On April 4th, 1971 in Japan episode one of the television program Kamen
Rider
first aired, introducing the first of what would become Japan's second
most popular series of super heroes (after the Ultras):
The
Kamen Riders
Rider | Name | Motorcycle(s) | Enemy |
Kamen Rider One | Hongo, Takeshi | Cyclone & New Cyclone | Shocker & Gel-Shocker |
Kamen Rider Two | Ichimonji, Hayato | Cyclone 2 & New Cyclone 2 | Shocker & Gel-Shocker |
Kamen Rider V3 | Kazami, Shiro | Hurricane | Destron |
Riderman | Yuki, Joji | Rider Machine | Destron |
Kamen Rider X | Jin, Keisuke | Cruiser | Government of Darkness |
Kamen Rider Amazon | Yamamoto, Daisuke | Jungler | Geddon & Garanda Empire |
Kamen Rider Stronger | J�, Shigeru | Kabutoroh | Black Satan & Delza Army |
Skyrider | Tsukuba, Hiroshi | Sky Turbo | Neoshocker |
Kamen Rider Super-1 | Oki, Kazuya | V Machine, V Jet & Blue Version | Dogma Kingdom & Jin Dogma |
Kamen Rider ZX | Murasama Ryou | Hell Diver | Badan Empire |
Kamen Rider Black | Minami, Kotaro | Battle Hopper & Road Sector | Gorgom |
Kamen Rider Black RX | Minami, Kotaro | Acrobatter, Roboizer, Mach Jabba | Crisis Empire |
Shin Kamen Rider | Kazamatsuri,Shin | n/a | The Syndicate |
Kamen Rider ZO | Asou, Masaru | Z Bringer | Neo Organism |
Kamen Rider J | Segawa, Kouji | J Crosser | Fog Mother |
Kamen Rider Kuuga | Godai, Yuusuke | Trychaser 2000, Try-Goran, | Gurongi |
Beat Chaser 2000, Beat-Goran |
Riders One and Two had several
different versions of their Cyclones.
Black RX was the first Kamen Rider to also have a car (Ridon),
as well as the first to have multiple forms and a different motorcycle
for each form.
The TV
Series
(Italics
indicates guest appearance(s) by that Kamen Rider.)
Series | Rider(s) | Length |
Kamen Rider (1971-1973) | One (1-13, 40, 41, 49, 51-98), | 98 episodes |
Two (14-52, 72, 73, 93, 94, 98) | ||
Kamen Rider V3 (1973-1974) | V3, Riderman (43-51), One & Two (1, 2, 33, 34) | 52 episodes |
Kamen Rider X (1974) | X, Two (33, 34), V3 (27, 28, 33, 34) | 35 episodes |
Kamen Rider Amazon (1974-1975) | Amazon | 24 episodes |
Kamen Rider Stronger (1975) | Stronger, 1 [38, 39], 2 [38, 39], V3 [35, 37, 39], | 39 episodes |
Riderman [37, 39], X [36, 39], Amazon [36, 39] | ||
Skyrider (1979-1980) | Skyrider, 1 [27, 28, 54], 2 [27, 28, 36, 37, 39, 40, 53, 54], | 54 episodes |
V3 [23, 27, 28, 34, 35, 54], Riderman [26, 27, 28, 33, 54], | ||
X [26, 27, 28, 31, 32, 54]], Amazon [27, 28, 54], | ||
Stronger [20, 21, 27, 28, 38, 52, 53, 54]] |
Mogura
J�jin appeared in Kamen Rider Amazon 5-20.
Electro-Magnetic Wave Human Tackle appeared in Kamen Rider
Stronger 1-30.
Hongo, Takeshi and
Ichimonji, Hayato appear in Kamen Rider V3
episodes 1, 2, 33, 34.
Ichimonji, Hayato appears in Kamen Rider X
episodes 33 and 34.
Kazami, Shiro appears in Kamen Rider X episodes
27, 28, 33, 34.
Hongo, Takeshi and Ichimonji, Hayato appear in Kamen Rider
Stronger episode 39.
Kazami, Shiro appears in Kamen Rider Stronger 35,
37, 39.
