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{{Short description|Japanese media franchise}}
{{Other uses|Kamen Rider (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox media franchise
| image = Kamen rider eurodata.png
| caption = A statue of [[Kamen Rider (1971 TV series)|Kamen Rider 1]] outside of [[Bandai]] Corporate Headquarters in [[Taitō, Tokyo|Taitō]], [[Tokyo]]
| title = ''Kamen Rider''
| creator = [[Shotaro Ishinomori]]<br />[[Ishimori Productions]]<br />[[Toei Company]]
| origin = ''[[Kamen Rider (1971 TV series)|Kamen Rider]]''
| owner = [[Ishimori Productions]]<br />[[Toei Company]]<br />[[Mainichi Broadcasting System|MBS]]/[[TV Asahi|NET]] (1971–1975,  up to ''Amazon'')<br />MBS/[[Tokyo Broadcasting System Television|TBS]] (1975–1989, from ''Stronger'' up to ''Black RX'')<br />[[TV Asahi]] (2000–present)<br />[[Asatsu-DK|ADK]] (2000–present)
| years = 1971–present
| films = [[#Theatrical releases|See below]]
| tv = [[#Main series|See below]]
| plays = 
| musicals = 1
| games = ''[[Rangers Strike]]''
| rpgs = 
| vgs = ''[[Kamen Rider Battle: Ganbaride]]''<br />''[[Kamen Rider: Climax Heroes]]''<br />''[[All Kamen Rider: Rider Generation]]''<br />''[[Kamen Rider: Battride War]]''
| books = 
| novels = 
| comics = 
| magazines = 
| strips = 
| radio = 
| soundtracks = 
| music = [[Rider Chips]]<br />[[Kamen Rider Girls]]
| toys = DX Henshin Belts<br />Complete Selection Modification<br />[[Super Imaginative Chogokin]]<br />Souchaku Henshin Series<br />S.H. Figuarts<br />Rider Kick's Figure Series
| otherlabel1 = Mainly sponsored by
| otherdata1 = [[Bandai]]<br />[[McDonald's]]<br />[[w:ja:セイバン|Seiban Ltd.]] (for Seiban-branded backpacks)<br />[[Otsuka Pharmaceutical|Otsuka Pharmaceutical Company]] (for [[Oronamin|Oronamin C]])<br />[[Shogakukan]]<br />[[Kodansha]]
| website = {{url|https://www.kamen-rider-official.com}}
}}

The {{Nihongo|'''''Kamen Rider Series'''''|仮面ライダーシリーズ|Kamen Raidā Shirīzu|lead=yes|}}, also known as '''''Masked Rider Series''''' (until ''[[Kamen Rider Decade|Decade]]'' and except Thailand), is a Japanese [[superhero fiction|superhero]] media franchise consisting of [[tokusatsu]] television programs, films, [[manga]], and [[anime]], created by manga artist [[Shotaro Ishinomori]]. ''Kamen Rider'' media usually revolves around the titular [[Kamen Riders|defined group]] of [[motorcycle]]-riding [[superhero|superheroes]] with an [[insect]] motif who fights [[supervillain]]s, often known as {{Nihongo|''[[kaiju|kaijin]]''|怪人||lit. strange person}}.{{efn|name=fn1|The exact definition of Kamen Rider in-universe is varied depending on instalment.}}

The franchise began in 1971 with the ''[[Kamen Rider (1971 TV series)|Kamen Rider]]'' television series, which followed college student [[Kamen Rider 1|Takeshi Hongo]] and his quest to defeat the world-conquering [[Shocker (Kamen Rider)|Shocker]] organization. The original series spawned television and film sequels and launched the Second Kaiju Boom (also known as the Henshin Boom) on Japanese television during the early 1970s, impacting the superhero and action-adventure genres in Japan.<ref>{{Cite book |editor=Takeshobo|date=1995-11-30 |script-title=ja:超人画報 国産架空ヒーロー四十年の歩み|trans-title=The Super Heroes Chronicles: The History of Japanese Fantastic Televisions, Movies and Videos, 1957–1995 |publisher=[[Takeshobo]] |pages=85|chapter=BonusColumn「変身ブーム到来!!」|trans-chapter=Bonus Column 'The Henshin Boom Arrives!'|id=C0076 |isbn=4-88475-874-9|language=ja}}</ref>

[[Bandai]] owns the toy rights to Kamen Rider in Japan and other Asian regions. Bandai Collectables, a subsidiary of Bandai Namco, distributes Kamen Rider merchandise in North America.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kamen Rider |url=https://www.bluefinbrands.com/kamenrider.html |website=www.bluefinbrands.com |access-date=6 April 2021}}</ref>

==History==
===[[Shōwa era|Shōwa]] era===
In 1970, Toei producer {{Nihongo|Toru Hirayama|平山 亨|Hirayama Tōru}} proposed a "Masked Hero Project", which he approached [[Shotaro Ishinomori]] to provide character designs for. This became ''[[Kamen Rider (1971 TV series)|Kamen Rider]]'', which premiered on April 3, 1971 initially intended as an adaptation of Ishinomori's ''[[Skull Man]]'' manga. He and Hirayama redesigned the main character to resemble a [[grasshopper]]. The hero Takeshi Hongo/Kamen Rider, played by actor and stuntman [[Hiroshi Fujioka]], was described as a {{Nihongo|transformed human|改造人間|kaizō ningen}} (cyborg). During the filming of episode 10, Fujioka was thrown from his motorcycle during a stunt and broke both legs. Although most staff wanted Takeshi to be killed off, Hirayama opposed it, saying "We can't destroy the children's dreams of being almighty."<ref>{{cite book|title=Kamen Rider Encyclopaedia 2000}}</ref> His character was thus temporarily phased out until the introduction of another transformed human, Hayato Ichimonji/Kamen Rider 2 (played by Takeshi Sasaki) in episode 14. Takeshi (Fujioka) was reintroduced in episode 40, and by episode 53, had fully replaced Ichimonji's character until the two were united in episodes 72, 73, 93, 94 - and the series finale - episode 98.  

The series from April 1971 to January 1976 (''[[Kamen Rider (1971 TV series)|Kamen Rider]]'', ''[[Kamen Rider V3|V3]]'', ''[[Kamen Rider X|X]]'', ''[[Kamen Rider Amazon|Amazon]]'', ''[[Kamen Rider Stronger|Stronger]]'') included a recurring mentor, [[Tobei Tachibana]], and also featured regular team-ups with each protagonist, with the exception of ''Amazon'', with Hirayama stating "I was planning to save it until the next development, so I thought it was not necessary for a while, but the cancellation was decided." After a four-year hiatus following the finale of ''[[Kamen Rider Stronger]]'', the series returned to broadcast television in October 1979 for two years with ''[[Kamen Rider (1979 TV series)|The New Kamen Rider]]'' (featuring [[Skyrider (Kamen Rider)|Skyrider]]) and ''[[Kamen Rider Super-1]]''. This was initiated by Hirayama studying the recent trend in [[science fiction]] productions and discussing ideas with fans. In these shows, Tachibana was replaced by a similar character named {{Nihongo|Genjiro Tani|谷 源次郎|Tani Genjirō}}. The annual new shows ended briefly during the 1980s, punctuated by the 1984 [[Kamen Rider ZX]] special ''[[Birth of the 10th! Kamen Riders All Together!!]]'' (Hirayama's last project for the franchise).

