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Kamen Rider

V3

  • 1973

This series followed Shiro Kazami on his quest to gain revenge against Destron, the group that murdered his family. Later on, Riderman, the fourth Kamen Rider is introduced as the first long term anti-hero Kamen Rider. The original two Kamen Riders also make various appearances over the course of the series to help Kazami.

  1. Rider No. 3: His Name is V3! Episode 1 Rider No. 3: His Name is V3! February 17, 1973, 25 min The hard-won peace obtained with the defeat of Gel-Shocker by Kamen Riders #1 and #2, is now shattered by a more powerful secret society known as Destron. Disposing of all…
  2. Last Testament of the Double Riders Episode 2 Last Testament of the Double Riders February 24, 1973, 25 min Destron's Scissors-Jaguar separates V3 from the Double Riders to allow Turtle Bazooka to vaporize Tokyo with the H-Bomb contained inside his body. Scissors Jaguar decoys Shiro and keeps him away…
  3. The Execution of V3 Episode 3 The Execution of V3 March 3, 1973, 25 min TV-Fly takes over a suburban hospital in order to create a new mutant specifically designed to defeat Kamen Rider V3. The new creature, Squid-Fire, manages to disrupt V3's power source…
  4. V3’s 26 Secrets!? Episode 4 V3’s 26 Secrets!? March 10, 1973, 25 min Hypnotizing Tachibana Tobei, TV-Fly orders him to kill Kazami Shiro, while Tama Junko also falls into his trap. Can Shiro stop Destron's evil plan? Will V3 unlock the secret of…
  5. Snake-Man with a Machine Gun! Episode 5 Snake-Man with a Machine Gun! March 17, 1973, 25 min An eminent biologist, Dr. Murayama, discovers a new clean energy source, and Destron's Machinegun-Snake is sent to seize the data. Failing to grab the doctor, he kidnaps assistant Nishizaki Michiko.…
  6. Enter, Hammer-Jellyfish! V3 Unleash Your Killing Technique!! Episode 6 Enter, Hammer-Jellyfish! V3 Unleash Your Killing Technique!! March 24, 1973, 25 min Mamoru clings to life in a hospital, while his sister blames Kazami Shiro and betrays him to Destron. Hammer-Jellyfish continues the interrogation of Nishizaki and resorts to forcing the information…
  7. The Fury of Rider V3’s Special Training Episode 7 The Fury of Rider V3’s Special Training March 31, 1973, 25 min Destron blows up the research facility of Professor Kawai, in order to secure his artificial heart technology in order to strengthen their mutants. Kawai's subject comes back to life, and…
  8. Watch Out, V3! Beware the Terrifying Buzzsaw Episode 8 Watch Out, V3! Beware the Terrifying Buzzsaw April 7, 1973, 25 min While Kazami Shiro recovers in a hospital, the Rider Scouts search for Destron's outpost, while Buzzsaw-Lizard tries to persuade Kawai to resuscitate Knife-Armadillo, under pain of death. Refusing, he now…
  9. What is the Destron Hell Squad!? Episode 9 What is the Destron Hell Squad!? April 14, 1973, 25 min Kazami Shiro's rival, Yoshioka Masaru, and other top racers in the All Japan Motorcross Championship, are captured by Destron's Lens-Ant. He transforms them into the Destron Hell Squad in order…
  10. Secret of the Double Typhoon Episode 10 Secret of the Double Typhoon April 21, 1973, 25 min Destron's Razor-Starfish teams up with Lens-Ant to attack V3, and they send the Hell Squad to steal a shipment of nuclear satellite fuel. Meanwhile, Tachibana Tobei and the Rider Scouts…
  11. The Claws of Evil Reach Out for V3!! Episode 11 The Claws of Evil Reach Out for V3!! April 28, 1973, 25 min Destron forces Marine biologist Dr. Nakatani to create a powerful aquatic mutant, Pickaxe-Shark. The doctor escapes, but his creation is sent to kill him. Meanwhile, a chinpira exposes Kazami Shiro's…
  12. Junko Becomes a Monster’s Bride?! Episode 12 Junko Becomes a Monster’s Bride?! May 5, 1973, 25 min Destron's Pickaxe-Shark proves a formidable foe to V3, who suffers defeat at the claws of the mutant. Meanwhile, Junko is prepared for an unholy union with Drill-Mole... Can Kazami Shiro…
