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The Kamen Rider series(Japanese:仮面ライダーシリーズ,Hepburn:Kamen Raidā Shirīzu, translated as Masked Rider Series) is a metaseries of manga, and tokusatsu television programs and films, created by manga artist Shotaro Ishinomori. The Kamen Rider media generally features a motorcycle-riding superhero with an insect motif who fights supervillains, often known as kaijin(怪人). The franchise began in 1971 with the Kamen Rider television series, which followed college student Takeshi Hongo and his quest to defeat the world-conquering Shocker organization. Its popularity has grown; the original series spawned television and film sequels and launched the Second Kaiju Boom (also known as the Henshin Boom) on Japanese television during the early 1970s, impacting the superhero and action-adventure genres in Japan.[1]
History
Showa Era
Produced by Toru Hirayama(平山 亨,Hirayama Tōru) and designed by Shotaro Ishinomori (creator of Cyborg 009), Kamen Rider premiered on April 3, 1971 initially intended as an adaptation of Ishinomori's Skull Man. He and Hirayama redesigned the main character to resemble a grasshopper. The hero Takeshi Hongo, played by actor and stuntman Hiroshi Fujioka, was described as a transformed human(改造人間,kaizō ningen) (cyborg). During the filming of episode 10, Fujioka was thrown from his motorcycle during a stunt and broke both legs. His character was phased out until the introduction of another transformed human, Hayato Ichimonji (played by Takeshi Sasaki) was introduced in episode 14. The return of Fujioka and his character, Hongo, in episode 53 united the two actors and Kamen Riders 1 and 2 appeared in every show of the first half of the Shōwa series. The series from April 1971 to January 1976 (Kamen Rider, V3, X, Amazon, Stronger) included a recurring mentor, Tobei Tachibana.
After a four-year hiatus following the finale of Kamen Rider Stronger, the series returned to broadcast television in October 1979 for two years with The New Kamen Rider (featuring Skyrider) and Kamen Rider Super-1. In these shows, Tachibana was replaced by a similar character named Genjiro Tani(谷 源次郎,Tani Genjirō). The annual new shows ended briefly during the 1980s, punctuated by the 1984 Kamen Rider ZX special Birth of the 10th! Kamen Riders All Together!! (Hirayama's last project for the franchise).
Kamen Rider Black premiered in 1987, the first series not hinting at a relationship to its predecessors. Black was the first show in the franchise with a direct sequel: Kamen Rider Black RX, the basis of Saban's Americanized Masked Rider. In RX's finale, the ten previous Riders returned to help Black RX defeat the Crisis Empire. Kamen Rider Black RX was the final show produced during the Shōwa era, with the franchise resuming production by the end of the 20th century. A manga of Kamen Rider Black was a novelization and reimagination of the Black-RX series' continuity. Absent from television during the 1990s, the franchise was kept alive by stage shows, musical CDs, and the Shin, ZO, and J films.
Heisei Phase 1
Toei announced a new project, Kamen Rider Kuuga, in May 1999. Kuuga was part of Ishinomori's 1997 Kamen Rider revival in preparation for its 30th anniversary, but he died before the shows materialized. During the summer of 1999, Kuuga was promoted in magazine advertisements and TV commercials. On January 30, 2000, Kamen Rider Kuuga premiered with newcomer Joe Odagiri.[2]
In 2005, Kamen Rider The First was produced. Written by Toshiki Inoue, the film reimagines the manga and original television series and characters from the original series had their storylines altered to fit the film's time span. Masaya Kikawada played Takeshi Hongo/Kamen Rider 1 and Hassei Takano (previously Miyuki Tezuka/Kamen Rider Raia in Kamen Rider Ryuki) was Hayato Ichimonji/Kamen Rider 2. This was followed in 2007 by Kamen Rider The Next, an adaptation of Kamen Rider V3 starring Kazuki Kato (previously Daisuke Kazama/Kamen Rider Drake in Kamen Rider Kabuto) as Shiro Kazami/Kamen Rider V3 and with Kikawada and Takano reprising their roles.
