It still remains one of the most popular iterations of the franchise to this day. Kamen Rider W (W Kamen Raid Daburu, also called Kamen Rider Double) is a 2009-2010 Japanesetokusatsu drama, the eleventh series in the Heisei period run of the Kamen Rider Series. Utilizing their individual strengths, the two of them actually combine to form the titular Kamen Rider of the series as both of their minds share a single body. Philip cheers Shoutarou up, so that he starts acting like Narumi Soukichi. Shoutarou discovers Arima was not the only one behind the armored truck robbery, but Bell was involved too. It followed a detective named Shotaro who works with a mysterious person named Phillip. Shoutarou loses his role as a Kamen Rider. The Kamen Rider franchise, known for its insect motif and arsenal of many licensed motorcycles, is the brainchild of Shotaro Ishinomori.
Kamen Rider W was the eleventh iteration of the franchise during the Heisei era and 20th overall. With a legacy spanning as far back as the 1970s, Kamen Rider is one of Japans premiere superheroes and pop culture icons. We can't wait to celebrate Kamen Rider's historic 50th anniversary with an all-new anime!įUUTO PI heads to Funimation Summer 2022! 🙌įind out more: /7U1zYf3ARR
During the events of the Begins Night, right after Shotaro met Philip prior Sokichi's death at the hands of Taboo Dopant, and giving his white fendora hat to Shotaro, as he is appointed as Sokichi's successor, by telling him to 'grow into a man worthy of wearing it', Shotaro and Philip are trying to escape. This new series will be releasing with Funimation when it finally debuts in 2022, and Funimation has revealed the first visual for the new anime! Check it out below: Kamen Rider W (Double) FangJoker is a playable character in Kamen Rider: Battride War. At the start of the series, he is a bit detached from the world. Riku Sanjo and Masaki Sato's Fuuto Pi has been running in Shogakukan's Big Comic Spirits magazine since 2017, and picks up from where Kamen Rider W left off with in 2009. Philip / Kamen Rider W - Suda Masaki / W - A boy with the Planetary Bookshelves in his mind. As part of the plans for Kamen Rider's 50th Anniversary, Toei has announced they will be producing a new anime adaptation of the Kamen Rider W sequel manga series, FUUTO PI.