Air Dates: September 4th until August 2023(!), Sunday mornings at 9:00 am on TV-Asahi
Screenwriter: Yuuya Takahashi Subs done by Anon at NYAA
Main Cast: This will be an ongoing work in progress and this section may never be 100% complete! Most was written up after viewing the first episode though we didn't meet every character and sure a bit more will be added in for every show but hopefully most things will be known by the fifth or so episode. That did happen but the first contest ended in the ninth show and two new Riders will be added in for the 12th recap. All of the riders are fighting an alien race called Jamato.
Desire Grand Prix rules
Not all about the game has been revealed yet but this is what's known after two episodes. The contest lasts for six months, during it a Kamen Rider gets points with the most being for killing the alien Jamatos. Points can also be earned for saving human lives and other acts of heroism but not as many as slaying a Jamato. At the end of the contest the winner gets to choose what kind of world he wants to see exist, check on Ace below to see his wish as he won the last contest. Once a contest ends any person involved will have their memories reset and know zero about the contest and Jamato army so that person can live their live in peace. If they return for another contest those memories will return. The Jammer Area is a bit like an arena, when a battle goes on the action can only take place in this smallish area and it's forbidden to leave or attack outside of it. Will update this section too as we go along.
Hideyoshi Kan as Ace Ukiyo/Kamen Rider Geats.... He truly is an ace fighter though slightly arrogant and is the most current winner of the Desire Grand Prix. Ace had a very unique and selfish wish for his new world. It would be one where he would be the Star of Stars or in other words immensely popular and to say he has a huge ego would be an understatement! KR Geats has acquired too many weapons to count! He won this season's first Grand Prix in the ninth show and is now considered to be a Deza God.
Ryuga Sato as Keiwa Sakurai/KR Tycoon.... Newest Kamen Rider who was recruited at the end of the first episode. Keiwa is the younger brother of Sara and he was a college student who had been looking for work with no success. His weapon is a powerful Armed Arrow, also has acquired a Booster Buckle which makes weapons even more powerful. His wish if he wins the current Grand Prix is to have world peace.
Yuno Hoshino as Neon Kurama/KR Nago.... She was also recruited at the end of the first episode and is the youngest Kamen Rider. Neon comes from a very wealthy family and until becoming a 'superhero' had been a very influential celebrity influencer, especially among high school girls. Her weapon is an Armed Hammer. If Neon wins the Grand Prix her wish is to find her 'true love' of the world!
Kazuto Mokudai as Michinaga Azuma/KR Buffa(buffer).... Think the Buffa is actually short for Buffalo and he is as tough as one! He has two weapons, one being a Water Shooter and obtained his second from KR Dapan which is a Magnum. But actually these weapons change hands so often am having a hard time figuring out who has what! If Buffa wins the Grand Prix his wish is to see.... all Kamen Riders eliminated(!).... but would he be killed too? Buffa now has a Zombie Buckle, why not a true weapon it does provide protection.
Tsubasa Sakiyama as Win Hareruya/KR Punk Jack.... The newest Rider who we first met in the tenth episode though there was another person who played Punk Jack in the fourth and fifth shows. This Rider has been recruited by the Game Master Girori to bring KR Geats down and get him thrown out of the contest! The why part isn't known as of yet but bringing down the ace KR Geats many prove to be impossible!
KR Riders Dapan, Merry, Ginpin and Keirou have been killed or eliminated from the contest.
The others of the cast, don't think many more will be added in
Kokoro Aoshima as Tsumuri.... Navigates the Grand Prix as far as figuring out the points and other tidbits go but don't know enough about her yet.
Shugo Oshinari as Girori/Game Master.... Just added him in for the ninth episode though he's been part of the cast since the beginning. Giroro runs the rest center the Riders go to during their breaks from fighting the Jamato army. But we learned in the eighth show he's also the masked man Game Master who is Tsumori's superior but is there someone above him?
Nene Shida as Sara Sakurai.... My main reason for watching this show! She's the older sister of the newest Kamen Rider Keiwa and works as an OL. Their parents were killed over a decade ago in an accident.... that's what she thought until this episode seven.
Previous recaps:
It's not important to read all of these but would recommend the first two episodes as so much was explained and won't always refer back to those things.
Think I'm a day late with this pair of recaps, no big deal as it should mean one less day until the next pair. In the tenth episode there two new Riders introduced as that's when the current Desire Grand Prix contest began. But didn't add the characters in as I wanted to make sure they would be sticking around. One didn't who was KR Keirou, he's been 'retired' but will mention him in this recap. The other new Rider is Punk Jack, he will be a regular for a while so added his character into the above list.
Still am unsure on how many of these episodes will be recapped, said I would do the first ten and go from there. It's been a decent series so will keep on going for a while, but it lasts until next August so do I want to do all fifty(?) episodes. So once again will say I'll be playing things by ear, it's been an enjoyable show up until now but not the best in this long running series. This episode continues on from the previous show so it may help to read that recap. This finishes off contest #2 in the current Grand Prix and this show had the most action of any of them so far.
