music is what life sounds like

Gets very excited over seiyuu and Toei toku suit actors. Sometimes does casual translations of stuff. My Japanese comes mostly from watching Japanese media, please take all translations with caution ^^;   "And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up."

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Translations and compilation bits masterpost

Kamen Rider and Super Sentai translations and compilations

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Cast interviews, cast videos and social media, official site, etc.

Kamen Rider

Official books 

Sunagawa Shuya x Takaiwa Seiji (metsuboujinrai.book) Nakagawa Daisuke x Eitoku (metsuboujinrai.book) Random bits from the book, etc. (metsuboujinrai.book) Metsuboujinrai members cross talk Nakagawa Daisuke’s 4-panel comics  Takaiwa-san’s decision on accepting to play Horobi From .book 2 - on creation and naming, etc - Behind the scenes/production bits From ajnb and urakamen Some more cast and SA stuff from ajnb Zi-O cast being silly (Zi-O Character book 2) Ajnb - opinionated Okada xD Yohohon - Twokaizer talk 01 Short bit from Zenryoku Zenkai book Shadow Line bits from ToQger completion book

Movies  

Kiriyama Renn’s sexy fingers Heisei Gen Final - Gaim Day Heisei Gen Final - OOO Day ReiGen - Okada’s Iwae ReiGen - Team Zi-O ReiGen behind the scenes ReiGen set - Nakagawa and Sunagawa ReiGen - Izu x Tsukuyomi x Woz ReiGen - Gekiatsu Zadankai 2019 ReiGen - Stage greeting ReiGen - Line Live ReiGen - Special Interview ReiGen - Special Interview (AIMS) ReiGen - Special Interview (Metsuboujinrai) ReiGen - Zero One cast x cheesy pick up lines lol Zi-O x Ryusoulger Movie - Woz and Banba’s iwae Team Zi-O making fun of Okuno Sou lol RealxTime Producer and Director talk Zenkaiger the Movie after talk Kamen Rider Metsuboujinrai audio commentary Kamen Rider Vulcan and Valkyrie audio commentary Saber wrap up and Revice Movie Oricon interview - ZenKiraSenpai Beyond Generations audio commentary Saber Trio of Deep Sin audio commentary Kamen Rider Revice Battle Famiglia Stage Greeting Kamen Rider Geats x Revice Movie: Battle Royale audio commentary Geats 4 Aces Rider Kick behind the scenes

Events and Special Shows

W Final Event - Sonozaki Sisters’ henshin W Final Event Build FInal Event - Mikami Kensei and Maekawa Yasuyuki Build New World - Kamen Rider Grease stage greeting Ex-Aid Special Stage event Ex-Aid Final Stage Kamen Raji Ranger - Watanabe Keisuke Okuno Sou’s 19th birthday - message to Zi-O Cast members Okuno Sou’s 19th birthday - surprise guest ;) Kamen Rider Zi-O - Time Jackers Geiz Majesty stage greeting 01 Geiz Majesty stage greeting 02 Geiz Majesty Promotional event Zero One Press Conference Tamashi Cyber Fes 2020 feat. Takahashi Fumiya and Nakagawa Daisuke Zero One x Saber baton pass Saber Press Conference Kamen Rider aruaru Special Show Kamen Rider SP Talk - Iijima Hiroki, Inukai Atsuhiro, Okuno Sou Tamashii Nation 2020 - Takahashi Fumiya, Tsurushima Noa, Sunagawa Shuya Zero One RealxTime stage greeting Zero One Special Zadankai - RealxTime- Saber Gekiatsu Zadankai 2020 Saber Final Stage - final day Kamen Rajiranger - Igarashi sibs Kamen Rider Drive Final Stage/V-Cine audio commentary Kamen Rajiranger - Igarashi sibs (part 2) Kamen Rajiranger - Ikki x Vice Kamen Rajiranger - Geats (Tycoon, Naago, Buffa) Kamen Rajiranger - Geats (Geats, writer) Kamen Rajiranger - Kingohger finale  Kamen Rajiranger - Kingohger vs Donbros Kingohger Final Live Tour - Hastie part

