Kamen Rider Gotchard

Houtaro Ichinose is a student at Furasu High School who one day discovers the Alchemist Academy, a secret school for alchemists, beneath the school. Alchemist Fuga Kudo gives him the GotcharDriver, which gives him the power to transform into Kamen Rider Gotchard, and entrusts him with retrieving the Chemies. These artificial lifeforms were released a decade ago and can fuse with humans to become humanoid monsters called Malgams. Fuga's daughter Rinne, a student at the Academy who transforms into Kamen Rider Majade, assists him in his task. He is also assisted by Supana Kurogane, a graduate of the Academy who transforms into Kamen Rider Valvarad. He was given the same task, but initially sees the Chemies as tools and serves as a rival to Houtaro, who wants to befriend them. They are opposed by the Three Dark Sisters: Atropos, Clotho, and Lachesis, who intend to use the Chemies for their master, Glion, while creating Kamen Rider Dread systems to counter the Riders. It is later revealed that Fuga's betrayal was due to his discovery of a conspiracy within the Alchemist Union related to Glion's plans. When Glion finally carries out his plan to destroy the world, the Riders are aided by the time-traveling Kamen Rider Gotchard Daybreak, who is revealed to be an alternate version of Houtaro from a future where Glion succeeded in his plan to turn the world into gold. The Riders defeat Glion, who is devoured by the same monster he tried to summon for the sake of his plans. After Glion's death, the Dark Sisters are joined by Gigist, one of the "Dark Kings" and the creator of the first two Chemies. Ho-Oh Kaguya Quartz briefly reunites with Houtaro from his world to fight Hundred as Kamen Rider Legend when they invade Houtaro's world. To counter Gigist, Houtaro unlocks the true power of the 101st Chemy, Nijigon, which was hidden inside the GotcharDriver to transform into his ultimate form, Rainbow Gotchard. Germain and Gaelijah, two other Dark Kings, also appear and intend to claim a piece of the Philosopher's Stone, the ultimate alchemic artifact, which is contained within Nijigon. The Dark Sisters take advantage of the confrontation between the Dark Kings and the Riders to revive Glion, who was devoured by Germain, by having him emerge from Germain's body and take it over and obtain his powers. Gaelijah and Gigist are destroyed by Rinne and Supana respectively and their powers are also absorbed by Glion, who uses them to transform into Kamen Rider Eldo and to turn the entire world into gold. Houtaro unlocks the true power of his alchemy and uses it to defeat Glion for good and restore the world, while creating a replica of Earth where the Chemies can live in peace. ==Production==

The Kamen Rider Gotchard trademark was registered by Toei Company on May 15, 2023, and published on May 23, 2023. Gotchard was officially announced on July 21, 2023. ==Episodes==

Kamen Rider Gotchard debuted in the feature film Kamen Rider Geats the Movie: 4 Aces and the Black Fox. The events of the film take place between episode 15 of the series and ''Kamen Rider Gotchard: What's That!? Houtaro and Rinne Swapped Bodies!!''. The Future Daybreak is a film released on July 26, 2024, double-billed with Bakuage Sentai Boonboomger: GekijōBoon! Promise the Circuit. Masahiro Inoue reprised his role as Tsukasa Kadoya from Kamen Rider Decade. Additionally, the main character of Kamen Rider Gavv made his first appearance, portrayed by Hidekazu Chinen as Shoma. The film was written by Keiichi Hasegawa and directed by Ryuta Tasaki. The theme song is "THE FUTURE DAYBREAK" performed by Back-On×Flow. The events of the film take place between episodes 43 and 44 of the series. ==Spin-offs==

