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The Best Episodes of Kamen Rider Season 12

Every episode of Kamen Rider Season 12 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Kamen Rider Season 12!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Kamen Rider Season 12 Episode 28 - Time Vent
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    S12:E28

    Kamen Rider Odin uses Time Vent to correct an error in Time but appears to inadvertently send Shinji back in time also. Shinji attempts to save the Riders by changing the flow of time but fails.

    Director:Nobuhiro Suzumura
    Writer:Yasuko Kobayashi

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  2. Kamen Rider Season 12 Episode 1 - The Secret Story's Birth
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    S12:E1

    News reporter Shinji Kido is drawn into a case involving a series of abductions involving reflections when he suddenly found a mysterious deck left by the individual in the victim's apartment. As Shinji tries to figuring out the cause of this mystery, a mysterious woman and a man with a black coat pursues Shinji, asking if he was a Kamen Rider.

    Director:Ryuta Tasaki
    Writer:Yasuko Kobayashi

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  3. Kamen Rider Season 12 Episode 9 - Shinji's Arrested!?
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    S12:E9

    Shinji is arrested after being falsely accused for abducting Nanako, leading to Yui and Ren hiring Shuichi to bail him out. However, as Shuichi attempts to free Shinji from his false accusation, he suspects that Shinji was Kamen Rider Ryuki.

    Director:Hidenori Ishida
    Writer:Toshiki Inoue

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  4. Kamen Rider Season 12 Episode 2 - Giant Spider Counterattack
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    S12:E2

    Having become a Kamen Rider himself, Shinji tries to discover more from another Rider and his female partner as the mysterious dragon continues to pursue him while his female partner talking about her brother's existence. Having witnessed the battle he participates, Shinji decided to participate in the war as Kamen Rider Ryuki.

    Director:Ryuta Tasaki
    Writer:Yasuko Kobayashi

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  5. Kamen Rider Season 12 Episode 8 - The Fourth, Zolda
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    S12:E8

    An investigation leads Shinji to find out more on Shuichi while trying to prove his worth to Yui's grandmother to get a new place to stay.

    Director:Ryuta Tasaki
    Writer:Toshiki Inoue

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  6. Kamen Rider Season 12 Episode 10 - Knight's Crisis
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    S12:E10

    Discovering Shuichi is Kamen Rider Zolda, Ren tries to back out of using the lawyer in saving Shinji, even as Shuichi goes through a crisis of morality and mortality. While Nanako is finally recovered from her last assault, she discovers a shocking discovery about Shuichi.

    Director:Hidenori Ishida
    Writer:Toshiki Inoue

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  7. Kamen Rider Season 12 Episode 14 - Revival Day
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    S12:E14

    When Shinji learned that Zolda is actually Goro, Shuichi blames Shinji for his actions, making him believe that he killed Zolda in the previous fight. Learning from the troubles Shinji suffered, Ren arrives to clean up his name by exposing the true culprit behind Zolda's death.

    Director:Ryuta Tasaki
    Writer:Yasuko Kobayashi

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  8. Kamen Rider Season 12 Episode 15 - Iron Mask Legend
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    S12:E15

    With Yui hired as a part-time journalist following Chief Editor's absence, Shinji and Yui investigate a series of incidents involving masked men fighting each other controlled by a cruel gamemaster. Meanwhile, the fortuneteller predicts something terrible would happen to Ren if he continues to fight.

    Director:Hidenori Ishida
    Writer:Toshiki Inoue

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  9. Kamen Rider Season 12 Episode 19 - Rider Gathering
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    S12:E19

    Shinji becomes trapped with Takeshi as he holds hostages in order to gain a battle with his former lawyer Shuichi. Meanwhile, in Atori, Jun invites Ren and Miyuki to participate in a game that gathers all Riders together in the Mirror World for one big battle, only to realize that the game he held has backfired on himself.

