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Icon-krThis article is about a series of milestones in the Kamen Rider Series.

As a franchise, Kamen Rider is constantly evolving and changing, with new ideas and concepts emerging with each series.

Kamen Rider[]

Main article: Kamen Rider
  • First series of the franchise.
  • First and second ever Kamen Riders (1 and 2).
  • First and only series to change the primary protagonist for an extended period of time.
  • First use of the Rider Kick and Rider Punch.
  • Longest running entry in the franchise (98 episodes).
  • First series to change the opening theme.
  • Highest rated show in the franchise overall, with episode 41 being viewed by 30.1% of Japan's TV audience and averaging 21.2% throughout its run.
  • First Rider series to have a movie-only reboot (Kamen Rider The First).
  • Only Rider series to have multiple reboots.
  • First full Showa series to stream online in the USA via TokuShoutsu and Shout Factory TV.

Kamen Rider V3[]

Main article: Kamen Rider V3
  • First direct sequel to a previous Rider series.
  • First Rider to be created for non-evil intentions (V3).
  • First (and only official TV) Rider to show part of their face when transformed (Riderman).
    • In the previous series, their hair could have been seen in some scenes.
  • 4th longest-running show in the franchise (52 episodes).
  • 100th episode of the Kamen Rider Series: Last Testament of the Double Riders.
  • First Rider TV series to get a home video release in the USA.

Kamen Rider X[]

Main article: Kamen Rider X
  • First series to be broadcast without surpassing a year.
  • First series to feature only one Rider.
  • First series to have the Rider armed with a default weapon (Ridol).
  • First default Rider weapon to have multiple forms/states.
  • 4th shortest running show in the franchise (35 episodes).

Kamen Rider Amazon[]

Main article: Kamen Rider Amazon
  • First non-insect themed Rider.
  • The only Rider TV series which contained graphic violence such as excessive amounts of blood and scenes of decapitation and dismemberment.
  • Shortest series in the franchise (24 episodes).
  • First Bio-Type Rider.
  • First Mystic-Type Rider.
  • First Rider whose powers aren't technology-based.
  • First series to not feature the previous Riders.
  • First Rider that doesn't use a belt to transform 
  • First Monster to aid a Rider.
  • Final series to air before the start of the Super Sentai series.
  • 200th episode of the Kamen Rider Series: He Came Forth! The Terrible Zero the Great.
  • First Rider series to have a full-series reboot instead of just movies (Kamen Rider Amazons).

Kamen Rider Stronger[]

Main article: Kamen Rider Stronger
  • First Female Hero of the series.
  • First series to air on another network (TBS rather than NET).
  • First Rider to have a beetle motif.
  • A prototype example of Form Changing/Final Form.
  • First series to air at the same time as a Super Sentai series (Himitsu Sentai Gorenger).
  • Last series to feature Tobei Tachibana.
  • Last series of the original run of the Kamen Rider Series, the five series of the Seven Legendary Riders collectively lasting from April 3rd, 1971, to January 3rd, 1976.
  • 5th shortest show in the franchise (39 episodes).

Kamen Rider (Skyrider)[]

Main article: Kamen Rider (Skyrider)
  • 2nd longest-running show of the franchise (54 episodes).
  • First Rider to have the ability of flight as a superpower.
  • Was meant to be a reboot but was later changed to be a continuation of the series.
  • Second series to change the opening theme.
  • 300th Episode of the Kamen Rider Series: Hiroshi's Father Had Lived! As Altered Human FX777?.

Kamen Rider Super-1[]

Main article: Kamen Rider Super-1
  • First villains that come from space (Dogma Kingdom).
  • Only Rider to use an American brand motorcycle.
  • Most Rider Kick variations used by a single Rider (26).
  • Only Showa Series in which the previous Riders only appear in the movie, but none of the episodes.

Kamen Rider ZX[]

Main article: Birth of the 10th! Kamen Riders All Together!!
  • First Rider to debut in a Manga & TV Special.
  • First Rider to not get his own TV series.
  • First combined villain group.
  • Last appearance of the original TV actors out of costume (until Heisei Era Phase 2 crossover movies for several of the Riders).

