Kamen Rider OOO
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is a 2010-2011 Japanese tokusatsu
drama in Toei Company
's Kamen Rider Series
, being the twelfth series in the Heisei period run and the twenty-first overall. It began airing on September 5, 2010, the week following the conclusion of Kamen Rider W, joining Tensou Sentai Goseiger
and then Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger
in the Super Hero Time
lineup, until its conclusion on August 28, 2011. The series' titular Kamen Rider made a cameo appearance in the film Kamen Rider W Forever: A to Z/The Gaia Memories of Fate. The catchphrase for the series is .
, known for the screenplays of Seijuu Sentai Gingaman
, Mirai Sentai Timeranger
, Kamen Rider Ryuki
, Den-O
, and Samurai Sentai Shinkenger
. The creature designers are Yutaka Izubuchi
, known for his work on the Lords in Kamen Rider Agito
, and Tamotsu Shinohara, known for his work on the Mirror Monster
s of Ryuki and the Orphnoch of Kamen Rider 555
.
Unlike several previous Heisei Rider Series, no alternate name has been given yet for the three O's in the title ( read as "Double" and read as "Φ's/Phi's/Faiz") aside from an alternate spelling of the name of the main Kamen Rider: Ooz. Both "OOO" and "Ooz" are intended to be read as "O's", referring to the multiple uses of the letter O
in the title as well as . The title OOO signifies the three medals that the main Kamen Rider uses to transform as well as being representative of the infinity symbol
(
) with an additional circle.
The 28th episode of Kamen Rider OOO serves as the 1000th episode of the Kamen Rider Series
since Kamen Rider
premiered on April 3, 1971. The episode was originally set to premiere on March 27, 2011. However, due to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
, the airing of this episode was postponed by one week to April 3, 2011. For the 999th and 1000th episodes, various guest stars with the kanji for in their name were featured: Chiaki
, Chisato Morishita
, Chinatsu Wakatsuki, and the owarai
duo Harisenbon (sen also being Japanese for 1000).
known as the Greeed awaken after their 800-year slumber to attack humans and feed off of their desires, the disembodied arm of the Greeed named Ankh gives Eiji a belt and three Medals to fight the other Greeed as Kamen Rider OOO
. The mysterious Kougami Foundation approaches Eiji and begins assisting him in his fight against the Greeed, though their true motives are not clear. As Eiji fights the Greeed and their Yummy monsters, learning more of the Greeed and Ankh, he starts to find a purpose beyond his journey.
featuring the cast and characters of Kamen Rider Den-O
, Kamen Rider OOO, and other characters from the past franchise series.
. It also features the first on-screen appearance of the 13th Heisei Kamen Rider: Kamen Rider Fourze
.
in the same vein of the Movie War 2010 and Movie War Core films, titled , is planned for a December 10, 2011, theatrical release in Japan.
titled was released on both the PlayStation Portable
and Nintendo Wii
on December 2, 2010. In addition to adding Kamen Rider OOO to the game, the previous Heisei Riders' most powerful forms (e.g., Kuuga Ultimate Form & Double CycloneJoker Xtreme) are added as playable characters as well as other Heisei Kamen Riders not included in either of the two previous versions.
magazine. The DVD will feature the Kangaroo Medal, which can be used by Kamen Rider OOO to transform either his arms or legs to have kangaroo
-themed powers.
"Kangaroo Dance" is a song used in the Hyper Battle DVD featuring Akira Kushida chanting "Kangaroo" in the background with composition & arrangement from Shuhei Naruse
.
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Ending themes: Each of the series' various ending themes are titled in such a way to resemble the Kamen Rider OOO Combo that they serve as the theme for. The songs also feature Akira Kushida
, the voice for the OOO Driver, chanting the name of the combo throughout the song. Ayano, a session guitarist for many of the recent Kamen Rider Series songs and member of the "Tsuyoshi & Ayano" group from the Kamen Rider W radio show, performs guitars on all of the tracks.
Other
The first soundtrack for Kamen Rider OOO was released on November 17, 2010; it includes an edit of the series' opening theme "Anything Goes!". The second soundtrack was released on June 22, 2011. The Kamen Rider OOO: Full Combo Collection album was released on July 27, 2011, debuting at number 8 on its day of release on Oricon
's daily album ranking.
