Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider (東島丹三郎は仮面ライダーになりたい, Tōjima Tanzaburō wa Kamen Rider ni Naritai) is a 2025 anime series based on the manga series with the same name written and illustrated by Yokusaru Shibata. It was serialized and published in Hero's Inc.'s Monthly Hero's (May 1, 2018 – October 30, 2020) & Comiplex (November 27, 2020 – present) magazines under their Hero's Comics imprint on May 1, 2018.
The anime series was announced on March 7, 2025.[1] It was animated by LIDEN FILMS, directed by Takahiro Ikezoe, series composition by Touko Machida, music composed by TeddyLoid, and it premiered in Japan on Tokyo MX networks on October 4, 2025.[2][3]
Crunchyroll licensed and produced an English dub of the series, which premiered on their streaming service on October 18, 2025.[4][5]
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Cast[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor |
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| Main Characters | |||
| Tanzaburo Tōjima / Kamen Rider |
Katsuyuki Konishi | Patrick Seitz | |
| Yūko Sanpei (young) |
Michele Knotz (young) | ||
| Yuriko Okada / Electro-Wave Human Tackle |
Ai Kayano | Colleen Clinkenbeard | |
| (young) | Hannah Alyea (young) | ||
| Ichiyo Shimamura / Kamen Ride V3 |
Kenichi Suzumura | Chris Hackney | |
| Natsumi Fujiwara (young) |
TBA | ||
| Mitsuba Shimamura / Riderman |
Sōma Saitō | Jonathan Lim | |
| Kanna Nakamura (young) |
Jennifer Alyx (young) | ||
| Secondary Characters | |||
| Hachiro Nakao | Kenjirō Tsuda | Jason Douglas | |
| Ayaka Asai (young) |
TBA | ||
| Fukushi Ishige | Fukushi Ochiai | William Ofoegbu | |
| Satoshi Ito | Satoshi Tsuruoka | Jack Reeder | |
| Daisuke Sato | Daisuke Sakaguchi | Kevin D. Thelwell | |
| Yukarisu | Fairouz Ai | Laura Faverty | |
| Recurring Characters | |||
| Masao Asano | Gen Satō | Chase Kloza | |
| Kumota Nest | Kōki Uchiyama | Landon McDonald | |
Episodic Characters[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor | Ep(s). |
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Gonsaburō Tōjima (Tōjima's Father) |
Kenji Yamauchi | Sean Letourneau | 1 |
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Sumiko Tōjima (Tōjima's Mother) |
Kei Shindō | Morgan Berry | |
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Emily | Manami Numakura | Nia Celeste | |
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Father of Takoyaki Shop | Kōichi Sōma | TBA | |
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Hedgehog Culprit | Yū Wakabayashi | TBA | |
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Yankee from Daikon School | Shinya Takahashi | TBA | |
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Elementary School Student |
Sachiko Okada | TBA | |
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Fake Shockers | Motoki Sakuma | TBA | |
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Yūki Hoshi | TBA | ||
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Spider Man | Mahito Funaki | TBA | |
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Takashi Hongo / Kamen Rider #1 |
Hiroshi Fujioka | Richard C. Barcenas | |
| Elementary School Student |
Misa Ishii | TBA | 1, 7 | |
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Shigeta Okada | Kentarō Itō | Aaron Roberts | 2 |
| Police Officer | Yūsuke Tomioka | TBA | ||
| Female Clerk | Yukako Kiuchi | TBA | ||
| Customer | Miyuki Sakurai | TBA | ||
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Yuriko Misaki / Radio Man Tackle |
Sumi Shimamoto | TBA | |
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Shigeru Shiro / Kamen Rider Stronger |
Hideyuki Tanaka | Ryan Negrón | |
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Doctor Kate | Yuki Kaida | TBA | |
| Black Satan's Combatants | Shunto Abe | TBA | ||
| Hayato Kanesaki | TBA | |||
| Kaito Masuda | TBA | |||
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Streamer | Masafumi Kobatake | Sambob Park | 2-3 |
 
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Shocker Combatant | Masaya Fukunishi | Reagan Murdock | |