  13. Terrifying Commandant: Doktor G! Episode 13 Terrifying Commandant: Doktor G! May 12, 1973, 25 min A couple hikes into the mountains to research the secret of the legendary Boar-Man, but only the woman returns. Suspecting Destron, Kazami Shiro goes to the hospital, only to have…
  14. Secret Memento of the Double Riders Episode 14 Secret Memento of the Double Riders May 19, 1973, 25 min Toad-Boiler attacks Interpol agent George Kamamoto, who is trying to pass on a coded document from Riders One and Two to Kazami Shiro. V3 saves Kamamoto, and then heads for…
  15. Rider V3’s Deadly Weakness!! Episode 15 Rider V3’s Deadly Weakness!! May 26, 1973, 25 min The daughter of Dr. Okajima, an atomic physicist who escaped the clutches of Destron with the help of the Double Riders, saves the badly injured Kazami Shiro from the basin…
  16. Gecko Monster With a Missile On His Back! Episode 16 Gecko Monster With a Missile On His Back! June 2, 1973, 25 min Rider Scout Saburo and his father save a hapless fisherman, whom witnessed mutant Missile-Gecko in action. V3 fights off Missile-Gecko, but meanwhile, Destron snatches Saburo and his father. When Saburo…
  17. The Devil Spray is the Reaper’s Weapon Episode 17 The Devil Spray is the Reaper’s Weapon June 9, 1973, 25 min The fearsome Spray-Rat takes on the likeness of a priest and finds a young couple to use as guinea pigs for his Devilspray virus. He offers to marry them, but…
  18. V3, Beware the Fiendish Traitor! Episode 18 V3, Beware the Fiendish Traitor! June 16, 1973, 25 min Kusarigama-Beetle captures Kazami Shiro and takes him to Destron's outpost. While Doktor G is torturing Shiro he breaks free and seizes the files for the Devilspray antidote � only to…
  19. Blowfish Apache’s Operation: Torpedo!! Episode 19 Blowfish Apache’s Operation: Torpedo!! June 23, 1973, 25 min Kazami Shiro rushes to Tatsunoko Point where Destron has been sinking passing ships, in a bid to seize control of the seas. After encountering Blowfish-Apache's torpedoes, Shiro discovers slaves working…
  20. Operation: Destron Shikoku Conquest Episode 20 Operation: Destron Shikoku Conquest June 30, 1973, 25 min Destron uses the SS Device flown in from their South American base, in an attempt to conquer the island of Shikoku. Fukazawa, a scientist forced to work for Destron, manages…
  21. The Double Riders Live Episode 21 The Double Riders Live July 7, 1973, 25 min V3 is saved by the voices of the Double Riders coming from a special medallion. In Shikoku, Kazami Shiro disguises himself as a Destron sympathizer to repair the SS Device.…
  22. Camp of Terror! Mystery of the Underground Canal Episode 22 Camp of Terror! Mystery of the Underground Canal July 14, 1973, 25 min The Rider Scouts are at training camp on Hatsushima Island, where mutant Speargun-Sea Lion has established an undersea outpost to manufacture poison gas. Destron plans to transport the chemical weapon…
  23. Terror! The Vampire From the Graveyard Episode 23 Terror! The Vampire From the Graveyard July 21, 1973, 25 min Propeller-Beetle begins kidnapping young people � the males are reconstructed into Destron Soldiers, while the blood of the females satisfies his energy source. When the monster hears the voice of…
  24. Mysterious! Cockroach Manor!! Episode 24 Mysterious! Cockroach Manor!! July 28, 1973, 25 min In order to wage germ warfare on Japan, Destron takes over the Osato Biological Institute and tortures the head scientist, to pillage his research. Meanwhile Rider Scout Yoshio notices that…
  25. Mysterious!! The Destron Ranger Corps Episode 25 Mysterious!! The Destron Ranger Corps August 4, 1973, 25 min Rumors circulate of savage ape-men in the Omi Mountains, but this is a cover for training Destron's Ranger Squad units. In order to keep this secret Mantis-Merang kills anyone who…
  26. Monster Heater-Cicada’s Operation: Mummy Episode 26 Monster Heater-Cicada’s Operation: Mummy August 11, 1973, 25 min With the Mummification Virus in Tokyo's water supply, Destron plans to turn 10 million people into mummies, using Heater-Cicada's chirp to drive victims to drink the tainted water. Kazami Shiro…
