Skyrider (Kamen Rider)

Kamen Rider
The title card and logo for Kamen Rider as seen in the second opening of the show
Genre	Tokusatsu Superhero fiction
Created by	Shotaro Ishinomori
Written by	Masaru Igami Kimio Hirayama Takashi Ezure Katsuhiko Taguchi Tsutomu Tsukushi Kyoko Kigiyama Ikuro Suzuki
Directed by	Minoru Yamada Katsuhiko Taguchi Hideo Tanaka Kimio Hirayama Shigeho Hirota
Starring	Hiroaki Murakami
Composer(s)	Shunsuke Kikuchi
Country of origin	Japan
No. of episodes	54
Production
Producer(s)	Toru Hirayama (Toei) Masashi Abe (Toei, eps 18-54)
Running time	24 minutes
Release
Original network	MBS
Original release	October 5, 1979 – October 10, 1980
Chronology
Preceded by	Kamen Rider Stronger
Followed by	Kamen Rider Super-1

Kamen Rider (仮面ライダー^?, Kamen Raidā, Masked Rider in English) is a Japanese tokusatsu television series. It is the sixth program in the Kamen Rider Series. It has the same name as the first series in the franchise, and fans usually refer to this series as The New Kamen Rider (新しい仮面ライダー^?, Atarashii Kamen Raidā) or Skyrider (スカイライダー^?, Sukairaidā) (after the main character) in order to distinguish it from the original. The series was broadcast on MBS from October 5, 1979 to October 10, 1980, lasting 54 episodes. The series was a co-production between Toei and Ishinomori Productions, and was created by Shotaro Ishinomori. It aired every Saturday at 7:00 PM.

The New Kamen Rider was intended as a revival of the original Kamen Rider, going back to the basic, essential themes established in that series, as opposed to the more complex and unique series that came before it, such as Kamen Rider Amazon and Kamen Rider Stronger.