Kamen Rider Hibiki | |
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Genre | Tokusatsu Superhero fiction Action Supernatural Fantasy Musical |
Based on | Kamen Rider concept & Henshin Ninja Arashi by Shotaro Ishinomori |
Developed by | Ishimori Productions Toei Company |
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Directed by | Hidenori Ishida |
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Ending theme | "Shōnen yo" by Akira Fuse |
Composer | Toshihiko Sahashi |
Country of origin | Japan |
No. of episodes | 48 (list of episodes) |
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Running time | 24–25 minutes (per episode) |
Production companies | Ishimori Productions Toei Company |
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Network | TV Asahi |
Release | January 30, 2005 January 22, 2006 | –
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Kamen Rider Hibiki (仮面ライダー響鬼, Kamen Raidā Hibiki, lit. 'Masked Rider Echo Oni', stylized in English as Masked Rider Hibiki) is a Japanese tokusatsu superhero television series, serving as the fifteenth installment in the popular Kamen Rider Series of tokusatsu programs. It is a joint collaboration between Ishimori Productions and Toei. Kamen Rider Hibiki first aired on January 30, 2005 and aired its final episode on January 22, 2006. It aired as a part of TV Asahi's Super Hero Time along with Mahō Sentai Magiranger. It is the first series to debut a demon motif.
This series is noted for introducing new themes and styles yet unseen in other shows. The catchphrase for the series is: "To us, there are heroes." (ぼくたちには、ヒーローがいる, Bokutachi ni wa, hīrō ga iru). Kamen Rider Hibiki is the first Kamen Rider Series to be broadcast in a high-definition format.