Kamen Rider Wizard (Season 1)

The magical rings known as the Wizard Rings. They shine on both hands of the modern mage as he changes despair into hope.

Phantoms, monstrous beings born out of the hopelessness and despair of humans, have been appearing and causing chaos. Battle mage Haruto Soma, uses the magical Wizard rings to turn into Kamen Rider Wizard and fight to protect the light of hope. Why did he undertake this fate? And what is the Phantoms' goal?

  • Poster for The Ringed Magician

    The Ringed Magician (Episode 1)

    Air date: 2012-09-02

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: When strange magical creatures including something resembling the Minotaur begin to attack in Toriizaka, they are all confronted by a man with a strange ring and belt calling himself "Wizard".

  • Poster for I Want to Be a Magician

    I Want to Be a Magician (Episode 2)

    Writer: Junko Kōmura

    Air date: 2012-09-09

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: While trying to battle the Phantom Hellhound, Haruto is accosted by Shunpei Nara, who wants to be a magician just like him.

  • Poster for Transform! Live Broadcast

    Transform! Live Broadcast (Episode 3)

    Writer: Junko Kōmura

    Air date: 2012-09-16

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Shunpei Nara decides to go on live television to show off his burgeoning magical powers while Haruto tries to deal with both the young man and Hellhound's attempts to attack him now that it is clear Shunpei is a Gate.

  • Poster for The Doll and the Pianist

    The Doll and the Pianist (Episode 4)

    Air date: 2012-09-23

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: While trying to fight a new Phantom that has appeared looking for a new Gate, Koyomi is suddenly attacked by Medusa.

  • Poster for The Deciding Match of the Contest

    The Deciding Match of the Contest (Episode 5)

    Air date: 2012-09-30

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Haruto must find a way to defeat Caitsith before he converts Takagi while also helping Koyomi discover the truth of her origins.

  • Poster for To a Beautiful Flower

    To a Beautiful Flower (Episode 6)

    Writer: Junko Kōmura

    Air date: 2012-10-07

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Shunpei, the donut shop worker, and Wajima all fall for a woman selling power stones, but she sticks close to Haruto, particularly when a Phantom appears to be chasing after her.

  • Poster for Buying Memories

    Buying Memories (Episode 7)

    Writer: Junko Kōmura

    Air date: 2012-10-14

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Yamagata must remember where he first met Manami before she falls victim to Gnome and falls into despair.

  • Poster for A New Magic Stone

    A New Magic Stone (Episode 8)

    Writer: Junko Kōmura

    Air date: 2012-10-21

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: After a mysterious white Garuda delivers a new Magic Ring and stone to Omokagedo, Medusa sends out Ghouls to attack a young boy who is suspected of being a Gate as Haruto finds himself facing Phoenix.

  • Poster for Dragon's Cry

    Dragon's Cry (Episode 9)

    Writer: Junko Kōmura

    Air date: 2012-10-28

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: After finding out that Hiroki is the son of his old friend Mikiko, Haruto suggests that he watches over him until the Phantom case is solved. However, Phoenix attacks Mikiko instead of bringing Hiroki into despair and when Haruto realises this, he searches for his father.

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    National Security Bureau Section Zero (Episode 10)

    Air date: 2012-11-11

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: The National Security Agency's Section Zero obtains a green Magic Stone, and so Kizaki abducts Wajima so he can commission his own Wizard Ring. At that time, a Phantom arrives to create a new Phantom from a child traveling from Akita to Tokyo, leaving Haruto alone on his mission.

  • Poster for The Promise to Defend

    The Promise to Defend (Episode 11)

    Air date: 2012-11-18

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: While hunting down Gargoyle and having to deal with Kizaki, Kamen Rider Wizard appears to fall into a trap set up by Phoenix.

  • Poster for The Wagashi of Hope

    The Wagashi of Hope (Episode 12)

    Air date: 2012-11-25

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: After receiving a new Magic Stone from Kizaki, Shunpei believes that Haruto's abilities are getting better enough for him to start teaching him magic. Meanwhile, a high school student named Tetsuya begins an apprenticeship at a wagashi store and is targeted by the Phantoms.

  • Poster for Heir to the Dream

    Heir to the Dream (Episode 13)

    Air date: 2012-12-02

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: As Haruto must keep Valkyrie and Medusa from placing Matsuki in despair, Shunpei questions his worth in helping in the fight against the Phantoms.

