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- Source: Kamen Rider (1971 TV series)
Kamen Rider (ä»®é¢ć©ć¤ćć¼, Kamen RaidÄ) is a Japanese tokusatsu superhero television series and weekly science fiction manga created by manga artist Shotaro Ishinomori. The original airing consisted of a total of 98 episodes and were broadcast from April 3, 1971, to February 10, 1973, on Mainichi Broadcasting System and NET (now TV Asahi). The manga adaptation was also featured in ShÅnen Magazine around the same period. The series has evolved into a franchise with many subsequent annual iterations.
The series spawned a second boom in tokusatsu shows, and was Toei's first commercialised series. During its run the brand sold 620 million bags of popcorn (branded Kamen Rider Snack), 3.8 million transformation belts and 300,000 bikes.
Story
The series takes place in a world plagued by Shocker, a mysterious worldwide terrorist organization formed mostly by remaining members of the Nazis. To further its plans for world domination, Shocker recruited its agents through kidnapping, turning their victims into mutant cyborgs (ę¹é äŗŗé, kaizÅ ningen, lit.ā'transhuman') and, ultimately, brainwashing them. However, one victim named Takeshi Hongo escaped just before the final brainwashing. With his sanity and moral conscience intact, Takeshi wages a one-man war against Shocker's minions as the grasshopper-themed cyborg superhero Kamen Rider. Another victim of the cyborg process, freelance photographer Hayato Ichimonji, became Kamen Rider 2 after Kamen Rider, who eventually renamed himself "Kamen Rider 1", saved him from Shocker's brainwashing. Assisted by motorcycle race team manager Tobei Tachibana and FBI agent Kazuya Taki, the Kamen Riders fought in both solo and partnered missions against Shocker while later getting help from Tobei and Kazuya's Kamen Rider Kid Corps. Later, after many battles with Shocker the organization was wiped out and its leader created Gel-Shocker to fulfill his goals. After many battles with Gel-Shocker the Kamen Riders defeated the organization's leader and stopped Gel-Shocker. With Kazuya returning to America peace was restored, or so it seems.
Manga
Many manga based on the original Kamen Rider series have been published, but only one was penned and drawn by Ishinomori himself. Ishinomori was also the author of one chapter of the Kamen Rider Amazon manga and the entire Kamen Rider Black manga. However, those manga were based on sequels to Kamen Rider, rather than the original series.
The original manga, published in 1971, initially follows a path resembling the first few episodes of the TV series, from basic plot to creature designs. However, when Takeshi leaves the story, the series diverge greatly. In the TV show, Takeshi travels abroad to fight Shocker in other countries, leaving Japan's protection to Hayato Ichimonji, a freelance cameraman who was experimented on by Shocker but saved by Takeshi, becoming the second Kamen Rider. In the manga, Takeshi never left Japan. He was confronted by twelve "Shocker Riders" and was subsequently mortally wounded during his battle against them. Hayato Ichimonji, one of the twelve Shocker Riders, receives a head injury during the fight and regains his conscience as a result. He then turns against Shocker and takes Takeshi's role as Kamen Rider. In spite of the damage to his body, Takeshi's brain survives and guides Hayato, the two fighting as one.
Takeshi eventually returns as a Rider in both stories, but starting with Hayato's debut, villains and even basic story development greatly diverge between the two versions. The manga portrays a seemingly hopeless battle against Shocker, an organization with ties to governmental conspiracies that seems much bigger than either of the two Riders. The live action TV shows portray the Riders as heroes strong enough to bring down Shocker, only to see it replaced by similar organizations led by Shocker's mysterious leader. The Shocker Riders eventually appear in the TV series, too, but they looked different and had different abilities. There were also only six Shocker Riders, rather than the manga's 12.
In February 2021, Seven Seas Entertainment announced they licensed the original manga for publication in one omnibus edition.
Characters
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Takeshi Hongo/Kamen Rider 1 (ę¬é· ē/ä»®é¢ć©ć¤ćć¼1å·, HongÅ Takeshi/Kamen RaidÄ IchigÅ): The first main protagonist. A biochemistry lab student at Jonan University who also races motorcycles as part of the Tachibana Racing Club.
Hayato Ichimonji/Kamen Rider 2 (äøęå é¼äŗŗ/ä»®é¢ć©ć¤ćć¼2å·, Ichimonji Hayato/Kamen RaidÄ NigÅ): The other main protagonist. A freelance photographer who becomes the second Kamen Rider after Takeshi saves him from Shocker.
= Allies
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Tobei Tachibana (ē«č± č¤å
µč”, Tachibana TÅbee): Takeshi's racing mentor and confidant. He is often called "Boss" by other members of his racing club. He runs a small cafĆ© named Snack Amigo where Hongo and other members of Tachibana's racing club gather in early episodes, and its employees occasionally assist Hongo in countering Shocker's plans. At the same time as Takeshi's departure, he opens a motorcycle goods shop named Tachibana Auto Corner and sets up the Tachibana Racing Club. He is often seen smoking a pipe.
Kazuya Taki (ę» åä¹, Taki Kazuya, 11, 13-19, 21-82 & 84-98): An FBI agent assigned to investigate Shocker activities in Japan. While not himself a cyborg, Kazuya was skilled in martial arts and often used them alongside both Kamen Riders to battle the combatants who invariably accompanied a Shocker commander.
Hiroshi Midorikawa (ē·å· å¼, Midorikawa Hiroshi, 1): Takeshi's teacher at university and an authority on biochemistry. He is a Shocker scientist, but freed Takeshi and was killed by Man Spider, an agent of Shocker.
