Milestones

As a franchise, Kamen Rider is constantly evolving and changing, with new ideas and concepts emerging with each series.

Kamen Rider

 * First of the Series.
 * First and second ever Kamen Riders (1 and 2).
 * First use of the Rider Kick and Rider Punch.
 * Longest running entry in the franchise (98 episodes).
 * First series to change opening theme.
 * Highest rated show in the franchise overall, with episode 41 being viewed by 30.1% of Japan's TV audience and averaging 21.2% throughout its run.

Kamen Rider V3

 * First direct sequel to a previous Rider Series.
 * First rider to be created for non-evil intentions (V3).
 * First Secondary Rider (Riderman).
 * 4th longest running show in the franchise (52 episodes).

Kamen Rider X

 * First series to be broadcast in a full year.
 * First series to feature only one Rider.
 * 3rd shortest running show in the franchise (35 episodes).

Kamen Rider Amazon

 * First non-insect themed Rider.
 * The only Rider TV series which contained graphic violence such as excessive amounts of blood and scenes of decapitation and dismemberment.
 * Shortest series in the franchise (24 episodes).
 * First Bio-Type Rider.
 * First Mystic-Type Rider.
 * First Rider whose powers aren't technology based.
 * First series to not feature the previous Riders.
 * First Rider that doesn't use a belt to transform.
 * First Monster to aid a Rider.
 * Final series to air before the start of the Super Sentai series.

Kamen Rider Stronger

 * First Female Hero of the series.
 * First Rider to have a beetle motif.
 * A prototype example of Form Changing/Final Form.
 * First series to air at the same time as a Super Sentai series ().
 * Last series to feature Tobei Tachibana.
 * Last series of the original run of the Kamen Rider Series, the five series of the Seven Legendary Riders collectively lasting from April 1971 to January 1976
 * 4th shortest show in the franchise (39 episodes).

Kamen Rider (Skyrider)

 * 2nd longest running show of the franchise (54 episodes).
 * First Rider to have the ability of flight as a superpower.
 * Was meant to be a reboot but was later changed to be a continuation of the series.
 * Second series to change the opening theme.

Kamen Rider Super-1

 * First villains that come from space (Dogma Kingdom).
 * First and only Rider to use an American brand motorcycle.
 * Most Rider Kick variations used by a single Rider (26).

Kamen Rider ZX

 * First Rider to debut in a Manga & TV Special.
 * First Rider to not get his own TV series.
 * First amalgamated villain group.
 * Last appearance of the original TV actors out of costume.

Kamen Rider Black

 * First standalone series, with no connection to the previous riders.
 * First set of villains without Foot Soldiers.
 * Second Kaijin to aid a Rider.
 * First series in which a Rider dies but comes back to life.
 * First non-clone evil Rider.

Kamen Rider Black RX

 * First in the series to fully utilize the concept of form changing.
 * First Rider to be the same person as a previous Rider.
 * The first series and the only one in the Showa Era where a Rider drives a car.
 * Final Rider series to be produced by Shotaro Ishinomori before his death in 1998
 * This series is both a Showa and Heisei series due to the passing of Emperor Hirohito taking place during its original broadcast.
 * Final crossover team-up of the 20th century Rider Series.
 * Final villains to utilize Foot Soldiers in the Showa Era.
 * First Rider series to be adapted in the USA. (Saban's Masked Rider).

Shin Kamen Rider: Prologue

 * Labeled as the 20th anniversary of the franchise, when in fact it is in its 21st year.
 * First Rider not to use a belt in any way.
 * The only Bio-Type Rider whose powers don't come from a mystical source.
 * First Rider of the 90's Movie Rider Trio.

Kamen Rider ZO

 * Labeled as a 20th anniversary production, when in fact it's the 22nd year of the franchise.
 * Second Rider not to use a belt in any way.
 * Second Rider in the 90's Movie Rider Trio.

Kamen Rider J

 * First Rider to have size manipulation as a superpower.
 * First pure Mystic-type Rider.
 * Third Rider in the 90's Movie Rider Trio.
 * The last Kamen Rider production of Shotaro Ishinomori's career before his death in 1998.

Kamen Rider Kuuga

 * First Kamen Rider Series to be produced after the death of Shotaro Ishinomori and thus the official start of the Heisei era, introducing the following trends.
 * First series to air with a Super Sentai series on TV Asahi.
 * First villain group to be a race as opposed to an evil organization.
 * Debut of the Super Form.
 * Debut of the Final Form.
 * First series to have a Hyper Battle special.
 * First Rider to have a pre-Form to the Riders' main form.
 * The last stand alone rider type series.
 * Highest rated show of the Heisei Era averaging at 11.7% of the Japanese TV viewing audience.

Kamen Rider Agito

 * 30th anniversary of the franchise.
 * First series to have more than two Riders.
 * First Series to have at least one of each kind of Rider type (Agito & Another Agito: Mystic Riders, G3/G3-X & G4: Tech Riders, Gills: Bio/Mystic Rider).
 * First series with a summer movie shown alongside those of Super Sentai.
 * Last series to use the traditional transformation belt.
 * First series in which a Rider dies and doesn't come back to life.

Kamen Rider Ryuki

 * First series where the Riders commonly use cards.
 * First Heisei series that foregoes the traditional Ishinomori henshin belt.
 * First series where Kamen Riders use monsters to aid them in battle and enhance their fighting capabilities.
 * First series to feature a female Rider (Kamen Rider Femme).
 * First series to feature Evil Riders that aren't just clones of the main rider and one that is.
 * First series to feature a Rider that isn't human (Kamen Rider Odin).
 * First series where the Riders' powers are based on a point system.
 * Second Rider series to be adapted in the USA (Kamen Rider Dragon Knight).
 * First series to have a rider as the final opponent.
 * First and only series where the Primary Kamen Rider doesn't win because he was killed, but the Secondary Kamen Rider does.

