Explaining Every Kamen Rider Title

In this video, we translate and explain the title of every Kamen Rider series. From the original Kamen Rider (1971) to Kamen Rider Geats and Gotchard.
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[@Rikihaizen]

For kamen rider OOO, the name intended to be read as "O's as in Kings and the multiple O in the name is implying that he is the king of kings. The name is also representative of the infinity symbol with an additional circle, implying that his power is Over Infinity.

[@e2011ugdia]

I thought OOO IS called that because of the three OOO medals in the driver

[@santiagoarrieta2175]

@@e2011ugdia both ate correct, often play with the double meaning and simbolism. Like Faiz is both the Greek character and a pun with fives, the fact to transform has to press 3 times 5.

[@groadmiralinerika2540]

Thought the Multiple Os was literally going to mean Multi King, and not King of Kings, but it does make sense, considering the previous OOO literally just rules the world at one point and then lost it all... Can't get more vague than that, Toei, you made OOO into a King that reigned supreme, but didn't namedrop em. Smh

[@andreyxp97g]

I find it apalling that no one mentions how the whole concept of OOO was to celebrate the 1000th episode

[@NguyenHuuTrung_]

Also, the show is centered around the phrase:" human greed is beyond infinite ", hence the additional circle to the infinity symbol, making it OOO.

[@jibbling]

Kiva, pronounced "Kiba" in Japanese, is the same as the Japanese word for "Fangs", fitting his vampire motif.

[@jibbling]

Also I don't think Gotchard is intended to reference Gacha at all.

[@garwinna1258]

​@@jibblingGotchard's name indeed reference to Gacha, especially since he mentioned his passion for gacha in the first episode. Which... up until now we do haven't seen him doing any sort of gambling so dunno about whether they'll commit to that aspect.

[@thepronoob4039]

@@garwinna1258 he doesn't have a passion for "gacha", he has a passion to find his "gotcha".

[@TWLSpark]

​@@thepronoob4039 I'm pretty sure it's the same thing, honestly. As in, not related to the genre of games or prize machines, but that they both are supposed to be the same word. Think "aluminium" and "aluminum", but "Gacha" and "Gotcha".

[@thepronoob4039]

@@TWLSpark I know, I'm just correcting the dude before me since for some reason he thought that he has a passion for "gacha/gotcha" instead of finding his "gacha/gotcha" which are not interchangeable like you mentioned that Gacha and Gotcha are

[@SolWingTheKing]

Z0 was supposed to be the 20th anniversary rider, they repeat the same naming convention for Heisei's 20th rider Zi-0.

[@user-ct5rx7vb4m]

And while Zi-o is pronounced as is, Z0 uses (lord)zed instead Also i just realized THE Z IS JUST A STYLIZED 2 OMG

[@dZ0dUd3R]

1:22 the Kanji for Shin in the title is 真 means "True", not to be confused with the 新 which is also pronounced as "Shin" with the meaning of "New"

[@dnega7897]

Ex-Aid was short for Extreme Aid, Poppy explained it in early episode

[@TioYorae]

Yes, and even Build said that in the last episode.

[@Shin_Aniki]

Kiva's name could also be pronounced like "Kiba" (fang) in Japanese due to the lack of distinction between b and v sounds. Additionally some people pronounce Kitsune as "Gitsune" hence why Geats starts with a G.

[@Teddy-od7lp]

Correction, there actually is a distinction between Va and Ba in Japanese phonetics, although the Kiba pun can still be considered to be true.

[@leminhtai1518]

​@@Teddy-od7lpThere are va and ba?

[@Mekelaina]

​@@leminhtai1518it may depend on dialect. There is a separate kana that is sometimes used to specifically mean /v/ or as close as one could pronounce it. Take: ヴァ (the kana for /u/ plus a voicing mark then /a/) means /Va/ but usually said as /ba/ or /β/ Vs バ /ba/

[@nerotoxin0661]

I think the V in V3 was also stated to represent "Victory" somewhere

[@YarugumaSou]

It was "victory" in the original, "version" in kamen rider the next

[@Jay_D_Ashe]

Yes, "Victory Three" in Kamen Rider V3, "version3" in Kamen Rider THE NEXT

[@Indigo_Polarity]

I feel like exp points is also a part of Ex-Aid considering how levelling up plays into the season.