Twitter/IG/YT/news

100 Questions - Nakagawa Daisuke

Baby Anko :) OOO cast reunion Hell Rising Hopper announcement SODA Zero One Character mook Metsuboujinrai.book ver. 2 Fuwa’s influence (comic) Naki is...? (comic) Takaiwa Seiji post Zero One tweet IG Live - Sunagawa and Nakagawa 01 IG Live - Sunagawa and Nakagawa 02 IG Live - Sunagawa and Sakuragi  IG LIve - Nakagawa  Sleeping Saber lol  Decade x Horobi   Saikawa Koji - English bad guys xD Furuya Robin cast photos Furuya Robin photos - Aoki Ryo Furuya Robin photos - Megido generals Furuya Robin photos - after filming photos series Slash fanboys 01 Slash fanboys 02 Megido trio - audition Anniversary Riders spinoff - comments Megido trio - action sequence Miura Ryosuke - Ankh and Espada ft. Falchion Metsuboujinrai IG Live - Toei’s newest idol unit lol RealxTime Production Notes Saber Rewrite the Story comments Revice - Maeda Kentaro Oricon Interview Saber action team introduction by Jun-san Revice writer - my rules on writing Revice Kinoshita Hanta on Kadota Hiromi’s character Ogami oyako on Saber final stage :) Director Yamaguchi on Zenkai episode 32 cast reading  Metsuboujinrai reunion...? Naito Shuichiro and Kawazu Asuka - Saji ハヅキ interview Hyuuga Wataru on Live’s henshin pose Igarashi brothers and SAs Inoue Masahiro on the Grand Ranking Kinoshita Hanta, on episode 13 and onwards Christmas episode (comic) Kinoshita Hanta on Jeanne’s first henshin Gekiatsu Zadankai! Beyond Generations (Revice team) Kinoshita Hanta (Revice writer) post-episode 21 tweet Hyuuga Wataru - OOO 10th v-cine Toku fanboy Asai Tominaga Yuya vs avataro gear Decade x Ghost talk Geats - Takahashi Yuya Geats - winter movie leak Karizaki oyako - Takahashi Kensuke and Hiraga Jin Kamen Rider Geats Oricon interview - Kan Hideyoshi Kamen Rider Geats Oricon interview - Mokudai Kazuto Satou Takuya x Okada Kazuya Kamen Rider Geats Oricon interview - girls talk Kimisawa Yuki returns to Fuuto - Fuuto Tantei on stage Kingohger staff announcement Kurama fam Gotchard - Oricon Special Zadankai Gotchard - director Furuya Robin Racles x Suzume Sokkin no Utage (Spaces) Starculture Entertainment Teach-in feat. sentai blues Asai Kousuke - role replacement as Gozyu Wolf

Production Notes

Kamen Rider Zero One

Zero One Cast Blog - Episode 33 Zero One Cast Blog - Episode 34 Zero One Cast Blog - Episode 41 My 01 scene - Nakagawa and Sunagawa Specials comment - Sunagawa Shuya Episode 39 notes Episode 40 notes Zero One Episode 41 Zero One episode 44 Episode 44 - words from Omori Takahiro Episode 45 - words from Omori Takahiro

Kamen Rider Saber

Saber episode 1 Saber episode 2 Saber episode 5 Saber episode 8 Saber episode 14 Saber Cast Blog - Episode 5 Saber Cast Blog -  Episode 8 Saber episode 23 Saber episode 24 Saber episode 27 Saber x Ghost production notes - suit actors Saber episode 43 bits Saber episode 47 Saber episode 47 - Ogami wrap up Saber special episode - words from producer Saber all up - Sophia, Durendal, Sabela, Saikou Saber all up - Buster, Kenzan, Slash Saber all up - Saber, Mei, Blades, Espada

Saber x Zenkaiger special Zenkaiger episode 21 bits Zenkaiger episode 35 production notes

Kamen Rider Revice

Pre-season words from producer - Mochizuki Taku Revice Cast blog - episode 9  Episode 10 - attire feature Revice Cast blog -  episode 12 Revice Cast blog column - episode 10 Production notes - episode 21 Revice Cast blog - episode 21 Revice Cast blog - episode 28 Production notes - episode 43 Revice Cast blog - episode 48 Finale words from producer - Mochizuki Taku Post-finale tweets from writer Kinoshita Hanta

Kamen Rider Geats

TV Asahi - Geats premise Pre-start highlight - from producer Takebe Naomi Production notes - episode 1 Production notes -  episode 3 Production notes and audio commentary - episode 6 Production notes and audio commentary - episode 8 Special Zadankai - short bit Bits from Special Zadankai Bits from audio commentary - episode 28 Production notes - episode 30 Production notes - episode 35 Production notes - episode 38 Production notes - episode 43 Production notes - episode 44 Production notes - episode 45 Production notes - episode 46 Finale words from producer - Takebe Naomi Geats all up - main cast Production notes - episode 49 Audio commentary - episode 47 Audio commentary - episode 46 Audio commentary - episode 44 Audio commentary - episode 49

