Kamen Rider Kabuto (仮面ライダーカブト Kamen Raidā Kabuto, Masked Rider Kabuto) is a Japanese tokusatsu superhero television series. It is the sixteenth installment in the popular Kamen Rider Series of tokusatsu programs. It is a joint collaboration between Ishimori Productions and Toei. The series was broadcast on tv asahi. The first episode aired on January 29, 2006, and with the final episode airing on January 21, 2007, completing the series with 49 episodes. The series represents the 35th anniversary of the Kamen Rider Series, as indicated by a notice at the beginning of the pilot episode reading, in Japanese, "Kamen Rider 35th Anniversary Production." Kamen Rider Kabuto is the first Kamen Rider Series to be broadcast in high-definition format.
The catchphrase of the series is "Walking the path of heaven, to rule it all!" (天の道を往き、総てを司れ! Ten no michi o yuki, subete o tsukasadore!
| Kamen Rider Kabuto | |
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| Genre | Tokusatsu |
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| Created by | Shotaro Ishinomori |
| Written by | Shoji Yonemura, Toshiki Inoue |
| Starring | Hiro Mizushima Yuuki Sato Yui Satonaka Kazuki Kato Yuusuke Yamamoto Masato Uchiyama Hidenori Tokuyama |
| Narrated by | Eiichiro Suzuki |
| Opening theme | "NEXT LEVEL" by YU-KI |
| Ending theme | "FULL FORCE" by RIDER CHIPS "LORD OF THE SPEED" by RIDER CHIPS |
| Composer(s) | Kuniaki Haishima |
| Country of origin |  Japan |
| No. of episodes | 49 (List of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Atsushi Kaji Shinichirō Shirakura Naomi Takebe |
| Running time | 24-25 minutes (per episode) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | TV Asahi |
| Original run | 2006-01-29 – 2007-01-21 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Kamen Rider Hibiki |
| Followed by | Kamen Rider Den-O |
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Synopsis
The story revolves around a man named Souji Tendou. He has trained seven years while waiting for the Kabuto Zecter so that he may properly take up the name of Kamen Rider Kabuto. Making many enemies while at the same time meeting other Riders with mysterious origins of how they got there, Tendou attempts to accomplish his goal at all costs: destroying all Worms otherwise threaten humanity. He meets Arata Kagami, who later becomes Kamen Rider Gatack, the two work together to save humanity from the alien Worms that arrived from a meteorite seven years ago.