The eighth series, Kamen Rider Den-O, followed in 2007. Differing from past Kamen Rider series, it introduces a rider who is unsure of himself. The series has a large vehicle, the DenLiner: a bullet train which can travel through time. Although the series has only two riders (Den-O and Zeronos), they have multiple forms similar to Black RX, Kuuga, and Agito. Due to Den-O's popularity, a second film crossover with the 2008 series Kamen Rider Kiva was released on April 12, 2008. The top film in its opening weekend,[3] it grossed ¥730 million.[4] In addition, Animate produced an OVA, Imagin Anime, with SD versions of the Imagin. A third film, Saraba Kamen Rider Den-O: Final Countdown (with two new riders) was an epilogue for the series.[4] According to Takeru Satoh, who played the lead character of Den-O in the television series and first three films, the series was successful because of its humor.[5]
The 2009 series, Kamen Rider Decade, commemorated the Heisei run's 10th anniversary. Japanese recording artist Gackt performed the series' opening theme, "Journey through the Decade", and the film's theme song ("The Next Decade") and jokingly expressed interest in playing a villain on the show.[6] Also announced in 2009 was a fourth Den-O film[7] (later revealed as the beginning of the Cho-Den-O Series of films),[8] starting with Cho Kamen Rider Den-O & Decade Neo Generations: The Onigashima Warship. In the March 2009 issue of Kindai magazine, Decade star Masahiro Inoue said that the series was scheduled for only 30 episodes.
Heisei Phase 2
Advertisements in May, June, and July 2009 promoted the debut of Kamen Rider W,[9] who first appeared at the 10th-anniversary Masked Rider Live event[10] and was featured in Kamen Rider Decade: All Riders vs. Dai-Shocker. The staff of W said that they planned to make 10 more years of Kamen Rider, differentiating subsequent series from the Kuuga through Decade period (including a new broadcast season from September of one year to about August of the next ). The hero of Kamen Rider W is the first Kamen Rider to transform from two people at once,[9] and the series premiered on September 6, 2009.[11] Continuing into 2010 with Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider W & Decade: Movie War 2010, W ran from September 2009 to September 2010 instead of from January to January. The second, third, and fourth films of the Cho-Den-O series, collectively known as Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider The Movie: Cho-Den-O Trilogy, were also released in 2010.[12] Late 2010 brought the series Kamen Rider OOO to television after W's finale, and 2011 observed the 40th anniversary of the franchise. Festivities that year included the Kamen Rider Girls idol group, the film OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders (released on April 1) and OOO's successor, Kamen Rider Fourze, which references the previous heroes in its characters' names and its plot. A crossover film, Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Super Hero Taisen, was released in 2012 featuring the heroes of all Kamen Rider and Super Sentai series to date.[13]
With Fourze's run complete in 2012, Kamen Rider Wizard premiered; its protagonist was the first Kamen Rider to use magic.[14] Wizard had the first homosexual character and cast member with Kaba-chan.[15] Kamen Rider × Super Sentai × Space Sheriff: Super Hero Taisen Z, a sequel to 2012's Super Hero Taisen with the revived Metal Hero Series characters from Space Sheriff Gavan: The Movie and other characters created by Shotaro Ishinomori appearing in Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Wizard & Fourze: Movie War Ultimatum, was released in 2013.
