Toei’s annual press conference officially announcing the newest Kamen Rider series was held yesterday in Japan, giving us some exiting new details about the people responsible for the 18th Heisei Rider show- Kamen Rider Ex-Aid!
Particular highlights from this press conference include:
*The name Ex-Aid was coined from “Extreme” and “Aid”. The protagonist is referred to as a Doctor × Gamer who fights against the mysterious game viruses known as the Bugstar. As previously known, there will be various video game genres such as Action, RPG, Shooting, and Racing. Each genre will be represented not only by a Kamen Rider but by various effects that will be featured in fight scene!
*Ex-Aid’s human name is Emu Hojo, played by Hiroki Iijima. Emu is a medical student (studying pediatrics) at Seito University Hospital, which appears to be the central location for this series. In his off-hours, Emu is known simply as “M”- a genius-level gamer.
*Next in the cast is Kamen Rider Brave, aka Hiiro Kagami, a physician at Seito University portrayed by Toshiki Seto. He is normally rude & condescending towards Emu but is willing to fight alongside Ex-Aid to stop the Bugstars.
*Rounding out the Riders is Kamen Rider Snipe, real name Taiga Hanaya (portrayed by Ukyo Matsumoto.) This young man USED to be a doctor, until an unrevealed incident caused his medical license to be revoked.
*Our female lead this time around is named Asuna Karino, played by Ruka Matsuda. She is a nurse working for the Ministry of Health, and also has a mysterious secondary identity known as Poppii Pipopapo.
*Kai Shouma plays the early antagonist, Bugstar leader Palad.
*Working behind-the-scenes for most events is a figure named Kuroto Dan, president of the game-designing Genmu Corporation (played by Iwanaga Tetsuya.)
*Kamen Rider Ex-Aid’s theme song, EXCITE! will be performed by famous Japanese recording artist Daichi Miura.
Definitely an impressive cast for this adventurous new series! Kamen Rider Ex-Aid is currently on track to begin October 2, 2016. Stay tuned to TokuNation as we keep you up to date on all Kamen Rider News.
So here's our new crew!
- Emu Hojo / Kamen Rider Ex-Aid (Hiroki Iijima)
The protagonist of the series who transforms into the titular Action Game Kamen Rider Ex-Aid. A pediatrics medical student working as a resident at Seito University Hospital. He is also the face of the genius gamer “M”. Hiroki mentioned that his favorite Kamen Rider series was Kamen Rider Ryuki.
- Hiiro Kagami / Kamen Rider Brave (Toshiki Seto)
A physician at Seito University Hospital. He transforms into the RPG game-inspired Kamen Rider Brave. Though he’s condescending towards Emu, he’ll fight alongside him in order to annihilate the Bugster. He’s a tsundere.
- Taiga Hanaya / Kamen Rider Snipe (Ukyo Matsumoto)
A young man who transforms into the gun shooting game-inspired Kamen Rider Snipe. He used to be a doctor until he was stripped of his medical license.
- Asuna Karino/Poppii Pipopapo by Ruka Matsuda (the female lead). An employee of the Ministry of Health and a nurse.
- The President of Genmu Corporation, Kuroto Dan by Iwanaga Tetsuya
- The mysterious supervising doctor Sariya Kujo by Hayato Onozuka.
- Bugstar leader Palad by Kai Shouma,
- Kyotarou Hinata played by Hironobu Nomura. Ministry of Health's deputy official and Asuna's boss.
- Haiba Kagami (Hanamaru Hataka) A surgeon and the director of Seito University Hospital. Hiiro’s father.
- Graphite Bugstar played by Shouma Machii.
Takahito Omori will be producing, with scripts by Yuya Takahashi and directed by Shojiro Nakazawa. The theme song "Excite" will be performed by Daichi Miura.
Source: http://www.animatetimes.com/news/det...?id=1472529502
I'm absolutely fine with the cast and I love that the protagonists are doctors with the focus on a hospital. It's a better way to set up plots instead of having people with problems randomly bump into the protagonist (even though this will still happen, a lot).
The only thing I'm not so sure about is this "Poppii Pipopapo" thing. It's highly unlikely that she will take part in the action so maybe she's just your Navi kinda deal? I hope she‘s not too annoying.
Maybe Poppii Pipopapo has role as support technician like Kengo from Fourze......
I am really want Kuroto Dan (Genm President) and Haiba Kagami (Hiiro’s father) become Riders too....
Kuroto is almost definitely Genmu.
It also mentions that Snipe is antagonist towards Emu and Hiiro and fights against them as well as the Bugstars.
It also mentions that Snipe is antagonist towards Emu and Hiiro and fights against them as well as the Bugstars.
Hmm...maybe Snipe will be similar to Mitsuzane (Ryugen) in terms of personalities...
If I am not wrong, Snipe has plan to collect Rider Gashats....
Anyway, since in recent years Kamen Rider series always has two or more different belt, maybe Genmu Corporation will be create new belt like Yggdrasil create Genesis Driver....
Was afraid Brave will be mean to Ex-Aid.
Also, Ex-Aid blowing into the cartridge before putting it into the belt came from Taikawa. He did went off script and did that during early filming and they just decided it was cool and kept it.
Hey, we need to get Brave into the same room as Blade.
you know what'd be interesting if the heroine was a Kamen Rider
Keep reading: Kamen Rider Ex-Aid Cast Details - Page 2
Not a member yet? Join TokuNation Now!