Kamen Rider Series

The Kamen Rider Series (

Kamen Raid Shirzu, translated as Masked Rider Series) is a metaseries of manga and tokusatsu television
programs and lms created by manga artist Shotaro Ishinomori. The various Kamen Rider media generally feature a motorcycle-riding superhero with an insect motif
who ghts supervillains often referred to as kaijin ().
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. Over the years, the popularity of the franchise
has grown and the original series has spawned many television and theatrical sequels, and launched the Second
Kaiju Boomor Henshin Boomon Japanese television in the early 1970s, greatly impacting the superhero
and action-adventure genre in Japan.* [1]

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1.1

Tani Genjir). The broadcast of yearly new shows

ended briey in the 1980s, punctuated by the airing of the
Kamen Rider ZX special, Birth of the 10th! Kamen Riders All Together!! in 1984 which became the last project
in the franchise to be produced by Hirayama.
In 1987, Kamen Rider Black premiered and was the rst
series that neither indicated nor hinted at any relationship
with its predecessors. Black was also the rst show in the
franchise to feature a direct sequel, Kamen Rider Black
RX, the basis of Saban's Americanized Masked Rider.
RX's nale showed the ten previous Riders return to help
Black RX defeat the Crisis Empire. Kamen Rider Black
RX was the nal show to be produced during the Shwa
era, with the franchise only resuming production by the
end of the 20th century. A manga of Kamen Rider Black
acted as a novelization and reimagination of the Black/RX
series' continuity.
Being completely absent from television during the
1990s, the franchise was kept alive mainly by stage shows,
musical CDs, and the Shin, ZO, and J movies. Although
these were conceived and released during the Heisei period of Japanese history (the reign of Emperor Akihito
which began in 1989), these three works of ction are
included amongst the Shwa period works by fans and
by the production company, as evident in their protagonists' inclusion amongst the Shwa Riders in the 2014
lm Heisei Riders vs. Shwa Riders: Kamen Rider Taisen
feat. Super Sentai

History
Shwa era

Produced by Toru Hirayama ( Hirayama Tru)

and designed by Shotaro Ishinomori, creator of Cyborg
009, Kamen Rider premiered on April 3, 1971. Initially
intended to be an adaptation of his Skull Man, Ishinomori
and Hirayama redesigned the main character to resemble
a grasshopper, supposedly chosen by his son. The hero
Takeshi Hongo, portrayed by actor and stuntman Hiroshi
Fujioka, was described as a transformed human (
kaiz ningen), or cyborg. During the lming of
episode 10, Fujioka was thrown o his motorcycle during
the lming of a stunt and shattered both of his legs. His
character would be phased out until the introduction of
another transformed human in episode 14, Hayato Ichimonji as portrayed by Takeshi Sasaki, was introduced.
The return of Fujioka and his character Hongo in episode
53 united the two actors and characters, as both Kamen
Riders 1 and 2 would go on to appear in every show in the
rst half of the Shwa Kamen Rider Series. The continuous run from April 1971 to January 1976 (Kamen Rider,
V3, X, Amazon, Stronger) distinguished itself by featuring
the recurrent mentor character, Tobei Tachibana.

1.2 Heisei era

1.2.1

Kuuga to Decade

Toei announced its new project, Kamen Rider Kuuga, in

May 1999. Kuuga was part of a Kamen Rider rebirth that
Ishinomori had worked on in 1997, planning for a leadup
into the 30th anniversary. However, Ishinomori died before he could see these shows materialize. During the
summer of 1999, Kuuga became publicized through magazine ads and commercials. On January 30, 2000, Kamen Rider Kuuga premiered, introducing rookie actor Joe
Odagiri. Kuuga was followed by the anniversary series,
Kamen Rider Agito, which began several trends throughout the Heisei Series: multiple Kamen Riders (Agito featured 4: Agito, Gills, G3, and Another Agito); the ending
theme playing during the climactic scene instead of the
end credits (this would be briey broken in Hibiki with
Akira Fuse's songs); and the relationship to Honda for the
Kamen Riders' motorcycles and other motor vehicles.* [2]