Kamen Rider Gotchard

Teaser notes - from producer Minato Yosuke Teaser notes - Geats movie making Bits from cast announcement Production Notes - episode 1 Gotchard vs Legend audio commentary - episode 1

Kamen Rider Gavv

Production notes - episodes 7 and 8 Audio Commentary - episode 6 and 28

Zero One Cast Filming Wrap up

Okada Ryutaro Yamaguchi Daichi Igeta Hiroe and Nakayama Satsuki Nakagawa Daisuke Takahashi Fumiya and Sunagawa Shuya Tsurushima Noa

Cast Interview

Okuno Sou - MyNavi Sunagawa Shuya - Hochi news Sunagawa Shuya - Oricon  Sunagawa Shuya - Fine Boys Sunagawa Shuya - MyNavi Takahashi Fumiya - MyNavi Yahoo news Komagine Kiita x Maeda Kentaro  TV Asahi episode 12 - Imoto Ayaka TV Guide - Kan Hideyoshi and Mokudai Kazuto

Magazine, Urakamen, TTFC specials, etc.

Uchuusen 169 - Hooded person Naki Oka Hiroaki - Slash Animage January - Horobi and Jin (.book2, RealxTime) Animage April - Metsuboujinrai V-Cine Saber Urakamen - UraMegido Saber Radio of Logos - Part 1(?) Toei Tokusatsu Action Club - Kingohger cast episode 01-07 Kingohger New Chapter Zadankai part 1 Kingohger New Chapter Zadankai part 2 Bits from Sokkinger Build episode 47 talk from TTYO Be The One commentary Gavv Girls Vacation - favorite Gavv form Kingohger in Space - audio commentary

Suit Actors

Takaiwa Seiji x Nawata Yuya - Asahi interview Takaiwa Seiji x Nawata Yuya - ReiGen Saber - Asai Kousuke 01 Random suit actor bits Zi-O Official Perfect Book - Suit Actors interview Zi-O Official Perfect Book - Miyazaki Takeshi interview (more SA stuff xD) Saber - Asai Kousuke 02 Suit actor and suits Bar Justaway - Takaiwa Seiji Takaiwa Seiji 35 years with JAE Bits from Takaiwa Fes 2

Cast Youtube channel

Okada Ryutaro

Okada x Minami Keisuke Episode 28 comments Episode 29 comments Episode 31 comments Episode 32 comments Episode 33 comments Episode 34 comments Episode 36 comments Episode 37 comments Episode 38 comments Episode 39 comments Episode 40 comments Episode 42 comments Episode 43 comments Last episode review Opening fan presents Episode 44 comments About his all up P-Bandai AIMS set Ryu-tube Vulcan Valkyrie talk - guest: Nakagawa Daisuke

Yamaguchi Daichi

My Kamen Rider  story Episode 35 comments Episode 36 comments Episode 37 comments Episode 39 comments Episode 44 comments

Super Sentai

Kiramager - Kamen Rajiranger Hero Max and Gaon <3 Zenkaiger - Kamen Rajiranger Ten Gokaiger talks

Zenkaiger Production Notes

Zenkaiger Episode 24 Zenkaiger episode 35 Zenkaiger episode 36 Zenkaiger episode 38 Zenkaiger episode 49 - Tojitendo Zenkaiger episode 49 - Goldtsuiker fam Zenkaiger episode 49 - Zenkaiger support Zenkaiger episode 49 - Zenkai team

Donbrothers

Cinema Today Gekiatsu Zadankai Donbrothers episode 2 Donbrothers episode 4 Donbrothers episode 20 Donbrothers episode 23 Donbrothers episode 32 Donbrothers episode 33

Kingohger

Kingohger episode 5 Kingohger episode 26 and 27 Kingohger episode 42 Kingohger casting bits from production notes 37-43 Kingohger cast blog 31 Dec 2023 - Yano Masato Kingohger episode 20 commentary Kingohger episode 42 audio commentary Kingohger episode 44 Kingohger episode 43 audio commentary Finale words from producer - Omori Takahito Kingohger episode 50 - Sokkin Kingohger episode 50 - Kings Kingohger directors cut audio commentary

Mixed stuff

Random bits Chou Eiyuusai 2022 cast talk Good Morning Sleeping Lion - bits from interviews Kamen Rider Talk from Good Morning Sleeping Lion Main Rider Things - Good Morning Sleeping Lion Takaiwa’s henshin Good Morning Sleeping Lion 2 - Takaiwa in Boukenger

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Tsutamune Masato (Gavan Raiya, BunViolet, Kamejim) and Sakanashi Yume (BunPink, Kamakiri Ohger) announced their marriage <3

Congratulations and best wishes to the couple!