''[[Kamen Rider Black]]'' premiered in 1987, the first series since ''Amazon'' not hinting at a relationship to its predecessors. ''Black'' was the first show in the franchise with a direct sequel: ''[[Kamen Rider Black RX]]'', the basis of Saban's Americanized ''[[Masked Rider (TV series)|Masked Rider]]''. In ''RX''{{'s}} finale, the ten previous Riders returned to help Black RX defeat the Crisis Empire. ''Kamen Rider Black RX'' was the final show produced during the Shōwa era, with the franchise resuming production by the end of the 20th century. A manga of ''Kamen Rider Black'' was a novelization and reimagination of the ''Black''-''RX'' series' continuity. Absent from television during the 1990s, the franchise was kept alive by stage shows, musical CDs, and the ''[[Shin Kamen Rider: Prologue|Shin]]'', ''[[Kamen Rider ZO|ZO]]'', and ''[[Kamen Rider J|J]]'' films.{{citation needed|date=January 2021}}

===[[Heisei era|Heisei]] era===
====Phase 1====
Toei announced a new project, ''[[Kamen Rider Kuuga]]'', in May 1999. ''Kuuga'' was part of Ishinomori's 1997 Kamen Rider revival in preparation for its 30th anniversary, but he died before the shows materialized. During the summer of 1999, Kuuga was promoted in magazine advertisements and TV commercials. On January 30, 2000, ''Kamen Rider Kuuga'' premiered with newcomer [[Joe Odagiri]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.honda.co.jp/customer/tips/kamen-rider/index.html|title=Honda {{!}} お客様相談センター {{!}} 仮面ライダーのバイク|access-date=2008-11-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110501091935/http://www.honda.co.jp/customer/tips/kamen-rider/index.html|archive-date=2011-05-01|url-status=dead}}</ref> Following ''Kuuga''{{'s}} 2001 sequel ''[[Kamen Rider Agito]]'', the series deviated into a series of unconnected stories starting from ''[[Kamen Rider Ryuki]]'' in 2002 to ''[[Kamen Rider Kabuto]]'' in 2006.

In 2005, ''[[Kamen Rider: The First]]'' was produced. Written by [[Toshiki Inoue]], the film reimagines the manga and original television series and characters from the original series had their storylines altered to fit the film's time span. [[Masaya Kikawada]] played [[Kamen Rider 1|Takeshi Hongo/Kamen Rider 1]] and [[Hassei Takano]] (previously [[Kamen Rider Raia|Miyuki Tezuka/Kamen Rider Raia]] in ''[[Kamen Rider Ryuki]]'') was [[Kamen Rider 2|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 [[Kamen Rider Drake|Daisuke Kazama/Kamen Rider Drake]] in ''[[Kamen Rider Kabuto]]'') as [[Kamen Rider V3 (character)|Shiro Kazami/Kamen Rider V3]] and with Kikawada and Takano reprising their roles.{{citation needed|date=January 2021}}

The eighth series, ''[[Kamen Rider Den-O]]'', followed in 2007. It differed from past Kamen Rider series with the main protagonist being unsure of himself and uses a large vehicle, the DenLiner: a time traveling [[shinkansen|bullet train]]. Although the series has only two riders (Den-O and Zeronos), they have multiple forms similar to Black RX, Kuuga, and Agito. Due to ''Den-O''{{'s}} popularity, a second film crossover with the 2008 series ''[[Kamen Rider Kiva]]'' was released on April 12, 2008. The top film in its opening weekend,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movie.goo.ne.jp/ranking/boxoffice/20080415.html|title=映画興行成績ランキング – goo 映画|access-date=2008-04-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090328190631/http://movie.goo.ne.jp/ranking/boxoffice/20080415.html|archive-date=2009-03-28|url-status=dead}}</ref> it grossed [[Japanese yen|¥]]730 million.<ref name="Variety">{{cite web|url=http://www.varietyjapan.com/news/movie_dom/2k1u7d00000dcmlm.html|title=バラエティ・ジャパン {{!}} 佐藤健｢電王｣3度目映画化に｢一番面白い｣|access-date=2008-09-26}}</ref> In addition, [[Animate (retailer)|Animate]] produced an [[original video animation|OVA]], ''Imagin Anime'', with [[super-deformed|SD]] versions of the [[Imagin]]. A third film, ''[[Saraba Kamen Rider Den-O: Final Countdown]]'' (with two new riders) serves as a series epilogue.<ref name="Variety" /> According to [[Takeru Satoh]], who played the titular protagonist in the television series and first three films, ''Den-O'' was successful because of its humor.<ref name="Sanspo">{{cite web|url=http://www.sanspo.com/geino/news/080926/gnj0809261105021-n1.htm |title=佐藤健、「仮面ライダー電王」人気の秘密は… - 芸能 - SANSPO.COM |access-date=2008-09-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080929040435/http://www.sanspo.com/geino/news/080926/gnj0809261105021-n1.htm |archive-date=September 29, 2008 }}</ref>

The 2009 series, ''[[Kamen Rider Decade]]'', commemorated the Heisei run's 10th anniversary with its protagonist able to assume the forms of his predecessors. Japanese recording artist [[Gackt]] performed the series' opening theme, "[[Journey through the Decade]]", and the film's theme song ("[[The Next Decade]]") and jokingly expressed interest in playing a villain on the show.<ref name="Gackt">{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/confidence/61028/full/|title=Gackt、必殺技"投げキッス"で仮面ライダー出演を熱望 ニュース-ORICON STYLE-|access-date=2008-12-12}}</ref> Also announced in 2009 was a fourth ''Den-O'' film<ref name="yongo">{{cite web|url=http://animeanime.jp/news/archives/2009/01/post_649.html|title=全国映画概況発表会見で、｢仮面ライダー電王｣新作発表?|access-date=2009-01-30|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090131230227/http://animeanime.jp/news/archives/2009/01/post_649.html|archive-date=2009-01-31}}</ref> (later revealed as the beginning of the [[Cho-Den-O Series]] of films),<ref name="mainichi">{{cite web|url=http://mainichi.jp/enta/mantan/graph/anime/20090209/|title=仮面ライダー電王: 映画｢超・電王｣で復活 アッキーナ出演も佐藤健は… – 毎日jp(毎日新聞)|access-date=2009-02-10|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090210071737/http://mainichi.jp/enta/mantan/graph/anime/20090209/|archive-date=2009-02-10}}</ref> starting with ''[[Cho Kamen Rider Den-O & Decade Neo Generations: The Onigashima Warship]]''. In the March 2009 issue of ''Kindai'' magazine, ''Decade'' star [[Masahiro Inoue]] said that the series was scheduled for only 30 episodes.{{citation needed|date=January 2021}}