    Director:Takao Nagaishi
    Writer:Yasuko Kobayashi

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  10. Kamen Rider Season 12 Episode 21 - Yui's Past
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    S12:E21

    After discovering Ren's reason for entering the Rider Fight, Shinji hesitates if he should fight or not. Meanwhile, Yui and Miyuki make a discovery at the old mansion that is connected to her and Shiro's past. As Ren prepares another battle with Takeshi, Shinji appears in front of them, deciding that he will fight Ren till the end.

    Director:Kenkou Satou
    Writer:Yasuko Kobayashi

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  11. Kamen Rider Season 12 Episode 22 - Raia's Revenge
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    S12:E22

    As Ren tries to learn about Yui's past, Miyuki felt time is running short when Shiro targets him for death for disobeying his desires for the Rider Fight. In the meantime, Takeshi kidnaps Goro to force Shuichi to fight him face to face.

    Director:Hidenori Ishida
    Writer:Yasuko Kobayashi

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  12. Kamen Rider Season 12 Episode 24 - Ouja's Secret
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    S12:E24

    Reiko tracks down and investigates Takeshi in order to find out the truth behind his aggressive, vexed behavior, only to discover that Takeshi had a long-lost brother who still lives. Following Miyuki's death, Shinji blames himself for letting Miyuki die in Takeshi's hands. Disgusted by her brother's reckless action, Yui decides to revisit the old mansion, urging Shiro to stop the Rider War. While Ren, Shinji and Shuichi battle against Mirror Monsters, they discover that the Contract Monsters they owned suddenly disappeared, when Shiro appears telling them that the Rider War is over.

    Director:Takao Nagaishi
    Writer:Toshiki Inoue

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  13. Kamen Rider Season 12 Episode 27 - The 13th Rider
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    S12:E27

    A young boy learns about the Rider War and steals Shinji's Deck before coming to realize that it is not all it is cracked up to be. Yui, after a confrontation with Shiro in the Kanzaki Household learns that her brother is dead The 4 remaining Riders meet a new Rider, claiming himself to be the "13th" Rider.

    Director:Kenkou Satou
    Writer:Yasuko Kobayashi

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  14. Kamen Rider Season 12 Episode 30 - Zolda's Lover
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    S12:E30

    Shuichi's previous Secretary, Megumi sues him for breaking off their engagement. After finding out that she is sick, Goro finds out that she is dying. Shuichi goes on a date with Megumi only to find that her supposed fatal disease is just low blood-pressure

    Director:Hidenori Ishida
    Writer:Toshiki Inoue

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  15. Kamen Rider Season 12 Episode 33 - The Mirror's Magic
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    S12:E33

    Megumi attempts to see why Shinji can walk into and out of glass and supposedly finds out but is later shown to be wrong. Reiko & the Chief Editor make links between the disappearing people, Shiro Kanzaki & the Mirrors. Yui begins to fade as do the Riders in the Mirror World. Ren notices that Eri's health is critically deteriorating, and she only has a few weeks to live. Shuichi is struggling with his disease as his health is gradually declining. At the abandoned Room 401, a mysterious Rider makes his entrance.

    Director:Kenkou Satou
    Writer:Yasuko Kobayashi

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  16. Kamen Rider Season 12 Episode 44 - Glassy Happiness
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    S12:E44

    Yui returns to the Normal World and doesn't remember anything. Mitsuru becomes the head of his father's company and tries to pay others to be his allies. Despite becoming president, Shiro warns Mitsuru that even though his wish is granted, he has to continue fighting as a Kamen Rider or face a terrible consequence. There is public backlash against ORE Journal after they publish the photos of the Mirror Monsters. After becoming Mitsuru's friend, Satoru backstabs him allowing Takeshi to easily kill Mitsuru.

    Director:Hidenori Ishida
    Writer:Toshiki Inoue

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  17. Kamen Rider Season 12 Episode 49 - Granting a Wish
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    S12:E49

    This episodes marks the revelation of the Mirror World and Shinji's identity as a Rider to Reiko, as well as Yui's final appearance.

