Kamen Rider Decade

Kamen Rider Decade (仮面ライダーディケイド ,Kamen Raidā Dikeido^?, Masked Rider DCD, Masked Rider Decade) is the title of the 2009 edition of the long-running Kamen Rider Series of tokusatsu dramas. Advertisements in Japanese magazines feature the title character amongst the title characters of the previous nine Heisei Kamen Rider Series, with the secondary riders of each series appearing in recent trailers. Decade, as its title suggests, is the tenth of the Heisei Rider Series, having begun with Kamen Rider Kuuga in 2000. It began broadcast the week following the finale of Kamen Rider Kiva and will be featured in Super Hero Time alongside the 2009 edition of the Super Sentai Series, Samurai Sentai Shinkenger. The catchphrase for the series is "Destroy everything, connect everything." (全てを破壊し、全てを繋げ ,Subete o hakaishi, subete o tsunage^?).

Casting

Masahiro Inoue, who has portrayed Keigo Atobe in the Prince of Tennis musicals, has been cast in the lead role for Decade as Tsukasa Kadoya/Kamen Rider Decade. Also involved is Kanna Mori as Natsumi Hikari, and Renji Ishibashi as Natsumi's grandfather Eijiro Hikari.^[1] Another member of the cast is Tatsuhito Okuda as the mysterious Narutaki. Kamen Rider Kuuga's universe sports several characters have been renamed and cast with different actors. Ryouta Murai has been cast as Yuusuke Onodera who is the series' version of Kuuga.

Synopsis

The story revolves around the nine previous universes of the Heisei Kamen Riders merging into one, something that would destroy all the worlds. To prevent this, Tsukasa Kadoya transforms into Kamen Rider Decade to protect his own dimension by defeating the Kamen Riders of the other dimensions.

Rider War

The Rider Army (ライダー軍 ,Raidā Gun^?), first revealed in Natsumi Hikari's dream, composed of many Kamen Riders, all of whom where seemingly defeated by Kamen Rider Decade. However, Kamen Rider Kuuga survived the initial battle, assuming Ultimate Form to confront Decade once again with the two seemingly destroying each other in the ensuing battle. As Narutaki explains to Natsumi, it will be the Rider War that awakens Decade as the demon destined to destroy all the worlds.

Characters

As the story of Kamen Rider Decade takes place amongst many different dimensions, the characters and settings change as the series go on. The only constant characters are Tsukasa Kadoya and the Hikari family: Natsumi Hikari and her grandfather, Eijiro. However, the group is joined by various members of the Rider Worlds that they visit. So far, the group has been joined by Yuusuke Onodera of Kuuga's World and Kivala of Kiva's World.

Cast

• Tsukasa Kadoya (門矢 士 ,Kadoya Tsukasa^?): Masahiro Inoue (井上 正大 ,Inoue Masahiro^?)
• Yuusuke Onodera (小野寺 ユウスケ ,Onodera Yūsuke^?): Ryouta Murai (村井 良大 ,Murai Ryōta^?)
• Natsumi Hikari (光 夏海 ,Hikari Natsumi^?): Kanna Mori (森 カンナ ,Mori Kanna^?)
• Daiki Kaito (海東 大樹 ,Kaitō Daiki^?): Kimito Totani (戸谷 公人 ,Totani Kimito^?)
• Eijiro Hikari (光 栄次郎 ,Hikari Eijirō^?): Renji Ishibashi (石橋 蓮司 ,Ishibashi Renji^?)
• Narutaki (鳴滝 ^?): Tatsuhito Okuda (奥田 達士 ,Okuda Tatsuhito^?)
• Kivala (キバーラ ,Kibaara^?): Miyuki Sawashiro (沢城みゆき ,Sawashiro Miyuki^?
  

