We learned back in April 2021 with the 50th anniversary of the debut of Kamen Rider in Japan back in 1971 that the first full anime series for the property was in the works. FUUTO PI arrived with an August 1st, 2022 debut and now TOEI has set up the Japanese home video release plans for it. The twelve-episode series will be released as two sets on November 9th and December 7th, 2022 with each one priced at 16,000 yen for the six episodes on them. Check out the known details below.
Yousuke Kabashima is directing it based on the series composition done by Tatsuo Higuchi. Hidekazu Ebina is handling the character designs with Studio KAI handling the animation production.
The newly announced Japanese cast includes Makoto Furukawa as Ryū Terui, Mikako Komatsu as Akiko Narumi, Kouki Uchiyama as Philip, Yoshimasa Hosoya as Shotaro Hidari, Akira Sekine as Tokime, and Daisuke Ono as Yukiji Bandō.
The opening theme being “Private Eye” by former live-action Kamen Rider, Mitsuru Matsuoka. The ending theme song is “Tsumi to Batsu to Underground” from Big Gadgets featuring Aya Kamiki with TAKUYA.
Plot Concept: The story is canonically set after the events of Kamen Rider W (the 11th of ther Heisei era), which aired in 2009. It follows private investigator Shotaro Hidari and the mysterious boy Philip, two strangers who become one Kamen Rider!
| Volume | Date | Extras |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11/09/22 | Booklet, Audio Commentary, Making Of, Event Materials, Clean Opening |
| 2 | 12/7/22 | Booklet, Audio Commentary, Making Of, Clean Ending, Promos |
[Source: FUUTO PI BD-Boxes]
