Kamen Rider Black RX

**Kamen Rider Black RX** (仮面ライダーBLACK RX, *Kamen Raidā Burakku Āru Ekkusu*?, translated as **Masked Rider Black RX**) is the tenth entry of the *Kamen Rider Series*.

It was a joint collaboration between Ishimori Productions and Toei Company, and aired on the Mainichi Broadcasting System and the Tokyo Broadcasting System from October 23, 1988 to September 24, 1989 with a total of 47 episodes.

The series was a direct sequel to *Kamen Rider Black* and the first to feature a team-up with the past Riders since the 1984 TV special *Birth of the 10th! Kamen Riders All Together!!*.

The series was adapted by Saban in North America as *Masked Rider*. The Americanization featured a heavily altered story and all new characters, in an attempt to fit the series in as a spin-off of the *Power Rangers* series.

This was the last installment of the Kamen Rider Series to be produced in the Showa period and the first to be produced in the Heisei period—episode 11 was delayed by one week following Emperor Hirohito's death.

## Plot

Half a year after the downfall of Gorgom, Kohtaro Minami has gotten a job of a helicopter pilot in a business owned by the Sahara family. Kohtaro is later captured by the Crisis Empire and offered a place in their group. When Kohtaro refused, his King Stone was shattered and he was thrown into space where the sun's radiation mutated his King Stone and he mutated into Kamen Rider Black RX. With his new powers, he battles the Crisis Empire and thwarts their plans to take over Earth.

## Characters

### Allies

* Reiko Shiratori
* Sahara Family
* Joe the Haze
* Kyoko Matoba
* Goro
* Hayato Hayami
* Ten veteran Kamen Riders

### Crisis Empire

* Emperor Crisis
* General Jark
* Dasmader
* Maribaron
* Bosgun
* Gatezone
* Gedorian
* Chakram
* Chaps
* Kaiman Senshi