  Guest stars

• Wataru Kurenai (紅 渡 ,Kurenai Wataru^?, 1): Koji Seto (瀬戸 康史 ,Seto Kōji^?)
• Sou Yaguruma (矢車 想 ,Yaguruma Sō^?, 2-3): Hidenori Tokuyama (徳山 秀典 ,Tokuyama Hidenori^?)
• Shun Kageyama (影山 瞬 ,Kageyama Shun^?, 2-3): Masato Uchiyama (内山 眞人 ,Uchiyama Masato^?)
• Wataru (ワタル ,Wataru^?, 4-5): Arashi Fukasawa (深澤 嵐 ,Fukasawa Arashi^?)
• Kivat-bat the 3rd (キバットバットⅢ世 ,Kibattobatto Sansei^?, 4-5): Tomokazu Sugita (杉田 智和 ,Sugita Tomokazu^?)
• Ryo Itoya (糸矢 僚 ,Itoya Ryō^?, 4): Sohto (創斗 ,Sōto^?)
• Masato Kusaka (草加 雅人 ,Kusaka Masato^?, 4-5): Kohei Murakami (村上 幸平 ,Murakami Kōhei^?)
• Shinji Tatsumi (辰巳 シンジ ,Tatsumi Shinji^?, 6-7): Momosuke Mizutani (水谷 百輔 ,Mizutani Momosuke^?)
• Kazuma Kendate (剣立 カズマ ,Kendate Kazuma^?, 8-9): Hiroki Suzuki (鈴木 拡樹 ,Suzuki Hiroki^?)
• Takumi Ogami (尾上 タクミ ,Ogami Takumi^?, 10-11): Syunsuke Seino (制野 峻右 ,Seino Shunsuke^?)
• Shouichi Ashikawa (芦河 ショウイチ ,Ashikawa Shōichi^?, 12-13): Satoshi Yamanaka (山中 聡 ,Yamanaka Satoshi^?)
• Naomi (ナオミ ,Naomi^?, 14-15): Rina Akiyama (秋山 莉奈 ,Akiyama Rina^?)
• Kohana (コハナ ,Kohana^?, 14-15): Tamaki Matsumoto (松元 環季 ,Matsumoto Tamaki^?)
• Owner (オーナー ,Ōnā^?, 14-15): Kenjirō Ishimaru (石丸 謙二郎 ,Ishimaru Kenjirō^?)
• Momotaros (モモタロス ,Momotarosu^?): Toshihiko Seki (関 俊彦 ,Seki Toshihiko^?)
• Urataros (ウラタロス ,Uratarosu^?, 14-15): Kōji Yusa (遊佐 浩二 ,Yusa Kōji^?)
• Kintaros (キンタロス ,Kintarosu^?, 14-15): Masaki Terasoma (てらそま まさき ,Terasoma Masaki^?)
• Ryutaros (リュウタロス ,Ryūtarosu^?, 14-15): Kenichi Suzumura (鈴村 健一 ,Suzumura Ken'ichi^?)

Suit actors

• Kamen Rider Decade, Kamen Rider Den-O Sword Form, Momotaros: Seiji Takaiwa (高岩 成二 ,Takaiwa Seiji^?)
• Kamen Rider Diend, Kamen Rider Kiva, Kamen Rider Abyss, Kamen Rider Blade, Kamen Rider Agito, Kamen Rider Den-O Rod Form, Urataros: Eitoku (永徳 ^?)
• Kamen Rider Kuuga, Paradoxa Undead: Norihito Itō (伊藤 教人 ,Itō Norihito^?)
• Kamen Rider Kick Hopper, Kamen Rider Kaixa, Kamen Rider Ryuki, Kamen Rider Chalice, Kamen Rider Faiz, Kamen Rider Drake, Wolf Orphnoch, Kamen Rider Gills, Kamen Rider Sasword, Beetle Fangire, Undead, Orphnoch, Grongi: Jun Watanabe (渡辺 淳 ,Watanabe Jun^?)
• Kamen Rider Knight, Kamen Rider Todoroki, N-Gamio-Zeda: Makoto Itō (伊藤 慎 ,Itō Makoto^?)
• Kamen Rider Garren, Kamen Rider Zolda, Kamen Rider G3, Auto Vajin, Tiger Orphnoch: Yoshifumi Oshikawa (押川 善文 ,Oshikawa Yoshifumi^?)
• Kamen Rider Leangle, Kamen Rider Odin, Kamen Rider Ryuga, Kamen Rider Delta, Kamen Rider Den-O Axe Form, Grongi, Undead, Kintaros: Jiro Okamoto (岡元 次郎 ,Okamoto Jirō^?)
• Kamen Rider Punch Hopper, Kamen Rider Tiger, Grongi: Naoki Nagase (永瀬 尚希 ,Nagase Naoki^?)
• Kamen Rider Den-O Gun Form, Ryutaros, Grongi: Toshihiro Ogura (おぐら としひろ ,Ogura Toshhiro^?