[@xshadowx32hd66]

Or it could just come from the word "extreme" which is commonly used to make things sound cooler

[@shadow20482]

​@@xshadowx32hd66 Extreme Aid? Seems like it

[@ReinzTheKing]

​​@@shadow20482Yeah, it's literally that; Extreme Aid and what's not extreme with a doctor who cure their patients by gaming lol 😂

[@MarcusMapua]

ZX is meant to be pronounced as ZeCross as they are referring X to mean cross

[@user-ms5mt7xs1i]

Super 1 is named that way because he was meant to be the first rider of the new decade

[@Jay_D_Ashe]

He's just a Super Rider, don't question it

[@mexxhan5981]

​@@Jay_D_AsheToo bad his actor ain't super

[@Jay_D_Ashe]

@@mexxhan5981 damn that's true

[@KamenRide-Dogi]

3:24 i think it's also said as Extreme Aid just like Build said in the true ending

[@g.t.lm4t339]

Yep I loved that it stood for that

[@ashleylightheart126]

Decade is to celebrate the show's ability to run for 10 years straight. AND ALSO ALMOST DYING THERE. For Double/W could also reference double U as the 2 in one gimmick makes it feel like there are 2 of the same person given how in sync the 2 mcs need to be when fighting together. Saber aside from having a saber could also be a reference to "the pen is mightier than the sword" which reflects the gimmick of the season being written books and stories being written in essence saber's, saber, being a pen that would write out a new history.

[@murasAme19]

sasuga destroyer of worlds

[@ashleylightheart126]

Wizard, specifically the zard part, could be a reference to how he actually gets his power with it being a dragon, essentially, a lizard, though its likely the name was thought of first and the dragon aspect added in second. Gotchard's gotcha could also reference how they have to catch the chemies, with someone saying "got ya, or caught ya" and it melding over time to "gotcha"

[@BioniclesaurKing4t2]

-Super-1 was in-story the first (and only) superhuman made by a deep space cyborg astronaut project to avoid needing life support. -"ZO" is supposed to look like "20" to celebrate the franchise's 20th anniversary (in the 22nd year). Same for "Zi-O", no relation, for the 20th Heisei season.

[@endofcentury7077]

No bullshit, straight to the point, what was stated in the title was exactly what was delivered. I like it.

[@Indigo_Polarity]

I dare you to do a video like this explaining every single individual rider name. I’d probably go mad after so many “because they are the “Dark” version of ____” or “because it’s the character’s name”.

[@Drakkona123]

Many people have wondered over the years what Kamen Rider Meteor's name is supposed to mean. In this video essay, I'll

[@thepronoob4039]

Kiva's name likely also stems from "Kiba" which is Japanese for fangs. Which you know, vampires tend to have. OOO when read together is Oh(s), which is Japanese for King as mentioned in the Den-O section. And spoilers for a 10+ year old show, OOO was originally created for a king. .ex is not a thing. You're thinking of .exe

[@krsynx]

Build also refered to Ex-Aid as being shortened for "Extreme Aid"

[@thepronoob4039]

@@krsynx I saw someone else already mentioned that in the comments before I posted this so I opted not to repeat it

[@BlossomPathOnStage15]

The monsters in the show is called Fangires... that's just Vampire with an F

[@thepronoob4039]

@@BlossomPathOnStage15 and also the p is replaced with a g, yes

[@skywoofyt5375]

​@@thepronoob4039and the m is replaced with an n

[@translator-kun]

Funfact: ex-aid actually stands for extreme aid, this is actually confirmed in the series as well

[@keytaros2]

I thought the official sources said its extra-aid

[@translator-kun]

@@keytaros2 you can watch one of the movies where build takes ex-aid power to make his full bottle

[@GBlastMan]

Love the fact that when you explained Ryuki it was imperative to literally toss the 2 openings in there because how badass they are.

[@lawden210]

I feel the Gotchard one is a bit wrong since the "Gotcha" in Gotchard is based on english expression of "Gotcha!", Like "Got ya!"(weird re-spelling i know) and whatnot. Whereas "Gacha" comes from "Gashapon", which is an onomatopoeia of the sound when you use a gashapon capsule machine, and opening the capsule itself

[@randx1075]

There is suppose to be a gacha theme in Gotchard...we just didnt have that yet

[@DemoniakalMk]

I think it's a combination of both.