## Episodes

*Main article: Kamen Rider Black RX Episodes*
1. Child of the Sun! RX (太陽の子だ！RX, *Taiyō no Ko da! Āru Ekkusu*?)
2. Covered in Light! RX (光を浴びて！RX, *Hikari o Abite! Āru Ekkusu*?)
3. RX vs. the Knight of the Wind (RX対風の騎士, *Āru Ekkusu Tai Kaze no Kishi*?)
4. The Car of Light, Ridoron (光の車ライドロン, *Hikari no Kuruma Raidoron*?)
5. Cave Exploration's Falling Hole (洞窟探検の落し穴, *Dōkutsu Tanken no Otoshiana*?)
6. The Strange Demon Extraterrestrials' Great Riot! (怪魔ＥＴ大暴れ！, *Kaima Ī Tī Ō Abare!*?)
7. SOS! The Story of Friendship (ＳＯＳ！友情の輪, *Esu Ō Esu! Yūjō no Wa*?)
8. Papa and Mama's Secret (パパとママの秘密, *Papa to Mama no Himitsu*?)
9. Maribaron's Witchcraft (マリバロンの妖術, *Maribaron no Yōjutsu*?)
10. Surprised with Replicas (ニセ者でドッキリ, *Nisemono de Dokkiri*?)
11. The Scraps' Revolt (スクラップの反乱, *Sukurappu no Hanran*?)
12. The Assassin in the Dreams (夢の中の暗殺者, *Yume no Naka no Ansatsusha*?)
13. The Targeted Strange Demon Girl (狙われた怪魔少女, *Nerawareta Kaima Shōjo*?)
14. Hitomi-chan's Kidnapping (ひとみちゃん誘拐, *Hitomi-chan Yūkai*?)
15. Robo Rider's Birth (ロボライダー誕生, *Robo Raidā Tanjō*?)
16. The Miraculous Valley's Princess (奇跡の谷の姫君, *Kiseki no Tani no Himegimi*?)
17. Bio Rider! (バイオライダー！, *Baio Raidā!*?)
18. Mystery! A Dream of Swimming in the Air (怪！夢の空中遊泳, *Kai! Yume no Kūchū Yūei*?)
19. The Artificial Sun of Terror! (恐怖の人工太陽！, *Kyōfu no Jinkō Taiyō*?)
20. The Banana-eating Ogre (バナナを喰う鬼, *Banana o Kū Oni*?)
21. The Front of Love and Friendship (愛と友情の戦線, *Ai to Yūjō no Sensen*?)
22. Shadow Moon! (シャドームーン！, *Shadō Mūn!*?)
23. RX Became a Pig (ブタになったRX, *Buta ni Natta Āru Ekkusu*?)
24. Papa is Dracula (パパはドラキュラ, *Papa wa Dorakyura*?)
25. The Bride of the Scorpion Seat (さそり座の花嫁, *Sasoriza no Hanayome*?)
26. Bosgun's Counterattack (ボスガンの反撃, *Bosugan no Hangeki*?)
27. Great Counterattack! The Prince of Shadows (大逆襲！影の王子, *Dai Gyakushū! Kage no Ōji*?)
28. Agent of the Majestic Emperor (皇帝陛下の代理人, *Kōtei Heika no Dairinin*?)
29. A World Without Water (水のない世界, *Mizu no Nai Sekai*?)
30. Tomorrow in Tears, Tokyo's a Desert (明日なき東京砂漠, *Ashita Naki Tōkyō Sabaku*?)
31. The Woman who Saw the Evil Devil World (怪魔界を見た女, *Kaimai o Mita On'na*?)
32. The Sky of Love and Hope (愛と希望の大空, *Ai to Kibō no Ōzora*?)
33. The Decisive Battle of the Bridge Over the Straits (瀬戸大橋の大決戦, *Setoōhashi no Dai Kessen*?)
34. The Shikoku Aircraft Plans!! (四国空母化計画！！, *Shikoku Kūboka Keikaku!!*?)
35. Kotaro Wanted!! (光太郎指名手配！！, *Kōtarō Shimeitehai!!*?)
36. Who's the Hero!? (ヒーローは誰だ！？, *Hīrō wa Dare da!?*?)
37. Peeling with Tusks, the Beastman Ninja Troop (牙むく獣人忍者隊, *Kiba Muku Jūjin Ninja Tai*?)
38. The Wicked Dance Troop of the White Bone Field (白骨ケ原の妖舞団, *Hakkotsugahara no Yōbu Dan*?)
39. Running Explosion! Mini 4WD (爆走！ミニ４ＷＤ, *Bakusō! Mini Yon Daburu Dī*?)
40. The Trap of the Ghostly Housing Development (ユーレイ団地の罠, *Yūrei Danchi no Wana*?)
41. Terror of the 100 Eyed Hag (百目婆ァの恐怖, *Todome Babaa no Kyōfu*?)
42. The Four Commanders Are Banished (四隊長は全員追放, *Yon Taichō wa Zen'in Tsuihō*?)
43. Defeated!! RX (敗れたり！RX, *Yaburetari! Āru Ekkusu*?)
44. Fight! All Riders (戦え！全ライダー, *Tatakae! Zen Raidā*?)
45. False Rider's Last Days (偽ライダーの末路, *Nise Raidā no Matsuro*?)
46. The Riders' All Out Charge (ライダーの総突撃, *Raidā no Sō Totsugeki*?)
47. A Shining Tomorrow! (輝ける明日, *Kagayakeru Ashita*?)

**Movies**

1. *Kamen Rider Black RX: Run All Over the World* (仮面ライダー 世界に駆ける, *Kamen Raidā Sekai ni Kakeru*?)

