Kamen Rider Wizard (仮面ライダーウィザード, Kamen Raidā Wizādo) is a Japanese tokusatsu series that serves as the 23rd installment in the Kamen Rider franchise and the 14th entry in the Heisei era.
Haruto Soma (操真 晴人, Sōma Haruto) is a misunderstood former soccer player and one of several individuals who possess the potential to perform magic, or Gates (ゲート, Gēto), who abandoned his dream of going pro after injuring his best friend and teammate, Kazuya Shinozaki, during a tryout. Due to his status as a Gate, Sou Fueki kidnapped Haruto and several others like him and subjected them to the Sabbath ritual in a failed attempt to revive his deceased daughter, Koyomi. While the ritual created Phantoms instead, Haruto was able to stop his inner Phantom, WizarDragon, from turning him through force of will and became part of a small group of survivors who unlocked their magical capabilities as a result. Immediately afterward, Fueki assumed the identity of the White Wizard and gave Haruto the means to become Kamen Rider Wizard, tasking him with combating the Phantoms and looking after Koyomi. Motivated by a desire to provide hope to people who have fallen into despair and now finding mundane life boring, Haruto takes up residence in the antiques shop Omokagedō to gain more Wizard Rings to bolster his powers and christens himself a Kamen Rider, though he finds solace in his love of doughnuts and frequents the Donut Shop Hungry to satiate this desire.[1] As of the Kamen Rider Wizard tie-in novel, Haruto married friend and ally, Rinko Daimon.
Utilizing a transformation-type Wizard Ring (ウィザードリング, Wizādo Ringu) in conjunction with the WizarDriver (ウィザードライバー, Wizādoraibā) belt, Haruto can transform into the "Ringed Wizard" (指輪の魔法使い, Yubiwa no Mahōtsukai), Kamen Rider Wizard, whose signature finisher is the Strike Wizard (ストライクウィザード, Sutoraiku Wizādo) via the Kick Strike (キックストライク, Kikku Sutoraiku) Ring.[1] While transformed, he wields a series of Magic Rings (魔法リング, Mahō Ringu), which allow him to perform different spells, and the WizarSwordGun (ウィザーソードガン, Wizāsōdogan), which has a Gun Mode (ガンモード, Gan Mōdo) for performing the Shooting Strike (シューティングストライク, Shūtingu Sutoraiku) finisher and a Sword Mode (ソードモード, Sōdo Mōdo) for performing the Slash Strike (スラッシュストライク, Surasshu Sutoraiku) finisher. Haruto can also alternate between varying Style (スタイル, Sutairu) forms via other transformation-type Wizard Rings, which are as follows:
Haruto can also access WizarDragon's power to evolve his Style forms into Dragon Styles (ドラゴンスタイル, Doragon Sutairu), which allow him to manifest one or more of WizarDragon's body parts via the Special (スペシャル, Supesharu) Ring and perform the Dragon Strike Wizard (ドラゴンストライクウィザード, Doragon Sutoraiku Wizādo) finisher via the Kick Strike Ring.
Haruto Soma is portrayed by Shunya Shiraishi (白石 隼也, Shiraishi Shun'ya).[22] As a child, Haruto is portrayed by Kaito Nakashima (中島 凱斗, Nakashima Kaito).
WizarDragon (ウィザードラゴン, Wizādoragon), or simply Dragon (ドラゴン, Doragon), is Haruto's non-anthropomorphic inner Phantom who is usually summoned to battle inner Phantoms in a Gate's Underworld. Originally hostile towards Haruto, Dragon becomes impressed by the human's intent and later allows Haruto to fully utilize his power.
