"Resonates Deeply with Men in Their 40s and Beyond Who Couldn't Become Anything" - A Storm of Empathy for the Protagonist's "End-of-Life Preparation" of Disposing Kamen Rider Goods: New Anime "Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider" Episode 1

The new anime "Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider" began broadcasting on October 4th. The sight of the 40-year-old protagonist, a huge Kamen Rider fan, disposing of his precious goods, followed by his passionate comeback story, has captured the hearts of viewers of the same generation.

The protagonist, Tanzaburō Tōjima (CV: Katsuyuki Konishi), is 40 years old but still genuinely dreams of becoming Kamen Rider. He has continued to earn money through part-time jobs and train his body in the mountains, resulting in a physique capable of fighting bears on equal terms. However, even he has reached the time to give up on his dream. To prevent his precious Kamen Rider goods from being disposed of as trash after dying alone, he sold everything with his own hands. In his now barren room, Tōjima drank beer alone.

In his despair, Tōjima happened to encounter a robber disguised as Shocker at a summer festival he was visiting. Though hesitant, he put on a Kamen Rider No. 1 mask he bought at a festival stall, shouting "Henshin!" and faced evil while crying out, "Mine isn't... 'pretend'... because it's... for real...!"