  27. Zol, Death, Hell and Black Rise From the Grave Episode 27 Zol, Death, Hell and Black Rise From the Grave August 18, 1973, 25 min Rider Scout Shotaro has discovered Shocker mutants entombed in a lakeside cave. When he arrives, the mutants are gone, but Kazami Shiro is ambushed by Destron's powerful Quoit-Beetle. Destron plots…
  28. The Five Commandant’s All-Out Attack! Episode 28 The Five Commandant’s All-Out Attack! August 25, 1973, 25 min Trapped by the five commandants Kazami Shiro falls into an unbreakable cell. Tachibana Tobei, in a bid to rescue Shiro, poses as a scientist who has developed an antidote to…
  29. Doktor G’s Final Challenge! Episode 29 Doktor G’s Final Challenge! September 1, 1973, 25 min Held responsible for the death of the Shocker Commandants, Doktor G creates Camera-Mosquito, who steals people's faces in a last-ditch effort to take control of Japan. Meanwhile, Destron Hunter Sakuma…
  30. Doktor G! The True Form of Evil is…? Episode 30 Doktor G! The True Form of Evil is…? September 8, 1973, 25 min The Destron Hunters discover that the microfilm gives the location of a manufacturing plant where Destron creates their mutants. While they succeed in sabotaging the plant, Doktor G arrives to…
  31. Enter, Baron Fang: Commandant of Curses!! Episode 31 Enter, Baron Fang: Commandant of Curses!! September 15, 1973, 25 min The Great Leader summons Baron Fang, the great Doovoo shaman of the Tusk Tribe from the upper reaches of the Congo River, to become commandant of Destron Japan. His mutant…
  32. Spectre of Onibi Swamp: Rider Scouts Annihilated!? Episode 32 Spectre of Onibi Swamp: Rider Scouts Annihilated!? September 22, 1973, 25 min Given the task of destroying the Rider Scouts, Fireball-Walrus possesses Tachibana Tobei's old friend Ito, the manager of the mountain villa where the scouts go on retreat. When Junko discovers…
  33. V3 in Danger! Riders One and Two Return!! Episode 33 V3 in Danger! Riders One and Two Return!! September 29, 1973, 25 min Dr. Samukawa and his daughter Yumiko are put under pain of death by Snow-Wolf to assist Destron to pervert his scientific discovery. Baron Fang places a lycanthropic curse on Yumiko,…
  34. Critical Moment! Baron Fang vs. Three Riders!! Episode 34 Critical Moment! Baron Fang vs. Three Riders!! October 6, 1973, 25 min Baron Fang resurrects Smilodon the sorceress and ancient mother of the Tusk Tribe in order to destroy the Kamen Riders. Taking on the name Ayanokoji she delivers a voodoo doll…
  35. Baron Fang’s Final Transformation Episode 35 Baron Fang’s Final Transformation October 13, 1973, 25 min A Destron fugitive calls Rider Scouts HQ to reveal a sinister plot, but the line goes dead. Discovering a locker key at the scene, Kazami Shiro is ambushed by Bloodthirsty-Mammoth,…
  36. The Winged Corps: Demons of the Sky Episode 36 The Winged Corps: Demons of the Sky October 20, 1973, 25 min Destron summons Archbishop Wing and his clan from Tibet to take over where Baron Fang failed. Soon afterwards a strange Buddhist monk claims that evil spirits reside in the homes…
  37. Mysterious Temple: Curse of the Musasabi Clan Episode 37 Mysterious Temple: Curse of the Musasabi Clan October 27, 1973, 25 min Archbishop Wing's Dryad-Flying Squirrel is able to turn a red fluid that he secretes from his claws, into a deadly gas that transforms humans into flying squirrel carcasses. His plan…
  38. Lone V3 and Cub: Deadly Skydiving Episode 38 Lone V3 and Cub: Deadly Skydiving November 3, 1973, 25 min Mutant Poison-Mothla kills two power company workers who discover electricity being re-routed. Meanwhile, Destron captures the father of a young boy, Tsuyoshi, who stumbled upon their outpost. Kazami Shiro arrives…
