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Icon-krThis article is about a series entry (the 9th) in the Kamen Rider Series.

For the series' main character, see Kohtaro Minami.

Kamen Rider Black (仮面ライダーBLACK（ブラック）, Kamen Raidā Burakku, translated as "Masked Rider Black"), is a Japanese tokusatsu drama and the ninth installment of the Kamen Rider Series. As the ninth entry of the Showa Era, it aired from October 4, 1987 to October 9, 1988 on Mainichi Broadcasting System and the Tokyo Broadcasting System. Lasting for 51 episodes, the series was a joint collaboration Ishinomori Productions and Toei Company.

A modern-day re-imagination, titled Kamen Rider Black Sun, was released in 2022 to commemorate the series' 35th anniversary as well as the overall franchise's 50th anniversary.

Discotek Media released Black on Blu-Ray DVD in North America on February 28, 2023.

Story[]

After being kidnapped by the cult Gorgom on the night of their 19th birthday, stepbrothers Kohtaro Minami and Nobuhiko Akizuki were submitted to a cyborg surgery with the purpose of becoming the candidates for the next Gorgom Creation King. Both of them are called Century Kings and are destined to best each other in a final battle - whoever wins will become the next Creation King. Kohtaro escaped before getting brainwashed (which is the final step in the surgery), with help from his foster father, and turned against Gorgom. He soon finds out the horrific truth from his stepfather: Gorgom originally killed his true parents and, since both Kohtaro and Nobuhiko were born on the day of a solar eclipse, referred as "Black Sun" and "Shadow Moon". Kohtaro, taking on the name of Kamen Rider Black, was determined to rescue his stepbrother from Gorgom while protecting Japan. However, later in the series, Nobuhiko emerged as Shadow Moon to fight Kohtaro with the survivor becoming the next Creation King.

Characters[]

Kamen Riders[]

TV Show[]

Kamen Rider Black Kohtaro Minami

Manga-exclusive[]

Kamen Rider Ryu Kazamatsuri

Debatable Riders[]

Shadow Moon Nobuhiko Akizuki
Previous Century King Creation King, Evil Eye
Black Dummy 07 Hiroshi Tachikawa
Demon King Demon King

Allies[]

Villains[]

Gorgom[]

Three High Priests[]
Grand Mutant Darom High Priest Darom
Grand Mutant Baraom High Priest Baraom
Grand Mutant Bishum High Priestess Bishum

Others[]

Human Associates[]

Gorgom Mutants[]

Episodes[]

