The franchise began in 1971 with the Kamen Rider television series, which followed college student Takeshi Hongo and his quest to defeat the world-conquering Shocker organization. The Kamen Rider media generally features a motorcycle-riding superhero with an insect motif who fights supervillains, often known as kaijin ( æ�ªäºº). ã�ªã�¼ã�ºHepburn: Kamen RaidÄ� ShirÄ«zu, translated as Masked Rider Series) is a metaseries of manga, and tokusatsu television programs and films, created by manga artist Shotaro Ishinomori.Otsuka Pharmaceutical Company (for Oronamin C) MBS/TBS (1975-1989, ShÅ�wa era, from Stronger up to Black RX)īS Asahi/Tokyo MX (2016, Heisei era, Amazons only) A statue of Kamen Rider 1 outside of Bandai Corporate Headquarters in TaitÅ�, Tokyo