Kamen Rider Black[]

Main article: Kamen Rider Black
  • First standalone series, with no connection to the previous Riders.
  • First Rider to not wear a scarf.
  • First set of villains without Foot Soldiers.
  • Second Monster to aid a Rider.
  • First series in which a Rider dies but comes back to life.
  • First purely original evil Rider.
  • 400th Episode of the Kamen Rider Series: The Creation King's True Identity?.

Kamen Rider Black RX[]

Main article: Kamen Rider Black RX
  • First in the series to fully utilize the concept of form changing, Form-exclusive Weapons and Form-exclusive Rider Machines.
  • First Rider to be the same person as a previous one.
  • The first series and the only one in the Showa Era where a Rider drives a car.
  • Final Rider series to be created and produced by Shotaro Ishinomori before his death in 1998.
  • This series is both a Showa and Heisei one due to the passing of Emperor Hirohito taking place during its original broadcast.
  • Final crossover team-up of the Ishinomori Rider series.
  • Final villains to utilize Foot Soldiers in the Showa Era.
  • First Rider series to be adapted in the USA (Saban's Masked Rider).
  • Final Rider Series to air on TBS, all future Kamen Rider shows would return to being broadcast on its original network, TV Asahi.

Shin Kamen Rider: Prologue[]

Main article: Shin Kamen Rider: Prologue
  • Labeled as the 20th anniversary of the franchise, when in fact it was in its 21st year.
  • First Rider not to use a belt in any way.
  • The only Bio-Type Rider whose powers don't come from a mystical source.
  • First Rider of the 90's Movie Rider Trio.
  • First Rider feature to be aimed at an older audience.

Kamen Rider ZO[]

Main article: Kamen Rider ZO
  • Labeled as a 20th anniversary production, when in fact it was the 22nd year of the franchise.
  • Second Rider not to use a belt in any way.
  • Second Rider in the 90's Movie Rider Trio.
  • Second Rider of the franchise to not get a proposed TV series spinoff.

Kamen Rider J[]

Main article: Kamen Rider J
  • First Rider to have size manipulation as a superpower.
  • First pure Mystic-type Rider.
  • Third Rider in the 90's Movie Rider Trio.
  • The last Kamen Rider production of Shotaro Ishinomori's career before his death in 1998.

Kamen Rider Kuuga[]

Main article: Kamen Rider Kuuga
  • First Kamen Rider Series to be produced after the death of Shotaro Ishinomori and thus the official start of the Heisei era, introducing the following trends:
  • First installment not to use the term "Kamen Rider" to refer to its transformed heroes in-universe.
  • First Rider to have a pre-Form to the Rider's main form.
  • First (and currently only) main Rider whose final form does not wield a weapon.
  • The last series to feature only one Rider throughout the entire run of the show.
  • The first series to have a standardized format for its episodes' titles (one word each).
  • The 10th TV series entry in the franchise.

Kamen Rider Agito[]

Main article: Kamen Rider Agito
  • 30th anniversary of the franchise.
  • First series to have more than two Riders.
  • First series where the Secondary Rider appears before the Primary Rider.
  • First Series to have at least one of each kind of Rider type:
    • Agito & Another Agito: Mystic Riders
    • G3/G3-X & G4: Tech Riders
    • Gills: Bio/Mystic Rider.
  • First main Rider whose final form weapon is a new state of a previous weapon.
  • 2nd longest Heisei series (51 episodes).
  • First series with a summer movie shown alongside those of Super Sentai.
  • First series to replace its theme song with a remixed version of itself instead of a new song.
  • Last series to use the traditional transformation belt.
  • First series that uses a voiced weapon.
  • First series in which a Rider dies and doesn't come back to life (Kamen Rider Another Agito).
  • First Heisei Rider to reappear in a production with the following Rider.
  • First time a Rider is not referred to as "Kamen Rider" in their own series and is referred to as such in a production from another series.
  • First Heisei Phase 1 Rider to have "Masked Rider" in the title.
  • Highest rated show of the Heisei Era averaging at 11.7% of the Japanese TV viewing audience.
  • 500th episode of the Kamen Rider Series: My Transformation.

