was released in Japanese theatres on August 4, 2012.

As with every year, ''Kamen Rider Wizard'' appears in his own film titled {{nihongo|''Kamen Rider Wizard in Magic Land the Movie''|劇場版 仮面ライダーウィザード in Magic Land|Gekijōban Kamen Raidā Wizādo In Majikku Rando}} that was released in theaters on August 3, 2013, double-billed with the film for ''[[Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger: Gaburincho of Music]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.toei.co.jp/movie/details/1201117_951.html|title=劇場版 仮面ライダーウィザード 獣電戦隊キョウリュウジャー（仮）{{!}} 東映［映画］|access-date=2013-03-03|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130310211138/http://www.toei.co.jp/movie/details/1201117_951.html|archive-date=2013-03-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://eiga.com/movie/78152/|title=劇場版 仮面ライダーウィザード（仮題） : 作品情報 - 映画.com|access-date=2013-03-03}}</ref><ref name="sponichimovie">{{cite web|url=http://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/news/2013/05/30/kiji/K20130530005905160.html |title=陣内孝則 最年長５４歳でライダーに変身！ ― スポニチ Sponichi Annex 芸能 |publisher=Sponichi.co.jp |access-date=2013-05-30}}</ref> The film features [[Takanori Jinnai]] as the film's villain Minister Auma who transforms into Kamen Rider Sorcerer.<ref name="sponichimovie"/> Jinnai is the oldest person to portray a Kamen Rider to date at age 54; the record was previously held by [[Hiroyuki Watanabe]] for his portrayal of [[Kamen Rider Gaoh]] in ''[[Kamen Rider Den-O: I'm Born!]]'' who at the time of filming was 51.<ref name="sponichimovie"/> The event of the movie took place between Episode 39 and 40.

A ''Movie War'' film, titled {{nihongo|''Kamen Rider Heisei Generations: Dr. Pac-Man vs. Ex-Aid & Ghost with Legend Rider''|仮面ライダー平成ジェネレーションズ Dr.パックマン対エグゼイド&ゴーストwithレジェンドライダー|Kamen Raidā Heisei Jenerēshonzu Dokutā Pakkuman Tai Eguzeido Ando Gōsuto Wizu Rejendo Raidā}}, was released in Japan on December 10, 2016. The film features Kamen Rider Wizard teaming up with [[Kamen Rider Ex-Aid]], [[Kamen Rider Ghost]], [[Kamen Rider Drive]], and [[Kamen Rider Gaim]] as they battle against a virus based on [[Bandai Namco Entertainment]]'s video game character, [[Pac-Man]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.toei.co.jp/release/movie/1207927_979.html |title="仮面ライダー"生誕４５周年、 "スーパー戦隊"通算４０作。 ＜スーパーヒーローイヤー＞ついに最大のクライマックス！！ この冬、新たな『ＭＯＶＩＥ大戦』が始動する。 |publisher=Toei |date=2016-08-05 |access-date=2016-09-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-10-09/kamen-rider-ex-aid-kamen-rider-ghost-crossover-film-opens-on-december-10/.107433|title = Kamen Rider Ex-Aid, Kamen Rider Ghost Crossover Film Opens on December 10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.japan-academy-prize.jp/japes/public/search/detail/3803/ | title=第45回 日本アカデミー賞 選考対象作品 }}</ref> The professional wrestler [[Hiroshi Tanahashi]] was announced to be one of the main antagonists of the movie.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2080468/full/?ref_cd=tw_pic|title = 棚橋弘至、念願の"仮面ライダー映画"に出演「全力で頑張りました」}}</ref>

Trademarks on the title were filed by Toei on June 21, 2012, and it was officially revealed on June 27, 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://kwixilvr.hatenablog.com/entry/sentai-rider-precure-trademark-application|title = スーパー戦隊、仮面ライダー、プリキュアの各シリーズにおける新作タイトルの商標登録出願についてまとめてみた| date=8 May 2013 }}</ref>

* {{nihongo|Misa (Medusa)|ミサ（メデューサ）|Misa (Medyūsa)}}, {{nihongo|Mayu Inamori|稲森 真由|Inamori Mayu}}: {{nihongo|[[Erina Nakayama (actress)|Erina Nakayama]]|中山 絵梨奈|Nakayama Erina}}

* {{nihongo|Kazuya Shinozaki|篠崎 和也|Shinozaki Kazuya|38, 39}}: {{nihongo|[[Tatsuya Kishida]]|岸田タツヤ|Kishida Tatsuya}}

* {{nihongo|KoutaKota Kazuraba|葛葉 紘汰|Kazuraba Kōta|52, 53}}: {{nihongo|[[Gaku Sano]]|佐野 岳|Sano Gaku}}

* {{nihongo|Kamen Rider Den-O Sword Form|仮面ライダー電王ソードフォーム|Kamen Raidā Den'ō Sōdo Fōmu|Voice; 52, 53}}: {{nihongo|[[Toshihiko Seki]]|関 俊彦|Seki Toshihiko}}

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