Kamen Rider Spirits

"When the era needs it, Kamen Rider will definitely revive."

- Shotaro Ishinomori

Kamen Rider SPIRITS (仮面ライダーSPIRITS) is an ongoing manga adaptation of the popular Kamen Rider franchise by Kenichi Muraeda. The focus of the story is on the original ten Kamen Riders with shifting focus on main characters. The original series ended when Magazine Z ceased publication and was then revived in Monthly Shōnen Magazine under the title Shin Kamen Rider SPIRITS (新・仮面ライダーSPIRITS).

Synopsis
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 and making an alternate origin story. 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 stories 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 an alternate 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.

Kamen Rider SPIRITS Chapters
First 

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

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

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

Fourth tankōbon - ZX: Forget Memories

18. Assault

19. Darkness

20. Encounter

21. Escape

22. Rage

23. Rumi

Fifth tankōbon

24. Attack

25. Thorn

26. Demon

27. Contact 28. Redemption

29. Target

30. Flash

Sixth tankōbon

31. Henshin

32. Secret

33. Battle

34. Judo

35. Remembrance

36. Separation

37. Lies

38. Revenge

Seventh tankōbon

39. Cult

40. Rescue

41. Conquest

42. Invasion

43. Coup

44. Shinjuku

45. The Greater Leader

Eighth tankōbon - ZX: Dragon Road

46. Arrival

47. Sacrifice

48. Clash

49. Name

50. Prologue

51. Syndrome

52. Participation 1

53. Participation 2

Ninth tankōbon

54. Union

55. Journey

56. Unit

57. Capital

58. Shield

Tenth tankōbon

59. Spirit Union

60. Number Fourth

61. Rush

62. Ice Fang

63. Graveyard

Eleventh tankōbon

64. Light Fang

65. Labyrinth

66. Hell Car

67. Teacher

68. Training

Twelfth tankōbon

69. Whirlpool

70. New Finisher

71. Ocean Battle

72. Belt of Life

73. Immortal Man

Thirteenth tankōbon

74. Inherit

75. Get Back

76. Moving

77. Evolution

78. Next Evolution

79. Final Evolution

Fourteenth tankōbon

80. Warrior's Essence

81. Surpassing Greed

82. Return

83. Fiery Giant

84. With the Soul

85. Setup

86. Father

Fifteenth tankōbon

87. Shift

88. The Shadow's Trump Card

89. Friend

90. Garanda

91. Love

92. Strength

Sixteenth tankōbon

93. Warrior of Justice

94. The One Who Will Rule

95. Mixture

96. The Fang of Dual Sovereignty

Shin Kamen Rider SPIRITS Chapters
First tankōbon

1. Solitary

2. A Revived Pulse

3. Portrait of a Name

Second tankōbon

4. Seven Kamen Riders

5. The Demise End

6. On The Bond

7. Struggle and Salvation

Third tankōbon

8. Zero. Unfortunately

9. The Archaeozoic Light

10. My Friend! Amazon Rider Is Here For You!

11. The World of Friends

12. The Desolation

Fourth tankōbon

13. High Performance (High-tech) Gap

14. Maizuru Beast

15. The Psychedelic Light

16. Vision

Fifth tankōbon

17. The Netuba Children

18. The Black Sincere Heart

19. Spear and Shield

Sixth tankōbon

20. The Temple Is No Longer Peace

21. Crow's Cry

22. The Dragon's Memory

23. The Flying Fiery Chariot

Seventh tankōbon

24. The Dragon's Fetter

25. Five Hands

26. The Dark's Joy

27. The Town Was Occupied by The Demon

Eighth tankōbon

28. A Distant Prospect

29. The Children's Pledge

30. Shocker. Their Final Basement (Hideout)

31. The Opened Yomigaeri

32. The Counterattack of Shrapnel

Ninth tankōbon

33. Redemption and Devil

34. Some Little Courage

35. The Unfinished Dream at Water Bottom

36. Across From The Mask

37. Time For Conspiracy

Tenth tankōbon

38. The Demon Is Laughing

39. The Doomed Reunion

40. My Name Is That Guy's Name

Eleventh tankōbon

41. The Shocker Army Banzai!

42. The Battle Is Over. The Dawn Is Coming

43. The Demons Are Kneel Down

44. The Amazing Rock from Seabed

45. The Ripples of Blood

46. A Breaked Transformation

Twelfth tankōbon

Supporting

 * 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 (written as Heiei Tachibana) - The mentor of Rider 1, Rider 2, V3, Riderman, X, Amazon, Stronger and, later in the story, ZX.
 * Kanji Yada/GanGan G - Skyrider's sidekick.
 * Genjiro Tani - 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.