Ruriko Midorikawa (ē·å· ć«ćŖå, Midorikawa Ruriko, 1-13): The daughter of Doctor Midorikawa, she initially blames Takeshi for her father's death, but eventually learns the truth and becomes his ally. In episode 14, it is revealed that she accompanied Takeshi on his quest to defeat Shocker activities in Europe.
Hiromi Nohara (éå ć²ććæ, Nohara Hiromi, 1-25 & 34): Ruriko's fellow student, who works as a waitress at Snack Amigo.
Shiro (å²é, ShirÅ, 2-15): A bartender at Snack Amigo.
Rider Girls (ć©ć¤ćć¼ć¬ć¼ć«ćŗ, RaidÄ GÄruzu): Female members of the Tachibana Racing Club who assist both Kamen Riders.
Yuri (ć¦ćŖ, 14-98): Hiromi's friend who is a first-degree black belt in karate.
Mari (ććŖ, 14-25 & 29-38): Hiromi's friend who has experience in fencing.
Michi (ćć, 14-25): Hiromi's friend who has experience in aikido and is a small-displacement rider.
Emi (ćØć, 40-68): Takeshi's assistant from Switzerland who has experience in aikido.
Mika (ćć«, 40-52): Takeshi's assistant from Switzerland who is good at fortune-telling by playing cards.
Tokko (ććć³, 53-69): She is in charge of cooking in the Tachibana Racing Club.
Yokko (ćØćć³, 70-98): After the Kamen Rider Kid Corps was set up, she was in charge of communication and administration.
Choko (ćć§ć³, 70-98): She likes food.
Goro Ishikura (ē³å äŗé, Ishikura GorÅ, 14-65): A bright boy who frequents the Tachibana Racing Club.
Kamen Rider Kid Corps (å°å¹“ä»®é¢ć©ć¤ćć¼é, ShÅnen Kamen RaidÄ-tai): A nationwide organization, with Tobei as the president and Kazuya as the captain, that is composed of boys and girls in episode 74.
Naoki & Mitsuru (ććŖć&ććć«, 62-98): Boys who serve as leading members.
= Shocker
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Shocker (ć·ć§ćć«ć¼, ShokkÄ) is a terrorist organization formed by former Nazis. Shocker's goal is to conquer the world. To this end, their scientists turn humans into superhuman cyborgs by surgically altering them with animal and insect DNA with robotic cybernetics. Virtually all of its members are modified the same way. Even a Shocker Combatant is tougher, faster, and stronger than an ordinary human civilian. The original manga showed that Shocker had influence over the governments of the world. Its founders had ties to the Nazis, Illuminati and the Kamen Rider Spirits manga makes references to the group's support by the Badan Empire.
Ruthless and merciless, Shocker would often kidnap prominent scientists and force them to work for the organization, then kill them when their usefulness was at an end, or if they attempted to escape. The decision to kidnap and modify college student Takeshi Hongo proved to be their undoing. He was intended to be another of Shocker's powerful cyborg warriors, a grasshopper-human hybrid, but he escaped and opposed them as Kamen Rider 1. A later attempt to create a second, more powerful Kamen Rider backfired when the intended victim, Hayato Ichimonji, was rescued by the original Rider before he was brainwashed. Hayato joined Takeshi as Kamen Rider 2. The pair, known as the Double Riders, put an end to Shocker, and later its remnants, who formed Gelshocker after their disbandment.
In OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders, Shocker, although with a membership and leadership covering Gelshocker members from the original TV series, obtained a Core Medal and modified it into the Shocker Medal. Though they were originally unable to use it, the appearance of the Greed Ankh in their time enabled the organization to obtain one of his Cell Medals and create the Shocker Greed. This altered time so that Shocker defeated the Double Riders and managed to conquer all of Japan and eventually the world, setting up a union with many of the other organizations that originally emerged after Shocker's destruction. The group is ultimately defeated by the Kamen Riders.
But as revealed in Kamen Rider OOO onwards, there are some surviving members of the Shocker organization, even from Badan Empire who went into hiding to gather data of the Kamen Riders' battles against some of their respective monsters many years ago. But during the events of Super Hero Taisen GP: Kamen Rider 3, Shocker's remaining scientists created a History Modification Machine that they use to send a time displaced cyborg called Kamen Rider Three back in time to destroy the Double Riders in the aftermath of Gelshocker's defeat, creating a new timeline where Shocker rules the world with some Kamen Riders in their service. Luckily, the apparent destruction of the History Modification Machine restores the timeline (with the exception of Go Shijima/Kamen Rider Mach who was killed by Cheetahkatatsumuri), only to be found out during the events of D-Video Special: Kamen Rider Four that Shocker secretly uses it to create time loops and alters the timeline once more, allowing to create Kamen Rider Four, as well as the revelation that they have been targeting Takumi Inui, due to his sacrifice-less wish to ensure that no one dies like what happened to one of his old allies to create a loop. As Takumi is about to destroy the machine, the Shocker Leader appears with an appearance identical to Takumi's. In the end, Takumi destroys the machine and disappears alongside the modified timeline, restored back to its original timeline once more. Though most of his allies who do not originate from the Kamen Rider 555 TV series like from Kamen Rider Drive, and even Kamen Rider Den-O's Kamen Rider Zeronos don't remember if they had encountered Takumi, only some of Takumi's old friends from the Kamen Rider 555 TV series, including Naoya Kaido still remember Takumi.
In the movie Kamen Rider 1, there is a civil war between the original Shocker and a newly formed organization called Nova Shocker in an attempt to kidnap Mayu, Tobei Tachibana's granddaughter, and release the Alexander Gamma Eyecon from her body, in order to obtain its power. As all of the revived Ambassador Hell's Shocker faction had been annihilated completely, leaving only himself, and also after he witnessed how dangerous the Alexander Gamma Eyecon is, he makes an uneasy alliance with Kamen Riders Ghost, Specter and a newly improved Kamen Rider 1.