[@skywoofyt5375]

​@@randx1075the toys are Gacha themed ig

[@ryun.8072]

more like gacha-gacha gashapon is a trademark of bandai (merchandise of kamen rider is done by bandai so whatever)

[@mspirits9911]

The title for Shin Kamen Rider (the 90's one) actually does not mean new as it uses the kanji for true. Therefore it has a notion of Kamen rider that is more true with the biological aspect. With that in mind, the 2023 movie Shin Kamen Rider uses Katakana for the shin part as it has double meaning, one as true, which is to reference the source material mostly taken from Shinomori original notes, and the other meaning would be new, as it's a new interpretation of the beloved show.

[@MidoriNatsume]

They really need to make a Shin Kamen Rider with the "God" Shin ideogram, to complete the trilogy.

[@mspirits9911]

@@MidoriNatsume oh yeah, I just realized that could be done.

[@lawden210]

@@MidoriNatsume Or perhaps Shin as in "heart"?

[@caswellweird]

Kuuga as word can also be read as "Clear Skies" which is a motif for peace the show uses often with Kuuga and Godai respectively.

[@brandeddirector390]

Revice could also represent revise, like revising a contract, at least it’s heavily hinted at in the show

[@HiderakiTakamoto]

The term "king of vampires" was actually made up by fans but the original theme was Jack o' lanterns 💀

[@krsynx]

Kiva sounds like kiba, so fangs

[@TheKhairzNewtype]

arent ZX is pronouced Z-Cross??

[@lucasgabriel4155]

No zx is pronounced zx xz is pronounced cross z

[@TheKhairzNewtype]

​@@lucasgabriel4155it is pronounced Z cross though

[@elPacoPuente]

Yep, it's pronounced "Zeh-Cross" not "zee ex" or whatever he said.

[@Amadeus_Phoenix]

​@@lucasgabriel4155there is no XZ. Are you thinking of Cross-Z?

[@lucasgabriel4155]

@@Amadeus_Phoenix yes

[@fandruse_5137]

revice is like revising the previous rider using the stamps

[@rellshobbythoughts2198]

Saber is also written as "seiba" in Japanese which means "holy (sei) + sword (ha/ba)"

[@tetsmon]

I've read that Faiz's 5 is an homage to the 5th showa rider, X, who was the first mech-themed rider like Faiz was for the Heisei era (sorry G3).

[@VexX6]

This sounds pretty legit given thier interaction in the first Kamen Rider Taisen Movie, Heisei vs Showa

[@SpectacularSpiderFan]

*Version 3 That was only shown in Kamen Rider: The Next reboot, not the main show That being said Kuuga's name in-universe translates from an ancient language to mean "Warrior"

[@crazygoatanimations3577]

Revice also refers to the word revise as a lot of the Vistamps have Legend Rider motifs.

[@maskofthedragon]

OOO also aired the 1000th episode of Kamen Rider

[@idenongoncalves4398]

3:41 i love how we go from arguably one of the most clever names in the entire franchise straight to "saber wields a saber"

[@eh9618]

OOO is also supposed to mean king just like the "O" part of den-o. Since the previous OOO is a king Edit: and iirc, its also supposed to look like the 5 olympic rings, thus the medal motif

[@30livesshow]

Oh also the kanji used to spell Saber means "Holy Blade"

[@30livesshow]

Iirc In a web video around the time OOO was airing ZO himself claimed his is named that bc it's supposed to look like "20" as he's the "20th anniversary" rider (tho he has a small crisis about the fact that actually his film came out two years too late to be that lol) Also the word "Hibiki" on its own means "sound" (or in some very rare instances I think it can mean "music"?), while what you explained is what the kanji they chose to spell Hibiki with mean independently. So it's got some layers

[@DynamiteGazelle]

Hibiki means echo or resound

[@hjcb2976]

Ooo also stands for multiple king, since o in Japanese translates to king

[@Runa_Lyna]

It does make sense considering he has lot of forms….

[@VexX6]

I think Toei likes to flip flop behind the meaning/intent of so many things (like the 6th ranger debates) Magizines have stated that Faiz is themed after a firefly but the net movies say hes themed after a shark and the glowing stick traific workers use to direct traifc. Since those are net movies (which arnt even made evenmore) I cant tell if some of these are supposed to be jokes like Hurricanger name being a refernce to Harry Potter.

[@DynamoWD]

The grace of names is that they are free to interpretation and that makes them specials, even the ones who are explained on the show have more things that can fit perfectly

[@joelconolly5574]

I always thought that Zi-O comes from 20, since it's the 20th rider and celebrating 20 years of Heisei era Riders.