After a four-year hiatus following the nale of Kamen

Rider Stronger, the series returned to television broadcast in October 1979 for two years with The New Kamen Rider (featuring Skyrider) and Kamen Rider Super1. In these new shows, the role of Tachibana was replaced by a similar character named Genjiro Tani (
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Following Agito, Kamen Rider Ryuki began the relationship with the record label Avex Group and its artists to
perform theme songs for the series, such as ISSA of DA
PUMP for 555, Nanase Aikawa for Blade, YU-KI of
TRF for Kabuto, and AAA for Den-O, as well as the introduction of the group RIDER CHIPS, deemed the ocial
band of Kamen Rider.
In 2005, Kamen Rider The First was produced. Written by Toshiki Inoue, the lm is an original reimagining
of both the manga and original television series. Various characters from the original series had their storylines altered to t the time span of the movie. Masaya
Kikawada portrays Takeshi Hongo/Kamen Rider 1 and
Hassei Takano (previously Miyuki Tezuka/Kamen Rider
Raia in Kamen Rider Ryuki) as 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 with Kikawada and Takano reprising their roles.
The year 2007 brought Kamen Rider Den-O, the eighth
series, taking a turn from past Kamen Rider series, introducing a Kamen Rider that is completely unsure of himself. The series makes use of a large vehicle, the DenLiner; a bullet train that can travel through time. This
series only had two Riders, Den-O and Zeronos, but they
had multiple forms that they could switch between, similar to Black RX, Kuuga, and Agito. Due to the large popularity of Den-O, a second theatrical production, crossing over with the 2008 series Kamen Rider Kiva, was
released in theaters April 12, 2008, becoming the top
lm in its opening weekend* [3] and grossing 730 million yen.* [4] In addition, Animate produced an OVA titled Imagin Anime that features SD versions of the Imagin
that are contracted to Den-O and Zeronos that have been
featured in the company's other Den-O products. Finally,
a third movie, called Saraba Kamen Rider Den-O: Final
Countdown with two more new Riders serves as an epilogue to the series. The third original lm was the rst for
any series.* [4] Takeru Satoh, the actor who portrayed the
lead character of Den-O for the television series and rst
three lms, claims that the series' success was because of
its comedy.* [5]

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1.2.2

HISTORY

A new ten-year project

Advertisements throughout the months of May, June,

and July 2009 built up to the debut of Kamen Rider
W,* [9] who rst appeared at the 10th Anniversary Project
MASKED RIDER LIVE & SHOW event,* [10] and was
featured in Kamen Rider Decade: All Riders vs. DaiShocker. The sta of W made note that they planned
on making a brand new 10 years of Kamen Rider, differentiating subsequent series from the Kuuga through
Decade period, including a new broadcasting period going from September of one year to approximately August of the next (2012's Wizard would last until the end
of September 2013, and Gaim began in October 2013).
The hero of Kamen Rider W is the rst Kamen Rider to
transform from two people at once.* [9] The series premiered on September 6, 2009.* [11] Continuing into 2010
with Kamen Rider Kamen Rider W & Decade: Movie
War 2010, W ran for a full year from September 2009 to
September 2010, instead of January to January. Also in
2010 were the second, third, and fourth lms of the ChoDen-O Series, collectively known as Kamen Rider Kamen Rider Kamen Rider The Movie: Cho-Den-O Trilogy.* [12] Late 2010 brought the series Kamen Rider OOO
to television after W's nale, and the year 2011 celebrated
the 40th anniversary of the franchise. The festivities included the Kamen Rider Girls idol group, the lm OOO,
Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders, released on
April 1, 2011, and OOO's successor Kamen Rider Fourze,
which references the previous heroes in its characters'
names and within the plot. A special crossover lm titled
Kamen Rider Super Sentai: Super Hero Taisen was released in 2012, featuring the main heroes from all Kamen
Rider and Super Sentai series produced until then.* [13]