Kamen Rider Ryuki[]

Main article: Kamen Rider Ryuki
  • First Heisei series where the term "Kamen Rider" is used to describe the transformed warriors in-universe.
  • First series where the Riders commonly use cards.
  • First Heisei series that foregoes the traditional Ishinomori transformation belt, introducing a modular system.
  • The first series to explicitly have a variety of animals for the Riders' respective motifs.
  • First series where Kamen Riders use monsters to aid them in battle and enhance their fighting capabilities.
  • First Heisei Riders to battle a giant monster.
  • First series to feature a female Rider (Kamen Rider Femme).
  • First series to feature Evil Riders that aren't just clones of the main Rider and one that is.
  • First series to feature a Rider that isn't human (Kamen Rider Odin).
  • First series where the Riders' powers are based on a point system.
  • First series where all Riders have voiced equipment.
  • Second Rider series to be adapted in the USA (Kamen Rider Dragon Knight).
  • The first series to have a Rider as the final opponent.
  • First Heisei series to include the Primary Rider meeting a previous Heisei Primary Rider.
  • First main Rider whose final form weapon is an altered state of something that was not previously a weapon.
  • First and only series where the Primary Kamen Rider doesn't win because he was killed, but the Secondary Kamen Rider does.

Kamen Rider 555[]

Main article: Kamen Rider 555
  • First Kamen Rider series to air in the Super Hero Time block with a Super Sentai seriesIcon-crosswiki.
  • First series to feature Riders that are also Monsters (Orphnochs).
  • First series to feature a Rider that doesn't speak Japanese (Kamen Rider Psyga).
  • First Heisei series to feature an evil organization (Smart Brain).
  • First Heisei Rider to battle a giant monster that had first been a regular-sized monster.
  • Second series to feature voiced transformation equipment.
  • First series to refer to its transformation belts as "Drivers".
  • First main Rider whose final form weapon is a truly new piece of equipment.
  • 600th episode of the Kamen Rider Series and 200th episode of the Heisei Kamen Rider Series.

Kamen Rider Blade[]

Main article: Kamen Rider Blade
  • Second Heisei series where the term "Kamen Rider" is used to describe the transformed warriors in-universe.
  • Second series where the Riders commonly use cards.
  • Second series where the Riders' powers are based on a point system.
  • Second series to feature a female Rider (Kamen Rider Larc).
  • Second series to feature Riders that are also Monsters.
  • Second series to have a Rider as the final opponent.
  • First series where the hero does not kill the monster-of-the-week.
  • First series to have a Rider under 18 years of age (Kamen Rider Leangle).
  • Third series to change the opening theme.
  • First series where a Supporting Rider gains a Super Form (if only prior to an S.I.C.-only Final Form).

Kamen Rider Hibiki[]

Main article: Kamen Rider Hibiki
  • The only series that does not feature the Rider Kick as a primary finisher.
  • The first series to use music and Japanese folklore as a theme.
  • A prototype example of the Support Robots.
  • First Rider to use a breath attack.
  • First Heisei Rider to fight giant monsters on a regular basis.
  • Fourth and last series to change the opening theme.
  • Second Heisei season to not have "Masked Rider" in the title
  • 15th entry in the franchise.

Kamen Rider Kabuto[]

Main article: Kamen Rider Kabuto
  • 35th anniversary of the franchise.
  • First Heisei series to feature an enemy from space.
  • First series where the Primary Rider always first transforms into a pre-form before changing to their Base Form.
  • Third series to feature Riders that are also Monsters.
  • First, Second, Third, and Fourth Riders in space (Kabuto, Ketaros, Gatack, and Caucasus).
  • First Rider to time travel.
  • Last Heisei season to not have "Masked Rider" in the title.
  • 700th episode of the Kamen Rider Series Franchise and 300th episode of the Heisei era Kamen Rider Series: I am Justice!!.