Main article: Kamen Rider Black Episodes
  1. Black!! Transformation (ＢＬＡＣＫ！！変身, Burakku!! Henshin)
  2. Monster Party (怪人パーティ, Kaijin Pāti)
  3. Strange? Strange Cyborg (怪？怪・改造人間, Kai? Kai Kaizō Ningen)
  4. The Devil's Laboratory (悪魔の実験室, Akuma no Jikkenshitsu)
  5. Run Through the Maze, Kohtaro (迷路を走る光太郎, Meiro o Hashiru Kōtarō)
  6. The Secret Clairvoyance Mystery (秘密透視のなぞ, Himitsu Tōshi no Nazo)
  7. The Restored Organism Mecha (復元する生体メカ, Fukugen Suru Seitai Meka)
  8. The Devil's Trill (悪魔のトリル, Akuma no Toriru)
  9. Bishum's Red Lips (ビシュムの紅い唇, Bishumu no Akai Kuchibiru)
  10. Where's Nobuhiko? (信彦はどこに？, Nobuhiko wa Doko ni?)
  11. Starved Monsters (飢えた怪人たち, Ueta Kaijin-tachi)
  12. The Super Machine Legend is Born (超マシン伝説誕生, Chō Mashin Densetsu Tanjō)
  13. Mama's the Monster Raising Official (ママは怪人養育係, Mama wa Kaijin Yōikugakari)
  14. The Day Tuna Disappeared (マグロが消えた日, Maguro ga Kieta Hi)
  15. The Targeted Bizarre Academy (狙われた怪奇学園, Newareta Kaiki Gakuen)
  16. Friend!! Crossing the Sea (友よ！海を越えて, Tomo yo! Umi o Koete)
  17. Kyoko's Strange Dream (杏子の不思議な夢, Kyōko no Fushigi na Yume)
  18. Sword Saint Bilgenia!! (剣聖ビルゲニア！！, Kensei Birugenia!!)
  19. The Limit-Reaching Hellish Trap (息づまる地獄の罠, Ikidzumaru Jigoku no Wana)
  20. Rider's Graveyard (ライダーの墓場, Raidā no Hakaba)
  21. Crash! Two Great Machines (激突！二大マシン, Gekitotsu! Ni Dai Mashin)
  22. The Black Shadow That Attacks Papa (パパを襲う黒い影, Papa o Osō Kuroi Kage)
  23. Marmo's Magic Power (マルモの魔法の力, Marumo no Mahō no Chikara)
  24. The Female College Student's Nightmare (女子大生の悪夢, Joshidaisei no Akumu)
  25. The Roaring Armed Mecha (爆走する武装メカ, Bakusō Suru Busō Meka)
  26. Save the Esper Girl (超能力少女を救え, Chōnōryoku Shōjo o Sukue)
  27. The Fire-Spouting Dangerous Highway (火を噴く危険道路, Hi o Fuku Kiken Dōro)
  28. The Scarab That Invites Hell (地獄へ誘う黄金虫, Jigoku e Sasō Koganemushi)
  29. The Trophy's a Death Mask? (獲物はデスマスク？, Emono wa Desumasuku?)
  30. Aloha to an Assassin! (暗殺者にアロハ！, Ansatsusha ni Aroha!)
  31. Burn! Boy Warriors (燃えよ！少年戦士, Moe yo! Shōnen Senshi)
  32. Dream Girl Yuki (夢少女・ユキ, Yume Shōjo Yuki)
  33. The River of a Father and Child's Love (父と子の愛の河, Chichi to Ko no Ai no Kawa)
  34. Revival?! Hell Prince (復活？！地獄王子, Fukkatsu?! Jigoku Ōji)
  35. Showdown! Two Princes (対決！二人の王子, Taiketsu! Futari no Ōji)
  36. The War Declaration of Love and Death (愛と死の宣戦布告, Ai to Shi no Sensen Fukoku)
  37. Memories are Yubari's Sky (想い出は夕張の空, Omoide wa Yūbari no Sora)
  38. Riddle!? The EP-Party Boy Squad (謎！？ＥＰ党少年隊, Nazo!? Ī Pī Tō Shōnen Tai)
  39. The Idol's Evil Power (アイドルの毒牙, Aidoru no Dokuga)
  40. The Karate Master's Secret (カラテ名人の秘密, Karate Meijin no Himitsu)
  41. The Dangerous Time Thief (あぶない時間泥棒, Abunai Jikan Dorobō)
  42. Tokyo - Big Monster Gathering (東京-怪人大集合, Tōkyō - Kaijin Dai Shūgō)
  43. The Monster Farm's Duel! (怪人牧場の決闘！, Kaijin Bokujō no Kettō!)
  44. The Drawer's Inner is the Sea (タンスの中は海！, Tansu no Naka wa Umi)
  45. Suspicious Flower Bishum's Death (妖花ビシュムの死, Yōka Bishumu no Shi)
  46. Grand Baraom's Death (壮絶バラオムの死, Sōzetsu Baraomu no Shi)
  47. The Rider Dies! (ライダー死す！, Raidā Shisu!)
  48. Oceanic Reminiscence's Bouquet (海に追憶の花束を, Umi ni Tsuioku no Hanataba o)
  49. Fierce Fighting! Darom's Death (激闘！ダロムの死, Gekitō! Daromu no Shi)
  50. The Creation King's True Identity? (創世王の正体は？, Sōsei Ō no Shōtai wa?)
  51. Gorgom's Last Day (ゴルゴム最期の日, Gorugomu Saigo no Hi)

Movies

  1. Kamen Rider Black: Hurry to Onigashima (仮面ライダーＢＬＡＣＫ　鬼ヶ島へ急行せよ, Kamen Raidā Burakku Onigashima e Kyūkō seyo)
  2. Kamen Rider Black: Terrifying! The Phantom House of Devil Pass (仮面ライダーＢＬＡＣＫ　恐怖!悪魔峠の怪人館, Kamen Raidā Burakku Kyōfu! Akumatōge no Kaijinkan)
  3. Super Hero Taisen GP: Kamen Rider 3Icon-crosswiki (スーパーヒーロー大戦グランプリ仮面ライダー3号, Supā Hīrō Taisen Guran Puri Kamen Raidā Sangō)

