Kamen Rider ZEZTZ

Baku Yorozu is a young man plagued with terrible luck who dreams of becoming a secret agent. He spends his nights dreaming of serving the special organization CODE as Code Number: Seven. When a stroke of misfortune pulls Baku into an encounter with the monsters known as Nightmares, he is enlisted by the mysterious commander Zero to become an actual CODE agent. Now equipped with the ZEZTZ Driver, a transformation belt using specially powered capsules known as "Capsems", Baku transforms into Kamen Rider ZEZTZ to stop the Nightmares in both the dream world and the real world. As he goes on more and more missions, however, Baku is quick to discover that there is a great deal that he doesn't know, and he has to learn before things spiral out of control.

In his battles in the dream world and the real one, Baku finds he has a number of allies. In reality he is assisted by Tetsuya Fujima, a police detective of the Paranormal Affairs Division and his initially unwilling assistant Nasuka Nagumo. In dreams he is assisted by Nem, a highly beloved celebrity who has not been seen publicly for years; only appearing in peoples dreams. As Baku and Nems relationship evolves they come to realise she was injured and rendered comatose in an accident, and Baku makes it his ultimate mission to find Nem in the real world and help her wake up.

Working against Baku is a mysterious man known as NOX, who like Nem only exists in dreams where he tries to create nightmares and bring ruin to the world. NOX's identity is reveaed to be Kensei Odaka, a police officer and formerly CODE Number: Four until his disappearance a year prior to the shows start. Commander Zero assists Baku in both realms, only apearing as a shadowy hologram or remote-controlling an android which transforms into a motorcycle: Code Zeroider.

As Baku continues to fight Nightmares and discovers the hidden depths and motivations behind the emenies and his own allies, more CODE Agents are activated and brought into the fray. During an attack on CODE Headquarters Baku is betrayed by CODE Number: Three for choosing to protect Nem and is killed, only to wake up in a hospital bed immediately following his accident in Episode 1. Baku realises his experience was not merely an elaborate dream but a premonition of a dangerous future and, discovering he still posesses the ZEZTZ Driver and all his knowledge from his dream, brings his allies together to aid him in his mission.

Soon after, all sides are disturbed by the return of Seig, a former CODE agent who fused with a Nightmare and was imprisoned for 1000 years for mass murdering people in dreams. With the odds ever changing, Baku must uncover what truths have been kept from him and decide who he really wants to be in order to complete his mission.

The Kamen Rider ZEZTZ trademark was registered by Toei Company on March 11, 2025, and published on March 19, 2025.^[3]

ZEZTZ was officially announced on July 6, 2025.^[1] A production announcement conference introducing the main cast and characters and the artist for the show's theme song was held on August 7, 2025.^[2]

This is the first Kamen Rider series to be broadcast internationally via a simultaneous release with North America, the UK and Australia and New Zealand receiving the show via Shout! Studios on its platforms.^[4]

The opening theme song is titled "VISIONS", performed by NAQT VANE, Hiroyuki Sawano's vocal project.^[5] The second opening theme song is titled "PLAY BACK", performed by Yuta.

The story is split into two arcs, and is distinguished by the two opening songs.

Arc One (Episodes 1-24) - Baku discovers that he really is a Secret Agent and using his skill of Lucid Dreaming begins to fight in the real world and the dream world, helping defeat Nightmares and saving people. His enemy NOX manages to repair his own Driver to become NOX Knight and battles Zeztz. As the story develops, Baku discovers that CODE had influenced his childhood, training him from a young age along with other children into becoming operatives capable of Lucid Dreaming. He also learns the truth about Nem's origins and why she appears only in dreams, before the Lady leads an attack on CODE HQ and Baku is forced to decide which side he is on,

Arc Two (Episodes 25 onwards) - Discovering that everything that happened until now was a dream, Baku rediscovers his Command Post in his closet and begins defeating Nightmares swiftly. Baku gathers his allies from both reality and dreams and explains to both that he had a premonition of a future, and uses that knowledge to convince them to help him. A new enemy called Sieg appears and intends destruction by making Nightmares powerful beyond their own control, whilst CODE Number: Three lays the groundwork to overthrow Zero and ensure the ttue goal of CODE comes about.

