is a Japanese tokusatsu series that serves as the 14th installment in the Kamen Rider franchise and the fifth entry in the Heisei era.
is a kind-hearted BOARD operative who believes in fighting to protect humanity. He was chosen to use the Rider System 02 to seal the Undead as Kamen Rider Blade. While his Rider powers eventually end up turning him into a Joker over the course of the second half of the series, he uses this to force the Battle Fight into a stalemate and allow his friend Hajime to continue living among humans.
Utilizing the Rider System 02, which consists of the card and the belt, Kazuma can transform into Kamen Rider Blade. While transformed, he wields the sword, which doubles as his primary weapon and a storage unit for his deck of spade-themed, which he can use to channel the Category Spade Undeads' powers to augment himself and perform special attacks. Additionally, he wields Proper Blank cards, which allow him to seal the Undead. Later in the series, he gains access to the brace, which he can use in conjunction with the card and other special Rouse Cards to assume the following stronger forms:
Kazuma's super form accessed from the Absorb Capricorn and cards that enhances his Blay Rouzer into a blade-extended and grants flight capabilities.
Kazuma's ultimate form accessed from the Absorb Capricorn and cards that fuses him with the rest of his Rouse Card deck and arms him with the broadsword.
Kazuma Kenzaki is portrayed by .
is a BOARD researcher turned field operative who was selected to use the Rider System 01 to seal the Undead as . Unlike Kazuma, Sakuya fights to seal the Undead to stave off his death from cellular breakdown, which he blames on his superior Karasuma, and displays a rivalry with Kazuma, who was chosen to provide backup for Sakuya. After learning from a Karasuma body double that his subconscious fears are causing his condition, Sakuya joins forces with Isaka in exchange for Schuld Kestner seaweed to cure himself despite it intensifying his aggression and slowly damaging his nervous system. When Isaka kills his girlfriend, Sayako Fukasawa, Sakuya overcomes his fear and seals him. Following this, he goes on to take Mutsuki Kamijo under his wing and settle his differences with the Giraffa Undead.
As of the web-exclusive crossover series Kamen Rider Outsiders, Sakuya has become the president of BOARD.
Utilizing the Rider System 01, which consists of the card and the belt, Sakuya can transform into Kamen Rider Garren. While transformed, he wields the handgun, which doubles as his primary weapon and a storage unit for his deck of diamond-themed Rouse Cards, which allow him to channel the Category Diamond Undeads' powers to augment himself and perform special attacks. Like Kazuma, Sakuya also wields Proper Blank cards to seal the Undead. Later in the series, the latter gains access to his own Rouse Absorber, which he can use in conjunction with the card and other special Rouse Cards to assume the following stronger forms:
Sakuya Tachibana is portrayed by .
The, also known by his human alias, is a mysterious and infamous Undead whose victory in the Battle Fight results in the end of all life on Earth. After the Human Undead won the original Battle Fight, he willingly surrendered himself to Joker to help him hide his presence. When the Undead were released two years prior to the series, Joker re-sealed the Mantis and Human Undead. However, the Royal Undead knew of his use of the latter and mounted attempts on Joker's life, with the most recent leading to the death of photographer, Kurihara. Upon learning of the photographer's family, Joker took on the identity of freelance photographer "Hajime Aikawa" and vowed to protect them in atonement. Initially holding a low opinion of humanity, Hajime slowly comes to accept them due to his time with the young Amane Kurihara.
Over the course of the series, Hajime develops rivalries with Kazuma Kenzaki and Sakuya Tachibana, though he gradually warms up to them, eventually considering the former a dear friend of his. Once all of the other Undead are sealed, Hajime loses control of his Undead powers until Kazuma sacrifices his humanity to force the current Battle Fight into a stalemate so Hajime can resume his human life.
In an alternate ending depicted in the film , Kazuma seals Hajime, though he eventually frees him four years later to help defeat the Albino Joker. Ultimately, Hajime sacrifices himself to do so, though his spirit continues to watch over Amane.
Unlike the BOARD-sanctioned Riders, Hajime utilizes the belt, which allows him to transform into sealed Undead via their corresponding Rouse Cards. As such, he can use the card to transform into the Mantis Undead, which became known as due to its resemblance to Kamen Riders, and the card to transform into the Human Undead, which became his human form. While transformed, he wields the bladed bow, which can switch between and as well as serve as a storage unit for his heart-themed Rouse Cards, which allows him to channel the Category Heart Undeads' powers to augment himself and perform special attacks.