• : A two-episode web-exclusive special released on Toei Tokusatsu YouTube Official, Toei Tokusatsu Fan Club, TVer, Telasa, Abema, TV Asahi Video, and Amazon Prime Video on November 5, 2023. Masahiro Inoue reprised his voice role as Kamen Rider Decade from Kamen Rider Decade. The events of the specials take place during the early episodes of the series. • : A web-exclusive series released on Toei Tokusatsu Fan Club on December 31, 2023. • : Televi-Kuns . The events of the special take place between Kamen Rider the Winter Movie: Gotchard & Geats Strongest Chemy ★ Gotcha Great Operation and episode 16 of the series. • : A two-episode series included as part of the Blu-ray releases of Kamen Rider Gotchard. • : A web-exclusive animated short series released on Toei Tokusatsu Fan Club on April 28, 2024. • : A web-exclusive prequel special released on Toei Tokusatsu Fan Club on April 6, 2025. The events of the special take place about ten years before the series. The theme song is "CRY SIS" performed by Three Dark Sisters (Hirono Okita, Kanon Miyahara, and Alisa Sakamaki). • : A web-exclusive crossover special released on Toei Tokusatsu Fan Club on May 11, 2025. Hikaru Yamamoto, Hikari Kabashima, Mei Angela, Rina Chinen, Yukari Taki, Kanon Miyahara, Minami Tsukui, and Nozomi Miyabe reprised their respective roles as Akiko Narumi from Kamen Rider W, Hana Natsuki from Kamen Rider Revice, Reika Shindai and Sophia from Kamen Rider Saber, Sawa Takigawa from Kamen Rider Build, Nozomi Takai from Kamen Rider Amazons, Yoko Minato from Kamen Rider Gaim, and Sachika Amane from Kamen Rider Gavv. The events of the special take place after Kamen Rider Gotchard: Graduations. The theme song is "Go As ONE" performed by Rinne Kudo with Girls Remix (Reiyo Matsumoto, Hikari Kabashima, Mei Angela, and Hikaru Yamamoto). • : A web-exclusive crossover special released on Toei Tokusatsu Fan Club on October 26, 2025. Hikaru Yamamoto, Rina Koike, Nene Shida, Hikari Kabashima, Makoto Okunaka, and Machi Chitose reprised their respective roles as Akiko Narumi from W, Shizuka Nomura from Kamen Rider Kiva, Sara Sakurai from Kamen Rider Geats, Hana Natsuki from Revice, Koyomi from Kamen Rider Wizard, and Glotta Stomach from Gavv while Miyuki Sawashiro reprised her voice role as Kiva-la from Kamen Rider Decade. The theme song is "Go As ONE Halloween Ver." performed by Rinne Kudo with Girls Remix (Reiyo Matsumoto, Hikari Kabashima, Mei Angela, and Hikaru Yamamoto). • : A web-exclusive crossover special released on Toei Tokusatsu Fan Club on January 25, 2026. Hikaru Yamamoto, Mei Angela, Hikari Kabashima, Nene Shida, Kanon Miyahara, Yukari Taki, Rumika Fukuda, and Toko Fujita reprised their respective roles as Akiko Narumi from W, Reika Shindai from Saber, Hana Natsuki from Revice, Sara Sakurai from Geats, Nozomi Takai from Amazons, Sawa Takigawa from Build, Rena Kurumi from Kamen Rider 555 20th: Paradise Regained, and Sumiko Ozawa from Kamen Rider Agito while Erina Mano reprised her voice role as Kamen Rider Nadeshiko from Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Fourze & OOO: Movie War Mega Max. The theme song is "Red Re-born" performed by Do As Infinity. ==V-Cinema==

is a V-Cinema release which received a limited theatrical release on February 21, 2025, followed by its DVD and Blu-ray release on June 11, 2025. The events of the V-Cinema take place after the end of the series. The V-Cinema was written by Takahito Oonishi and directed by Kyohei Yamaguchi. The theme song is "GRADUATIONS" performed by Back-On. Alongside the V-Cinema, a short titled was shown as a double bill. ==Novels==

• : A short story in the booklet included in the Special Collector's Edition of the Blu-ray release of Kamen Rider the Winter Movie: Gotchard & Geats Strongest Chemy ★ Gotcha Great Operation. • : A novel written by Hiroki Uchida and Yōsuke Minato and scheduled to be released on March 16, 2026. ==Cast==

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;Opening themes • "CHEMY×STORY" • Lyrics: • Composition & Arrangement: Hi-yunk (Back-On) • Artist: Back-On • Episodes: 2–16 • :Episode 1 does not feature the show's opening sequence, and it is instead used as an insert song in episodes 1, 31, and 39. • "CHEMY×STORY" • Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi • Composition: Hi-yunk (Back-On) • Arrangement: Flow • Artist: Back-On×Flow • Episodes: 17–50 • :Episodes 33, 38, and 50 do not feature the show's opening sequence, and it is instead used as an insert song in episodes 33 and 50. ;Insert themes • "Rising Fighter" • Lyrics: • Composition: , • Arrangement: Takatsugu Tsumabugi • Artist: Beverly • Episodes: 2–6, 8, 10–11, 13, 15–16, 50 • "What's your FIRE" • Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi • Composition & Arrangement: tatsuo • Artist: Rider Chips • Episodes: 18–19, 21–23, 25–28, 31–32, 34–35, 41 • • Lyrics: • Composition & Arrangement: tatsuo • Artist: () • Episodes: 22–23 • "Living Legend" • Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi • Composition & Arrangement: Ryo • Artist: Ho-Oh Kaguya Quartz (Seiichiro Nagata) • Episodes: 33–35 • "THE SKY'S THE LIMIT" • Lyrics: Hi-yunk (Back-On), TEEDA • Composition & Arrangement: Hi-yunk (Back-On) • Artist: Back-On×Beverly • Episodes: 38–42, 44, 46, 50 • • Lyrics: Isa Takinoo • Composition: Hiroshi Takaki • Arrangement: tatsuo • Artist: Fuga Kudo (Kanji Ishimaru) • Episodes: 50 ==International broadcasts==

• In South Korea, Gotchard began airing since September 7, 2024 on ANIONE and ANIBOX. ==Notes==