Kamen Rider (Skyrider)

is a Japanese tokusatsu drama that serves as the sixth installment of the Showa Era of the Kamen Rider Series. A joint production between Toei Company and Ishimori Productions, it aired from October 5, 1979 to October 10, 1980 on TBS for 54 episodes. 
The series was intended to reboot its original namesake Kamen Rider, revisiting the basic and essential themes established in it as opposed to the more complex and unique ones found in Kamen Rider Amazon and Kamen Rider Stronger. The show is often referred to as , , or (after the main character) in order to distinguish it from the original.
==Story==
Doctor Keitaro Shido, an acclaimed scientist, has been kidnapped by the terrorist organization Neo Shocker in order to exploit his expertise in robotics technology. Desperate to escape, he convinces Neo Shocker command to allow him to operate on an injured camper. Explaining that he can turn the camper, Hiroshi Tsukuba into a powerful Neo Shocker warrior, they allow Doctor Shido to operate. However, he quickly turns the tables on them, transforming Hiroshi not into an evil monster, but into the powerful warrior Skyrider, using his new found abilities to combat the evil Neo Shocker menace.
==Characters==
===Kamen Riders===
====TV Show====
Skyrider	Hiroshi Tsukuba
====Manga-exclusive====
Kamen Rider	Koji Kazaya
===Debatable Riders===
====TV Show====
GanGan G 	Kanji Yada
Fake Skyrider	Dororingo
====Other media====
Fake Rider	Shocker Rider No.2
===Allies===
====Shido Hang Glide Club====
*Keitaro Shido
*Midori Kano
*Yumi Nozaki
*Michi Sugimura
*Shigeru Kano
====Blanca Coffee Shop====
*Genjiro Tani
*Jiro Numa
*Aki Ozawa
*Naoko Ito
====Other====
*Imata Tonda
====Seven Legendary Riders====
Kamen Rider 1 	Takeshi Hongo
Kamen Rider 2 	Hayato Ichimonji
Kamen Rider V3 	Shiro Kazami
Riderman 	Joji Yuki
Kamen Rider X 	Keisuke Jin
Kamen Rider Amazon 	Daisuke Yamamoto
Kamen Rider Stronger	Shigeru Jo
===Villains===
====Neo Shocker====
*Great Leader of Neo Shocker
*General Monster / Yamorijin (1-17)
*Admiral Majin (17-53)
*GingaOh
*Ari Commandos
*Skull Assassination Squad
* Neo Shocker Scientists:
**Professor Doc
**Doctor Meteor
**Doctor X
**Shiroari Commandos
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===Suit Actors===
*Skyrider, Kamen Rider 1, Kamen Rider V3 (34 & 35): 
*Skyrider (understudy; episodes 31-33), Fake Skyrider: 
*Kamen Rider 1, Kamen Rider 2: 
*Riderman, Monsters: 
*Kamen Rider X (episode 54), Fake Skyrider: 
*Kamen Rider Stronger: 
*Kamen Rider 1, Kamen Rider 2, Fake Skyrider, Monsters: 
*Kamen Rider 2, Kamen Rider V3, Kamen Rider Stronger, Fake Skyrider, Monsters, GanGan G: 
*Arijigokujin: 
*Great Leader of Neo Shocker: 
==Songs==
;Opening themes
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**Lyrics: Shotaro Ishinomori
**Composition & Arrangement: Shunsuke Kikuchi
**Artist: Ichirou Mizuki and Korogi '73
**Episodes: 1-28
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**Lyrics: Saburo Yatsude
**Composition & Arrangement: Shunsuke Kikuchi
**Artist: Isao Sasaki and The Chirps
**8 Riders vs. GingaOh
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**Lyrics: Shotaro Ishinomori
**Composition & Arrangement: Shunsuke Kikuchi
**Artist: Ichirou Mizuki
**Episodes: 29-54
;Ending themes
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**Lyrics: Saburo Yatsude
**Composition & Arrangement: Shunsuke Kikuchi
**Artist: Ichirou Mizuki and Korogi '73
**Episodes: 1-28
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**Lyrics: Saburo Yatsude
**Composition & Arrangement: Shunsuke Kikuchi
**Artist: Ichirou Mizuki and The Chirps
**Episodes: 29-54
==Other Songs==
*Are Wa Kamen Rider
*Ima Tatakai No Hi Ga Noboru
*Henshin! Kamen Rider
*Chiheisen Kara Yatte Kita Otoko
*Oh Oh Kamen Rider
*8 Rider Men Medley
==Release==
===Broadcast===
*The series premiered on the Tokyo Broadcasting System and the Mainichi Broadcasting System on October 5, 1979. It ran for 54 episodes, with the final episode airing on October 10, 1980. 
===Home Media===
==Notes==
*Skyrider mostly stops flying halfway through the season, with the ability only appearing as part of finishers and in the finale.
**One explanation could possibly be due to the technical and budget limitations of that time period for Japanese TV, the production staff being unable to fully simulate Skyrider's flight in the manner Shotaro Ishinomori wanted. More recent appearances of Skyrider in crossover films have solved this problem using CGI and green screen effects.
*Skyrider is the first season outside of the original series and V3 to reach or surpass a full year of airing.
* Skyrider is the only rider to change names mid-season, from Kamen Rider to Kamen Rider Skyrider (or simply Skyrider). He was first named Skyrider by Stronger. However, this change was only in-universe. Marketing material and previews already called him Skyrider.
* Skyrider features the biggest number of appearances of lead actors from previous seasons out of all Showa Rider series. Aside from Hiroshi Fujioka and Toru Okazaki, who portrayed Takeshi Hongo and Daisuke Yamamoto respectively, every main Rider actor from the shows prior to Skyrider appeared at least once in the show, with several appearing in multiple episodes and separate arcs. In addition to that, several episodes also featured previous Riders portrayed by replacement voice actors, including Rider 1 and Amazon.
*This is the first series to not have Akiji Kobayashi reprise his role as Tobee Tachibana as an ally to the main rider, but his character did appear in the Immortal Kamen Rider Special.
==External links==
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*Kamen Rider (Skyrider) at Japanese Wikipedia
*Official website at Kamen-Rider-Official
Category:Kamen Rider Series
Category:Showa era