(00:00:00) Intro

(00:01:42) Kamen Rider Black

(00:19:39) Kamen Rider Black RX

(00:32:42) Final Decision

(00:35:48) Choosing our Showa Era Champion, Outro

The Showa era comes to a close, with Kamen Rider Black and Kamen Rider Black RX fighting for their chance to move onto the next round. But that's not all! This episode, we choose our Showa era champion by pitting today's winner against the winners of the previous three episodes. Will Black or Black RX go up against the rest of the Showa era? Keigen decides!

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(00:00:00) Intro

(00:02:30) Kamen Rider Stronger

(00:17:37) Kamen Rider Skyrider

(00:35:21) Kamen Rider Super-1

(00:50:24) The Final Decision + Outro

This week, it's three shows fighting to make it out of this bracket, as we pit Kamen Rider Stronger, Kamen Rider Skyrider, and Kamen Rider Super-1 against each other to see which one Keigen vibes with the most. How will the start of an era of Kamen Rider shows fare against the ends of two respective eras of Kamen Rider? Will we get our first No out of Keigen?

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(00:00:00) Intro

(00:01:49) Kamen Rider X

(00:22:00) Kamen Rider Amazon

(00:44:45) The Final Decision

This week, jury tampering reaches a new high as we move onto the next set of Showa contestants, Kamen Rider X and Kamen Rider Amazon. Which of these shows caught Keigen's fancy, and how will Salt and Lan turn the tides of the decision process?

For a playlist of every first episode of Kamen Rider, we've uploaded a playlist full of all the publicly available ones here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC6K8Vd1KCCV8pnNlqWka_GQBzjsgRH6l&si=pCPsXO--VfncnFhU

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(00:00:00) 1. Kamen Rider 1971 v. Kamen Rider V3

(00:02:35) Kamen Rider (1971)

(00:23:43) Kamen Rider V3

(00:39:47) The Final Decision

Welcome to Kamen Ride Along, the show where Lan and Salt take our friend Keigen through the first episodes of every Kamen Rider show to date in hopes of finding one that'll have the honour of being Keigen's first fully-watched Kamen Rider show!

Each week we'll pit two (or three) shows' first episodes against each other to see which one interests Keigen more, and in the end, our victor will be the first show we cover for this podcast. Hop in the sidecar and ride along with us as we take this journey through the decades!

This week, we've got the original 1971 Kamen Rider series going up against its sequel, Kamen Rider V3. Which of these two shows will find a place in Keigen's heart? Will it be the handsome Hongo-helmed original series, or will our vicarious victor be V3?


For a playlist of every first episode of Kamen Rider, we've uploaded a playlist full of all the publicly available ones here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC6K8Vd1KCCV8pnNlqWka_GQBzjsgRH6l&si=pCPsXO--VfncnFhU

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