Shocker Leader (ć·ć§ćć«ć¼é¦é , ShokkÄ ShuryÅ): The high ruler of the organization and main antagonist of the series. He appears for the first time in short video footage shown in episode 34, although his appearance there is mostly hidden by shadows. He talks with his followers through speakers on Shocker's emblems in the multiple outposts. The Shocker Leader is a cruel being who does not have qualms in sacrificing his minions during moments of crisis or failure. The Shocker Leader would later become the Gel-Shocker Leader (ć²ć«ć·ć§ćć«ć¼é¦é , GerushokkÄ ShuryÅ) when Shocker merges with Geldam to form Gel-Shocker. He takes various forms, his first being a cyclopean gorgon in crimson robes in the original series, his second being a skeletal creature in Kamen Rider V3, following a skull-faced insect who leads a mini-restoration of Shocker known as Black Satan, and his true form is known as the Great Leader Rock (岩ē³å¤§é¦é , Ganseki DaishuryÅ) in Kamen Rider Stronger where he is a giant humanoid rock man controlled by a large one-eyed cybernetic brain.
Colonel Zol/Wolf-Man (ć¾ć«å¤§ä½/ē¼ē·, Zoru-taisa/Åkami Otoko, 26-39, Kamen Rider vs. Shocker & V3 27 & 28) (a.k.a. Golden Wolf-Man (é»éē¼ē·, Ågon Åkami Otoko)): From Shocker's Near and Middle East Branch, his true form was a wolf-like monster. He was also a disguise specialist, able to mimic Taki's appearance almost perfectly using only makeup during his debut. His personal mark, worn by the Combatants of his own Shocker outpost and used in his official correspondence, was the Shocker emblem, but with the bird's head replaced by a wolf's. He confronted Kamen Rider 2 himself in episode 39 and after a lengthy fight was toppled off a cliff by Kamen Rider 2's Rider Punch, destroying him. Gold Wolf-Man briefly appeared in Kamen Rider vs Shocker among the members of the resurrected monster army. In Kamen Rider V3, episode 27, Colonel Zol is resurrected alongside the other three great Shocker and Gelshocker commanders from the original TV series by Destron. He aims to become a Destron commander, replacing Doctor G. However, in episode 28, after Kamen Rider V3 escaped from Destron's base, a self-destruction sequence was activated, and Colonel Zol was unable to escape, dying again with it. In the Kamen Rider Spirits manga, he is revived with other Shocker commanders as a soulless pawn of the Badan Empire.
Doctor Death/Ikadevil (ę»ē„å士/ć¤ć«ććć«, Shinigami-hakase/Ikadebiru, 40-52, Kamen Rider vs. Shocker, 61, 63 & 68, V3 27 & 28, Decade: All Riders vs Great-Shocker & Let's Go Kamen Riders): From Shocker's branch in Switzerland, he took over Japan's command after Zol's death until Ambassador Hell appeared. However, he returned to Japan in episode 61, working together with Ambassador Hell and also attempting his own plans. He had cold and calculating behavior. In episode 68, he captured Tobei to help train him for his battle with Kamen Rider 1, but that only resulted in Tobei learning about his weak point, his head. Discarding his cape when he faced Takeshi for the last time, Death assumed his squid-like monster form to fight Rider 1 with his tentacle whip, while Taki was held off by the Shocker Combatants. With Tobei's guidance, Kamen Rider 1 managed to overpower Ikadevil and weaken him with a Rider Chop before sending Squiddevil falling to his death with his Rider Drill Shoot. Ikadevil tried to rise once more, only to fall down and explode. Doctor Death was resurrected by Destron in Kamen Rider V3, episode 27, and speculated about how he had been brought back to replace Doctor G, only to learn that he was there just for a new operation. Shortly afterwards, in episode 28, he died when Destron's base accidentally self-destructed. He is revived as a soulless pawn of the Badan Empire alongside Colonel Zol and Ambassador Hell in the Kamen Rider Spirits manga.
Ambassador Hell/Garagaranda (å°ē大ä½æ/ć¬ć©ć¬ć©ć³ć, Jigoku-taishi/Garagaranda, 53-62, 64-67, Kamen Rider vs. Ambassador Hell & 69-79, V3 27 & 28, Decade: All Riders vs Great-Shocker & Let's Go Kamen Riders): Summoned from Shocker's branch in Southeast Asia, he took command of the organisation in Japan. His true name was Damon (ćć¢ć³) according to Kamen Rider Spirits. He used an electromagnetic whip and an iron claw as his weapons. In episode 79, after capturing the Riders' friends, he called Hongo out as he assumed his rattlesnake-like monster form, able to burrow underground and use his whip arm as a weapon. Kamen Rider 1 battled Garagaranda while Kazuya freed Tobei and the others, managing to use his Rider Kick on the monster. Reverting to his normal form, Hell cursed the Riders and screamed to Shocker's perseverance before he died, exploding. Afterwards, the Shocker Leader destroyed the original Shocker. In spite of his failure, Ambassador Hell was resurrected by Destron in Kamen Rider V3, episode 27. In episode 28, his sneaky behavior ended up leading to the prisoner V3 capturing him and escaping from the Destron base. Soon afterwards, Ambassador Hell returned to the base, only to die in its self-destruction. Ambassador Hell returns in the Kamen Rider Spirits manga, working for the Badan Empire. But his difference among the other revived members is that he had his own consciousness, and it is revealed that the Silver Skull used to revive him is capable of bringing back the dead person's memories. In Kamen Rider ZX, the Ambassador of Darkness, Ambassador Hell's younger cousin, appeared as a Badan Empire leader.
