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 were 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 up until the 15th episode. 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. Also the Grand Prix staff is not allowed to interfere but that hasn't stopped the Game Master Girori from doing so! 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, the second contest in episode #12 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. After his return from being 'retired' Keiwa's wish is to have all the dead Riders come back to life.
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 retired 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. Such as how did she become a staff member of the contest, could she have been a former Rider?
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? After viewing many more shows will be NO but not 100% certain on that.
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 previous show or two as so much was explained for the current story and won't always refer back to those things.
Began the above paragraph at first and will update it once I find out what's going on. At the conclusion of the 15th episode it appeared KR Geats has won the Desire Grand Prix for the third time, if so that would make him a Desire God and don't know what that means yet. But KR Geats had been 'retired' by the Game Master Girori so would this win be official? NO is the answer and a special Desire God Playoff has been set up for this episode and you'll be seeing what that's about. Also in the last show KR Buffa had been 'retired' because of being too badly hurt in a battle against the Jamatos. We didn't see him until the final minute of this episode and even then he was unconscious. So it's just the two Riders Tycoon and Nago who are left to protect the Earth though KR Geats is still doing that on his own time(!), lets get to what took place in this show.
That second screenshot above is so on the money and have been saying something along those lines the last few recaps. On the left is KR Tycoon and he's the one who uttered the words 'Isn't the Grand Prix a game for protecting the Earth?'. He was saying that to the Game Master Girori, KR Tycoon and his mate KR Nago have become so frustrated with how the game is turning out, isn't the whole purpose of having Riders is to protect the Earth from Jamatos? We didn't see all that much of them in this show and those monsters are still quite an enigma up until this point. As mentioned in the beginning the last episode ended with no true champion of this third Desire Grand Prix contest and that was mainly because KR Geats had won.... but was he still eligible? That's not clear but there's no way the Game Master Girori will allow KR Geats to win for a third time, the game's navigator Tsumori was so upset that Giori has been interfering in the outcomes a special Grand Prix playoff has been scheduled.
All the Riders have an 'animal identity' too, such as KR Tycoon is referred to as a Racoon, KR Buffa a Buffalo, etc. and KR Geats is so sly he's called a Fox. That's the name of this special playoff, it's not for fighting the Jamato monsters but instead taking down KR Geats, hence the name Fox Hunt!!!! The Riders Tycoon and Nago are so upset at this contest, one reason is that KR Geats has become a dependable friend but also because he's unbeatable. That was proven early on as there was a return to action by KR Punk Jack, he's much stronger because he's being controlled by Girori somehow through his helmet but in the end run KR Geats proved good will always defeat evil! As you can see above Tsumori is angrier than ever against Girori for meddling and I'm not sure if he is her superior. When you win a Desire Grand Prix contest the winning Rider gets to choose what kind of world they want to live in. For this contest KR Geats has chosen to be a member of the game's staff, this current game is crooked and there's no way Girori can let KR Geats triumph.
In the top screenshot above is KR Tycoon aka Keiwa with his older sister Sara who we never see enough of. His wish is for all Riders to be reincarnated, does his wish somehow include all those who have perished at the hands of a Jamato? Meanwhile KR Geats does have his priorities straight as he's continued to battle the Jamatos and has been keeping them at bay, least someone is protecting the Earth! Though KR Geats did prevail in that skirmish with KR Punk Jack his condition isn't top notch as the Jamatos are getting tougher to defeat, especially the pair that have Rider ID Belts. Seeing as how Girori has made KR Geats Public Enemy #1 there's no way he could return to the Rider HQ to recover, to his surprise appearing at his hiding place was the game's navigator Tsumori. She's on the side of KR Geats and really hates how Girori is meddling in this current contest, she's brought him some food and medicine to help his recovery.
KR Geats was rather curious about the background of Tsumori, so aren't we viewers who know nothing about him. Two episodes ago KR Punk Jack had said the mother of KR Geats, Mitsume, had been the navigator before Tsumori and what does she know about that? Nothing according to her which we could all see was a lie, KR Geats let that die for now but that could be another subplot in the future. Meanwhile KR Tycoon has done some thinking, he doesn't want to but if he wants to continue as a Rider and win the current Grand Prix he's going to have to battle KR Geats which of course he doesn't want to do. Girori has given KR Tycoon some advanced weapons but even so would they be enough to make him the victor? That battle finally took place, KR Geats and we viewers were surprised that KR Tycoon would fight him but he had a trick up his sleeve. Over time KR Tycoon has become a solid fighter and can defeat the Jamatos much more easily. But KR Geats is a different story and though he put up a battle it was just a matter of time until KR Tycoon would lose, not wanting that to happen made Girori appear at the battle scene and also the man right above who is named Niramu, first time we've seen him.
KR Tycoon's plan was to have Girori appear, if he teams up with KR Geats then perhaps the two can take down the Game Master who is such an unbeatable Rider. We learned in a quick flashback here that KR Nago aka Neon had talked with her father who finally admitted to being a sponsor and perhaps even a producer of the Desire Grand Prix. She told him how Girori has corrupted the contest and could he set things straight(?), that's where Niramu came into the picture. We just saw him in this one scene so for now don't know much about him. But he appears to be the top director of the contest and by far the main rule with staff is that they're not allowed to interfere with the Riders, that rule has been broken so often by Girori and now Niramu is there to remove the Game Master!!!! Good thing too as the KR Riders Geats, Tycoon and Nago hadn't been able to defeat Girori who is so powerful
With a snap of his finger Niramu bid Girori a farewell and as you can see above the Game Master disappeared and what kind of powers does this Niramu man have? So for now all three will remain as Riders to protect the Earth but there is one catch. First though with about two minutes to go we once saw this older man named Archimedel who runs the greenhouse where the Jamatos are raised! That's been a mystery to date but what he had been doing was dragging the body of KR Buffa into the greenhouse! He's not dead as his main weapon is a Zombie Buckle and all know you can't kill the undead! That scene lasted for only thirty seconds so no idea what is to become of this Rider who was an excellent fighter. To end the show off the three remaining Riders Geats, Tycoon and Nago have assembled at the Desire Grand Prix HQ and what Tsumori revealed will be changing everything about the story. It seems all events up until now and perhaps in the future has been a Reality Show set in a different dimension which the people on Earth have been viewing! If that sounds like such a twist in the story it certainly was, that's how the episode ended so that's quite a cliffhanger. There was no episode last Sunday due to it being January 1st so this is the only recap for today, the next pair will be in two weeks and am so curious to see how things are going to evolve.
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