Called it for Omori and Sanjo: http://henshinjustice.net/forums/showpost.php?p=1722310&postcount=279
Kamen Rider Drive - News/Rumours Thread 1
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kotoam67
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Tomari Shinnosuke
He's a young man who transforms into Kamen Rider Drive and a policeman belonging to the Special Unit of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. He is "exiled" to the Special Unit, and he has lost his motivation. In past days, he was a hot-blooded elite, but he encountered a certain incident in his past section. He was traumatized by the fact that a detective colleague had no hope of recovery. He will then meet Drive Driver, and find a new goal by becoming the secret hero Kamen Rider Drive.
Shijima Kiriko
She is a cop belonging to the Special Unit of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department and is the heroine of this Kamen Rider. She is a beautiful woman, but she doesn't laugh to the point that she is frightening, and she accomplishes her job mechanically. In reality, she is a person who knows the true identity of Kamen Rider Drive, and she takes an active part in the fights as Shinnosuke's right-hand man. She is a super assistant that also excelled in hand-to-hand combat.
Sawagami Rinna
She is a scientist in electronic physics and is an honorary member of the Special Unit of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. She is performing studies of the enemy monsters' power, and is helping Shinnosuke's double investigations as the person in charge of the mechanics. She is single and is rather impatient on the inside. She has a bright personality, and is the mood maker (the inspiring person) of the Special Unit.
Otta Genbachirou
He is the assistant police inspector belonging to the first investigation division of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, and is a detective at the zenith of his working years who has been dispatched from the first investigation division as a cooperating contact man. He thinks that the work of the Special Unit is completely trouble, and he is mocking the Special Unit by saying that it is an "occult club". He has a sharp tongue, but is a detective that people can count on, and his methods surprisingly match with Shinnosuke's. In reality, he is an amazing doting parent, and regarding only that point, he doesn't want it to be known by anyone.
Honganji Jun (The actor playing this role is famous in Japan)
He is the section chief of the Special Unit of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department (His managerial position is the police superintendent). He is a pacifist who really hates troubles, and ordered Kiriko to keep an eye on Shinnosoku because of his habit to skip work. He seems to be anxious about fortune-telling and feng shui (Chinese philosophical system of harmonizing everyone with the surrounding environment), and the color of his necktie is the lucky color of the very same day.
Saijou Kyuu
He is a network student and an honorary member of the Special Unit of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. He is an expert in digital, who possesses network-related books in great number, and his information-gathering capacity is also high. He has the so-called otaku-like appearance, and is single. His occult hobbies are also entering slightly dangerous areas, and there is also the fact that his approach towards cases is sometimes frowned upon by the whole unit.
Toraidron
Toraidron is the super machine that Kamen Rider Drive drives. Usually, it's a car that the Special Unit of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department owns, but when the Drive Driver senses the enemy's existence, the car changes into a form where the left front wheel is exposed. Moreover, according to the orders of the Drive Driver, Toraidron will also change into forms from the Type Speed basic form so that it can cope with various environments.
Also, Drive Driver is stored in the vicinity of the deck board in Toraidron.
Heart Roimyuud
He is a leader of the Roimyuuds, and is a man difficult to approach with a black coat for his visual aspect. He is acting in secret as the mastermind of the Roimyuuds, he is a show-off who doesn't care about minor details, and he sometimes hastens things by force, but his power is still unknown.
Brain Roimyuud
He is a leader of the Roimyuuds. He is the head of the Roimyuuds, and is in charge of analysis and information gathering. He has a nervous personality, and regards Kamen Rider Drive as the most dangerous. He can also perform attacks that affect the nerves.
Chase
He is the professional killer of the Roimyuuds, and rides a motorbike that also goes by the name of "God of Death". He is a shy and handsome man that will become the rival warrior of the Kamen Riders, but his true identity is wrapped in mystery.
Tomari Shinnosuke
He's a young man who transforms into Kamen Rider Drive and a policeman belonging to the Special Unit of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. He is "exiled" to the Special Unit, and he has lost his motivation. In past days, he was a hot-blooded elite, but he encountered a certain incident in his past section. He was traumatized by the fact that a detective colleague had no hope of recovery. He will then meet Drive Driver, and find a new goal by becoming the secret hero Kamen Rider Drive.
Shijima Kiriko
She is a cop belonging to the Special Unit of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department and is the heroine of this Kamen Rider. She is a beautiful woman, but she doesn't laugh to the point that she is frightening, and she accomplishes her job mechanically. In reality, she is a person who knows the true identity of Kamen Rider Drive, and she takes an active part in the fights as Shinnosuke's right-hand man. She is a super assistant that also excelled in hand-to-hand combat.
Sawagami Rinna
She is a scientist in electronic physics and is an honorary member of the Special Unit of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. She is performing studies of the enemy monsters' power, and is helping Shinnosuke's double investigations as the person in charge of the mechanics. She is single and is rather impatient on the inside. She has a bright personality, and is the mood maker (the inspiring person) of the Special Unit.
Otta Genbachirou
He is the assistant police inspector belonging to the first investigation division of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, and is a detective at the zenith of his working years who has been dispatched from the first investigation division as a cooperating contact man. He thinks that the work of the Special Unit is completely trouble, and he is mocking the Special Unit by saying that it is an "occult club". He has a sharp tongue, but is a detective that people can count on, and his methods surprisingly match with Shinnosuke's. In reality, he is an amazing doting parent, and regarding only that point, he doesn't want it to be known by anyone.