Specials

  1. This is Kamen Rider Black (これが仮面ライダーＢＬＡＣＫだ!!, Kore ga Kamen Raidā Burakku da!!)
  2. Kamen Rider 1 Through RX: Big Gathering (仮面ライダー１号～ＲＸ大集合, Kamen Raidā Ichigō~Āru Ekkusu Daishūgō)
  3. Toei TV Hero Encyclopedia Vol. 1: Kamen Rider Black (東映テレビヒーロー図鑑　VOL.1　仮面ライダーBLACK, Tōei Terebi Hīrō Zukan VOL. 1 Kamen Raidā Burakku)

Other media[]

Manga[]

  1. Have you ever seen the Kamen Rider? (キミは仮面ライダーをみたか?, Kimiwa Kamen Raidā o Mitaka)
  2. Kamen Rider Black (manga) (仮面ライダーBLACK, Kamen Raidā Burakku)
  3. Kamen Rider Black (CoroCoro Comic manga) (仮面ライダーBLACK, Kamen Raidā Burakku)
  4. Kamen Rider Black (Televi-kun manga) (仮面ライダーBLACK, Kamen Raidā Burakku)
  5. Kamen Rider Black (TV Land manga) (仮面ライダーBLACK, Kamen Raidā Burakku)
  6. Kamen Rider Black (Primary 1/Primary 2 manga) (仮面ライダーBLACK, Kamen Raidā Burakku)
  7. Kamen Rider Black: Century King Kohtaro Minami/Nobuhiko, Shadow of Demon!! (仮面ライダーBLACK 世紀王・南光太郎/信彦・鬼神の影!!, Kamen Raidā Burakku Seiki Ō Minami Kōtarō/ Nobuhiko Kishin no Kage!!)
  8. Fight, Kamen Rider Black (たたかえ仮面ライダーBLACK, Tatakae Kamen Raidā Burakku)
  9. Kamen Rider Black Part X: Imitation 7 (仮面ライダーBlack PART X イミテーション7, Kamen Raidā Black PART X Imitēshon 7)

Novel[]

  1. Kamen Rider Black: Project Mad Soldier (仮面ライダーBLACK MADソルジャー計画, Kamen Raidā Burakku Maddo Sorujā Keikaku)
  2. Kamen Rider Black: Battle of Demon's Army (仮面ライダーBLACK 魔軍のバトル, Kamen Raidā Burakku Magun no Batoru)

Video games[]

Side-scrolling action game released by Bandai for the Family Computer Disk System on April 15, 1988. Player takes control of Kamen Rider Black, who must defeat numerous Gorgom mutants. The player gets to ride Battle Hopper in addition to controlling Black on foot.
Kamen Rider Black appears as the main character of the 1988 storyline in this 3D action game for the PlayStation 2. Lead to an old Shocker hideout believing it to be Gorgom, Kohtaro is forced to fight various kaijin and Gel Shocker Combatmen, only to learn the game's true villain is after the Kingstone inside of him. Eventually, Kamen Rider 1, Kamen Rider V3 and Kamen Rider Agito travel to 1988 to assist him in the game's final battle. Tetsuo Kurata returns to voice the character. Shadow Moon makes a brief cameo as a non-playable character as well.
Kamen Rider Black appeared as a playable character in the fighting game. He is the only playable Showa Rider in the game, due to the game being released on the 30th anniversary of the TV series in 2017.

Reboot Series[]

Cast[]

Guest actors[]

Suit Actors[]

Songs[]

Opening theme
Ending theme

Other Songs[]

Release[]

Brodcast[]

  • The show aired on both the Mainichi Broadcasting System and Tokyo Broadcasting System from October 4, 1987 to October 9, 1988.
  • The show was broadcast in Thailand in 1990 as Weera Burut Nakak Dam ("วีรบุรุษหน้ากากดำ", lit. Black Mask Hero).
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Indonesian ad with the logo.