  • Poster for The Film Director Came Back

    The Film Director Came Back (Episode 14)

    Air date: 2012-12-09

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: As Haruto fights a familiar Phantom on a film set, Koyomi starts to think that she remembers some of the people involved in the filming.

  • Poster for After the Last Scene is...

    After the Last Scene is... (Episode 15)

    Air date: 2012-12-16

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Haruto must stop Lizardman from bringing Chizuru into the depths of despair while trying to figure out what Satoshi's plans are.

  • Poster for The Miracle of Christmas

    The Miracle of Christmas (Episode 16)

    Air date: 2012-12-23

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Around Christmas time, Misa locates a new Gate in the form of a young man with a Yankee fashion sense named Tatsuro, and Haruto must get to the bottom of what his hopes are in order to protect him from becoming a Phantom.

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    Another Magician (Episode 17)

    Air date: 2013-01-06

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Both the Phantoms and Haruto keep an eye on the mysterious young man Kyosuke Nitoh.

  • Poster for The Mana Is Meal

    The Mana Is Meal (Episode 18)

    Air date: 2013-01-13

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Haruto's and Kosuke's differing ways of handling things, from how to approach the issue on Phantoms to even eating donuts, causes a rift between the two magicians.

  • Poster for Today's Life, the Life of Tomorrow

    Today's Life, the Life of Tomorrow (Episode 19)

    Air date: 2013-01-20

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: The three-way battle between Kamen Rider Wizard, Kamen Rider Beast, and the Phantom Hydra continues, with Oikawa's livelihood at stake as he is on the verge of becoming a Phantom. To try to get Kosuke to change his mind, Shunpei and Rinko tell him what really happens to Gates when they fall into despair.

  • Poster for The Truth Is Approaching

    The Truth Is Approaching (Episode 20)

    Air date: 2013-01-27

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: While Haruto tries to help Shiho, a housewife whose life is falling apart around her after being attacked by Ghouls and the new Phantom, Rinko tries to discover the identity of a young man who got into a drunken fight, without knowing that he is the Phantom Phoenix.

  • Poster for The Dragons' Wild Dance

    The Dragons' Wild Dance (Episode 21)

    Air date: 2013-02-03

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Kamen Rider Wizard takes on the Beelzebub Phantom. Meanwhile, Rinko discovers more on the identity of Yugo, and discovers what had happened to him.

  • Poster for The Phoenix's Rampage

    The Phoenix's Rampage (Episode 22)

    Air date: 2013-02-10

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: When Rinko disappears and all that's found is her bloodied ID, Haruto seeks out her attacker, unaware that Yugo has disobeyed Wiseman and acted on his own volition, with Rinko in the way of his goals.

  • Poster for The Decisive Battle

    The Decisive Battle (Episode 23)

    Air date: 2013-02-17

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: With Rinko's life on the line, Haruto readies himself for a battle with Phoenix who has become more powerful, despite Kosuke's intention to take Phoenix's magical power for himself.

  • Poster for The Magician's Grandmother

    The Magician's Grandmother (Episode 24)

    Air date: 2013-02-24

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Kosuke's grandmother, Toshie, has appeared to visit him, but things get personal when she and Shunpei are targeted by the newest Phantoms.

  • Poster for Choice of Life

    Choice of Life (Episode 25)

    Air date: 2013-03-03

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Gremlin and Weretiger keep Shunpei hostage and offer to free him in exchange for Toshie. Meanwhile, Kosuke has a crisis over his choice to become the Ancient Magician, as it has brought danger to his loved ones. Toshie, however, is willing to give up her life to free Shunpei.

  • Poster for Academy Infiltration

    Academy Infiltration (Episode 26)

    Air date: 2013-03-10

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Kosuke discovers Medusa's true identity as the school-aged girl Misa and attacks her, only for Rinko to arrest him. Going on the magician's hunch that she's after another schoolgirl as a Gate, Haruto and Shunpei attend the school to try to thwart Medusa's plans.

  • Poster for Big Sister and Little Sister

    Big Sister and Little Sister (Episode 27)

    Air date: 2013-03-17

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: When it is discovered that Mayu is the twin sister of Misa, the girl who has become Medusa, Mayu makes it her mission to seek out the one part of her sister that is still alive within Medusa, even though Haruto believes it is better to save Takako first.

