6.7/103 votes#1 - The Secret Story's Birth
Season 12 Episode 1 - Aired 2/3/2002
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
6.0/102 votes#2 - Giant Spider Counterattack
Season 12 Episode 2 - Aired 2/10/2002
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
5.0/101 votes#3 - School Ghost Story
Season 12 Episode 3 - Aired 2/17/2002
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
5.0/101 votes#4 - School Ghost Story 2
Season 12 Episode 4 - Aired 2/24/2002
When Darkwing appeared to scare a student, Shinji inquires further about Ren after suspecting that he had a darker intention in his means as a Kamen Rider. However, Yui denies Shinji's accusation about Ren's act as Yui explains to Shinji about Ren's true purpose of fighting.
Director: Hidenori Ishida
Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi
5.0/101 votes#5 - The Monster's Antique Store
Season 12 Episode 5 - Aired 3/3/2002
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
5.0/101 votes#6 - The Mysterious Rider
Season 12 Episode 6 - Aired 3/10/2002
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
5.0/101 votes#7 - A New Species Is Born?
Season 12 Episode 7 - Aired 3/17/2002
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
5.0/101 votes#8 - The Fourth, Zolda
Season 12 Episode 8 - Aired 3/24/2002
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
5.0/101 votes#9 - Shinji's Arrested!?
Season 12 Episode 9 - Aired 3/31/2002
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
5.0/101 votes#10 - Knight's Crisis
Season 12 Episode 10 - Aired 4/7/2002
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
5.0/101 votes#11 - The Mysterious Empty Train
Season 12 Episode 11 - Aired 4/14/2002
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
5.0/101 votes#12 - Ren Akiyama's Lover
Season 12 Episode 12 - Aired 4/21/2002
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
5.0/101 votes#13 - That Man, Zolda
Season 12 Episode 13 - Aired 4/28/2002
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
5.0/101 votes#14 - Revival Day
Season 12 Episode 14 - Aired 5/5/2002
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
5.0/101 votes#15 - Iron Mask Legend
Season 12 Episode 15 - Aired 5/12/2002
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
5.0/101 votes#16 - Card of Destiny
Season 12 Episode 16 - Aired 5/19/2002
The ORE Journal is in jeopardy when Jun Shibaura suddenly appears and becomes the new Editor-in-Chief, only to reveal his plans to use ORE Journal to promote the fatal fighting game to the subscribers in larger scale. To make matters even worse, Jun threatens Shinji by attempting to burn the Dragreder card he stole from him if he tries to turn against him. Ren puts his duel to Jun to decide who's the strongest, while Miyuki warns Ren about the terrible fate that might happen to Ren if he continues to fight Jun.
Director: Hidenori Ishida
Writer: Toshiki Inoue
5.0/101 votes#17 - The Grieving Knight
Season 12 Episode 17 - Aired 5/26/2002
With Ren doubting his ability to go through killing other Kamen Riders, Shinji and Miyuki contemplate his possible paths and the potential doom that he faces. As Sanako decided to go out for her 'secret association meeting', Yui continues to investigate the truth behind the secret experiments her brother conducted. Meanwhile, Shuichi attempts to release a prisoner.
Director: Takao Nagaishi
Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi
5.0/101 votes#18 - Jailbreak Rider
Season 12 Episode 18 - Aired 6/2/2002
Imprisoned criminal Takeshi Asakura is approached by Shiro in joining the Rider Fight to grudge against lawyer Shuichi Kitaoka who refuses to release him. Meanwhile, after Yui saw Eri's terrible condition in the hospital, she blames herself for causing this disaster. With the breaking news of Takeshi's sudden jailbreak spreading across the nation, Shinji ride into his action as a journalist for the first time.
Director: Takao Nagaishi
Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi
5.0/101 votes#19 - Rider Gathering
Season 12 Episode 19 - Aired 6/9/2002
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
5.0/101 votes#20 - The Traitorous Ren
Season 12 Episode 20 - Aired 6/16/2002
Shinji questions Takeshi on why he enjoys killing people for his own satisfaction without thinking about others. In the real world, Shinji is surprised when Ren suddenly decides to help Takeshi evade being recaptured by the police. Meanwhile, Yui tries to uncover more secrets about her brother's experiments when she finds a film containing an image of the house she obtained from a research file. As Shinji battles against Takeshi once again in Mirror World, Ren suddenly appears and attacks Shinji.
Director: Kenkou Satou
Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi
5.0/101 votes#21 - Yui's Past
Season 12 Episode 21 - Aired 6/23/2002
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
5.0/101 votes#22 - Raia's Revenge
Season 12 Episode 22 - Aired 6/30/2002
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
5.0/101 votes#23 - Changing Destiny
Season 12 Episode 23 - Aired 7/7/2002
Ren battles with Shuichi in the Mirror World to decide who will survive. Miyuki reveals his past to Shinji as he contemplates the costs of changing destiny, as Shiro orders Takeshi to eliminate Raia for his refusal to fight. In the meantime, Reiko goes out to investigate Takeshi's disappearance.
Director: Hidenori Ishida
Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi
5.0/101 votes#24 - Ouja's Secret
Season 12 Episode 24 - Aired 7/14/2002
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
5.0/101 votes#25 - Combining Ouja
Season 12 Episode 25 - Aired 7/21/2002
Shinji and Ren are forced to track down Yui as she confronts her brother about her connection to the Rider War and their childhood memories. Reiko tries to find Takeshi's younger brother, believing that will change him for good, only to discover that Takeshi used his younger brother to feed his Contract Monsters. As Ren, Shinji and Shuichi battle against Takeshi, he unleashes a new Card that does something the Riders didn't expect to happen.
Director: Takao Nagaishi
Writer: Toshiki Inoue
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Season 12 Ratings Summary
"The Secret Story's Birth" is the best rated episode of "Kamen Rider" season 12. It scored 6.7/10 based on 3 votes. Directed by Ryuta Tasaki and written by Yasuko Kobayashi, it aired on 2/3/2002. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "Giant Spider Counterattack".