Kamen Rider V3 (仮面ライダーV3, Kamen Raidā Buisurī), Masked Rider V3 in English, is a Japanese tokusatsu television series. It is the second intallment in the popular Kamen Rider franchise, and the direct sequel to the original Kamen Rider. It was a joint collaboration between Ishimori Productions and Toei, and was shown on NET from February 17, 1973 to February 9, 1974, with a total of 52 episodes. This is also the first Kamen Rider show that is officially available on DVD in the west with English subtitles through JN Productions. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamen_Rider_V3)