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 (Ichigo and Nigo)
 * First use of the Rider Kick and Rider Punch
 * Longest running entry in the franchise (98 episodes)
 * First series to change opening theme.

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)
 * 3rd 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 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 Kaijin 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 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 & 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
 * 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 only series 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
 * First Rider series to be adapted in the USA. (Saban's Masked Rider)

Shin Kamen Rider: Prologue

 * 20th anniversary of the franchise
 * First Rider not to use a belt in any way.
 * 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 is 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.

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. (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 henshin 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 capabilites
 * 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 is not 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 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 Kaijin.
 * 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 Kaijin.
 * 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.

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 Kaijin.
 * First, Second, Third and Fourth Riders in space. (Kabuto, Ketaros, Gatack, and Caucasas)
 * 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
 * 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 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.

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.

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.
 * 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)

Kamen Rider Fourze

 * Fifth and Sixth Riders 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.

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)