With Fourze's run complete in 2012, Kamen Rider Wizard premiered, with its protagonist becoming the rst
Kamen Rider to use magic as his powers.* [14] Wizard
is also noted to have the rst homosexual character and
cast member, with Kaba-chan a regular member of the
cast.* [15] The year 2013 also saw the release of Kamen
Rider Super Sentai Space Sheri: Super Hero Taisen
Z, a sequel to 2012's Super Hero Taisen that added the
revived Metal Hero Series characters from Space SherThe 2009 series Kamen Rider Decade serves as an an- i Gavan: The Movie and other characters created by
niversary series being the 10th of the Heisei run. To Shotaro Ishinomori that appeared in Kamen Rider Kacommemorate this milestone, Japanese recording artist men Rider Wizard & Fourze: Movie War Ultimatum to the
Gackt was brought onto the project to perform the series' cast.
opening theme "Journey through the Decade", and later On May 20, 2013, Toei led for several trademarks
the lm's theme song "The Next Decade". Gackt also on the phrase Kamen Raid Gaimu (
jokingly expressed interest in portraying a villain in the * ?) .* [16] The ocial reveal of Kamen
show.* [6] Also announced in 2009 was a fourth lm for Rider Gaim took place on July 25, 2013, revealing a
Den-O,* [7] later revealed to be the beginning of the Cho- Sengoku period and fruit-themed motif to the series' mulDen-O Series of lms,* [8] starting with the lm Cho Ka- tiple rival Kamen Riders and Gen Urobuchi as the semen Rider Den-O & Decade Neo Generations: The Oni- ries' main writer.* [17]* [18] The third entry in the Sugashima Warship. In the March 2009 issue of Kindai per Hero Taisen movie series, Heisei Rider vs. Shwa
magazine, Decade's lead actor Masahiro Inoue stated that Rider: Kamen Rider Taisen feat. Super Sentai marked
Decade was only slated to run for 30 episodes.
the 15th anniversary of the Heisei Kamen Rider era and

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TV series

revolved around a conict between the 15 Heisei Rid Kamen Rider V3 (19731974)
ers and the 15 Showa Riders with an exclusive character, Kamen Rider Fifteen, and a cameo appearance by
Kamen Rider X (1974)
the ToQgers and the Kyoryugers. It also marked the
start of a yearly Haruyasumi Gattai Supesharu (
Kamen Rider Amazon (19741975)
* ?, Spring Break Combined Special)
that involves each year's current Kamen Rider teaming
Kamen Rider Stronger (1975)
up with the current Super Sentai team in a story that ties
into that year's upcoming entry in the Super Hero Taisen
Kamen Rider (Skyrider) (19791980)
movie series. Gaim was followed in 2014 by Kamen
Rider Drive, who became the rst Kamen Rider to use
Kamen Rider Super-1 (19801981)
a car rather than a motorcycle as his mode of transportation.* [19]* [20]* [21]* [22]* [23]* [24]* [25]* [26]* [27] The
Birth of the 10th! Kamen Riders All Together!!
fourth Super Hero Taisen, Super Hero Taisen GP, marks
(1984)
Kamen Rider 3's rst ever live action appearance, after
his last appearance in a Showa Kamen Rider manga. The
Kamen Rider Black (19871988)
year 2015 saw the introduction of Kamen Rider Ghost.
In 2016, the Kamen Rider Series will mark its 45th an Kamen Rider Black RX (19881989)
niversary, and Toei is celebrating it by releasing the lm
Kamen Rider 1 on March 26, 2016.* [28] It is the rst in
a series of lms to commemorate 2016 as Superhero Heisei era Phase 1 series
Year, with more lms to be released throughout the year
for Kamen Rider and the Super Sentai Series, which will
Kamen Rider Kuuga (2000)
be celebrating its 40th anniversary. As part of Superhero
Year, the web television series Kamen Rider Amazonz be Kamen Rider Agito (2001)
gan to stream on Amazon Video in April 2016.
Kamen Rider Ryuki (2002)

Production

Kamen Rider 555 (2003)

Kamen Rider Blade (2004)
Kamen Rider Hibiki (2005)
Kamen Rider Kabuto (2006)
Kamen Rider Den-O (2007)
Kamen Rider Kiva (2008)
Kamen Rider Decade (2009)

A 205 series train on the Senseki Line with Kamen Rider, and
other Shotaro Ishinomori characters livery. The Senseki Line has
a terminus in Ishinomori's home town of Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture.

