24/05/2023
Wanting to get ready for the upcoming Shin Kamen Rider on May 31st? We recommend watching all of Kamen Rider 1971, but we understand that it’s a long one and might be an unrealistic goal to watch the series in its entirety before the movie releases. We have not seen Shin Kamen Rider at the time of this post, so this list is not based on references from Shin Kamen Rider. We still recommend going back to the series and watching the rest of the episodes, because there are some pretty good ones in there. So, here are two lists of episodes at different lengths to help with binging the series before the new movie hits theatres.
If you have the time to spare, we compressed 98 episodes into the length of a normal Kamen Rider series at 49 episodes. Watch the following episodes to get a full understanding of the story, vibes and fun of the show:
1-18, 26-27, 31, 39, 40-41, 49-54, 63, 67-68, 72-74, 78-81, 84, 87, 89-94, 97-98
If you just can’t get through 49 episodes in time, have no fear. We then further compressed the series to the shortest possible runtime with a length of 24 episodes. However, we do not recommend watching the show this way unless you simply don’t have time for anymore episodes but still want to experience the story of the original Kamen Rider before seeing Shin Kamen Rider in theatres. Ideally, you should watch all of the first 13 episodes, but if you can’t do that, here are the most important episodes:
1,2,6-11, 13, 14-15, 40-41, 52, 72-73, 79, 80-81, 92-94, 97-98
There are also two short films attached to the series. Kamen Rider Vs. Shocker, which you would watch after episode 41. Then watch Kamen Rider Vs. Ambassador Hell after episode 53. These two are a lot of fun as well. Kamen Rider Vs. Shocker is not available on legal streaming services at the moment (at least to our knowledge). Kamen Rider Vs. Ambassador Hell is available on Toei’s YouTube channel. Kamen Rider 1971 is streaming on Tubi for free.
