is a manga adaptation of the popular Kamen Rider franchise by Kenichi Muraeda. The story focuses on the ten original Kamen Riders with shifting focus on main characters. The original series ended when Magazine Z ceased publication and was then revived in the Monthly Shōnen Magazine under the title .
Plot
Taking place after the end of the Kamen Rider Super-1 television series, Kamen Rider Spirits is composed of three different arcs, each focusing on different Kamen Riders. The manga also ties up loose ends from the various TV series, such as how Riderman survived the Pluton rocket explosion and why Stronger's partner, Tackle, was never acknowledged as a Kamen Rider.
The first arc, known as , is composed of several stand-alone stories that focus on the original nine Kamen Riders who have gone their separate ways. After discovering suspicious activity going on all over the world, the Kamen Riders realize that a new evil is rising.
The second arc, known as , focuses on the tenth Kamen Rider, Kamen Rider ZX, and gives the character an alternate origin story, ignoring the events of the Birth of the 10th! Kamen Riders All Together!! TV special. The second arc also introduces the Badan Empire, the story's main villains.
The third arc, known as , focuses on Kamen Rider ZX joining the original nine Kamen Riders and facing the evil Badan Empire together.
Volumes and chapters
The first three series of Kamen Rider Spirits follow the same continuous volume/chapter count.
The Legend of Masked Riders (3 volumes)
Forget Memories (4 volumes)
Dragon Road (9 volumes)
Shin Kamen Rider Spirits
Starting from Shin Kamen Rider Spirits the series volume/chapter count is reset.
Characters
Main
Ryō Murasame / Kamen Rider ZX
Takeshi Hongō / Kamen Rider 1
Hayato Ichimonji / Kamen Rider 2
Shiro Kazami / Kamen Rider V3
Joji Yuki / Riderman
Keisuke Jin / Kamen Rider X
Daisuke Yamamoto / Kamen Rider Amazon
Shigeru Jō / Kamen Rider Stronger
Hiroshi Tsukuba / Skyrider
Kazuya Oki / Kamen Rider Super-1
Supporting
Yuriko Misaki / Electro Wave Human Tackle (in flashback) Kazuya Taki / Taki Rider - An FBI agent and an old friend of several Kamen Riders, including the first. The lack of a Kamen Rider in America causes Kazuya to take matters into his own hands by donning a motorcycle outfit and skull-logo helmet. Annrietta Birkin - An Interpol agent and member of an anti-Destron task force, she supports the ten Kamen Riders. She is attracted to Yuki. Taki calls her "Anri". Tobei Tachibana - The mentor of Rider 1, Rider 2, V3, Riderman, X, Amazon, Stronger and ZX. Kanji Yada / GanGan G - Skyrider's sidekick. Genjiro Tani - Skyrider and Super-1's mentor. Junior Rider Team - Super-1's child sidekicks. Dr. Mami - Hayato's companion in a civil war-torn country called the Republic of Gamon. She works as a doctor in charge of a hospital for injured people. Dr. Kaido - Ryo's mentor and a friend of his father. Rumi Ichijō - The daughter of a doctor who was killed by the Badan Empire. SPIRITS (Saving Project Incorporate with Kamen Riders on ImmorTal Soul) - a mercenary group formed to fight the Badan Empire. They act as backup for the ten Kamen Riders and are led by Kazuya and Annrietta.
Villains
Father Petrescu - A seemingly kindly preacher dedicated to ridding the world of sin. He is actually a vampire and a serial killer. He is killed by Kamen Rider 1's Denko Rider Kick. Marshal Armor - A former Destron officer who transferred his consciousness into a massive crab-like beast. He attacks his old enemy, Riderman, in the jungles of Oceania. He is eventually killed by Riderman after being hit in the same spot on his shell one too many times. Dead Lion - a former high-ranking member of Black Satan.