====Phase 2====
Advertisements in May, June, and July 2009 promoted the debut of ''[[Kamen Rider W]]'',<ref name="tvkun809"/> who first appeared at the 10th-anniversary Masked Rider Live event<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/decade/liveshow/index.html|title=10th Anniversary ProjectMASKED RIDER LIVE & SHOW〜十年祭〜{{!}}テレビ朝日{{!}}仮面ライダーディケイド|access-date=2009-06-10}}</ref> and was featured in ''[[Kamen Rider Decade: All Riders vs. Dai-Shocker]]''. The staff of ''W'' said that they planned to make 10 more years of Kamen Rider, differentiating subsequent series from the ''Kuuga'' through ''Decade'' period (including a new broadcast season from September of one year to about August of the next). The hero of ''Kamen Rider W'' is the first Kamen Rider to transform from two people at once,<ref name="tvkun809">''Telebikun'' August 2009</ref> and the series premiered on September 6, 2009.<ref>''Uchuusen'' No. 125</ref> Continuing into 2010 with ''[[Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider W & Decade: Movie War 2010]]'', ''W'' ran from September 2009 to September 2010 instead of from January to January. The second, third, and fourth films of the Cho-Den-O series, collectively known as ''[[Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider The Movie: Cho-Den-O Trilogy]]'', were also released in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/news/2010/03/05/03.html|title=｢ライダー電王｣映画第5弾は豪華3連発!(芸能) ― スポニチ Sponichi Annex ニュース|date=2010-03-05|access-date=2010-03-05|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100307101152/http://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/news/2010/03/05/03.html|archive-date=2010-03-07}}</ref> Late 2010 brought the series ''[[Kamen Rider OOO]]'' to television after ''W''{{'}}s finale, and 2011 observed the 40th anniversary of the franchise. Festivities that year included the [[Kamen Rider Girls]] [[Japanese idol|idol group]], the film ''[[OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders]]'' (released on April 1) and ''OOO''{{'}}s successor, ''[[Kamen Rider Fourze]]'', which references the previous heroes in its characters' names and its plot. A crossover film, ''[[Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Super Hero Taisen]]'', was released in 2012 featuring the heroes of all ''Kamen Rider'' and ''[[Super Sentai]]'' series to date.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/news/2011/12/04/kiji/K20111204002166930.html|title=ライダーと戦隊ものが初共演 ヒーロー２４０人大集結 ― スポニチ Sponichi Annex ニュース|date=2011-12-04|access-date=2011-12-04}}</ref>

With ''Fourze''{{'}}s run complete in 2012, ''[[Kamen Rider Wizard]]'' premiered; its protagonist was the first Kamen Rider to use magic.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/movie/2013520/full/ |title=『仮面ライダー』最新作は初の"魔法使い" (白石隼也) ニュース-ORICON STYLE |publisher=Oricon.co.jp |date=2012-06-27 |access-date=2013-06-13}}</ref> ''Wizard'' additionally had the first homosexual character and cast member with [[Kaba-chan]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hochi.yomiuri.co.jp/entertainment/news/20120824-OHT1T00029.htm |title=ＫＡＢＡ．ちゃんが新ライダー援護！シリーズ初の"おネエキャラ"：芸能：スポーツ報知 |publisher=Hochi.yomiuri.co.jp |date=2012-08-24 |access-date=2013-06-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120829184756/http://hochi.yomiuri.co.jp/entertainment/news/20120824-OHT1T00029.htm |archive-date=2012-08-29 }}</ref> ''[[Kamen Rider × Super Sentai × Space Sheriff: Super Hero Taisen Z]]'', a sequel to 2012's ''Super Hero Taisen'' with the revived [[Metal Hero Series]] characters from ''[[Space Sheriff Gavan: The Movie]]'' and other characters created by Shotaro Ishinomori appearing in ''[[Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Wizard & Fourze: Movie War Ultimatum]]'', was released in 2013.{{citation needed|date=January 2021}}

On May 20, 2013, Toei filed for several trademarks on the phrase {{nihongo3||仮面ライダー鎧武（ガイム）|Kamen Raidā Gaimu}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www6.ipdl.inpit.go.jp/Syouhyou/shcontentdb.ipdl?N0000=20&N0005=LtsFvSJP6A4ztp7CrY4q&N0400=text/html&N0401=/TD2/web030/20130613142229161938.body&N0703=1&N0347=&N0348=&N0349=&N0704=2JP4%202013037689 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6HL0BCULH?url=http://www6.ipdl.inpit.go.jp/Syouhyou/shcontentdb.ipdl?N0000=20&N0005=LtsFvSJP6A4ztp7CrY4q&N0400=text%2Fhtml&N0401=%2FTD2%2Fweb030%2F20130613142229161938.body&N0703=1&N0347=&N0348=&N0349=&N0704=2JP4%202013037689 |archive-date=2013-06-13 |title=商願２０１３－３７６９０ |publisher=[[Japan Patent Office]] |access-date=2013-06-13 |url-status=dead }}</ref> ''[[Kamen Rider Gaim]]'' previewed on July 25, 2013, revealing a [[Sengoku period]] and [[fruit]]-themed motif to the series' multiple-rival Kamen Riders and [[Gen Urobuchi]] as the series' main writer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/entertainment/2026955/full/ |title=新生『仮面ライダーガイム』はフルーツと戦国武将が合体 ジュノンボーイ佐野岳が初主演 ニュース-ORICON STYLE |publisher=Oricon.co.jp |date=2013-07-25 |access-date=2013-07-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://mantan-web.jp/2013/07/25/20130725dog00m200031000c.html |title=仮面ライダー：最新作「鎧武／ガイム」発表 モチーフは"武将とフルーツ" – MANTANWEB（まんたんウェブ） |language=ja |publisher=Mantan-web.jp |date=2013-07-25 |access-date=2013-07-25 |archive-date=2013-08-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130816160439/http://mantan-web.jp/2013/07/25/20130725dog00m200031000c.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> The third entry in the ''Super Hero Taisen'' film series, ''[[Heisei Rider vs. Shōwa Rider: Kamen Rider Taisen feat. Super Sentai]]'', marked the 15th anniversary of the Heisei Kamen Rider era and revolved around a conflict between the 15 Heisei Riders and the 15 Showa Riders with Kamen Rider Fifteen, and a cameo appearance by the [[Ressha Sentai ToQger|ToQgers]] and the [[Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger|Kyoryugers]]. It also marked the start of a yearly {{nihongo3|''Spring Break Combined Special''|春休み合体スペシャル|Haruyasumi Gattai Supesharu}} involving each year's Kamen Rider teaming up with the current Super Sentai team in a story tying into that year's entry in the ''Super Hero Taisen'' movie series. ''Gaim'' was followed in 2014 by ''[[Kamen Rider Drive]]'', the first Kamen Rider since Kamen Rider Black RX (who also used a motorcycle), to use a car instead of a motorcycle.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2041459/full/|title=「仮面ライダー」が"禁じ手" バイク捨て、車に乗る刑事ライダー登場 (内田理央) ニュース-ORICON STYLE-|date=2014-08-28|access-date=2014-08-28}}</ref><ref name="47 news 1">{{cite web|url=http://www.47news.jp/topics/entertainment/oricon/movie_anime/151802.html|title="新人俳優"竹内涼真、新仮面ライダーに抜てき「1年間、全力で」 – 映画・アニメニュース一覧 – オリコンスタイル – エンタメ – 47NEWS（よんななニュース）|date=2014-08-28|access-date=2014-08-28|archive-date=2014-09-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903145448/http://www.47news.jp/topics/entertainment/oricon/movie_anime/151802.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="47 news 2">{{cite web|url=http://www.47news.jp/topics/entertainment/oricon/movie_anime/151797.html|title=「仮面ライダー」が"禁じ手" バイク捨て、車に乗る刑事ライダー登場 – 映画・アニメニュース一覧 – オリコンスタイル – エンタメ – 47NEWS（よんななニュース）|date=2014-08-28|access-date=2014-08-28|archive-date=2014-09-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903145450/http://www.47news.jp/topics/entertainment/oricon/movie_anime/151797.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="mynavi">{{cite web|url=http://news.mynavi.jp/news/2014/08/28/256/|title=最新作『仮面ライダードライブ』は史上初・バイクに乗らず車に乗る刑事ライダー |publisher= マイナビニュース|date=2014-08-28|access-date=2014-08-28}}</ref><ref name="nlab">{{cite web|url=http://nlab.itmedia.co.jp/nl/articles/1408/28/news126.html|title=「仮面ライダードライブ」10月5日から バイクに乗らずに車に乗るライダー – ねとらぼ|date=2014-08-28|access-date=2014-08-28}}</ref><ref name="itmedia">{{cite web|url=http://www.itmedia.co.jp/news/articles/1408/28/news132.html|title=ねっと部：史上初、バイクに乗らない仮面ライダー「ドライブ」 初の刑事もの、「幅広い層が楽しめる作品に」 – ITmedia ニュース|date=2014-08-28|access-date=2014-08-28}}</ref><ref name="ameba">{{cite web|url=http://news.ameba.jp/20140828-495/|title=竹内涼真が新仮面ライダーに！ヒロイン役は内田理央「パンチラには細心の注意」!?『仮面ライダードライブ』制作発表 – Ameba News [アメーバニュース]|date=2014-08-28|access-date=2014-08-28|archive-date=2014-08-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140831152931/http://news.ameba.jp/20140828-495|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="asahi">{{cite web|url=http://www.asahi.com/and_M/interest/entertainment/Cfettp01408280041.html|title=〈速報〉新ライダー竹内「ズボンのおしり破れた」 – 日刊スポーツ芸能速報 – 朝日新聞デジタル＆Ｍ|date=2014-08-28|access-date=2014-08-28}}</ref><ref name="Sponichi">{{cite web|url=http://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/news/2014/08/28/kiji/K20140828008827680.html|title=竹内涼真 新ライダーはサッカー選手からの"変身"「おじが泣いて喜んだ」 ― スポニチ Sponichi Annex 芸能|date=2014-08-28|work=[[Sports Nippon]]|access-date=2014-08-28}}</ref> The fourth ''Super Hero Taisen'', ''Super Hero Taisen GP'', marks ''Kamen Rider 3''{{'s}} first live-action appearance after the ''Showa Kamen Rider'' manga. ''[[Kamen Rider Ghost]]'' was introduced in 2015. In 2016 the Kamen Rider series celebrated its 45th anniversary, and Toei released the film ''[[Kamen Rider 1 (film)|Kamen Rider 1]]'' on March 26, 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.toei.co.jp/release/movie/1206733_979.html|title = 2016年は「スーパーヒーローイヤー」！仮面ライダー45周年記念超大作・映画『仮面ライダー１号』製作決定＆新ビジュアル解禁！}}</ref> ''[[Kamen Rider Ex-Aid]]'' was introduced in 2016 and was the first Rider series to have a character, Kiriya Kujo, portray the main Rider's motorcycle. A Movie War film known as ''[[Kamen Rider Heisei Generations: Dr. Pac-Man vs. Ex-Aid & Ghost with Legend Rider]]'' was announced for December 10, 2016, featuring [[Bandai Namco Entertainment]]'s original character created by [[Namco]] prior to merging with [[Bandai]] in 2006, [[Pac-Man]]. Following up ''Ex-Aid's'' finale, ''[[Kamen Rider Build]]'' premiered on September 3, 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2094737/|title=天才物理学者が変身 『仮面ライダービルド』9・3スタート|work=ORICON NEWS|access-date=2017-09-21|language=ja-JP}}</ref> The twentieth and last series of the Heisei era, ''[[Kamen Rider Zi-O]],'' which commemorates the 20th anniversary of the Heisei era, premiered on September 2, 2018. On December 22, 2018, a film commemorating all the Riders of the Heisei Era titled ''[[Kamen Rider Heisei Generations Forever]]'' premiered in Japanese theaters.