In battle, WizarDragon can fly, produce fire breath, and transform into the Strike Phase (ストライクフェーズ, Sutoraiku Fēzu) foot to assist Haruto in performing the Strike End (ストライクエンド, Sutoraiku Endo) finisher to destroy inner Phantoms. During the events of the crossover film Kamen Rider × Super Sentai × Space Sheriff: Super Hero Taisen Z, WizarDragon is able to combine with the Kyoryugers' mecha Kyoryuzin to form Kyoryuzin Kick Strike (キョウリュウジンキックストライク, Kyōryūjin Kikku Sutoraiku) and perform the Zyuden Brave Strike End (獣電ブレイブストライクエンド, Jūden Bureibu Sutoraiku Endo) finisher.
WizarDragon is voiced by Ryūzaburō Ōtomo (大友 龍三郎, Ōtomo Ryūzaburō) while his human form is portrayed by Shunya Shiraishi, who also portrays Haruto Soma.
Koyomi (コヨミ), also known as Koyomi Fueki (笛木 暦, Fueki Koyomi), is Haruto Soma's assistant and Sou Fueki's daughter whom he attempted to resurrect after she died several years prior during the Sabbath ritual. Despite placing the Philosopher's Stone in her body, he succeeded in half-resurrecting her and entrusts Haruto with protecting her and giving her periodic infusions of magical energy to maintain her state of being. Initially possessing no memory of what happened to her, she resents her half-dead state and wishes she was properly dead, though Haruto slowly convinces Koyomi to have hope in him, be more accepting of her circumstances, and work towards the future. While in Haruto's care, she lives in Shigeru Wajima's antiques shop and assists Haruto with her ability to detect disguised Phantoms. Koyomi eventually learns the truth of what happened to her before Sora Takigawa rips the Philosopher's Stone out of her body, killing her once more. After defeating Takigawa, Haruti takes the Philosopher's Stone and travels the world in the hopes of hiding it and preventing it being misused any further, eventually finding an ideal place in the form of his own Underworld's Koyomi. In the Kamen Rider Wizard tie-in novel, Haruto and Rinko have a daughter and name her Koyomi in memory of their deceased friend.
Koyomi is portrayed by Makoto Okunaka (奥仲 麻琴, Okunaka Makoto). As a child, Koyomi is portrayed by Kanon Kobayashi (小林 花音, Kobayashi Kanon).
Rinko Daimon (大門 凛子, Daimon Rinko) is a rookie detective at the Metropolitan Police Department's Toriizaka Police Station (鳥居坂署, Toriizaka-sho) with an Edokko upbringing who joined the police force to help people like her father had. After being targeted by the Phantom, Minotauros, and nearly succumbing to her inner Phantom, Jabberwock, she gets caught up in the battle between Haruto Soma and the Phantoms and provides support to the former through her police work. As of the Kamen Rider Wizard tie-in novel, Rinko married Haruto and has a daughter named Koyomi with him.
Rinko Daimon is portrayed by Yuko Takayama (高山 侑子, Takayama Yūko). As a child, Rinko is portrayed by Ichino Suehara (末原 一乃, Suehara Ichino).
Shunpei Nara (奈良 瞬平, Nara Shunpei) is a clumsy young man who has been fascinated with magic ever since he read the picture book The Forest Wizard (森の魔法使い, Mori no Mahōtsukai), even going so far as to quote the wizard's magic phrase "Chichin Pui Pui" (ちちんぷいぷい) and attempt to become Haruto's apprentice. After being targeted by the Phantom, Hellhound, Shunpei falls into despair and nearly succumbs to his inner Phantom, Cyclops. While Haruto rescues Shunpei from both Phantoms, he also destroys Shunpei's potential for using magic. Despite this, Shunpei forces himself into Haruto's life, intent on supporting him nonetheless. As of the series finale, Shunpei becomes Shigeru Wajima's apprentice.
Shunpei Nara is portrayed by Junki Tozuka (戸塚 純貴, Tozuka Junki). As a child, Shunpei is portrayed by Ryusei Shoji (庄司 龍成, Shōji Ryūsei).