  • In 1993, the show was broadcast on RCTI in Indonesia under the title Ksatria Baja Hitam. The show reran on Indosiar in 2004. [1]
    • On August 24, 2020, RTV aired the show again with a new dub under the title Masked Rider Black.[2]. The dub was made available on YouTube in the same year. The show received an English-style logo for the ads.
  • Also in 1993 to 1998, the show was broadcasted on IBC-13 in the Philippines under the same title. It is the one of the high-rated shows in the country, being dubbed in Filipino.
  • In Latin America, the show was aired under the titles Blackman and Black Kamen Rider.
  • In Hong Kong the show aired in Cantonese on aTV as Kamen Rider 1990 (幪面超人1990, Mung Min Ciu Jyan Yat Gao Gao Leng Lean)
  • The show was broadcast in Brazil from April 1991 to July 1994 on the now extinct network Rede Machete, though for undisclosed reasons the final episode "Gorgom's Last Day" was never broadcast. In 2010, a Brazilian broadcast rerun occurred on the channel Ulbra TV, but only the first two episodes were shown before it was canceled the following week over dubbing disputes.[3]

Home Media[]

Kamen Rider Black is released in several DVD volumes.[4]

Kamen Rider Black is released in several Blu-ray collections.

  • Blu-ray BOX 1, which contains Episodes 1-17, was released on March 9, 2022.
  • Blu-ray BOX 2, which contains Episodes 18-34, was released on March 9, 2022.
  • Blu-ray BOX 3, which contains Episodes 35-51, was released on March 9, 2022.

Notes[]

  • With its very dramatic storyline and its twist of the Kamen Rider having a tragic relationship with his arch-nemesis, the show was a massive success in the countries where Black had aired. As such, Black and Black RX are regarded classics and Kohtaro is considered the most famous Rider of the Showa-era.
  • Black is the last Kamen Rider series to fully air in the Showa era, the direct successor of Black would be split in half between the Showa and the Heisei one (this is ignored in the Kamen Rider franchise, as the Showa era does not end until the last Showa Rider work, compared to in real life).

External links[]

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Kohtaro Minami
Manga-exclusive: Ryu Kazamatsuri
Debatable: Nobuhiko Akizuki - Creation King - Evil Eye - Hiroshi Tachikawa - Demon King - Simulation Roborider - Gynaninpo
Gear
Black:
Transformation Gear: Vital Charger - Shadow Charger
Weapons: Satansaber
Rider Machines: Battle Hopper - Road Sector - Death Runner - Hellshooter -
Black RX:
Transformation Gear: Sunriser
Weapons: Wrist Bit - Revolcane - Vortech Shooter - Bio Blade - Shadow Sabers
Rider Machines: Acrobatter - Roboizer - Macjabber - Ridoron - Storm Dagger
Allies
Black:
Kyoko Akizuki - Katsumi Kida - Ryusuke Taki - Gorgom Shonen-Tai - Masaru Todo - Yoichi Daimon - Whale Mutant - Soichiro Akizuki
Black RX:
Reiko Shiratori - Sahara Family - Joe the Haze - Kyoko Matoba - Goro
The Ten Veteran Kamen Riders:
Takeshi Hongo - Hayato Ichimonji - Shiro Kazami - Joji Yuki - Keisuke Jin - Daisuke Yamamoto - Shigeru Jo - Hiroshi Tsukuba - Kazuya Oki - Ryo Murasame
Gorgom
Leader: Creation King
Generals: Three High Priests (High Priest Darom - High Priest Baraom - High Priestess Bishum) - Bilgenia - Shadow Moon
Other Members: Handmaiden Mutants (Mara - Kara)
Human Associates: Hideomi Kuromatsu - Ryuzaburo Sakata - Koichi Omiya - Yukari Tsukikage - Shigeru Sugiyama
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Leader: Emperor Crisis
Generals: General Jark - Intelligence Staff Officer Maribaron - Naval Commander Bosgun - Armored Officer Gatezone - Fanged Captain Gedorian - Chakram- Dasmader
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  1. ↑ http://p2k.unkris.ac.id/id3/2-3065-2962/Ksatria-Baja-Hitam-Kamen-Rid_174058_unkris_p2k-unkris.html
  2. ↑ https://twitter.com/langitrtv/status/1297859448552136704?s=21&t=9N6xSdDpJgYQOKuaI7wIIw
  3. ↑ https://natelinha.uol.com.br/televisao/2020/09/03/band-tira-kamen-rider-black-do-ar-apos-uma-semana-por-entrave-com-dublagem-150359.php
  4. ↑ https://www.toei-video.co.jp/special/black/
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