Shocker Combatants (ć·ć§ćć«ć¼ę¦éå”, ShokkÄ SentÅin): Black uniformed soldiers, some of the later versions having skeleton markings on their torsos. They are normally easily defeated by the Riders, often without even needing to transform. Their trademark is a high-pitched battle-cry.
Big Machine (ććć°ćć·ć³, Biggu Mashin): A character who only appears in Ishinomori's original Kamen Rider manga. Big Machine is Shocker's highest commander and main antagonist in the manga. He also seems to be the one called "Shocker Leader" by some of the lower ranking Shocker members. He has a fully mechanized body and is behind Shocker's "October Project", which involves using a supercomputer to brainwash the population of Japan. He's able to match up the Riders in combat and launch attacks that disrupt electronic equipment, including Rider 1's and 2's own bodies. The design of his body was the base of Ambassador Hell's design in the TV show, although it was altered to allow a human face and, unlike Big Machine, Ambassador Hell was kept a separate character from the Shocker Leader. In Kamen Rider Ć Super Sentai: Superhero Taisen, Big Machine is reimagined as a project of the Shocker/Zangyack Alliance to create a giant robot from the Crisis Fortress and the Gigant Horse.
Shocker Kaijin
The Shocker Kaijin are monsters used by Shocker who are formerly humans who were enhanced with animal DNA and cybernetics.
Man Spider (ččē·, Kumo Otoko, 1, 13, Rider vs Shocker) ā A spider kaijin with heightened strength and agility. Spider Man was responsible for the capture of Takeshi Hongo, who would later become the first Kamen Rider. Not to be confused with the Marvel Comics character with a similar name.
Man Bat (čč ē·, KÅmori Otoko, 2, 13, Rider vs Shocker) (a.k.a. Human Bat (äŗŗéčč , Ningen KÅmori)) - A bat monster. Not to be confused with the similarly named DC Comics character.
Scorpion Man (ćććē·, Sasori Otoko, 3, 13, Rider vs Shocker) (a.k.a. Scorpion Human (ćććäŗŗé, Sasori Ningen)) - A scorpion monster.
Sarracenian (ćµć©ć»ćć¢ć³, Sarasenian, 4, 13, 27, Rider vs Shocker) (a.k.a. Sarracenia Human (ćµć©ć»ćć¢äŗŗé, Sarasenia Ningen)) - A sarracenia monster.
Mantis Man (ćć¾ććē·, Kamakiri Otoko, 5, 13) - A mantis monster.
Grimreaper Chameleon (ę»ē„ć«ć”ć¬ćŖć³, Shinigami Kamereon, 6-7, 13, Rider vs Shocker) (a.k.a. Chameleon Man (ć«ć”ć¬ćŖć³ē·, Kamereon Otoko)) - A chameleon monster.
Wasp Woman (č儳, Hachi Onna, 8, 13, Kamen Rider: Seigi No keifu) - A female bee monster who wields a rapier as her weapon.
Cobra Man (ć³ćć©ē·, Kobura Otoko, 9) - A cobra monster.
Gebacondor (ć²ćć³ć³ćć«, Gebakondoru, 11, 13, 27, Rider vs Shocker) - A condor monster.ider vs Shocker movie, but did not actually have an active participation there.
Yamogeras (ć¤ć¢ć²ć©ć¹, Yamogerasu, 12, 13, Rider vs Shocker) - A gecko monster.
Tokageron (ćć«ć²ćć³, Tokageron, 13) - Originally an arrogant soccer player named Ken Nomoto (éę¬å„, Nomoto Ken), he fell into Shocker's sights due to his leg strength. Though he escapes Grimreaper Chameleon, Nomoto is captured by Spider Man as he was then converted into a lizard cyborg. Retaining his arrogance, Togakeron is used in Shocker's scheme down the Tokyo Atomic Energy lab's barrier with Shocker's "Barrier Destruction Ball" bomb for the Revived Kaijin Corps (åēęŖäŗŗč»å£, Saisei Kaijin Gundan, 13) to storm in and get the materials within. Though he defeats Kamen Rider #1's Rider Kick, Hongo musters the new Lightning Rider Kick and uses it to kick the Barrier Destruction Ball back to Tokageron and the defeated Revived Kaijin Corps, destroying them all as the bomb detonates.
Saboteguron (ćµććć°ćć³, Saboteguron, 14-15, Rider vs Shocker) - A cactus monster.
Phirasaurus (ćć©ć¶ć¦ć«ć¹, Pirazaurusu, 16-17) (a.k.a. Phirasaurus Human (äŗŗéćć©ć¶ć¦ć«ć¹, Ningen Pirazaurusu)) ā A piranha/dinosaur monster.
Hitodanger (ćććć³ćøć£ć¼, HitodenjÄ, 18) - A giant starfish monster.
Kanibubbler (ć«ćććć©ć¼, KanibaburÄ, 19, 37, Rider vs Shocker) - A crab monster.
Dokugandar's Caterpillar Form (ććÆć¬ć³ćć¼, DokugandÄ, 20, Rider vs Shocker) ā A caterpillar monster.
Dokugandar's Imago Form (21, Rider vs Shocker) - Dokugandar's moth monster form. The form Dokugandar took after breaking from its white cocoon.
Amazonia (ć¢ćć¾ćć¢, Amazonia, 22) - A piranha monster.
Musasabeedle (ć ćµćµćć¼ćć«, MusasabÄ«doru, 23, Rider vs Shocker, Rider vs Ambassador Hell) - A Japanese giant flying squirrel monster.