Songs

Opening theme

• "Journey through the Decade"
  
  • Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
  • Composition: Ryo
  • Arrangement: Kōtarō Nakagawa, Ryo
  • Artist: Gackt^[1][3][4]

In its first week on the Oricon Weekly Charts, "Journey through the Decade" reached the #2 spot, having sold approximately 51,666 records in that time.

Ending Theme

• "Ride the Wind"
  
  • Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
  • Composition & Arrangement: Shuhei Naruse
  • Artist: Masahiro Inoue as Tsukasa Kadoya

  Masahiro Inoue had been recording "Ride the Wind" with Shuhei Naruse^[5] to be released on April 22, 2009.^[6] Prior to its appearance in the series, Inoue announced the song's on his blog and that he would record it under his character's name.^[7]

Insert Song

• "Climax Jump HIPHOP ver."
  
  • Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
  • Composition, Arrangement, & Remix: Shuhei Naruse
  • Artist: AAA Den-O form
  • Episodes: 14

Episodes

Generally, episodes of Decade are titled similarly to the episodes of the series that they reference. Kamen Rider Kuuga's episodes were titled with only two kanji, and episodes of Kamen Rider Kiva have a musical reference and musical notation in the title.

1. Rider War (ライダー大戦 ,Raidā Taisen^?)
2. Kuuga's World (クウガの世界 ,Kūga no Sekai^?)
3. Transcendence (超絶 ,Chōzetsu^?)
4. Second Movement ♬ Prince Kiva (第二楽章♬キバの王子 ,Dai Ni Gakushō ♬ Kiba no Ōji^?)
5. The Biting King's Qualifications (かみつき王の資格 ,Kamitsuki Ō no Shikaku^?)
6. Battle Judgement: Ryuki World (バトル裁判・龍騎ワールド ,Batoru Saiban: Ryūki Wārudo^?)
7. Super Trick of the Real Criminal (超トリックの真犯人 ,Chō Torikku no Shinhannin^?)
8. Welcome to the Blade Restaurant (ブレイド食堂いらっしゃいませ ,Bureido Shokudō Irasshaimase^?)
9. Blade Blade (ブレイドブレード ,Bureido Burēdo^?)
10. Faiz High School's Phantom Thief (ファイズ学園の怪盗 ,Faizu Gakuen no Kaitō^?)
11. 555 Faces, 1 Treasure (555つの顔、１つの宝 ,Faizutsu no Kao, Hitotsu no Takara^?)
12. Reunion: Project Agito (再会　プロジェクト・アギト ,Saikai: Purojekuto Agito^?)
13. Awakening: Tornado of Souls (覚醒　魂のトルネード ,Kakusei: Tamashii no Torunēdo^?)
14. Cho Den-O Beginning (超・電王ビギニング ,Chō Den'ō Biginingu^?)
15. Here Comes Cho Momotaros! (超モモタロス、参上！ ,Chō Momotarosu, Sanjō!^?)