Kamen Rider Kuuga (仮面ライダークウガ Kamen Raidā Kūga?, Masked Rider Kuuga) is a
Japanese tokusatsu television series. It is the tenth installment of the popular
Kamen Rider Series of tokusatsu shows and the first of the series to air entirely in the
Heisei period. It was a joint collaboration between
Ishimori Productions and
Toei, and was shown on
TV Asahi from January 30, 2000 to January 21, 2001.
Kamen Rider Kuuga is the first Kamen Rider Series to be broadcast in
widescreen format (albeit presented in a
letterbox format). The catchphrase for the series is "A New Hero, A New Legend".
Long ago, the
Gurongi Tribe terrorized the Linto
(リント Rinto?) until a warrior named
Kuuga appeared and defeated the Gurongi, sealing their leader within a cave. In present day, a multi-talented man named
Godai Yusuke
finds himself linked to the mysterious stoned belt that was found
within the excavated cave as the Gurongi are resurrected and resume
their murderous game on the descendants of the Linto, humanity itself.
It is up to Godai, along with the assembled Science
Police
, to use the
various powers of Kuuga in order to stop and defeat the Gurongi
Tribesmen from their continuous killing and ensure the happiness of
others. However, as endgame draws near, Godai learns that there is a
horrible revelation behind Kuuga and the
Gurongis' leader.
