Kamen Rider Black RX

Kamen Rider Black RX (仮面ライダー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  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

 * 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
 * Gatezone
 * Gedorian
 * Chakram
 * Chaps
 * Kaiman Senshi

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-), 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）), Shadow Moon with RX powers, and the Creation King (Another Shadow Moon) (創世王（アナザーシャドームーン）), the result of Shadow Moon absorbing both King Stones.


 * Chapter titles
 * 1) Ceremonial Day (式日)
 * 2) Dazzling (眩惑)
 * 3) Earth's Demise (終焉の地)
 * 4) King of Dreams (夢幻の王)

Cast

 * Kotaro Minami (南　光太郎): Tetsuo Kurata (倉田 てつを)
 * Reiko Shiratori (白鳥 玲子): Jun Koyamaki (高野槇 じゅん)
 * Shunkichi Sahara (佐原 俊吉): Makoto Akatsuka (赤塚 真人)
 * Utako Sahara (佐原 唄子): Eri Tsuruma (鶴間 エリ)
 * Joe of Haze (霞のジョー): Rikiya Koyama (小山 力也)
 * Kyoko Matoba (的場 響子): Megumi Ueno (上野 めぐみ)
 * Goro (吾郎): Jo Onodera (小野寺 丈)
 * Shigeru Sahara (佐原　茂): Go Inoue (井上 豪)
 * Hitomi Sahara (佐原 ひとみ): Shoko Imura (井村 翔子)
 * Princess Garonia (Teenager Hitomi): Maho Maruyama (丸山 真歩)
 * Hayato Hayami (速水 隼人): Minoru Sawatari (佐渡 稔)
 * Grand Lord Crisis (クライシス皇帝): Goro Naya (納谷 悟朗)
 * General Jark (ジャーク将軍): Seizō Katō (加藤 精三), Hidekatsu Shibata (柴田 秀勝)
 * Maribaron (マリバロン): Atsuko Takahata (高畑 淳子)
 * Bosgun (ボスガン): Shōzō Iizuka (飯塚 昭三)
 * Gatezawn (ガテゾーン): Toshimichi Takahashi (高橋 利道)
 * Gedorian (ゲドリアン): Kazunori Arai (新井 一典)
 * Chakram (チャックラム): Atsuo Mori (森 篤夫)
 * Dasmader (ダスマダー): Tetsuya Matsui (松井 哲也)
 * Shadow Moon (シャドームーン): Masaki Terasoma (寺杣 昌紀)
 * King Stone (キングストーン): Teiji Ōmiya (大宮 悌二)
 * Narrator (ナレーター): Issei Masamune (政宗 一成)

Suit actors

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

Songs

 * Opening theme
 * "Kamen Rider Black RX" (仮面ライダーBLACK RX)
 * 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)
 * Lyrics: Chinfa Kan
 * Composition: Tetsuji Hayashi
 * Arrangement: Eiji Kawamura
 * Artist: Takayuki Miyauchi

Other Songs

 * "Unmei No Senshi" (運命の戦士)
 * Lyrics: Chinfa Kan
 * Composition: Tetsuji Hayashi
 * Arranger: Ishida Katsunori
 * Artist:Takayuki Miyauchi
 * "Senjou No Rider RX" (戦場のライダーRX)
 * Composition: Watanabe Michiaki
 * Arranger: Ishida Katsunori
 * Artist:Takayuki Miyauchi
 * "Hikari No Senshi" (光の戦士)
 * Lyricist: Chinfa Kan
 * Composer: Kawamura Eiji
 * Singer:Takayuki Miyauchi
 * "Gekishin! RX" (激進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)
 * Lyrics: Yoshikatsu Hiraide
 * Composition: Kawamura Eiji
 * Arranger: Katsunori Ishida
 * Artist:Ichirou Mizuki