Kamen Rider Saber

The human world collides with Wonder World, a realm of fairy tales, because of a conflict over the Almighty Book – a legendary artifact of great power that a trio of monsters known as the Megids seek to acquire in order to create more of their kind, and that an organization of swordsmen known as the Sword of Logos seeks to protect. Two millennia later, the Dark Swordsman Hayato Fukamiya, also known as Kamen Rider Calibur, betrayed his comrades after learning a terrible truth and was seemingly killed by the Flame Swordsman Daichi Kamijo, with a girl named Luna being an apparent causality of their fight. Daichi gave his Wonder Ride Book to a boy named Touma Kamiyama before leaving his sword behind. Fifteen years later, Touma has become a novelist and bookstore owner. After being caught in a Megid attack, his attempt to stop it causes him to inherit Kamijo's title as Kamen Rider Saber and he resolves to end the conflict after the Water Swordsman, Rintaro Shindo, recruits him to join the Sword of Logos. Among the other swordsmen Touma meets while recovering his memories and the lost Wonder Ride Books is his childhood friend, Kento Fukamiya, who wishes to understand his father's actions after Calibur reappears as an ally of the Megids. ==Production==

The Kamen Rider Saber trademark was registered by Toei on May 29, 2020. On 22 July 2020, Kamen Rider Saber was officially announced during a press conference alongside its cast, and it was announced that the show was planned to feature at least 10 Riders. Along with the titular character, five other Riders were confirmed: Blades, Espada, Buster, Kenzan, and Calibur. Following the series premiere, additional Riders Slash, Falchion, Saikou, Sabela, Durandal, Solomon, and Storious were announced to be part of the cast. The opening theme song "ALMIGHTY ~Kamen no Yakusoku" is performed by the band Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra with the band Alexandros' Yoohei Kawakami, who provides the vocals. Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra also performs the ending theme song "Kamen Rider Saber", with Kinichi Motegi, the band's drummer, providing the vocals. ==Episodes==

The Phoenix Swordsman and the Book of Ruin was released on December 18, 2020, double billed with Kamen Rider Zero-One the Movie: Real×Time. Actor Masashi Taniguchi portrays the film's main antagonist, Bahato, who also appears in the series as a recurring character. The theme song is "Taju Roko" performed by Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra with Yoohei Kawakami. The events of the film take place between episodes 10–11. Super Hero Senki is a crossover film released on July 22, 2021, starring the casts from Saber and Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger and featuring characters from past entries of the franchises involved. The film is part of the celebrations for both the 50th anniversary of the Kamen Rider franchise and the 45th anniversary of the Super Sentai franchise, and serves as the final crossover between them. Actors Fuku Suzuki and Ayumi Tanida portray Shotaro Ishinomori and the film's main antagonist, Asmodeus, respectively. Kenjirō Ishimaru of Kamen Rider Den-O; Takashi Ukaji of Kamen Rider OOO; So Okuno of Kamen Rider Zi-O; Fumiya Takahashi of Kamen Rider Zero-One; Shogo Suzuki of Samurai Sentai Shinkenger; Atomu Mizuishi of Mashin Sentai Kiramager; and Hiroshi Fujioka of Kamen Rider (1971 - 1973) reprised their respective roles while Naoya Makoto of Himitsu Sentai Gorenger; Toshihiko Seki, Kōji Yusa, Masaki Terasoma, and Kenichi Suzumura of Kamen Rider Den-O; Tetsu Inada of Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger; M·A·O and Hiroshi Kamiya of Uchu Sentai Kyuranger; and Rikiya Koyama of Kamen Rider Zi-O reprise their respective voice roles. Additionally, the two main characters of Kamen Rider Revice make their first appearances and a special film for the series was double billed with Super Hero Senki. The film features a new Kamen Rider from a possible future in the year 2071, 100 years after the debut of the first Kamen Rider television series. Akiyoshi Nakao and Arata Furuta portray the film's guest characters and Hiroshi Fujioka's son, Maito, portrays Takeshi Hongo's younger self. ==Web-exclusive series==

• is a web-exclusive series released on Telasa on November 8, 2020. It comprises four episodes and focuses on Rintaro Shindo, Kento Fukamiya, Ryo Ogami, Ren Akamichi, and Tetsuo Daishinji. • Chapter 8.5: • The Other Side of Chapter 9: • Behind the Chapter 13: • Chapter 15.5: • is a web-exclusive animated short series released on Toei Tokusatsu Fan Club on February 1, 2021. The events of the series take place between episodes 38 and 39. • is the titular first entry of the web-series released on May 23, 2021, with Sotaro returning to reprise his role as Javel. • is a sequel to the titular first entry of the web-series released on June 27, 2021, with Ryosuke Yamamoto returning to reprise his role as Makoto Fukami. • is a web-exclusive special released on Toei Tokusatsu Fan Club on November 20, 2022. The events of the special take place a year after the end of the main series. ==DVD and Blu-ray-exclusive series==