===[[Reiwa era|Reiwa]] era===
On May 13, 2019, Toei filed a trademark on the phrase {{nihongo4|''[[Kamen Rider Zero-One]]''|仮面ライダーゼロワン|Kamen Raidā Zerowan}}, which premiered on September 1, 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/trademark_bot/status/1127954256294662144 |title=東映株式会社により「仮面ライダーゼロワン / KAMEN RIDER ZERO-ONE」が商標登録出願されていることが、公開商標公報から明らかになりました。出願番号は2019-54945～2019-54966です。 |author=Trademark Bot |publisher=[[Twitter]] |date=2019-05-13 |access-date=2021-09-30}}</ref> It is followed up by {{nihongo|''[[Kamen Rider Saber]]''|仮面ライダーセイバー/聖刃|Kamen Raidā Seibā}} on September 6, 2020, and is later followed by {{nihongo|''[[Kamen Rider Revice]]''|仮面ライダーリバイス|Kamen Raidā Ribaisu}} on September 5, 2021. In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Kamen Rider series, ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' director [[Hideaki Anno]] was announced as the writer and director of {{nihongo4|''[[Shin Kamen Rider (film)|Shin Kamen Rider]]''|シン・仮面ライダー|Shin Kamen Raidā}}, a reimagining of the original 1971 series. It is planned for release in 2023.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/khara_inc/status/1378306283095347200 |title=『シン・仮面ライダー』超特報  |author=[[Khara (studio)|Khara]] |publisher=[[Twitter]] |date=2021-04-03 |access-date=2021-09-30}}</ref> 

The franchise's 4th entry in the Reiwa era is {{nihongo4|''[[Kamen Rider Geats]]''|仮面ライダーギーツ|Kamen Raidā Gītsu}}, which debuted in September 2022 following the finale of ''Revice''. The series would end in 2023, with {{nihongo4|''[[Kamen Rider Gotchard]]''|仮面ライダーガッチャード|Kamen Raidā Gatchādo}} debuting following the finale as the series of said year. Following ''Gotchard's'' finale, ''[[Kamen Rider Gavv]]'' started airing as 2024's ''Rider'' series.

==Production==
===Main series===
[[File:205-3100 m2.JPG|thumb|alt=Urban train with a Kamen rider on the front|A [[205 series]] train on the [[Senseki Line]] with ''Kamen Rider'' and other [[Shotaro Ishinomori]] character livery. The Senseki Line has a terminal in Ishinomori's hometown of [[Ishinomaki, Miyagi|Ishinomaki]], [[Miyagi Prefecture]].]]
The following is a list of the Kamen Rider series and their broadcast years:

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center; width:70%"
! scope="col" style="width:5%" | Series
! scope="col" style="width:50%" | Show
! scope="col" style="width:5%" | Episodes
! scope="col" style="width:40%" | Broadcast date
|-
! colspan="4" style="background-color:#ccccff;" | Showa Era
<section begin=Showa Era />
|-
| 1
| ''[[Kamen Rider (1971 TV series)|Kamen Rider]]''
| 98
| {{Start and end dates|1971|4|3|1973|2|10}}
|-
| 2
| ''[[Kamen Rider V3]]''
| 52
| {{Start and end dates|1973|2|17|1974|2|9}}
|-
| 3
| ''[[Kamen Rider X]]''
| 35
| {{Start and end dates|1974|2|16|1974|10|12}}
|-
| 4
| ''[[Kamen Rider Amazon]]''
| 24
| {{Start and end dates|1974|10|19|1975|3|29}}
|-
| 5
| ''[[Kamen Rider Stronger]]''
| 39
| {{Start and end dates|1975|4|5|1975|12|27}}
|-
| 6
| ''[[Kamen Rider (1979 TV series)|Kamen Rider Skyrider]]''
| 54
| {{Start and end dates|1979|10|5|1980|10|10}}
|-
| 7
| ''[[Kamen Rider Super-1]]''
| 48
| {{Start and end dates|1980|10|17|1981|10|3}}
|-
| 8
| ''[[Kamen Rider Black]]''
| 51
| {{Start and end dates|1987|10|4|1988|10|9}}
|-
| 9
| ''[[Kamen Rider Black RX]]''
| 47
| {{Start and end dates|1988|10|23|1989|9|24}}
|-
! colspan="4" style="background-color:#ccccff;" | Heisei Era Phase 1
<section begin=Heisei Era Phase 1/>
|-
| 10
| ''[[Kamen Rider Kuuga]]''
| 49
| {{Start and end dates|2000|1|30|2001|1|21}}
|-
| 11
| ''[[Kamen Rider Agito]]''
| 51
| {{Start and end dates|2001|1|28|2002|1|27}}
|-
| 12
| ''[[Kamen Rider Ryuki]]''
| 50
| {{Start and end dates|2002|2|3|2003|1|19}}
|-
| 13
| ''[[Kamen Rider 555]]''
| 50
| {{Start and end dates|2003|1|26|2004|1|18}}
|-
| 14
| ''[[Kamen Rider Blade]]''
| 49
| {{Start and end dates|2004|1|25|2005|1|23}}
|-
| 15
| ''[[Kamen Rider Hibiki]]''
| 48
| {{Start and end dates|2005|1|30|2006|1|22}}
|-
| 16
| ''[[Kamen Rider Kabuto]]''
| 49
| {{Start and end dates|2006|1|29|2007|1|21}}
|-
| 17
| ''[[Kamen Rider Den-O]]''
| 49
| {{Start and end dates|2007|1|28|2008|1|20}}
|-
| 18
| ''[[Kamen Rider Kiva]]''
| 48
| {{Start and end dates|2008|1|27|2009|1|18}}
|-
| 19
| ''[[Kamen Rider Decade]]''
| 31
| {{Start and end dates|2009|1|25|2009|8|30}}
|-
! colspan="4" style="background-color:#ccccff;" | Heisei Era Phase 2
<section begin=Heisei Era Phase 2/>
|-
| 20
| ''[[Kamen Rider W]]''
| 49
| {{Start and end dates|2009|9|6|2010|8|29}}
|-
| 21
| ''[[Kamen Rider OOO]]''
| 48
| {{Start and end dates|2010|9|5|2011|8|28}}
|-
| 22
| ''[[Kamen Rider Fourze]]''
| 48
| {{Start and end dates|2011|9|4|2012|8|26}}
|-
| 23
| ''[[Kamen Rider Wizard]]''
| 53
| {{Start and end dates|2012|9|2|2013|9|29}}
|-
| 24
| ''[[Kamen Rider Gaim]]''
| 47
| {{Start and end dates|2013|10|6|2014|9|28}}
|-
| 25
| ''[[Kamen Rider Drive]]''
| 48
| {{Start and end dates|2014|10|5|2015|9|27}}
|-
| 26
| ''[[Kamen Rider Ghost]]''
| 50
| {{Start and end dates|2015|10|4|2016|9|25}}
|-
| 27
| ''[[Kamen Rider Ex-Aid]]''
| 45
| {{Start and end dates|2016|10|2|2017|8|27}}
|-
| 28
| ''[[Kamen Rider Build]]''
| 49
| {{Start and end dates|2017|9|3|2018|8|26}}
|-
| 29
| ''[[Kamen Rider Zi-O]]''
| 49
| {{Start and end dates|2018|9|2|2019|8|25}}
|-
! colspan="4" style="background-color:#ccccff;" | Reiwa Era
<section begin=Reiwa Era />
|-
| 30
| ''[[Kamen Rider Zero-One]]''
| 45
| {{Start and end dates|2019|9|1|2020|8|30}}
|-
| 31
| ''[[Kamen Rider Saber]]''
| 47
| {{Start and end dates|2020|9|6|2021|8|29}}
|-
| 32
| ''[[Kamen Rider Revice]]''
| 50
| {{Start and end dates|2021|9|5|2022|8|28}}
|-
| 33
| ''[[Kamen Rider Geats]]''<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1531291199986102274|user=trademark_bot|title=東映株式会社により「仮面ライダーギーツ / KAMEN RIDER GEATS」が商標登録出願されていることが、公開商標公報から明らかになりました。出願番号は2022-58078〜2022-58099です。|date=30 May 2022}}</ref>
| 49
| {{Start and end dates|2022|9|4|2023|8|27}}
|-
| 34
| ''[[Kamen Rider Gotchard]]''
| 50
| {{Start and end dates|2023|9|3|2024|8|25}}
|-
| 35
| ''[[Kamen Rider Gavv]]''
| TBD
| {{Start date|2024|9|1}}
|}

===Television specials===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center; width:40%"
! scope="col" style="width:80%" | Show
! scope="col" style="width:20%" | Year
|-
| ''All Together! Seven Kamen Riders''
| 1976
|-
| Immortal Kamen Rider Special
| 1979
|-
| ''[[Birth of the 10th! Kamen Riders All Together!!]]''
| 1984
|-
| ''This Is Kamen Rider Black''
| 1987
|-
| ''Kamen Rider 1 through RX: Big Gathering''
| 1988
|-
| ''[[Ultraman vs. Kamen Rider]]''
| 1993
|-
| ''[[Kamen Rider Kuuga|Kamen Rider Kuuga: First Dream Of The New Year]]''
| 2000
|-
| ''[[Kamen Rider Agito|Kamen Rider Agito Special: Another New Transformation]]''
| 2001
|-
| ''[[Kamen Rider Ryuki|Kamen Rider Ryuki Special: 13 Riders]]''
| 2002
|-
| ''[[Kamen Rider Blade|Kamen Rider Blade: New Generation]]''
| 2004
|-
| ''[[Kamen Rider Kabuto|35th Masked Rider Anniversary File]]''
| 2006
|-
| ''[[Kamen Rider Decade#Kamen Rider G|Kamen Rider G]]''
| 2009
|}