Using the card, Hajime can fuse himself with his entire card deck and transform into . In this form, he wields the kama, which he can either wield in their twin or combine with the Chalice Arrow to access the former's Rouzing Bow Mode, and can fuse all of his Rouse Cards into the singular card.
Hajime Aikawa is portrayed by .
is a weak-willed high school student who was chosen by the improperly sealed Spider Undead to reluctantly utilize the Rider System 03 and become . While under the monster's control, Mutsuki battles the other Kamen Riders until the sealed Tiger and Tarantula Undead give him the strength to fight under his own power, overcome the Spider Undead, and seal it properly. Soon after, Mutsuki joins the other Riders in their fight against the remaining Undead.
Utilizing the Rider System 03, which consists of the card and the belt, Mutsuki can transform into Kamen Rider Leangle. While transformed, he wields the staff, which doubles as his primary weapon and a storage unit for his deck of club-themed Rouse Cards, which he can use to channel the Category Club Undeads' powers to augment himself and perform special attacks.
During the events of the stage show Kamen Rider Blade 20th Anniversary Stage, Mutsuki gains access to his own Rouse Absorber, which he can use in conjunction with the and cards to assume his own King Form that fuses him with the Category King Rouse Card and arms him with a staff version of the King Rouzer.
Mutsuki Kamijo is portrayed by .
is a member of BOARD and a survivor of the Undead's initial release who assists the BOARD Riders in detecting Undead.
Shiori Hirose is portrayed by .
is an aspiring writer and milk addict who provides housing for Kazuma and Shiori.
Kotaro Shirai is portrayed by .
The are 54 immortal animal/plant/playing card-themed monsters who originated several species that inhabit Earth and were created by the 10,000 years ago to determine which of their descendants would become the dominant species as part of a battle royale called the "Battle Fight". While the Human Undead won, allowing humanity to flourish, and the majority were sealed by the Monolith upon their defeat, the Undead were released two years prior to the series by a maddened Yoshito Hirose, which Hiroshi Tennoji took advantage of to stage his own Battle Fight and steal the Monolith, intending to use both for his own ends.
The Undead are categorized based on card suits, with the "Royal Club" Undead being the most powerful. The Categories Jack, Queen, and King Undead are all capable of disguising themselves as humans and possess higher forms of thought compared to their weaker feral brethren. Additionally, despite possessing an equivalent amount of power as the other Royal Club Undead and being among their kind's greatest warriors, the Category Aces lack the ability to shapeshift.
The Category Jack of Diamonds:, also known by his human alias of, is the creator of the Rider System 03. He assists the Spider Undead in finding an ideal host for him and deceives Kamen Rider Garren into working for him. After he kills Garren's girlfriend, Sayako Fukasawa, for interfering with his plans, Isaka is sealed by Garren.
In his human form, Isaka possesses telekinesis, the ability to create fireballs, and mass hypnosis.
Isaka is portrayed by .
The Category Ace of Clubs: is Isaka's accomplice who can produce webbing from his mouth capable of siphoning victims' life forces. Initially working to find ideal hosts for Rider System 03, the Spider Undead eventually allows itself to be partially sealed by Mutsuki Kamijo so it can possess him in the hopes of winning the modern Battle Fight. However, Kamijo receives help from the Tarantula and Tiger Undead in overcoming the Spider Undead's influence and properly sealing it.
The Category Queen of Hearts:, also known by her human alias of, is a manipulative individual who becomes the target of Kotaro Shirai's affections. Unable to cope with human emotions, she battles and is sealed by Kamen Rider Leangle.
Miyuki Yoshinaga is portrayed by .
The Category King of Diamonds:, also known by his human alias of, is a stoic individual and the first to learn that the modern Battle Fight is being fought under false pretenses. He manipulates the Riders into weakening Hiroshi Tennoji before killing him himself and stealing the Kerberos card to gain the power necessary to seal the Joker. After blackmailing Hajime Aikawa into fighting him, Kanai battles Kamen Rider Garren, who eventually seals him.
Kanai is portrayed by .
