Kamen Rider Nio

Kamen Rider Nio (仮面ライダー仁王) is Japanese tokusatsu drama in the Kamen Rider series by Toei and Ishimori Productions. Considered an "extra-plus season", it was produced for a full run after the success of Kamen Rider Amazons. It began airing on BS Asahi and Tokyo MX alongside the current Kamen Rider series in chronology, though it would later be streamed on the Japanese version of Amazon Prime. Ryuku Fukui writes and directs the show in his first Kamen Rider series. The series features a Shinto shrine and kabuki theme, though other aspects of Japanese culture are also celebrated and used as inspiration.

A feature film adaptation has been produced: Kamen Rider Nio Interlude: The Lost Verse. 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 descendant in order to fight what they believe to be the next "great darkness". 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 Gahara 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 instinct 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.

Kane Shrine

 * Kuroko Hanaori
 * Ataro/Umsuke
 * Masao Onishi
 * Takeshi Kurisu
 * Arika Kawashima
 * Date Saga

Manga Café Hokkyokusei

 * Reki Tatemae
 * Iena Sugiyama
 * TBA

Certain Situation Unit

 * Yoshiki Tsuruta

Others

 * Fukusaburo Furuse

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...)
 * 5) A Sudden Heaviness in the Chest (突然重さ胸に)

Movies

 * 1) Kamen Rider Nio Interlude: The Lost Verse (仮面ライダー仁王幕間: 失われた詩)
 * 2) Kamen Rider Nio Hokora (仮面ライダー仁王祠)
 * 3) Kamen Rider Nio Hokora: Kamen Rider Bancho (仮面ライダー仁王祠:仮面ライダー番長)
 * 4) 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)
 * 5) Kamen Rider Nio Hokora: Kamen Rider Honō (仮面ライダー仁王祠:(仮面ライダー炎)

Specials

 * 1) Kuroko Knows! All About the Kamen Riders (黒子は知ってる！すべての仮面ライダーについて)
 * 2) 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!)
 * 3) 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)

Novel

 * Kamen Rider Nio Epilogue: The Horizon Within Reach (仮面ライダー仁王切り:その地平線が届く)

Cast

 * Saga no Mamoru (サガマモル) : Masashi Taniguchi (谷口 賢志)
 * Era Saga (サガ偉): Aoi Imagawa (今川 碧海)
 * Kuroko Hanaori (花織 黒子) : Hikaru Takahashi (髙橋 ひかる)
 * Doppo Abe (安部獨歩): Taiki Yamazaki (山崎 大輝)
 * Yoshiki Tsuruta (鶴田 佳樹) : Mitsuru Karahashi (唐橋 充)
 * Shine Konno (紺野しね) : Yurina Yanagi (柳 ゆり菜)
 * Masao Onishi (大西正雄) : Ryosei Konishi (小西 遼生)
 * Date Saga (サガ 伊達) : Ainosuke Kataoka VI (六代目 片岡 愛之助)
 * Chuuya Shiraishi (白石 中也) : Asahi Itou (伊藤 あさひ)

Suit Actors

 * Kamen Rider Nio: Yuya Nawata (縄田 雄哉)
 * Kamen Rider Bancho: Makoto Arakawa (荒川 真)
 * Kamen Rider Majokko: TBA
 * Kamen Rider Mao: TBA
 * Kamen Rider Daimo: TBA