Still strong in popularity, even now celebrating its 5th anniversary! Interesting “Justice and Evil Organizations” sparked in “Kamen Rider Revise

The unique “organization” of “Masked Rider Revise

Masked Rider Revise” (broadcasted in 2021), a popular work in the Reiwa Rider series, will celebrate its 5th anniversary on September 5, 2026.

Masked Rider Revise” has been a topic of conversation since it was first broadcast, with its innovative characters, the mysteries and twists that unfold one after another, and its intense action, and even now, as it approaches its 5th anniversary, it still boasts strong popularity, and the main scriptwriter, Mr. Hanta Kinoshita, has written a novel, “Masked Rider Revise ONE POSSIBILITY,” which has also been published. The main screenwriter, Mr. Hanta Kinoshita, has also written a new work (published on February 2, 2026).

We are looking forward to seeing what kind of novel it is written by Mr. Kinoshita, but before that, let us focus on the unique “organization” in “Masked Rider Revisited” from the viewpoint of organizational theory.

There are several perspectives in organizational theory, but here I would like to analyze the organization in “Masked Rider Revisited” from the perspectives of “structure” and “leadership.

Structural perspectives are classified according to the decision-making mechanism, and include hierarchical “hierarchical organizations,” “flat organizations,” and “matrix organizations,” in which decisions are made across multiple supervisors and departments.

Leadership perspectives are classified according to the role of the leader in decision-making, and include “autocratic leadership,” in which the leader leads the entire organization, “democratic leadership,” which emphasizes consensus among members, and “servant leadership,” in which the leader stands in a “supportive” position to members. There are three types of leadership.

Survival of a happy family at the mercy of the organization!

The main character, Kazuki Igarashi, was the eldest son of the Igarashi family who ran a public bath called “Shiawaseyu,” but after an accident transformed him into Masked Rider Revai, he became involved in a destiny to fight as a masked rider against the Deadmans, a devil worshiping organization that is plotting to revive Gifu.

The Revise Driver, which enables the transformation of Masked Rider Revai, was originally developed by the Phoenix, a special agency under the direct control of the government, to fight the Deadmans. The chosen transformer was Kazuki’s younger brother, Daiji, the second son of the Igarashi family, but when the Deadmans attacked his Phoenix squad leader appointment ceremony, he chickened out despite the chance to transform, and it was Kazuki who transformed instead.

Furthermore, as I will mention later, Genta, the father of Kazuki and Daiji, also had his life twisted by a certain organization.

Phoenix, which fights Deadmans, has a hidden purpose!

This organization called Phoenix was a government organization created to fight crimes committed by Deadmen and the Deadmans who are behind the crimes.

It seemed to possess super-scientific power that deviated from modern science, as items such as screwdrivers and by-stamps were developed one after another by scientist George Karasaki, and it possessed the command mother ship Phoenix Skybase in the air, but in fact, it was an organization with a big secret.

The secret concerned Hideo Akaishi, the creator and director of Phoenix, which later led to the destruction of Phoenix.

Noah, the predecessor of the Phoenix, is the root of all this!

The predecessor of Phoenix was Noah, a government scientific research organization established for the military use of demons based on the power of the Gifu, and the research that later led to the creation of Kamen Rider Revai, including the By Stamp, was conducted at this organization by Masumi Karasaki, George Karasaki’s father.

They conducted inhumane experiments such as transplanting Gifu’s cells into Ikki’s father, Genta Igarashi (whose real name was Junpei Shiranami), and when he was destroyed in an accident, he leaked the “coffin of Gifu,” which was the cause of much of the subsequent turmoil.

Akaishi, the future director of Phoenix, was also in charge of the administrative department at Noah, and although this organization was truly the origin of Phoenix, its destruction was perhaps inevitable since it was a gray organization that was as close to black as possible.

From an organizational perspective, Phoenix was a “hierarchical organization” with “tyrannical leadership,” partly because it was also a military organization. In contrast, Noah, which was a government organization but whose purpose was scientific research, was a “matrix organization” with “servant leadership.

The Advance and Decline of the Giff-worshipping Deadmans

Phoenix’s greatest enemy is the Deadmans, an organization that seeks to disrupt society through the use of deadmen produced by by-stamps. Under the leadership of three executives, Aguilera, Orteka, and Julio, the Deadmans gathered a group of followers who were dissatisfied with society.

They repeatedly committed misdeeds, such as boarding the Sky Base, but the Deadman’s Base, their headquarters, was destroyed by the Phoenix’s onslaught, and the coffin of Gif, the object of their faith, was recovered by the Phoenix.

The Deadman’s was a “hierarchical organization” with “tyrannical leadership” similar to a religious organization, but unlike the Phoenix, it had few people capable of leadership, which was a major weakness.

The failure of the “Giff’s Resurrection Ceremony,” which was a major event, and the division of the three executives resulted in the loss of control of the organization, and the short life of the “New Deadman’s” led to the complete demise of the Deadman’s.

What is the third force, Weekend?

But these two organizations are not the only ones. The Weekend is a resistance organization made up of people who have lost their families to the Deadman’s, with the idea that the Phoenix should be monitored in the same way as the Deadman’s. The Weekend is a group of people who have lost their families to the Deadman’s.

The organization has a reasonable strength and has contributed greatly to the restoration of peace in the world, since there were people from both the Phoenix and the Deadmans, including Sakura, another masked rider from the Igarashi family, who joined the organization.

In contrast to Phoenix, Weekend was a “flat organization” with “democratic leadership” and excellent communication. As a result, the organization did not collapse even when it lost a leader in the midst of its aspirations.

By the time the fierce fighting was over, the Phoenix had already disintegrated, and the Weekend, having achieved its goals, was also disbanding. The organization that was born to protect the new order was the Blue Bird.

Will the Blue Bird, whose first captain is Hiromi Kadota, who became a member of the Weekend from the commander of the Phoenix and continued to fight not as a masked rider but as a human being, be a “blue bird of happiness” for mankind as its name suggests? It will depend on the activities of people like Hiromi, who never gave up fighting evil.

Since the Blue Bird is an organization based on reflection on the Phoenix, it will probably take the form of a “hierarchical organization” but with multiple leaders and “democratic-type leadership.

The Masked Rider series is filled with various attractions, such as powerful action scenes and a variety of transformation items, but each film also has its own unique organization.

The long-awaited novelization of “Masked Rider Revise” has finally been completed!

Masked Rider Revisited,” which has such a worldview, has been made into a new novel titled “Novel: Masked Rider Revisited ONE POSSIBILITY” by Hanta Kinoshita, the main screenwriter, and it was released on February 2, 2026. I can’t stop imagining what kind of novel “Kamen Rider Revisited” will become from Mr. Kinoshita’s pen. Please look forward to it!

The novel “MASKED RIDER REVISION ONE POSSIBILITY” will be released on February 2, 2026 (price 1100 yen including tax, published by Kodansha). Published by Kodansha Ltd.)