Kamen Rider Black

Kamen Rider Black (仮面ライダーBLACK Kamen Raidā Burakku?), translated as Masked Rider Black, is a tokusatsu superhero television series. It is the eighth installment in the famous Kamen Rider Series of tokusatsu shows. It is a joint collaboration between Ishinomori Productions and Toei, and aired on the Mainichi Broadcasting System and the Tokyo Broadcasting System from October 4, 1987 to October 9, 1988, with a total of 51 episodes. With its very dramatic storyline and its twist of the Kamen Rider having a tragic relationship with his arch-nemesis, the installment not only became very popular in Japan, but also in many countries where it was aired. The series is often regarded as a tv classic and is considered by many as the most popular Kamen Rider show of the late 80s, as well as the most famous of all Kamen Riders in the Showa Period. Kamen Rider Black RX was a direct sequel to this series. A manga adaptation of the series is entitled Kamen Rider Black (仮面ライダーBlack Kamen Raidā Burakku?).

Kamen Rider BLACK! Masked Rider Black! Or simple Black! These words are the top rated words that you can hear here in the Philippines when you talk bout Kamen Riders. 60% of Filipinos always talked about this Rider whenever a Kamen Rider topic shows up. Damn, why wouldn't they talk about Skyrider or Shin or even my favorite rider Den O for a change? Why always Black! Why o why!? Is it nostalgic or is it the only rider that is showed in our free channels in the early 90s, hahahahahaha, you guest it right! We Filipinos always goes back to our past, always the old day like Voltes V, Bioman or even Shaider, all those shows are rated high in our country, but what about Gavan, GO ranger & Combatler V. That is what we call stick to one.