Kamen Rider Spirits

Infobox animanga/Header
name = Kamen Rider SPIRITS


caption = Cover of Volume 1 by Kodansha
ja_name = 仮面ライダーＳＰＩＲＩＴＳ
ja_name_trans = Kamen Raidā Supirittsu
genre = Action, Adventure, Horror, Science FictionInfobox animanga/Manga
title =
author = Kenichi Muraeda
Shotaro Ishinomori (Original Story)
publisher = flagicon|Japan Kodansha
flagicon|South Korea Haksan Publishing
demographic = Seinen
magazine = Magazine Z
first = 2001
last = ongoing
volumes = 14

nihongo|"Kamen Rider SPIRITS"|仮面ライダーＳＰＩＲＩＴＳ|Kamen Raidā Supirittsu|trans. "Masked Rider Spirits" is an ongoing manga adaptation of the popular "Kamen Rider" franchise. The focus of the story is on the original ten Kamen Riders with shifting focus on main characters.

ynopsis

Following the end of the "Kamen Rider Super-1" television series, Kamen Rider Spirits begins by following the lives of the original Kamen Riders in various stand alone stories. The manga then introduces the tenth Kamen Rider, Kamen Rider ZX, ignoring the events of the "Birth of the 10th! Kamen Riders All Together!!" television special. The manga also ties up loose story ends from the various TV series, such as how Riderman survived the Pluton Rocket Explosion and why Stronger's partner, Tackle, was never acknowledged as a Kamen Rider.

Arc summary

"Kamen Rider Spirits" is composed of three different arcs, each focusing on different Kamen Riders. The first arc is composed of several stand alone stoires that focus on the original nine Kamen Riders who, no longer a team, have all gone their separate ways. After discovering suspicious activity going on all over the world, the Kamen Riders realize that a new evil is rising.

The second arc of the manga, known as "Kamen Rider ZX: Forget Memories", focuses on the new Kamen Rider, Kamen Rider ZX, and gives the character a new origin story, ignoring his origin in the "Birth of the 10th! Kamen Riders All Together!!" TV special. The second arc also introduces the Badan Empire, the story's main villains.

The third section of the manga, known as "Kamen Rider ZX: Dragon Road", focuses on Kamen Rider ZX joining the original nine Kamen Riders and facing the evil Badan Empire together.

Chapters

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First tankōbon

1. Skyscraper Gale
2. The Lone Battlefield 1
3. The Lone Battlefield 2
4. Pride of the Hot Sand 1
5. Pride of the Hot Sand 2

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Second tankōbon

6. Memories of a Right Arm
7. Sea of Destruction 1
8. Sea of Destruction 2
9. Tears of God 1
10. Tears of God 2

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Third tankōbon

11. The Stray Thunderbolt 1
12. The Stray Thunderbolt 2
13. Promises of the Sky 1
14. Promises of the Sky 2
15. Legend of the Stars 1
16. Legend of the Stars 2
17. Legend of the Stars 3

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Fourth tankōbon - ZX: Forget Memories

18. Assault
19. Darkness
20. Encounter
21. Escape
22. Rage
23. Rumi

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Fifth tankōbon

24. Attack
25. Thorn
26. Demon
27. Contact
28. Redemption
29. Target
30. Flash

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Sixth tankōbon

31. Henshin
32. Secret
33. Battle
34. Judo
35. Remembrance
36. Separation
37. Lies
38. Revenge

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Seventh tankōbon

39. Cult
40. Rescue
41. Conquest
42. Invasion
43. Coup
44. Shinjuku
45. The Greater Leader

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Eighth tankōbon - ZX: Dragon Road

46. Arrival
47. Sacrifice
48. Clash
49. Name
50. Prologue
51. Syndrome
52. Participation 1
53. Participation 2

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Ninth tankōbon

54. Union
55. Journey
56. Unit
57. Capital
58. Shield

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Tenth tankōbon

59. Spirit Union
60. Number Fourth
61. Rush
62. Ice Fang
63. Graveyard

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Eleventh tankōbon

64. Light Fang
65. Labyrinth
66. Hell Car
67. Teacher
68. Training

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Twelfth tankōbon

69. Whirlpool
70. New Finisher
71. Ocean Battle
72. Belt of Life
73. Immortal Man

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Thirteenth tankōbon

74. Inherit
75. Get Back
76. Moving
77. Evolution
78. Next Evolution
79. Final Evolution

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Fourteenth tankōbon

80. Warrior's Essence
81. Surpassing Greed
82. Return
83. Fiery Giant
84. With the Soul
85. Setup
86. Father

Main Characters

* Ryō Murasame / Kamen Rider ZX
* Takeshi Hongō / Kamen Rider 1
* Hayato Ichimonji / Kamen Rider 2
* Shiro Kazami / Kamen Rider V3
* Yuki Joji / Riderman
* Keisuke Jin / Kamen Rider X
* Daisuke Yamamoto / Kamen Rider Amazon
* Shigeru Jō / Kamen Rider Stronger
* Yuriko Misaki / Electro Wave Human Tackle (in flashback)
* Hiroshi Tsukuba / Skyrider
* Kazuya Oki / Kamen Rider Super-1

Other Characters

* Kazuya Taki / Skull Rider - An FBI agent and an old friend of several Kamen Riders, including the first. In the first chapter, the absence of a Kamen Rider in America causes Kazuya to take matters into his own hands wearing a motorcycle outfit and skull-logo helmet in an homage to Ishinomori's character "Skull Man".
* Annrietta Birkin - An Interpol agent and member of an anti-Destron task force, she supports the Kamen Riders. She apparently likes Yuki. Taki calls her "Anri".
* Tobei Tachibana (a.k.a. Heiei Tachibana) - The mentor of Ichigo, Nigo, V3, Riderman, X, Amazon, Stronger and, later in the story, ZX.
* Kanji Yada / GanGan G - Skyrider's sidekick.
* Genjiro Tani (a.k.a. Jiro Tanihara) - The mentor of Skyrider and Super-1.
* The Junior Rider Squad - The Kamen Riders' comical kiddie sidekicks.
* Dr. Mami - Hayato's companion in the civil war-torn country called the Republic of Gamon who works as a doctor in charge of a hospital for injured people.
* Dr. Kaido - friend of Ryo's father and also Ryo's mentor.
* Rumi Ichijō - The daughter of a doctor who was killed by the Badan Empire.
* Eisuke Mikage / Tigeroid - Interpol detective and later henchman of the Badan Empire.
* Ambassador Darkness - A high ranking commander of the Badan Empire. Close relative of Ambassador Hell of Shocker.
* JUDO - The main antagonist of the series and the supreme leader of all the evil organizations the previous Kamen Riders faced in the past. He currently leads the Badan Empire and looks like a golden version of ZX.

External links

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* [http://www.angelfire.com/hero/kamen_rider_spirits/ "Kamen Rider Spirits"] - Unofficial website of the manga which contains comic synopsis, information about its characters and kaijin and more.
* [http://www.japanhero.com/manga/kamen-rider-spirits.htm Kamen Rider Spirits Page at Japan Hero.]