Kamen Rider Den-O[]

Main article: Kamen Rider Den-O
  • Most popular and successful entry in the franchise with 49 episodes, six movies, an anime spin-off, and numerous cameos and crossovers with other Riders many series later.
  • First series to use time travel as a recurring plot element.
  • First series that the Riders use a pre-battle catchphrase.
  • Second series to use elements of Japanese folklore as a theme.
  • First Heisei Rider to have a special armament to fight giant monsters.
  • First Heisei series whose summer movie is clearly in continuity with the main show.
  • First Heisei Rider to have a crossover movie with the following Rider.
  • First series to release a movie only featuring its own story elements during the run of a later series.

Kamen Rider Kiva[]

Main article: Kamen Rider Kiva

Kamen Rider G[]

Main article: Kamen Rider G
  • Second (and only Heisei) Kamen Rider to debut in a Movie or TV Special.
  • Aired on the 50th year of TV Asahi in service. Said broadcasting group was featured in this special as a plot element.
  • First returning antagonists from the Heisei era.
  • First prototype instance of a Rider using a beverage (wine) as a motif and henshin device. (Kamen Rider Gaim would later further elaborate this concept by also using food and plants).

Kamen Rider Decade[]

Main article: Kamen Rider Decade
  • 3rd shortest running series in the franchise and shortest Heisei series (31 episodes).
  • 10th Heisei era entry
  • First crossover with its sister franchise Super Sentai.
  • Most Riders featured in a single season (41 Riders).
  • First main Rider whose final form uses the same weapon as their main form.
  • First Heisei series to feature Showa Riders.
  • Third (and currently most recent) series where the Riders commonly use cards.
  • First series to establish the concept of parallel universes.
  • Kamen Rider Hibiki's Rider Kick is shown.
  • First series in which the next Rider saves the current one. This becomes a standard in most future Rider series.
  • Introduces the arcade game Kamen Rider Battle: Ganbaride which as well as includes past Kamen Riders, is also updated to include shows after Decade.
  • First series to have a Climax Heroes video game.
  • Last Heisei season to have "Masked Rider" in the title.

Kamen Rider W[]

Main article: Kamen Rider W
  • First series of the Heisei Era Phase 2, introducing the following trends:
    • First Rider to debut in the summer movie from the previous series.
    • First series to have a Movie War film with the previous series.
    • First series to fully utilize Support Robots. This becomes a standard for all future Rider series, except Kamen Rider Gaim.
  • 20th entry in the franchise.
  • First time in the Heisei Era that the second season in a row has used the term "Kamen Rider" to describe the transformed warriors in-universe.
  • First Rider to be two people.
  • Second series where the hero does not kill the monster-of-the-week.
  • First use of partial Form Changes where multiple powers can be used at once and switched individually.
    • Therefore the first series where the main Rider needs more than one collectible device at once to transform at all.
  • First series where the collectible devices that cause transformations can be moved from the belt to the weapon(or to a hip mounted slot)and trigger a finishing move.
  • First series to have follow-up adventures of non-Primary Riders.

Kamen Rider OOO[]

Main article: Kamen Rider OOO
  • 40th anniversary of the franchise.
    • The series reached its 1,000th episode on the day of its 40th anniversary, albeit due to a previous episode getting postponed a week.
  • 2nd Largest number of form changes in a Rider series with 131 forms in total (OOO's 129 forms + Birth's 2 forms).
    • Also, the first Rider to surpass 100 forms.
  • First Rider to be made with only CGI (Kamen Rider Core).
  • First series to have three movies during its run.
  • First series to have a handheld video game which teamed-up with All Primary Riders.
  • First series with a 10th anniversary commemoration movie.

Kamen Rider Fourze[]

Main article: Kamen Rider Fourze
  • First Rider to have a base of operations in space.
  • First series to have a Super Hero Taisen movie during its run.
  • Third series where the hero does not kill the monster-of-the-week.
  • First series in which the main Rider is under 18.
  • The only series to use the ending song from a video game on two occasions.

