Kamen Rider Gaim (Season 1)

In Zawame City, the Yggdrasil Corporation's roots are everywhere. To escape from the corporation's stifling presence, the dancing Beat Rider teams compete for street cred. But when Beat Riders start settling turf disputes using strange devices called Lockseeds, dimensional tears open across the city, unleashing the monstrous Inves. When ex-Beat Rider Kouta Kazuraba is caught up in an attack by a berserk Inves, he stumbles upon a high-tech device allowing him to transform into "Armored Rider Gaim" and defend his friends & the city. Bad news: Kouta's not the only Armored Rider in Zawame with something to prove, and soon a modern version of the Warring States era erupts between the masked warriors. Soon the Riders will learn this was never just a game...

  • Poster for Transform! An Orange Fell From the Sky!?

    Transform! An Orange Fell From the Sky!? (Episode 1)

    Writer: Gen Urobuchi

    Air date: 2013-10-06

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: In the corporate-owned Zawame City, dance teams compete for street cred. When Team Gaim loses their turf to the rival Team Baron, Mai and former member Kouta are called by Team leader Yuuya to check out a new gadget that might help them win their turf back. Instead, they discover Yuya missing and a portal to another world...

  • Poster for Finisher! Pine Kick!

    Finisher! Pine Kick! (Episode 2)

    Air date: 2013-10-13

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Kouta's transformation into Armored Rider Gaim puts Team Baron on the defensive. Baron's leader Kaito Kumon decides to test his new rival's mettle in the Inves Game.

  • Poster for Shock! The Rival's Banana Transformation!?

    Shock! The Rival's Banana Transformation!? (Episode 3)

    Air date: 2013-10-20

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Team Gaim's win streak continues thanks to Kouta's new powers. But when Kaito becomes Armored Rider Baron, Kouta learns the playing field has been dangerously leveled.

  • Poster for Birth! The Third Grape Rider!

    Birth! The Third Grape Rider! (Episode 4)

    Air date: 2013-10-27

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Kouta's encounter with a white Armored Rider leaves him traumatized and Team Gaim defenseless. Mitchy puts himself on the line to save Team Gaim - and earn Mai's attention.

  • Poster for Revive! The Strawberry Arms of Friendship!

    Revive! The Strawberry Arms of Friendship! (Episode 5)

    Air date: 2013-11-10

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Mitchy becomes Armored Rider Ryugen, Team Gaim's newest protector. But when Armored Rider Baron proves too much for Ryugen, Kouta must overcome his fear and rejoin the battle.

  • Poster for Durian Rider, Go to War!

    Durian Rider, Go to War! (Episode 6)

    Air date: 2013-11-17

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: The turf wars in Zawame City escalate when Armored Riders Gridon and Kurokage take the stage. Meanwhile, an eccentric ex-soldier takes notice of the growing conflict and decides to throw his beret into the ring.

  • Poster for Giant Watermelon, Big Bang!

    Giant Watermelon, Big Bang! (Episode 7)

    Air date: 2013-11-24

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: The Armored Riders are helpless against the war-hardened Bravo. It's now up to Kouta & Mitchy to figure out how to stop Oren before the Beat Riders become history.

  • Poster for Baron's New Power, Mango

    Baron's New Power, Mango (Episode 8)

    Writer: Gen Urobuchi

    Air date: 2013-12-01

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: In her search for Yuya, Mai is trapped in the mysterious forest and finds an unlikely savior in Kaito. Now the two must work together to make it out - if the Inves don't get them first.

  • Poster for The Great Inves Monster Capturing Operation!

    The Great Inves Monster Capturing Operation! (Episode 9)

    Air date: 2013-12-08

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: A flying Inves escapes through a portal and wreaks chaos across the city. Team Gaim hatches a plan to catch it, but quickly learn Yggdrasil knows far more about the Inves than they let on...

  • Poster for Great Rider Gathering! Revealing the Mystery of the Forest!

    Great Rider Gathering! Revealing the Mystery of the Forest! (Episode 10)

    Writer: Gen Urobuchi

    Air date: 2013-12-15

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Learning that Yggdrasil is covering up the Inves infestation, Team Gaim plots a scheme to investigate the corporation's goals.

