is a Japanese tokusatsu series that serves as the 14th installment in the Kamen Rider franchise and the fifth entry in the Heisei era.
is a kind-hearted BOARD operative who believes in fighting to protect humanity. He was chosen to use the Rider System 02 to seal the Undead as Kamen Rider Blade. While his Rider powers eventually end up turning him into a Joker over the course of the second half of the series, he uses this to force the Battle Fight into a stalemate and allow his friend Hajime to continue living among humans. During the events of Kamen Rider Zi-O, Kenzaki becomes a human again when Amane uses the powers of Another Blade on him. However, during the events of Kamen Rider Blade 20th Anniversary STAGE&TALK, the turns him into a Joker again.
Utilizing the Rider System 02, which consists of the Change Beetle card in conjunction with the belt, Kenzaki can transform into Kamen Rider Blade. While transformed, he wields the sword and carries a deck of spade-themed Rouse Cards that allow him to channel the Category 2âÂÂ10 Spade Undeads' powers and augment himself with their special abilities. He can also perform varying finishers via a combination of the Thunder Deer card and up to two other Rouse Cards. To seal the Undead, Kenzaki uses Proper Blank cards. His personal vehicle is the motorcycle, which similar to Blade himself can be augmented with the special abilities of the Category 2âÂÂ10 Space Undead via their Rouse Cards.
Later in the series, Kenzaki acquires the bracelet, which he can use in conjunction with the Absorb Capricorn card and other Royal Club Undead cards to assume the following power-up forms:
Additionally, during the events of Kamen Sentai Gorider, Kenzaki becomes , the blue-colored member of
Kazuma Kenzaki is portrayed by .
is a BOARD researcher turned field operative who was selected to use the Rider System 01 to seal the Undead as . Unlike Kenzaki, Tachibana fights to seal the Undead to stave off his death from cellular breakdown, which he blames on his superior Karasuma, and displays a rivalry with Kenzaki, who was chosen to provide backup for Tachibana. After learning from a Karasuma body double that his subconscious fears are causing his condition, Tachibana joins forces with Isaka in exchange for Schuld Kestner seaweed to cure himself despite it intensifying his aggression and slowly damaging his nervous system. When Isaka kills his girlfriend, Sayoko Fukasawa, Tachibana overcomes his fear and seals him. Following this, he goes on to take Mutsuki Kamijo under his wing and settle his differences with the Giraffa Undead.
As of the web-exclusive crossover series Kamen Rider Outsiders, Tachibana has become the president of BOARD.
Utilizing the Rider System 01, which consists of the card in conjunction with the belt, Tachibana can transform into Kamen Rider Garren. While transformed, he wields the handgun and carries a deck of diamond-themed Rouse Cards that allow him to channel the Category 2âÂÂ10 Diamond Undeads' powers and augment himself with their special abilities. He can also perform varying finishers via a combination of the card and up to two other Rouse Cards. Like Kenzaki, Tachibana uses Proper Blank cards to seal the Undead. His personal vehicle is the motorcycle, which similar to Garren himself can be augmented with the special abilities of the Category 2âÂÂ10 Diamond Undead via their Rouse Cards.
Later in the series, Tachibana acquires his own Rouse Absorber, which he can use in conjunction with the Absorb Serpent card and other Royal Club Undead cards to assume the following power-up forms:
Sakuya Tachibana is portrayed by .
The , also known by his human alias of , is a mysterious and infamous longhorn beetle-themed Undead whose victory in the Battle Fight results in the end of all life on Earth. After the Human Undead won the original Battle Fight, he willingly surrendered himself to Joker to help him hide his presence. When the Undead were released two years prior to the series, Joker re-sealed the Mantis and Human Undead. However, the Royal Club Undead knew of his use of the latter and mounted attempts on Joker's life, with the most recent leading to the death of photographer, Kurihara. Upon learning of the photographer's family, Joker took on the identity of freelance photographer "Hajime Aikawa" and vowed to protect them in atonement. Initially holding a low opinion of humanity, Hajime slowly comes to accept them due to his time with the young Amane Kurihara.
Over the course of the series, Hajime develops rivalries with Kazuma Kenzaki and Sakuya Tachibana, though he gradually warms up to them, eventually considering the former a dear friend of his. Once all of the other Undead are sealed, Hajime loses control of his Undead powers until Kenzaki sacrifices his humanity to force the current Battle Fight into a stalemate so Hajime can resume his human life. During the events of Kamen Rider Zi-O, Hajime becomes a true human when Amane uses the powers of Another Blade on him. However, during the events of Kamen Rider Blade 20th Anniversary STAGE&TALK, the Destroyer turns him back into the Joker.