Kosuke Nito (仁藤 攻介, Nitō Kōsuke) is a young, optimistic archaeologist from the Fukui Prefecture who believes that pinches and chances are two sides of the same coin, possesses a gigantic appetite, and a tendency to put mayonnaise on everything he eats. While on an expedition as a student archaeologist, he found the Beast Driver (ビーストドライバー, Bīsuto Doraibā) belt and broke a seal holding a horde of Ghouls at bay. Forced to become Kamen Rider Beast (仮面ライダービースト, Kamen Raidā Bīsuto) to defeat the monsters, he learns he unknowingly forged a pact with the Phantom, Beast Chimera, and must now consume other Phantoms for their magical energy to keep Beast Chimera satiated or else he will eat Kosuke. Despite this, Kosuke maintains the pact so he can learn more about Phantoms and his newfound powers under the belief that he will never make an important discovery like Beast Chimera again.
In the present, following a misunderstanding over how their respective magic functions during their first meeting, Kosuke views Haruto Soma as his "eternal rival". Additionally, the former refuses to allow Haruto to destroy Beast Chimera, claiming his Phantom is too powerful. While fighting Sou Fueki, Kosuke breaks the Beast Driver to release Beast Chimera and let him devour the excess magical energy that Fueki's second Sabbath was generating in order to negate it. In appreciation, Beast Chimera spares Kosuke, frees him of their pact, and takes his leave. Following the Phantoms' defeat, Kosuke takes on Yuzuru Iijima as an apprentice and goes on a journey to find Beast Chimera again.
During the events of the crossover film Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Gaim & Wizard: The Fateful Sengoku Movie Battle, Kisuke eventually succeeds in locating and recapturing Beast Chimera. However, he is forced to renew their pact to confront the Phantom, Ogre. Haruto defeats Ogre, but Kosuke is kidnapped by the Pitcher Plant Monster and taken to another universe. He is later rescued by Haruto and Kamen Rider Gaim before assisting them in defeating Kamen Rider Bujin Gaim. Following this, Kosuke discovers he can feed Beast Chimera Helheim fruits to satiate its appetite as well.
Utilizing the Beast (ビースト, Bīsuto) Ring in conjunction with the Beast Driver, Kosuke can transform into the "Ancient Wizard" (古の魔法使い, Inishie no Mahōtsukai), Kamen Rider Beast, whose signature finisher is the Strike Beast (ストライクビースト, Sutoraiku Bīsuto). While transformed, he wields the Dice Saber (ダイスサーベル, Daisu Sāberu) rapier, which allows him to perform the Saber Strike (セイバーストライク, Seibā Sutoraiku) finisher. Similarly to Haruto, Kosuke possesses his own series of rings that allow him to access different right shoulder-mounted Mantles (マント, Manto), which grant different animal-inspired powers.[23][24][25]
Moreover, Kosuke can utilize special rings to access stronger or unique forms.
Kosuke Nito is portrayed by Tasuku Nagase (永瀬 匡, Nagase Tasuku). As a child, Kosuke is portrayed by Kirato Wakayama (若山 耀人, Wakayama Kirato).
Beast Chimera (ビーストキマイラ, Bīsuto Kimaira), or simply Chimera (キマイラ, Kimaira), is a chimeric, five-headed non-anthropomorphic lion/falcon/chameleon/buffalo/dolphin-themed Phantom that was sealed within the Beast Driver for millennia. When Nito found the Beast Driver, Chimera formed a pact with the human to spare his life in return for being provided an abundance of magical energy, such as that of other Phantoms', to feed on. Like WizarDragon, Nito can summon Beast Chimera within a Gate's Underworld to help him fight inner Phantoms.
In battle, Beast Chimera possesses leonine claws, can fire Beast Lasers (ビーストレーザー, Bīsuto Rēzā) from all five of his heads, and perform the Biting End (バイティングエンド, Baitingu Endo) finisher. In the film Kamen Rider Wizard in Magic Land, the Magic Land version of Beast Chimera possesses the ability to transform into a claw version of the Strike Phase to assist Nito in performing the Strike End to destroy inner Phantoms.