  • Poster for The Truth Behind the Christmas Game

    The Truth Behind the Christmas Game (Episode 11)

    Writer: Gen Urobuchi

    Air date: 2013-12-22

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: The Inves forest becomes a battleground between the Armored Riders as Kouta & Mitchy investigate Yggdrasil. What they learn teaches them this was never just a game.

  • Poster for Next Generation Riders Appears!

    Next Generation Riders Appears! (Episode 12)

    Air date: 2014-01-05

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Yggdrasil's eyes & ears are everywhere. Mitchy realizes the corporation has been using them as guinea pigs and asks Kouta something unthinkable: discard his Sengoku Driver.

  • Poster for Gaim and Baron's Tag Team of Friendship!

    Gaim and Baron's Tag Team of Friendship! (Episode 13)

    Air date: 2014-01-12

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: A mysterious illness spreads across Zawame, and the Beat Riders are blamed for it. Kouta & crew try to figure out how to stop it, but the hero's world is forever changed when an even worse fate befalls a friend.

  • Poster for The Secret of Helheim's Fruits

    The Secret of Helheim's Fruits (Episode 14)

    Air date: 2014-01-19

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: A fellow Beat Rider - now transformed into a mindless Inves - rampages across the city. Kouta knows what he has to do, but doesn't know if he can bring himself to do it. Mitsuzane learns a horrific truth that changes everything.

  • Poster for The Man Who Developed the Belts

    The Man Who Developed the Belts (Episode 15)

    Air date: 2014-01-26

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: The battered Kouta & Kaito are captured by Yggdrasil, where they meet the developer of their Driver tech: Ryoma Sengoku. An unexpected ally comes to Kouta's aid, but can he be trusted?

  • Poster for A New Arms! Jimber Lemon Is Born!

    A New Arms! Jimber Lemon Is Born! (Episode 16)

    Air date: 2014-02-02

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: After Kouta escapes Yggdrasil's clutches, he has put a stop to a Beat Rider team using Inves to commit crime. Takatora confronts Mitsuzane about his secret life and shows him what Yggdrasil is truly fighting against.

  • Poster for Peach Rider, Marika Descends!

    Peach Rider, Marika Descends! (Episode 17)

    Air date: 2014-02-09

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Takatora gives his newly-recruited brother Mitsuzane a heavy task: defeat Kouta and take his Driver. When Kouta learns his sister is kidnapped, he has to face the combined might of Bravo and a new Armored Rider.

  • Poster for Farewell Beat Riders

    Farewell Beat Riders (Episode 18)

    Air date: 2014-02-16

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Mai tries to organize a live dance event to salvage the Beat Riders' reputation. Armored Rider Bravo crashes the party, and it's up to Zack to save the day without Kaito at his side.

  • Poster for The Gifted Secret Weapon

    The Gifted Secret Weapon (Episode 19)

    Air date: 2014-02-23

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Kouta & Kaito try to break into Yggdrasil's labs when the suspicious DJ Sagara lends a hand. Gaim faces an old foe that defeated him before - and this time he isn't running away.

  • Poster for The Invasion That Begins The End of the World

    The Invasion That Begins The End of the World (Episode 20)

    Air date: 2014-03-02

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: More and more Inves pour into Zawame City while Ryugen & Knuckle try to stop them. Meanwhile Kouta & Kaito both learn the horrific truth of the Helheim Forest and what it means for mankind.

  • Poster for Yggdrasill's Secret

    Yggdrasill's Secret (Episode 21)

    Air date: 2014-03-09

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Unless nothing is done, the Helheim Forest will consume Earth and mankind will go extinct. Mitsuzane pressures Kouta to keep this truth a secret. Kaito investigates a mysterious life form in the forest.

  • Poster for A Seventh of the Truth

    A Seventh of the Truth (Episode 22)

    Air date: 2014-03-16

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: A dangerous crack appears in the city, and Kouta enters the Helheim to close it from the inside. The Armored Rider is forced to work alongside Ryoma & Yoko - before learning a truth that shatters him to his very core.

  • Poster for Take The Field! Kachidoki Arms!

    Take The Field! Kachidoki Arms! (Episode 23)

    Air date: 2014-03-23

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: When Kouta learns the truth of Yuya's fate and loses his will to fight, Sagara bestows a power upon Kouta to defy the world itself. Kaito encounters one of the Helheim Forest's Over Lords and gets a taste of their mighty power.