  • Poster for The Stolen Belt

    The Stolen Belt (Episode 28)

    Air date: 2013-03-24

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Kosuke is meeting an archaeologist to get the new Beast Color and a gun-like weapon. However, the BeastDriver is suddenly stolen. To make things worse, Gremlin and a new Phantom appear to defeat the magicians.

  • Poster for The Evolving Wild Beast

    The Evolving Wild Beast (Episode 29)

    Air date: 2013-03-31

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Kosuke must find a way to retrieve his Beast Driver and Wizard Rings back from Spriggan while Chimera tells him about his chance to eat him alive.

  • Poster for The Day Magic Vanished

    The Day Magic Vanished (Episode 30)

    Air date: 2013-04-07

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Gremlin unleashes a dangerous Phantom who assumes form of a man called Naitô. But unlike the Phantoms Haruto and Nito faced before, Naitô is attacking humans without discrimination.

  • Poster for Tears

    Tears (Episode 31)

    Air date: 2013-04-14

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: With Legion too strong for even Kosuke to battle, Haruto must find a way to restore WizarDragon's powers before Legion strikes again.

  • Poster for Dangerous Part-Time Job

    Dangerous Part-Time Job (Episode 32)

    Air date: 2013-04-21

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Nitoh's high school friend Tsuchiya arrives in town, having discovered a job offer that will pay ¥1 million for a day's work. Nitoh joins him on the interview, but Haruto and Koyomi suspect something is off.

  • Poster for Things Money Cannot Buy

    Things Money Cannot Buy (Episode 33)

    Air date: 2013-04-28

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Haruto and Nitoh must race to Tokyo to save Tsuchiya, who has won a shopping spree at a mall, as well as 5 other contestants, from falling victim to the Phantom Bogy.

  • Poster for The Reverse Side of a Popular Model

    The Reverse Side of a Popular Model (Episode 34)

    Air date: 2013-05-05

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: While Haruto and Rinko send by Kizaki to investigate Gremlin's human identity as Sora, Nitoh and Shunpei help save a young woman attacked as a possible Gate, only to discover that she is their favorite fashion model Chiaki. Meanwhile, Gremlin is acting stranger than usual.

  • Poster for The Other Side of Sora

    The Other Side of Sora (Episode 35)

    Air date: 2013-05-12

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: With Chiaki revealed to be the Gate sought out by Argus, Omokagedô group tries to figure out what her despair may arise from, with Nito believing it may be her loss of popularity. Elsewhere, Haruto has met with Sora, the Gremlin Phantom, and upon realizing that not is all it seems, asks Rinko and Section 0 to investigate, and they discover what exactly happened to Sora Takigawa, as Haruto suspects the Phantom still has his human mind.

  • Poster for The Myna Speaks

    The Myna Speaks (Episode 36)

    Air date: 2013-05-19

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: With Sora's words in mind, Haruto meet Wiseman to get answers. Meanwhile, Rinko investigates an arson case with Shunpei, only to discover that a man with a caged myna bird may be a Gate.

  • Poster for Wanted: Despair

    Wanted: Despair (Episode 37)

    Air date: 2013-05-26

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: The group must protect Nemoto from both the Phantom Raum and the police who want to question him on an arson case. However, can they clean Rinko's name before it's too late?

  • Poster for The Stolen Hope

    The Stolen Hope (Episode 38)

    Air date: 2013-06-02

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: When Haruto goes to save a soccer player from a Phantom, the man recognizes him, and Haruto's former dreams of being a professional soccer player are revealed. Elsewhere, a well-dressed man enters the Omokagedô, although his reasons are not clear.

  • Poster for What was Forgotten on the Pitch

    What was Forgotten on the Pitch (Episode 39)

    Air date: 2013-06-09

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: With Kazuya in the hospital, Haruto must find a way to defeat the Phantom Bahamut, even though the Phantom is much too powerful for him as Kamen Rider Wizard. Meanwhile, the mysterious Fueki commissions a Wizard Ring from Wajima.

  • Poster for I Want to Ride a Bike

    I Want to Ride a Bike (Episode 40)

    Air date: 2013-06-23

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: While Rinko tries to investigate Fueki, Nitoh starts to teach a boy named Yuzuru to ride a bicycle after he watches Kamen Rider Beast battle a Phantom and his Ghouls with a mountain bike.

  • Poster for Magician is Fate

    Magician is Fate (Episode 41)

    Air date: 2013-06-30

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: With Mayu now as Kamen Rider Mage, she focuses her attention on her former sister Medusa, with Haruto asking her what her true goals are now that she is a witch. Meanwhile, Sylphi continues its attack on Yuzuru, just as the White Wizard gains interest in him as well.

