Kamen Rider Skyrider

The sixth entry in the Showa Era in the Kamen Rider Series is the Japanese tokusatsu drama Kamen Rider (also known as Kamen Raid or Masked Rider).

It had 54 episodes and broadcast on TBS from October 5, 1979, to October 10, 1980. It was a collaborative production of Toei Company and Ishimori Productions.

Instead of focusing on the more intricate and distinctive themes found in Kamen Rider Amazon and Kamen Rider Stronger, the series was designed to relaunch its original namesake, Kamen Rider. To distinguish it from the original, the show is frequently referred to as “The New Kamen Rider” (, Atarash Kamen Raid, New Masked Rider), “Kamen Rider (Shin)” ((), Kamen Raid (Shin), or “Kamen Rider Skyrider” (, Sukairaid) (after the main character).

Story Kamen Rider Skyrider

An eminent scientist named Doctor Keitar Shido has been abducted by the terrorist group Neo Shocker so that they might take use of his knowledge of robots technology. He persuades Neo Shocker command to let him operate on a hurt camper out of desperation.

They give Doctor Shido permission to work after he explains that he can transform camper Hiroshi Tsukuba into a formidable Neo Shocker warrior. He swiftly turns the tables on them, turning Hiroshi instead into the formidable warrior Skyrider, who uses his newly acquired skills to fight the dangerous Neo Shocker threat.