  • Poster for The New Formidable Enemy, Overlords

    The New Formidable Enemy, Overlords (Episode 24)

    Air date: 2014-04-06

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Kaito pursues the Over Lords but is overwhelmed by their strength. Kouta also decides to investigate the Over Lords, but his recalcitrance begins to test Mitsuzane's loyalty.

  • Poster for Gridon and Bravo's Strongest Tag Team

    Gridon and Bravo's Strongest Tag Team (Episode 25)

    Air date: 2014-04-13

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: When Jonouchi despairs at his directionless life, Oren puts his protege through a grueling training regimen. Yggdrasil confronts Sagara's subterfuge. Who - or what - is Sagara?

  • Poster for Baron's Genesis Transformation!

    Baron's Genesis Transformation! (Episode 26)

    Air date: 2014-04-20

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Mai forces Kouta to tell him the truth of everything - of the Helheim, and of Yuya. This enrages Mitsuzane, whose concern for Kouta warps into hatred. Kaito resolves to settle the score with the Over Lord Demushu.

  • Poster for Time to Know the Truth

    Time to Know the Truth (Episode 27)

    Air date: 2014-04-27

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: In an act of jealous hatred, Ryugen knocks Gaim unconscious, only for Baron to intervene. Takatora reflects on the early days of Project Ark and his friendship with Ryoma. As Kouta tries to escape the forest, he's forced to cooperate with an old foe.

  • Poster for Zangetsu's Betrayal

    Zangetsu's Betrayal (Episode 28)

    Air date: 2014-05-04

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Takatora, inspired by Kouta, tasks his team with finding the Over Lords to negotiate with them. Ryoma instead concocts a plan with Yoko & Sid to remove Takatora from the picture entirely.

  • Poster for The Overlord King

    The Overlord King (Episode 29)

    Air date: 2014-05-11

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: With their leader gone, Sid sabotages Yggdrasil and goes rogue. Kouta begrudgingly agrees to help his enemies track the Lockdealer down, but has to contend with "Zangetsu Shin", who is secretly Mitsuzane in disguise. Meanwhile, Takatora clings to life in the hands of the Forest's ruler.

  • Poster for The Red and Blue Kikaider

    The Red and Blue Kikaider (Episode 30)

    Air date: 2014-05-18

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Kouta & Mai rescue an amnesiac named Jiro from the rain, and discover that he's a superpowered android codenamed "Kikaider." Meanwhile, Ryoma comes into possession of schematics to build a similar (and more nefarious) android.

  • Poster for The Whereabouts of the Forbidden Fruit

    The Whereabouts of the Forbidden Fruit (Episode 31)

    Air date: 2014-05-25

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Sid learns of the fabled "Fruit of Knowledge", a cosmic power whose bearer can remake the world itself. The Lockdealer resolves to take it for himself from the Over Lord's leader Rosyuo. The violent Demushu escapes into Zawame City and unleashes a warpath.

  • Poster for The Ultimate Power! Kiwami Arms

    The Ultimate Power! Kiwami Arms (Episode 32)

    Air date: 2014-06-01

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Demushu gravely wounds Kouta as the Over Lord's onslaught across Zawame continues. Mitsuzane forms an insidious alliance with Redyue. To save the world, Sagara offers Kouta a Faustian bargain.

  • Poster for Great Beat Riders Gathering!

    Great Beat Riders Gathering! (Episode 33)

    Writer: Gen Urobuchi

    Air date: 2014-06-08

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Ryoma betrays Yggdrasil, leaking Project Ark to the world. Meanwhile, as Zawame City is left to fend for itself against hordes of Inves, the Beat Riders fight to protect the civilians left behind.

  • Poster for The King's Power and the Queen's Revival

    The King's Power and the Queen's Revival (Episode 34)

    Air date: 2014-06-22

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Zawame City is isolated from the world as Redyue turns it into her playground. Inves begin rounding up humans as part of a scheme to resurrect Rosyuo's lost Queen. Meanwhile, Yoko catches on to Mitsuzane's duplicity.

  • Poster for Mitchy's Ark

    Mitchy's Ark (Episode 35)

    Air date: 2014-06-29

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: The apocalypse begins as Rosyuo unleashes the full power of the Helheim upon Earth. Kouta, Kaito, & Yoko plan an assault on Yggdrasil Tower to stop the Over Lords. Mitsuzane finally shows his true colors to Kouta.