  • Poster for The Ringed Novelist

    The Ringed Novelist (Episode 42)

    Air date: 2013-07-07

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Haruto is alarmed to find Kizaki has disappeared after he has been asked to search for Fueki, who kidnapped Yuzuru to seek out another person worthy of becoming a wizard or witch. After Kamen Rider Wizard saves Saionji, a novelist, Saionji reveals he is looking for a young woman to give him the inspiration to write again.

  • Poster for White Wizard's Secret

    White Wizard's Secret (Episode 43)

    Air date: 2013-07-14

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Saionji reveals it is Koyomi who he has been looking for all this time, saying he met her once 10 years ago. Meanwhile, Sora warns Nitoh about the White Wizard, and he prepares to face him in battle as Kamen Rider Beast and Beast Hyper.

  • Poster for The Son's Keepsake

    The Son's Keepsake (Episode 44)

    Air date: 2013-07-21

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Haruto discovers that Koyomi is the daughter of Fueki, but he keeps this to himself. Meanwhile, elementary school teacher Yoshikazu Kumagai, who comes to the Omokagedô to purchase an antique toy plane for his late son, is discovered to be a Gate when he is attacked by the Phantom Siren.

  • Poster for A Smile in the Chest

    A Smile in the Chest (Episode 45)

    Air date: 2013-07-28

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Haruto must split his attention on saving Kumagai from Siren while they try to find a toy for his son and revealing what he knows to Koyomi about her past. Meanwhile, a red crack appears on Koyomi's hand. What does this mean? Medusa and Mayu face each other again.

  • Poster for Shattered Memory

    Shattered Memory (Episode 46)

    Air date: 2013-08-04

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Mayu approaches the White Wizard asking to become stronger so she may defeat Medusa. Haruto and Nito have trouble battling a fast moving Phantom. Sora approaches Haruto at Hungry, inquiring as to whether or not he has found out about Koyomi's past.

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    Wiseman's Truth (Episode 47)

    Air date: 2013-08-11

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Even though Koyomi now knows the White Wizard is her father, the group keeps their mission to save Yamamoto from Arachne, particularly when his pregnant wife Aya goes missing.

  • Poster for The Philosopher's Stone

    The Philosopher's Stone (Episode 48)

    Air date: 2013-08-18

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: With the knowledge that Fueki is not only the White Wizard, Koyomi's father, and the Phantoms' leader Wiseman, Haruto, Nitoh, and Mayu work together to try to discover his true plans.

  • Poster for The Beginning of the Sabbath

    The Beginning of the Sabbath (Episode 49)

    Air date: 2013-09-01

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: With Yamamoto and Yuzuru both Kamen Rider Mages under the White Wizard's thrall, Haruto and Koyomi are kidnapped to begin the new Sabbath. After Kosuke is approached by Beast Chimera in his dreams, he goes to assist Rinko and Shunpei to seemingly help save Haruto and Koyomi.

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    The Important Thing is... (Episode 50)

    Air date: 2013-09-08

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Haruto finds he must battle the White Wizard on his own for Koyomi's sake after Kosuke uses the last of his mana to disrupt the Sabbath. Elsewhere, Yuzuru and Yamamoto come to their senses and plan to fight alongside Mayu and Haruto for Kosuke.

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    The Last Hope (Episode 51)

    Air date: 2013-09-15

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: With Gremlin in possession of the Philosopher's Stone, Koyomi dies. However, Fueki says that the light in Haruto's heart is the true Philosopher's Stone. Meanwhile, Gremlin, now evolved, goes on a rampage, and Kosuke cannot battle to save anyone or even himself from the monstrous Phantom.

  • Poster for The Kamen Rider Rings

    The Kamen Rider Rings (Episode 52)

    Air date: 2013-09-22

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: After Gremlin's defeat, Haruto is lost in a parallel world where it is inhabited by monsters created by an entity called Amadam and he wants to steal the powers of the Kamen Riders for himself. Using the Legend Rider Rings, he will summon 13 Heisei Kamen Riders.

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    Neverending Story (Episode 53)

    Air date: 2013-09-29

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Haruto, Nito and new guy named Kota (also known as a new Rider named Gaim) must defeat Amadamu before he can use the Rider Rings and save both the boy and the world in the Magic Stone's Koyomi from becoming monsters.

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