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Kamen Rider Dragon Knight Expands Into Latin America
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Adness Entertainment announced today that they have finalized a broadcast deal with Cartoon Network Latin America for Kamen Rider Dragon Knight. The live-action series will premiere on the channel in 4Q 2009.
Produced by leading Japanese entertainment studio Adness Entertainment, Kamen Rider Dragon Knight (40 x 30 min) follows the heroic adventures of teenager Kit Taylor, who discovers a mysterious deck of Advent Cards that grant him the power to transform into an ancient armored warrior called a Kamen Rider. He joins his comrade, Kamen Rider Wing Knight, to battle the alien renegade warlord, General Xaviax, and his army in both the real world and an alternate reality called Ventara, or the Mirror World. |
Kamen Rider Dragon Knight is based on the original series, “Kamen Rider Ryuki,” produced by Toei Company and aired in Japan in 2002. “Kamen Rider” written by Shotaro Ishinomori, is the most popular and successful live-action series for kids in Japan of all time. First introduced in Japan in 1971, it is still a top rated show after 37 years and counting. It has spawned an unprecedented number of television and theatrical sequels.
The broadcast line-up for Kamen Rider Dragon Knight already includes: TheCW4Kids (U.S.), MediaSet (Italy), TV Globo (Brazil), Televisa (Mexico), Venevision (Venezuela), and Caracol (Colombia) among others. |