DJ HURRY KENN announced on twitter that Kamen Rider OOOs "final song" will be recorded on July 18, 2011.
Tokusatsu
is a Japanese term that applies to any live-action film or television drama that usually features superheroes and makes considerable use of special effects ....
drama in Toei Company
Toei Company
is a Japanese film, television production, and distribution corporation. Based in Tokyo, Toei owns and operates thirty-four movie theaters across Japan, a modest vertically-integrated studio system by the standards of the 1930s United States; operates studios at Tokyo and Kyoto; and is a...
's Kamen Rider Series
Kamen Rider Series
The is a metaseries of manga and tokusatsu television programs and films created by manga artist Shotaro Ishinomori. The various Kamen Rider media generally feature a motorcycle-riding superhero with an insect motif who fights supervillains often referred to as...
, being the twelfth series in the Heisei period run and the twenty-first overall. It began airing on September 5, 2010, the week following the conclusion of Kamen Rider W, joining Tensou Sentai Goseiger
Tensou Sentai Goseiger
is the title of Toei Company's thirty-fourth entry in its long-running Super Sentai Series of Japanese tokusatsu television series. It joined Kamen Rider W as a program featured in TV Asahi's Super Hero Time programming block, until the premiere of Kamen Rider OOO...
and then Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger
Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger
is a 2011 Japanese tokusatsu drama in the Super Sentai Series. It is the 35th entry in Toei Company's Super Sentai Series, following Tensou Sentai Goseiger. It premiered on TV Asahi on February 13, 2011, joining Kamen Rider OOO and then Kamen Rider Fourze as a program featured in TV Asahi's Super...
in the Super Hero Time
Super Hero Time
is a programming block on the Japanese television network, TV Asahi, featuring new episodes of tokusatsu television series from the Super Sentai and Kamen Rider series...
lineup, until its conclusion on August 28, 2011. The series' titular Kamen Rider made a cameo appearance in the film Kamen Rider W Forever: A to Z/The Gaia Memories of Fate. The catchphrase for the series is .
Production
OOO is written by Yasuko KobayashiYasuko Kobayashi
is a Japanese anime and tokusatsu drama screenwriter who has been involved in various television shows throughout her career, beginning in 1993 with Tokusou Robo Janperson.-Writing credits:...
, known for the screenplays of Seijuu Sentai Gingaman
Seijuu Sentai Gingaman
is a Japanese tokusatsu television series. It is Toei's 22nd entry of the Super Sentai television series. The series aired from February 22, 1998 to February 14, 1999 airing alongside Tetsuwan Tantei Robotack...
, Mirai Sentai Timeranger
Mirai Sentai Timeranger
is a Japanese Tokusatsu television series. It is the twenty-fourth series in Toei's Super Sentai franchise. The footage from this series was used in the American production Power Rangers Time Force. The opening narration of the series is .-Plot:...
, Kamen Rider Ryuki
Kamen Rider Ryuki
is a Japanese tokusatsu television series. It was the twelfth installment in the Kamen Rider Series of tokusatsu shows. It was a joint collaboration between Ishimori Productions and Toei, and it was shown on TV Asahi from February 3, 2002 to January 19, 2003. The catchphrase for the series is...
, Den-O
Kamen Rider Den-O
is the seventeenth installment in the popular Kamen Rider Series of tokusatsu programs. It is a joint collaboration between Ishimori Productions and Toei. It premiered January 28, 2007 on TV Asahi, and concluded airing on January 20, 2008...
, and Samurai Sentai Shinkenger
Samurai Sentai Shinkenger
is the title of Toei Company's thirty-third entry in its long-running Super Sentai Series of Japanese tokusatsu television series. It premiered on February 15, 2009, the week following the finale of Engine Sentai Go-onger, and ended on February 7, 2010...
. The creature designers are Yutaka Izubuchi
Yutaka Izubuchi
is a Japanese anime designer and director. Izubuchi is credited for designing costumes, characters and creatures, but most of his designs are mechanical...
, known for his work on the Lords in Kamen Rider Agito
Kamen Rider Agito
, 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 Ishimori Productions and Toei and was shown on TV Asahi from January 28, 2001 to January 27, 2002....