Heisei era Phase 2 series

Kamen Rider W (20092010)
Kamen Rider OOO (20102011)

2.1

TV series

Kamen Rider Fourze (20112012)

The following is a list of the 26 Kamen Rider Series (and

one television special part of the canon) and their years
of broadcast:

Kamen Rider Wizard (20122013)

Shwa era series

Kamen Rider Drive (20142015)

Kamen Rider (19711973)

Kamen Rider Gaim (20132014)

Kamen Rider Ghost (20152016)

2.2

Television specials

Shwa era

PRODUCTION

Heisei era Phase 1

1992: Shin Kamen Rider: Prologue

1976: All Together! Seven Kamen Riders

1993: Kamen Rider ZO

1979: Immortal Kamen Rider Special

1994: Kamen Rider J

1987: This Is Kamen Rider Black

1994: Kamen Rider World - 3-D theme park special

1988: Kamen Rider 1 through RX: Big Gathering

2001: Kamen Rider Agito: Project G4

Heisei era Phase 1

2002: Kamen Rider Ryuki: Episode Final

2003: Kamen Rider 555: Paradise Lost

1993: Ultraman vs. Kamen Rider (Co-production

with Tsuburaya Productions)

2004: Kamen Rider Blade: Missing Ace

2000: Kamen Rider Kuuga: First Dream Of The New

Year

2005: Kamen Rider: The First

2001: Kamen Rider Agito Special: Another New

Transformation
2002: Kamen Rider Ryuki Special: 13 Riders

2005: Kamen Rider Hibiki & The Seven Senki

2006: Kamen Rider Kabuto: God Speed Love

2007: Kamen Rider Den-O: I'm Born!
2007: Kamen Rider: The Next

2004: Kamen Rider Blade: New Generation

2008: Kamen Rider Den-O & Kiva: Climax Deka

2006: 35th Masked Rider Anniversary File

2008: Kamen Rider Kiva: King of the Castle in the

Demon World

2009: Kamen Rider G

2.3

Theatrical releases

Shwa era
1971: Go Go Kamen Rider
1972: Kamen Rider Vs. Shocker
1972: Kamen Rider Vs. Hell Ambassador
1973: Kamen Rider V3
1973: Kamen Rider V3 vs. the Destron Monsters
1974: Kamen Rider X
1974: Kamen Rider X: Five Riders Vs. King Dark
1975: Kamen Rider Amazon
1975: Kamen Rider Stronger
1980: Kamen Rider: Eight Riders vs. Galaxy King

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. DaiShocker
Heisei era Phase 2
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

1981: Kamen Rider Super-1

Episode Blue: The Dispatched Imagin is Newtral

1988: Kamen Rider Black: Hurry to Onigashima

Episode Yellow: Treasure de End Pirates

1988: Kamen Rider Black: Fear! Evil Monster Mansion

2010: Kamen Rider W Forever: A to Z/The Gaia

Memories of Fate

1989: Kamen Rider: Stay in the World - 3D theme

park special

2010: Kamen Rider Kamen Rider OOO & W Featuring Skull: Movie War Core

2.4

V-Cinema releases

Kamen Rider Skull: Message for Double

2015: Kamen Rider Drive: Surprise Future

Kamen Rider OOO: Nobunaga's Desire

2015: Kamen Rider Kamen Rider Ghost & Drive:

Super Movie War Genesis

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

2016: Kamen Rider 1

2.4 V-Cinema releases

V-Cinema releases began appearing during the Heisei era

2011: Kamen Rider Kamen Rider Fourze & OOO:
of the franchise and serve as special movies focusing on
Movie War Mega Max
Secondary Riders and storylines. The Hyper Battle
Videosare special episodes included with Televi-Kun
Beginning: Fight! Legendary Seven Riders
magazine that serve as a series recap relating to Rider
Kamen Rider OOO: Ankh's Resurrection, the
abilities and the Rider showing o an exclusive power
Medals of the Future, and the Leading Hope
within the special. These are often paired on the DVD
Futo, The Conspiracy Advances: Gallant! Ka- with their Super Hero Time counterparts from Super Senmen Rider Joker
tai.
Kamen Rider Fourze: Nade-Shiko Ad-Vent
Movie War Mega Max: Gather! Warriors of Heisei era Phase 1
Glory
1992: Shin: Kamen Rider Prologue
2012: Kamen Rider Super Sentai: Super Hero
Taisen
1993: Kamen Rider SD - only anime adaptation
2012: Kamen Rider Fourze the Movie: Space, Here
Heisei era Phase 2
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 Sheri:
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. Shwa Riders: Kamen Rider
Taisen feat. Super Sentai
2014: Kamen Rider Gaim: Great Soccer Battle!
Golden Fruits Cup!

2011: Kamen Rider W Returns

Kamen Rider Accel Chapter
Kamen Rider Eternal Chapter
2015: Gaim Gaiden
Kamen Rider Zangetsu Chapter
Kamen Rider Baron Chapter
2015: Kamen Rider Gaim Gaiden 2
Kamen Rider Duke Chapter
Kamen Rider Knuckle Chapter
2016: Kamen Rider Drive Saga
Kamen Rider Chaser Chapter
2016: Kamen Rider Drive Saga 2
Kamen Rider Mach Chapter
Kamen Rider Heart Chapter

2014: Kamen Rider Kamen Rider Drive & Gaim:

Movie War Full Throttle
Hyper Battle Videos
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

2000: Kamen Rider Kuuga: vs. the Strong Monster

Go-Jiino-Da
2001: Kamen Rider Agito: Three rider TV-kun Special

HOMAGES AND PARODIES

2002: Kamen Rider Ryuki Hyper Battle: Kamen 3.2 Taiwan

Rider Ryuki vs. Kamen Rider Agito
In 1975 to 1976, the Tungstar Company Limited in Tai 2003: Kamen Rider 555: The Musical
wan produced the Super Riders series based on the Japan
version.
2004: Kamen Rider Blade: Blade vs Blade
2005: Kamen Rider Hibiki: Asumu Henshin: You
can be an Oni too

1975: The Super Rider V3 based on Kamen Rider

V3

2006: Kamen Rider Kabuto: Birth! Gatack Hyper

Form!

1976: The Five Of Super Rider based on Kamen

Rider X'

2007: Kamen Rider Den-O: Singing, Dancing, Great

Time!!

1976: The Super Riders based on Kamen Rider vs.

Shocker and Kamen Rider vs. Hell Ambassador

2008: Kamen Rider Kiva: You Can Also be Kiva

3.3 United States

2009: Kamen Rider Decade: Protect! <The World

of TV-Kun>
In 1995, Saban produced the rst American Masked
2010: Kamen Rider W: Donburi's /Farewell Recipe Rider series after his success adapting Super Sentai into
Power Rangers and the Metal Hero Series (VR Troopers
of Love
& Beetleborgs). In 2009, a new series was broadcast, pro 2011: Kamen Rider OOO: Quiz, Dance, and Taka- duced by brothers Michael and Steve Wang.
garooba!?
Saban's Masked Rider Airing from 1995 to 1996,
2012: Kamen Rider Fourze: Rocket Drill States of
Masked Rider was presented as a spin-o of Mighty
Friendship
Morphin Power Rangers, and utilized footage from
Kamen Rider Black RX in addition to the lms
2013: Kamen Rider Wizard: Showtime with the
Kamen Rider ZO and Kamen Rider J.
Dance Ring
2014: Kamen Rider Gaim: Fresh Orange Arms is Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight Airing in 2009, Kamen
Rider: Dragon Knight was adapted from Kamen
Born!
Rider Ryuki, and while it was cancelled prior to n 2015: Kamen Rider Drive Hyper Battle:
ishing its syndicated run, it won the rst Daytime
Emmy for Outstanding Stunt Coordination at the
Type TV-KUN: Hunter & Monster! Chase the
37th Daytime Emmy Awards.* [29]* [30] The series
Mystery of the Super Thief!
was also exported back to Japan where it is shown
Type HIGH SPEED! The True Power! Type
on Toei's pay-per-view channel and later shown on
High Speed is Born!
TV Asahi.
Web series