Kinokomorgu (ććć³ć¢ć«ć°, Kinokomorugu, 24-25, Rider vs Shocker, Rider vs Ambassador Hell) ā A mushroom monster.
Colonel Zol's Kaijin - These are the Kaijin used by Colonel Zol.
Antlion Thunder (å°ēćµć³ćć¼, Jigoku SandÄ, 26, Rider vs Shocker) - An antlion monster.
Mukaderas (ć ć«ćć©ć¹, Mukaderasu, 27, 37, Rider vs Shocker) - A centipede monster.
Mogurang (ć¢ć°ć©ć³ć°, Mogurangu, 28, 37, 41, Rider vs Shocker) ā A mole monster.
Kuragedarl (ćÆć©ć²ćć¼ć«, KuragedÄru, 29) - A jellyfish monster.
Zanburonzo (ć¶ć³ććć³ć¾, Zanburonzo, 30, Rider vs Shocker, Rider vs Ambassador Hell) - A trilobite monster.
Arigabari (ć¢ćŖć¬ććŖ, Arigabari, 31) - A giant anteater monster.
Dokudahlian (ććÆććŖć¢ć³, Dokudarian, 32, Rider vs Shocker, V3 27-28) ā A flower monster.
Armadillong (ć¢ć«ććøćć³ć°, Arumajirongu, 33, 37, 41, Rider vs Shocker) ā An armadillo monster.
Gamagirah (ć¬ćć®ć©ć¼, GamagirÄ, 34, Rider vs Shocker) ā A toad monster.
Arikimedes (ć¢ćŖćć”ćć¹, Arikimedesu, 35, Rider vs Shocker) - A queen ant monster.
Egyptas (ćØćøććæć¹, Ejiputasu, 36) ā An Egyptian mummy altered into a mummy monster by Shocker Japan under Colonel Zol's orders.
Torikabuto (ććŖć«ćć, Torikabuto, 37, Rider vs Shocker) ā An aconitum monster.
Eiking (ćØć¤ćć³ć°, Eikingu, 38, Kamen Rider: Seigi No keifu, Rider vs Shocker, Rider vs Ambassador Hell) - A stingray monster.
Wolf Man (ē¼ē·, Åkami Otoko, 39) (a.k.a. Experimental Wolf Man (å®éØēØē¼ē·, JikkenyÅ Åkami Otoko)) - An experimental wolf monster created by the wolf virus.
Doctor Death's Kaijin - These are the Kaijin used by Doctor Shinigami.
Snowman (ć¹ćć¼ćć³, SunÅman, 40) - A yeti monster.
Ghoster (ć“ć¼ć¹ćæć¼, GÅsutÄ, 41) - A magma monster.
Fly Man (ććØē·, Hae Otoko, 42) - A fly monster.
Pranodon (ćć©ććć³, Puranodon, 43) - A pteranodon monster.
Kabibinga (ć«ććć³ć¬, Kabibinga, 44) - A mold monster
Namekujira (ćć”ćÆćøć©, Namekujira, 45) - A slug monster.
Bearkonger (ćć¢ć¼ć³ć³ć¬ć¼, BeÄkongÄ, 46) - A brown bear/cougar monster.
Todogirah (ććć®ć©ć¼, TodogirÄ, 47) - A steller sea lion monster.
Hiruguerrilla (ćć«ć²ćŖć©, Hirugerira, 48) - A leech monster.
Isoginchak (ć¤ć½ć®ć³ćć£ććÆ, Isoginchakku, 49) - A sea anemone monster.
Kamestone (ć«ć”ć¹ćć¼ć³, KamesutÅn, 50,Kamen Rider: Seigi No keifu) - A turtle monster.
Unicornos (ć¦ćć³ć«ćć¹, Yunikorunosu, 51) - A unicorn monster.
Gilgalass (ć®ć«ć¬ć©ć¹, Girugarasu, 52, Kamen Rider: Seigi No keifu) - A jungle crow monster.
Namazugiller (ćććŗć®ć©ć¼, NamazugirÄ, 61, Kamen Rider: Seigi No keifu) - An electric catfish monster.
Saigang (ćµć¤ć®ć£ć³ć°, Saigyangu, 63, 66) - A rhinoceros monster.
Ambassador Hell's Kaijin - These are the Kaijin used by Ambassador Hell.
Jaguarman (ćøć£ć¬ć¼ćć³, JagÄman, 53, 66) - A jaguar monster.
Sea Snake Man (ęµ·čē·, Umihebi Otoko, 54) - A sea snake monster.
Cockroach Man (ććć¶ćē·, Gokiburi Otoko, 55) - A cockroach monster.
Dokumondo (ććÆć¢ć³ć, Dokumondo, 57) - A ground spider monster.
Poison Lizard Man (ęÆćć«ć²ē·, Dokutokage Otoko, 58, 66) - A frilled lizard monster.
Earthworm Man (ćććŗē·, Mimizu Otoko, 59) - An earthworm monster.
Owl Man (ććÆćć¦ē·, FukurÅ Otoko, 60) - An owl monster.
Harinezuras (ććŖććŗć©ć¹, Harinezurasu, 62, 66) - A hedgehog monster.
Semiminga (ć»ććć³ć¬, Semiminga, 64, Kamen Rider: Seigi No keifu) - A cicada monster.
Kabutorong (ć«ćććć³ć°, Kabutorongu, 65) - A Japanese rhinoceros beetle monster.
Kamikirikid (ć«ćććŖććć, Kamikirikiddo, 66, Kamen Rider: Seigi No keifu) - A longhorn beetle monster.
Girizames (ć®ćŖć¶ć”ć¹, Girizamesu, 67) - A sawshark monster.
