After some official information about the upcoming series finally made it’s way to us, an even bigger bomb shell has dropped. The very first footage of Kamen Rider Drive in action!
An official video announcement of the series was made on Japanese television news this morning. So it’s time to feast your eyes on our first looks at the main cast, Drive himself in civilian and rider form, his sweet ride Trideron, and the villainous Roimyuudo!
Kamen Rider Drive premieres October 5th!
We’ve learned quite a few things about the upcoming new Kamen Rider project this week! Now, thanks to The Tokusatsu Network we have a glimpse at Kamen Rider Drive’s most important element- the story!
As previously reported, the enemies of this series are known as Roimyuudo, a species of android-like creatures that wish to become human. Most of the Roiymyuudo are sealed within a digital network and do not have physical forms, although they can control ordinary citizens by forming an emotional connection.
The Roimyuudo Leaders do have physical bodies, and wish to raise an army in rebellion against humans. The main leader is known as Heart and works mostly in shadow to accomplish his goals. Another Roimyuudo called Brains carries out attacks on humans to gain new intelligence that may assist other fighters. A third mysterious villain character, named Chase is said to work alongside the Roimyuudo as a hitman- but there may be more to his story than currently known.
In addition we have learned quite a bit about Kamen Rider Drive- real name Shinnosuke Tomari. A member of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department before stepping aside due to personal tragedy, Shinnosuke is re-recruited for the Special Unit to fight the Roimyuudo-receiving the Drive Driver & supercar Trideron to aid him in battle.
The Tokyo MPD Special Unit also consists of
*Kiriko, the technical support expert. Unlike most of the Special Unit she is aware of Drive’s secret identity and as such she can sometimes cover for him.
*Rinna, a physicist in charge of researching the Roimyuudo and maintaining the Special Unit’s technology.
*Kyuu, a network researcher who harbors a secret obsession with the occult.
*Genpachirou, a hostile lieutenant who considers the Special Unit a burden and frequently mocks the other members.
*Tsurutarou, the Chief of Police with years of experience in regular detective work.
*Professor Streinbert, the mastermind behind the Drive technology.
Finally, we have also learned that the series’ theme song, SURPRISE-DRIVE will be performed by Mitsuru Matsuoka– who some fans may recognize as Kamen Rider Eternal!
So far everything about Kamen Rider Drive sounds worth watching! Be sure to tune in on October 5th and see exactly what this new Kamen Rider has to offer!
At long last we know who will be the driving force behind the new Kamen Rider series!
Kamen Rider Drive’s head writer is Riko Sanjo, a fan-favorite tokusatsu writer best known for Kamen Rider W and Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger.
The head producer is one Takahito Ōmori whose resume includes Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger and Kamen Rider Kiva.
Finally, Drive’s director is Ryuta Tasaki– the director of Kamen Rider Gaim!
Definitely an established crew with a lot of talent & experience. We can only hope this means good things ahead for the 15th Hesei Rider!
Kamen Rider Drive premieres October 5th 2014! Stay tuned to TokuNation for further details!
A massive amount of new scans for Kamen Rider Drive have come online! This time we get a close look at the new Kamen Rider’s combat style!
As previously reported, Drive’s default combat Type is Speed -accessed by using the Shift Speed Car. Additional Shift Cars will change Drive’s Type and in turn slightly alter the suit (the major change seen in these scans is a change to the tire-sash across Drive’s chest). The early new Types demonstrated are Speed Shadow (using the Midnight Shadow Shift), Speed Spike (courtesy the Funk Spike Shift) and Speed Flare (via the Max Flare Shift).
The scans also offer some brief glimpses at the enemies for this new series. Translation of the scans refers to the villains as Roimude but their story (along with how & why they oppose Kamen Rider Drive) is yet to be told.
Kamen Rider Drive is still set to premiere early October 2014! Stay tuned to TokuNation until then for further details!
A few new images have surfaced online, giving us our first real look at the face behind the 15th Hesei Era Kamen Rider!
According to The Tokusatsu Network, Kamen Rider Drive’s true name is Shinnosuke Tomari. He is described as a car fanatic and police officer in his off-hours. The Drive transformation works by changing a Shift Car into Lever Mode and then inserting it to the Shift Bracelet. Perhaps the most surprising news from the scans thus far is the Drive Driver TALKS to Shinnosuke during combat & offers him helpful advice!
If all goes well, Kamen Rider Drive should begin airing the first weekend in October! Stay tuned to TokuNation until then for further details!
Thanks again to The Tokusatsu Network for translating these scans!
The trademark has been posted – it would appear that the next Kamen Rider will be known as Kamen Rider Drive. The attached image is a picture of the trademark filed for the next show. As to what this show will be about is anyone’s guess at this moment. Keep in mind, there has been rumors floating around that the current series, Kamen Rider Gaim, would be ending early, so the details for Kamen Rider Drive may be forthcoming sooner than we think.
Speculate and discuss away in our discussion thread! Thanks to Fruit Rider News and TokusatsuNetwork.com for the heads up.