A mysterious man called Es/Kamen Rider Eden has emerged, committing simultaneous acts of terror across the world, with thousands of believers following his faith. While the people fall one by one and the world delves into chaos, Aruto Hiden stands up to stop him. Isamu Fuwa, Yaiba Yuia, Gai Amatsu, plus Jin and Horobi of MetsubouJinrai.net also transform into Kamen Riders and fight against the enemy while struggling to seek the truth.
Practical Effects
Eden's haunting nanomachine plague effects on civilian crowds
Acting
Hideaki Ito's mesmerizing doomsday prophet charisma
Direction
Real-time structure that actually respects the 80-minute runtime

Director
Teruaki Sugihara
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Real-Time was originally planned as a theatrical summer blockbuster but released direct-to-streaming in Japan due to COVID-19, making its apocalyptic plot accidentally topical.
The Eden Driver's transformation jingle—"Imagine! Ideal! Illusion! Eden!"—deliberately mirrors Zero-One's optimism to mock Aruto's entire worldview. Petty king behavior.
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