Kamen Rider 555

Kamen Rider 555 (仮面ライダー555（ファイズ）, Kamen Raidā Faizu?, Kamen Rider Faiz, Masked Rider Φ's) is a Japanese tokusatsu television series. It is the 13th installment in the Kamen Rider Series. It is a joint collaboration between Ishimori Productions and Toei, and was broadcast on TV Asahi from January 26, 2003 to January 18, 2004. The catchphrase for the series is "Racing Instinct." (疾走する本能, Shissō Suru Honnō?).

The Smart Brain Corporation, the world's most powerful corporation, is trying to take over the world using Orphnoch, the next stage in humanity's evolution, to covertly kill off the human population. In pursuit of this, they develop three suits of power armor, called Rider Gear (Delta, Faiz, and Kaixa), to find and protect the Orphnoch King, who can fix a defect within Orphnoch DNA which causes their genetic structure to break down, leading to death.

The Rider Gears are stolen by Hanagata, the Goat Orphnoch and former President of Smart Brain Corporation. He sends them to his foster children (dubbed the Ryuseiji, after the school they attended) so they can stop the Orphnoch from achieving their goal. However, Rider Gears were designed to be worn by Orphnoch, and humans are unable to activate the systems without undergoing genetic modification.

A young loner, Takumi Inui, is unwillingly drawn into the conflict between the Orphnoch and humans and becomes Kamen Rider Faiz to save the life of Mari Sonoda, one of the Ryuseiji. The Smart Brain Corporation begins targeting him in an attempt to retrieve the Faiz Gear.

However, there is division amongst the Orphnoch, as those who wish to co-exist with humans rather than kill them, begin resisting Smart Brain, who in turn targets them as well. Most of these "renegade" Orphnochs are either killed, remain neutral or begin siding with the Ryuseiji against the Smart Brain Corporation.

When the Tokyo police discover the Orphnoch are behind a series of bizarre murders, they begin operations to defeat the creatures, largely unaware of the various factions involved. They even begin performing experiments on captured Orphnoch in an attempt to find ways of destroying them, though this does not go well.

The Orphnoch King eventually awakens within a young boy named Teruo, whom Naoya Kaido and Keitaro Kikuchi saved and befriended. Now, it is up to the holders of the Rider Gears to band together and fight for humanity's survival.

Episodes
Main article: List of Kamen Rider 555 episodes

1. The Start of a Trip (旅の始まり, Tabi no Hajimari?)
2. The Belt's Power (ベルトの力, Beruto no Chikara?)
3. The King's Sleep… (王の眠り…, Ō no Nemuri…?)
4. My Name (おれの名前, Ore no Namae?)
5. Original (オリジナル, Orijinaru?)
6. Trio × Trio (３人×３人, Sannin × Sannin?)
7. The Power of Dreams (夢の力, Yume no Chikara?)
8. The Protector of Dreams (夢の守り人, Yume no Mamoribito?)
9. Enter, the President (社長登場, Shachō Tōjō?)
10. The Enigmatic Rider (謎のライダー, Nazo no Raidā?)
11. The Enigmatic Belt (謎のベルト, Nazo no Beruto?)
12. Ryūsei School (流星塾, Ryūseijuku?)
13. Friend or Foe? (敵か味方か, Teki ka Mikata ka?)
14. Takumi's Spirit (巧の意地, Takumi no Iji?)
15. The Fallen Idol ~ Phi's vs. Chi (落ちた偶像~ φ's vs χ, Ochita Gūzō ~ Faizu Tai Kai?)
16. Human Heart (人間の心, Ningen no Kokoro?)
17. Takumi, Revival (巧、復活, Takumi, Fukkatsu?)
18. Narrow Escape From Death (九死に一生, Kyūshi ni Isshō?)
19. Pure White Justice (純白の正義, Junpaku no Seigi?)
20. The Beautiful Assassin (美しき刺客, Utsukushiki Shikaku?)
21. Accelerating Spirits (加速する魂, Kasoku Suru Tamashii?)
22. Masato's Confession (雅人の告白, Masato no Kokuhaku?)
23. False Friendship (偽りの友情, Itsuwari no Yūjō?)
24. The Door to Darkness (闇への扉, Yami e no Tobira?)
25. The Dark Laboratory (闇の実験室, Yami no Jikkenshitsu?)
26. Enter, Delta (デルタ登場, Deruta Tōjō?)
27. Ryūsei School Breaks Up (流星塾分裂, Ryūseijuku Bunretsu?)
28. Dark Clover (暗黒の四葉, Ankoku no Yotsuba?)
29. The Excellent Bike (超絶バイク, Chōzetsu Baiku?)
30. Masato's Trap (雅人の罠, Masato no Wana?)
31. Origami Tears (折り紙の涙, Origami no Namida?)
32. Intertwined Threads (絡み合う糸, Karamiau Ito?)
33. Mari Dies (真理、死す, Mari, Shisu?)
34. The True Form (真実の姿, Shinjitsu no Sugata?)
35. The Riddle of Revival (復活の謎, Fukkatsu no Nazo?)
36. Restored Memories (蘇る記憶, Yomigaeru Kioku?)
37. Kaixa's Justice (カイザの正義, Kaiza no Seigi?)
38. The Wandering Spirit (彷徨える魂, Samayoeru Tamashii?)
39. Faiz 2 (ファイズ2, Faizu Tsū?)
40. Human Proof (人間の証, Ningen no Akashi?)
41. Start to Capture (捕獲開始, Hokaku Kaishi?)
42. Broken Wings (折れた翼, Oreta Tsubasa?)
43. Red Balloon (赤い風船, Akai Fūsen?)
44. The Last Mail (最後のメール, Saigo no Mēru?)
45. The King's Awakening (王の目覚め, Ō no Mezame?)
46. A New President Apears (新社長登場, Shin Shachō Tōjō?)
47. The King's Appearance (王の出現, Ō no Shutsugen?)
48. Masato, Dying A Glorious Death (雅人、散華, Masato, Sange?)
49. A Sign of Destruction (滅びゆく種, Horobi Yuku Shu?)
50. My Dream (俺の夢, Ore no Yume?)
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