【ABEMA】 The new fall anime “Higashijima Tanzaburou Wants to Become Kamen Rider” will be available for free streaming on ABEMA starting at 12:30 midnight on Saturday, October 4th!
ABEMA Press release: October 2, 2025 To Members of the Press The new fall anime “Higashijima Tanzaburou Wants to Become Kamen Rider” will be available for free streaming on “ABEMA” starting at 12:30 AM on Saturday, October 4th! If you want to enjoy “serious Kamen Rider play” by adults who dream of becoming heroes, check out “ABEMA” as fast as possible!
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Higashijima, who, even at the age of 40, still dreams of becoming a Kamen Rider. After becoming embroiled in a controversial “fake Shocker” incident, he decides to take on the challenge of playing Kamen Rider for real. The drama that emerges from the gap between the passion of adults who continue to admire heroes and reality has resonated with readers, and the original work has gained support from a wide range of readers, and the long-awaited first TV anime adaptation is scheduled to begin in October 2025. With a star-studded cast including Konishi Katsuyuki as the protagonist Higashijima Tanzaburo, Kayano Ai, Suzumura Kenichi, Fairouz Ai, and Saito Soma, the story of a man who forever dreams of becoming a hero is attracting attention. We are pleased to announce that “ABEMA” will be streaming “Higashijima Tanzaburou Wants to Become Kamen Rider” for free online. Starting Saturday, October 4, 2025, the latest episode will be broadcast for free on the “ABEMA Anime Channel” every Saturday at 12:30 AM, and the latest episode will also be available for free online streaming. You can enjoy the latest episode for free for one week after broadcast. Be sure to watch “Higashijima Tanzaburou Wants to Become Kamen Rider” on “ABEMA” as soon as possible and enjoy watching adults who love “Kamen Rider” play “serious Kamen Rider games.” ■”Tansaburo Higashijima Wants to Become Kamen Rider” Fastest Free Web Streaming Overview
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https://abema.tv/channels/abema-anime/slots/ABq7Pnyo9Th3iF *The latest episode can be enjoyed free of charge for one week after broadcast. ・All episodes are available for unlimited viewing anytime with “ABEMA Premium” or “ABEMA Premium with Ads” (※)! Streaming start date and time: Saturday, October 4, 2025, from midnight (starting at midnight every Saturday thereafter) Program URL:
https://abema.tv/video/title/26-254 [Work summary] Even at the age of 40, Tojima Tanzaburou was still serious about becoming Kamen Rider. However, just when he was about to give up on his dream, he got caught up in a robbery case involving a fake Shocker that caused a stir in the world… Written with passion by Yokusaru Shibata, the creator of Air Master and Hachi-One Diver, this is the start of a “serious Kamen Rider play” story by adults who love Kamen Rider too much! Tanzaburo Higashijima: Katsuyuki Konishi Yuriko Okada: Ai Kayano Ichiha Shimamura: Kenichi Suzumura Mitsuha Shimamura: Soma Saito Yukaris: Fairouz Ai Hachiro Nakao: Kenjiro Tsuda Satoshi Ito: Satoshi Tsuruoka Ishige Fukushi: Ochiai Fukushi Sato Daisuke: Sakaguchi Daisuke ＜STAFF＞ Original work: Yokusaru Shibata (serialized in Heroes’ “Comicple”) Cooperation: Ishimori Productions and Toei Director Takahiro Ikezoe Series Composition: Doko Machida Character Design: Cindy H. Yamauchi Key Animator: Shintaro Shimizu Prop Design: Yoshihiro Ujiie Art Director: Yukihiro Shibuya (Ishigaki Productions) and Ayano Aizu (Ishigaki Productions) Art Supervision: Masaru Sato (Ishigaki Productions) Assistant Art Director: Kanae Kawasaki (Ishigaki Productions) Art Setting: Yuho Taniuchi Color Design: Ryoko Oka Director of Photography Junpei Takatsu Assistant Director of Photography: Tomoaki Suzuki Editor: Kumiko Sakamoto Sound Director: Takayuki Yamaguchi (Mobuwabu) Sound Effects: Yasumasa Koyama Music: TeddyLoid Animation Producer: Kosuke Yokota Animation Production LIDENFILMS Opening Theme: Wanna be Artist: TeddyLoid feat. Shigeru Matsuzaki & TOPHAMHAT-KYO Lyrics: TOPHAMHAT-KYO
Composition/Arrangement: TeddyLoid, EMME, TOPHAMHAT-KYO Official website: https://tojima-rider.com/ * By subscribing to “ABEMA Premium” for a monthly fee of 1,080 yen (tax included), you can watch exclusive content and enjoy exclusive features such as “catch-up playback” and “download functionality.” Additionally, with “ABEMA Premium with Ads” for a monthly fee of 580 yen (tax included), you can watch “ABEMA Premium” exclusive content with ads. ■About “ABEMA” “ABEMA” is a video streaming service that aims to innovate television and is being developed as “the new television of the future.” No registration is required, and approximately 25 channels across a wide variety of genres, including a 24-hour news channel, original dramas, romance shows, anime, and sports, are broadcast 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. In addition, we boast the largest number of original episodes of any domestic video service in Japan (※), and offer a wide selection of content, including notable new movies, popular domestic and
international dramas, and trending anime, as well as a variety of music and live stage performances online. You can enjoy content anytime, whether on TV or on demand, and you can watch programs that fit your lifestyle, regardless of location, on your smartphone, PC, tablet, or TV device. In addition, by subscribing to “ABEMA Premium” for a monthly fee of 1,080 yen (tax included), you can watch exclusive content and enjoy exclusive features such as catch-up playback and download functionality. Additionally, with “ABEMA Premium with Ads” for a monthly fee of 580 yen (tax included), you can watch “ABEMA Premium” exclusive content with ads. (*) As of October 2024, according to our own research Copyright ©
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