Will be referring to the Riders as KR (name).
So this wraps up the second contest in the new Desire Grand Prix, first one was very short and haven't viewed the next show yet so don't what could be happening but the stories are original. In the tenth show there was a Time Warp that appeared at the HQ of the Riders, all five of them plus the game's navigator Tsumori were transported to a different dimension. There was also four others who were on a bus and were sucked down into this dimension, the object for the Riders is to protect the four plus Tsumori. The location was a mansion and the only way to escape is to find out the code which opens the estate's door, that's in the second screenshot above. One of those bus riders was Keiwa who was KR Tycoon in the first eight episodes. He was badly hurt in a battle and was 'retired' by Tsumori which meant he returned to his normal life and would have no memories of being a Kamen Rider.
Knew Keiwa would be returning as a Rider sooner or later, it took place early on in this show. One of the new recruits was KR Keirou who was a man of about seventy and surprised he was chosen to be in this contest, of course the main duty a Rider has is to protect the Earth! KR Keirou was in no shape to be a Rider, he was severely injured fighting against the Jamatos and was eventually 'retired' by Tsumori. But shortly before that the Game Master Girori allowed KR Keirou to give his Rider ID belt to Keiwa, he was pressured a bit by KR Geats. So now we're back to five Riders with the return of KR Tycoon who seems to be a much better fighter than he previously was. He jumped right into action and pummeled so many of these Jamatos who were dressed as Butlers and Maids. There's now too many weapons the Riders have to keep track of and they are much odder than you would think. For instance KR Geats has a new weapon called Golden Fever which is a bit like a slot machine but they do have their old standbys such as the Boost, Magnum, Propeller, etc. Buckles.
As mentioned there were many fight scenes in this episode, far more than any other show. So now the original four Riders Geats, Buffa, Nago and Tycoon have been reunited and all are much better fighters than they were... well, KR Geats will always be an Ace! The fifth Rider is the newbie KR Punk Jack and am wondering how much longer will he be part of the team? He was recruited by the Game Master Girori to bring down KR Geats, whether it was getting him disqualified or beating him out in contest points Girori wants him gone! The winner of each Desire Grand Prix gets to choose what kind of world they want to live in. For this new contest KR Geats wants a world where he'll be a staff member of the Grand Prix, that's something Girori does not want to see happen! KR Punk Jack is a decent fighter but not in the league that KR Geats is who is also so much smarter so how in the world is he going to be taken down by KR Punk Jack? Though Tsumori works with Girori she's against him trying to bring down KR Geats and on occasion has thwarted KR Punk Jack's devious schemes.
The group still needs to discover the code to the mansion's main doors, it's the only way to escape. In an upper room at the mansion KR Punk Jack and Tsumori have found a code book, will it have the clues to open the door? Before they could check it out further KR Geats arrived in the scene and took it away from them, he knows what's going on with KR Punk Jack and want to make sure he remains safe. But KR Geats does care about the other Riders too and would KR Punk Jack also do harm to his mates? If so why as the purpose of the Riders is to protect the Earth from the Jamato army, then again are they truly aliens who want to conquer the planet? The Jamato isn't as strong as creatures in other series though KR Geats has noticed they're becoming more powerful. There's two Jamatos who somehow were able to transform into Riders which even has baffled the Game Master Girori. KR Geats noticed some other info in that mansion room, for instance he's discovered these two Jamato Riders may be rogues who at one time were regular Riders, will we be hearing more about this?
Lot off fighting again after that Jamato language book was found, once again the Jamatos were beaten but it is taking more effort by the Riders to do so. During the fighting KR Geats noticed a reaction by a Jamato which may be the key to finding the code to open the mansion's main doors. A Rider had dropped one of their Weapon Buckles, it was picked up by a Jamato who said the word Jurapira, that's in the top screenshot above. When a person transforms into a Rider they yell out the word Henshin, to KR Geats if they can find out the correct spelling of the Jamato word that should give them the code, that too is in an above screenshot. So while KR Geats and the other Riders were battling the Jamatos Tsumori and the little boy from the bus Yoshiki worked on the code, one of the books found was very similar to a dictionary.
It took a while but eventually the code was solved, they had to speak the word Seozuda and when they did the door magically opened! Quickly all ten fled and upon doing so stepped out of the time warp. So this second contest is now wrapped up but the winner hasn't been revealed yet, probably at the beginning of the next episode which is the following post. Two small events did take place in the final minute. The first was when KR Punk Jack asked KR Buffa if he wants to join him in taking down KR Geats!? No answer was given but I think KR Buffa also despises KR Punk Jack, he may join forces but only to bring down this traitor. In the final ten seconds the above man was show, we saw him briefly once before in an episode and he appears to work with Girori. What this man does is.... raise these Jamato monsters in a greenhouse and sure we'll be hearing much more about this.
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