On May 20, 2013, Toei filed for several trademarks on the phrase Kamen Raidā Gaimu(仮面ライダー鎧武（ガイム）).[16] Kamen Rider Gaim previewed on July 25, 2013, revealing a Sengoku period and fruit-themed motif to the series' multiple-rival Kamen Riders and Gen Urobuchi as the series' main writer.[17][18] The third entry in the Super Hero Taisen film series, Heisei Rider vs. Shōwa Rider: Kamen Rider Taisen feat. Super Sentai, marked the 15th anniversary of the Heisei Kamen Rider era and revolved around a conflict between the 15 Heisei Riders and the 15 Showa Riders with Kamen Rider Fifteen, and a cameo appearance by the ToQgers and the Kyoryugers. It also marked the start of a yearly Haruyasumi Gattai Supesharu(春休み合体スペシャル, Spring Break Combined Special) involving each year's Kamen Rider teaming up with the current Super Sentai team in a story tying into that year's entry in the Super Hero Taisen movie series. Gaim was followed in 2014 by Kamen Rider Drive, the first Kamen Rider since Kamen Rider Black RX (who also used a motorcycle), to use a car instead of a motorcycle.[19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27] The fourth Super Hero Taisen, Super Hero Taisen GP, marks Kamen Rider 3's first live-action appearance after the Showa Kamen Rider manga. Kamen Rider Ghost was introduced in 2015. In 2016 the Kamen Rider series celebrated its 45th anniversary, and Toei released the film Kamen Rider 1 on March 26, 2016.[28] Kamen Rider Ex-Aid was introduced in 2016 and was the first Rider series to have a character, Kiriya Kujo, portray the main Rider's motorcycle. A Movie War film known as Kamen Rider Heisei Generations: Dr. Pac-Man vs. Ex-Aid & Ghost with Legend Rider was announced for December 10, 2016, featuring Bandai Namco Entertainment's original character created by Namco prior merging with Bandai in 2006, Pac-Man. Following up Ex-Aid's finale Kamen Rider Build premiered on September 3rd, 2017.[29] The twentieth and last series of the Heisei era, Kamen Rider Zi-O, which commemorates the 20th anniversary of the Heisei era, premiered on September 2nd, 2018.
Production

Main series

The following is a list of the 29 Kamen Rider series and their broadcast years:
Kamen Rider (1971–1973); first series in the franchise.
Kamen Rider V3 (1973–1974)
Kamen Rider X (1974)
Kamen Rider Amazon (1974–1975)
Kamen Rider Stronger (1975)
Kamen Rider Skyrider (1979–1980)
Kamen Rider Super-1 (1980–1981)
Kamen Rider Black (1987–1988)
Kamen Rider Black RX (1988–1989); produced during the transition between the Shōwa and Heisei periods and officially the last of the Shōwa period.
Kamen Rider Kuuga (2000–2001); first series produced during the 21st century and officially the first of the Heisei period.
Kamen Rider Agito (2001–2002)
Kamen Rider Ryuki (2002–2003)
Kamen Rider 555 (2003–2004)
Kamen Rider Blade (2004–2005)
Kamen Rider Hibiki (2005–2006)
Kamen Rider Kabuto (2006–2007)
Kamen Rider Den-O (2007–2008)
Kamen Rider Kiva (2008–2009)
Kamen Rider Decade (2009)
Kamen Rider W (2009–2010)
Kamen Rider OOO (2010–2011)
Kamen Rider Fourze (2011–2012)
Kamen Rider Wizard (2012–2013)
Kamen Rider Gaim (2013–2014)
Kamen Rider Drive (2014–2015)
Kamen Rider Ghost (2015–2016)
Kamen Rider Ex-Aid (2016–2017)
Kamen Rider Build (2017–2018)
Kamen Rider Zi-O (2018–2019); officially the last series of the Heisei period, produced between the end of the Heisei period and the beginning of the next.
Television specials
1976: All Together! Seven Kamen Riders
1979: Immortal Kamen Rider Special
1984: Birth of the 10th! Kamen Riders All Together!!