, and Tamotsu Shinohara, known for his work on the Mirror Monster
Mirror Monster
The are the fictional central antagonists of the 2002 Kamen Rider Series Kamen Rider Ryuki. These are man-eating monsters that exist with the Mirror World...
s of Ryuki and the Orphnoch of Kamen Rider 555
Kamen Rider 555
is a Japanese tokusatsu television series. It is the 13th installment in the Kamen Rider Series. It is a joint collaboration between Ishimori Productions and Toei, and was broadcast on TV Asahi from January 26, 2003 to January 18, 2004...
.
Unlike several previous Heisei Rider Series, no alternate name has been given yet for the three O's in the title ( read as "Double" and read as "Φ's/Phi's/Faiz") aside from an alternate spelling of the name of the main Kamen Rider: Ooz. Both "OOO" and "Ooz" are intended to be read as "O's", referring to the multiple uses of the letter O
O
O is the fifteenth letter and a vowel in the basic modern Latin alphabet.The letter was derived from the Semitic `Ayin , which represented a consonant, probably , the sound represented by the Arabic letter ع called `Ayn. This Semitic letter in its original form seems to have been inspired by a...
in the title as well as . The title OOO signifies the three medals that the main Kamen Rider uses to transform as well as being representative of the infinity symbol
Lemniscate
In algebraic geometry, a lemniscate refers to any of several figure-eight or ∞ shaped curves. It may refer to:*The lemniscate of Bernoulli, often simply called the lemniscate, the locus of points whose product of distances from two foci equals the square of half the interfocal distance*The...
(
) with an additional circle.The 28th episode of Kamen Rider OOO serves as the 1000th episode of the Kamen Rider Series
Kamen Rider Series
The is a metaseries of manga and tokusatsu television programs and films created by manga artist Shotaro Ishinomori. The various Kamen Rider media generally feature a motorcycle-riding superhero with an insect motif who fights supervillains often referred to as...
since Kamen Rider
Kamen Rider
, is a weekly science fiction story created by Japanese manga artist Shotaro Ishinomori. It debuted as a tokusatsu television series on April 3, 1971 and ran until February 10, 1973, airing on the Mainichi Broadcasting System and NET TV . A manga adaptation was also featured in Shōnen Magazine...
premiered on April 3, 1971. The episode was originally set to premiere on March 27, 2011. However, due to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
The 2011 earthquake off the Pacific coast of Tohoku, also known as the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, or the Great East Japan Earthquake, was a magnitude 9.0 undersea megathrust earthquake off the coast of Japan that occurred at 14:46 JST on Friday, 11 March 2011, with the epicenter approximately east...
, the airing of this episode was postponed by one week to April 3, 2011. For the 999th and 1000th episodes, various guest stars with the kanji for in their name were featured: Chiaki
Chiaki (tarento)
, Full name , is a Japanese tarento whose career ranges from singing, baby clothes designing, to voice-acting etc.- Biography :Chiaki was born in Maizuru, Kyoto on October 26, 1971 as the daughter of the chairman of Nippon Sheet Glass. Due to her father's job, she moved to Ichihara, Chiba soon...
, Chisato Morishita
Chisato Morishita
is a Japanese idol, tarento, actress, and former race queen.-Films:* *...
, Chinatsu Wakatsuki, and the owarai
Owarai
is a broad word used to describe Japanese comedy as seen on television. The word owarai is the honorific form of the word warai, meaning "a laugh" or "a smile". Owarai is most common on Japanese variety shows and the comedians are referred to as owarai geinin or owarai tarento...
duo Harisenbon (sen also being Japanese for 1000).
Story
Eiji Hino is a traveling man who has no place to call home and a tragic past. When coin-based homunculiHomunculus
Homunculus is a term used, generally, in various fields of study to refer to any representation of a human being. Historically, it referred specifically to the concept of a miniature though fully formed human body, for example, in the studies of alchemy and preformationism...
known as the Greeed awaken after their 800-year slumber to attack humans and feed off of their desires, the disembodied arm of the Greeed named Ankh gives Eiji a belt and three Medals to fight the other Greeed as Kamen Rider OOO
Kamen Rider OOO (character)
is the primary and eponymous protagonist of the 2010-2011 Kamen Rider Series Kamen Rider OOO. The name "OOO" is pronounced similarly to both "O's", referring to the three O's in the television series' title which represent the character's transformation items, and...