Yuki, Joji appears in Kamen Rider Stronger
episoded 37 and 39.
Jin, Keisuke appears in Kamen Rider Stronger
episodes 36 and 39.
Yamamoto, Daisuke appears in Kamen Rider Stronger
episodes 36 and 39.
Kamen Rider Super-1 (1980)
Super-1
48
episodes
Kamen Rider Black (1987-1988)
Black
51
episodes
Kamen Rider Black RX
(1988-1989)
Black
RX, Roborider [introduced in 15],
47
episodes
Biorider
[introduced in 17], 1-ZX [41-47]
Kamen Rider Kuuga (2000-2001)
Growing,
Mighty [introduced in 3], Dragon [introduced in 5],
49
episodes
Pegasus
(intrdouced in 7), Titan (introduced in 10),
Rising
Titan (introduced in 24), Rising Pegaus (introduced in 25)
Rising
Dragon (introduced in 28), Rising Mighty (introduced in 30)
Amazing
Mighty (episode 46), Ultimate (episode 49)
Hongo, Takeshi does not appear
in Skyrider.
Ichimonji, Hayato appears in Skyrider
episodes 36, 37, 39, 40, 53, 54.
Miyauchi, Hiroshi dubs the voice of V3 in Skyrider
episode 23.
Kazami, Shiro appears in Skyrider episodes
34 and 35.
Yuki, Joji appears in Skyrider episode 33.
Jin, Keisuke appears in Skyrider episodes
31 and 32.
Yamamoto, Daisuke does not appear in Sky Rider`.
J�, Shigeru appears in Skyrider episodes
38, 52, 53, 54.
TV
Specials
Title | Riders | Length |
Kamen Rider All Back Again! 7 Riders (January 3, 1976) | One through Stronger | 45 minutes |
Immortal Kamen Rider (September 8, 1979) | One through Stronger & introduces Skyrider | 45 minutes |
Kamen Rider #10'S Birth! Riders Come Together (January 3, 1984) | One through Super-1 & introduces ZX | 45 minutes |
This Is Kamen Rider Black (September 27, 1987) | Introduces Black | 25 minutes |
Kamen Rider Ichigo through RX ~ Big Gathering (October 16, 1988) | One through Black & introduces RX | 23 minutes |
Kamen Rider Kuuga: Year's First Dream (January 2, 2001) | Kuuga | 120 minutes |
Hongo, Ichimonj, Kazami, Yuki, Jin, Yamamoto and J�
appear in Kamen Rider All Back Again! 7 Riders.
Kazami, Shiro; Yuki, Joji and Oki, Kazuya appear in Kamen
Rider #10'S Birth! Riders Come Together.
The others are shown from clips from the movies and tv series.
The
Movies
Title | Rider(s) | Length |
Go Go Kamen Rider (July 18, 1971) | One (old) | 24 minutes |
Kamen Rider vs. Shocker (March 18, 1972) | One (old), Two (old) | 36 minutes |
Kamen Rider vs. Hell Ambassador (July 16, 1972) | One | 32 minutes |
Kamen Rider V3 vs. Destron Demons (July 18, 1973) | One, Two, V3 | 32 minutes |
Kamen Rider X: Five Riders vs. King Dark (July 25, 1974) | One, Two, V3, Riderman, X | 29 minutes |
Kamen Rider: 8 Riders vs. Milky Way King (March 15, 1980) | One through Skyrider | 44 minutes |
Kamen Rider Super-1 (March 14, 1981) | One through Super-1 | 45 minutes |
Kamen Rider Black: Hurry To Evil Island (March 12, 1988) | Black | 25 minutes |
Kamen Rider Black Fear! Evil Monster Mansion (July 9, 1988) | Black | 25 minutes |
Kamen Rider: Stay In The World (April 29, 1989) | Black, Black RX, Roborider, Biorider | 17 minutes |
Shin Kamen Rider: Prologue (Feburary 20, 1992) | Shin | 90 minutes |
Kamen Rider SD Mysterious!? Spiderman (January 25, 1993) | 1 through ZX & RX in animation | 29 minutes |
Kamen Rider ZO (April 17, 1993) | ZO | 48 minutes |
Kamen Rider J (April 16, 1994) | J | 45 minutes |
Kamen Rider World (August 6, 1994) | ZO, J | 08 minutes |
Kamen Rider Kuuga vs. Strong Monster Go Jiino Da (2000) | Kuuga | 12 minutes |
Go Go Kamen Rider was just episode 13 shown as movie, not an original film.