1987: This Is Kamen Rider Black
1988: Kamen Rider 1 through RX: Big Gathering
1993: Ultraman vs. Kamen Rider (Co-production with Tsuburaya Productions)
2000: Kamen Rider Kuuga: First Dream Of The New Year
2001: Kamen Rider Agito Special: Another New Transformation
2002: Kamen Rider Ryuki Special: 13 Riders
2004: Kamen Rider Blade: New Generation
2006: 35th Masked Rider Anniversary File
2009: Kamen Rider G
Theatrical releases
1971: Go Go Kamen Rider (Movie version of episode 13)
1972: Kamen Rider vs. Shocker
1972: Kamen Rider vs. Hell Ambassador
1973: Kamen Rider V3 (Movie version of episode 2)
1973: Kamen Rider V3 vs. the Destron Monsters
1974: Kamen Rider X (Movie version of episode 3)
1974: Kamen Rider X: Five Riders vs. King Dark
1975: Kamen Rider Amazon (Movie version of episode 16)
1975: Kamen Rider Stronger (Movie version of episode 7)
1980: Kamen Rider: Eight Riders vs. Galaxy King
1981: Kamen Rider Super-1
1988: Kamen Rider Black: Hurry to Onigashima
1988: Kamen Rider Black: Fear! Evil Monster Mansion
1989: Kamen Rider: Stay in the World – 3D theme park special
1992: Shin Kamen Rider: Prologue
1993: Kamen Rider ZO
1994: Kamen Rider J
1994: Kamen Rider World – 3-D theme park special
2001: Kamen Rider Agito: Project G4
2002: Kamen Rider Ryuki: Episode Final
2003: Kamen Rider 555: Paradise Lost
2004: Kamen Rider Blade: Missing Ace
2005: Kamen Rider Hibiki & The Seven Senki
2005: Kamen Rider: The First
2006: Kamen Rider Kabuto: God Speed Love
2007: Kamen Rider Den-O: I'm Born!
2007: Kamen Rider: The Next
2008: Kamen Rider Den-O & Kiva: Climax Deka
2008: Kamen Rider Kiva: King of the Castle in the Demon World
2008: Saraba Kamen Rider Den-O: Final Countdown
2009: Cho Kamen Rider Den-O & Decade Neo Generations: The Onigashima Warship
2009: Kamen Rider Decade: All Riders vs. Dai-Shocker
2009: Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider W & Decade: Movie War 2010
Kamen Rider Decade: The Last Story
Kamen Rider W: Begins Night
Movie War 2010
2010: Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider The Movie: Cho-Den-O Trilogy
Episode Red: Zero no Star Twinkle
Episode Blue: The Dispatched Imagin is Newtral
Episode Yellow: Treasure de End Pirates
2010: Kamen Rider W Forever: A to Z/The Gaia Memories of Fate
2010: Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider OOO & W Featuring Skull: Movie War Core
Kamen Rider Skull: Message for Double
Kamen Rider OOO: Nobunaga's Desire
Movie War Core
2011: OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders
2011: Kamen Rider OOO Wonderful: The Shogun and the 21 Core Medals
2011: Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Fourze & OOO: Movie War Mega Max
Beginning: Fight! Legendary Seven Riders
Kamen Rider OOO: Ankh's Resurrection, the Medals of the Future, and the Leading Hope
Futo, The Conspiracy Advances: Gallant! Kamen Rider Joker
Kamen Rider Fourze: Nade-Shiko Ad-Vent
Movie War Mega Max: Gather! Warriors of Glory
2012: Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Super Hero Taisen
2012: Kamen Rider Fourze the Movie: Space, Here We Come!
2012: Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Wizard & Fourze: Movie War Ultimatum
Kamen Rider Fourze
Kamen Rider Wizard
Movie War Ultimatum
2013: Kamen Rider × Super Sentai × Space Sheriff: Super Hero Taisen Z
2013: Kamen Rider Wizard in Magic Land
2013: Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Gaim & Wizard: The Fateful Sengoku Movie Battle
Kamen Rider Wizard: The Promised Place
Kamen Rider Gaim: Sengoku Battle Royale
2014: Heisei Riders vs. Shōwa Riders: Kamen Rider Taisen feat. Super Sentai
2014: Kamen Rider Gaim: Great Soccer Battle! Golden Fruits Cup!