Gillerkorogi (ć®ć©ć¼ć³ćŖćć®, GirÄkÅrogi, 69) - A cricket monster.
Elekibotaru (ćØć¬ćććæć«, Erekibotaru, 70) - A firefly monster.
Abugomens (ć¢ćć“ć”ć¹, Abugomesu, 71) - A horse-fly monster.
Mosquiras (ć¢ć¹ćć©ć¹, Mosukirasu, 72) - A mosquito monster.
Shiomaneking (ć·ćŖćććć³ć°, Shiomanekingu, 72-73, V3 27-28) - A fiddler crab monster.
Shiracuras (ć·ć©ćć„ć©ć¹, Shirakyurasu, 74) - A crab louse monster.
Bararanga (ćć©ć©ć³ć¬, Bararanga, 75) - A rose monster.
Seadragon I (ć·ć¼ćć©ć“ć³ā
äø, ShÄ«doragon Issei, 76) - A seahorse monster.
Seadragon II (ć·ć¼ćć©ć“ć³ā
”äø, ShÄ«doragon Nisei, 76) - A seahorse monster.
Seadragon III (ć·ć¼ćć©ć“ć³ā
¢äø, ShÄ«doragon Sansei, 76) - A seahorse monster.
Imoriges (ć¤ć¢ćŖć²ć¹, Imorigesu, 77, V3 27-28) - A newt monster.
Unidogma (ć¦ććć°ć, Unidoguma, 78, V3 27-28) - A sea urchin monster.
= Gel-Shocker
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Gel-Shocker (ć²ć«ć·ć§ćć«ć¼, GerushokkÄ) was formed after the disbandment of Shocker, with the remnants of the organization absorbing another organization Geldam (ć²ć«ćć å£, Gerudamu-dan) trained in the deserts of Africa. After Ambassador Hell's defeat, the Shocker Leader reorganized the organization from the ground up, destroying all remaining secret bases and even killing the remaining troop contingent in a bloody forest massacre witnessed by unfortunate campers.
General Black (ćć©ććÆå°č», Burakku-shÅgun): The leader of Gel-Shocker. General Black is a commander originally from Geldam who had a monstrous leech/chameleon hybrid form called Hilchameleon (ćć«ć«ć”ć¬ćŖć³, Hirukamereon) who had the ability to suck blood by hugging humans, which was later used to revive Gel-Shocker monsters after already being defeated by the Double Riders, throwing leeches which cause the target to follow his orders and turn himself invisible. Later, he fought the Double Riders on a roller coaster and was defeated by their Rider Double Chop while turning invisible. Weakened, he reverted to his human form and cursed the Double Riders before exploding. Eventually, General Black was resurrected and worked for Destron in an important operation but ended up dying in the self-destruction of a Destron base. Black returned as a soulless pawn of the Badan Empire in the Kamen Rider Spirits manga, but he was defeated by a Rider Double Kick performed by Kamen Riders 2 and ZX.
Gel-Shocker Combatants (ć²ć«ć·ć§ćć«ć¼ę¦éå”, Geru ShokkÄ SentÅin): Gel-Shocker Combatants wore bright purple and yellow costumes, were capable of traveling from one place to another by transforming into sheets that would drop down onto unsuspecting victims, and were capable of taking more blunt abuse than their predecessors.
Shocker Riders (ć·ć§ćć«ć¼ć©ć¤ćć¼, ShokkÄ RaidÄ): There were 12 of them instead of the 6 created by Gel-Shocker that later appeared in the TV series. Hayato Ichimonji was one of them. In episode 15, Hayato had a brief flashback about his capture by Shocker. A Shocker surgeon told him that he'd become a cyborg to fight against the Kamen Rider. Afterwards, Hayato mentioned that he was saved by Kamen Rider #1, but the specific circumstances of that event are not clear.
Gel-Shocker Kaijin
The Gel-Shocker Kaijin are the Kaijin of Gel-Shocker who are hybrids of two different animals or an animal and a plant.
Ganikoumoru (ć¬ćć³ć¦ć¢ć«, GanikÅmoru, 78-80, 97): A crab/bat monster who is the only monster of Geldam before it combined with the remnants of Shocker. Destroyed by Kamen Rider 1. He was later revived in a new appearance called Revived Ganikoumoru (åēć¬ćć³ć¦ć¢ć«, Saisei GanikÅmoru, 97)
Sasori Tokagues (ćµć½ćŖćć«ć²ć¹, Sasori Tokagesu, 81): A scorpion/lizard monster.
Kurage Wolf (ćÆć©ć²ć¦ć«ć, Kurage Urufu, 82): A jellyfish/wolf monster.
Ino Kabuton (ć¤ćć«ććć³, 83): A wild boar/Japanese rhinoceros beetle monster.
Isoguin Jaguar (ć¤ć½ć®ć³ćøć£ć¬ć¼, Isogin JagÄ, 84): A sea anemone/jaguar monster created from a man named Yosuke Katsurojou.
Utsubo Games (ć¦ććć¬ć”ć¹, Utsubo Gamesu, 85): A moray eel/turtle monster.
Washi Kamaguilli (ćÆć·ć«ćć®ćŖ, Washi Kamagiri, 86): An eagle/mantis monster.
Kumo Lion (ćÆć¢ć©ć¤ćŖć³, Kumo Raion, 87): A golden silk spider/lion monster.
Neko Yamori (ćć³ć¤ć¢ćŖ, 88): A cat/gecko monster.
Nezcondor (ććŗć³ć³ćć«, Nezukondoru, 89, 90): A house mouse/condor monster. He was later enhanced into Remodeled Nezcondor (ę¹é ććŗć³ć³ćć«, KaizÅ Nezukondoru, 90).