Kamen Rider 555

 * First Kamen Rider series to air in the Super Hero Time block with a Super Sentai
 * First series to feature Riders that are also Monsters.
 * First series to feature a Rider that doesn't speak Japanese. (Kamen Rider Psyga)
 * First Heisei series to feature an evil organization. (Smart Brain)

Kamen Rider Blade

 * Second series where the Riders commonly use cards.
 * Second series where the Riders' powers are based on a point system.
 * Second series to feature a female Rider. (Kamen Rider Larc)
 * Second series to feature Riders that are also Monsters.
 * Second series to have a Rider as the final opponent.
 * First series where the hero does not kill the monster-of the-week
 * First series to have a Rider under 18 years of age. (Kamen Rider Leangle)
 * Third series to change the opening theme.
 * First series where an Supporting Rider gains a Super Form.

Kamen Rider Hibiki

 * The only series that does not feature the Rider Kick
 * The first series to use music and Japanese folklore as a theme
 * The only series where the main Rider does not use a motorcycle in hero form. (*the exception being for the opening credits)
 * A prototype example of the Support Robots
 * First Rider to use a breath attack.
 * Fourth and last series to change the opening theme.

Kamen Rider Kabuto

 * 35th Anniversary of the franchise
 * Third series to feature Riders that are also Monsters.
 * First, Second, Third and Fourth Riders in space. (Kabuto, Ketaros, Gatack, and Caucasus)
 * First Rider to time travel.

Kamen Rider Den-O

 * Most popular and successful entry in the franchise with 49 episodes, six movies, an anime spin-off, and numerous cameos and crossovers with other Riders.
 * First series to use time travel as a recurring plot element
 * First series that the riders use a pre-battle catchphrase.
 * Second series to use elements of Japanese folklore as a theme

Kamen Rider Kiva

 * This series aired on the year of what would have been Shotaro Ishinomori's 70th birthday.
 * First Rider to have a horror themed motif inspired by the classic Universal movie monsters (Dracula, Frankenstein, The Wolfman and The Creature from the Black Lagoon)
 * First series to have a collection of Net Movies attached to its summer movie
 * First Rider of the Heisei Era to meet one of his predecessors.
 * Third Rider to time travel.

Kamen Rider Decade

 * 2nd shortest running series in the franchise (31 episodes).
 * First crossover with its sister franchise Super Sentai
 * Most riders featured in a single season (41 Riders).
 * Third series where the Riders commonly use cards.
 * First series to establish the concept of parallel universes.
 * Kamen Rider Hibiki's Rider Kick is shown.
 * First series in which the next Rider saves the current one. This becomes a standard in all future Rider series.
 * Introduces the arcade game Kamen Rider Battle: Ganbaride which as well as including past Kamen Riders, is also updated to include shows after Decade.
 * First series to have a Climax Heroes video game.
 * The last series to have a Rider not use a Rider Belt as the transformation device.

Kamen Rider W

 * First series of the Neo-Heisei era, introducing the following trends
 * First Rider to debut in the summer movie of the previous series
 * First series to have a Movie War film with the previous series
 * First series to fully utilize Support Robots. This becomes a standard for all future Rider series until Kamen Rider Gaim.
 * First Rider to be two people.
 * Second series where the hero does not kill the monster-of the-week.

Kamen Rider OOO

 * 40th anniversary of the franchise
 * The series reached its 1,000th episode on the day of its 40th anniversary
 * Largest number of form changes in a Rider series with 131 forms in total. (OOO's 129 forms + Birth's 2 forms)
 * First Rider to be made with only CGI. (Kamen Rider Core)
 * First series to have three movies during its run.
 * First series to have a handheld video game which teamed-up with All Primary Riders.

Kamen Rider Fourze

 * First Rider to have a base of operations in space.
 * First series to have a Super Hero Taisen movie during its run.
 * Third series where the hero does not kill the monster-of the-week.
 * First series in which the main Rider is under 18.
 * Lowest rated show in the franchise, averaging at 5.8% on the TV ratings scale.
 * The only series to use the ending song from a video game on two occasions.

Kamen Rider Wizard

 * First series where the protagonists' powers are purely magic based
 * First team-up with other Ishinomori heroes
 * First Rider whose Super Form is completely computer generated instead of a suit.
 * 3rd longest running show of the franchise (53 episodes).
 * Final series to have the Climax Heroes game.
 * First to have a new game to team up with all Heisei Riders (Battride War).

Kamen Rider Gaim

 * First series in the Neo Heisei Era to not use the two-part episode format.
 * First Rider series to use food and plants as a motif. (Fruits, Nuts, and Flowers)
 * Only series since Decade to not use Support Robots.
 * First series where a Secondary Rider gains a Super Form.
 * First series where a Secondary Rider doesn't gain a Final Form.
 * First series since Agito to have a Supporting Rider gain a Final Form.
 * First series where an Evil Rider gains a Final Form
 * First time to where Riders recklessly transformed into Monsters.

Kamen Rider Drive

 * The 25th entry in the franchise and the 16th Heisei Era series.
 * First series to use cars as a motif.
 * Second protagonist in the franchise and the first in the Heisei Era to use a car as a Rider Machine.
 * First series to have the titular character debut in his own series since Decade.