What Is The Complete Masked Rider List For All Eras?

I’m the kind of fan who keeps a little spreadsheet for my collection, so when someone asks for the complete list I first separate the eras and then focus on TV leads, because those are the backbone of the franchise. For quick clarity: Showa-era big names include 'Kamen Rider' (1 & 2), 'Kamen Rider V3', 'Riderman', 'Kamen Rider X', 'Kamen Rider Amazon', 'Kamen Rider Stronger', 'Kamen Rider Skyrider', 'Kamen Rider Super-1', 'Kamen Rider ZX', plus late classics 'Kamen Rider Black' and 'Kamen Rider Black RX'. The pre-Heisei movies introduced standalone Riders like 'Kamen Rider Shin', 'Kamen Rider ZO', and 'Kamen Rider J'. From the Heisei revival onward, the TV lineup is: 'Kamen Rider Kuuga', 'Kamen Rider Agito', 'Kamen Rider Ryuki', 'Kamen Rider 555', 'Kamen Rider Blade', 'Kamen Rider Hibiki', 'Kamen Rider Kabuto', 'Kamen Rider Den-O', 'Kamen Rider Kiva', 'Kamen Rider Decade', 'Kamen Rider W', 'Kamen Rider OOO', 'Kamen Rider Fourze', 'Kamen Rider Wizard', 'Kamen Rider Gaim', 'Kamen Rider Drive', 'Kamen Rider Ghost', 'Kamen Rider Ex-Aid', 'Kamen Rider Build', and 'Kamen Rider Zi-O'. Reiwa’s main TV entries so far are 'Kamen Rider Zero-One', 'Kamen Rider Saber', 'Kamen Rider Revice', 'Kamen Rider Geats', and 'Kamen Rider Gotchard'. There are many movie-only Riders and guest Riders tied into films and specials, so if you want a truly exhaustive roll call (including forms and movie exclusives) tell me which depth you want and I’ll dump the full list I keep tucked in my notebook — it’s a lovely rabbit hole.

Growing up with the theme songs stuck in my head, I’ve always loved tracing the lineage of the masked heroes. If you want a neat map of who belongs to which era, here's how I sort them in my head—Showa first (the originals and the late-80s tails), then the Heisei renaissance, and finally the Reiwa era that’s still doing wild experiments. I’ll list the headline Riders by era and drop a note about movie- or special-only Riders, because there are a surprising number of one-off Riders that die hard fans obsess over.

Showa era (classic TV runs + a few retro/special Riders): 'Kamen Rider' (the original heroes often called Kamen Rider 1 and Kamen Rider 2), 'Kamen Rider V3', 'Riderman' (from the V3 era), 'Kamen Rider X', 'Kamen Rider Amazon', 'Kamen Rider Stronger', 'Kamen Rider Skyrider' (sometimes shown as just Skyrider), 'Kamen Rider Super-1', 'Kamen Rider ZX' (Zerox/ZX is a later Showa-era special character), 'Kamen Rider Black' and 'Kamen Rider Black RX'. Also worth noting there are movie-only/OVA standalone riders that bridge eras like 'Kamen Rider Shin', 'Kamen Rider ZO', and 'Kamen Rider J' — they sit in that fuzzy space between Showa nostalgia and the coming modern revamps.

Heisei era (the 2000 relaunch through 2019): this is where Toei exploded the idea with monthly protagonists and massive crossover potential — 'Kamen Rider Kuuga', 'Kamen Rider Agito', 'Kamen Rider Ryuki', 'Kamen Rider 555' (often said as 'Faiz'), 'Kamen Rider Blade', 'Kamen Rider Hibiki', 'Kamen Rider Kabuto', 'Kamen Rider Den-O', 'Kamen Rider Kiva', 'Kamen Rider Decade', 'Kamen Rider W' (Double), 'Kamen Rider OOO', 'Kamen Rider Fourze', 'Kamen Rider Wizard', 'Kamen Rider Gaim', 'Kamen Rider Drive', 'Kamen Rider Ghost', 'Kamen Rider Ex-Aid', 'Kamen Rider Build', and 'Kamen Rider Zi-O'. On top of these TV leads there’s a whole ecosystem of secondary and movie-exclusive Riders — think 'Kamen Rider Eternal', 'Kamen Rider Birth', 'Kamen Rider Meteor', and many others that show up in films, specials, or V-Cinemas.

Reiwa era (2019 onward): this modern patch keeps the experiment machine running — 'Kamen Rider Zero-One', 'Kamen Rider Saber', 'Kamen Rider Revice', 'Kamen Rider Geats', and 'Kamen Rider Gotchard' are the main TV-led entries so far. The Reiwa era also leans heavily on gimmick experimentation, character ensembles, and meta crossovers, so new Riders (including guest Riders and film-original Riders) pop up more frequently than in earlier eras.

I could happily geek out on the long tail — like all the movie-only Riders, alternate-universe Riders from 'Kamen Rider The First' and 'The Next', or the countless secondary Riders inside each series — but the lists above cover the headline, era-defining Riders. If you want, I can break any era down into TV protagonists vs. movie/special Riders and list the extras by name — I’ve scribbled those lists on the backs of concert tickets and cereal boxes over the years, so I’ve got them ready to share.