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>About the setting of the "unlucky protagonist"?
Yanaka: We partly referenced Den-O's Ryoutarou (laughs). Everyone dreams, but why does the protagonist experience transformations and special events only in his dreams? We think it may be because he is extremely unfortunate in reality -since his hopes in the real world cannot be fulfilled, he becomes a superhero in his dreams. But the reality of the real world is also portrayed seriously. Because It’s a story of the protagonist transforming into Kamen Rider, it naturally produces a certain sense of incongruity compared to usual shows. Therefore, the link between dreams and reality is carefully depicted to avoid rushed worldview explanations. When considering how to attract overseas viewers unfamiliar with Kamen Rider and keep them watching, we ultimately settled on this approach.

>Core focus of global promotion?
Yanaka: Domestic Japanese viewers have a fixed impression of "Kamen Rider", but the proportion of overseas viewers paying attention just because It's a "new work" is not high. The existing overseas audience mainly consists of adults familiar with Japanese tokusatsu. To expand the audience, this time we first pursued a solid storyline, with a somewhat serious dramatic tone. Accordingly, the actors were all chosen for mature acting skills, and audition standards were strictly controlled to maintain quality.
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