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The Kamen Rider Series translated as Masked Rider Series is a
metaseries of manga and tokusatsu television programs and films created by
manga artist Shotaro Ishinomori. The various Kamen Rider media generally
feature a motorcycle-riding superhero with an insect motif who fights
supervillains often referred to as kaijin . 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. Over the
years, the popularity of the franchise has grown and the original series has
spawned many television and theatrical sequels, and launched the "Second
Kaiju Boom" or "Henshin Boom" on Japanese television in the
early 1970s, greatly impacting the superhero and action-adventure genre in
Japan. |