ASSIGNMENT 01: 3 Writers & 3 Stories Part 2

A recent story I really like is from the recent 2010-2011 Japanese Tokusatsu, Kamen Rider OOO.


Kamen Rider (Pronounced COMMON Rider) is a show about masked superheroes that has been going on for 40 years, even this year's Kamen Rider Fourze was based upon that fact. Needless to say, every year there has been a new Kamen Rider.


The iteration of Kamen Rider OOO tells the story of Hino Eiji, typically a modern-day nomad, enjoying the journey and helping random people, but he has no dreams and desires of his own. He takes jobs on occasion to earn money for food and his beloved next day's underwear. Of course the part time job he takes at the Kougami Museum throws Eiji into the 800 year old struggle for the Cell and Core Medals, the source of power in the series, against the animal-based Greeed monsters. During that incident, he meets the Bird-Type Greed, Ankh who was revived only as an arm for some unexplained reason. Ankh takes advantage of the naivety of Eiji and gives him the OOO Driver belt to become Kamen Rider OOO. Eiji takes advantage of this opportunity to use this power to save lives.


My favorite part about this show is that it deeply analyzes the aspect of human desire, where is stems from, and how it changes the world.


Kamen Rider OOO is written by Yasuko Kobayashi, known for the screenplays of Seijuu Sentai Gingaman, Mirai Sentai Timeranger, Kamen Rider Ryuki, Kamen Rider Den-O, and Samurai Sentai Shinkenger. Her first project was known as Tokusou Robo Janperson where she was a sub-writer (episode 40 only).