## Cast

* Kotaro Minami (南　光太郎, *Minami Kōtarō*?): Tetsuo Kurata (倉田 てつを, *Kurata Tetsuo*?)
* Reiko Shiratori (白鳥 玲子, *Shiratori Reiko*?): Jun Koyamaki (高野槇 じゅん, *Kōyamaki Jun*?)
* Shunkichi Sahara (佐原 俊吉, *Sahara Shunkichi*?): Makoto Akatsuka (赤塚 真人, *Akatsuka Makoto*?)
* Utako Sahara (佐原 唄子, *Sahara Utako*?): Eri Tsuruma (鶴間 エリ, *Tsuruma Eri*?)
* Joe of Haze (霞のジョー, *Kasumi no Jō*?): Rikiya Koyama (小山 力也, *Koyama Rikiya*?)
* Kyoko Matoba (的場 響子, *Matoba Kyōko*?): Megumi Ueno (上野 めぐみ, *Ueno Megumi*?)
* Goro (吾郎, *Gorō*?): Jo Onodera (小野寺 丈, *Onodera Jō*?)
* Shigeru Sahara (佐原　茂, *Sahara Shigeru*?): Go Inoue (井上 豪, *Inoue Gō*?)
* Hitomi Sahara (佐原 ひとみ, *Sahara Hitomi*?): Shoko Imura (井村 翔子, *Imura Shōko*?)
	+ Princess Garonia (Teenager Hitomi): Maho Maruyama (丸山 真歩, *Maruyama Maho*?)
* Hayato Hayami (速水 隼人, *Hayami Hayato*?): Minoru Sawatari (佐渡 稔, *Sawatari Minoru*?)
* Grand Lord Crisis (クライシス皇帝, *Kuraishisu Kōtei*?, Voice): Goro Naya (納谷 悟朗, *Naya Gorō*?)
* General Jark (ジャーク将軍, *Jāku Shōgun*?, Voice): Seizo Kato (加藤 精三, *Katō Seizō*?, 1-44), Hidekatsu Shibata (柴田 秀勝, *Shibata Hidekatsu*?, 45 & 46)
* Maribaron (マリバロン, *Maribaron*?): Atsuko Takahata (高畑 淳子, *Takahata Atsuko*?)
* Bosgun (ボスガン, *Bosugan*?, Voice): Shozo Iizuka (飯塚 昭三, *Iizuka Shōzō*?)
* Gatezawn (ガテゾーン, *Gatezōn*?, Voice): Toshimichi Takahashi (高橋 利道, *Takahashi Toshimichi*?)
* Gedorian (ゲドリアン, *Gedorian*?, Voice): Kazunori Arai (新井 一典, *Arai Kazunori*?)
* Chakram (チャックラム, *Chakkuramu*?, Voice): Atsuo Mori (森 篤夫, *Mori Atsuo*?)
* Dasmader (ダスマダー, *Dasumadā*?): Tetsuya Matsui (松井 哲也, *Matsui Tetsuya*?)
* Shadow Moon (シャドームーン, *Shadō Mūn*?, Voice): Masaki Terasoma (寺杣 昌紀, *Terasoma Masaki*?)
* King Stone (キングストーン, *Kingu Sutōn*?, Voice): Teiji Omiya (大宮 悌二, *Ōmiya Teiji*?)
* Narrator (ナレーター, *Narētā*?): Issei Masamune (政宗 一成, *Masamune Issei*?)

### Suit actors

* Kamen Rider Black RX/Robo Rider/Bio Rider: Jiro Okamoto (岡元 次郎, *Okamoto Jirō*?)
* Robo Rider/Bio Rider/Shadow Moon: Tokio Iwata (岩田 時男, *Iwata Tokio*?)
* Robo Rider: Toshiyuki Kikuchi (菊地 寿幸, *Kikuchi Toshiyuki*?)
* General Jark - Toshimichi Takahashi
* Bosgan: Yoshikatsu Fujiki (藤木 義勝, *Fujiki Yoshikatsu*?)
* Gatezone: Takayuki Kitamura (北村 隆幸, *Kitamura Takayuki*?)
* Gedorian: Minoru Watanabe (渡辺実, *Watanabe Minoru*?)