2014: Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Drive & Gaim: Movie War Full Throttle
Kamen Rider Gaim: The Advancing Last Stage
Kamen Rider Drive: A Challenge from Lupin
Movie War Full Throttle
2015: Super Hero Taisen GP: Kamen Rider 3
2015: Kamen Rider Drive: Surprise Future
2015: Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Ghost & Drive: Super Movie War Genesis
2016: Kamen Rider 1
2016: Kamen Rider Ghost: The 100 Eyecons and Ghost's Fated Moment
2016: Kamen Rider Heisei Generations: Dr. Pac-Man vs. Ex-Aid & Ghost with Legend Riders
2017: Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Ultra Super Hero Taisen
2017: Kamen Rider Ex-Aid the Movie: True Ending
2017: Kamen Rider Heisei Generations Final: Build & Ex-Aid with Legend Rider
2018: Kamen Rider Amazons the Movie: The Last Judgement
2018: Kamen Rider Build the Movie: Be the One
2018: Kamen Rider Heisei Generations Forever
V-Cinema releases
Direct-to-video releases, films focusing on secondary riders and storylines, began appearing during the franchise's Heisei era. Hyper Battle Videos are episodes included with Televi-Kun magazine.
1992: Shin: Kamen Rider Prologue
1993: Kamen Rider SD – Only anime adaptation
2011: Kamen Rider W Returns
Kamen Rider Accel Chapter
Kamen Rider Eternal Chapter
2015: Kamen Rider Gaim Gaiden
First Part
Kamen Rider Zangetsu Chapter
Kamen Rider Baron Chapter
Second Part
Kamen Rider Duke Chapter
Kamen Rider Knuckle Chapter
2016: Kamen Rider Drive Saga
First Part
Kamen Rider Chaser Chapter
Second Part
Kamen Rider Heart Chapter
Kamen Rider Mach Chapter
2017: Kamen Rider Ghost Re-Birth: Kamen Rider Specter
2018: Kamen Rider Ex-Aid Trilogy: Another Ending
Brave & Snipe Chapter
Para-DX with Poppy Chapter
Genm vs. Lazer Chapter
2019: Kamen Rider Build New World: Kamen Rider Cross-Z
Hyper Battle Videos
2000: Kamen Rider Kuuga: vs. the Strong Monster Go-Jiino-Da
2001: Kamen Rider Agito: Three rider TV-kun Special
2002: Kamen Rider Ryuki Hyper Battle: Kamen Rider Ryuki vs. Kamen Rider Agito
2003: Kamen Rider 555: The Musical
2004: Kamen Rider Blade: Blade vs Blade
2005: Kamen Rider Hibiki: Transform Asumu: You can be an Oni too
2006: Kamen Rider Kabuto: Birth! Gatack Hyper Form!
2007: Kamen Rider Den-O: Singing, Dancing, Great Time!!
2008: Kamen Rider Kiva: You Can Also be Kiva
2009: Kamen Rider Decade: Protect! <The World of TV-Kun>
2010: Kamen Rider W: Donburi's α/Farewell Recipe of Love
2011: Kamen Rider OOO: Quiz, Dance, and Takagarooba!?
2012: Kamen Rider Fourze: Rocket Drill States of Friendship
2013: Kamen Rider Wizard: Showtime with the Dance Ring
2014: Kamen Rider Gaim: Fresh Orange Arms is Born!
2015: Kamen Rider Drive Hyper Battle:
Type TV-KUN: Hunter & Monster! Chase the Mystery of the Super Thief!
Type High Speed! The True Power! Type High Speed is Born!
2016: Kamen Rider Ghost Hyper Battle:
Ikkyu Eyecon Contention! Quick Wit Battle!!