[@gettershinespark]

both ZO and Zi-O come from being 20th anniversary Riders.

[@chuenjinyang4513]

Kamen rider W also comes from the Japanese pronunciation of double, daburu, which also sounds like W

[@Jay_D_Ashe]

Half of these are factually wrong. ZX is pronounced Z-Cross. BLACK RX stems from his reaction with the sun. ZO is "20" but in letters, because he's the 20th Anniversary Kamen Rider. J actually stands for Jupiter not judge. 555 comes from Φ's/Faiz, not the other way around. Do not confuse demon (魔 ma) with devil (悪魔 akuma) or oni (鬼) Kabuto is also the name of typical samurai armor, which fits the Masked Form. Kiba also means fangs. OOO is three O not three zero Drive is driving a car, not anything else. It's in his catchline ("hitoppashiri" = "let's drive", well in Japanese) Ex-Aid is also "extreme aid"

[@RangerPredatorRed]

The kanji used for Shin means true, not new but I can see the series trying to reinvent itself with that movie. The translated name for Shôwa's 13th Rider is True Masked Rider. Kinda amusing that movie shows what Kamen Rider is all about originally and it's Ishinomori's favorite. You also misspelled Faiz. Good video nonetheless.

[@randomplates]

I'm pretty sure that the EX in Ex-Aid stands for EX super moves in fighting games, hence the video game motif.

[@haozheheng]

agito in japanese means jaw, which is shown as more pronounced horn compared to kuuga, as well as one of the moves of the second rider of agito, but the design is more based on dragon since dragon is better than beetle, with the design of opening horns during rider kick as dragon's horn

[@adamsanaf]

When you think Revice was a weird name. They really put some real thought into the names

[@wah3865]

Kuuga is used because the producers wanted a name that can be spelled with a kanji (空我) Saber is a play on the word 聖刃 (seiba) literaly means holy blade.

[@bullssit]

Ex-Aid sounds like X8, XVIII, the 18th Heisei rider, could be a coincidence, but im completely convinced this was the original intention due to how awkward extreme aid sounds lmao

[@jinhuachen8049]

I believe that Zero One refers Zero= CEO and One= Only: CEO Only. Geats referes to Gets: I gets a desire.

[@Zethlynn]

Wait ive been told ZO was a stand in for 2.0 as in the second version after the new Shin

[@CuppaLLX]

And ex aid is litterally described in the show, “extreme aid”

[@Ticketman99]

Saber is in your hand as a pen to write things down.

[@Sergeius370]

Den-o actually a bit complicated, since den comes from denha, which is dengeki resha, which is an electric train.

[@ZachNight]

I just realized Ex-Aid sounds like X8, 10 and 8. He’s the 18th Heisei Rider.

[@hasan_hwh]

Director Faiz said the name of Faiz is taken from the Arabic word meaning victory

[@ultimaboi2950]

I always the the EX in Ex-Aid was based off of EX moves from fighting games

[@thegreatscribbles960]

Also what i like about zero one its also a pun of ichigo as they sane the same motif and being the first of there era also he likes puns

[@ChrisdaMEMEnoOB]

In the Csm Decadriver, it says ZX as "Zed Cross"

[@yourtimetraveleralara]

now we need a precure one.

[@mythydamashii9978]

you did wizard dirty

[@Egghead012]

Should have mentioned saber as "arthurian legend but its kamen rider"

[@raymondbrasuell2564]

For the 2024 rider who hasn't debuted as of writing this. Gavv is pronounced "Gabu" in Japanese, the onomatopoeia for the sound of biting.

[@fyiradz9744]

welp ex-aid actually came from extreme aid, which build stated it in the final episode of ex-aid

[@toothpeak5430]

I like to think of the "excite" in ex-aid to be a reference to excite bike the game. Idk if that's just me :)

[@markimOoO]

Kamen Rider ZO was supposed to celebrating the 20th anniversary of Kamen Rider Series, thus ZO = 20 (source: Wikipedia)

[@Zenittou]

Dang I got Ryuki’d on the ryuki part 😂

[@sansayabima]

Genuine sugestions, do your research deeper.

[@rodimusprime1622]

im missing kamen rider amazons here

[@laurenregnier3710]

Thank you sooooo much ! 😊❤🎉

[@mythic_light1427]

Fiaz numbers being 555 was also the number for Japans emergency line back then don’t know if it’s still the same to present day

[@ChristianAntwan]

See I thought that was the case but I couldn't find anything confirming that.