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Takahashi Fumiya (Hiden Aruto, Zero One) was going on about how when they were filming Zero One people around him (the staff) were all saying how good Kamen Rider Build was. Hearing about the senpai two years prior still being talked about, Zero One team was inspired to do their best.

But Inukai Atsuhiro (Kiryu Sento, Build) was like "we didn't realize we were doing great. I was just flirting with Akaso Eiji and before we knew it one year had gone just like that"

lol

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We celebrated Kamumami's birthday with Mr. and Mrs. Yoshimitsu—and then, to my surprise, they celebrated mine too! ☺️☺️ Since we went for Thai food, I went with a Thai flag 🇹🇭 outfit lol

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Bits from Shinbashi Ore no Heya bar

It's a Youtube talk show at a bar which features tokusatsu merch decor.

Matsmoto Gaku (Katou Cloud Yakumo from Ninninger) is a regular guest/host and the December episode featured Aoninger's suit actor Nakata Yuji.

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-- During Ninnin, Gaku and Yuji would sometimes go to coffee shops together.

-- Other than Matsumoto Gaku, Yuji gets along well with Hyuga Wataru (Daiji from Revice)

-- So well they actually went on baths together.

-- They haven't gone drinking together though! Hyuga was underage when they were together in Revice. He recently became of legal age so Yuji thought they might go drinking together soon.

-- Since Yuji is usually shy, there's usually some kind of professional distance with the actors at first. He joked with Hyuga "you lost the suit actor gacha" lol

-- The first fitting of Geats mask, the close up mask was totally blacked out (no hole to see out of the mask) and Yuji kind of freaked out. (t/n: usually there's at least two kinds of mask for filming - an action mask used during action scenes that allows suit actors to see even for a little bit, and a close up mask intended for close shots that looks "prettier" but also, little to no vision)

-- That's the first time he realized he couldn't do with a full black out mask. They redid the mask to have at least a tiny hole in it.

-- The akai kitsune noodles ad that featured Geats and Tycoon, the ones inside the suits were really Yuji and Eitoku-san.

-- Veteran suit actress Gomi Ryoko (Flint Twokaiser, KiramaiGreen) is really friendly.

-- Yuji started the career pretty late - he started training at 25yo, but by 29yo he's a regular at Ninnin (t/n: many suit actors would take at least 10 years before getting regular roles. Many of them starts off as action crew or safety crew, or playing goons after graduating from training school)

-- Mask that he especially found difficult is Espada and Geats

-- He said one thing that's challenging as suit actors is dealing with the cold during winters and heat during summers.

-- Bike scenes are usually done by professionals from Takeshi Racing, but on Geats' last episode it was Yuji himself on the bike (he has proper license to do it).

-- From a suit actors point of view, one thing that's different with Sentai and Rider is the suits. Particularly the belt is challenging for those in Rider because it's difficult to bring the knees up when they have to do stunts.

-- Action director Fukuzawa Hirofumi does not do the video storyboard practice unlike other Reiwa action directors Watanabe Jun-san and Fujita Satoshi-san.

-- The video storyboard practice was only done starting from Kamen Rider Zero One and onwards.

-- On the last episode of Ninnin, Fujita Satoshi-san subbed for Yuji since he's moving over to Zyuohger to play Zyuoh Elephant.

-- Yuji's Twitter acct was made by Hyuga lol

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Cho Uchuu Keiji Gavan Infinity Suit Actors

Gavan Infinity - Itou Shigeki (Kuwagata Ohger, Boonboom Black, Gozyu Wolf's 2nd SA) Gavan Bushido - Yoneoka Takahiro (Boon Blue, Don Murasame) Gavan Luminous - Sakai Nanako (first main role)

Patran - Kamio Naoko (Curantula, Kreon)

Cosmo Gavalion GC-R - Fujita Yohei (Tegasword, Boonboomger Robo, Bundorio)

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Aah yes, now I’m going to make a collection of characters princess carried by Eitoku-san xD

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Princess carried by Eitoku-san 2021

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Princess carried by Eitoku-san 2023

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Princess carried by Eitoku-san 2025

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Kamen Rider Zeztz suit actor Nitta Kenta appears in Ultraman Omega as the human form of Zovaras.

