I gotta believe!
I don't wanna know
heta na shinjitsu nara
Just spare me the sadness of our world
I don't wanna know
shiranai kurai ga ii no ni
I'm better off not knowing at all
Why, why, why, why?
kizukeba I came too far
Now I realize I came too far
tomaranai kanjiru kono yokan wa
I can't stop it; I can feel that something is starting
The new beginning!
michi no ryouiki ima wo kiri hirakunda
I'm going places I would never ever have dreamed of
I gotta believe!
Turn it on...
soutou EXCITE! EXCITE!
I'm so EXCITE! EXCITE!
takanaru EXCITE! EXCITE!
My pulse is racing EXCITE! EXCITE!
kokoro ga michibiku ano basho e
Never stopping, I just want to keep on running
kake nukete iku dake
Straight to where my heart desires
(HEY!) I'm on the mission right now
(HEY!) I’m on the mission right now
EXCITE! EXCITE! kotae wa
EXCITE! EXCITE! What's the answer?
EXCITE! EXCITE! kotae wa
EXCITE! EXCITE! The answer is...
I. kono te no naka
(One) My life is in my hands
II. susumu beki life
(Two) And all I have to do
III. ikite iku dake
(Three) Is live it to my best
Humanity is under the threat from the Bugster infection, also known as the game illness.
The virus will continue to multiply until it has taken over its host, who will then disappear from the world.
A pediatric intern, Houjou Emu,
joined the Cyber Rescue Center, CR for short, the secret anti-Bugster department,
and decided to fight for and save all the patients.
I... want to stay. As a doctor of CR.
Episode 3: He Who Came In With A Bang!
It's all right. I won't hurt you at all.
Yuuki, you won't get better if you don't get over your fear of doctors.
Let's go home, mom.
I know! Do you like games, Yuuki?
Tada! I'm really good at games, you know.
Do you want to play with me?
Yuuki!
Leave him to me, please.
Okay.
I'm all right.
Long time no see, quack doctor.
Graphite...!
You are but a wandering corpse at this point. I'll put you to rest!
What a coincidence.
Ex-Doctor
Hanaya Taiga
I was just thinking about how much I wanted to see you.
It's payback for those five years ago.
Don't do anything rash, Graphite.
Who're you?
Anyway, let's have a bet.
Let's see which Kamen Rider is the strongest, and can clear the most games.
You're a strange one.
Yuuki, wait up!
Wait!
Yuuki, stop!
I won't do anything to you.
There's nothing to be afraid of.
I can't trust anything you doctors say!
I'm cold...
Oh no...
The game illness?!
Yuuki, you won't get better if you don't get over your fear of doctors.
I'm stressing him out because he's scared of doctors!
The game illness is starting to break out! Asuna, I need your help!
I'll take care of him.
Um, can I help you?
A Gamer Driver?!
You liar! You said you wouldn't do anything to me!
Please stay away! He's scared of doctors.
Move it, you tick.
Commencing counter attack.
A Bugster from the same genre as my game, huh.
Perfect for warming up.
BANG BANG SHOOTING!
Transform.
CLICK AND LOAD!
LET'S GAME! SUPER GAME! ULTRA GAME! WHATCHA NAME?!
I'M A KAMEN RIDER!
GASHACON MAGNUM!
Mission start.
Yuuki, are you all right?
Damn... it's a powerful attack, but a real double-edged sword, too.
Emu, what's he doing here?
Do you know him?
That's Kamen Rider Snipe.
Kamen Rider... Snipe.
This game area... is from that game stuck in development hell, Bang Bang Shooting, right?
You really do know your stuff, genius gamer.
In this first-person shooter, your target is the commander, Revol.
You fools!
Go forth, troops! Commence the battle!
Open fire!
Yuuki, over here!
Stop it!
The virus multiplied!
It's because Yuuki is scared.
MIGHTY ACTION X!
I'll stop them!
Transform!
CLICK AND LOAD!
I'M A KAMEN RIDER!
Stop shooting! All you're doing is making the virus multiply more!
Move it, you tick!
Listen to what I'm saying!
Well aren't you so high and mighty?
What are you doing?
To game is to defeat all other players, don't you think?
Stop dragging your feet, soldiers!
CLICK TO SAVE!
Let's go.
I'm sorry, Yuuki. You must've been so scared.
Yo, Poppy Pipopapo.
Why do you have a Gamer Driver, Taiga?
You. Your personality changes when you game, huh?
Listen to what I'm saying!
And what of it?
We'll play again, genius gamer.
Wait—!
Just who is that guy?
That's Hanaya Taiga.
He was a Rider with CR five years ago.
I have a bad feeling about this.
Why is that man...?
Just what happened five years ago?
There's no need for you to know!
I still don't acknowledge you as a member of CR, intern.
He has the right to know.
You're right!
Five years ago, Zero Day occurred.
“Zero Day”?
It was an incident we never made public,
where many people were infected by the Bugster virus and disappeared.
Back then, the Ministry of Health and Genm Corporation were working together to establish CR.
Hanaya Taiga, a radiologist at the time, was selected from our team of doctors...
5 Years Ago
We want you to save our patients with your talent and skill.
That's hard to believe...
A while back, Yuuki had an operation for a serious injury,
and he's been scared of doctors ever since.
It's a-okay! This is a happy place!
Sing together with Poppy Pipopapo!
No.
What—?! Wah...
How popsetting...
You know, I was badly hurt a long time ago, too.
But, it's thanks to the doctors that I'm alive now!
Don't worry. We can fight it together!
