“Tanzaburou Higashijima Wants to Become a Kamen Rider” to be broadcast this year with Katsuyuki Konishi as the lead, produced by LIDEN FILMS
(C) Shibata Yokusaru / Heroes, Tojima Rider Project (C) Ishimori Productions, Toei
The TV anime “Tanzaburou Higashijima Wants to Become a Kamen Rider” will be broadcast in 2025, and it has been revealed that Konishi Katsuyuki will play the role of the main character, Tanzaburou Higashijima. This was revealed during a stage event at the ongoing “AnimeJapan 2025,” and the first PV and staff members were also released.
The original work is a manga by Shibata Yokusaru, which started in “Monthly Heroes” in 2018 and is currently being serialized on the manga site “Comiplex” with the cooperation of Ishimori Productions and Toei. Tanzaburou Higashijima, a 40-year-old part-time worker who continues to admire Kamen Rider, is about to give up on his dream when he gets caught up in a robbery case by a “fake Shocker.” The story depicts the “serious Kamen Rider play” of adults who love “Kamen Rider” too much.
The first PV includes a narration by Higashijima, who plays Konishi, and a scene in which he transforms as he grows older, almost giving up on his dream, puts on the mask of Kamen Rider No. 1 and delivers a full-on rider punch to a Shocker robber. An interview video has also been released in which Konishi talks about the appeal of the work, his acting, and his memories of “Kamen Rider.”
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First PV for the anime “Tanzaburou Higashijima Wants to Become a Kamen Rider” | Broadcast scheduled for 2025!
The staff includes director Takahiro Ikezoe of “Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion”, series composition by Douko Machida of “Shin Samurai Den YAIBA”, and character design by Cindy H. Yamauchi, who has participated in “BLEACH: The Thousand-Year Blood War Arc”. Animation production will be handled by LIDEN FILMS of “Tokyo Revengers”.
A teaser visual drawn by character designer Cindy H. Yamauchi has also been released, depicting the moment when Tojima, wearing the mask of Kamen Rider No. 1, delivers a rider punch filled with passion. In addition, a visual of Konishi, who plays Tojima, holding the mask of Kamen Rider No. 1, just like the cover of the manga, has also been released.
The full comment from Konishi is as follows.
[Kanshi Katsuyuki (role of Tojima Tanzaburou)]
I’m Katsuyuki Konishi, who plays Higashijima Tanzaburou. I’ve always loved the sensei’s work and have been reading it for a long time. I was promoting this work in various places, saying “This is interesting!”, and then I heard about the anime adaptation and audition. I said “I definitely want to do it!” and recorded my audition tape while choking up, and when I heard the results, I was incredibly happy. The staff and cast all worked with “tremendous passion” on the anime, and I think it brings out 120% and 200% of the charm of the sensei’s original work. Please look forward to the broadcast in 2025! “Rider Punch!!!!”
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Anime “Tanzaburou Higashijima Wants to Become a Kamen Rider” Katsuyuki Konishi | Voice actor announcement interview video
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