The Category Eight of Diamonds Undead that can control its namesakes, but is vulnerable to sunlight. It is sealed by Kamen Rider Garren. The Bat Undead is voiced by
The Category Five of Spades Undead that possesses superhuman jumping capabilities and the ability to separate into a swarm of its namesake. It attacks BOARD, killing several of their employees, before it is sealed by Kamen Rider Blade.
The Category Seven of Hearts Undead that possesses telepathy and vine-like fingers on its right hand. It strangles people at an observatory before challenging Kamen Rider Chalice, who seals the monster.
The Category Six of Spades Undead that possesses electrokinesis. It is sealed by Kamen Rider Blade.
The Category Eight of Hearts Undead that possesses flammable powder that is fatal to humans. It is sealed by Kamen Rider Chalice.
The Category Ten of Hearts Undead that possesses fear-inducing poison and the corresponding antidote. It is sealed by Kamen Rider Chalice.
The Category Seven of Spades Undead with armor-like skin. Isaka forces it to help him acquire data on Kamen Riders Blade, Chalice, and Garren so he can create Rider System 03 until the Trilobite Undead is sealed by Kamen Rider Blade.
The Category Nine of Diamonds Undead that can produce clones of itself. It attacks people at a mall until Isaka forces it to test Kamen Rider Garren, who seals the Zebra Undead.
The Category Nine of Spades Undead that possesses super-speed. It attacks people indiscriminately until it is intimidated by the Spider Undead into attacking Sayako Fukasawa, during which Kamen Rider Blade seals the Jaguar Undead.
The Category Five of Hearts Undead that possesses a drill-like spiral shell for a right arm. It attacks Kamen Rider Chalice, who seals the monster.
The Category Three of Spades Undead. Isaka recruits it to kidnap candidates that the Spider Undead identified for Rider System 03's potential use. While kidnapping Mutsuki Kamijo, the Lion Undead is sealed by Kamen Rider Blade.
The Category Four of Hearts Undead that possesses the ability to fly and summon more of its namesake. It abducts Amane and Haruka Kurihara to lure Kamen Rider Chalice into a fight, but is eventually sealed by the Rider.
The Category Four of Spades Undead that was sealed into the card for Kamen Rider Blade's use.
The Category Queen of Spades: who possesses a high-pitched scream. He joins forces with Miyuki Yoshinaga to steal the Blay Buckle, but is interrupted by Kamen Rider Chalice and sealed by Kamen Rider Blade. Yazawa is portrayed by .
The Category Three of Clubs Undead. It is sealed by Kamen Rider Blade.
The Category Jack of Spades: and an ally of the Mantis Undead who can summon feather-like throwing knives. He seeks to avenge the Mantis Undead, only to be sealed by Kamen Rider Blade. Takahara is portrayed by .
The Category Jack of Hearts: who was sealed into the card. Shinmei is portrayed by .
The Category Jack of Clubs: who possesses incredible physical strength and prefers to wait out the Battle Fight, preferably while sunbathing, until he can defeat the winner as he believes that fighting is pointless unless he knows his opponent's limits. He is sealed by Kamen Rider Blade. Daichi is portrayed by .
The kind-hearted Category King of Clubs: . He allows himself to be sealed by Kamen Rider Leangle to help him overcome the Spider Undead's influence. Noboru Shima is portrayed by .
The Category Eight of Spades Undead that possesses magnokinesis. It is sealed by Kamen Rider Blade.
The Category Four of Diamonds Undead. It is sealed by Kamen Rider Garren.
The psychotic Category Queen of Diamonds: who can change her hair into whip-like snakes. She attempts to eliminate the Joker, only to be sealed by Kamen Rider Chalice. Azumi is portrayed by .
The Category Seven of Diamonds Undead who serves as Azumi's bodyguard before it is sealed by Kamen Rider Garren.
The trouble-making Category King of Spades: who possesses telekinesis and can raise a shield by clapping his hands. He steals Kamen Rider Chalice's Rouse Cards to make him revert to his monstrous form, only to be eventually sealed by Kamen Rider Blade. King is portrayed by .
The Category Ten of Spades Undead who serves as King's subordinate and possesses chronokinesis, though personal items are unaffected. It is sealed by Kamen Rider Blade.
The Category Two of Hearts Undead and winner of the previous Battle Fight who possesses telepathy. After being unsealed prior to the series, the Human Undead allowed Hajime to re-seal him to help the latter maintain his disguise. The Human Undead is portrayed by Ryoji Morimoto.