Mukade Tiger (ć ć«ććæć¤ć¬ć¼, Mukade TaigÄ, 91): A centipede/tiger monster.
Haetori Bachi (ććØććŖćć, 92, 93): A Venus flytrap/bee monster.
Ei Dokugar (ćØć¤ććÆć¬ć¼, Ei DokugÄ, 93, 94): A ray/moth monster.
Namekuji Kinoka (ćć”ćÆćøććć³, 93, 94): A slug/mushroom monster.
Garaox (ć¬ć©ćŖććÆć¹, Garaokkusu, 95): A jungle crow/ox monster.
Saboten Bat (ćµććć³ććć, Saboten Bat, 96): A cactus/bat monster.
Episodes
Films
1971: Go Go Kamen Rider (ć“ć¼ć“ć¼ä»®é¢ć©ć¤ćć¼, GÅ GÅ Kamen RaidÄ) - A movie version of episode 13.
1972: Kamen Rider vs. Shocker (ä»®é¢ć©ć¤ćć¼åƾć·ć§ćć«ć¼, Kamen RaidÄ Tai ShokkÄ)
1972: Kamen Rider vs. Ambassador Hell (ä»®é¢ć©ć¤ćć¼åƾććć大ä½æ, Kamen RaidÄ Tai Jigoku-taishi)
2005: Kamen Rider: The First
2007: Kamen Rider: The Next
2011: OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders (ćŖć¼ćŗć»é»ēć»ćŖć¼ć«ć©ć¤ćć¼ ć¬ććć“ć¼ä»®é¢ć©ć¤ćć¼, Åzu Den'Å Åru RaidÄ Rettsu GÅ Kamen RaidÄ)
2014: Heisei Rider vs. ShÅwa Rider: Kamen Rider Taisen feat. Super Sentai (å¹³ęć©ć¤ćć¼åƾęåć©ć¤ćć¼ ä»®é¢ć©ć¤ćć¼å¤§ę¦ feat.ć¹ć¼ćć¼ę¦é, Heisei RaidÄ Tai ShÅwa RaidÄ Kamen RaidÄ Taisen FÄ«charingu SÅ«pÄ Sentai)
2016: Kamen Rider 1 (ä»®é¢ć©ć¤ćć¼1å·, Kamen RaidÄ IchigÅ)
2021: Saber + Zenkaiger: Super Hero Senki (ć»ć¤ćć¼ļ¼ć¼ć³ć«ć¤ćøć£ć¼ ć¹ć¼ćć¼ćć¼ćć¼ę¦čØ, SeibÄ ZenkaijÄ SÅ«pÄ HÄ«rÅ Senki)
2021: Kamen Rider: Beyond Generations (ä»®é¢ć©ć¤ćć¼ ććØć³ćć»ćøć§ćć¬ć¼ć·ć§ć³ćŗ, Kamen RaidÄ Biyondo JenerÄshonzu)
2023: Shin Kamen Rider
S.I.C. Hero Saga
Published in Monthly Hobby Japan, the S.I.C. Hero Saga stories illustrated by S.I.C. figure dioramas portray stories featuring the characters from the Shotaro Ishinomori series. Kamen Rider has had three different stories: Missing Link, Special Episode: Escape (SPECIAL EPISODE -č±åŗ-, Supesharu EpisÅdo Dasshutsu), and From Here to Eternity (ććććę°øé ć«, Koko yori Towa ni). Missing Link ran in the July to October 2002 issues, From Here to Eternity was featured in the special issue HOBBY JAPAN MOOK S.I.C. OFFICIAL DIORAMA STORY S.I.C. HERO SAGA vol.1 Kakioroshi, and Special Episode: Escape was featured in the October 2006 issue of Hobby Japan.
New characters introduced during the Missing Link story are the twelve Shocker Riders (ć·ć§ćć«ć¼ć©ć¤ćć¼, ShokkÄ RaidÄ, each with different colored scarves) and the Shocker Tank (ć·ć§ćć«ć¼ćæć³ćÆ, ShokkÄ Tanku).
Missing Link chapter titles
Infiltration (ę½å
„, Sen'nyÅ«)
Disappearance (失čøŖ, ShissÅ)
Awakening (č¦é, Kakusei)
Puppet (åå”, Kairai)
Cast
Takeshi Hongo: Hiroshi Fujioka (č¤å²” å¼, Fujioka Hiroshi)
Hayato Ichimonji: Takeshi Sasaki (ä½ć
ęØ å, Sasaki Takeshi)
Kazuya Taki: JirÅ Chiba (åč ę²»é, Chiba JirÅ)
TÅbei Tachibana: Akiji Kobayashi (å°ę ęäŗ, Kobayashi Akiji)
Ruriko Midorikawa: Chieko Maki (ēęع åęµå, Maki Chieko)
Hiromi Nohara: Yoko Shimada (島ē° é½å, Shimada YÅko)
Shiro: JÅ Honda (ę¬ē° ććć, Honda JÅ)
Yuri: Wakako Oki (ę² ććå, Oki Wakako)
Mari: Linda Yamamoto (å±±ę¬ ćŖć³ć, Yamamoto Rinda)
Michi: Katsumi Nakajima (äø島 ćć¤ćæ, Nakajima Katsumi)
Goro Ishikura: Yasuharu Miura (äø굦 åŗ·ę“, Miura Yasuharu)
Emi: Emily Takami (é«č¦ ćØććŖć¼, Takami EmirÄ«)
Mika: YÅko Sugibayashi (ęę é½å, Sugibayashi YÅko)
Tokko: Machiko Nakajima (äø島 ēęŗå, Nakajima Machiko)
Naoki: Tomonori Yazaki (ē¢å“ ē„ē“, Tomonori Yazaki)
Mitsuru: Yoshikazu Yamada (å±±ē° č³äø, Yamada Yoshikazu)
Yokko: Yoshiko Nakada (äøē° åå, Nakada Yoshiko)
Choko: Mimi Hagiwara (ććč©å, Hagiwara Mimi)
Colonel Zol: JirÅ Miyaguchi (å®®å£ äŗę, Miyaguchi JirÅ)
Doctor Death: Hideyo Amamoto (å¤©ę¬ č±äø, Amamoto Hideyo)
Ambassador Hell: Kenji Ushio (ę½® å„å
, Ushio Kenji)
General Black: MatasaburÅ Niwa (äø¹ē¾½ åäøé, Niwa MatasaburÅ)
Shocker/Gelshocker Leader (Voice): GorÅ Naya (ē“č°· ęę, Naya GorÅ)
Narration: Shinji Nakae (äøę± ēåø, Nakae Shinji)
International Broadcasts
In the Philippines, it was aired on RPN-9 as Masked Rider from 1975 to 1977 with an English dub.