. The mysterious Kougami Foundation approaches Eiji and begins assisting him in his fight against the Greeed, though their true motives are not clear. As Eiji fights the Greeed and their Yummy monsters, learning more of the Greeed and Ankh, he starts to find a purpose beyond his journey.
Episodes
Each episode title of Kamen Rider OOO consists of three objects featured in the episode.A to Z/The Gaia Memories of Fate
The character of Eiji Hino (portrayed by Watanabe) and Kamen Rider OOO make their debut appearance in Kamen Rider Ws second film Kamen Rider W Forever: A to Z/The Gaia Memories of Fate.Movie War Core
After the end credits of W Forever, a short teaser featuring Kamen Rider Double and Kamen Rider OOO states that there will be a crossover film featuring both series' characters, much like Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider W & Decade: Movie War 2010. It is titled . As part of it, OOOs film opened in Japanese theaters on December 18, 2010.Let's Go Kamen Riders
, released on April 1, 2011, commemorates the 40th anniversary of the Kamen Rider SeriesKamen Rider Series
The is a metaseries of manga and tokusatsu television programs and films created by manga artist Shotaro Ishinomori. The various Kamen Rider media generally feature a motorcycle-riding superhero with an insect motif who fights supervillains often referred to as...
featuring the cast and characters of Kamen Rider Den-O
Kamen Rider Den-O
is the seventeenth installment in the popular Kamen Rider Series of tokusatsu programs. It is a joint collaboration between Ishimori Productions and Toei. It premiered January 28, 2007 on TV Asahi, and concluded airing on January 20, 2008...
, Kamen Rider OOO, and other characters from the past franchise series.
The Shogun and the 21 Core Medals
is the main theatrical release for Kamen Rider OOO, released on August 6, 2011, alongside the film for Kaizoku Sentai GokaigerKaizoku Sentai Gokaiger
is a 2011 Japanese tokusatsu drama in the Super Sentai Series. It is the 35th entry in Toei Company's Super Sentai Series, following Tensou Sentai Goseiger. It premiered on TV Asahi on February 13, 2011, joining Kamen Rider OOO and then Kamen Rider Fourze as a program featured in TV Asahi's Super...
. It also features the first on-screen appearance of the 13th Heisei Kamen Rider: Kamen Rider Fourze
Kamen Rider Fourze (character)
is the primary and eponymous protagonist of the 2011-2012 Kamen Rider Series Kamen Rider Fourze. Kamen Rider Fourze's name is meant to resemble the number 40, as Fourze serves as a 40th anniversary for the Kamen Rider Series and there are 40 different powers he can access...
.
Movie War Mega Max
A crossover film between Kamen Rider OOO and Kamen Rider FourzeKamen Rider Fourze
is a Japanese tokusatsu drama in Toei Company's Kamen Rider Series, being the thirteenth series in the Heisei period run and the twenty-second overall. It began airing on September 4, 2011, the week following the conclusion of Kamen Rider OOO, joining Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger in the Super Hero Time...
in the same vein of the Movie War 2010 and Movie War Core films, titled , is planned for a December 10, 2011, theatrical release in Japan.
Video game
A port of Kamen Rider: Climax HeroesKamen Rider: Climax Heroes
is a Bandai Namco and Eighting PlayStation 2 video game featuring the protagonists of the Heisei Kamen Rider Series. It is the first Kamen Rider fighting game to be released onto the PlayStation 2 since Kamen Rider Kabuto...
titled was released on both the PlayStation Portable
PlayStation Portable
The is a handheld game console manufactured and marketed by Sony Corporation Development of the console was announced during E3 2003, and it was unveiled on , 2004, at a Sony press conference before E3 2004...
and Nintendo Wii
Wii
The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others...
on December 2, 2010. In addition to adding Kamen Rider OOO to the game, the previous Heisei Riders' most powerful forms (e.g., Kuuga Ultimate Form & Double CycloneJoker Xtreme) are added as playable characters as well as other Heisei Kamen Riders not included in either of the two previous versions.
Hyper Battle DVD
will be released alongside a future issue of Televi-KunTelevi-Kun
is a Japanese monthly manga magazine published by Shogakukan, starting in May 1976. Its main target is elementary school aged boys, younger than the readers of shōnen manga...
magazine. The DVD will feature the Kangaroo Medal, which can be used by Kamen Rider OOO to transform either his arms or legs to have kangaroo
Kangaroo
A kangaroo is a marsupial from the family Macropodidae . In common use the term is used to describe the largest species from this family, especially those of the genus Macropus, Red Kangaroo, Antilopine Kangaroo, Eastern Grey Kangaroo and Western Grey Kangaroo. Kangaroos are endemic to the country...
