Masquerade Knight Series is a special TV series with Shotaro Ishinomori as the original and produced by Dongying, which was launched by 197 1. Kamen Rider, the first film in this series, was broadcast on April 3rd 197 1, which was loved by audiences of all ages and inspired more follow-up works by Kamen Rider.
The main character "Kamen Rider" was originally designed by cartoonist Shotaro Ishinomori, and was named by Hiroshi Hirayama and Haruki Abe of Japan. Therefore, the original "Shotaro Ishinomori" will be marked in the Showa masquerade series to commemorate him.
19981after Shotaro Ishinomori's death on October 28th, the original work "Shotaro Ishinomori" will also be marked in the series of masked knights in Heisei and the series of masked knights in Linghe created by Dongying Company in memory of him.
Kamen Rider is now divided into three categories: Showa Rider, Heisei Knight and Linghe Knight. From Kamen Rider to J, Kamen Rider, there are stories about remoulding people who have undergone remoulding operations against evil organizations. They are classified as Showa Rider.
Kamen Rider, who appeared in The Masked Knight Empty Me and The Masked Knight Zi-O, was classified as the Heisei Knight. Kamen Rider, who appeared in Kamen Rider 01, is classified as the Knight of Order and Order.