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Genre | Tokusatsu Superhero fiction Science fiction Action drama Horror Supernatural fiction |
Based on | Kamen Rider Kuuga by Shotaro Ishinomori |
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Written by | Toshiki Inoue |
Directed by | Ryuta Tasaki |
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Opening theme | "Kamen Rider AGITO" "Kamen Rider AGITO ~24.7 version~" by Shinichi Ishihara |
Composer | Toshihiko Sahashi |
Country of origin | Japan |
No. of episodes | 51 |
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Running time | 23–25 minutes per episode |
Production companies | TV Asahi Asatsu-DK Toei Company |
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Network | ANN (TV Asahi) |
Release | January 28, 2001 – January 27, 2002 |
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Kamen Rider Agito (Japanese: 仮面ライダーアギト, Hepburn: Kamen Raidā Agito, stylized in English as Masked Rider ΑGITΩ), is the eleventh installment in the popular Kamen Rider tokusatsu franchise. The series represented the 30th anniversary of the Kamen Rider Series.
The series was also a joint collaboration between Asatsu-DK and Toei and was shown on TV Asahi from January 28, 2001, to January 27, 2002. The series served as an indirect sequel to Kamen Rider Kuuga , which this show is set in the same universe as the previous show, and the first Kamen Rider series to not have an ending sequence. The series aired along with Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger . The series is airing on Toku after being added to the network in November 2020. [1]
Two years have passed since the Unidentified Lifeform case concluded, a series of mysterious and impossible murders are taking place across the city carried out by unknown beings. A man named Shouichi Tsugami has no memory of who he was, where he came from, or how he came upon his peculiar circumstances to transform into a powerful superhuman, Kamen Rider Agito, whenever in the presence of the beings referred to by the police as the "Unknown". Known as the Lords, these powerful monsters perceived themselves as humanity's defenders and kill certain people in a series of murders that force the police department to make Makoto Hikawa the user of the Kamen Rider G3 powersuit which was modeled after Kamen Rider Kuuga. Shouichi and Makoto, both initially hesitant of the other at first, are joined by Ryō Ashihara, who becomes a pre-Agito known as Kamen Rider Gills and seeks the truth behind his father's suicide. These mysteries and many others collide as the true nature of Agito would ultimately determine the fate of humanity.
# | English title Original Japanese title | Director | Writer | Original airdate |
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1 | "The Warrior's Awakening" Transliteration: "Senshi no Kakusei" (Japanese: 戦士の覚醒) | Ryuta Tasaki | Toshiki Inoue | January 28, 2001 |
2 | "Blue Storm" Transliteration: "Ao no Arashi" (Japanese: 青の嵐) | Ryuta Tasaki | Toshiki Inoue | February 4, 2001 |
3 | "My Transformation!" Transliteration: "Ore no Henshin!" (Japanese: 俺の変身!) | Takao Nagaishi | Toshiki Inoue | February 11, 2001 |
4 | "Puzzle Decoding" Transliteration: "Pazuru Kaidoku" (Japanese: パズル解読) | Takao Nagaishi | Toshiki Inoue | February 18, 2001 |
5 | "The Third Warrior" Transliteration: "Dai San no Senshi" (Japanese: 第3の戦士) | Shunji Muguruma | Toshiki Inoue | February 25, 2001 |
6 | "Sorrowful Monstrous Fist" Transliteration: "Kanashiki Yōken" (Japanese: 哀しき妖拳) | Shunji Muguruma | Toshiki Inoue | March 4, 2001 |