Honganji Jun (The actor playing this role is famous in Japan)
He is the section chief of the Special Unit of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department (His managerial position is the police superintendent). He is a pacifist who really hates troubles, and ordered Kiriko to keep an eye on Shinnosoku because of his habit to skip work. He seems to be anxious about fortune-telling and feng shui (Chinese philosophical system of harmonizing everyone with the surrounding environment), and the color of his necktie is the lucky color of the very same day.
Saijou Kyuu
He is a network student and an honorary member of the Special Unit of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. He is an expert in digital, who possesses network-related books in great number, and his information-gathering capacity is also high. He has the so-called otaku-like appearance, and is single. His occult hobbies are also entering slightly dangerous areas, and there is also the fact that his approach towards cases is sometimes frowned upon by the whole unit.
Toraidron
Toraidron is the super machine that Kamen Rider Drive drives. Usually, it's a car that the Special Unit of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department owns, but when the Drive Driver senses the enemy's existence, the car changes into a form where the left front wheel is exposed. Moreover, according to the orders of the Drive Driver, Toraidron will also change into forms from the Type Speed basic form so that it can cope with various environments.
Also, Drive Driver is stored in the vicinity of the deck board in Toraidron.
Heart Roimyuud
He is a leader of the Roimyuuds, and is a man difficult to approach with a black coat for his visual aspect. He is acting in secret as the mastermind of the Roimyuuds, he is a show-off who doesn't care about minor details, and he sometimes hastens things by force, but his power is still unknown.
Brain Roimyuud
He is a leader of the Roimyuuds. He is the head of the Roimyuuds, and is in charge of analysis and information gathering. He has a nervous personality, and regards Kamen Rider Drive as the most dangerous. He can also perform attacks that affect the nerves.
Chase
He is the professional killer of the Roimyuuds, and rides a motorbike that also goes by the name of "God of Death". He is a shy and handsome man that will become the rival warrior of the Kamen Riders, but his true identity is wrapped in mystery.
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Toku Prime
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Riko Sanjo and Takahito Ohmori? Well that's encouraging. Kyoryuger got a lot of the fundamentals right - every character was distinct, the toys were properly integrated into the story, and so on. And everyone's big complaint about Kyoryu - that it focussed too much on Daigo - doesn't apply here because Rider's always meant to be about a single central character.
I won't celebrate just yet - there've been plenty of shows where they've announced creative teams with great records, only for the show to not live up to it. But this doesn't make me facepalm and wonder why.
I won't celebrate just yet - there've been plenty of shows where they've announced creative teams with great records, only for the show to not live up to it. But this doesn't make me facepalm and wonder why.
I think the fanservice is more of a director's decision. If you look at the past Rider shows that Ryuta Tasaki was head director for (Agito, Ryuki, Faiz, Den-O, Kiva, Decade, W, OOO, Gaim), it's not really a list of fanservice-heavy shows. He doesn't have Sakamoto's burning desire to zoom in on teenage girls' absolute territories.
kuroihikari
Member
I don't mind when it's in moderation and it makes sense (i.e. Sakamoto's penchant for high-kicking girls with good thigh shots). His Gokaiger stuff is particularly subdued.
But Sakamoto unchecked gets really obnoxious about it (Ultimatum, basically the Fourze stuff).
With Ayumi Kinoshita out and this cast being really small in terms of female presence, there's not really much in terms of female fanservice that can be worked into the show, so even if Sakamoto does find a way in, it won't be too much of a problem.
But Sakamoto unchecked gets really obnoxious about it (Ultimatum, basically the Fourze stuff).
With Ayumi Kinoshita out and this cast being really small in terms of female presence, there's not really much in terms of female fanservice that can be worked into the show, so even if Sakamoto does find a way in, it won't be too much of a problem.
lazycoconut
I liked him when he wasn't a god
Sanjo's history of writing women in tokusatsu doesn't impress me, with a few exceptions (Akiko, some of the guests in W, and a few supporting characters like Yuko and Shroud.) And we all know what Ohmori has said in the past. But we shall see.
I'd forgotten that Lou Oshiba is not mentioned among the cast, looks like he's just putting in a guest appearance?
I'd forgotten that Lou Oshiba is not mentioned among the cast, looks like he's just putting in a guest appearance?
TheNoMoreHero
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I'm a little on the fence with Sanjo coming back. He wrote W, but he also wrote the worst episodes of Fourze and despite Kyoryuger being good for the most part, it did leave a very bitter taste after it was done and looking back at the series as a whole.
I guess it's Sanjo overload. If he keeps this up, he'll probably end up as the next Kobayashi or Inoue where they had good seasons but you see enough of their go to tropes and characters that it becomes boring.
I guess it's Sanjo overload. If he keeps this up, he'll probably end up as the next Kobayashi or Inoue where they had good seasons but you see enough of their go to tropes and characters that it becomes boring.
lazycoconut
I liked him when he wasn't a god
Not taking Fourze into account (since Sanjo wasn't the head writer - I would attribute it to Fourze sharing W's production and writing team) it helped that there were four years between W and Kyoryuger. But yeah, if he becomes a go-to writer for the franchise it will get old fast
NeonZ
Active Member
Sanjo actually wrote 18 episodes of Fourze. That's quite a bit, even if he wasn't the main writer.
lazycoconut
I liked him when he wasn't a god
Yeah, I just checked that. (I don't know why I thought six - I was recently checking to see how many episodes of a show someone had written and counted six, I guess I was confused with that? Can't even remember what it was now!) But still, he was just a secondary writer and wouldn't have had as much influence over the show as Hasegawa or the producers. Fourze shared a whole writing and production team with W, not just him
Painted_Outlaw
The new Tendou Souji
Kinda disappointed with the staff here; think I might just take this year to go finish stuff I haven't yet 'cause lol watching this.
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