Kamen Rider Wizard[]

Main article: Kamen Rider Wizard
  • First series where the protagonists' powers are purely magic based.
  • First team-up with other Ishinomori heroes not from Kamen Rider or Super Sentai.
  • First Rider whose Super Form is completely computer-generated instead of a suit.
  • 3rd longest running show of the franchise and longest Heisei series (53 episodes).
  • First to have a new game to team up with all Heisei Riders (Battride War).
  • Last series to have a Director's Cut of the movies.
  • First Neo Heisei collectible device to not directly attach to the transformation belt.
  • First series in the entire franchise to have an LGBTQ character, and cast member.

Kamen Rider Gaim[]

Main article: Kamen Rider Gaim
  • First series in the Neo Heisei Era to not use the two-part episode format.
  • First Rider series to use food and plants as a motif (fruits, nuts, and flowers).
  • Only series since Decade to not use Support Robots.
  • First series where a Secondary Rider gains a Super Form.
  • First series where a Secondary Rider doesn't gain a Final Form (although Kaito gains the pseudo-Final Form: Lord Baron).
  • First series since Agito to have a Supporting Rider gain a Final Form.
  • First series where an Evil Rider gains a Final Form.
  • First series to show Riders being recklessly transformed into Monsters.
  • 3rd shortest Heisei series (47 episodes).
  • First time since Den-O to not feature a series of Net Movies to promote the films.
  • First series where the main Rider can use either one collectible device to take a main form, or two at once to take a stronger form (Jimber Arms).
  • First series to steer away from the Monster-of-the-Week concept after the first few episodes and subsequently focus on conflicts between Riders, followed by Ex-Aid, Build and Zero-One.

Kamen Rider Drive[]

Main article: Kamen Rider Drive
  • The 25th entry in the franchise and the 16th Heisei Era series.
  • First series to use cars and road signs as a motif.
  • The second protagonist in the franchise and the first in the Heisei Era to use a car as a Rider Machine.
  • First protagonist in the franchise not to use a motorcycle at all as a Rider Machine.
  • The first series to have the titular character debut in his own series since Decade.
  • First Rider Machine car to be made by a European company rather than a Japanese brand.
  • First series where the main protagonist is a police officer and works within the boundaries of the law rather than as a vigilante.
  • First Rider to fuse with their Rider Machine to access a form.
  • The first time a transformation device was both a belt and a bracelet.
    • The first time the transformation device's DX toy used Infrared to connect its components.
  • The first series to prominently feature androids.

Kamen Rider Ghost[]

Main article: Kamen Rider Ghost
  • 45th anniversary of the franchise.
  • First Rider Series whose motif is based on actual real-world historical figures (and one possibly fictional), spirits, eyeballs, and fashion.
  • First Riders to wear an article of clothing that is part of all their main forms and covers the masks (in this case, a hoodie jacket).
  • The first protagonist that is a non-corporeal member of the deceased to become a Rider.
  • First Secondary Rider to fuse with their Rider Machine to create a new form.
  • First Heisei series to make use of stock footage sequences on a CGI backdrop for the initial transformation, though also using the Rider-standard on-location transformations.
  • Second time in the Heisei Era that the second season in a row has used the term "Kamen Rider" to describe the transformed warriors in-universe.
  • First series since 555 to end with exactly 50 episodes.

Kamen Rider Amazons[]

Main article: Kamen Rider Amazons
  • First unnumbered entry to be a full series instead of one or more movies or specials.
  • First full Kamen Rider series to debut during the run of another Rider series (Ghost).
  • Second standalone production based on a Showa Era Rider produced during the Heisei Era (after the Reboot movies).
  • First full series based on a Showa Era Rider produced during the Heisei Era.
  • First series to debut on an online streaming source instead of on television.
    • Given the reduced censorship restrictions of online streaming, this is also the first series to graphically depict cannibalism and the second overall to feature intense graphic violence and body dismemberment.
  • First series to get a true second season of the same show with the same name.
  • Shortest single season of a Kamen Rider series (13 episodes).
  • 2nd shortest Rider series (26 episodes, including season 2).
  • Only series to have episodes longer than 24-25 minutes (standard of 30 minutes, but as long as 46 and 40 minutes for episodes 1 and 2; therefore also the only series to have episodes of wildly varying lengths).
  • First series to feature multiple central Riders named after the show's title (Kamen Rider Amazon Alpha, Amazon Omega, Amazon Sigma, and Amazon Neo).