===Theatrical releases===
* 1971: ''Go Go Kamen Rider'' (Movie version of episode 13)
* 1972: ''[[Kamen Rider vs. Shocker]]''
* 1972: ''Kamen Rider vs. Ambassador Hell''
* 1973: ''[[Kamen Rider V3]]'' (Movie version of episode 2)
* 1973: ''Kamen Rider V3 vs. the Destron Monsters''
* 1974: ''[[Kamen Rider X]]'' (Movie version of episode 3)
* 1974: ''Kamen Rider X: Five Riders vs. King Dark''
* 1975: ''[[Kamen Rider Amazon]]'' (Movie version of episode 16)
* 1975: ''[[Kamen Rider Stronger]]'' (Movie version of episode 7)
* 1980: ''[[Kamen Rider (Skyrider)|Kamen Rider: Eight Riders vs. Galaxy King]]''
* 1981: ''[[Kamen Rider Super-1]]''
* 1988: ''[[Kamen Rider Black]]: Hurry to Onigashima''
* 1988: ''Kamen Rider Black: Fear! Evil Monster Mansion''
* 1989: ''Kamen Rider: Stay in the World'' – [[3D film|3D]] theme park special
* 1992: ''[[Shin Kamen Rider: Prologue]]''
* 1993: ''[[Kamen Rider ZO]]'' 
* 1994: ''[[Kamen Rider J]]'' 
* 1994: ''[[Kamen Rider World]]'' – 3-D theme park special
* 2001: ''[[Kamen Rider Agito#Movies and specials|Kamen Rider Agito: Project G4]]''
* 2002: ''[[Kamen Rider Ryuki: Episode Final]]''
* 2003: ''[[Kamen Rider 555: Paradise Lost]]''
* 2004: ''[[Kamen Rider Blade: Missing Ace]]''
* 2005: ''[[Kamen Rider Hibiki & The Seven Senki]]''
* 2005: ''[[Kamen Rider: The First]]''
* 2006: ''[[Kamen Rider Kabuto: God Speed Love]]''
* 2007: ''[[Kamen Rider Den-O: I'm Born!]]''
* 2007: ''[[Kamen Rider: The Next]]''
* 2008: ''[[Kamen Rider Den-O & Kiva: Climax Deka]]''
* 2008: ''[[Kamen Rider Kiva: King of the Castle in the Demon World]]''
* 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. Dai-Shocker]]''
* 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''
** ''Episode Blue: The Dispatched Imagin is Newtral''
** ''Episode Yellow: Treasure de End Pirates''
* 2010: ''[[Kamen Rider W Forever: A to Z/The Gaia Memories of Fate]]''
* 2010: ''[[Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider OOO & W Featuring Skull: Movie War Core]]''
** ''Kamen Rider Skull: Message for Double''
** ''Kamen Rider OOO: Nobunaga's Desire''
** ''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]]''
* 2011: ''[[Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Fourze & OOO: Movie War Mega Max]]''
** ''Beginning: Fight! Legendary Seven Riders''
** ''Kamen Rider OOO: Ankh's Resurrection, the Medals of the Future, and the Leading Hope''
** ''Futo, The Conspiracy Advances: Gallant! Kamen Rider Joker''
** ''Kamen Rider Fourze: Nade-Shiko Ad-Vent''
** ''Movie War Mega Max: Gather! Warriors of Glory''
* 2012: ''[[Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Super Hero Taisen]]''
* 2012: ''[[Kamen Rider Fourze the Movie: Space, Here 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 Sheriff: 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. Shōwa Riders: Kamen Rider Taisen feat. Super Sentai]]''
* 2014: ''[[Kamen Rider Gaim: Great Soccer Battle! Golden Fruits Cup!]]''
* 2014: ''[[Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Drive & Gaim: Movie War Full Throttle]]''
** ''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]]''
* 2015: ''[[Kamen Rider Drive: Surprise Future]]''
* 2015: ''[[Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Ghost & Drive: Super Movie War Genesis]]''
* 2016: ''[[Kamen Rider 1 (film)|Kamen Rider 1]]''
* 2016: ''[[Kamen Rider Ghost: The 100 Eyecons and Ghost's Fated Moment]]''
* 2016: ''[[Kamen Rider Heisei Generations: Dr. Pac-Man vs. Ex-Aid & Ghost with Legend Riders]]''
* 2017: ''[[Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Ultra Super Hero Taisen]]''
* 2017: ''[[Kamen Rider Ex-Aid the Movie: True Ending]]''
* 2017: ''[[Kamen Rider Heisei Generations Final: Build & Ex-Aid with Legend Rider]]''
* 2018: ''[[Kamen Rider Amazons the Movie: The Last Judgement]]''
* 2018: ''[[Kamen Rider Build the Movie: Be the One]]''
* 2018: ''[[Kamen Rider Heisei Generations Forever]]''
* 2019: ''[[Kamen Rider Zi-O the Movie: Over Quartzer]]''
* 2019: ''[[Kamen Rider Reiwa: The First Generation]]''
* 2020: ''[[Kamen Rider Zero-One the Movie: Real×Time]]''
* 2020: ''[[Kamen Rider Saber Theatrical Short Story: The Phoenix Swordsman and the Book of Ruin]]''
* 2021: ''[[Saber + Zenkaiger: Super Hero Senki]]''
* 2021: ''Kamen Rider Revice'' (short film)
* 2021: ''Kamen Rider Beyond Generations''
* 2022: ''Kamen Rider Revice Battle Familia''
* 2022: ''Kamen Rider Geats × Revice: Movie Battle Royale''
* 2023: ''[[Shin Kamen Rider (film)|Shin Kamen Rider]]''

===V-Cinema releases===
[[Direct-to-video]] releases, films focusing on secondary riders and storylines, began appearing during the franchise's Heisei era. Hyper Battle Videos are episodes included with ''[[Televi-Kun]]'' magazine.

* 1992: ''[[Shin Kamen Rider: Prologue]]''
* 1993: ''[[Kamen Rider SD]]'' – Only [[anime]] adaptation
* 2011: ''[[Kamen Rider W Returns]]''
** ''Kamen Rider Accel'' Chapter
** ''Kamen Rider Eternal'' Chapter
* 2015: ''[[Gaim Gaiden|Kamen Rider Gaim Gaiden]]''
** First Part
*** ''Kamen Rider Zangetsu'' Chapter
*** ''Kamen Rider Baron'' Chapter
** Second Part
*** ''Kamen Rider Duke'' Chapter
*** ''Kamen Rider Knuckle'' Chapter
** Third Part
*** ''Kamen Rider Zangetsu'' Chapter (Stage Show 2019)
*** ''Kamen Rider Gridon VS Kamen Rider Bravo'' Chapter (2 Special 2020)
* 2016: ''Kamen Rider Drive Saga''
** First Part
*** ''Kamen Rider Chaser'' Chapter
** Second Part
*** ''Kamen Rider Heart'' Chapter
*** ''Kamen Rider Mach'' Chapter
** Third Part
*** ''Kamen Rider Brain'' Chapter (2 Special 2019)
* 2017: ''Kamen Rider Ghost Re-Birth: Kamen Rider Specter''
* 2018: ''[[Kamen Rider Ex-Aid Trilogy: Another Ending]]''
** ''Brave & Snipe'' Chapter
** ''Para-DX with Poppy'' Chapter
** ''Genm vs. Lazer'' Chapter
* 2019: ''Kamen Rider Build New World''
** First Part
*** ''Kamen Rider Cross-Z'' Chapter
** Second Part
*** ''Kamen Rider Grease'' Chapter
* 2020: ''Kamen Rider Zi-O Next Time''
** ''Kamen Rider Geiz Majesty'' Chapter
* 2021: ''Kamen Rider Zero-One Others''
** ''Kamen Rider Metsuboujinrai'' Chapter
** ''Kamen Rider Vulcan & Valkyrie'' Chapter
* 2022: ''Kamen Rider Saber: Trio of Deep Sin''
* 2022: ''Kamen Rider OOO 10th: Core Medal of Resurrection''