In an alternate ending depicted in the film ', Kenzaki seals Hajime, though he eventually frees him four years later to help defeat the Albino Joker. Ultimately, Hajime sacrifices himself to do so, though his spirit continues to watch over Amane.
Unlike the BOARD-sanctioned Riders, Hajime utilizes the belt to transform into sealed Undead via their corresponding Rouse Cards. As such, he can use either the Change Mantis card to transform into the Mantis Undead, which became known as due to its resemblance to the Kamen Riders, or the Spirit card to transform into the Human Undead, which became his human form. As Kamen Rider Chalice, he wields the knuckleduster, which can change from to by combining with the Chalice Rouzer's buckle, and carries a deck of heart-themed Rouse Cards that allow him to channel the Category 2âÂÂ10 Heart Undeads' powers and augment himself with their special abilities. He can also perform varying finishers via a combination of the card and up to two other Rouse Cards. His personal vehicle is the motorcycle, which similar to Chalice himself can be augmented with the special abilities of the Category 2âÂÂ10 Heart Undead via their Rouse Cards.
Using the Evolution Paradoxa card, Hajime can fuse himself with his entire card deck to transform into his final form; . While transformed, he wields the kama, which can change from its two-piece to its one-piece Rousing Bow Mode by combining with the Chalice Arrow. He can also fuse his 13 Rouse Cards into the card, which allows him to perform the finisher.
Hajime Aikawa is portrayed by .
is a weak-willed high school student who was chosen by the improperly sealed Spider Undead to reluctantly utilize the Rider System 03 and become . While under the monster's control, he battles the other Kamen Riders until the sealed Tiger and Tarantula Undead give him the strength to fight under his own power, overcome the Spider Undead, and seal it properly. Soon after, Mutsuki joins the other Riders in their fight against the remaining Undead.
Utilizing the Rider System 03, which consists of the Change Spider card in conjunction with the belt, Mutsuki can transform into Kamen Rider Leangle. While transformed, he wields the staff and carries a deck of club-themed Rouse Cards that allow him to channel the Category 2âÂÂ10 Club Undeads' powers and augment himself with their special abilities. He can also perform varying finishers via a combination of the card and up to two other Rouse Cards. His personal vehicle is the motorcycle, which similar to Leangle himself can be augmented with the special abilities of the Category 2âÂÂ10 Club Undead via their Rouse Cards.
During the events of Kamen Rider Blade 20th Anniversary STAGE&TALK, Mutsuki acquires his own Rouse Absorber, which he can use in conjunction with the Absorb Tiger and Evolution Tarantula cards to assume his King Form. Like Tachibana's version, Mutsuki's does not carry the risk of transforming into a Joker, as it only fuses him with the Tarantula Undead, but it is highly taxing on his body. In this form, he wields a spear version of the King Rouzer. His finisher in this form is the Royal Straight Flush.
Mutsuki Kamijo is portrayed by .
is a member of BOARD and a survivor of the Undead's initial release who assists the BOARD Riders in detecting Undead.
Shiori Hirose is portrayed by .
is an aspiring writer and milk addict who provides housing for Kenzaki and Shiori.
Kotaro Shirai is portrayed by .
The are 54 immortal animal/plant/playing card-themed monsters who originated several species that inhabit Earth and were created by the 10,000 years ago to determine which of their descendants would become the dominant species as part of a battle royale called the . While the Human Undead won, allowing humanity to flourish, and the majority were sealed by the Monolith into upon their defeat, the Undead were released two years prior to the series by a maddened Yoshito Hirose, which Hiroshi Tennoji took advantage of to stage his own Battle Fight and steal the Monolith, intending to use both for his own ends.
The Undead are categorized based on card suits, with the being the most powerful. The Category , , and Undead are all capable of disguising themselves as humans and possess higher forms of thought compared to their weaker feral brethren. Additionally, despite possessing an equivalent amount of power as the other Royal Club Undead and being among their kind's greatest warriors, the Category Undead lack the ability to shapeshift.
The Category Jack of Diamonds: , also known by his human alias of , is the creator of the Rider System 03. He assists the Spider Undead in finding an ideal host for him and deceives Kamen Rider Garren into working for him. After he kills Garren's girlfriend, Sayako Fukasawa, for interfering with his plans, Isaka is sealed into the card by Garren.
In his human form, Isaka possesses telekinesis, the ability to create fireballs, and mass hypnosis.
Isaka is portrayed by .
The Category Ace of Clubs: is Isaka's accomplice who can produce webbing from his mouth capable of siphoning victims' life forces. Initially working to find ideal hosts for Rider System 03, the Spider Undead eventually allows itself to be partially sealed into the card by Kamen Rider Garren so it can possess Mutsuki Kamijo in the hopes of winning the modern Battle Fight. However, Kamijo receives help from the Tarantula and Tiger Undead in overcoming the Spider Undead's influence and properly sealing it.