Beast Chimera is voiced by Tomomichi Nishimura (西村 知道, Nishimura Tomomichi).
Sou Fueki (笛木 奏, Fueki Sō) is a former particle physicist at Kirimine University (霧峰大学, Kirimine Daigaku) and Koyomi's father who initiated the first Sabbath in a failed attempt to resurrect her via the Philosopher's Stone, the mana of four Phantoms as a power source, and several Gates as sacrifices. As Koyomi was not fully resurrected and more Phantoms were created in the process, he used a combination of science and magic to create the artificial Phantom, Carbuncle (カーバンクル, Kābankuru), and absorbed it in order to become Kamen Rider Wiseman (仮面ライダーワイズマン, Kamen Raidā Waizuman),[32] also known as the White Wizard (白い魔法使い, Shiroi Mahōtsukai), and utilize Carbuncle's ability to produce magic stones for Shigeru Wajima to create Magic Rings out of in order to enhance his magical capabilities. After tasking Haruto Soma with taking care of Koyomi for him, Fueki assumed the identity of the Phantoms' leader, Wiseman (ワイズマン, Waizuman), to manipulate them into creating more Phantoms to strengthen Soma's powers while using his White Wizard alias to find three more magicians in the hopes that their and Soma's mana will prove more powerful before initiating a new Sabbath. In preparation for the ritual, Fueki provides Soma with additional Magic Rings to enhance his power further, grants Mayu Inamori the means to transform into Kamen Rider Mage, and brainwashes Yuzuru Iijima and Masahiro Yamamoto into serving him as additional Kamen Rider Mages.
After he kills the Phantom, Medusa, for threatening his plans, Fueki's multiple aliases are exposed and he reveals his true intentions to everyone involved before forcing Soma, Inamori, Iijima, and Yamamoto to become his second Sabbath's power source and using all of Tokyo as a sacrificial site. However, Kosuke Nito and Beast Chimera foil the ritual while Sora Takigawa tricks Fueki into weakening himself before killing him.[33][34][23]
Utilizing the Change (チェンジ, Chenji) Ring in conjunction with the White Wizard Driver (白い魔法使いドライバー, Shiroi Mahōtsukai Doraibā) belt, Fueki can transform into Kamen Rider Wiseman.[35] While transformed, he possesses his own set of Magic Rings, which allow him to perform enhanced versions of Soma's spells, and wields the flute-like Hamel Cane (ハーメルケイン, Hāmeru Kein) spear. With his own version of the Kick Strike Ring, he can perform his own version of the Strike Wizard.
Sou Fueki is portrayed by Narushi Ikeda (池田 成志, Ikeda Narushi), the White Wizard is voiced by Toshitsugu Takashina (高階 俊嗣, Takashina Toshitsugu), and Wiseman is voiced by Toshio Furukawa (古川 登志夫, Furukawa Toshio).
The Phantoms (ファントム, Fantomu) are mythical creature-themed monsters born from Gates, humans with magical potential who experience true hopelessness. As they possess individual personalities, some seek to turn more Gates into Phantoms on the orders of their leader Wiseman while others pursue their own desires. Additionally, some Phantoms embody the dark aspects of their Gate's personality and as such, either behave in an opposite manner or retain their original personality. Along with unique individual abilities, Phantoms can also assume the form of the human they were spawned from.
Medusa (メデューサ, Medyūsa) is a cruel and calculating Phantom born from high school student Misa Inamori (稲森 美紗, Inamori Misa), who was among the people that Sou Fueki abducted for his first Sabbath. She displays undying loyalty to Wiseman and takes great offense to any Phantom who refuses to carry out their mission, even going so far as to execute them. She also rarely takes part in combat unless she deems it necessary or is forced to. While attempting to infiltrate a high school and target a student named Takako, Medusa learns of her original self's twin sister Mayu Inamori and attempts to create a Phantom from her instead, only to contribute to Mayu becoming a witch and develop a rivalry with her. However, this and Medusa discovering Wiseman's true intentions leads to him killing her.
