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
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 | Jô, 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] | ||
| New Kamen Rider (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 Jùjin 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 New Kamen Rider.
Ichimonji, Hayato appears in New Kamen Rider episodes 36, 37, 39, 40, 53, 54.
Miyauchi, Hiroshi dubs the voice of V3 in New Kamen Rider episode 23.
Kazami, Shiro appears in New Kamen Rider episodes 34 and 35.
Yuki, Joji appears in New Kamen Rider episode 33.
Jin, Keisuke appears in New Kamen Rider episodes 31 and 32.
Yamamoto, Daisuke does not appear in New Kamen Rider.
Jô, Shigeru appears in New Kamen Rider 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 Jô 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 |
| 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 (Feburary 20, 1992) | Shin | 90 minutes |
| Kamen Rider SD (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 |
Kamen Rider Black RX: Stay In The World was 3-D and was shown at an amusement park show.
Shin Kamen Rider 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" |
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