Kamen Rider Saber

Kamen Rider Saber (仮面ライダーセイバー/聖刃, Kamen Raidā Seibā)[lower-alpha 1] is an upcoming Japanese tokusatsu drama in Toei Company's Kamen Rider Series. It is the second series to debut during the Reiwa period and the thirty-first overall. The series will premiere on September 6, 2020, joining Mashin Sentai Kiramager in the Super Hero Time line-up after the finale of Kamen Rider Zero-One. The series will also commemorate the franchise's 50th anniversary.

Kamen Rider Saber
GenreTokusatsu
Superhero fiction
Fantasy action
Supernatural fiction
Isekai
Based onKamen Rider concept
by Shotaro Ishinomori
Developed byIshimori Productions
Toei Company
Written byTakuro Fukuda
Directed byTakayuki Shibasaki
Starring
  • Shuichiro Naito
  • Takaya Yamaguchi
  • Asuka Kawazu
  • Ryo Aoki
  • Eiji Togashi
  • Hiroaki Oka
  • Rina Chinen
  • Robin Furuya
  • Kairu Takano
  • Koji Saikawa
Narrated byAkio Ōtsuka[1]
Opening themeTBA
Ending theme"Kamen Rider Saber" by Kinichi Motegi
Composer(s)Kousuke Yamashita
Country of originJapan
Original language(s)Japanese
No. of seasons1
No. of episodesTBA (list of episodes)
Production
Producer(s)
  • Chihiro Inoue (TV Asahi)
  • Kei Mizutani (TV Asahi)
  • Kazuhiro Takahashi (Toei)
Running time24–25 minutes
Production company(s)
DistributorToei Company
Release
Original networkTV Asahi
Picture formatHDTV 1080i
Chronology
Preceded byKamen Rider Zero-One
External links
Website

Plot
Main article: List of Kamen Rider Saber characters

Kamen Rider Saber features a world based on fairy tales and fantasy adventures colliding with our own, centering on a conflict over the Book of Ancients – a legendary artifact that contains unparalleled powers and secrets. In ancient times, a sinister group known as Megiddo came forth to take the Book of Ancients for themselves. As a result of the conflict however, chapters of the book were scattered across the world, becoming Wonder Ride Books. A collection of heroes known as the Sword of Logos unite to fight the evildoers and reclaim the book. The battles between both groups will throw the world into chaos - with people and places vanishing between worlds. In the midst of this, a novelist and bookstore owner called Tōma Kamiyama becomes a member of the Sword of Logos once he activates the Wonder Ride Book he obtained years before to transform into Kamen Rider Saber and vows to end the battle with his own hands.

Production

The Kamen Rider Saber trademark was registered by Toei on May 29, 2020.[2]

On 29 July, Kamen Rider Saber was officially announced during a press conference alongside its cast, during which time it was announced that the show is planned to feature at least 10 Riders over the course of the series. Along with the eponymous character, four other confirmed Riders include Blades, Espada, Kenzan, and Calibur.

The opening theme song will be performed by the band Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra and a guest vocalist, who is yet to be announced. The ending theme song will be performed by Kinichi Motegi, the band's drummer.

Cast
  • Tōma Kamiyama (神山 飛羽真, Kamiyama Tōma): Shuichiro Naito (内藤 秀一郎, Naitō Shūichirō)
  • Rintarō Shindō (新堂 倫太郎, Shindō Rintarō): Takaya Yamaguchi (山口 貴也, Yamaguchi Takaya)
  • Mei Sudō (須藤 芽依, Sudō Mei): Asuka Kawazu (川津 明日香, Kawazu Asuka)
  • Kento Fukamiya (富加宮 賢人, Fukamiya Kento): Ryo Aoki (青木 瞭, Aoki Ryō)
  • Ren Akamichi (緋道 連, Akamichi Ren): Eiji Togashi (富樫 慧士, Togashi Eiji)
  • Tetsuo Daishinji (大秦寺 哲雄, Daishinji Tetsuo): Hiroaki Oka (岡 宏明, Oka Hiroaki)
  • Sophia (ソフィア, Sofia): Rina Chinen (知念 里奈, Chinen Rina)
  • Storius (ストリウス, Sutoriusu): Robin Furuya (古屋 呂敏, Furuya Robin)
  • Legiel (レジエル, Rejieru): Kairu Takano (高野 海琉, Takano Kairu)
  • Zuos (ズオス, Zuosu): Koji Saikawa (才川 コージ, Saikawa Kōji)
  • Seiken SworDriver Voice, Narration: Akio Ōtsuka (大塚 明夫, Ōtsuka Akio),[3]
  • Wonder Ride Books Voice: Eizo Sakamoto (坂本 英三, Sakamoto Eizō)[3]

Theme songs
Opening theme
Ending theme
  • "Kamen Rider Saber" (仮面ライダーセイバー, Kamen Raidā Seibā)

Notes
  1. The characters used for Kamen Rider Saber's "聖刃" Logo formation translate to ''Holy Blade.''

References
  1. "『仮面ライダーセイバー』の放送が2020年9月6日スタート。令和第二弾の仮面ライダーは文豪にして剣豪!?" (in Japanese). Famitsu. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  2. Salas, Jorge (2020-06-15). "Toei Registers "Kamen Rider Saber" Trademark". The Tokusatsu Network. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  3. "仮面ライダーセイバーのおもちゃ情報！＆DX聖剣ソードライバーの先行抽選販売！" (in Japanese). Bandai. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
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