-themed powers.
"Kangaroo Dance" is a song used in the Hyper Battle DVD featuring Akira Kushida chanting "Kangaroo" in the background with composition & arrangement from Shuhei Naruse
Shuhei Naruse
is a Japanese musician, composer, and music arranger from Kyoto Prefecture. Naruse attended Ritsumeikan University and his major debut as a musician was in the rock band DEVELOP=FRAME where he played keyboards. He has since worked on the composition and arrangement for various Avex Trax musical...
.
Cast
: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : .: :Guest cast
- : :
- Female Biker (27):
- Female Biker (27):
- Female Fan (28):
- Shocker Combatmen (28):
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Suit actors
- Kamen Rider OOO:
- Ankh, Kamen Rider Birth:
- Uva:
- Kazari:
- Gamel, Ankh (Lost):
- Mezool, Ankh (understudy):
- Ankh (opening dance):
Songs
Opening theme- "Anything Goes!Anything Goes! (Maki Ohguro song)"Anything Goes!" is a song by Japanese recording artist Maki Ohguro, her 32nd single in her over twenty-year-long career. The song serves as the opening theme of the 2010-2011 Kamen Rider Series Kamen Rider OOO. The single for the song was released on November 17, 2010, as a standard CD release and...
"- Lyrics: Shoko FujibayashiShoko Fujibayashiis a Japanese lyricist who has written the lyrics for several tokusatsu television series' theme songs. Most recently, Fujibayashi has worked with Shuhei Naruse on the soundtracks of Kamen Rider Den-O, Kamen Rider Kiva, and their films...
- Composition: Tatsuo (of everset and Galveston 19)
- Arrangement: Tatsuo & Kōtarō NakagawaKotaro Nakagawais a Japanese composer and arranger. He is a graduate of the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music's school of music.He is the son of trumpet player Yoshihiro Nakagawa, the elder brother of trombone player Eijirō Nakagawa and the nephew of clarinet player Takeshi Nakagawa and trombone...
- Artist:
- "Anything Goes!" was released on November 17, 2010, as a standard CD and a CD+DVD combo pack. The rapping on the song was performed by Rah-D, who provides his vocal talent in some of the show's background music.
- A balladic version of the song titled "Anything Goes! Ballad" was during the finale of Kamen Rider OOO. Ohguro stated that she thought that the song would also work as a slow ballad, especially after she has been watching how the series has progressed, and recorded the song during her hiatus from releases. The balladic version will be released as a single on December 7, 2011.
- Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
Ending themes: Each of the series' various ending themes are titled in such a way to resemble the Kamen Rider OOO Combo that they serve as the theme for. The songs also feature Akira Kushida
Akira Kushida
, is a Japanese vocalist who is well known for his work in the soundtracks for anime and tokusatsu productions, most notably Taiyou Sentai Sun Vulcan, Kinnikuman, and Uchuu Keiji Gavan. His nickname from his fans is...
, the voice for the OOO Driver, chanting the name of the combo throughout the song. Ayano, a session guitarist for many of the recent Kamen Rider Series songs and member of the "Tsuyoshi & Ayano" group from the Kamen Rider W radio show, performs guitars on all of the tracks.
- "Regret nothing ~Tighten Up~"
- Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
- Composition & Arrangement: Shuhei NaruseShuhei Naruseis a Japanese musician, composer, and music arranger from Kyoto Prefecture. Naruse attended Ritsumeikan University and his major debut as a musician was in the rock band DEVELOP=FRAME where he played keyboards. He has since worked on the composition and arrangement for various Avex Trax musical...
- Artist: Eiji Hino (Shu WatanabeShu Watanabe (actor)-TV series:*2010 : Flunk Punk Rumble *2010 : Kamen Rider OOO as Eiji Hino / Kamen Rider OOO-Films:*2010 : Kamen Rider W Forever: A to Z/The Gaia Memories of Fate as Eiji Hino / Kamen Rider OOO...