7 | "A Piece of a Memory" Transliteration: "Kioku no Ippen" (Japanese: 記憶の一片) | Ryuta Tasaki | Toshiki Inoue | March 11, 2001 |
8 | "Sword of Red Flames" Transliteration: "Akai Honō no Tsurugi" (Japanese: 赤い炎の剣) | Ryuta Tasaki | Toshiki Inoue | March 18, 2001 |
9 | "The Two G3s" Transliteration: "Futari no Jī Surī" (Japanese: 2人のG3) | Takao Nagaishi | Toshiki Inoue | March 25, 2001 |
10 | "Silver Points and Lines" Transliteration: "Gin no Ten to Sen" (Japanese: 銀の点と線) | Takao Nagaishi | Toshiki Inoue | April 1, 2001 |
11 | "The Past Tied Together" Transliteration: "Tsunagaru Kako" (Japanese: 繋がる過去) | Hidenori Ishida | Toshiki Inoue | April 8, 2001 |
12 | "The Crash in the Lake!" Transliteration: "Mizuumi no Gekitotsu!" (Japanese: 湖の激突!) | Hidenori Ishida | Toshiki Inoue | April 15, 2001 |
13 | "Dad's Clue" Transliteration: "Chichi no Tegakari" (Japanese: 父の手掛かり) | Ryuta Tasaki | Toshiki Inoue | April 22, 2001 |
14 | "The Strongest Kick" Transliteration: "Saikyō Kikku" (Japanese: 最強キック) | Ryuta Tasaki | Toshiki Inoue | April 29, 2001 |
15 | "A Trap Begins" Transliteration: "Wana no Hajimari" (Japanese: 罠の始まり) | Takao Nagaishi | Toshiki Inoue | May 6, 2001 |
16 | "A Suspicious Woman..." Transliteration: "Ayashii On'na..." (Japanese: 怪しい女…) | Takao Nagaishi | Toshiki Inoue | May 13, 2001 |
17 | "Capture Tactics!" Transliteration: "Hokaku Sakusen!" (Japanese: 捕獲作戦!) | Takao Nagaishi | Toshiki Inoue | May 20, 2001 |
18 | "The New Boss" Transliteration: "Atarashii Bosu" (Japanese: 新しいボス) | Hidenori Ishida | Toshiki Inoue | May 27, 2001 |
19 | "Breakup Decision?" Transliteration: "Kaisan Kettei?" (Japanese: 解散決定?) | Hidenori Ishida | Toshiki Inoue | June 3, 2001 |
20 | "That Awakening" Transliteration: "Aru Mezame" (Japanese: 或る目覚め) | Nobuhiro Suzumura | Toshiki Inoue | June 10, 2001 |
21 | "Rampaging Power" Transliteration: "Bōsō Suru Chikara" (Japanese: 暴走する力) | Nobuhiro Suzumura | Toshiki Inoue | June 24, 2001 |
22 | "Fateful Showdown" Transliteration: "Unmei no Taiketsu" (Japanese: 運命の対決) | Ryuta Tasaki | Toshiki Inoue | July 1, 2001 |
23 | "The Qualified Person" Transliteration: "Shikaku Aru Mono" (Japanese: 資格ある者) | Ryuta Tasaki | Toshiki Inoue | July 8, 2001 |
24 | "The Flawless Machine" Transliteration: "Kanpeki Mashin" (Japanese: 完璧マシン) | Takao Nagaishi | Toshiki Inoue | July 15, 2001 |
25 | "Another Clash!" Transliteration: "Gekitotsu Futatabi!" (Japanese: 激突再び!) | Takao Nagaishi | Toshiki Inoue | July 22, 2001 |
26 | "Restored Memories" Transliteration: "Gekitotsu Futatabi!" (Japanese: 甦った記憶) | Hidenori Ishida | Toshiki Inoue | July 29, 2001 |
27 | "Ryō Dies..." Transliteration: "Ryō, Shisu..." (Japanese: 涼、死す…) | Hidenori Ishida | Toshiki Inoue | August 5, 2001 |
28 | "That Summer Day" Transliteration: "Ano Natsu no Hi" (Japanese: あの夏の日) | Kenkō Satō | Yasuko Kobayashi | August 12, 2001 |
29 | "A Numerical Mystery!?" Transliteration: "Sūji no Nazo!?" (Japanese: 数字の謎!?) | Kenkō Satō | Toshiki Inoue | August 19, 2001 |
30 | "Hidden Power" Transliteration: "Kakusareta Chikara" (Japanese: 隠された力) | Takao Nagaishi | Toshiki Inoue | August 26, 2001 |
31 | "A Person's Whereabouts" Transliteration: "Hito no Ibasho" (Japanese: 人の居場所) | Takao Nagaishi | Toshiki Inoue | September 2, 2001 |
32 | "Gills Resurrection" Transliteration: "Girusu Fukkatsu" (Japanese: ギルス復活) | Takao Nagaishi | Toshiki Inoue | September 9, 2001 |
33 | "The Enemy Who Appeared" Transliteration: "Arawareta Teki" (Japanese: 現れた敵) | Osamu Kaneda | Toshiki Inoue | September 16, 2001 |
34 | "Summoning Souls to Meet" Transliteration: "Yobiau Tamashii" (Japanese: 呼び逢う魂) | Osamu Kaneda | Toshiki Inoue | September 23, 2001 |
