Kamen Rider V3
Athlete/motorcycle daredevil Shirou Kazami was a witness to the doings of the evil Destron (an offshoot of the first Shocker/Gelshocker society from the first show), which subsequently sought to kill him. Young girl Junko Tama also gets involved, and after Shirou took her to his family's house for safety, Destron monster Scissors-Jaguar stumbles onto her and before Shirou's eyes, kills his whole family (his father, mother, and younger sister)! But before Shirou and Junko were about to be killed as well, Shirou's friend Takeshi Hongou, alias Masked Rider 1, comes to the rescue! An enraged Shirou wants to be a Masked Rider just like him and Hayato Ichimonji (Rider 2), but the Double Riders won't allow it (they don't want another cyborg burdened by the loss of humanity), until, that is, Shirou sacrifices his own life to save them from a trap set by the mysterious Leader of Destron in the remains of Gelshocker's old base. With leftover surgery equipment, the Double Riders transform Shirou into the powerful third Rider, Masked Rider V3! However, the Double Riders sacrifice their lives to save Tokyo from another Destron monster, Turtle-Bazooka, who had an atomic bomb hidden in his body! Kazami had to use his powers to fight Destron without the guidance of the Double Riders. Along with Toubei Tachibana (the mentor of the first two Riders), Junko, and the Kids' Rider Team, Shirou fights the evil forces of Destron as Masked Rider V3! Later in the show, another hero appears in the fray, the anti-Rider Riderman! Jouji Yuuki, a top Destron scientist, was betrayed by Marshall Armor, Destron's commanding officer at the time. He lost his right arm when Armor dipped him over a pool of acid, but his fellow scientists rebelled and saved his life. He was not only given an artificial right arm, but also uses the Riderman helmet, which transforms him into Riderman, and has a twisted vendetta with Marshall Armor. Kazami/V3 tries to convince him that Destron is an evil organization, but Riderman refuses to understand. Will V3 and Riderman eventually work together to defeat Destron?
- 1973-1974
- 1 season
- Discotek Media
- Action & Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction
- TV-PG
Athlete/motorcycle daredevil Shirou Kazami was a witness to the doings of the evil Destron (an offshoot of the first Shocker/Gelshocker society from the first show), which subsequently sought to kill him. Young girl Junko Tama also gets involved, and after Shirou took her to his family's house for safety, Destron monster Scissors-Jaguar stumbles onto her and before Shirou's eyes, kills his whole family (his father, mother, and younger sister)! But before Shirou and Junko were about to be killed as well, Shirou's friend Takeshi Hongou, alias Masked Rider 1, comes to the rescue! An enraged Shirou wants to be a Masked Rider just like him and Hayato Ichimonji (Rider 2), but the Double Riders won't allow it (they don't want another cyborg burdened by the loss of humanity), until, that is, Shirou sacrifices his own life to save them from a trap set by the mysterious Leader of Destron in the remains of Gelshocker's old base. With leftover surgery equipment, the Double Riders transform Shirou into the powerful third Rider, Masked Rider V3! However, the Double Riders sacrifice their lives to save Tokyo from another Destron monster, Turtle-Bazooka, who had an atomic bomb hidden in his body! Kazami had to use his powers to fight Destron without the guidance of the Double Riders. Along with Toubei Tachibana (the mentor of the first two Riders), Junko, and the Kids' Rider Team, Shirou fights the evil forces of Destron as Masked Rider V3! Later in the show, another hero appears in the fray, the anti-Rider Riderman! Jouji Yuuki, a top Destron scientist, was betrayed by Marshall Armor, Destron's commanding officer at the time. He lost his right arm when Armor dipped him over a pool of acid, but his fellow scientists rebelled and saved his life. He was not only given an artificial right arm, but also uses the Riderman helmet, which transforms him into Riderman, and has a twisted vendetta with Marshall Armor. Kazami/V3 tries to convince him that Destron is an evil organization, but Riderman refuses to understand. Will V3 and Riderman eventually work together to defeat Destron?
Season 1 Episode Guide
52 Episodes 1973 - 1974
Episode 1
Rider No. 3: His Name Is V3!
55 mins
Episode 2
Last Testament of the Double Riders
55 mins
Episode 3
The Execution of V3
55 mins
Episode 4
V3's 26 Secrets!?
55 mins
Episode 5
Snake-Man with a Machine Gun!
55 mins
Episode 6
Enter, Hammer-Jellyfish! V3 Unleash Your Killing Technique
55 mins
Episode 7
The Fury of Rider V3's Special Training
55 mins
Episode 8
Watch Out, V3! Beware the Terrifying Buzzsaw
55 mins
Episode 9
What is the Destron Hell Squad!?
55 mins
Episode 10
Secret of the Double Typhoon
55 mins
Episode 11
The Claws of Evil Reach Out for V3!!
55 mins
Episode 12
Junko Becomes a Mutant's Bride?!
55 mins
Episode 13
Terrifying Commandant: Doktor G!!
55 mins
Episode 14
Secret Memento of the Double Riders
55 mins
Episode 15
Rider V3's Deadly Weakness!!
55 mins
Episode 16
The Missile-Carrying Gecko Inhumanoid!
55 mins
Episode 17
The Devil Spray is the Reaper's Weakness
55 mins
Episode 18
V3, Beware the Evil Traitor!
55 mins
Episode 19
Blowfish-Apache's Operation Torpedo!
55 mins
Episode 20
Destron's Shikoku Conquest Operation
55 mins
Episode 21
The Double Riders Live
55 mins
Episode 22
Camp of Terror! Mystery of the Underground Canal
55 mins
Episode 23
Terror! Vampire from the Graveyard
55 mins
Episode 24
Mysterious! Cockroach Manor!!
55 mins
Episode 25
Mysterious!! The Destron Ranger Corps
55 mins
Episode 26
Inhumanoid Heater-Cicada's Mummy Operation!!
55 mins
Episode 27
Zol, Death, Hell & Black Rise from the Grave
55 mins
Episode 28
The Five Commandants' All-Out Attack!!
55 mins
Episode 29
Doktor G's Final Challenge!
55 mins
Episode 30
Doktor G! The True Form of Evil Is...?
55 mins
Episode 31
Enter, Baron Tusk: Commandant of Curses!!
55 mins
Episode 32
Spectre of Onibi Swamp: Rider Scouts Annihilated!?
55 mins
Episode 33
V3 in Danger! Riders One and Two Return!!
55 mins
Episode 34
Critical Moment! Baron Tusk vs. The Three Riders!!
55 mins
Episode 35
Baron Tusk's Final Transformation
55 mins
Episode 36
The Winged Corps: Demons of the Sky
55 mins
Episode 37
Mysterious Temple: Curse of the Musasabi Clan!
55 mins
Episode 38
Lone V3 and Cub: Deadly Skydiving!
55 mins
Episode 39
Terror of the Carnivorous Fauna: Plantaingan!!
55 mins
Episode 40
Sudden Death! V3 Mach Kick!!
55 mins
Episode 41
Oh! People Are Melting! Enter, Marshal Armor
Episode 42
The Snail-Man's Human Experiments!
Episode 43
Friend of Foe? The Mysterious Riderman
Episode 44
V3 Versus Riderman
Episode 45
Destron's Christmas Present
Episode 46
Riderman, Where Will You Go?
Episode 47
Ambush! The Destron Leader!!
Episode 48
Look! The Face of the Destron Leader!!
Episode 49
A Gunshot Rings Out! Shiro Kazami Falls!!
Episode 50
A Little Friendship
Episode 51
You Are Rider No. 4!!
Episode 52