A statue of Kamen Rider 1 outside of Bandai Corporate Headquarters in Taitō, Tokyo
Created by
Shotaro Ishinomori Ishimori Productions Toei Company
Original work
Kamen Rider
Owner
Ishimori Productions Toei Company MBS/NET (1971–1975, up to Amazon) MBS/TBS (1975–1989, from Stronger up to Black RX) TV Asahi (2000–present) ADK (2000–present)
Years
1971–present
Films and television
Film(s)
See below
Television series
See below
Games
Traditional
Rangers Strike
Video game(s)
Kamen Rider Battle: Ganbaride Kamen Rider: Climax Heroes All Kamen Rider: Rider Generation Kamen Rider: Battride War
Audio
Original music
Rider Chips Kamen Rider Girls
Miscellaneous
Toy(s)
DX Henshin Belts Complete Selection Modification Super Imaginative Chogokin Souchaku Henshin Series S.H. Figuarts Rider Kick's Figure Series
Mainly sponsored by
Bandai McDonald's Seiban Ltd. (for Seiban-branded backpacks) Otsuka Pharmaceutical Company (for Oronamin C) Shogakukan Kodansha
Official website
www.kamen-rider-official.com
The Kamen Rider Series (Japanese: 仮面ライダーシリーズ, Hepburn: Kamen Raidā Shirīzu), also known as Masked Rider Series (until Decade), is a Japanese superhero media franchise consisting of tokusatsu television programs, films, manga, and anime, created by manga artist Shotaro Ishinomori. Kamen Rider media generally features a motorcycle-riding superhero with an insect motif who fights supervillains, often known as kaijin (怪人, lit. strange person).
The franchise began in 1971 with the Kamen Rider television series, which followed college student Takeshi Hongo and his quest to defeat the world-conquering Shocker organization. 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.[1]
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.[2]
^Takeshobo, ed. (1995-11-30). "BonusColumn「変身ブーム到来!!」" [Bonus Column 'The Henshin Boom Arrives!']. 超人画報 国産架空ヒーロー四十年の歩み [The Super Heroes Chronicles: The History of Japanese Fantastic Televisions, Movies and Videos, 1957–1995] (in Japanese). Takeshobo. p. 85. ISBN 4-88475-874-9. C0076.
^"Kamen Rider". www.bluefinbrands.com. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
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