Kamen Rider ZEZTZ debuted in the feature film Kamen Rider Gavv the Movie: Invaders of the House of Snacks.^[1]

• Kamen Rider ZEZTZ: Series of Sister's Substory: Agent Minami (仮面ライダーゼッツ SERIES OF SISTER'S SUBSTORY エージェント美浪, Kamen Raidā Zettsu Shirīzu Obu Shisutāzu Sabusutōrī Ējento Minami): A web-exclusive series released on Toei Tokusatsu Fan Club on September 7, 2025.^[42] As inferred by the title, this series focuses less on Baku/Zeztz and instead follows his younger sister, Minami, in her own adventures as a talent agent.
• ZEZTZ Anime: Dream Part-Timer Baku (ゼッツあにめ ドリームアルバイターばく, Zettsu Anime Dorīmu Arubaitā Baku): A web-exclusive animated short series released on Toei Tokusatsu Fan Club on December 28, 2025.^[43]
• Kamen Rider ZEZTZ: Send 'Em Flying! Giant Robot CODE Zeroider!! (仮面ライダーゼッツ かっとばせ！巨大ロボット コードゼロイダー！！, Kamen Raidā Zettsu Kattobase! Kyodai Robotto Kōdo Zeroidā!!): Televi-Kun's "Hyper Battle DVD" (超(ハイパー)バトルDVD, Haipā Batoru Dī Bui Dī).

• Baku Yorozu (万津 莫, Yorozu Baku): Ryutaro Imai (今井 竜太郎, Imai Ryūtarō)
• Nem (ねむ, Nemu): Maho Horiguchi (堀口 真帆, Horiguchi Maho)
• Tetsuya Fujimi (富士見 鉄也, Fujimi Tetsuya): Kenta Mishima (三嶋 健太, Mishima Kenta)
• Nasuka Nagumo (南雲 なすか, Nagumo Nasuka): Rina Onuki (小貫 莉奈, Onuki Rina)
• Minami Yorozu (万津 美浪, Yorozu Minami): Miki Yagi (八木 美樹, Yagi Miki)
• Code Number: Three (コードナンバー：スリー, Kōdo Nanbā Surī): Yuki Tamaki (玉城 裕規, Tamaki Yūki)
• Code Number: Five (コードナンバー：ファイブ, Kōdo Nanbā Faibu): Shin Koyanagi (小柳 心, Koyanagi Shin)
• Kureha Miyamoto (宮本 紅覇, Miyamoto Kureha): Yuzuki Hirakawa (平川 結月, Hirakawa Yuzuki)
• Code Number: Zero (コードナンバー：ゼロ, Kōdo Nanbā Zero): Jay Kabira (川平 慈英, Kabira Jiei)
• NOX (ノクス, Nokusu), Kensei Odaka (小鷹 賢政, Odaka Kensei): Yuki Furukawa (古川 雄輝, Furukawa Yūki)
• The Lady (ザ・レディ, Za Redi): Rie Mimura (美村 里江, Mimura Rie)
• Sieg (ジーク, Jīku): Kousei Amano (天野 浩成, Amano Kōsei)
• ZEZTZ Driver (ゼッツドライバー, Zettsu Doraibā; Voice): Koichi Yamadera (山寺 宏一, Yamadera Kōichi)
• NOX Driver (ノクスドライバー, Nokusu Doraibā; Voice): Hiro Shimono (下野 紘, Shimono Hiro)^[44]

Opening themes

• "VISIONS"
  • Lyrics: Benjamin + cAnON.
  • Composition & Arrangement: Hiroyuki Sawano
  • Artist: NAQT VANE
  • Episodes: 4–24

  Episodes 1–3 do not feature the show's opening sequence, and it is instead used as an ending song in episodes 1–3 and as an insert song in episodes 5, 7, and 23.

• "PLAY BACK"
  • Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi (藤林 聖子, Fujibayashi Shōko)
  • Composition & Arrangement: Hi-yunk (Back-On)
  • Artist: Yuta
  • Episodes: 26–

  Episode 25 does not feature the show's second opening sequence, and it is instead used as an ending song in episode 25.

Insert themes

• "MOVE! TAKE IT!"
  • Composition & Arrangement: Go Sakabe (坂部 剛, Sakabe Gō)
  • Lyrics & Artist: TEEDA (Back-On)
  • Episodes: 2–4, 6–8, 18, 22
• "Kickstart"
  • Lyrics: Hi-yunk (Back-On), TEEDA
  • Composition & Arrangement: Hi-yunk (Back-On)
  • Artist: Back-On
  • Episodes: 34