Kamen Rider Black RX: Stay In The World
was 3-D and was shown at an amusement park show.
Shin Kamen Rider: Prologue< was a directo to video release.
Kamen Rider Kuuga vs. Gouriki Kaijin Go Jiino Da
was released by Telebi Kun magazine.
The original actors do not make guest appearances in these films and in
most cases do not dub the voices.
Miyauchi, Hiroshi does dub the voice of V3 in the Kamen
Rider Super-1 movie.
The henshin sequences in "Five Riders vs. King Dark" are clips taken
from others films and the tv series.
The
Scarves
Rider | Scarf |
1. Kamen Rider One | red |
2. Kamen Rider Two | red |
3. Kamen Rider V3 | white (2) |
4. Riderman | yellow |
5. Kamen Rider X | Black and yellow with red X |
6. Kamen Rider Amazon | white |
7. Kamen Rider Stronger | white |
Electro-Magnetic Wave Human Tackle | yellow |
8. Skyrider | red (2) |
9. Kamen Rider Super-1 | red |
10. Kamen Rider ZX | green |
11. Kamen Rider Black | none |
12. Kamen Rider Black RX | none |
13. Shin Kamen Rider | none |
14. Kamen Rider ZO | none |
15. Kamen Rider J | none |
16. Kamen Rider Kuuga | none |
It's probably a coinsidence but I think the best Kamen Rider series involved those who wore a scarf (or two).
Singing Their
Own Songs
Rider
Actor
(Character)
Song
Kamen
Rider 1 (episodes 1-13)
Fujioka,
Hiroshi (Hongo, Takeshi)
OP:
"Let's Go! Rider Kick"
Kamen
Rider V3 (all 52 episodes)
Miyauchi,
Hiroshi (Kazami, Shiro)
OP:
"Fight! Kamen Rider V3"
Kamen
Rider Amazon
Kobayashi,
Akiji (Tachibana, Tobei)
"I
Am Tachibana Tobei"
Kamen
Rider Super-1 (all 48 episodes)
Takasugi,
Shunsuke (Oki, Kazuya)
OP:
"Kamen Rider Super-1"
Kamen
Rider Super-1 (episodes 1-23)
Takasugi,
Shunsuke (Oki, Kazuya)
ED:
"The Fiery Rider Fist"
Kamen
Rider Super-1
Takasugi,
Shunsuke (Oki, Kazuya)
"Go!
Super Machine"
Kamen
Rider Super-1
Takasugi,
Shunsuke (Oki, Kazuya)
"Five
Hand Rock"
Kamen
Rider Super-1
Takasugi,
Shunsuke (Oki, Kazuya)
"Invincible
Champion Super-1"
Kamen
Rider Super-1
Takasugi,
Shunsuke (Oki, Kazuya)
"Secret
Heart Shaolin Fist"
Kamen
Rider Black (all 51 episodes)
Kurata,
Tetsuo (Minami, Kotaro)
OP:
"Kamen Rider Black"
Kamen
Rider Black
Kurata,
Tetsuo (Minami, Kotaro)
"My
Youth"
Kamen
Rider Black RX
Kurata,
Tetsuo (Minami, Kotaro)
"Black
Hero"
Best Friend
& Greatest Enemy
Tachibana, Tobei The Great Leader
The Songs
Kamen Rider Kamen Rider V3 Kamen Rider X
Kamen Rider Amazon Kamen Rider Stronger
Skyrider Kamen Rider Super-1 Kamen Rider ZX
Kamen Rider Black Kamen Rider Black RX
Behind The Scenes
Their Creator
The Men Behind The Masks
The Music Men
The Narrators
The Ratings
Never Filmed Kamen Rider Team Ups
Kamen Rider Birthdays
Kamen Rider Deaths
Stuck In Somebody's
Frame
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Fan Pictures
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