) - Episodes: 5, 7, 13
- "Regret nothing ~Tighten Up~" was recorded throughout late September 2010 and recording completed on October 2, 2010. Shuhei NaruseShuhei Naruseis a Japanese musician, composer, and music arranger from Kyoto Prefecture. Naruse attended Ritsumeikan University and his major debut as a musician was in the rock band DEVELOP=FRAME where he played keyboards. He has since worked on the composition and arrangement for various Avex Trax musical...
is the song's producer and it is sung by Shu WatanabeShu Watanabe (actor)-TV series:*2010 : Flunk Punk Rumble *2010 : Kamen Rider OOO as Eiji Hino / Kamen Rider OOO-Films:*2010 : Kamen Rider W Forever: A to Z/The Gaia Memories of Fate as Eiji Hino / Kamen Rider OOO...
under the name of his character Eiji Hino. It was first used in the October 3, 2010, episode. The pronunciation of "Tighten Up" is intended to mimic the pronunciation of "Tatoba". When played during scenes with other Combos, the "Tatoba" chant is removed from the song. The single for "Regret nothing ~Tighten Up~" features a skaSkaSka |Jamaican]] ) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s, and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. Ska combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues...
arrangement by tromboneTromboneThe trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family. Like all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player’s vibrating lips cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate...
player Eijiro Nakagawa.
- "Got to keep it real"
- Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
- Composition & Arrangement: Shuhei Naruse
- Artist: Eiji Hino (Shu Watanabe)
- Episodes: 6, 16, Movie War Core
- The title of "Got to keep it real", Gatakiriba Combo's theme song, was revealed on Shu Watanabe's official blog on Gree.jp. The chorus features Sunaho of Labor Day. The single for "Got to keep it real" features a tranceTrance musicTrance is a genre of electronic dance music that developed in the 1990s.:251 It is generally characterized by a tempo of between 125 and 150 bpm,:252 repeating melodic synthesizer phrases, and a musical form that builds up and breaks down throughout a track...
arrangement by Yoichi Sakai.
- "Ride on Right time"
- Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
- Composition & Arrangement: Shuhei Naruse
- Artist: Eiji Hino (Shu Watanabe)
- Episodes: 9, 10, 15, 40, 42, 45
- "Ride on Right time" is Latorartar Combo's theme song. The additional rap vocals are by Tsuyoshi Himura, the Tsuyoshi of "Tsuyoshi & Ayano". The single for "Ride on Right time" features a "mixture" arrangement by Shamo and Florida Keys member Junichi "Igao" Igarashi.
- "Sun goes up"
- Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
- Composition & Arrangement: Shuhei Naruse
- Artist: Eiji Hino (Shu Watanabe)
- Episodes: 12
- "Sun goes up" is Sagohzo Combo's theme song. The chorus features Mr. Rah-D.
- "Time judged all"
- Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
- Composition & Arrangement: Shuhei Naruse
- Artist: Eiji Hino × Ankh (Shu Watanabe & Ryosuke MiuraRyosuke Miurais a Japanese actor.-TV series:* 3 nen B gumi Kinpachi Sensei * Kochira Hon Ikegami Sho * Lion Sensei * Gokusen as Ryosuke Muto...
) - Episodes: 20, 22, 23, 25, 28, 48
- On January 12, 2011, Shu Watanabe announced on his Gree blog that he was recording a new song for OOO, specifically for the . The song has since been revealed to be titled "Time judged all", the theme for Tajadol Combo, and is a duet with Ryosuke MiuraRyosuke Miurais a Japanese actor.-TV series:* 3 nen B gumi Kinpachi Sensei * Kochira Hon Ikegami Sho * Lion Sensei * Gokusen as Ryosuke Muto...
as Ankh. The song features Hyuga Rei and Mami Yanagi performing in the chorus, chanting in GermanGerman languageGerman is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
. The "Full Combo Collection" album features a "dialogue" version as a bonus track.
- "Shout out"
- Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
- Composition & Arrangement: Shuhei Naruse
- Artist: Eiji Hino (Shu Watanabe)
- "Shout out" was first announced on April 17, 2011, by DJ HURRY KENN on the OOO Internet radio show, where he said the song for Shauta Combo would have a "Double-Action Rod form"-like feel, The song was played on the radio show, however it was never played in the series. Kaori Nagura of Kamen Rider GirlsKamen Rider Girlsis an idol group developed by Avex Trax and Ishimori Productions to commemorate the Kamen Rider Series' 40th anniversary in 2011. Each of the group's current members represent one of the protagonists of the Kamen Rider Series...
joins in the chorus.