The Category Ace of Hearts Undead who is reputed to be the best fighter among their kind. The Mantis Undead was sealed by Hajime Aikawa sometime prior to the series.
The Category Seven of Clubs Undead that possesses electrokinesis and the ability to liquefy itself. It is sealed by Kamen Rider Leangle via Kamen Rider Chalice's Rouse Cards.
The prideful yet dignified Category Queen of Clubs: who possesses super-speed and strength. Upon learning that the present day Battle Fight is being held under false pretenses, she infiltrates BOARD, only to learn of Hiroshi Tennoji's intentions. She subsequently and intentionally seals herself while fighting Kamen Rider Leangle before later helping him overcome the Spider Undead's influence. Hikaru Jō is portrayed by .
The Category Two of Spades Undead that was sealed in the card for Kamen Rider Blade's use sometime prior to the series.
The Category Nine of Clubs Undead that possesses tentacles and superhuman speed across any terrain. It was sealed in the card for Kamen Rider Leangle's use sometime prior to the series.
A series of artificial Undead created by BOARD using technology and human DNA to interfere with the Battle Fight. While they lack the immortality of regular Undead, the Trial series can absorb Proper Blank cards.
A Trial Undead that was infused with the DNA of Yoshito, who copied his memories into the monster while programing him to protect Shiori. Though Trial B is reprogrammed by Tennoji to serve him and remove potential threats, Trial B remembers its base programming and sacrifices itself to save Shiori from Trial G.
A Trial Undead tasked with killing Kazuma Kenzaki before he can attain his King Form, only to be destroyed by the latter.
A Trial Undead created from Sakuya Tachibana's DNA and imprinted with his combat data as Garren. It is destroyed by Kamen Rider Blade. In the DVD special Hyper Battle Video Blade vs. Blade, another Trial E disguises himself as Kazuma wearing a red scarf. Mimicking the Blay Buckle to transform further into, the second Trial E fights the real Kamen Rider Blade until Hajime Aikawa exposes him and Blade eventually destroys him with help from Kamen Riders Leangle and Garren.
A Trial Undead created from the DNA of the Paradoxa Undead to capture Kazuma, only to be destroyed by Kamen Rider Wild Chalice.
A Trial Undead imprinted with Kamen Rider Leangle's combat data. It is destroyed by Kamen Riders Wild Chalice and Blade.
An artificial Undead that Tennoji created by merging the Scorpion and Chameleon Undead's Rouse Cards into one body with access to the former's poison and the latter's cloaking capabilities. It is deployed to turn the Kamen Riders on each other before they trick the Undead into revealing itself and re-seal its components. Titan is voiced simultaneously by Katsumi Shiono and .
An uncontrollable artificial Undead that Tennoji made from the DNA of all 53 Undead to surpass the Joker's power with the intention of winning the modern Battle Fight on his behalf. However, it slaughters his staff upon its creation. After Kerberos is defeated by Kamen Rider Blade, Tennoji fuses with it to become Kerberos II. Kerberos is voiced by Katsumi Shiono.
Cockroach-like Undead grunts that serve as extensions of the Monolith, manifest whenever a single Joker wins the Battle Fight, and can re-manifest from the Monolith after being destroyed whose sole purpose is to wipe out all life on Earth.
The Category Ace of Spades Undead that was sealed into the Change Beetle card for Kamen Rider Blade's use. The Beetle Undead appears exclusively in the film Kamen Rider Blade: Missing Ace.
The Category King of Hearts Undead who was sealed into the Evolution Paradoxa card sometime prior to the series. The Paradoxa Undead appears exclusively in the succeeding series Kamen Rider Decade.
The, abbreviated as, is an organization dedicated to combating and sealing the Undead via Rider systems capable of fusing humans with Undead DNA.
is the president of BOARD and a professor who created Kamen Riders Blade, Garren, and Leangle's Rider systems while under Isaka's control. During his travels, he befriended Noboru Shima, whom he entrusted with the Rouse Absorbers despite knowing he was an Undead.
Kei Karasuma is portrayed by .
is Shiori's father who released the Undead in a fit of madness, dying in the process. Prior to this, the former created Undead Trial B in his image to protect Shiori and gave it all of his memories up to that point.
Yoshito Hirose is portrayed by .
is the chairman of BOARD who manipulated the series' events and the creation of the artificial Undead Kerberos to realize his dream of a new world order with himself as its ruler. Despite merging himself with Kerberos, he is defeated by the Kamen Riders and killed by the Giraffa Undead.
