Kamen Rider Black RX

This article is about a/an series entry (the 10th) in the Kamen Rider Series.

Kamen Rider Black RX

Kamen Rider Black RX
Number	10
Number of episodes:	47
First episode:	Child of the Sun! RX
Last episode:	A Shining Tomorrow!
Intro:	Kamen Rider Black RX
Original airing:	October 23, 1988–September 24, 1989
Producer:	Toei
Production Order
previous Kamen Rider Black	next Kamen Rider Kuuga

For the series' main character, see Kotaro Minami.

Kamen Rider Black RX (仮面ライダーBLACK RX, Kamen Raidā Burakku Āru Ekkusu^?, Masked Rider Black RX) is a Japanese tokusatsu superhero television series produced as part of the Kamen Rider Series. The ninth show in the franchise, it was a joint collaboration between Ishimori Productions and Toei Company, and aired on the Mainichi Broadcasting System and the Tokyo Broadcasting System from October 23, 1988 to September 24, 1989 with a total of 47 episodes. The series was a direct sequel to Kamen Rider BLACK and the first to feature a team-up with the past Riders since the 1984 TV special Birth of the 10th! Kamen Riders All Together!!.

The series was adapted by Saban in North America as Saban's Masked Rider. The Americanization featured a heavily altered story and all new characters, in an attempt to fit the series in as a spin-off of 'the Power Rangers series.

This was the last installment of the Kamen Rider Series to be produced in the Shōwa period and the first to be produced in the Heisei period—Episode 11 was delayed by one week following Emperor Hirohito's death.

Synopsis

Half a year after the downfall of Gorgom, Kotaro Minami has gotten a job of a helicopter pilot in a business owned by the Sahara family. Kotaro is later captured by the Crisis Empire and offered a place in their group. When Kotaro refused, his King Stone was shattered and he was thrown into space where the sun's radiation mutated his King Stone and he mutated into Kamen Rider BLACK RX. With his new powers, he battles the Crisis Empire and thwarts their plans to take over Earth.

Characters

Kamen Rider Black RX

Kotaro Minami

• Reiko Shiratori
• Sahara Family
• Joe the Haze
• Kyoko Matoba
• Goro
• Hayato Hayami
• Ten veteran Kamen Riders

Crisis Empire

• Emperor Crisis
• General Jark
• Dasmader
• Maribaron
• Bosgun
• Gatezawn
• Gedorian
• Chakram
• Chaps
• Kaiman Senshi

Episodes

Main article: Kamen Rider Black RX Episodes

Kamen Rider Black RX Episodes

After 0

The S.I.C. Hero Saga story for Black RX ran in Montly Hobby Japan in the December 2002 through March 2003 issues. Titled Kamen Rider Black RX: After 0 (仮面ライダーBLACK RX -After 0-, Kamen Raidā Burakku Āru Ekkusu: After Zero^?), it tells the story of what happened after the finale of Black RX. It features the original characters the White RX (Another RX) (白いRX（アナザーRX）, Shiroi Āru Ekkusu (Anazā Āru Ekkusu)^?), Shadow Moon with RX powers, and the Creation King (Another Shadow Moon) (創生王（アナザーシャドームーン）, Sōseiō (Anazā Shadō Mūn)^?), the result of Shadow Moon absorbing both King Stones.

Chapter titles

1. Ceremonial Day (式日, Shikijitsu^?)
2. Dazzling (眩惑, Genwaku^?)
3. Earth's Demise (終焉の地, Shūen no Chi^?)
4. King of Dreams (夢幻の王, Mugen no Ō^?)