4 Homages and parodies

2015: D-Video Special: Kamen Rider 4

The Kamen Rider franchise has been parodied in vari 2016: Kamen Rider Ghost: Legendary! Riders' ous productions, both in and outside Japan. One of the
Souls!
main trademarks being parodied is the Kamen Rider henshin (transforming) pose. In video games, Skullomania
2016: Kamen Rider Amazons
(from Street Fighter) and May Lee (from King of Fighters)
are some examples of Kamen Rider parodies, as well as
Viewtiful Joe. In anime, various aspects of Kamen Rider
3 Adaptations outside Japan
are noticeable like Mashiro Kuna of Bleach. Other anime
examples include Fair, then Partly Piggy, My-HiME and
its sequel My Otome, Dragon Ball Z, and Franken Fran;
3.1 Thailand
either being used as a comical parody or homage. In the
In 1974, Chaiyo Productions in Thailand produced the Crayon Shin-chan series, the title character interacts with
Hanuman and the Five Riders movie, however Toei does a few Kamen Riders in cross-over specials. Detective Conot see this as an ocial production, due to Chaiyo using nan has a recurring TV series the detective boys like to
footage of the movie 5 Riders vs. King Dark without their watch called Kamen Yaiba. In live action, known parodies
authorization.
of the Kamen Rider series include Kamen Renaider

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(by SMAP's Takuya Kimura and Shingo Katori), which [14] "" " (
) -ORICON STYLE. Oricon.co.jp. 2012is a parody skit of Ryuki, Kamen Zaibera parody of
06-27. Retrieved 2013-06-13.
the original; Kamen Noridaby the Tunnels, a parody
of Kamen Rider 1 and the rst series; Kamen Rider [15] "
HGHard Gay's parody of the original for a Japanese
" " ".
TV show; and Ridermena short skit of a man called
Hochi.yomiuri.co.jp. 2012-08-24. Retrieved 2013-06Ridermen (an obvious parody of the Riderman) on the
13.
set of Kamen Rider Kuuga.
Akimasa Nakamura named two minor planets in honor
of the series: 12408 Fujioka, after actor Hiroshi Fujioka,
known for his portrayal of Takeshi Hongo/Kamen Rider
1,* [31]* [32] and 12796 Kamenrider, after the series, itself.* [31]* [33]

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External links

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TV Asahi

Kamen Rider Ghost

Kamen Rider Drive

EXTERNAL LINKS

Kamen Rider Kabuto

Kamen Rider Hibiki

Kamen Rider Blade
Kamen Rider 555
Kamen Rider Ryuki
Kamen Rider Agito
Kamen Rider series on DVD
Toei International Special Content: Kamen Rider Series

Kamen Rider Gaim

Kamen Rider Wizard

6.3 Bandai

Kamen Rider Fourze

Kamen Rider Ghost

Kamen Rider OOO

Kamen Rider Drive

Kamen Rider W

Kamen Rider Gaim

Kamen Rider Decade

Kamen Rider Wizard

Kamen Rider Kiva

Kamen Rider Fourze

Kamen Rider Den-O

Kamen Rider OOO

Kamen Rider Kabuto

Kamen Rider W

Kamen Rider Hibiki

Kamen Rider Decade

Kamen Rider Blade

Kamen Rider 555
Kamen Rider Ryuki

6.2

Toei

Kamen Rider Ghost

Kamen Rider Drive
Kamen Rider Gaim
Kamen Rider Wizard
Kamen Rider Fourze
Kamen Rider OOO
Kamen Rider W

6.4 Others
Ishimori@Style - Shotaro Ishinomori with Ishimori
Productions Ocial Website
Toei Kyoto Studio Park - A theme park with ocial
events, exhibitions and shops related to the Kamen
Rider series
Bandai Korea's Kamen Rider site - The site's look
changes when the next series premieres in Korea

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