[@EdwinYap-rp1zo]

you misspelt faiz as fiaz

[@tsukishiro1689]

Nice Video. 👍

[@kinzdarell5447]

american calling ZO as zee-oh while british call zi-o zett oh lol

[@Dezsr]

ZX is pronounced Z-Cross Faiz is can be came from 5s/fives (555) beside phi Kiva besides KIng of VAmpire is a pun of Kiba that means "Fang" OOO/Ozu might be taken from King (王) Fourze besides 40th Kamen Rider anniversary also marks 50 years since first human went to space in 1961 hench rocket motif Geats is also anagram of Stage Ryuki (龍騎), Blade (剣), Hibiki, (響鬼), Den-O (電王), and Gaim (鎧武) names are written in Kanji

[@gurashrimppaste]

Kamen rider Got(c)hard. Also, 01 referring to KR Ichigo and his final form 02 referring to KR Nigo.

[@Ziko577]

.ex is actually .exe! 😂 I do see why you said that as gaming is the primary motif in that show.

[@hjcb2976]

Do ultraman next

[@CasseyKC]

2:07 "Fiaz" 🤣🤣🤣

[@kuggacouragegx6093]

I don't think it was ever mentioned to be Judge at all. It was meant for jupiter but changed it to jumbo for jumbo formation

[@Kenziemtl57]

2:32 ayyoo

[@snaildude268]

Super one is part of the experiment super one within the lore wich is a space exploration project Also zx is pronounced ze CROSS

[@DemoniakalMk]

I'm pretty sure the "Den" in Den-O actually means power.

[@BlossomPathOnStage15]

Nope it's Densha Train. The theme their going with.

[@DemoniakalMk]

@shadowone5335 I was told his name was meant to be Power King or Electric/Electro King

[@hjcb2976]

@@DemoniakalMkdensha translates to electric train, which is why the decliner is a bullettrain

[@TWLSpark]

​@@DemoniakalMk Denki does mean electricity, which is probably where that might be coming from, but Den-O is very literally a humanoid train. Dunno where "Power" comes from, though.

[@Kaidanshi0731]

For future reference, before making videos regarding foreign words, do a research on how to pronounce foreign words properly so that you avoid making pronunciation mistakes. Google Translate is the best way to pronounce foreign words properly as they were pronounced by native speakers of foreign origin.

[@OrenjiArms]

I can’t believe he skipped wizard, now I have to look it up 😒

[@edenrakuen]

drive ( I am ryan gosling)

[@shinji2227]

ZX actually called Z Cross

[@Makotousaki]

honestly i thought decade was obviously meaning 10 years but i also thought it was supposed to mean decayed

[@TetsuoKiriya]

I always thought the J in Kamen Rider J stood for Jiant

[@NearingLight]

Ichigo-Decade are Masked Riders W-Revice are Kamen Riders just me pointing out whats wrong with your thumbnail also zi-o sounds like Z-O which looks like the number 20 which is brought up in the .5 episodes so I have no idea how you missed this.

[@leminhtai1518]

What with the masked rider and kamen rider?

[@NearingLight]

@leminhtai1518 it's just a weird thing toei does. Ichigo-Decade are called masked riders on toy boxes and legend items, and everyone past that are kamen riders. Look up Rkf Decade and rkf W

[@cynicalfella]

ULTRAMAN NEXT, ULTRAMAN NEXT

[@ruiqem]

Kabuto GOAT

[@zaimusai-1726]

I thought V3 means Victory 3 and ZX means Z-Cross

[@BiggestSniff]

don’t tell the fine brothers

[@hz828]

Wizard, drive, ghost and build. Which one is the most generic kamen Rider names?

[@kinzdarell5447]

ZX name pronounciation is zett cross

[@Nomadx83]

I didn't understand well, what Wizard is about ? 🤔

[@maingamer6846]

So... does anybody wanna tell him he spelt Faiz wrong lol

[@mekahans3678]

Wizard is so true

[@fillerman1648]

ZX is Zee-Cross

[@rommelfulgencio646]

ZO is going to be a 20th anniversary rider series instead of shin lmao

[@solidkazz4989]

can i please get an id on which Kamen Rider the 1:19 clip is from

[@kazutokirigaya1630]

Bro using megaman x and megaman zero. My theory, ZX is one of the megaman