Cast

• Kotaro Minami (南　光太郎, Minami Kōtarō^?): Tetsuo Kurata (倉田 てつを, Kurata Tetsuo^?)
• Reiko Shiratori (白鳥 玲子, Shiratori Reiko^?): Jun Koyamaki (高野槇 じゅん, Kōyamaki Jun^?)
• Shunkichi Sahara (佐原 俊吉, Sahara Shunkichi^?): Makoto Akatsuka (赤塚 真人, Akatsuka Makoto^?)
• Utako Sahara (佐原 唄子, Sahara Utako^?): Eri Tsuruma (鶴間 エリ, Tsuruma Eri^?)
• Joe of Haze (霞のジョー, Kasumi no Jō^?): Rikiya Koyama (小山 力也, Koyama Rikiya^?)
• Kyoko Matoba (的場 響子, Matoba Kyōko^?): Megumi Ueno (上野 めぐみ, Ueno Megumi^?)
• Goro (吾郎, Gorō^?): Jo Onodera (小野寺 丈, Onodera Jō^?)
• Shigeru Sahara (佐原　茂, Sahara Shigeru^?): Go Inoue (井上 豪, Inoue Gō^?)
• Hitomi Sahara (佐原 ひとみ, Sahara Hitomi^?): Shoko Imura (井村 翔子, Imura Shōko^?)
  • Princess Garonia (Teenager Hitomi): Maho Maruyama (丸山 真歩, Maruyama Maho^?)
• Hayato Hayami (速水 隼人, Hayami Hayato^?): Minoru Sawatari (佐渡 稔, Sawatari Minoru^?)
• Grand Lord Crisis (クライシス皇帝, Kuraishisu Kōtei^?, Voice): Template:Nihonog
• General Jark (ジャーク将軍, Jāku Shōgun^?, Voice): Seizō Katō (加藤 精三, Katō Seizō^?, 1-44), Hidekatsu Shibata (柴田 秀勝, Shibata Hidekatsu^?, 45 & 46)
• Maribaron (マリバロン, Maribaron^?): Atsuko Takahata (高畑 淳子, Takahata Atsuko^?)
• Bosgun (ボスガン, Bosugan^?, Voice): Shōzō Iizuka (飯塚 昭三, Iizuka Shōzō^?)
• Gatezawn (ガテゾーン, Gatezōn^?, Voice): Toshimichi Takahashi (高橋 利道, Takahashi Toshimichi^?)
• Gedorian (ゲドリアン, Gedorian^?, Voice): Kazunori Arai (新井 一典, Arai Kazunori^?)
• Chakram (チャックラム, Chakkuramu^?, Voice): Atsuo Mori (森 篤夫, Mori Atsuo^?)
• Dasmader (ダスマダー, Dasumadā^?): Tetsuya Matsui (松井 哲也, Matsui Tetsuya^?)
• Shadow Moon (シャドームーン, Shadō Mūn^?, Voice): Masaki Terasoma (寺杣 昌紀, Terasoma Masaki^?)
• King Stone (キングストーン, Kingu Sutōn^?, Voice): Teiji Ōmiya (大宮 悌二, Ōmiya Teiji^?)
• Narrator (ナレーター, Narētā^?): Issei Masamune (政宗 一成, Masamune Issei^?)

Suit actors

• Kamen Rider Black RX/Robo Rider/Bio Rider: Jiro Okamoto (岡元 次郎, Okamoto Jirō^?)
• Robo Rider/Bio Rider/Shadow Moon: Tokio Iwata (岩田 時男, Iwata Tokio^?)
• Robo Rider: Toshiyuki Kikuchi (菊地 寿幸, Kikuchi Toshiyuki^?)
• General Jark - Toshimichi Takahashi
• Bosgan: Yoshikatsu Fujiki (藤木 義勝, Fujiki Yoshikatsu^?)
• Gatezone: Takayuki Kitamura (北村 隆幸, Kitamura Takayuki^?)
• Gedorian: Minoru Watanabe (渡辺実, Watanabe Minoru^?)

Songs

Opening theme

• "Kamen Rider Black RX" (仮面ライダーBLACK RX, Kamen Raidā Burakku Āru Ekkusu^?)
  • Lyrics: Chinfa Kan
  • Composition & Arrangement: Eiji Kawamura
  • Artist: Takayuki Miyauchi

Ending theme

• "Dareka ga Kimi o Aishiteru" (誰かが君を愛してる, "Dareka ga Kimi o Aishiteru"^? "Someone Loves You")
  • Lyrics: Chinfa Kan
  • Composition: Tetsuji Hayashi
  • Arrangement: Eiji Kawamura
  • Artist: Takayuki Miyauchi

Other Songs

• "Unmei No Senshi" (運命の戦士, "Unmei No Senshi"^? "Soldier of Destiny")
  • Lyrics: Chinfa Kan
  • Composition: Tetsuji Hayashi
  • Arranger: Ishida Katsunori
  • Artist:Takayuki Miyauchi
• "Senjou No Rider RX" (戦場のライダーRX, "Senjou No Rider RX"^? "Soldier of the battlefield RX")
  • Composition: Watanabe Michiaki
  • Arranger: Ishida Katsunori
  • Artist:Takayuki Miyauchi
• "Hikari No Senshi" (光の戦士, "Hikari No Senshi"^? "Soldier of Light")
  • Lyricist: Chinfa Kan
  • Composer: Kawamura Eiji
  • Singer:Takayuki Miyauchi
• "Gekishin! RX" (激進RX, "Gekishin! RX"^? "Dash! RX")
  • Lyrics: Ishinomori Shoutarou
  • Composition: Watanabe Michiaki
  • Arranger: Ishida Katsunori
  • Artist:Takayuki Miyauchi
• "Battle! Oh RX"|バトルoh! RX|
  • Lyrics: Chinfa Kan
  • Composition: Tetsuji Hayashi
  • Arranger: Ishida Katsunori
  • Artist:Takayuki Miyauchi
• "Towa No Tame Ni Kimi No Tame Ni " (永遠のために君のために, "Towa No Tame Ni Kimi No Tame Ni "^? "For Eternity And For You")
  • Lyrics: Yoshikatsu Hiraide
  • Composition: Kawamura Eiji
  • Arranger: Katsunori Ishida
  • Artist:Ichirou Mizuki

External links

• Ishimori@Style - Shotaro Ishinomori with Ishimori Productions Official Website