Kamen Rider (仮面ライダー Kamen Raidā?, Masked
Rider), is a weekly science fiction story
created by Japanese manga artistShotaro
Ishinomori. It debuted as a tokusatsu television series on April 3, 1971 and ran
until February 10, 1973, airing on theMainichi Broadcasting System and NET TV (now TV Asahi). A manga adaptation
was also featured in Shōnen Magazine around
the same period. The series has spawned many sequels and evolved into a franchise.
The cultural impact of the series in Japan resulted in Akimasa Nakamura naming
two minor planets in
honor of the series: 12408 Fujioka,
after actor Hiroshi Fujioka,
known for his portrayal of Takeshi Hongo/Kamen Rider #1,[1][2] and 12796 Kamenrider,
after the series itself
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