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Translation of Asai Kousuke's IG post regarding the replacement of Gozyu Wolf's suit actor

01 Sept 2025

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To everyone who has been supporting me,

This may come as a sudden announcement. At this point, the role of Gozyu Wolf will be replaced. It was a short period, but thank you very much for your warm support.

Continuing from Niibori-san's Red, and teaching me everything there is to know about playing reds, I have nothing but gratitude to Fukuzawa-san. When the producer specifically requested me, "Can we please have Asai Kousuke-san to play red?", I was beyond happy.

Super Sentai has continued to give me dreams and hope.

I want to express my gratitude to all the cast, and staff that I've worked with so far. Along with sincere gratitude for letting me be a part of this important 50th Anniversary work. Thank you so much. I sincerely apologize for doing this role change mid-broadcast.

Lastly, to all of you who have been supporting me, thank you very much.

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Asai Kousuke, who had been playing Gozyu Wolf, was diagnosed with a worsening chronic condition. Upon discussion with JAE, and at Asai-san's request, he will be replaced from episode 29.

Gozyu Wolf will be played by Itou Shigeki.

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Kamen Rider Gavv cast + suit actors

Shouma x Gavv Chinen Hidekazu x Nawata Yuya

Karakida Hanto x Valen Hino Yuusuke x Kaji Koutaro

Lakia Amarga x Vram Shoji Kohei x Eitoku

Thank you for an awesome year! Otsukare~

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Here's a feature from more than 10 years ago, when Nitta Kenta (tallest guy of the three) was still a trainee at JAE. He and some other classmates got to learn from the legend Takaiwa Seiji.

Nitta Kenta is taking his first main role as Kamen Rider Zeztz.

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Kamen Rider Zeztz OP Visions Artist: Naqt Vane

Composition and Arrangement by Sawano Hiroyuki, of Shingeki no Kyojin (Attack on Titan) fame

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Takahashi Yuya x Kamihoriuchi Kazuya for Kamen Rider Zeztz :)

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Some confirmations

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-- I haven't caught up to Gavv so I dunno if I'm missing any significant character who might be in the movie

-- But this list from JAE mentions Takada, Kitamura, Shige, AND Nitta Kenta after the main Gavv trio.

-- So I guess one of these four is Zeztz haha

-- This list also mentioned Jun-san as the action director, and the official Twitter has also confirmed Jun-san is the action director of Zeztz.

-- Pilot director is Kamihori!!!

-- That's kind of a surprise! It's his first time taking the pilot in Kamen Rider.... he has done twice? I think? in Sentai... Ryusoulger and Kingohger.

-- It's so cool to think he'll be brining the experiences he had with Kingoh into Zeztz

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More info is less lol

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-- New teaser of Zeztz is out and every new info that comes out confuses me more omg hahahah

-- Have I been out of toku that long that I am failing to recognize SAs? lol

-- Not that I've been good at recognizing them before ^^;;

-- The new teaser we see Zeztz move a lot and by this much moving it should have given me more solid hints...

-- I remember the first time seeing Gotchard move and it was a very immediate Eitoku-san. Also seeing Geats move and it gave me a better hint it was UG and not Nawa-san as my first impression from the poster.

-- But Zeztz?! Every new teaser just...aaarrgghh!

-- The new teaser showed Zeztz moving that much in that suit... they must have designed a very comfortable suit to move into

-- Which means his action style is probably a lot of moving and bare-hands thingy

-- The new teaser gave me little hints of Shige...and partly Takada...but I really can't say...

-- I haven't seen enough of Yoneoka to figure anything out... but considering how he played key characters from the past titles, I guess it's not absurd to have him play the main...

-- And understandably he was with Boonboom at the start of Gavv so he didn't get to play a main character in Gavv...

-- At least I am getting pretty convinced that we might be getting a new main SA for Zeztz...

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Toku cast getting a hair cut usually indicates they're done filming... or at least the main series.

Fluffy hair Rakia looks good, but undercut Rakia for the movies and spinoff looks interesting too :)