    Director:Hidenori Ishida
    Writer:Yasuko Kobayashi

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  18. Kamen Rider Season 12 Episode 50 - A New Life
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    S12:E50

    With his status as the last Rider standing, Ren faces off against Odin in order to grant his wish, while Asakura prepares for his final battle against Kitaoka once and for all. Later, Asakura successfully kills Zolda only to realize it was Goro the whole time, only for him to be gunned down to death by the police. After hearing Yui's appeal to stop the Rider War, Kanzaki finally realizes the pointlessness, while Ren is the sole surviving Rider with his wish granted.

    Director:Hidenori Ishida
    Writer:Yasuko Kobayashi

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  19. Kamen Rider Season 12 Episode 3 - School Ghost Story
    6.0/10(2 votes)

    S12:E3

    Shinji discovers the truth of becoming a Kamen Rider and the battles yet to come while a school becomes haunted by the emergence of a pack of Mirror Monsters. Suddenly, a mysterious figure from the mirror appears in front of Shinji, urging him to fight for his own destiny.

    Director:Hidenori Ishida
    Writer:Yasuko Kobayashi

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  20. Kamen Rider Season 12 Episode 5 - The Monster's Antique Store
    6.0/10(2 votes)

    S12:E5

    Shinji investigates an antiques shop where Reiko was attacked by a mysterious person when she investigates the mystery of antique shop owner's disappearance. In order to meet a mysterious person, Shinji gave mysterious person a name card, without realizing that Shinji's action had putting Yui's life in danger.

    Director:Takao Nagaishi
    Writer:Yasuko Kobayashi

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  21. Kamen Rider Season 12 Episode 6 - The Mysterious Rider
    6.0/10(2 votes)

    S12:E6

    As Ren tries to close in on the antique store murderer, Shinji unknowingly gives Kamen Rider Scissors the fuel for gaining an edge in the Rider Fight.

    Director:Takao Nagaishi
    Writer:Yasuko Kobayashi

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  22. Kamen Rider Season 12 Episode 7 - A New Species Is Born?
    6.0/10(2 votes)

    S12:E7

    Yui is pursued into finding a man by her visiting grandmother, while Shinji encounters a lawyer who brings forth trouble around every corner. In the meantime, Reiko meets an old man who claims he owns some of the mutated species he found near a river bank.

    Director:Ryuta Tasaki
    Writer:Toshiki Inoue

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  23. Kamen Rider Season 12 Episode 11 - The Mysterious Empty Train
    6.0/10(2 votes)

    S12:E11

    Shinji pursues Ren after he loses his memory while Yui returns to her brother's university in an attempt to locate his whereabouts. In the meantime, Reiko is investigating the mysterious disappearances of several passengers on a train.

    Director:Takao Nagaishi
    Writer:Yasuko Kobayashi

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  24. Kamen Rider Season 12 Episode 12 - Ren Akiyama's Lover
    6.0/10(2 votes)

    S12:E12

    Ren's past comes to light as both he and Yui return to Shiro's last known whereabouts and the birthplace of Kamen Rider Knight, as well as Eri's fate following the secret experiment's aftermath. When Yui finds nearly dead Professor Ejima in the Room 401, he blames Yui for causing a disaster before he dies.

    Director:Takao Nagaishi
    Writer:Yasuko Kobayashi

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  25. Kamen Rider Season 12 Episode 13 - That Man, Zolda
    6.0/10(2 votes)

    S12:E13

    An investigation into elevator abductions leads Shinji to encounter the one he thinks is Zolda while Ren encounters a fortuneteller who wants to stop the Rider Fight. As Shinji encounters Zolda, he accidentally unleashes the finisher that 'killed' Zolda in the process.

    Director:Ryuta Tasaki
    Writer:Yasuko Kobayashi

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Season 12 Ratings Summary

"Time Vent" is the best rated episode of "Kamen Rider" season 12. It scored 7.5/10 based on 2 votes. Directed by Nobuhiro Suzumura and written by Yasuko Kobayashi, it aired on 8/11/2002. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "The Secret Story's Birth".