In her human form, Medusa can see into Gates' personal Underworlds and fire eye beams. In her Phantom form, she wields the Arrogant (アロガント, Aroganto) scepter, can utilize magic, use her hair to siphon magic, and petrify opponents.[36]
Medusa and Misa Inamori are portrayed by Erina Nakayama (中山 絵梨奈, Nakayama Erina), who also portrays Mayu Inamori.
Phoenix (フェニックス, Fenikkusu) is a Phantom born from florist assistant Yugo Fujita (藤田 雄吾, Fujita Yūgo), who was among the people that Fueki abducted for his first Sabbath. Unlike his original self, Phoenix is an arrogant berserker with a fiery temper and love of violence. This led to him killing a Gate by mistake and being forced to become an observer for his fellow Phantoms, though he behaves in an overbearing manner towards them. Due to Haruto Soma's interference, Phoenix convinces Wiseman to let him stop the wizard, only to be defeated and vow revenge. Phoenix goes on to battle Soma several times until Wiseman forbids him from doing so due to his constant losses against Soma. In response, Phoenix attacks drunkards in his human form, attracts Rinko Daimon's attention, and befriends her since she only knew of him in his Phantom form. After she suggests he act on his own whim, he enlists Sora Takigawa to help him settle his rivalry with Soma. During their final battle, the wizard sends Phoenix hurtling into the sun, which traps the Phantom in an endless loop of dying and resurrection that consumes his mana before he can fully regenerate.
In battle, Phoenix wields the Catastrophe (カタストロフ, Katasutorofu) broadsword, can control hellfire, and revive from any attack that would be fatal to other Phantoms with more power than he previously possessed.[37]
Phoenix and Yugo Fujita are portrayed by Atsumi Kanno (菅野 篤海, Kan'no Atsumi).
Sora Takigawa (滝川 空, Takigawa Sora), initially credited as a "youth" (青年, seinen), is a hairdresser turned serial killer who murdered and scalped an unknown number of his former clients due to their resemblance to a former girlfriend, whom he killed in a fit of rage after she broke up with him, and was among the Gates that Fueki kidnapped for his Sabbath and turned into Phantoms. While Takigawa was turned into the Phantom Gremlin (グレムリン, Guremurin), he retained his original personality, acts on his own whims, and refers to most Phantoms by their Gates' names. Motivated by a desire to fight Haruto Soma at his full power and to know Wiseman's full plan, Takigawa secretly provides Soma with additional magic stones through his allies and assists Phoenix in his final battle with Soma before taking Phoenix's place as an observer for other Phantoms to get closer to Wiseman. After gaining Wiseman's trust, Takigawa becomes his right hand.
Takigawa eventually reveals his unique nature to Soma in an attempt to convince him of their similarities but is disappointed when Soma discovers his history as a human. Following this, Takigawa attempts to make himself human again by planting the idea of investigating Sou Fueki into Soma's mind and making several attempts to kidnap Koyomi to retrieve the Philosopher's Stone from her body. When Kosuke Nito foils Fueki's second Sabbath, Takigawa tricks the latter into weakening himself before killing him to extract the Philosopher's Stone from Koyomi and absorb it. However, he inadvertently evolves his Phantom form and resolves to amass more magical energy through senseless death and destruction, leading Haruto to confirm that Takigawa had since abandoned his humanity prior to the Sabbath. The latter is ultimately defeated by Kamen Rider Wizard, who removes the Philosopher's Stone from Takigawa before killing him.[38]
In his Phantom form, Takigawa wields the twin scissor-like Rapture (ラプチャー, Rapuchā) swords and possesses superhuman speed.
Sora Takigawa is portrayed by Takahisa Maeyama (前山 剛久, Maeyama Takahisa).
The Ghouls (グール, Gūru) are stone imp-like lesser Phantoms capable of either converting their arms into gun-like weapons that shoot hellfire or wielding polearms that the stronger Phantoms can summon to serve as foot soldiers. While they are weaker than regular Phantoms, Ghouls can withstand gunfire.