The Spider Undead is voiced by in episodes 11-14 and Missing Ace while took over the role in episodes 17-42.
The Category Queen of Hearts: , also known by her human alias of , is a manipulative individual who becomes the target of Kotaro Shirai's affections. Unable to cope with human emotions, she battles and is sealed into the Absorb Orchid by Kamen Rider Leangle.
Miyuki Yoshinaga is portrayed by .
The Category King of Diamonds: , also known by his human alias of , is a stoic individual and the first to learn that the modern Battle Fight is being fought under false pretenses. He manipulates the Riders into weakening Hiroshi Tennoji before killing him himself and stealing the Kerberos card to gain the power necessary to seal the Joker. After blackmailing Hajime Aikawa into fighting him, Kanai battles Kamen Rider Garren, who eventually seals him into the card.
Kanai is portrayed by .
The ,ÃÂ abbreviatedÃÂ as , is an organization dedicated to combating and sealing the Undead via capable of fusing humans with Undead DNA.
is the president of BOARD and a professor who created Kamen Riders Blade, Garren, and Leangle's Rider Systems while under Isaka's control. During his travels, he befriended Noboru Shima, whom he entrusted with the Rouse Absorbers despite knowing he was an Undead.
Kei Karasuma is portrayed by .
is Shiori's father who released the Undead in a fit of madness, dying in the process. Prior to this, the former created Undead Trial B in his image to protect Shiori and gave it all of his memories up to that point.
Yoshito Hirose is portrayed by .
is the chairman of BOARD who manipulated the series' events and the creation of the artificial Undead Kerberos to realize his dream of a new world order with himself as its ruler. Despite merging himself with Kerberos, he is defeated by the Kamen Riders and killed by the Giraffa Undead.
Hiroshi Tennoji is portrayed by .
is Mutsuki's girlfriend who became indirectly involved with and supports his journey as a Kamen Rider.
Nozomi Yamanaka is portrayed by .
is Kotaro's older sister and owner of the Jacaranda Cafe.
Haruka Kurihara is portrayed by .
is Haruka's rude nine-year-old daughter and Kotaro's niece who develops feelings for Hajime, which contributes to his changing attitude towards humanity.
Amane Kurihara is portrayed by as a child and by as a teenager.
The , also known by his human alias of , is a secondary Joker who appears exclusively in an alternate ending depicted in the film Kamen Rider Blade: Missing Ace. Following Hajime Aikawa's sealing, Shimura emerged to attack Karasuma and release the other Undead once more. Taking on a human form, the former joins BOARD to reseal the Undead, becoming and recruiting Natsumi Miwa and Shin Magaki to help him in the process. Once the job is complete, Shimura kills his partners, but is eventually exposed by Shiori Hirose. Mutsuki Kamijo unseals Hajime to help the Riders, but Shimura uses the Category King Undeads' Rouse Cards to create the card, seals Amane Kurihara in it, and uses them to summon the monstrous and fuse with it to gain its power. Using his new form, he tries to kill the Riders, but Hajime sacrifices himself to help Kazuma Kenzaki destroy the Vanity card, freeing Amane and weakening Shimura enough for Kenzaki to kill him.
Utilizing the card in conjunction with belt, Shimura can transform into Kamen Rider Glaive. While transformed, he wields the sword, which allows him to perform the finisher via the card.
As the Albino Joker, Shimura can summon white-colored versions of the Darkroaches called to aid him.
Junichi Shimura is portrayed by .
is a former officer worker turned BOARD member who appears exclusively in the film Kamen Rider Blade: Missing Ace. At her former job, she was berated by her boss until she had enough and knocked him out. Following this, she was handpicked by Junichi Shimura to join him at BOARD as to capture the Undead released by the Albino Joker. She is later killed by Shimura after discovering he was the Albino Joker.
Utilizing her own copy of Shimura's Change Kerberos card in conjunction with the belt, Miwa can transform into Kamen Rider Larc. While transformed, she wields the crossbow, which allows her to perform the finisher via the card.
Natsumi Miwa is portrayed by .
is a former waiter turned BOARD member who appears exclusively in the film Kamen Rider Blade: Missing Ace. After being fired from his previous job for yelling at a rude customer, he was handpicked by Junichi Shimura to join him at BOARD as to capture the Undead released by the Albino Joker. While Magaki is later killed by Shimura, having discovered the latter was the Albino Joker, he is able to provide clues to the other Riders pointing to Shimura's true identity.
Utilizing his own copy of Shimura's Change Kerberos card in conjunction with the belt, Magaki can transform into Kamen Rider Lance. While transformed, he wields the spear, which allows him to perform the finisher via the card.
Shin Magaki is portrayed by .