===Hyper Battle videos===
* 2000: ''Kamen Rider Kuuga: vs. the Strong Monster Go-Jiino-Da''
* 2001: ''Kamen Rider Agito: Three rider TV-kun Special''
* 2002: ''Kamen Rider Ryuki Hyper Battle: Kamen Rider Ryuki vs. Kamen Rider Agito''
* 2003: ''Kamen Rider 555: The Musical''
* 2004: ''Kamen Rider Blade: Blade vs Blade''
* 2005: ''Kamen Rider Hibiki: Transform Asumu: You can be an Oni too''
* 2006: ''Kamen Rider Kabuto: Birth! Gatack Hyper Form!''
* 2007: ''Kamen Rider Den-O: Singing, Dancing, Great Time!!''
* 2008: ''Kamen Rider Kiva: You Can Also be Kiva''
* 2009: ''Kamen Rider Decade: Protect! The World of TV-Kun''
* 2010: ''Kamen Rider W: Donburi's α/Farewell Recipe of Love''
* 2011: ''Kamen Rider OOO: Quiz, Dance, and Takagarooba!?''
* 2012: ''Kamen Rider Fourze: Rocket Drill States of Friendship''
* 2013: ''Kamen Rider Wizard: Showtime with the Dance Ring''
* 2014: ''Kamen Rider Gaim: Fresh Orange Arms is Born!'' 
* 2015: ''Kamen Rider Drive'' Hyper Battle:
** ''Type TV-KUN: Hunter & Monster! Chase the Mystery of the Super Thief!''
** ''Type High Speed! The True Power! Type High Speed is Born!''
* 2016: ''Kamen Rider Ghost'' Hyper Battle:
** ''Ikkyu Eyecon Contention! Quick Wit Battle!!''
** ''Ikkyu Eyecon! Awaken, My Quick Wit Power!!''
** ''Truth! The Secret Of Heroes' Eyecons!''
*2017: ''Kamen Rider Ex-Aid "Tricks"''
**''Kamen Rider Lazer''
**''Kamen Rider Para-DX''
*2018: ''Kamen Rider Build''
** ''Birth! KumaTelevi!! VS Kamen Rider Grease!''
** ''Kamen Rider Prime Rogue''
*2019: ''Kamen Rider ZI-O: Kamen Rider Bi Bi Bi no Bibill Geiz''
*2019: ''Kamen Rider Zero-One: What Will Pop Out of the Kangaroo? Think About It by Yourself! Yes! It must be me, Aruto!'' 
*2021: ''Kamen Rider Saber: Gather! Hero! The Explosive Dragon TVKun''
*2022: ''Kamen Rider Revice: Koala VS Kangaroo!! Do you want to avoid love at the wedding?!''

===Web exclusive===
* 2015: ''D-Video Special: Kamen Rider 4''
* 2016: ''Kamen Rider Ghost: Legendary! Riders' Souls!''
* 2016–2017: ''[[Kamen Rider Amazons]]''
* 2017: ''Kamen Sentai Gorider''
* 2018: ''Kamen Rider Build: Raising the Hazard Level ~7 Best Matches~''
* 2019: ''Kamen Rider Zi-O Spin-off''
** ''Rider Time: Kamen Rider Shinobi''
** ''Rider Time: Kamen Rider Ryuki''
** ''Rider Time: Kamen Rider Zi-O VS Decade -7 of Zi-O!-''
** ''Rider Time: Kamen Rider Decade VS Zi-O -Decade Mansion's Death Game-''
* 2021: ''Kamen Rider Saber Spin Off: Swordsmen Chronicles''
* 2021: ''Kamen Rider Genms -The Presidents-''
* 2021: ''Kamen Rider Saber × Ghost''
* 2021: ''Kamen Rider Specter × Blades''
* 2022: ''Kamen Rider Revice: The Mystery''
* 2022: ''Kamen Rider Genms -Smart Brain and the 1000% Crisis-''
* 2022: ''Revice Legacy''
** ''Revice Legacy: Kamen Rider Vail''
** ''Part 2''
** ''Part 3''
* 2022: ''[[Kamen Rider Black Sun]]''

===Others===
* 2016: ''The Legend of Hero Alain''
* 2017: ''Kamen Rider Snipe: Episode ZERO''
* 2018: ''ROGUE''
* 2020: ''Project Thouser''
* 2021: ''Kamen Rider Saber Spin-Off: Sword of Logos Saga''
* 2022: ''DEAR GAGA''
* 2022: ''[[Fuuto PI#Anime|Fuuto PI]]''

=={{anchor|Thailand}}Adaptations outside Japan==

===Taiwan===
In 1975–1976, Tong Hsing Film Co., Ltd. in Taiwan produced a Super Riders series based on the Japanese version.
* 1975: ''[[:zh:閃電騎士V3|The Super Rider V3]]'' based on ''[[Kamen Rider V3]]''
* 1976: ''[[:zh:閃電五騎士|The Five Of Super Rider]]'' based on ''[[Kamen Rider X]]''
* 1976: ''[[:zh:閃電騎士大戰地獄軍團|The Super Riders]]'' based on ''Kamen Rider vs. Shocker'' and ''Kamen Rider vs. Hell Ambassador''

===United States===
In 1995, [[Saban Entertainment|Saban]] produced the first American ''[[Masked Rider (TV series)|Masked Rider]]'' series after its success adapting [[Super Sentai]] into ''[[Power Rangers]]'' and the [[Metal Hero Series]] (''[[VR Troopers]]'' and ''[[Beetleborgs]]''). Unfortunately, the show was panned by critics and fans from the series, and it only lasted one 40-episode season, with the first 27 debuting on [[Fox Kids]], while the other 13 debuted in syndication.

In 2009, a new series, produced by Michael and [[Steve Wang]], was broadcast: ''[[Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight]]'', which was adapted from ''[[Kamen Rider Ryuki]]''. Although it was canceled before finishing its syndicated run, it won the first Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Stunt Coordination at the [[37th Daytime Emmy Awards]].
<ref name="emmywin">{{cite web|url=http://www.welovesoaps.net/2010/06/winners-daytime-entertainment-creative.html|title=WINNERS: Daytime Entertainment Creative Arts Emmy Awards|date=June 26, 2010|access-date=27 June 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.toei.co.jp/release/tv/1192155_963.html|title=｢KAMEN RIDER DRAGON KNIGHT｣第37回デイタイム・エミー賞において最優秀スタントコーディネーション賞を受賞! {{!}} 東映[テレビ]|date=2010-06-29|access-date=2010-07-04|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100701193143/http://www.toei.co.jp/release/tv/1192155_963.html|archive-date=2010-07-01}}</ref>

As of 2022, a third English adaptation within the Kamen Rider franchise has yet to be announced or made.

===Unofficial Thailand adaptation===
In 1975, Chaiyo Productions made an unofficial Kamen Rider movie entitled ''[[Hanuman and the Five Riders]]'', which used original footage of Chaiyo's Hanuman character, spliced with footage from the "Five Riders Vs. King Dark" movie. However, Chaiyo went ahead with the production without authorisation after Toei denied them permission to make an official movie with them, putting the legality of the movie into question.

==Merchandise==
{{As of|2021|3}}, [[Bandai Namco]] has sold {{nowrap|14.50 million}} ''Kamen Rider'' transformation belts since February 2000.<ref>{{cite book |title=Fact Book 2021 |date=2021 |publisher=[[Bandai Namco Group]] |page=3 |url=https://www.bandainamco.co.jp/cgi-bin/releases/index.cgi/file/view/10492?entry_id=7280 |access-date=2 October 2021 |archive-date=19 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019230136/https://www.bandainamco.co.jp/cgi-bin/releases/index.cgi/file/view/10492?entry_id=7280 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Homages and parodies==
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The ''Kamen Rider'' franchise has been parodied in and outside Japan. One parody is of the ''Kamen Rider'' ''henshin'' (metamorphosis) pose.

In video games, [[Skullomania]] (from ''[[Street Fighter EX]]'') and [[list of The King of Fighters characters#May Lee|May Lee]] (from ''[[The King of Fighters]]'') are examples of ''Kamen Rider'' parodies. The titular protagonist of the ''[[Viewtiful Joe]]'' game series is modeled after the heroes of ''Kamen Rider'' and other tokusatsu series of the 1960s and 1970s, according to character designer Kumiko Suekane. In the ''[[Pokémon]]'' franchise, the grasshopper-based Pokémon known as [[List of generation IX Pokémon#Lokix|Lokix]] appears to take inspiration from the heroes of the ''Kamen Rider'' series, further evidenced by the original Kamen Rider's grasshopper motif (which is also shared with other primary Riders).

