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Kamen Rider Stronger (仮面ライダーストロンガー Kamen Raidā Sutorongā^?, Masked Rider Stronger in English) is a Japanese tokusatsu television series. The fifth programme to be created as part of the Kamen Rider franchise, the series was broadcast on TBS from April 5, 1975 to December 27, 1975, lasting 39 episodes. It aired every Saturday at 7:00 PM. Stronger was a co-production between Ishinomori Productions and Toei, and was created by Shotaro Ishinomori. Image File history File links KamenRiderStronger-title. ... Superman and Batman, two of the most recognizable and iconic superheroes. ... The quintessential adventure film. ... Shotaro Ishinomori (çŸ³ãƒŽæ£®ç« å¤ªéƒŽ Ishinomori ShÃ´tarÃ´), (January 25, 1938- January 28, 1998) was an influential figure in manga, anime and tokusatsu who created several long-running series such as Cyborg 009 and Kamen Rider (Japans answer to Spider-Man). ... TV Asahi building in Roppongi Hills TV Asahi Corporation (EX, æ ªå¼ä¼šç¤¾ ãƒ†ãƒ¬ãƒ“æœæ—¥, Kabushiki Gaisha Terebi Asahi) TYO: 9409 is a television network operating in Roppongi, Tokyo, Japan. ... April 5 is the 95th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (96th in leap years). ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... December 27 is the 361st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (362nd in leap years). ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Kamen Rider is the overall name of a Japanese series of tokusatsu superhero productions that begins with the 1971 TV series Kamen Rider (ä»®é¢ãƒ©ã‚¤ãƒ€ãƒ¼). Owing to its popularity, the original show spawned many sequels and spin-offs that have since become part of its legacy. ... Tokyo Broadcasting System, Incorporated ) (TYO: 9401 ) or TBS, is a television network in Tokyo, Japan. ... April 5 is the 95th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (96th in leap years). ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... December 27 is the 361st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (362nd in leap years). ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Toei can refer to: Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation Toei Animation This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Shotaro Ishinomori (çŸ³ãƒŽæ£®ç« å¤ªéƒŽ Ishinomori ShÃ´tarÃ´), (January 25, 1938- January 28, 1998) was an influential figure in manga, anime and tokusatsu who created several long-running series such as Cyborg 009 and Kamen Rider (Japans answer to Spider-Man). ...

While the series is relatively popular amongst tokusatsu fans, it has not garnered much mainstream attention. However, the series is unique in several respects, and has influenced other series in the franchise in many ways. See Themes, below.

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Shigeru Jou (城茂 Jō Shigeru), played by Shigeru Araki, joins the evil organisation Black Satan after the death of a close friend, one whom he considered his mentor. Promised power, and fueled by a desire for revenge, he undergoes surgery to become one of Black Satan's super warriors. However, Jou knows that Black Satan were in fact the murderers of his friend; he was using Black Satan in order to gain new powers. The newly powered up Jou escapes from the Black Satan headquarters before they can brainwash him into following their campaign of evil. Frustrated, Black Satan scientists devise a plan to capture and kill the warrior they have just created, along with continuing the goal they've had all along—world domination. Jou plans on fighting back in his new form, called Kamen Rider Stronger. WORLD DOMINATION is KOMPRESSORs first compact disc release. ...

All the while, Stronger fights various kaijin that the organisation sends after him. Eventually, he meets Yuriko Misaki (played by Kyoko Okada) another cyborg warrior created by Black Satan. They team up, with Misaki now becoming Electro Wave Human Tackle. The two eventually meet Tachibana Tôbei as well. KaijÅ« (æ€ªç£) is a Japanese term that generically translates to monster. ...

Stronger, Tackle, and Tachibana fight valiantly against the forces of Black Satan, continually meeting the head agents General Shadow, and the One-Eyed Titan. The Titan is defeated in episode 13, but manages to return in episode 17 as the One-Hundred Eyed Titan, posing an even greater threat than before. Despite sharing the similar goals of defeating Stronger and conquering the world, General Shadow and the Titan cannot seem to agree on a few other issues—for instance, which one of them gets to kill Stronger. Oftentimes, their bickering inadvertently allows him to escape their wrath.

In episode 26, Stronger is able to topple Black Satan once and for all. With his former organization in ruins, General Shadow forms the "Delza Army" to continue his malicious goals. There were two further defining moments for the series: first, in episode 30, Tackle sacrifices herself to save Stronger from Doctor Kate, a Delza Army general. Her death affects Stronger greatly, and he vows to keep fighting until evil is defeated. Tackles' death is sometimes compared to Riderman's sacrifice in Kamen Rider V3; however perhaps due to gender inequality at the time, Tackle was not made a full member of the Kamen Rider, although it could be argued that she was more involved in the Kamen Rider series than Riderman. To help with him that fight, in the next episode, he undergoes surgery and gains a devastating new power—the ability to power up into a new, stronger, form—"Charge Up!". RIDERMAN (also known as THE AVENGING DEMON and KAMEN RIDER #4) is an anti-heroic protagonist from the tokusatsu television series, Kamen Rider V3. ... Kamen Raidaa Buisurii ) is a Japanese tokusatsu television series. ... RIDERMAN (also known as THE AVENGING DEMON and KAMEN RIDER #4) is an anti-heroic protagonist from the tokusatsu television series, Kamen Rider V3. ...

