The WORST episodes of Kamen Rider
Every episode of Kamen Rider ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Kamen Rider!
A motorcycle-riding hero of justice rises up to fight an evil force, stopping their evil deeds while using their own power against them.
#1 - Approaching the Truth
Season 23 - Episode 20 - Aired 1/27/2013
While Haruto tries to help Shiho, a housewife whose life is falling apart around her after being attacked by Ghouls and the new Phantom, Rinko tries to discover the identity of a young man who got into a fight, without knowing that he is Phoenix.
#2 - The Final Competition
Season 23 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/30/2012
Haruto must find a way to defeat Cat Sidhe before he converts Takagi while also helping Rinko and Shunpei to understand the truth of Koyomi’s origins.
#3 - For a Beautiful Flower
Season 23 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/7/2012
Shunpei, the donut shop worker, and Wajima all fall for a woman selling various items, but she sticks close to Haruto, particularly when a Phantom appears to be chasing after her.
#4 - Buying Memories
Season 23 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/14/2012
Yamagata must remember where he first met Manami before she falls victim to Gnome and falls into despair.
#5 - A New Magic Stone
Season 23 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/21/2012
After a mysterious white Garuda delivers a new Magic Ring, Wajima works to get it set in a new ring. Meanwhile, Medusa sends out Ghouls to attack a young boy who is suspected of being a Gate as Haruto finds himself facing Phoenix.
#6 - Dragon’s Roar
Season 23 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/28/2012
Haruto and Shunpei watch over Hiroki until the Phantom case is solved. However, with Phoenix still on the loose, Haruto finds himself outmatched until he discovers how to tap into the power of the Phantom within him, unleashing a new form.
#7 - NSA Section Zero
Season 23 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/11/2012
The National Security Agency’s Section Zero obtains a green Magic Stone, and so Kizaki abducts Wajima so he can commission his own Wizard Ring. At that time, a Phantom targets a Gate in the form of a child traveling from Akita to Tokyo, leaving Haruto alone on his mission.
#8 - A Promise to Protect
Season 23 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/18/2012
While hunting down Gargoyle and having to deal with Kizaki, Haruto appears to fall into a trap set up by Phoenix.
#9 - The Sweets of Hope
Season 23 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/25/2012
After receiving a new Magic Stone from Kizaki, Shunpei believes that Haruto’s abilities are getting better enough for him to start teaching him magic. Meanwhile, a high school student named Tetsuya begins an apprenticeship at a sweets shop and is targeted by the Phantoms.
#10 - Inheriting the Dream
Season 23 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/2/2012
As Haruto must keep Valkyrie and Medusa from placing Matsuki in despair, Shunpei questions his worth in helping in the fight against the Phantoms.
#11 - The Film Director Returns
Season 23 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/9/2012
As Haruto fights a familiar Phantom on a film set, Koyomi follows a Cerberus PlaMonster and discovers a location deep in the forest where she finds a new magic stone…
#12 - After The Last Scene
Season 23 - Episode 15 - Aired 12/16/2012
Haruto must stop Lizardman from bringing Chizuru into the depths of despair while trying to figure out what Satoshi’s plans are.
#13 - A Christmas Miracle
Season 23 - Episode 16 - Aired 12/23/2012
Around Christmas time, a new Gate is discovered in the form of a hard-working young man named Tatsuro, and Haruto must get to the bottom of what his hopes are in order to protect him from becoming a Phantom. However, when all hope seems lost, Haruto receives a little help from a jolly old fellow with a white beard…
#14 - Another Wizard
Season 23 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/6/2013
Both the Phantoms and Haruto keep an eye on the mysterious young man Nitoh Kousuke. However, just when they think they have him figured out, they discover he’s another wizard when he transforms before their eyes…
#15 - Mana for a Meal
Season 23 - Episode 18 - Aired 1/13/2013
Haruto’s and Kousuke’s differing ways of handling things, from how to approach the issue on Phantoms to even eating doughnuts, causes a rift between the two wizards.
#16 - Life Today, Life Tomorrow
Season 23 - Episode 19 - Aired 1/20/2013
The three-way battle between Kamen Rider Wizard, Kamen Rider Beast, and the Phantom Hydra continues, with Oikawa’s livelihood at stake as he is on the verge of becoming a Phantom. To try to get Kousuke to change his mind, Shunpei and Rinko tell him what really happens to Gates when they fall into despair.
#17 - The Pianist and the Doll
Season 23 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/23/2012
While trying to fight a new Phantom that has appeared looking for a new Gate, Koyomi is suddenly attacked by Medusa.
#18 - Dance of the Dragons
Season 23 - Episode 21 - Aired 2/3/2013
Kamen Rider Wizard takes on the Beelzebub Phantom. Meanwhile, Rinko discovers more on the identity of Yugo, and discovers what had happened to him.
#19 - The Phoenix Cuts Loose
Season 23 - Episode 22 - Aired 2/10/2013
When Rinko disappears and all that’s found is her bloodied ID, Haruto seeks out her attacker, unaware that Yuugo has disobeyed Wiseman and acted on his own volition, with Rinko in the way of his goals.
#20 - Decisive Battle
Season 23 - Episode 23 - Aired 2/17/2013
With Rinko's life on the line, Haruto readies himself for a battle with Phoenix who has become more powerful, despite Kosuke's intention to take Phoenix's magical power for himself.
#21 - The Wizard's Grandmother
Season 23 - Episode 24 - Aired 2/24/2013
Kosuke's grandmother, Toshie, has appeared to visit him, but things get personal when she and Shunpei are targeted by the newest Phantoms.
#22 - Life Decisions
Season 23 - Episode 25 - Aired 3/3/2013
Gremlin and Weretiger keep Shunpei hostage and offer to free him in exchange for Toshie. Meanwhile, Kousuke has a crisis over his choice to become the Ancient Wizard, as it has brought danger to his loved ones. Toshie, however, is willing to give up her life to free Shunpei…
#23 - Sneaking into School
Season 23 - Episode 26 - Aired 3/10/2013
Kuosuke discovers Medusa’s true identity as the school-aged girl Misa and attacks her, only for Rinko to arrest him. Going on the magician’s hunch that she’s after another schoolgirl as a Gate, Haruto and Shunpei attend the school to try to thwart Medusa’s plans.
#24 - Sisters
Season 23 - Episode 27 - Aired 3/17/2013
When it is discovered that Mayu is the twin sister of Misa, the girl who has become Medusa, Mayu makes it her mission to seek out the one part of her sister that is still alive within Medusa, even though Haruto believes it is better to save Takako first.
#25 - Evolving Beast
Season 23 - Episode 29 - Aired 3/31/2013
Kousuke must find a way to retrieve his BeastDriver and Rings from Gremlin, but after he discovers the real location off his equipment, he finds himself too weak to fight. After trying to use the new ring in a last-ditch move, Chimera appears and tells him about the chance to eat the Phantom alive.