The Ghouls are voiced by Yuuki Anai (穴井 勇輝, Anai Yūki) and Kazuki Komine (小峰 一己, Komine Kazuki).
Shigeru Wajima (輪島 繁, Wajima Shigeru) is the owner of the Antique Shop Omokagedō (骨董店・面影堂, Kottōten Omokagedō, lit. "Vestige Hall"), which serves as Haruto Soma and his allies' unofficial headquarters, and a skilled ring maker who creates Soma and Sou Fueki's Wizard and Magic Rings. Wajima initially did not make rings out of fear of hurting people until he met Soma, who renewed the ring maker's resolve and became inspired to help Soma.
Shigeru Wajima is portrayed by Hisahiro Ogura (小倉 久寛, Ogura Hisahiro).
Masanori Kizaki (木崎 政範, Kizaki Masanori) is the superintendent of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's National Security Bureau Section Zero (国家安全局0課, Kokka Anzenkyoku Zero-ka) branch who secretly investigates Kamen Rider Wizard and the Phantoms, seeing both as abominations. Six months prior, he and his partner Katayama discovered the Phantoms' existence while investigating mass disappearances and lost Katayama to the Phantom, Gargoyle. Ever since, Kizaki looked after Katayama's son, Naoki. After working with Wizard to save Naoki, Kizaki becomes an ally to him and goes on to discover and tell him the White Wizard's true identity.
Masanori Kizaki is portrayed by Naoki Kawano (川野 直輝, Kawano Naoki).
Yu Kamimura (上村 優, Kamimura Yū) is the effeminate, gay manager of the Donut Shop Hungry (ど～なつ屋 はんぐり～, Dōnatsu-ya Hangurī) food truck who dresses in drag. He sees Haruto Soma as his favorite customer and comes up with countless new flavors and styles of doughnuts for him, only to be stymied when Soma asks for his usual order of plain sugar doughnuts.
During the events of the crossover film Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Wizard & Fourze: Movie War Ultimatum, Kamimura is kidnapped by the Akumaizer due to his status as a Gate and trapped in a machine that utilizes his mana, along with that of four children, to create an army of monsters. While in his Underworld, Kamimura became his ideal self, a young woman with the power to transform into the Young Masked Belle Poitrine (美少女仮面ポワトリン, Bishōjo Kamen Powatorin), but becomes trapped in a time loop wherein everyone around him only celebrates his birthday and convinced by the Akumaizer that this is better than his regular life to keep him placated and better facilitate their plans. After ending up in Kamimura's Underworld, Soma helps him move past his fantasies, rescue the trapped children, and work together to defeat the Akumaizer.
Via the Orgel Pendant (オルゴールペンダント, Orugōru Pendanto) and a cry of "Cosmo Magic Metamorphose!" (コスモマジック・メタモルフォーゼ！, Kosumo Majikku Metamorufōze!), Kamimura is able to become Poitrine. While transformed, he can perform magic and wields the Belle Sabre (ベルサーベル, Beru Sāberu).[a]
Yu Kamimura is portrayed by Kaba-chan (KABA.ちゃん) while his ideal self is portrayed by Mari Iriki (入来 茉里, Iriki Mari). Of the role, Kaba-chan stated that while she never really watched Kamen Rider as a child, she felt that she would form great memories as a member of the Kamen Rider Wizard cast. This role made her the first LGBT cast member and regular character in the history of the Kamen Rider franchise.[40]
Kamen Rider Mage (仮面ライダーメイジ, Kamen Raidā Meiji) is the collective name for a mass-produced Rider form utilized by most magicians. First appearing in the film Kamen Rider Wizard in Magic Land, all magically-powered inhabitants of Magic Land possess the ability to transform into a variation of Kamen Rider Mage depending on their societal role. In the series, Sou Fueki uses three versions of Kamen Rider Mage to serve as a power source for his second Sabbath ritual.