- "POWER to TEARER"
- Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
- Composition & Arrangement: Shuhei Naruse
- Artist: Eiji Hino (Shu Watanabe) & Akira KushidaAkira Kushida, is a Japanese vocalist who is well known for his work in the soundtracks for anime and tokusatsu productions, most notably Taiyou Sentai Sun Vulcan, Kinnikuman, and Uchuu Keiji Gavan. His nickname from his fans is...
- Episodes: 36, 44
- "POWER to TEARER", the theme song for Putotyra Combo, is the first song that Akira KushidaAkira Kushida, is a Japanese vocalist who is well known for his work in the soundtracks for anime and tokusatsu productions, most notably Taiyou Sentai Sun Vulcan, Kinnikuman, and Uchuu Keiji Gavan. His nickname from his fans is...
is featured on the main vocals.
- "Reverse/Re:birth"
- Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
- Composition & Arrangement: tatsuo (everset)
- Artist: Akira Date & Shintaro Goto (Hiroaki Iwanaga & Asaya Kimijima)
- Episodes: 38, 46, 47
- "Reverse/Re:birth" is Kamen Rider Birth's theme song. The music video for the song features Hiroaki Iwanaga as Akira Date, Asaya Kimijima as Shintaro Goto, and Mayuko Arisue as Erika Satonaka.
Other
-
- Lyrics: Shotaro IshinomoriShotaro Ishinomoriwas a Japanese manga artist who became an influential figure in manga, anime, and tokusatsu, creating several immensely popular long-running series such as Cyborg 009 and Himitsu Sentai Goranger, what would go on to become part of the Super Sentai series, and the Kamen Rider Series...
- Composition & Arrangement: Shunsuke KikuchiShunsuke Kikuchiis a prolific Japanese composer from Hirosaki. He specializes in incidental music for media such as television and film.Active since the early 60s, he has been one of Japan's most highly demanded film and TV composers, working principally on tokusatsu and anime productions for children, as well as...
- Artist: Kōichi FujiMasato Shimonis a retired Japanese vocalist from Meguro, Tokyo. He is most known for his contributions to the theme songs of various anime and tokusatsu series. In his career, he has sung under the names and . "Masato Shimon" is also his recording name, as he was born with the name...
- Episodes: 27
- For the commemoration of the 1000th episode of the Kamen Rider SeriesKamen Rider SeriesThe is a metaseries of manga and tokusatsu television programs and films created by manga artist Shotaro Ishinomori. The various Kamen Rider media generally feature a motorcycle-riding superhero with an insect motif who fights supervillains often referred to as...
, the original "Let's Go!! Rider Kick" was featured during the episode.
- Lyrics: Shotaro Ishinomori
- "WIND WAVE"
- Lyrics: Tsuyoshi
- Composition: Ayano
- Artist: Tsuyoshi & Ayano
- Episodes: 35
- Tsuyoshi and Ayano of the Kamen Rider W Internet show Head Wind: One-Game Match!! have a cameo appearance as street musicians, , in episode 35 where they perform their radio show's theme song "WIND WAVE".
The first soundtrack for Kamen Rider OOO was released on November 17, 2010; it includes an edit of the series' opening theme "Anything Goes!". The second soundtrack was released on June 22, 2011. The Kamen Rider OOO: Full Combo Collection album was released on July 27, 2011, debuting at number 8 on its day of release on Oricon
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...
's daily album ranking.
DJ HURRY KENN announced on twitter that Kamen Rider OOOs "final song" will be recorded on July 18, 2011.
External links
- Kamen Rider OOO at TV AsahiTV Asahi, also known as EX and , is a Japanese television network headquartered in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The company writes its name in lower-case letters, tv asahi, in its logo and public-image materials. The company also owns All-Nippon News Network....
- Kamen Rider OOO at Toei TVToei Companyis a Japanese film, television production, and distribution corporation. Based in Tokyo, Toei owns and operates thirty-four movie theaters across Japan, a modest vertically-integrated studio system by the standards of the 1930s United States; operates studios at Tokyo and Kyoto; and is a...
- Kamen Rider OOO at Avex Group