History Series / KamenRider

* FakeAFight: When Taki, Tachibana, Ichimonji and a VictimOfTheWeek get thrown into Starfinjer's prison in Episode 18, Taki brings up the bright idea of starting a fight to get the guards' attention and ambush them. While the normal throws an actual punch, the plan (which was just swinging wildly and shouting at each other) worked like a charm.

Takeshi Hongo was once an ordinary college student and motorcycle enthusiast until the day he was abducted by a secret evil organisation called Shocker. Taken to their underground labs, Takeshi became a victim of Shocker's SuperSoldier program and was transformed into a cyborg against his will. But before they could complete his {{Brainwashing}}, Takeshi was set free by the HeroicSacrifice of an unwilling Shocker scientist named Professor Midorikawa. Now Takeshi uses his physical and mental enhancements to fight against Shocker and prevent another tragedy like his, re-christening himself as the Kamen Rider.

--> '''The OpeningNarration. ([[TheNarrator by]] Shinji Nakae'''[[note]]From episodes 15-52, Hongo's name was replaced with Hayato Ichimonji as the main character.[[/note]]

--> '''The OpeningNarration.'''[[note]]From episodes 15-52, Hongo's name was replaced with Hayato Ichimonji as the main character.[[/note]]

''Kamen Rider'' has had three theatrical tie-ins during its run: ''Film/GoGoKamenRider'' is an expanded version of episode 13, while ''Film/KamenRiderVsShocker'' and ''Film/KamenRiderVsAmbassadorHell'' are original stories.

On February 28, 2021, Creator/SevenSeasEntertainment announced that it will be releasing the original manga. The manga was released on January 4, 2022.

Now it has its own [[Characters/KamenRider1971 character page]].

See also ''Series/KamenNorider'', the AffectionateParody.

Voted #1 series in the Showa era and #9 product overall in NHK’s All Kamen Rider Popularity Vote.

** Taki's first appearance in Episode 11 sees him getting married. This would be the first and last time we ever see or hear about his new wife.[[note]]Aside from a ''brief'' passing mention around episode 15. She's entirely forgotten by the 20s, where the show starts hinting at a romance with Mari until her own disappearance from the show.[[/note]]

** Taki's first appearance in Episode 11 sees him getting married. This would be the first and last time we ever see or hear about his new wife.

* HenshinHero: Pretty much the TropeCodifier for Japanese media. At first, Hongo reconfigured the Cyclone bike into it's transformed form to increased it's speed via NitroBoost for the Typhoon belt to absorb the wind to become the Kamen Rider. Then after Shocker created another Kamen Rider, Ichimonji strikes a pose and shouts out "Henshin" to transform into Kamen Rider 2. Hongo adapts the Henshin pose later on after gaining it's upgrade form as Kamen Rider New 1.

* {{Expy}}: Kamen Rider was actually developed as a VirtuousCharacterCopy of Manga/SkullMan with the UnwillingRobotisation angle comes from ''Manga/Cyborg009''.

* {{Expy}}: Kamen Rider was actually developed as a more family friendly version of Manga/SkullMan.

** The GrandFinale has an army led by Reconstructed Gebacondor.[[note]]Kuragewolf, Inokabuton, Utsubogames, Kumolion, Mukadetiger, Flytrabee, Eidokugar, Garaox, Sabotenbat.[[/note]]

[[caption-width-right:350: Justforfun/{{The one|with}} [[TropeMaker that started it all.]]]]

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* ThemeSongPowerUp: The opening song ''Let's Go Rider Kick'' plays every time Kamen Rider beats the monsters of the week. Well,it's a tokusatsu series!

-> ''Kamen Rider, Takeshi Hongo, is a cyborg. He was modified by Shocker, an evil secret society that pursues world domination.\\
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-->'''OpeningNarration.'''[[note]]From episodes 15-52, Hongo's name was replaced with Hayato Ichimonji as the main character.[[/note]]

[[WhereItAllBegan The series that started it all]].

* HenshinHero: Pretty much the TropeCodifier for Japanese media. At first, Hongo reconfigured the Cyclone bike into it's transformed form to increased it's speed for the Typhoon belt to absorb the wind to become the Kamen Rider. Then after Shocker created another Kamen Rider, Ichimonji strikes a pose and shouts out "Henshin" to transform into Kamen Rider 2. Hongo adapts the Henshin pose later on after gaining it's upgrade form as Kamen Rider New 1.