In anime, examples include ''[[Fair, then Partly Piggy]]'', ''[[My-HiME]]'' (and its sequel, ''[[My Otome]]''), ''[[Dragon Ball Z]]'', ''[[Bleach (Manga)|Bleach]]'', and ''[[Franken Fran]]''. In the ''[[Crayon Shin-chan]]'' series, the title character interacts with Kamen Riders in crossover specials. ''[[Case Closed]]'' has a recurring TV series the detective boys like to watch, ''Kamen Yaiba''. In ''[[One-Punch Man]]'', the C-Class Hero Mumen Rider is a parody, being an ordinary man in a world of superhuman beings, riding a bicycle rather than a motorcycle. However, despite his weakness, he is extremely heroic and his actions counter his parodic character conception. The series has also been parodied and homaged in the [[Disney Channel]] series ''[[Amphibia (TV series)|Amphibia]]'', referencing Kamen Rider 1, Kamen Rider Kuuga, and Riderman from Kamen Rider V3.

In live-action, parodies include "Kamen Renaider" by [[SMAP]]'s [[Takuya Kimura]] and [[Shingo Katori]], a parody of ''Ryuki''; "Kamen Zaiber", a parody of the original series; "Kamen Norider" by the [[Tunnels (owarai)|Tunnels]], a parody of [[Kamen Rider 1]] and as well as the first series; "Kamen Rider HG", [[Masaki Sumitani|Hard Gay]]'s parody of the original for a Japanese TV show, and "Ridermen" (a short skit with a man called Ridermen, a parody of the [[Riderman]] on the set of ''[[Kamen Rider Kuuga]]''.

[[Akimasa Nakamura]], a Japanese astronomer named two [[minor planet]]s in honor of the series: [[12408 Fujioka]] for actor [[Hiroshi Fujioka]], known for his portrayal of [[Kamen Rider 1|Takeshi Hongo/Kamen Rider 1]],<ref name="planets">{{Cite book|title=Dictionary of Minor Planet Names|last=Schmadel|first=Lutz D.|author-link=Lutz D. Schmadel| year=2003| publisher=Springer| location=Germany| isbn=3-540-00238-3| pages=781, 788}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=12408+Fujioka|title=JPL Small-Body Database Browser - 12408 Fujioka (1995 SP2)|access-date=2008-04-06}}</ref> and [[12796 Kamenrider]] for the series itself.<ref name="planets" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=12796+Kamenrider|title=JPL Small-Body Database Browser – 12796 Kamenrider (1995 WF)|access-date=2008-04-06}}</ref>

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==

===TV Asahi===
* ''[https://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/geats/ Kamen Rider Geats]''
* ''[https://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/revice/ Kamen Rider Revice]''
* ''[https://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/saber/ Kamen Rider Saber]''
* ''[http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/zero-one/ Kamen Rider Zero-One]''
* ''[http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/zi-o/ Kamen Rider Zi-O]''
* ''[http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/build/ Kamen Rider Build]''
* ''[http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/ex-aid/ Kamen Rider Ex-Aid]''
* ''[http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/ghost/ Kamen Rider Ghost]''
* ''[http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/drive/ Kamen Rider Drive]''
* ''[http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/gaimu/ Kamen Rider Gaim]''
* ''[http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/wizard Kamen Rider Wizard]''
* ''[http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/fourze Kamen Rider Fourze]''
* ''[http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/ooo Kamen Rider OOO]''
* ''[http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/double Kamen Rider W]''
* ''[http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/decade Kamen Rider Decade]''
* ''[http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/kiva/ Kamen Rider Kiva]''
* ''[http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/den-o/ Kamen Rider Den-O]''
* ''[http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/kabuto Kamen Rider Kabuto]''
* ''[http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/hibiki Kamen Rider Hibiki]''
* ''[http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/blade Kamen Rider Blade]''
* ''[http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/555 Kamen Rider 555]''
* ''[http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/ryuki Kamen Rider Ryuki]''

===Toei===
* ''[http://www.toei.co.jp/tv/zi-o/ Kamen Rider Zi-O]''
* ''[http://www.toei.co.jp/tv/build/ Kamen Rider Build]''
* ''[http://www.toei.co.jp/tv/amazons2/ Kamen Rider Amazons Season 2]''
* ''[http://www.toei.co.jp/tv/ex-aid/ Kamen Rider Ex-Aid]''
* ''[http://www.toei.co.jp/tv/amazons/ Kamen Rider Amazons]''
* ''[http://www.toei.co.jp/tv/ghost Kamen Rider Ghost]''
* ''[http://www.toei.co.jp/tv/drive Kamen Rider Drive]''
* ''[http://www.toei.co.jp/tv/gaimu Kamen Rider Gaim]''
* ''[http://www.toei.co.jp/tv/wizard Kamen Rider Wizard]''
* ''[http://www.toei.co.jp/tv/fourze Kamen Rider Fourze]''
* ''[http://www.toei.co.jp/tv/OOO Kamen Rider OOO]''
* ''[http://www.toei.co.jp/tv/w Kamen Rider W]''
* ''[http://www.toei.co.jp/tv/decade Kamen Rider Decade]''
* ''[http://www.toei.co.jp/tv/kiva Kamen Rider Kiva]''
* ''[http://www.toei-video.co.jp/archive/ridernext/ Kamen Rider The Next]''
* ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20080710014043/http://tvarc.toei.co.jp/tv/den-o/ Kamen Rider Den-O]''
* ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20090818184418/http://tvarc.toei.co.jp/tv/kabuto/ Kamen Rider Kabuto]''
* ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20070611215502/http://www.toei-video.co.jp/DVD/sp21/rider1st.html#ce Kamen Rider The First]''
* ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20090831225106/http://tvarc.toei.co.jp/tv/hibiki/ Kamen Rider Hibiki]''
* ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20090803154902/http://tvarc.toei.co.jp/tv/blade/ Kamen Rider Blade]''
* ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20090925014454/http://tvarc.toei.co.jp/tv/555/ Kamen Rider 555]''
* ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20090901234445/http://tvarc.toei.co.jp/tv/ryuki/ Kamen Rider Ryuki]''
* ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20091003030049/http://tvarc.toei.co.jp/tv/agito/ Kamen Rider Agito]''
* ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20050104004124/http://www.toei-video.co.jp/DVD/sp21/riderguide.html Kamen Rider Kuuga]''

===Bandai===
* ''[http://rider.b-boys.jp/ Kamen Rider Ghost]''
* ''[http://www.b-boys.jp/drive/ Kamen Rider Drive]''
* ''[http://www.b-boys.jp/gaim/ Kamen Rider Gaim]''
* ''[http://www.b-boys.jp/wizard/ Kamen Rider Wizard]''
* ''[http://www.b-boys.jp/fourze/ Kamen Rider Fourze]''
* ''[http://www.b-boys.jp/ooo/ Kamen Rider OOO]''
* ''[http://www.b-boys.jp/w/ Kamen Rider W]''
* ''[http://www.b-boys.jp/decade/ Kamen Rider Decade]''

===Others===
* [https://www.kamen-rider-official.com/ Kamen Rider Official] – The main site of the Kamen Rider franchise ,the background changes when next series premieres. 
* [http://www.ishimoripro.com Ishimori@Style] – Shotaro Ishinomori with [[Ishimori Productions]] Official Website
* [http://www.toei-eigamura.com/?c=2 Toei Kyoto Studio Park] – A theme park with official events, exhibitions and shops related to the ''Kamen Rider'' series
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120819220718/http://www.masked-rider.co.kr/index.jsp Bandai Korea's ''Kamen Rider'' site] – The site's look changes when the next series premieres in Korea

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