Kamen Rider Gotchard

Kamen Rider Gotchard (仮面ライダーガッチャード, Kamen Raidā Gatchādo) is a Japanese Tokusatsu drama, the 34th entry of Toei Company's Kamen Rider metaseries, and the fifth series to debut during the Reiwa period. The series debuted on September 3, 2023, joining Ohsama Sentai King-Ohger in the Super Hero Time lineup after the finale of Kamen Rider Geats.[1]

Kamen Rider Gotchard
GenreTokusatsu
Superhero fiction
Science fiction
Martial arts
Based onKamen Rider concept
by Shotaro Ishinomori
Developed byIshimori Productions
Toei Company
Written by
Directed by
Starring
Voices of
Narrated byKatsuyuki Konishi
Opening theme"CHEMYxSTORY" by Back-On
ComposerHiroshi Takaki
Country of originJapan
Original languageJapanese
No. of episodes8 (list of episodes)
Production
Producers
  • Takehiro Ōkawa (TV Asahi)
  • Keisuke Shibataka (TV Asahi)
  • Yōsuke Minato (Toei)
Running time24–25 min. (per episode)
Production companies
Release
Original networkANN (TV Asahi, ABC, Mētele, KBC, HTB)
Original releaseSeptember 3, 2023 (2023-09-03) – present
Related

Plot
Main article: List of Kamen Rider Gotchard characters

Hotaro Ichinose is a student at Furasu High School who stumbles into a secret school for apprentice alchemists beneath his school called the Alchemy Academy. He receives the GotcharDriver from an alchemist named Fuga Kudo, who entrusts the youth to become Kamen Rider Gotchard and retrieve the Chemies, artificial lifeforms that were released a decade ago and could fuse with a maliced humans into humanoid monsters known as Malgams.

Assisting Hotaro in his task to retrieve the Chemies is Fuga's daughter Rinne, a student at the Alchemy Academy. Spana Kurogane, a graduate from the academy who views the Chemies as nothing more than tools and transforms into the warrior Valvarad, was also tasked with retrieving the Chemies and is a rival to Hotaro, who wants to befriend them. They are opposed by the Three Dark Sisters: Atropos, Clotho, and Lachesis, who intend to use the Chemies for their own purposes.

Production

The Kamen Rider Gotchard trademark was registered by Toei Company on May 15, 2023, and published on May 23, 2023.[2]

Gotchard was officially announced on July 21, 2023.[1] An online production announcement conference introducing the main cast and characters and the artist for the show's theme song was held on August 9, 2023.

The opening theme song "CHEMY×STORY" is performed by rock band Back-On. From 2024, an unrevealed artist joins them to sing the opening theme song.[3]

Films

Kamen Rider Gotchard debuted in the feature film Kamen Rider Geats the Movie: The 4 Aces and the Black Fox.[1]

Gotchard & Geats

Kamen Rider the Winter Movie: Gotchard & Geats (仮面ライダー THE WINTER MOVIE ガッチャード&ギーツ, Kamen Raidā Za Wintā Mūbī Gatchādo And Gītsu) is an upcoming crossover film scheduled for release on December 22, 2023, starring the casts of Gotchard and Kamen Rider Geats.[4]

Spin-offs
  • Kamen Rider Gotchard vs. Kamen Rider Legend (仮面ライダーガッチャードVS仮面ライダーレジェンド, Kamen Raidā Gatchādo Bāsasu Kamen Raidā Rejendo): An upcoming web-exclusive series scheduled for release on Toei Tokusatsu YouTube Official and several other streaming services, including Toei Tokusatsu Fan Club and TVer, on November 5, 2023.[5]

Cast
Main article: List of Kamen Rider Gotchard characters
  • Hotaro Ichinose (一ノ瀬 宝太郎, Ichinose Hōtarō): Junsei Motojima (本島 純政, Motojima Junsei)
  • Rinne Kudo (九堂 りんね, Kudō Rin'ne): Reiyo Matsumoto (松本 麗世, Matsumoto Reiyo)
  • Supana Kurogane (黒鋼 スパナ, Kurogane Supana): Yasunari Fujibayashi (藤林 泰也, Fujibayashi Yasunari)
  • Renge Icho (銀杏 蓮華, Ichō Renge): Oto Abe (安倍 乙, Abe Oto)
  • Sabimaru Tsuruhara (鶴原 錆丸, Tsuruhara Sabimaru): Rikiya Tomizono (富園 力也, Tomizono Rikiya)
  • Minato (ミナト): Rikuto Kumaki (熊木 陸斗, Kumaki Rikuto)
  • Atropos (アトロポス, Atoroposu): Itono Okita (沖田 絃乃, Okita Itono)
  • Clotho (クロトー, Kurotō): Kanon Miyahara (宮原 華音, Miyahara Kanon)
  • Lachesis (ラケシス, Rakeshisu): Arisa Sakamaki (坂巻 有紗, Sakamaki Arisa)
  • Ryo Kajiki (加治木 亮, Kajiki Ryō): Amon Kabe (加部 亜門, Kabe Amon)
  • Tamami Ichinose (一ノ瀬 珠美, Ichinose Tamami): Yoko Minamino (南野 陽子, Minamino Yōko)
  • Fuga Kudo (九堂 風雅, Kudō Fūga): Kanji Ishimaru (石丸 幹二, Ishimaru Kanji)
  • Hopper 1 (ホッパー1, Hoppā Wan, Voice): Misato Fukuen (福圓 美里, Fukuen Misato)
  • Steamliner (スチームライナー, Suchīmurainā, Voice): Nobuyuki Hiyama (檜山 修之, Hiyama Nobuyuki)
  • Narration, GotcharDriver Voice, Smaphone (スマホーン, Sumahōn, Voice), Mechanichani (メカニッカニ, Mekanikkani, Voice): Katsuyuki Konishi (小西 克幸, Konishi Katsuyuki)

Guest cast
  • Gōriki (剛力, 5): Yukio Naya (納谷 幸男, Naya Yukio)

Theme songs
Opening theme
  • "CHEMY×STORY"
    • Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi (藤林 聖子, Fujibayashi Shōko)
    • Composition & Arrangement: Hi-yunk (Back-On)
    • Artist: Back-On
    Episode 1 does not feature the show's opening sequence, and it is instead used as an insert song.
Insert theme
  • "Rising Fighter"
    • Lyrics: Asami Sakata (坂田 麻美, Sakata Asami)
    • Composition: Haruo Yoda (与田 春生, Yoda Haruo), Takatsugu Tsumabuki (妻夫木 崇次, Tsumabuki Takatsugu)
    • Arrangement: Takatsugu Tsumabuki
    • Artist: Beverly
    • Episodes: 2-6 8-

References
  1. "『仮面ライダーガッチャード』 2023年９月３日(日)スタート！ 【毎週日曜】 午前 ９：００～９：３０ 放送" (in Japanese). Toei Company. July 21, 2023. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
  2. "商標ウォッチ" (in Japanese). Chizai Watch. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  3. "令和ライダー第5作『仮面ライダーガッチャード』主題歌担当は、BACK-ON！" (in Japanese). Avex Inc. August 9, 2023. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  4. "『仮面ライダー THE WINTER MOVIE ガッチャード＆ギーツ』 公開決定！！" (in Japanese). Toei Company. October 20, 2023. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  5. "「令和ライダー？１００年早いな」仮面ライダーガッチャード配信スピンオフ制作決定！！黄金に輝く仮面ライダーレジェンド！" (in Japanese). Kamen Rider Web. 13 October 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
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