Kamen Rider V3

Kamen Rider V3 (仮面ライダーV3（ブイスリー）) is the second installment of the Kamen Rider Series. Produced by Toei and MBS, it was broadcast from February 17, 1973 to February 9, 1974, every Saturday at 19:30, on MBS and NET, with a total of 52 episodes. The series is a direct sequel to Kamen Rider.

Plot
"Kamen Rider V3, Shiro Kazami, is an altered human. Mortally wounded by Destron, he is rebuilt by Kamen Riders 1 and 2, reborn as Kamen Rider V3."

- Narrator

After Riders 1 and 2 destroyed Gel-Shocker, it appeared the world was finally at peace. However, the Leader of Gel-Shocker survived and formed a new evil organization named Destron to conquer the world again. One night, Shiro Kazami, a junior of Hongo, saw a murder of a human from a Destron monster named Scissors Jaguar. He saved a girl targeted by the monster named Junko and hid Junko to his home but the monster killed his family and luckily the Riders appeared and saved Shiro and Junko.

Shiro wanted to get revenge from Destron and asked the Riders to turn him into a cyborg. The Riders denied. But when they assaulted in Destron's base, they were caught in a trap and Shiro shows up to save them but got killed. The Riders modified him and turned into the cyborg, Kamen Rider V3. When the Riders were attacked, and almost killed, by Kame Bazooka, Shiro shows up as Kamen Rider V3. Now, Shiro uses his new power to protect mankind against Destron.

Allies

 * Tobei Tachibana
 * Junko Tama
 * Shigeru Tama
 * The Boys' Kamen Rider Squad
 * Ken Sakuma
 * Kamen Riders

Destron

 * Great Leader of Destron
 * Doktor G/ Laser
 * Baron Kiba/Vampiric Mammoth
 * Archbishop Tsubasa/Zombie Bat
 * Marshal Yoroi/Zariganna
 * Revived Villains
 * Colonel Zol
 * Doctor Shinigami
 * Ambassador Hell
 * General Black

Cast

 * Shiro Kazami (風見志郎), Kamen Rider V3 (仮面ライダーV3): Hiroshi Miyauchi (宮内洋)
 * Joji Yuki (結城丈二), Riderman (ライダーマン): Akira Yamaguchi (山口暁)
 * Tobei Tachibana (立花藤兵衛): Akiji Kobayashi (小林昭二)
 * Junko Tama (珠純子): Hizuru Ono (小野ひずる)
 * Shigeru Tama (珠シゲル): Hideki Kawaguchi (川口英樹)
 * Ken Sakuma (佐久間ケン): Takeshi Kawashima (川島健)
 * Takeshi Hongo (本郷猛), Kamen Rider 1 (仮面ライダー1号): Hiroshi Fujioka (藤岡弘)
 * Hayato Ichimonji (一文字隼人), Kamen Rider 2 (仮面ライダー2号): Takeshi Sasaki (佐々木剛)
 * Leader of Destron (デストロン首領): Goro Naya (納谷悟朗)
 * Doktor G (ドクトル・ゲー): Jotaro Senba (千波丈太郎)
 * Baron Kiba (キバ男爵): Eiji Go (郷鍈治)
 * Archbishop Tsubasa (ツバサ大僧正): Yukio Fujino (富士乃幸夫)
 * Marshal Yoroi (ヨロイ元帥): Bunya Nakamura (中村文弥)
 * Narrator (ナレーター): Shinji Nakae (中江真司)

Suit actors

 * Kamen Rider V3 (仮面ライダーV3), Kamen Rider 1 (仮面ライダー1号): Tetsuya Nakayashiki (中屋敷鉄也)
 * Kamen Rider V3 (仮面ライダーV3) (1, 2), Riderman (ライダーマン): Yutaka Nakamura (中村裕)
 * Riderman (ライダーマン): Akira Yamaguchi (山口暁), Hiroo Kawarazaki (河原崎洋夫), Keisuke Chiyoda (千代田恵介)
 * Kamen Rider 1 (仮面ライダー1号), Riderman (ライダーマン), Monsters (怪人): Kazuo Nibori (新堀和男)
 * Monsters (怪人): Masaru Okada (岡田勝)

