Kamen Rider
| Kamen Rider | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Shotaro Ishinomori Ishimori Productions Toei Company |
| Original work | Kamen Rider |
| Owners | 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 |
| Theatrical presentations | |
| Musical(s) | 1 |
| 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 | |
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 and except Thailand), is a Japanese 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 defined group of motorcycle-riding superheroes 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.
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.