All versions of Kamen Rider Mage utilize a Mage (メイジ, Meiji) Ring in conjunction with the Mage's Belt (メイジのベルト, Meiji no Beruto) to transform and wield the Scratch Nail (スクラッチネイル, Sukuratchi Neiru) claws on their left hands while transformed. Additionally, the film versions wield the broom-like Ride Scraper (ライドスクレイパー, Raido Sukureipā) spear, which can be utilized for offensive and transportation purposes.
Mayu Inamori (稲森 真由, Inamori Mayu) is the younger twin sister of Misa Inamori, Medusa's original self. After losing her sister and parents while studying abroad, Mayu returns to Japan, eventually encounters Medusa, and learns the Phantom killed her parents. Despite falling into despair, Mayu recalls a memory of Misa telling her only she can decide her fate and suppresses her inner Phantom. As a result, Mayu becomes a witch and accepts the White Wizard's offer to hone her skills so she can hunt Phantoms and avenge her family.
Sometime later, Mayu returns to fight Medusa as an amber version of Kamen Rider Mage. After several battles with Medusa however, Mayu discovers the White Wizard's true identity and intentions and sides with Haruto Soma to stop him. Following the Phantoms' defeat, Mayu joins the Toriizaka Police Station under Rinko Daimon.
Unlike other versions of Kamen Rider Mage, Mayu also wields her own version of the WizarSwordGun and the Holy (ホーリー, Hōrī) Ring, which allows her to destroy most Phantoms.[41]
Mayu Inamori is portrayed by Erina Nakayama, who also portrays Medusa and Misa Inamori.
Yuzuru Iijima (飯島 譲, Iijima Yuzuru) is a boy who wanted to make amends with his friend Akari Kurata (倉田 朱里, Kurata Akari) for getting her in trouble after stealing her bike in an attempt to learn how to ride one. While being targeted by the Phantom Sylphi, Iijima gets Kosuke Nito to teach him how to ride a bike. While Iijima falls into despair after Sylphi manipulates him into injuring Kurata, her voice inspires the boy to suppress his inner Phantom. Iijima decides not to become a wizard, but Sou Fueki kidnaps and brainwashes him into becoming a blue version of Kamen Rider Mage in order to kidnap Mayu Inamori and become a power source for his second Sabbath ritual. When Nito succeeds in foiling Fueki's plans, Iijima is freed from the latter's control and later becomes Nito's apprentice.
Yuzuru Iijima is portrayed by Shinta Sōma (相馬 眞太, Sōma Shinta). As a child, Yuzuru is portrayed by Reigo Mizoguchi (溝口 怜冴, Mizoguchi Reigo).
Masahiro Yamamoto (山本 昌宏, Yamamoto Masahiro) is a father-to-be who was attacked by the Phantom, Arachne, while purchasing baby items for his pregnant wife, Aya Yamamoto. After discovering he is a Gate, Haruto Soma and his allies bring Masahiro to the antiques shop Omokagedō for protection, but Masahiro becomes distraught when he learns he cannot contact his wife. Kosuke Nito leads the search for Aya, but Arachne finds her first. While Nito fights the Phantom, Medusa takes advantage by attacking and seemingly killing Aya to make Masahiro fall into despair. Upon learning Soma protected Aya at the last minute, Masahiro overcomes his despair and suppresses his inner Phantom, only to be kidnapped, brainwashed, and turned into a green version of Kamen Rider Mage by Sou Fueki for his Sabbath ritual. While under Fueki's control, Masahiro fights Soma and his allies before serving as a power source for the Sabbath until Nito foils Fueki's plans, freeing Masahiro in the process. Masahiro initially attempts to return to his family, but Aya convinces him to help Soma, Nito, and their allies stop Sora Takigawa. Following Takigawa's defeat, Masahiro's son is born.
Masahiro is portrayed by Shingo Kawaguchi (川口 真五, Kawaguchi Shingo).