Kamen Rider Kabuto

**Kamen Rider Kabuto** is a Japanese tokusatsu superhero television series. It is the sixteenth installment in the popular Kamen Rider Series of tokusatsu programs. It is a joint collaboration between Ishimori Productions and Toei. The series was broadcast on TV Asahi. The first episode aired on January 29, 2006, and with the final episode airing on January 21, 2007, completing the series with 49 episodes. The series represents the 35th anniversary of the Kamen Rider Series, as indicated by a notice at the beginning of the pilot episode reading, in Japanese, "Kamen Rider 35th Anniversary Production." Kamen Rider Kabuto is the first Kamen Rider Series to be broadcast in high-definition format.

## Story

Seven years prior to the series, a meteorite struck the Shibuya district in Tokyo. An alien lifeform, known as the Worms, emerged from the meteorite and became a threat to humanity. Souji Tendou has trained seven years while waiting for the Kabuto Zecter so that he may properly take up the mantle of Kamen Rider Kabuto. Making many enemies while at the same time meeting other Riders with mysterious origins, Tendou attempts to accomplish his goal at all costs: to destroy all Worms that threaten humanity. He meets ZECT operative Arata Kagami, who later becomes Kamen Rider Gatack. The two soon work together to save humanity from the alien Worms—but not before uncovering the conspiracies within the ZECT organization and the "Natives" species.

## Episodes

**Episode 01** *The Strongest Man (01/29/2006)*

**Episode 02** *The First Two-Step Transformation (02/05/2006)*

**Episode 03** *I am Justice!! (02/12/2006)*

**Episode 04** *Love Explanation!! (02/19/2006)*

**Episode 05** *Order to Capture!! (02/26/2006)*

**Episode 06** *My Flower (03/05/2006)*

**Episode 07** *#2 Appears (03/12/2006)*

**Episode 08** *Angry Tofu (03/19/2006)*

**Episode 09** *The Bee's Insanity!! (03/26/2006)*

**Episode 10** *I'm Not Your Friend (04/02/2006)*

**Episode 11** *The Party Burns (04/09/2006)*

**Episode 12** *The Makeup Thousand-Man Cut (04/16/2006)*

**Episode 13** *The Team Dissolves (04/23/2006)*

**Episode 14** *Back of the Back of the Back (04/30/2006)*

**Episode 15** *The Monster Noted Doctor!? (05/07/2006)*

**Episode 16** *An Impossible Storm (05/14/2006)*

**Episode 17** *Restored Memories!! (05/21/2006)*

**Episode 18** *Farewell, Gon... (05/28/2006)*

**Episode 19** *Scorpion Millionaire (06/04/2006)*

**Episode 20** *Eh, Jiiya? (06/11/2006)*

**Episode 21** *Vs. Stag Beetle (06/25/2006)*

**Episode 22** *Birth of a Special Compilation (07/02/2006)*

**Episode 23** *Riddle + Riddle = X (07/09/2006)*

**Episode 24** *The Ramen Way (07/16/2006)*

**Episode 25** *The Proud Searchlight (07/23/2006)*

**Episode 26** *Love That Shook the Earth (07/30/2006)*

**Episode 27** *Me!? A Murderer (08/06/2006)*

**Episode 28** *Why!? Death (08/13/2006)*

**Episode 29** *The Dark Kitchen (08/20/2006)*

**Episode 30** *Miso Soup Ascension (08/27/2006)*

**Episode 31** *Shocking Fact (09/03/2006)*

**Episode 32** *Puzzle Unraveled!! (09/10/2006)*

**Episode 33** *The Sprouting Adjutant (09/17/2006)*

**Episode 34** *Breaking Super Evolution (09/24/2006)*

**Episode 35** *The Hellish Brothers (10/01/2006)*

**Episode 36** *Red Shoes' Recklessness (10/08/2006)*

**Episode 37** *School's Ghost Story (10/15/2006)*

**Episode 38** *The Dangerous Younger Sister (10/22/2006)*

**Episode 39** *The Powerful Black Opponent (10/29/2006)*

**Episode 40** *The Saddest Battle (11/12/2006)*

**Episode 41** *The Strongest Defeated (11/19/2006)*

**Episode 42** *Worst Terror vs. Worst Fear (11/26/2006)*

**Episode 43** *That Which We Aim For (12/03/2006)*

**Episode 44** *Who You Will Live With (12/10/2006)*

**Episode 45** *Christmas Earthquake (12/17/2006)*

**Episode 46** *Farewell, Tsurugi!! (12/24/2006)*

**Episode 47** *Rushing into the Last Chapter (01/07/2007)*

**Episode 48** *Tendou Dies (01/14/2007)*

**Episode 49** *Path of Heaven (01/21/2007)*