35 | "The Mysterious Messiah" Transliteration: "Nazo no Kyūseishu" (Japanese: 謎の救世主) | Takao Nagaishi | Toshiki Inoue | September 30, 2001 |
36 | "The Fourth Man" Transliteration: "Yoninme no Otoko" (Japanese: 4人目の男) | Takao Nagaishi | Toshiki Inoue | October 7, 2001 |
37 | "The Warrior of Darkness" Transliteration: "Kurayami no Senshi" (Japanese: 暗闇の戦士) | Katsuya Watanabe | Toshiki Inoue | October 14, 2001 |
38 | "The True Identity..." Transliteration: "Sono Shōtai..." (Japanese: その正体…) | Katsuya Watanabe | Toshiki Inoue | October 21, 2001 |
39 | "Gills Howl" Transliteration: "Girusu Hōkō" (Japanese: ギルス咆哮) | Nobuhiro Suzumura | Toshiki Inoue | October 28, 2001 |
40 | "United Front!" Transliteration: "Kyōdō Sensen!" (Japanese: 共同戦線!) | Nobuhiro Suzumura | Toshiki Inoue | November 11, 2001 |
41 | "Light and Darkness" Transliteration: "Hikari to Yami" (Japanese: 光と闇) | Ryuta Tasaki | Toshiki Inoue | November 18, 2001 |
42 | "The Akatsuki" Transliteration: "Akatsuki-gō" (Japanese: あかつき号) | Ryuta Tasaki | Toshiki Inoue | November 25, 2001 |
43 | "The Darkness That Begins to Move" Transliteration: "Ugokidasu Yami" (Japanese: 動きだす闇) | Takao Nagaishi | Toshiki Inoue | December 2, 2001 |
44 | "Dad and Older Sister and..." Transliteration: "Chichi to Ane to..." (Japanese: 父と姉と…) | Takao Nagaishi | Toshiki Inoue | December 9, 2001 |
45 | "Stolen Power" Transliteration: "Ubawareta Chikara" (Japanese: 奪われた力) | Osamu Kaneda | Toshiki Inoue | December 16, 2001 |
46 | "Warriors, Those Bonds" Transliteration: "Senshi Sono Kizuna" (Japanese: 戦士その絆) | Osamu Kaneda | Toshiki Inoue | December 23, 2001 |
47 | "The Mystery of the Sky!" Transliteration: "Tenkū no Kai!" (Japanese: 天空の怪!) | Hidenori Ishida | Toshiki Inoue | December 30, 2001 |
48 | "The Governor of Stars" Transliteration: "Hoshi no Shihaisha" (Japanese: 星の支配者) | Hidenori Ishida | Toshiki Inoue | January 6, 2002 |
49 | "Footsteps of Destruction" Transliteration: "Zetsumetsu no Ashioto" (Japanese: 絶滅の足音) | Takao Nagaishi | Toshiki Inoue | January 13, 2002 |
50 | "Now, Time to Battle" Transliteration: "Ima, Tatakau Toki" (Japanese: 今、戦う時) | Takao Nagaishi | Toshiki Inoue | January 20, 2002 |
51 | "AGITΩ" | Takao Nagaishi | Toshiki Inoue | January 27, 2002 |
The Kamen Rider Agito trademark was registered by Toei on October 16, 2000. [3]
A video game based on the series, developed by KAZe and published by Bandai, was released in Japan on November 29, 2001, for the PlayStation. It is a fighting game.
Agito featured two S.I.C. Hero Saga side stories published in Monthly Hobby Japan magazine. The first was titled Masked Rider ΑGITΩ: Heaven's Door (MASKED RIDER ΑGITΩ -HEAVEN'S DOOR-) and featured a crossover with Kamen Rider 555 . It introduces the new characters Mirage Agito (ミラージュアギト, Mirāju Agito) and the Dog Orphnoch (ドッグオルフェノク, Doggu Orufenoku). The story was published from October 2003 to March 2004. Later, in the S.I.C. Hero Saga Vol. 2 book, the elements of 555 were removed from the story and the Dog Orphnoch was changed to the Dog Load (ドッグロード, Doggu Rōdo).
The second S.I.C. Hero Saga story titled Masked Rider ΑGITΩ: Project G1 (MASKED RIDER ΑGITΩ -PROJECT G1-) expands on the story told in Project G4 in showing the G-Series suits Generation 1, Kamen Rider G4-X (仮面ライダーG4-X, Kamen Raidā Jī Fō Ekkusu), Generation 2, and the Road Chaser (ロードチェイサー, Rōdo Cheisā) vehicle. It also features the Hydrozoa Lord (ハイドロゾアロード, Haidorozoa Rōdo)Hydrozoa Tegula (ヒドロゾア・テグラ, Hidorozoa Tegura). The story was published from October 2007 to January 2008.
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