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Shiro Kazami / Kamen Rider V3 |
Hiroshi Miyauchi | Ethan Gallardo | 2, 5 |
| Man in Tatami Room | Motoki Sakuma | TBA | 3 | |
| Yakuza | Kōji Marunaka | Gerard Caster | ||
| Bat Man | Hiroyuki Yoshino | Van Barr Jr. | 4 | |
| Shimamura's Grandpa | Wataru Takagi | TBA | ||
| Shimamura's Grandma | Kujira | TBA | ||
| Robber Couple | Yū Wakabayashi | TBA | ||
| Asuka Maesako | TBA | |||
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Announcer | Shinya Takahashi | TBA | |
| Salaryman | Yūki Hoshi | TBA | ||
| Ramen Shop Owner | Ryō Sugisaki | TBA | ||
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Shocker Combatants | Ryūichi Sawada | TBA | 5 |
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Gō Fujii | TBA | ||
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Kōichi Sōma | TBA | ||
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Tetsuya Kawahigashi | TBA | ||
| Futaba Shimamura | Ami Koshimizu | Robin Clayton | 6 | |
| Former Judo Underling | Akinari Satō | TBA | ||
| Former Boxer Underling | Yoshiyasu Otaka | TBA | ||
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Former Sumo Wrestler | Kōji Marunaka | TBA | |
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Couple | Ryūho Nagaoka | TBA | |
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Riko Akechi | TBA | ||
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Friends | Yukako Kiuchi | TBA | |
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Takako Tanaka | TBA | ||
| Matsunoshita Clan Boss | Hidenari Ugaki | TBA | 6-7 | |
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Head of the Business Partner |
Motoki Sakuma | Alex Hanback | |
| Nakao's Father | Atsushi Ono | TBA | 7 | |
| Madam | Sachiko Okada | TBA | ||
| Yamahiko | Kazuki Kyan | TBA | ||
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Thug | Haruka Jin'ya | TBA | |
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Attackers | Yūsuke Tomioka | TBA | |
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Shinya Takahashi | TBA | ||
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Elementary School Students |
Riho Sugiyama | TBA | |
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Miyuki Sakurai | TBA |
Additional Voices[]
- Kristian Eros
- Eli Farmer
- Brad Foster
- Bradley Gareth - Male Delinquent
- Nate Grizzly
- Kirsty Johnson
- Jamie Lee
- Maganda Marie - Female Newscaster 1A
- Sambob Park
- John Kay Parrott
- Adam Michael Rowe
Multimedia[]
Cast Reveal[]
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)_(Tojima_Wants_to_Be_a_Kamen_Rider_Cast_Reveal).jpg "Jennifer Alyx (Mitsuba Shimamura (Child)) (Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider Cast Reveal).jpg (221 KB)"){kind=spacer}
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_(Tojima_Wants_to_Be_a_Kamen_Rider).jpg "Ethan Gallardo (Shiro Kazami - Kamen Rider V3) (Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider).jpg (376 KB)")
Notes[]
- This is Alex Hanback's debut anime role.[6]
Transmission via Streaming[]
| Company | Date | Category | Format | Classification | Content | Country | ||
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October 18, 2025 - present |
Anime | Digital | 
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Season 1 | 4 Eps. | United States | 
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References[]
- ↑ Yokusaru Shibata's Tojima Tanzaburo wa Kamen Rider ni Naritai Manga Gets Anime
- ↑ Crunchyroll Announces Release Schedule for Fall 2025 Season
- ↑ Crunchyroll Fall 2025 Anime Season Lineup Announced!
- ↑ Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider, Spy×Family Season 3 Anime Reveal English Dub Casts, October 18 Debut
- ↑ Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider English Dub Reveals Cast & Crew, Release Date
- ↑ Alex Hanback's X Retrieved November 25, 2025.
External Links[]
- Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider on the Internet Movie Database.
- Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider (anime) on the Anime News Network's encyclopedia.