Kamen Rider Nio

Kamen Rider Nio (仮面ライダー仁王) is a cel-shaded CGI Japanese anime entry into the Kamen Rider series by Toei and Ishimori Productions. Considered an "extra-plus season", it is a three-way collaboration with studio Doga Kobo. It began streaming on Amazon Prime's video-sharing service and would later receive an official TV spot on Tokyo MX. The series has a heavy Shinto shrine and kabuki theme, though various other aspects of Japanese culture are celebrated.

Two feature film adaptations have been produced: Prologue and Interlude, the former released in the spring as a prequel to the latter, released the following summer. A V-Cinema series, Kamen Rider Nio Hokora, has also entered production.

The series' taglines are "Gate set! (ゲートセット！)" and "Clouds gather... (雲が集まる...)".

Plot
Millions of years ago, mankind was threatened by a "great darkness". It was met and fought against by Saga no Mamoru, a legendary warrior who harnessed the power of the divinity Ari in order to drive it away. His name and face were lost in the years that followed, only his followers and family remembering. All that remained was the legend of a "Rider" who fought against evil, passed down in the form of fables and fairy tales.

In the present day, creatures known as Enmi begin to attack. The Kane Shrine, founded by Mamoru's followers, seek out his descendent in order to fight them. However, his successor, Era Saga, has run away from home and abandoned his training in the defensive art of Moriteryu. Kuroko Hanaori is dispatched to find him and sets out across Watahame Prefecture with a special belt known as the Toriiver and brushes called Modifires to grant him the power to transform. The two meet, and while Era doesn't want anything to do with his family's legacy or mission, his desire to protect others drives him to adopt the name and powers of Kamen Rider Nio, launching headfirst into an unavoidable battle.

As the battle escalates, Era must not only deal with his own reluctance and past but also the appearance of other Riders, more powerful Enmi, and a horrible truth behind the entire Rider system that threatens the very foundations of their lives.

Allies

 * Fukusaburo Furuse
 * Kuroko Hanaori
 * Ataro/Umsuke
 * Masao Onishi
 * Reki Tokoname

Episodes

 * 1) My Blood Has Its Own Beat (おれ わ血持つ独自のビート)
 * 2) Going Forth (行く)
 * 3) Taking the Pattern (隈をとる)
 * 4) Call Me... (電話してね...)

Movies

 * 1) Kamen Rider Nio: Episode "Zero" - The Harsh Battle Alone (仮面ライダー仁王:挿話「ゼロ」- 私自身の厳しい戦い)
 * 2) Kamen Rider Nio: Episode "Infinity" - The Horizon in Reach (仮面ライダー仁王:挿話「無限」- その地平線が届く)
 * 3) Kamen Rider Nio Hokora (仮面ライダー仁王祠)
 * 4) Kamen Rider Nio Hokora: Kamen Rider Bancho (仮面ライダー仁王祠:仮面ライダー番長)
 * 5) Kamen Rider Nio Hokora: Kamen Rider Majokko (仮面ライダー仁王祠: 仮面ライダー魔女っ子)
 * 6) Kamen Rider Nio Hokora: Kamen Rider Mao (仮面ライダー仁王祠:仮面ライダー魔王)

Specials

 * 1) Kamen Rider Nio: A Sudden Hyper Makeup Battle! (仮面ライダー仁王: 突然のハイパー化粧の戦い!)
 * 2) Kamen Rider Nio Special Commemoration (仮面ライダー仁王特別記念)

Drama CD

 * Drama CD: Kamen Rider Nio -That Year's Special Hatsumōde- (ドラマCD:仮面ライダー仁王 -その年の特別な初詣-)

Stageshows

 * 1) Kamen Rider Nio: Special Event (仮面ライダー仁王スペシャルイベント)
 * 2) Kamen Rider Nio: Final Stage (仮面ライダー仁王ファイナルステージ)

Cast

 * Era Saga (サガ偉): Aoi Imagawa (今川 碧海)
 * Kuroko Hanaori (花織 黒子) : Hikari Takahashi (髙橋 ひかる)
 * Doppo Abe (安部獨歩): Taiki Yamazaki (山崎 大輝)
 * Saga no Mamoru (サガマモル) : Masashi Taniguchi (谷口 賢志)
 * Masao Onishi (大西正雄) : Ryosei Konishi (小西 遼生)
 * Ikegu (イケグー) : Shohei Miura (三浦 翔平)

Suit Actors

 * Kamen Rider Nio: Yuya Nawata (縄田 雄哉)
 * Kamen Rider Bancho: TBA
 * Kamen Rider Majokko: TBA
 * Kamen Rider Mao: TBA
 * Kamen Rider Daimao: TBA