I hate doctors.
That doctor even tried to attack me.
Yuuki, your sickness is a special case! Listen to what the doctor says!
There's something I need to know.
Hey, genius gamer.
It's your first time here in my office, isn't it?
Dr. Kagami Hiiro.
I'll ask you straight out.
Why did you give Hanaya Taiga a Gamer Driver?
Because he's a compatible user.
I'm sure you know, but that man is no longer a doctor.
Five years ago, he became obsessed with the power of games—
Performed a fatal medical error,
and took the life of a patient.
But, his skill as a Kamen Rider is genuine.
That man alone is unacceptable.
That man...
took something precious from me.
The patient, Yuuki, is scared of you.
I don't want to stress him out,
So could you please stay out of this case?
I'll do whatever I want to do.
Stop playing doctor and just enjoy the game!
Don't you want to save people, as an ex-doctor?
All I'm after are the Gashats.
What?
Whoever collects all 10 Gashats will gain the power to completely destroy the Bugster virus.
Fight me, Ex-Aid.
Let's see who can defeat that kid's Bugster first.
We'll put both our Gashats on the line.
Hello?
Emu, bad news! Yuuki has...
Ma'am!
He's escaped!
Halt!
Finally found you, boy.
I knew they'd come here.
Doctors stress the kid out.
That's why the Bugsters are coming after us.
When your stress levels hit their peak,
you'll disappear and I'll finally become complete!
No!
Yuuki!
I need to end this now!
MIGHTY ACTION X!
I'll change Yuuki's fate with my own hands!
Transform!
CLICK AND LOAD!
LET'S GAME! SUPER GAME! ULTRA GAME! WHATCHA NAME?!
Transformation Plus!
I'M A KAMEN RIDER!
LEVEL UP!
MIGHTY JUMP! MIGHTY KICK!
MIGHTY MIGHTY ACTION X!
BANG BANG SHOOTING!
Transform.
CLICK AND LOAD!
LET'S GAME! SUPER GAME! ULTRA GAME! WHATCHA NAME?!
Second Tactic.
I'M A KAMEN RIDER!
CLICK AND OPEN!
LEVEL UP!
BA-BANG BANG! BANG BA-BANG!
BANG BANG SHOOTING!
GASHACON MAGNUM!
It's game on, Ex-Aid.
GASHACON BREAKER!
Bring it on!
The target is Commander Revol!
I'll clear this with no continues!
Mission start.
All right, let's roll!
Troops, go forth!
You're here! Welcome back from America, "little prince".
I'll be taking back your Gamer Driver and Gashat.
TADDLE QUEST!
Transform.
CLICK AND LOAD!
LET'S GAME! SUPER GAME! ULTRA GAME! WHATCHA NAME?!
I'M A KAMEN RIDER!
Proceeding with Level 2.
CLICK AND OPEN!
LEVEL UP!
BATTLE FOR YOUR FUTURE, FIGHT FOR THE ADVENTURE
WELCOME TO TADDLE QUEST!
GASHACON SWORD!
And to your existence, you unlicensed sham, I say no thank you.
Let's take this battle to a grander stage, shall we?
You need to defeat the Bugster now! Yuuki's disappearing!
You're too late, little miss!
Stop it, you two! We've got a child's life on the line!
We'll settle this later.
KAPEW!
It's not over! Far from it, in fact!
They revived?
Until you defeat Commander Revol, his troops will keep coming back stronger!
They can keep coming all they want. I'll shoot down every one of them.
Nothing gets past my soldiers. Troops, open fire!
Keep an eye on your Rider Gauge! It's game over if you hit 0!
You'll die!
What?!
My Gauge is nearly empty. This is too risky.
CLICK AND CLOSE!
CLICK TO SAVE!
Hey! What are you doing?
Knowing when to stop is also part of a doctor's job.
What?
Haha! Go forth!
Troops, open fire!
Ex-Aid! Aren't you scared of getting a game over?!
I made a promise with Yuuki!
I said we'd fight together!
We can fight it together!
Yuuki! I'm with you all the way!
If the two of us work together, you have nothing to be scared of!
All right!
Item GET!
It's no use! Reinforcements, come forth!
I said come forth!
Why aren't they coming?!
Yuuki's not stressed anymore...?
So they've stopped multiplying, huh.
Yuuki!
SCHWING!
CLICK TO SAVE!
CLICK AND LOAD!
FINISHER!
Let's go!
MIGHTY CRITICAL FINISH!
Huh?
I didn't clear the game?
Huh, that's weird. How come?
CLICK TO SAVE!
CLICK AND LOAD!
FINISHER!
Wait, time out! Stop!
BANG BANG CRITICAL FINISH!
What?! How did you—?!
- Hey! That was dangerous!
Mission complete.
GAME CLEAR!
I won this round.
Hand over your Gashat.
What are you doing? Give it back!
If you want it back, I'm always up for another round.
Well, if you can even transform, that is.
You reap what you sow.
This is what happens if you operate when the risks are too high.
But...
I was able to save Yuuki.
Doctor!
I'm sorry for putting you through all that.
Now we've got four players.
It's about time to start the race.
NEXT EPISODE
Next time, on Kamen Rider Ex-Aid...
The mysterious coroner enters the fray!
The coroner, Kujou Kiriya.
Just what are you after?
His target is... Emu?!
My friend was one of the casualties of Zero Day.
The Riders battle it out in a race?!
He's—?!
Get on, ace!
Episode 4: Begin Operation Dash!
The ones to win this race—
—will be us!