Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider | |
![]() First tankōbon volume cover | |
東島丹三郎は仮面ライダーになりたい (Tōjima Tanzaburō wa Kamen Raidā ni Naritai) | |
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Genre | Tokusatsu |
Manga | |
Written by | Yokusaru Shibata |
Published by | Hero's Inc. |
Imprint | Hero's Comics |
Magazine |
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Original run | May 1, 2018 – present |
Volumes | 16 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Takahiro Ikezoe |
Produced by | Kōsuke Yokota |
Written by | Touko Machida |
Music by | TeddyLoid |
Studio | Liden Films |
Licensed by | Crunchyroll |
Original network | Tokyo MX |
Original run | October 5,2025 – scheduled |
Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider [a] is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yokusaru Shibata,with cooperation by Toei and Ishimori Productions. It began serialization in Hero's Inc.'s seinen manga magazine Monthly Hero's in May 2018. After the magazine's disbandment in October 2020,it was transferred to the Comiplex website in November of the same year. An anime television series adaptation produced by Liden Films is set to premiere in October 2025.
Written and illustrated by Yokusaru Shibata,Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider began serialization in Hero's Inc.'s seinen manga magazine Monthly Hero's on May 1,2018. [3] After the final issue of the Monthly Hero's was published on October 30,2020,the series was transferred to the Comiplex website on November 27 the same year. [4] The series' chapters have been collected into sixteen tankōbon volumes as of April 2025. [5]
No. | Release date | ISBN |
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1 | December 5,2018 [6] | 978-4-86468-604-4 |
2 | May 2, 2019 [7] | 978-4-86468-642-6 |
3 | September 5, 2019 [8] | 978-4-86468-669-3 |
4 | December 5, 2019 [9] | 978-4-86468-684-6 |
5 | May 15, 2020 [10] | 978-4-86468-721-8 |
6 | August 5, 2020 [11] | 978-4-86468-737-9 |
7 | January 9, 2021 [12] | 978-4-86468-772-0 |
8 | May 1, 2021 [13] | 978-4-86468-802-4 |
9 | September 3, 2021 [14] | 978-4-86468-828-4 |
10 | February 4, 2022 [15] | 978-4-86468-867-3 |
11 | August 29, 2022 [16] | 978-4-86468-121-6 |
12 | February 28, 2023 [17] | 978-4-86468-159-9 |
13 | September 5, 2023 [18] | 978-4-86468-196-4 |
14 | March 29, 2024 [19] | 978-4-86468-246-6 |
15 | September 28, 2024 [20] | 978-4-86468-289-3 |
16 | April 4, 2025 [5] | 978-4-86805-059-9 |
An anime adaptation produced by Aniplex was announced on March 7, 2025. [21] It was later revealed to be a television series that is set to be animated by Liden Films and directed by Takahiro Ikezoe, with scripts written by Touko Machida, characters designed by Cindy H. Yamauchi, and music composed by TeddyLoid. It is set to premiere on October 5, 2025, on Tokyo MX and other networks. [1] [2] The opening theme song is "Wanna be" performed by TeddyLoid featuring Shigeru Matsuzaki and TOPHAMHAT-KYO of FAKE TYPE. [22] Crunchyroll will stream the series. [23]