Shiraishi himself rewatched Kamen Rider Black and began developing the overall story with head writer Izumi Takahashi, focusing on the mellow and tragic friendship between Kotaro and Nobuhiko while pitting them against contemporary social issues.
On November 21, 2021, the production staff unveiled concept designs for the show, including artwork for Black Sun, Shadowmoon, and a redesigned Battle Hopper. However as he had never worked on a Tokusatsu project before, he was assisted by veterans in the genre such as Shin Godzilla director Shinji Higuchi for concept designs, and Ultra Series director Kiyotaka Taguchi for special effects direction. In regards to being the show-runner, Shiraishi expressed his anticipation of rebooting a popular entry of the Kamen Rider series without diminishing the franchise's 50-year long legacy. It was introduced by Toei content director Fumio Yoshimura, who after giving a brief history on Kamen Rider Black's popularity, stated it was the final project that franchise creator Shotaro Ishinomori had worked on before his death. On April 3, 2021, a press conference was held to reveal these three projects, with the second project being Kamen Rider Black Sun. Shiraishi was later offered the role by Shin-ichiro Shirakura and decided to tackle Kamen Rider Black.Ī trademark for the film was registered on March 4, 2021, around one month before any official announcement was made, and a countdown timer was displayed on the franchise's official website, revealing three unrevealed projects.
Director Kazuya Shiraishi had expressed interest in joining the potential project after hearing about the plans from Taisuke Furuya, one of Toei's producers.
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