• is included as part of the Blu-ray releases of Kamen Rider Saber. This storyline focuses on the lives of three known bearers of the Kamen Rider Calibur title: • Part 1 serves as a prequel to the main series and focuses on Hayato Fukamiya and Daichi Kamijo. • Part 2 takes place during episodes 17–35, and focuses on Kento Fukamiya. It was released on August 4, 2021. • is Televi-Kuns . ==V-Cinema==

is a V-Cinema release which received a limited theatrical release on January 28, 2022, followed by its DVD and Blu-ray release on May 11, 2022. The events of the V-Cinema take place eight years after the end of the main series. The V-Cinema was written by Takuro Fukuda and directed by Kazuya Kamihoriuchi. The theme song is "Bittersweet" performed by Asuka Kawazu, Shuichiro Naito, Takaya Yamaguchi, and Ryo Aoki. ==Manga==

is a manga adaptation that focuses on Ryo Ogami's past, including his high school days two decades prior and the birth of his son, Sora, six years after Daichi Kamijo defeated Hayato Fukamiya. The manga is written by Kaori Kaneko and illustrated by Keitarō Kumatsuki, and was serialized on Toei Tokusatsu Fan Club from February 28, 2021, to May 30, 2021. Each arc of the manga consists of three chapters. • • ==Cast==

• : • : • : • : • : • : • : • : • : • : • : • : • : • , : • : • : (Child), (Adult) • : • : • : • , Another Sophia, Priestess: • : • : • Seiken Rider System Singing Voice: • Kamen Rider Sabela's Equipment Voice: • Narration, Seiken Rider System Speaking Voice, Wonder Ride Books Voice: • : • Men (8): , • : • Married couple (16): , • : • : • : • : • Revice Equipment Voice, Vistamp Voice: (Special Issue): • : • : ==Theme songs==

;Opening theme • • Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi • Composition: tatsuo • Artist: Shuichiro Naito, Takaya Yamaguchi, & Ryo Aoki • Episodes: 38–40 • "Will save us" • Lyrics: Shio Watanabe, Kazuya Kamihoriuchi • Composition: Shuhei Naruse • Artist: Asuka Kawazu • Episodes: 43 • "The story never ends" • Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi • Composition: Kousuke Yamashita • Artist: Rina Chinen • Episodes: 44 • "BOOK OF POWER" • Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi • Composition: tatsuo • Artist: Masanori Kobayashi (WAЯROCK) • Episodes: 45 • :An instrumental version of this song is used. • "Timeless Story" • Lyrics: Isa Takinoo • Composition: Kousuke Yamashita • Artist: Utabito Zanmai Samady • Episodes: 45, 47 ==Broadcast, Home Video and Streaming==

• In its home country of Japan, it originally aired on the Super Hero Time block on TV Asahi and other ANN affiliates starting from September 6, 2020, and concluding on August 29, 2021, with 48 episodes. Episodes 1, 2, and 28 were streamed in their entirety for free on the Toei Tokusatsu YouTube Official channel. Near the end of the series run, Toei Video released the full series on DVD and Blu-ray in 2021. For the DVD release, it spawned across 12 volumes, with each holding four episodes. For the Blu-Ray release, it spawned three separate Collections throughout that year, with Volume 1 released on May 21, Volume 2 on August 4 and Volume 3 on November 10, just a little over two months after the series concluded. • Thailand was the first international country in the world to have a release of this series outside of Japan. It was shown as Masked Rider Saber (มาสค์ไรเดอร์เซเบอร์) and Dream Express (DEX) owns the rights to the broadcasting of this series. It first aired on October 3, 2021, on Channel 7 HD and was also broadcast via streaming on the Flixer app, starting with the first episode airing on the same day. The Thai subtitled release came out first, and then November 7, was when they started publishing a Thai dub. In 2024, the dub was re-broadcast on the Boomerang channel and also on GMM 25. • In the Chinese-speaking world, Both Mandarin (Taiwan dialect) and Cantonese dubs were produced and aired in Taiwan and Hong Kong respectively. • In Hong Kong, the series aired with a Cantonese Chinese dub starting on October 24, 2021, and finished on September 18, 2022, covering all 48 episodes, by airing once a week. • In Taiwan, the series aired with a Taiwanese Mandarin dub on the CHT MOD service starting on January 28, 2022 (over three months after the Cantonese Chinese dub's debut) and concluded on April 15, 2022, covering all 48 episodes, by airing on the weeknights. • In South Korea, the series was translated directly to Korean (가면라이더 세이버) and it premiered on January 15, 2022, and ran until April 30, 2022, on Daewon Broadcasting's three channels (AniOne, AniBox and ChampTV). It was broadcast with a Korean dub that covered all 48 episodes. • In Vietnam on February 9, 2023, it was announced that Skyline Media had the rights from Toei and ADK to bring the series over to the region on Netflix, as Kamen Rider Saber: Hiệp Sĩ Mặt Nạ: Thánh Kiếm (Kamen Rider Saber: Masked Knight: Holy Sword) and was shown on March of that year with English fansubs being copied and also displayed with Vietnamese subtitles. • In Indonesia, the series premiered on July 10, 2023, on RTV with an Indonesian dub and it also received an English language-styled logo for advertisements. All 48 episodes were covered. • In the Philippines, it was aired on GMA Network's FantaSeries block with a Tagalog dub from January 1 to March 7, 2025, with all 48 episodes covered. ==Notes==