Ikkyu Eyecon! Awaken, My Quick Wit Power!!
Truth! The Secret Of Heroes' Eyecons!
2017: Kamen Rider Ex-Aid "Tricks"
Kamen Rider Lazer
Kamen Rider Para-DX
2018: Kamen Rider Build
Birth! KumaTelevi!! VS Kamen Rider Grease!
Kamen Rider Prime Rogue
Web exclusive
2015: D-Video Special: Kamen Rider 4
2016: Kamen Rider Ghost: Legendary! Riders' Souls!
2016–2017: Kamen Rider Amazons
2017: Kamen Sentai Gorider
2018: Kamen Rider Build: Raising the Hazard Level ~7 Best Matches~
Others
2016: The Legend of Hero Alain
2017: Kamen Rider Snipe: Episode ZERO
2018: ROGUE
Adaptations outside Japan
Taiwan
In 1975–1976, the Tungstar Company in Taiwan produced a Super Riders series based on the Japanese version.
1975: The Super Rider V3 based on Kamen Rider V3
1976: The Five Of Super Rider based on Kamen Rider X'
1976: The Super Riders based on Kamen Rider vs. Shocker and Kamen Rider vs. Hell Ambassador
United States
In 1995, Saban produced the first American Masked Rider series after its success adapting Super Sentai into Power Rangers and the Metal Hero Series (VR Troopers and Beetleborgs).
In 2009 a new series, produced by Michael and Steve Wang, was broadcast: Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight, which was adapted from Kamen Rider Ryuki. Although it was cancelled before finishing its syndicated run, it won the first Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Stunt Coordination at the 37th Daytime Emmy Awards.[30][31]
Unofficial Thailand Adaptation
In 1975, Chaiyo Productions; made an unofficial Kamen Rider movie entitled Hanuman and the Five Riders, which used original footage of Chaiyo's Hanuman character, spliced with footage from the "Five Riders Vs. King Dark" movie. However, Chaiyo went ahead with the production without authorisation after Toei denied them permission to make an official movie with them, putting the legality of the movie into question.
Homages and parodies


The Kamen Rider franchise has been parodied in and outside Japan. One parody is of the Kamen Rider henshin (transforming) pose. In video games, Skullomania (from Street Fighter) and May Lee (from King of Fighters) are examples of Kamen Rider parodies. In anime, examples include Fair, then Partly Piggy, My-HiME (and its sequel, My Otome), Dragon Ball Z, and Franken Fran as parody or homage. In the Crayon Shin-chan series, the title character interacts with Kamen Riders in crossover specials. Detective Conan has a recurring TV series the detective boys like to watch, Kamen Yaiba. In One Punch Man, the C Class Hero Mumen Rider is a parody, being an ordinary man in a world of superhuman beings, riding a bicycle rather than a motorcycle. However despite his weakness he is extremely heroic and his actions form a counterpoint to his parodic character conception. 
In live action, parodies include "Kamen Renaider" by SMAP's Takuya Kimura and Shingo Katori, a parody of Ryuki; "Kamen Zaiber", a parody of the original; "Kamen Norida" by the Tunnels, a parody of Kamen Rider 1 and the first series; "Kamen Rider HG", Hard Gay's parody of the original for a Japanese TV show, and "Ridermen" (a short skit with a man called Ridermen, a parody of the Riderman on the set of Kamen Rider Kuuga.
Akimasa Nakamura named two minor planets in honor of the series: 12408 Fujioka for actor Hiroshi Fujioka, known for his portrayal of Takeshi Hongo/Kamen Rider 1,[32][33] and 12796 Kamenrider for the series itself.[32][34]



TV Asahi

Toei

Bandai

Others
 – Shotaro Ishinomori with Ishimori Productions Official Website
 – A theme park with official events, exhibitions and shops related to the Kamen Rider series
 – The site's look changes when the next series premieres in Korea