Series synopsis
Kamen Rider Drive, also known as 仮面ライダードライブ is a Japanese action & adventure kids sci-fi & fantasy drama television series that premiered on tv asahi on October 5, 2014. It ended on September 27, 2015. It stars Ryoma Takeuchi, Rio Uchida, Taiko Katono and Yu Inaba.
Shinnosuke Tomari is a former elite police officer in the Metropolitan Police who, after an event that traumatized one of his colleagues, has been "demoted" into the Special Investigations Division, a group that looks into the stranger happenings in the city, particularly the "Heavy Acceleration" events that leave people unable to move that the public have termed the "Slowdown." When he is chosen by the Drive Driver and Tridoron, Shinnosuke transforms into Kamen Rider Drive and is tasked with ba ...
Premise
Shinnosuke Tomari is a former elite police officer in the Metropolitan Police who, after an event that traumatized one of his colleagues, has been "demoted" into the Special Investigations Division, a group that looks into the stranger happenings in the city, particularly the "Heavy Acceleration" events that leave people unable to move that the public have termed the "Slowdown." When he is chosen by the Drive Driver and Tridoron, Shinnosuke transforms into Kamen Rider Drive and is tasked with battling the Roidmudes who wish to take over the world by eliminating humanity.
Premise: This man is a police detective and a Kamen Rider!!
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Ryoma Takeuchi as Shinnosuke Tomari / Kamen Rider Drive
- Rio Uchida as Kiriko Shijima
- Taiko Katono as Chase / Kamen Rider Chaser / Mashin Chaser
- Yu Inaba as Go Shijima / Kamen Rider Mach
- Tomoya Warabino as Heart
- Shota Matsushima as Brain
- Fumika Baba as Medic
- Tsurutaro Kataoka as Jun Honganji
Supporting cast
- Rei Yoshii as Rina Sawagami
- Kenta Hamano as Kyu Saijo
- Taira Imata as Genpachiro Otta
- Chris Peppler as Krim Steinbelt / Mr. Belt (voice) / Narration (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 75 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 27 | November 26, 2014 | May 5, 2019 |
| Season 1 | 48 | October 5, 2014 | September 27, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shuriken Sentai Ninninger vs. Kamen Rider Drive: Spring Break Combined 1 Hour Special | November 26, 2014 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | November 16, 2014 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | December 13, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Why Did My Time Stop? Shinnosuke has lost motivation - since accidentally injuring his partner during a strange time slowing event. After being reassigned to a Special Investigation Unit, he finds evidence that Roidmudes are behind these weird phenomena. |
October 5, 2014 |
| 2 |
What is a Kamen Rider? After becoming Kamen Rider Drive, Shinnosuke doubts whether becoming Drive is the right way to fight the Roidmude. Shinnosuke goes to visit his Akira at the hospital, to talk to him about his guilt over what happened. |
October 12, 2014 |
| 3 |
Who Stole the Woman's Smile? Shinnosuke and Kiriko are sent to investigate an art gallery where there have been rumors of women's ghosts being eaten by a monster. |
October 19, 2014 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | tv asahi |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 5, 2014 |
| Last aired | September 27, 2015 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | Ended |