Songs

 * Opening theme
 * "Tatakae! Kamen Rider V3" (戦え！ 仮面ライダーV3)
 * Lyrics: Shotaro Ishinomori
 * Composition & Arrangement: Shunsuke Kikuchi
 * Artist: Hiroshi Miyauchi, The Swingers


 * Ending theme
 * "Shonen Kamen Rider-tai no Uta" (少年仮面ライダー隊の歌)
 * Lyrics: Saburo Yatsude
 * Composition & Arrangement: Shunsuke Kikuchi
 * Artist: Ichiro Mizuki, Columbia Yurikagokai
 * Episodes: 1-42
 * "Hashire, Hurricane" (走れハリケーン)
 * Lyrics: Sao Nomi
 * Composition & Arrangement: Shunsuke Kikuchi
 * Artist: Masato Shimon, Columbia Yurikagokai
 * Episodes: 43-52


 * Insert theme
 * "Kamen Rider Sanka" (仮面ライダー讃歌)
 * Lyrics: Mamoru Tanaka, Itari Okato
 * Composition & Arrangement: Shunsuke Kikuchi
 * Artist: Masato Shimon
 * "Fujimi no Otoko" (不死身の男)
 * Lyrics: Masayuki Shimada
 * Composition & Arrangement: Shunsuke Kikuchi
 * Artist: Masato Shimon
 * "V3 Action" (V3アクション)
 * Lyrics: Shotaro Ishinomori
 * Composition & Arrangement: Shunsuke Kikuchi
 * Artist: Masato Shimon
 * "V3 no Hitori Uta" (V3の一人歌)
 * Lyrics: Mamoru Tanaka, Itari Okato
 * Composition & Arrangement: Shunsuke Kikuchi
 * Artist: Ichiro Mizuki
 * "V3 no March" (V3のマーチ)
 * Lyrics: Masaru Igami, Itari Okato
 * Composition & Arrangement: Shunsuke Kikuchi
 * Artist: Ichiro Mizuki, Columbia Yurikagokai
 * "Destron Sanka" (デストロン讃歌)
 * Lyrics: Shin Doi
 * Composition & Arrangement: Shunsuke Kikuchi
 * Artist: Nihon Gassho Kyokai
 * "V3 no Komori Uta" (V3の子守唄)
 * Lyrics: Toichi Nakase, Itari Okato
 * Composition & Arrangement: Shunsuke Kikuchi
 * Artist: Yuko Inoue
 * "Bokura no Kamen Rider V3" (ぼくらの仮面ライダーV3)
 * Lyrics: Toichi Nakase, Itari Okato
 * Composition & Arrangement: Shunsuke Kikuchi
 * Artist: Columbia Yurikagokai
 * "Boku no Riderman" (ぼくのライダーマン)
 * Lyrics: Mamoru Tanaka
 * Composition & Arrangement: Shunsuke Kikuchi
 * Artist: Columbia Yurikagokai

Manga


A manga adaptation was made by Mitsuru Sugaya during the run of the series.

Kamen Rider: Sakusen File 2


The game was released in 1995 for the and.

Kamen Rider V3


The game was released on September 18, 2000 by Bandai and was developed by KAZe for.

S.I.C. Hero Saga
Published in Monthly Hobby Japan magazine from May to August 2003, the "S.I.C. Hero Saga" story, MASKED RIDER V3 & RIDERMAN -RIDERMAN ANOTHER AFTER-, featured an alternate history of Riderman's creation. It featured the new character called the Destron Rider (デストロンライダー).


 * Chapter titles
 * 1) God Station (神ステーション)
 * 2) Attachment (アタッチメント)
 * 3) Destron Rider (デストロンライダー)
 * 4) Joji Yuki (結城丈二)