FUUTO PI Anime Film Announced for November 2024 Release

Tokusatsu fans can rejoice today, as the official website and accounts for the FUUTO PI anime announced today that Shotaro and Phillip are back on the case for a new anime film subtitled Kamen Rider Skull no Shozo ("Portrait of Kamen Rider Skull"), which will transform Japanese theaters for a limited time starting November 8, 2024 with an adaptation of the original Kamen Rider W series' "Begins Night" scenario. Main cast members Yoshimasa Hosoya and Koki Uchiyama are confirmed to return. Kenjiro Tsuda (Nanami in JUJUTSU KAISEN ) will join as Sokichi Narumi. A teaser trailer and visual for the film were also released. FUUTO PI Kamen Rider Skull no Shozo Teaser Visual RELATED: FEATURE: What is Kamen Rider Double? The Live-Action Origins of FUUTO PI The confirmed cast and staff for FUUTO PI: Kamen Rider Skull no Shozo are as follows: Director: Yosuke Kabashima Assistant Director: Ayataka Tanemura Script Supervisor: Riku Sanjo Screenwriter: Tatsuto Higuchi Character Designer: Hidekazu Ebina Chief Animation Directors: Kiyoshi Komatsubara, Hidekazu Ebina Main Animators: Kazuki Kimura, Masaru Obata, Kenta Yokoya, Shun Shibata Music Composers: Kotaro Nakagawa, Shuhei Naruse Executive Producer: Hideaki Tsukada Supervisor: Akira Onodera Animation Studio: Studio KAI Shotaro Hidari voiced by Yoshimasa Hosoya Phillip voiced by Koki Uchiyama Tokime voiced by Akira Sekine Akiko Narumi voiced by Mikako Komatsu Ryu Terui voiced by Makoto Furukawa Yukiji Bando voiced by Daisuke Ono Sokichi Narumi voiced by Kenjiro Tsuda Based on Riku Sanjo and Masaki Sato's Kamen Rider W sequel manga, Yosuke Kabashima directed the FUUTO PI anime series at Studio KAI, airing for twelve episodes from August to October 2022. The original Kamen Rider W tokusatsu series aired from September 2009 to August 2010. Crunchyroll streams the TV anime series and describes the story: In Fuuto, better known as the Windy City, mysterious beings called Dopants wreak havoc by using the dangerous Gaia Memories. However, there are also heroes who utilize the Gaia Memories to fight these criminals: a half-boiled and indecisive PI named Shotaro Hidari, and his partner Philip, an intellectual-type PI. The two transform into Kamen Rider W—the legendary hero of Fuuto city! Source: Comic Natalie

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