Kamen Rider Ex-Aid[]

Main article: Kamen Rider Ex-Aid
  • First Rider Series to have a theme revolving around retro video games and video game genres.
  • Fourth time in the Neo Heisei Era that the term "Kamen Rider" to describe the transformed warriors in-universe.
  • First ever Heisei Series to use the Showa era concept of using surgery to become Kamen Riders.
  • First series to incorporate medical drama stories as the weekly focus.
  • First series to use the Summer movie as a definitive ending to the show.
  • First crossover with a non-tokusatsu Bandai property.
  • First series since 555 to not have any secondary writers.
  • First series to have the main villain commit suicide instead of being killed off by the heroes.
  • 2nd shortest Heisei series (45 episodes).

Kamen Rider Build[]

Main article: Kamen Rider Build

Kamen Rider Zi-O[]

Main article: Kamen Rider Zi-O
  • First protagonists to have clocks and hiragana as a costume motif and the second to use the powers of past Riders as their main abilities after Decade and Diend.
  • First Rider to use the power of a previous anniversary Kamen Rider to access an enhanced form and use enhanced, unique variants of past weapons and gear from the Heisei Rider franchise as part of their main arsenal.
  • 20th Heisei Rider protagonist and last.
  • First series to run past the abdication of Emperor Akihito into a new era.
  • First secondary protagonist to be from the future
  • First use of a scythe as a Rider weapon.
  • First Rider to have a full ninja motif as their main form rather than as an alternate combat form or a secondary motif.
  • First Riders to use piloted robot mecha on a semi-regular basis that has collectible trinket based alternate configurations.

Kamen Rider Zero-One[]

Main article: Kamen Rider Zero-One
  • First full season to air in the Reiwa Era.
  • 30th televised entry of the franchise.
  • 30th series protagonist.
  • First Riders to use forms based on a mammoth.
    • First Rider forms entirely based on a giraffe and a hedgehog (toy-exclusive).
  • First Rider to use a dodo motif.
  • The first series since Black RX to have a protagonist with a full grasshopper motif as his base form. This also makes Zero-One the first insect-themed Rider of the Reiwa era.
  • Zero-One is the first primary Rider to have a main form colored in yellow, not counting Agito since gold is within the shade of yellow, not the hue.
  • First series to utilize singular animal motifs for forms since Ryuki.
  • First female Rider of the Reiwa Era.
    • First female Vespa motif Rider form.
  • First primary female Rider ever
    • First primary female Rider of the Reiwa Era.
    • First Female Rider ever to gain a Final Form.
  • First Scorpion-themed rider since Kamen Rider Sasword.
  • First time since Drive that the secondary Rider's belt is completely different from the main Rider's belt.
  • First time since Hibiki where Seiji Takaiwa is not the main hero's suit actor.
  • The second series to prominently feature androids.
  • First series to use a text-to-speech program for gear announcements.  
  • First genderless Kamen Rider in the entire franchise.
  • The second series to have 45 Episodes after Ex-Aid.
  • First series to have 11 transformation devices.
  • The second series that has a villain who can possess other characters in order to gain their Rider forms after Build.
  • First series to be disrupted by real world events for longer than two weeks, as the COVID-19 pandemic halted production, resulting in the show being cut short by 5 episodes.
  • First Reiwa Kamen Rider show to get a home video release in the Region 1 area.
  • First Rider film to be showcased at SDCC.

