Kamen Rider

Thirty seven series and more than a thousand and seven hundred episodes, and almost none of it has to be watched in order.

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Where to start with Kamen Rider

Start anywhere. That is not a dodge, it is the actual answer: every Kamen Rider series is a self contained story with a new cast, a new villain and a new premise, and there is no ongoing plot to catch up on. What matters is picking a good one, and avoiding the two that were built for people who have already seen twenty.

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    Kamen Rider W, from 2009 Kamen Rider W

    The one nearly every published guide names first. A two man detective agency in a city with its own rules, forty nine episodes, and the closest thing the franchise has to an ideal version of itself. Nothing before it is needed.

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    Kamen Rider Kuuga, from 2000, if you want it grounded Kamen Rider Kuuga

    The series that revived the franchise, and the most serious of them: a police procedural where the monsters are a murder investigation. A better fit than W if you want drama rather than banter.

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    Kamen Rider Black, from 1987, if you want the old one Kamen Rider Black

    The strongest of the Showa run and the one that still gets recommended without an apology. Practical effects, a darker tone, and a complete story in fifty one episodes. Watch Black RX after it if you want the sequel.

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    Shin Kamen Rider, from 2023, if you want two hours Shin Kamen Rider

    A standalone film remake of the 1971 original. It requires nothing and commits you to nothing, so it is a fair way to find out whether the whole idea appeals before starting a fifty episode series.

Then what? Two series to save for later rather than start with. Decade from 2009 is a tour through the nine worlds before it, and Zi-O from 2018 does the same for the whole Heisei run: both are anniversary shows that are mostly recognition, and recognition needs something to recognise. Four films are not optional if you watch their series: Decade does not finish without Movie War 2010, Ex-Aid does not finish without True Ending, and Zero-One does not finish without Real x Time, because the pandemic cut the series short. Everything else in the film list is a crossover you can skip. The one real ordering rule in the whole franchise is that Kamen Rider Black RX is a direct sequel to Kamen Rider Black, so watch Black first. The Showa run from 1971 to 1981 is loosely connected too, with earlier riders turning up in later shows, but it is not serialised and you will not be lost.

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The Showa era

  • Kamen Rider 1971, 1 season, 98 episodes
  • Kamen Rider V3 1973, 1 season, 52 episodes
  • Kamen Rider X 1974, 1 season, 35 episodes
  • Kamen Rider Amazon 1974, 1 season, 24 episodes
  • Kamen Rider Stronger 1975, 1 season, 39 episodes
  • Skyrider 1979, 1 season, 54 episodes
  • Kamen Rider Super-1 1980, 1 season, 48 episodes
  • Kamen Rider Black 1987, 1 season, 51 episodes
  • Kamen Rider Black RX 1988, 1 season, 47 episodes

Heisei phase one

  • Kamen Rider Kuuga 2000, 1 season, 49 episodes
  • Kamen Rider Agito 2001, 1 season, 51 episodes
  • Kamen Rider Ryuki 2002, 1 season, 50 episodes
  • Kamen Rider 555 2003, 1 season, 50 episodes
  • Kamen Rider Blade 2004, 1 season, 49 episodes
  • Kamen Rider Hibiki 2005, 1 season, 48 episodes
  • Kamen Rider Kabuto 2006, 1 season, 49 episodes
  • Kamen Rider Den-O 2007, 1 season, 49 episodes
  • Kamen Rider Kiva 2008, 1 season, 48 episodes
  • Kamen Rider Decade 2009, 1 season, 31 episodes

Heisei phase two

  • Kamen Rider W 2009, 1 season, 49 episodes
  • Kamen Rider OOO 2010, 1 season, 48 episodes
  • Kamen Rider Fourze 2011, 1 season, 48 episodes
  • Kamen Rider Wizard 2012, 1 season, 53 episodes
  • Kamen Rider Gaim 2013, 1 season, 47 episodes
  • Kamen Rider Drive 2014, 1 season, 48 episodes
  • Kamen Rider Ghost 2015, 1 season, 50 episodes
  • Kamen Rider Ex-Aid 2016, 1 season, 45 episodes
  • Kamen Rider Build 2017, 1 season, 49 episodes
  • Kamen Rider Zi-O 2018, 1 season, 49 episodes

The Reiwa era

  • Kamen Rider Zero-One 2019, 1 season, 45 episodes
  • Kamen Rider Saber 2020, 1 season, 48 episodes
  • Kamen Rider Revice 2021, 1 season, 50 episodes
  • Kamen Rider Geats 2022, 1 season, 49 episodes
  • Kamen Rider Gotchard 2023, 1 season, 50 episodes
  • Kamen Rider Gavv 2024, 1 season, 50 episodes
  • Kamen Rider ZEZTZ 2025, 1 season, 50 episodes
  • Kamen Rider MY-TH 2026, 1 season, not out yet

The films

  • Kamen Rider x Kamen Rider W & Decade: Movie War 2010 2009
  • Kamen Rider W Forever: A to Z, The Gaia Memories of Fate 2010
  • Kamen Rider Ex-Aid the Movie: True Ending 2017
  • Kamen Rider Heisei Generations Forever 2018
  • Kamen Rider Reiwa: The First Generation 2019
  • Kamen Rider Zero-One the Movie: Real x Time 2020
  • Kamen Rider Beyond Generations 2021
  • Shin Kamen Rider 2023

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