Badan Empire

 * Colonel Gamon/Ambassador Darkness - The nominal leader of the Badan Empire and twin brother of Ambassador Hell of Shocker. The two brothers were once known as General Damon and Colonel Gamon, who fought for the independence of a small Southeast Asian nation later christened "Gamon" after the supposedly deceased Colonel, who in fact joined Badan. Far more powerful than his brother, Ambassador Darkness cannot be killed by physical means, and can regenerate wounds as grievous as being cut in half in a short period of time.
 * Dr. Lars Bohmann - A renowned Norwegian geneticist and former scientist for Badan. In his younger days, he deliberately injured his two children in a plane crash and modified them with cybernetics. When his son, who became Mothroid, discovers this, he uses his poison to burn his father's skin from his body.
 * The Last Battalion - A variety of cybernetic monstrosities kept by Badan on various floating islands. Only the Cyborg Elite can control them.
 * Badan Vortex - A -like construct used by Badan to suck up "sinners," sparing the Cyborg Elite. The only known way to destroy one is to attack the magic runes used to summon it; doing so appears to cause Ambassador Darkness pain.
 * The Cyborg Elite - The self-styled "chosen ones" of the Badan Empire, they believe that they will inherit the Earth once JUDO cleanses it of "sinners." Each is a human given cyborg enhancements that allow them to change into a monster at will.
 * Needle/Hedgehogroid - Leader of the Cyborg Elite. In human form, he is a mild-mannered, bespectacled man with blond hair. He possesses the ability to produce quills to attack as well as various other effects. After most of the Cyborg Elite fail, he goes after ZX himself, only to be defeated. Afterward, he quits Badan, believing Ambassador Darkness now wants his head for failure.
 * Combat-Roids - The lowest-ranked of the Cyborg Elite, often used as grunt fighters. They are led by commanders in all black.
 * General Nguyen/Spideroid - A celebrated military man of the Republic of Gamon, he seemingly leads the defense of the country against guerillas, but in reality is playing both sides of the war; the guerillas are Combatroids in disguise. Killed by Kamen Rider 2, after which peace returns to Gamon.
 * Vega/Hawkroid - A young Egyptian street punk who became a cyborg in exchange for Badan aid to his destitute family. He now rules a Badan cyborg factory in the form of a black pyramid. After he makes the largely innocent robot in charge of the factory cry, he is killed by V3.
 * Rosa/Roseroid - Rosa was once a young flamenco dancer who, with her husband, was chased off a cliff by superstitious villagers. She was made into a cyborg by a silver skull in the ocean and returned to haunt the village she died in, especially her father-in-law Greco. She possesses the ability to manifest a person's worst fear out of a pool of water; for the final battle with X, the water takes the form of King Dark. Both she and the silver skull are killed by X, though the skull is later found and reassembled by the Combatroids.
 * Salamander/Lizardroid - One of Needle's three chief lieutenants. In human form, he is a Peruvian assassin codenamed "Salamander." He is sent to kidnap a young cyborg, Victor, and lure him to Badan with promises of command over the Last Battalion. When that plan fails, he is turned into a mindless monster by Needle and killed by Amazon.
 * Eisuke Mikage/Tigeroid - Interpol detective and later henchman of the Badan Empire. Believes that there is no point in saving the world, and so only works to further himself. After taking a grievous wound protecting Ryo Murasame, the future ZX, both are modified by Badan. Mikage becomes Tigeroid, with the ability to produce a wide variety of artillery from his body.
 * Freyr "Poison" Bohmann/Mothroid - An effeminate male cyborg who is one of Needle's lieutenants. He is actually Dr. Lars Bohmann's son, whom he injured in order to upgrade him with cybernetics. He was modified to secrete the most powerful poison in the world. Killed by Skyrider after killing his father for using him. Named for the Norse god.
 * Freya Bohmann - A good-natured female cyborg and sister to Freyr, she was injured in the same accident engineered by their father and modified to secrete the most powerful antidote in the world. Though she admits she is a monster, her monster form is never seen. Named for the Norse goddess.
 * Asuma/Water strideroid - A large cyborg and Needle's final lieutenant who attacks Super-1 when he discovers a mysterious crater made by Badan on the moon. In his effort to safeguard the secret, he massacres all but a small squadron of the crew of Super-1's moon base. Killed by Super-1.
 * LaMoore/Chameleonroid - A Badan assassin sent after ZX after he defects. His human form is that of a grubby street person. Like the animal he is based on, he can climb walls and blend into backgrounds, and he has a long sticky tongue which he uses as a weapon. After killing a homeless man befriended by ZX, he is seemingly killed by ZX himself. Although he survives, he is shattered both physically and mentally. After threatening Rumi, he is killed by ZX for good.
 * Antlionroid, Mantisroid, Crabroid - The personal attendants of Ambassador Darkness. Though they have human forms, appearing as a motorcycle gang, they do not interact with humans and thus do not have human names. Antlionroid, the leader, appears a stereotypical rebellious teenager. He is attracted to Mantisroid and sees Ambassador Darkness as a father figure to be revolted against. He can create sand pits and survive grievous wounds, but afterwards he takes on a naked and vulnerable form for a time. Mantisroid appears as a beautiful woman in her twenties or thirties; she seems to be attracted to Ambassador Darkness. She can release a chemical from her fingernails that immobilizes people. Crabroid appears as a little old man with a walking stick. He never speaks apart from an insane cackling while in monster form. The three can combine with each other, and in this form they are dismembered by ZX after JUDO's influence is purged from his body. A backbone from each survives, but they are killed by Needle before they can regenerate.

Other Notable Villains

 * Father Petrescu - A seemingly kindly preacher dedicated to ridding the world of sin. He is actually a vampire and a serial killer. He is killed by Kamen Rider 1's Denko Rider Kick.
 * Marshal Armor - A former Destron officer who transferred his consciousness into a massive crab-like beast. He attacks his old enemy, Riderman, in the jungles of Oceania. Eventually killed by Riderman after being hit in the same spot on his shell one too many times.
 * Dead Lion - a former high-ranking member of Black Satan. he appears in chapter 43 of the manga.