Kamen Rider Saber[]

Main article: Kamen Rider Saber
  • Second Reiwa series.
  • 50th anniversary of the franchise.
  • First series since Drive to have Episode 0.
  • First Rider series whose motif is based on books.
  • Second series after Den-O whose motif is based on fairy tales.
  • First series since Ghost to be fantasy-based.
    • First series to have both the writer and the director from the previous series.
  • Second series after Wizard to have a dragon-motif main Rider and a lion-motif Secondary Rider.
  • First series since Super-1 to have an eyecatch.
  • First series to name its episodes with a special nomenclature ("chapters").
  • First series since Hibiki to have an ending theme.
    • First Reiwa Era series to have an ending theme.
  • Second Lightning element-themed Rider after Kamen Rider Ikazuchi.
  • First Main Rider since Kamen Rider Ryuki to have both a Dragon motif and Fire element as his Main Form.
  • First Secondary Rider since Kamen Rider Beast to have a Lion motif as Main Form.
  • First Turtle-themed Rider since Kamen Rider Den-O Rod form.
  • First series to place several mixed-race actors and actresses in predominant roles:
  • First series in the entire franchise to have two predominant Riders in a brother-sister sibling relationship, and the first series since Gaim to have two sibling Riders.
  • First series since Ex-Aid to have a crossover with Super Sentai. This series also sees the return of the crossover TV specials to promote the feature film crossover in theaters.
  • First Kamen Rider/Super Sentai crossover with an exclusive Rider-Ranger fusion form.
  • First time a Reiwa era Kamen Rider has visited an Earth in the Super Sentai multiverse.
  • First series in the Reiwa era to debut two female Riders instead of just one. (One in the TV show and one in a crossover)
  • First series since Drive where all members of the monster race are deceased by the end of the series.

Kamen Rider Revice[]

Main article: Kamen Rider Revice
  • First Rider series to explicitly use dinosaurs as a motif and utilize stamps as a gimmick.
  • Continuation of Kamen Rider’s 50th Anniversary.
  • First Kamen Rider with a full Tyrannosaur motif as his main form.
  • First use of a Megalodon and Brontosaur as an animal motif.
  • First Rider season whose show title doesn’t consist of a singular protagonist’s name and is instead a mashup of the names of two main characters.
  • First Rider to use an actual hover bike as opposed to a CGI effect in filming certain scenes.
  • Second Rider season where the protagonist Rider does not use a motorcycle at all as a Rider Machine, using instead a hover bike.
  • First Rider to use a skateboard as a mode of transport.
  • First Rider series where two Kamen Riders fuse into alternate beast forms.
  • First Rider anniversary season that fuses the Legend Rider gimmick with an animal motif, in this case, fusing a past Kamen Rider’s powers with animal DNA.
  • First series since Wizard to have Kotaro Nakagawa as sole composer.
  • Second series where a Female Rider gains a Final Form.

Kamen Rider Geats[]

Main article: Kamen Rider Geats
  • First Polar Bear, Sheep, Fox, Tanuki, Penguin, Panda, Goat, Sparrow, and Masked Palm Civet themed Riders.
  • Aired during 2023, the year of what would have been Shotaro Ishinomori’s 85th birthday.
  • Final series to take place during the multi-year long celebration of the franchise’s 50th anniversary.
  • First series where the main heroine is introduced as a rider from the start, beating Valkyrie by an episode.
  • Third series where a Female Rider gains a Final Form.
  • First time a Kamen Rider dies onscreen in the pilot episode, and the quickest to die as well.
  • Most Riders to debut in one episode.
  • First Reiwa series to have a performance street motorcycle instead of a dual sport for the main hero.
  • First series since Ex-Aid to not have the collectible devices included in the Closing Screens.
  • First series since Build to have all the TV episodes written by one writer.

Kamen Rider Gotchard[]

Main article: Kamen Rider Gotchard
  • First Reiwa Era Card Rider, with the series coincidentally running during the 20th anniversary of Kamen Rider Blade.
  • First series since Decade to feature cards as the main collectible items.
  • First series with an all female team of evil generals.
  • First series where suit actor Eitoku takes on the costume of the lead role instead of being the Secondary Rider or a monster of the week.
  • First Reiwa series set in a high school and the second overall since Fourze.
  • First series to have a female secondary Rider.

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