Produced by toei company and Ishimori productions premiered in January 2008.
Main character is Wataru Kurenai (kogi seto)
Twenty-two years after the disappearance of his father, Wataru is destined to become Mask rider Kive to fight the Fangire Clan ( life-draining monsters) the very race his father fought years ago before his disappearance. And Wataru must deal with another rival, Mask Rider IXA (in the series) Mask Rider IXA is part of an organization seeking to destroy the Fangire menace, as well as kill Kiva for being a greater threat than the Fangire themselves. The story is split between the actions of Wataru in the present (2008) and his father Otoya in the past (1986), slowly revealing the story behind the Fangire Clan and Kiva.
The characters of Kamen Rider Kiva are spread throughout two time periods, each related to one another. There are the actions of Otoya Kurenai and the Fangire Hunter Yuri Aso in the year 1986 that result in the various Fangire that persist to the current day, in 2008, with Otoya's son Wataru (as Kamen Rider Kiva) and Yuri's daughter Megumi (also a Fangire Hunter), dealing with the Fangire to prevent deaths.
The Fangire - are stained-glass based vampires who feed off of the Life Energy of humans to survive, with which they can disguise themselves as humans. Because of this, aware humans have formed a group to hunt the Fangire. However, thus far only Kiva and IXA (Keisuke Nago) have been able to defeat and shatter a Fangire. Though Kiva captures its soul, IXA wipes out the Fangire's existence. It may also be noted that Fangires themselves (especially stronger Fangires like the Checkmate Four, especially Queen) are also capable of shattering other Fangires.
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checkout the cool opening music of MASK RIDER KIVA!!!