  39. Terror of the Carnivorous Fauna Plantaingan!! Episode 39 Terror of the Carnivorous Fauna Plantaingan!! November 10, 1973, 25 min Archbishop Wing plans to use the poison of the inhuman Plantaingan, combined with 30,000 volts of electricity, to create miniaturized people preserved for use in creating cyborgs. The mutant kidnaps…
  40. Sudden Death! V3 Mach Kick!! Episode 40 Sudden Death! V3 Mach Kick!! November 17, 1973, 25 min Destron mutant Deadman-Bat, employing a virus called the Himalayan Devil, turns the residents of apartment complexes in all the major cities into vampire slaves. When Rider Scout Kiyoshi discovers his…
  41. Oh! People Are Melting! Enter, Marshal Armor Episode 41 Oh! People Are Melting! Enter, Marshal Armor November 24, 1973, 25 min Summoned from Mongolia, Marshal Armor becomes the new commandant of Destron Japan and employs Nazi transplant technology to create the invulnerable Pumadillon. Marshal Armor releases a slave named Yamashita to…
  42. The Snail Man’s Human Experiments! Episode 42 The Snail Man’s Human Experiments! December 1, 1973, 25 min Marshal Armor's Snailbura implants its sinister eggs into the residents of an apartment complex. These incubate in the victims' bloodstream developing into larvae to enslave them. Snailbura's first experiment is…
  43. Friend or Foe? The Mysterious Riderman Episode 43 Friend or Foe? The Mysterious Riderman December 8, 1973, 25 min Ambitious Destron scientist Yuki Joji is condemned to death by Marshal Armor, who sees him as a threat to his position in the organization. Slowly Yuki is lowered into a…
  44. V3 vs. Riderman Episode 44 V3 vs. Riderman December 15, 1973, 25 min V3 saves Riderman from Sickleneck-Tortoise's nerve gas in the nick of time. Regardless Riderman doesn't want to listen to V3's words against Destron � he only seeks revenge against Marshal…
  45. Destron’s Christmas Present Episode 45 Destron’s Christmas Present December 22, 1973, 25 min Marshal Armor sends mutant Rhino-Tank, disguised as Santa Claus, to lure children into the House of Good Fortune, in order to train them as future Destron commandants. Yuki Joji finds…
  46. Riderman, Where Will You Go? Episode 46 Riderman, Where Will You Go? December 29, 1973, 25 min Pinned against a cliff by a bulldozer V3 uses his Reverse Double Typhoon to save himself and infiltrates the Destron outpost. He saves Yuki Joji who was trapped in an…
  47. Ambush! The Destron Leader!! Episode 47 Ambush! The Destron Leader!! January 5, 1974, 25 min A New Year's card from Marshal Armor arrives for Yuki Joji, so he and Kazami Shiro investigate the return address. When they split up and enter the manor, Coelacanth-Kid attacks…
  48. Look! The Face of the Destron Leader!! Episode 48 Look! The Face of the Destron Leader!! January 12, 1974, 25 min The Great Leader, overlord of Destron, arrives in Japan. When V3 and Riderman go after him, they fall into a trap. Meanwhile, Destron mutant Thorned-Starfish puts into action his plan…
  49. A Gunshot Rings Out! Kazami Shiro Falls!! Episode 49 A Gunshot Rings Out! Kazami Shiro Falls!! January 19, 1974, 25 min Destron mutant Chameleon shoots Yuki Joji, but Kazami Shiro takes the bullet. Soon Shiro becomes unable to control his strength and becomes a menace. Meanwhile, Chameleon's human form uses a…
  50. A Little Friendship Episode 50 A Little Friendship January 26, 1974, 25 min Mutant Chameleon is resurrected as Vampire-Chameleon and Marshal Armor sends him on a mission to collect the blood of innocent children. Kazami Shiro befriends young Kenichi, who is despondent because…
  51. You Are Rider Number 4!! Episode 51 You Are Rider Number 4!! February 2, 1974, 25 min Marshal Armor has developed a powerful Pluton Rocket that is more powerful than the H-Bomb and the Great Leader orders that it be aimed at Tokyo. Shiro and Joji become…
  52. The Last Day of Destron Episode 52 The Last Day of Destron February 9, 1974, 25 min The Great Leader initiates "Operation: D", a final, all-out offensive to seize control of Japan. Destron revives Deadman-Bat, Fireball-Walrus and Plantaingan who attack Rider Scouts HQ and kidnap Junko and…