Hiroshi Tennoji is portrayed by .
is Mutsuki's girlfriend who became indirectly involved with and supports his journey as a Kamen Rider.
Nozomi Yamanaka is portrayed by .
is Kotaro's older sister and owner of the Jacaranda Cafe.
Haruka Kurihara is portrayed by .
is Haruka's rude nine-year-old daughter and Kotaro's niece who develops feelings for Hajime, which contributes to his changing attitude towards humanity.
Amane Kurihara is portrayed by as a child and by as a teenager.
Sakuya Tachibana's college girlfriend and nurse who is killed by the Peacock Undead for interfering with his plans. Sayoko Fukasawa is portrayed by .
A former member of BOARD who was originally meant to be the first user of the Garren system, but was deemed incompatible. Due to his warped sense of justice, he uses his prosthetic hand to electrocute petty crooks until he gains ahold of the imperfect Leangle System and joins forces with the Spider Undead. After being defeated, the latter abandons Kiryu and orders the Locust, Deer, and Jaguar Undead to kill him. Go Kiryu is portrayed by .
A motorcycle racer who aids the Riders in stopping the Wolf Undead. Tatsuya Yamaguchi is portrayed by himself.
An Iroha clan takoyaki maker who resembles Hajime and is in the midst of a forbidden romance with Michi of the Irohas' rivals, the Hoheta clan. Fed up with his life, he swaps identities with an amnesiac Hajime. However, he later returns to reclaim his place via a Hoheta clan training suit and becomes Taiyaki Master Ultimate Form before aiding Hajime in fighting the Serpent Undead and marrying Michi. Ryo Mikami is portrayed by Ryoji Morimoto, who also portrays Hajime Aikawa.
A Hoheta clan takoyaki maker and Ryo's supportive girlfriend who later contributes to reconciling her clan's differences with the Iroha clan and marries Ryo. Michi is portrayed by .
The, also known by his human alias of, is a secondary Joker who appears exclusively in an alternate ending depicted in the film . Following Hajime Aikawa's sealing, Shimura emerged to attack Karasuma and release the other Undead once more. Taking on a human form, the former joins BOARD to reseal the Undead, becoming and recruiting Natsumi Miwa and Shin Magaki to help him in the process. Once the job is complete, Shimura kills his partners, but is eventually exposed by Shiori Hirose. Mutsuki Kamijo unseals Hajime to help the Riders, but Shimura uses the King Undeads' Rouse Cards to create the Vanity Card, seals Amane Kurihara in it, and uses them to summon the monstrous and fuse with it to gain its power. Using his new form, he tries to kill the Riders, but Hajime sacrifices himself to help Kazuma Kenzaki destroy the Vanity Card, freeing Amane and weakening Shimura enough for Kazuma to kill him.
Utilizing the card in conjunction with belt, Shimura can transform into Kamen Rider Glaive. While transformed, he wields the sword, which allows him to perform the finisher. As Albino Joker, he can summon white versions of the Darkroaches called to aid him.
Junichi Shimura is portrayed by .
is a former officer worker turned BOARD member who appears exclusively in the film Kamen Rider Blade: Missing Ace. At her former job, she was berated by her boss until she had enough and knocked him out. Following this, she was handpicked by Junichi Shimura to join him at BOARD as to capture the Undead released by the Albino Joker. She is later killed by Shimura after discovering he was the Albino Joker.
Utilizing her own copy of Shimura's Change Kerberos card in conjunction with the belt, Miwa can transform into Kamen Rider Larc. While transformed, she wields the crossbow, which allows her to perform the finisher.
Natsumi Miwa is portrayed by .
is a former waiter turned BOARD member who appears exclusively in the film Kamen Rider Blade: Missing Ace. After being fired from his previous job for yelling at a rude customer, he was handpicked by Junichi Shimura to join him at BOARD as to capture the Undead released by the Albino Joker. While Magaki is later killed by Shimura, having discovered the latter was the Albino Joker, he is able to provide clues to the other Riders pointing to Shimura's true identity.
Utilizing his own copy of Shimura's Change Kerberos card in conjunction with the belt, Magaki can transform into Kamen Rider Lance. While transformed, he wields the spear, which allows him to perform the finisher.
Shin Magaki is portrayed by .