Ultimately, all the former Riders, Kamen Riders 1, 2 from the original Kamen Rider, V3 from Kamen Rider V3, X from Kamen Rider X, and Amazon from Kamen Rider Amazon, all appear in the final few episodes to help Stronger finally defeat the Delza Army and General Shadow. This sequence of episodes has attracted some praise from fans. ^[1] Kamen Rider No. ... Kamen Riders One (right) and Two (left), the heroes of the original Kamen Rider series Kamen Raidaa ) was a popular and successful Japanese tokusatsu television series created by Shotaro Ishinomori. ... Kamen Raidaa Buisurii ) is a Japanese tokusatsu television series. ... Kamen Rider X (sometimes romanized as Kamen Rider Ekkusu) is a Japanese tokusatsu superhero television series. ... Kamen Rider Amazon ) is a Japanese tokusatsu television series. ...

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Stronger's primary motif was that of electricity. All his attacks were based on electricity, and the cyborg aspect of his body is much more prominent than in the previous series; for instance, his hands were metal coils that had to be covered when he was not transformed. Stronger was not based on a grasshopper or grasshopper-like insect as with the previous Riders; he is based on the Kabutomushi, or rhinoceros beetle. Image File history File links KamenRiderStronger. ... Image File history File links KamenRiderStronger. ... Lightning strikes during a night-time thunderstorm. ... Families Grasshoppers are herbivorous insects of the suborder Caelifera in the order Orthoptera. ... Genera See text. ...

The other primary characteristic of the series is Shigeru's bravado and eccentric personality. For instance, in the first episode, he instructs some Black Satan henchmen he encounters to call him Jou-san or Shigeru-san, the informal forms of his name, due to the fact that he'd already introduced himself. He wears various t-shirts emblazoned with the letter "S", along with numerous other items of clothing, including a denim jacket with a rose emblem. Stronger's entrance is also a hallmark of the series, with his opening serifu and accompaning whistle a particular highlight. ^[2]: T-Shirt A T-shirt (or tee shirt) is a shirt with short or long sleeves, a round neck, put on over the head, without pockets. ... Denim as used for blue jeans, with a copper rivet to strengthen a pocket. ... Species Between 100 and 150, see list A rose is a flowering shrub of the genus Rosa, and the flower of this shrub. ... A whistle is a one-note woodwind instrument which produces sound from a stream of forced air. ...

This reoccuring sequence has been compared to a similar one in Kikaida.^[3] Kikaider stands ready to fight in the original 1972 series, Android Kikaider. ...

Additionally, the "form changer" motif makes its first appearance in Stronger. Stronger's "Charge-Up!" mode predates Roborider and Biorider of Kamen Rider BLACK RX, and the primary themes of Kamen Rider Kuuga and Kamen Rider Agito were the main characters' ability to change forms. Kamen Rider Kabuto, where each Rider character can shift between a bulky armoured form and a lightly covered, fast form, also features this concept prominently. Kamen Rider BLACK RX Kamen Rider BLACK RX (ä»®é¢ãƒ©ã‚¤ãƒ€ãƒ¼BLACK RX Kamen RaidÄ Burakku Aru Ekkusu), translated as Masked Rider Black RX, is a tokusatsu superhero TV series under the popular Kamen Rider franchise. ... Kamen Rider Kuuga (ä»®é¢ãƒ©ã‚¤ãƒ€ãƒ¼ã‚¯ã‚¦ã‚¬ Kamen RaidÄ KÅ«ga), translated as Masked Rider Kuuga (see below Trivia section for an explanation of the puns in Kuuga), is a Japanese tokusatsu television series. ... Kamen Rider Agito ), translated as Masked Rider Agito, was a tokusatsu superhero television series. ... Kamen Rider Kabuto ), Masked Rider Kabuto in English,[1] is a Japanese tokusatsu superhero television series. ...

Indeed, Kabuto was greatly influenced by Stronger. Not only are both Stronger and Kabuto based on the same type of beetle, Stronger's Rider Machine is named "Kabutorô". Beyond these superficial similarities, Kabuto and Stronger, or, more accurately, Shigeru and Tendou, share a similar philosophical outlook and eccentric attitudes toward life and others, often commenting wrly on combat as it occurs. Philosopher in Meditation (detail), by Rembrandt. ...

There is some debate as to whether Stronger was intended to be the final Kamen Rider series. Though few argue that the series does contain a conclusion of sorts to the saga that began in the original Kamen Rider, Japanese film and television historian August Ragone argues that it was simply a matter of coincidence, because the network that had aired all the previous series, MBS, had decided not to air Stronger, instead giving the rights to TBS. However, NET aired the widly successful Himitsu Sentai Goranger, the first Super Sentai in programme in direct competition with Stronger, resulting in extremely low ratings for TBS.^[4] Kamen Riders One (right) and Two (left), the heroes of the original Kamen Rider series Kamen Raidaa ) was a popular and successful Japanese tokusatsu television series created by Shotaro Ishinomori. ... Mainichi Broadcasting System, Inc. ... TV Asahi building in Roppongi Hills TV Asahi Corporation (EX, æ ªå¼ä¼šç¤¾ ãƒ†ãƒ¬ãƒ“æœæ—¥, Kabushiki Gaisha Terebi Asahi) TYO: 9409 is a television network operating in Roppongi, Tokyo, Japan. ... Costumes from Himitsu Sentai Goranger on display at the Bandai Museum in Matsudo, Chiba. ... Costumes from the 1975 series, Himitsu Sentai Goranger, on display at the Bandai Museum in Matsudo, Chiba, Japan Super Sentai (Japanese: æˆ¦éšŠ, the Japanese word for task force, literally fighting squadron - Sentai was also a term used for Japanese squadrons in WWII), is most commonly used for classifying the superhero team...

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