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Kamen Rider Gaim (仮面ライダー鎧武（ガイム）, Kamen Raidā Gaimu) is a Japanese tokusatsu series that serves as the 24th installment in the Kamen Rider franchise and the 15th entry in the Heisei era. Kota Kazuraba must use his newfound powers as the titular hero to battle the mysterious Inves monsters as well as other rival Kamen Riders, all known as "Armored Riders" (アーマードライダー, Āmādo Raidā), in what is described by the show as a "Rider Sengoku Period" (ライダー戦国時代, Raidā Sengoku Jidai). Characters are aligned with each other as members of dance crews, or Beat Riders, and various organizations. Main characters Kota Kazuraba Kota Kazuraba (葛葉 紘汰, Kazuraba Kōta) is an earnest and cheerful yet naïve and short-sighted young adult who wants to help others, but sometimes ends up causing more trouble than good. He was originally the second-in-command of Team Gaim before quitting the team to pursue odd jobs and help his older sister, Akira, after their parents died, before eventually getting a job at Drupers. However, his life is changed after Team Gaim's leader Yuya Sumii arranges a meeting with Kota to show him something that could help their team. This leads Kota to search for Sumii in what he later learns is the Helheim Forest, finding a Sengoku Driver that his friend bought from the mysterious Lockseed Dealer Sid, and an Inves that Kota manages to destroy via the Driver and a Lockseed. While figuring out how best to use his newly acquired powers, Kota witnesses his rival, Kaito Kumon's, summoned Inves go on a rampage and becomes determined to protect people as the samurai-themed Kamen Rider Gaim. After he rejoins Team Gaim in the apparently missing Sumii's stead, Kota inspires others to become Armored Riders themselves. In the middle of the series, Kota continues his fight towards the corrupt Yggdrasil Corporation after discovering the company's shady attempts at covering up the Inves attacks with the Beat Riders being scapegoated as a result. Kota then obtains Kiwami Arms to oppose the Overlord Inves' invasion on Earth and eventually duels against Kaito in the final battle to obtain the Forbidden Fruit. With Kota emerges as the victor, he ascends to the title of Man of the Beginning, removing Helheim's influence on Earth to another planet as their new ruler alongside Mai. Kota Kazuraba is portrayed by Gaku Sano (佐野 岳, Sano Gaku). As a child, Kota is portrayed by Hayate Torii (鳥居 颯, Torii Hayate). Kaito Kumon Kaito Kumon (駆紋 戒斗, Kumon Kaito) is the brooding leader of Team Baron who bears a strong hatred towards the Yggdrasil Corporation, who bought out his father's construction company as part of their redevelopment plans for Zawame. As a result, Kaito grew up in a poor household, his father became abusive towards him and his mother, and both of his parents eventually committed suicide, leading to the orphaned Kumon falling into the Takatsukasa family's care. This childhood cemented a survival of the fittest-like mentality in his later years and fostered a personal desire to acquire power for himself as he believes he cannot trust anyone else. In the present day, Kaito ascends to the leadership of Team Baron and obtains the means to become the European knight-themed Kamen Rider Baron (仮面ライダーバロン, Kamen Raidā Baron) as part of the Inves Games. When Yggdrasil made their move to turn the Beat Riders as scapegoats, Kaito retires from Team Baron and put Zack as his replacement leader while he launches his fight against the company as an independent Armored Rider. During the Helheim's invasion on Earth, Kaito joins forces with the rest of the Armored Riders against the invaders, but his infection and determination to reverse the status quo of the weak twisted his mind to mutate into the Overlord Inves form, Lord Baron (ロード・バロン, Rōdo Baron). He fights against Kota in the duel to obtain the Forbidden Fruit, eventually acknowledging his rival's strength in his final breath. Kaito Kumon is portrayed by Yutaka Kobayashi (小林 豊, Kobayashi Yutaka). As a child, Kaito is portrayed by Kurando Katayama (片山 蔵人, Katayama Kurando). Mitsuzane Kureshima Mitsuzane Kureshima (呉島 光実, Kureshima Mitsuzane), also known as "Micchy" (ミッチ, Mitchi) to his friends, is a smart yet manipulative member of Team Gaim who initially conceals his familial relation to his older brother Takatora and wealthy upbringing from his friends as well as his Beat Rider activities from his brother. Despite going to an elite school, Mitsuzane wishes to follow his own path rather than follow in his brother's. After his friend Kota Kazuraba is nearly killed by Kamen Rider Zangetsu, Mitsuzane convinces Sid to give him a Sengoku Driver so he can become Team Gaim's second Armored Rider, the Chinese soldier/dragon-themed Kamen Rider Ryugen (仮面ライダー龍玄, Kamen Raidā Ryūgen). Upon discovering Takatora is Zangetsu, Mitsuzane initially resolves to uncover the truth behind the Yggdrasil Corporation's ties to the Helheim Forest. However, his desire to protect Kota and their mutual friend Mai Takatsukasa from the truth and discovery of what happened to Team Gaim member Yuya Sumii leads Mitsuzane to help Takatora conceal information on the Helheim Forest instead. Eventually in the middle of the series, Mitsuzane went insane from the influences of both the Yggdrasil workers and the Overlords, secretly opposing Kota and the Armored Riders from the shadows before his treachery is made public. He eventually falls into despair once Ryoma's manipulations caused him to seemingly kill both Kota and Mai at the same time, eventually distancing himself from his former friends out of guilt. Only through the arrival of Kogane, Mitsuzane is able to obtain his closure after meeting Kota again, the two finally burying the hatchet before he joins his brother in hunting the Yggdrasil remnants. Mitsuzane Kureshima is portrayed by Mahiro Takasugi (高杉 真宙, Takasugi Mahiro). As a child, Mitsuzane is portrayed by Hokuto Matsuda (松田 北斗, Matsuda Hokuto) in the TV series and Wataru Nishioka (西岡 航, Nishioka Wataru) in the stage show Gaim Gaiden: Kamen Rider Zangetsu. Mai Takatsukasa Mai Takatsukasa (高司 舞, Takatsukasa Mai) is a member of Team Gaim who originally worked as a shrine maiden at the Takatsukasa Shrine as a child before the Yggdrasil Corporation tore it down as part of their redevelopment plans for Zawame. Having learned to dance in her youth, she believes her transition into a Beat Rider does not affect her ideals as she tries to teach the others how to dance better, becoming an older sister figure to them. During the Helheim invasion on Earth, Mai is entrusted with the Forbidden Fruit by Rosyuo to safeguard it from Redyue's machinations and ascends to the role of the Woman of the Beginning. However, her attempt at trying to alter the past gets her trapped in an alternate timeline, necessitating for Kota to win the fight against Kaito to bring her back and earning the Forbidden Fruit to himself. Mai joins Kota as the joint rulers of Helheim after the plant's influenc.... Discover the Saki Sakimoto popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Saki Sakimoto books.