  • Poster for Brotherly Conclusion! Zangetsu vs. Zangetsu Shin!

    Brotherly Conclusion! Zangetsu vs. Zangetsu Shin! (Episode 36)

    Air date: 2014-07-06

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Just as Mitsuzane is about to kill the shocked Kouta, Takatora intervenes. Zangetsu must now face his mistakes by stopping the monster he helped his brother become.

  • Poster for Baron Soccer Showdown: Summer Camp!

    Baron Soccer Showdown: Summer Camp! (Episode 37)

    Air date: 2014-07-13

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Kaito awakens in an alternate reality where Armored Riders compete in super-powered soccer games.

  • Poster for The Professor Returns

    The Professor Returns (Episode 38)

    Air date: 2014-07-20

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Having finally erased his brother's shadow, Mitsuzane descends into madness. Professor Ryoma returns to Zawame City and offers the Riders a secret passage into Yggdrasil Tower - but what's his true goal?

  • Poster for The Desperate Plan to Break Into The Tower!

    The Desperate Plan to Break Into The Tower! (Episode 39)

    Air date: 2014-07-27

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: The Riders team up with Ryoma to break into Yggdrasil Tower to free Akira & Mai. Meanwhile, Mai tries to convince Rosyuo that mankind is worth saving.

  • Poster for The Overlord Awakens

    The Overlord Awakens (Episode 40)

    Air date: 2014-08-10

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Kouta reaches Yggdrasil Tower as Kaito confronts Mitsuzane. Redyue infiltrates Kouta's mind, forcing him to grapple with his transformation into an Over Lord - and his destiny in a world that will see him as a monster.

  • Poster for Clash! The Overlord King!

    Clash! The Overlord King! (Episode 41)

    Writer: Gen Urobuchi

    Air date: 2014-08-17

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Mai's kindness touches Rosyuo's weary heart, and he entrusts her with the Golden Fruit's safekeeping. Kaito & Kouta confront the Helheim's King to put an end to the invasion once-and-for-all.

  • Poster for Mitsuzane! Final Transformation!

    Mitsuzane! Final Transformation! (Episode 42)

    Writer: Gen Urobuchi

    Air date: 2014-08-24

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Mai has fallen gravely ill, and the Golden Fruit inside her is the cause. In a desperate effort to save the only person left he cares about, Mitsuzane brandishes a dark power and crosses the point of no return.

  • Poster for Baron's Ultimate Transformation

    Baron's Ultimate Transformation (Episode 43)

    Writer: Gen Urobuchi

    Air date: 2014-08-31

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Gaim and Ryugen Yomi continue their tragic battle. Meanwhile, Kaito confronts the sadistic Ryoma and is forced to relinquish his own humanity - and embrace a foreboding destiny.

  • Poster for The Future Those Two Aim For

    The Future Those Two Aim For (Episode 44)

    Writer: Gen Urobuchi

    Air date: 2014-09-07

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: Mai transcends her human form and embraces her cosmic role as Woman of the Beginning. Kaito - now an Over Lord - sets out to eliminate his old friends and take the Fruit of Knowledge for himself.

  • Poster for The Final Battle of the Fated Two!

    The Final Battle of the Fated Two! (Episode 45)

    Writer: Gen Urobuchi

    Air date: 2014-09-14

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: The lines are drawn and the final battle begins. On one side, Kouta, who holds onto hope for mankind. On the other, Kaito, who would erase this world and create one without oppression. Who will pluck the forbidden fruit?

  • Poster for The Fated Victor

    The Fated Victor (Episode 46)

    Writer: Gen Urobuchi

    Air date: 2014-09-21

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: The showdown between Lord Baron and Armored Rider Gaim reaches its climactic conclusion. In its wake, old friends must reconcile with a changing world.

  • Poster for Transform! And Towards the Future

    Transform! And Towards the Future (Episode 47)

    Writer: Jin Haganeya

    Air date: 2014-09-28

    Runtime: 24 min

    Overview: It's been seven months since the Helheim's invasion ended. Mitsuzane must now pick up the pieces and redeem himself for his sins. When an old enemy returns, it's up to Armored Rider Ryugen alone to save the city.

Kamen Rider Gaim