Staff
Creator: Shotaro Ishinomori
Scriptwriters: Masaru Igami, Shinichi Ichikawa, Masayuki Shimada, Mari Takizawa, Hisashi Yamazaki, Takao Nagaishi, Masahiro Tsukada, IkurÅ Suzuki, Takeo Åno, Fumio Ishimori, Kimiyuki Hasegawa, Kimio Hirayama, Minoru Yamada, GorÅ Oketani, Shotaro Ishinomori
Directors: KÅichi Takemoto, Itaru Orita, Hidetoshi Kitamura, Minoru Yamada, Issaku Uchida, Katsuhiko Taguchi, Masahiro Tsukada, Shotaro Ishinomori, Atsuo Okunaka
Music: Shunsuke Kikuchi
Songs
Opening themes
"Let's Go!! Rider Kick" (ć¬ććć“ć¼!!ć©ć¤ćć¼ćććÆ, Rettsu GÅ!! RaidÄ Kikku)
Lyrics: Shotaro Ishinomori
Composition & Arrangement: Shunsuke Kikuchi
Artist: Hiroshi Fujioka / Masato Shimon (as Koichi Fuji) & Male Harmony (ć”ć¼ć«ć»ćć¼ć¢ćć¼, MÄru HÄmonÄ«)
Episodes: 1ā13 (Fujioka), 14ā88 (Fuji)
"Rider Action" (ć©ć¤ćć¼ć¢ćÆć·ć§ć³, RaidÄ Akushon)
Lyrics: Shotaro Ishinomori
Composition & Arrangement: Shunsuke Kikuchi
Artist: Masato Shimon
Episodes: 89ā98
Ending themes
"Kamen Rider no Uta" (ä»®é¢ć©ć¤ćć¼ć®ę, Kamen RaidÄ no Uta, "The Song of Kamen Rider")
Lyrics: SaburÅ Yatsude
Composition & Arrangement: Shunsuke Kikuchi
Artist: Koichi Fuji, Male Harmony
Episodes: 1ā71
"Rider Action"
Lyrics: Shotaro Ishinomori
Composition & Arrangement: Shunsuke Kikuchi
Artist: Masato Shimon
Episodes: 72ā88
"Lonely Kamen Rider" (ćć³ćŖć¼ä»®é¢ć©ć¤ćć¼, RonrÄ« Kamen RaidÄ)
Lyrics: Mamoru Tanaka
Composition & Arrangement: Shunsuke Kikuchi
Artist: Masato Shimon
Episodes: 89ā98
Legacy
The Kamen Rider original series famously spearheaded launched the "Second Kaiju Boom" or "Henshin Boom" on Japanese television in the early 1970s, greatly impacting the superhero and action-adventure genre in Japan. The famous "henshin sequence", in which the title hero performs ritualistic poses and shouting a keyword to transform into his superhero form has since become a staple in Japanese pop-culture, inspiring superheroes, and magical girl genres. Kamen Rider went later produce a great number of spin-offs which remain in production today. Several Kamen Rider series were aired in Japan after the first Kamen Rider finished. After Kamen Rider Black RX ended production in 1989, the series was put on hold.
There were three movies released as the 1990s "Movie Riders", which were Shin Kamen Rider: Prologue, Kamen Rider ZO and Kamen Rider J. After the original creator ShÅtarÅ Ishinomori's death in 1998, the Kamen Rider franchise continued in 2000 with Kamen Rider Kuuga. As of 2023, thirty-four Kamen Rider series have been made, with the newest being Kamen Rider Gotchard which premiered in September 2023.
As of 2005, a remake of the Kamen Rider series in the Heisei era was made and reimagined with Kamen Rider The First and continued with Kamen Rider The Next released in 2007.
The cultural impact of the series in Japan resulted in astronomer Akimasa Nakamura naming two minor planets in honor of the series: 12408 Fujioka, after actor Hiroshi Fujioka, known for his portrayal of Takeshi Hongo/Kamen Rider 1, and 12796 Kamenrider, after the series itself.
As of 2021, starting from Kamen Rider: Beyond Generations, Hiroshi Fujioka's son, Maito portrays Takeshi Hongo's younger self.
As of 2023, another remake of the Kamen Rider series in the Reiwa era was made and reimagined with Shin Kamen Rider.
References
External links
Ishimori@Style - Shotaro Ishinomori on Ishimori Productions official website
Kamen Rider series on Region 2 DVD - A complete list of all official releases to date.
Toei Kyoto Studio Park - A theme park with official events, exhibitions and shops related to the Kamen Rider.
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