## Songs

Opening theme
* "Kamen Rider Black RX" (仮面ライダーBLACK RX, *Kamen Raidā Burakku Āru Ekkusu*?)
	+ Lyrics: Chinfa Kan
	+ Composition & Arrangement: Eiji Kawamura
	+ Artist: Takayuki Miyauchi

Ending theme
* "Dareka ga Kimi o Aishiteru" (誰かが君を愛してる, *"Dareka ga Kimi o Aishiteru"*? Someone Loves You)
	+ Lyrics: Chinfa Kan
	+ Composition: Tetsuji Hayashi
	+ Arrangement: Eiji Kawamura
	+ Artist: Takayuki Miyauchi

Insert theme
* "Unmei No Senshi" (運命の戦士, *"Unmei No Senshi"*? "Soldier of Destiny")
	+ Lyrics: Chinfa Kan
	+ Composition: Tetsuji Hayashi
	+ Arranger: Katsunori Ishida
	+ Artist: Takayuki Miyauchi
* "Senjou No Rider RX" (戦場のライダーRX, *"Senjou No Rider RX"*? "Soldier of the battlefield RX")
	+ Composition: Michiaki Watanabe
	+ Arranger: Katsunori Ishida
	+ Artist:Takayuki Miyauchi
* "Hikari No Senshi" (光の戦士, *"Hikari No Senshi"*? "Soldier of Light")
	+ Lyricist: Chinfa Kan
	+ Composer: Kawamura Eiji
	+ Singer:Takayuki Miyauchi
* "Gekishin! RX" (激進RX, *"Gekishin! RX"*? "Dash! RX")
	+ Lyrics: Shotaro Ishinomori
	+ Composition: Michiaki Watanabe
	+ Arranger: Katsunori Ishida
	+ Artist: Takayuki Miyauchi
* "Battle! Oh RX" (バトルoh! RX, *"Battle! Oh RX"*?)
	+ Lyrics: Chinfa Kan
	+ Composition: Tetsuji Hayashi
	+ Arranger: Katsunori Ishida
	+ Artist: Takayuki Miyauchi
* "Towa No Tame Ni Kimi No Tame Ni" (永遠のために君のために, *"Towa No Tame Ni Kimi No Tame Ni"*? For Eternity And For You)
	+ Lyrics: Yoshikatsu Hiraide
	+ Composition: Eiji Kawamura
	+ Arranger: Katsunori Ishida
	+ Artist: Ichiro Mizuki

## *After 0*

The S.I.C. Hero Saga story for *Black RX* ran in *Montly Hobby Japan* in the December 2002 through March 2003 issues. Titled *Kamen Rider Black RX: After 0* (仮面ライダーBLACK RX -After 0-, *Kamen Raidā Burakku Āru Ekkusu: After Zero*?), it tells the story of what happened after the finale of *Black RX*. It features the original characters the White RX (Another RX) (白いRX（アナザーRX）, *Shiroi Āru Ekkusu (Anazā Āru Ekkusu)*?), Shadow Moon with RX powers, and the Creation King (Another Shadow Moon) (創世王（アナザーシャドームーン）, *Sōseiō (Anazā Shadō Mūn)*?), the result of Shadow Moon absorbing both King Stones.

Chapter titles
1. Ceremonial Day (式日, *Shikijitsu*?)
2. Dazzling (眩惑, *Genwaku*?)
3. Earth's Demise (終焉の地, *Shūen no Chi*?)
4. King of Dreams (夢幻の王, *Mugen no Ō*?)

## External links

* *Kamen Rider Black RX* at Wikipedia
* *Kamen Rider Black RX* at Japanese Wikipedia
* *Ishimori@Style* - Shotaro Ishinomori with Ishimori Productions Official Website