Takeshi Hongo is a promising young man with a passion for motorcycle racing. However, his dreams are suddenly ruined when he gets kidnapped by Shocker, the evil secret organization planning to dominate the world. After being remodeled into a cyborg, Takeshi escapes and swears to protect the world from the inhuman monsters.
The best episode of "Kamen Rider" season 16 is "The Strongest Man", rated N/A/10 from 0 user votes. It was directed by Hidenori Ishida and written by Shouji Yonemura. "The Strongest Man" aired on 1/29/2006 and is rated NaN point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "The First Two-Factor Transformation".
Seven years ago, a meteor slammed into the city of Shibuya and destroyed it, carrying with it the Worms, alien lifeforms that blend into the human population by copying people’s forms. The paramilitary corporation ZECT fights the Worms, developing the Masked Rider System as their anti-Worm weapon. When the paths of ZECT member Kagami Arata and the mysterious Tendou Souji cross, the day Souji has waited for finally arrives, as he is the man who walks the path of heaven…
Director: Hidenori Ishida
Writer: Shouji Yonemura
Arata struggles with the Kabuto Zecter having chosen Souji over himself, especially in the face of Kabuto’s defeat against the Worms’ Clock Up ability. After enjoying a meal at a small French cafe, Souji and Arata rush into another battle with the Worms where Souji reveals that he knows more about the Masked Rider System than he first let on, gripping the Kabuto Zecter…
Director: Hidenori Ishida
Writer: Shouji Yonemura
A woman named Yuki is attacked by the Lanpyris Worm and impersonated, but she survives, leaving two Yukis running around, but one is swiftly captured and imprisoned. Tensions increase between Souji & Arata, who is quickly falling out of favor with ZECT, as Souji sets the stage for the two Yukis to meet face to face again, kicking off a fight at an amusement park...
Director: Naoki Tamura
Writer: Shouji Yonemura
Arata must face the difficult truth about who his younger brother really is. Souji confronts Arata, telling him that he will defeat the Worms, no matter who they are. In the end, Arata is left with the toughest choice of his life, as the rain begins to pour…
Director: Naoki Tamura
Writer: Shouji Yonemura
Ending up at Souji and Juka’s home, Hiyori and Juka bond over their shared history of being present for the Shibuya meteor strike. Later, Souji offers to join Hiyori at the Tokyo Tower, but when ZECT sets their sights on Kabuto, will he be forced to break his promise?
Director: Takao Nagaishi
Writer: Shouji Yonemura
Having been taken in by ZECT, Souji makes several demands, including speaking to Juka and asking Hiyori to make her breakfast. Arata begins to worry about Souji, but when he arrives at ZECT, Souji has already begun his escape. In the process, he learns that two of the ZECT members are Worms, and Arata tries to warn Misaki, but it may be too late...
Director: Takao Nagaishi
Writer: Shouji Yonemura
Arriving from ZECT HQ, Kamen Rider TheBee joins the fight as Arata warns Souji to stay out of ZECT’s affairs now that they have a Rider following their orders. However, he ends up butting heads with TheBee’s user, Yaguruma Sou, ending up in a battle of tofu dishes with Hiyori as the judge. But will their clash in the kitchen spill over to the battlefield?
Director: Hidenori Ishida
Writer: Shouji Yonemura
Souji turns out to have been correct about the other Worm escaping, so Shadow, now with Arata as part of the team, sets up at another wedding, locking it down. However, Souji manages to breach their defenses and takes on the Worm, but an angry Yaguruma won’t let this go and the two Riders face off…
Director: Hidenori Ishida
Writer: Shouji Yonemura
As Kabuto and TheBee fight, Arata tries to stop them, giving TheBee an opportunity to gain the upper hand and destroy Kabuto’s belt. As Souji recovers from the battle, Arata struggles with his position as Hiyori once again remembers a memory of her past…
Director: Naoki Tamura
Writer: Shouji Yonemura
To defend the team from the Worms after Yaguruma loses his transformation, Arata obtains TheBee Zecter and transforms, finding himself as the new captain of Shadow. But can he fulfill the orders given to him from HQ?
Director: Naoki Tamura
Writer: Shouji Yonemura
Kagami is ready to cancel his group date until it's suggested that Tendou join him; a man with a young girl is seen walking around with a large makeup kit.
Director: Ryuta Tasaki
Writer: Toshiki Inoue
Daisuke refuses the offer to join ZECT and challenges Tendou to contest in who can attract more girls.
Director: Ryuta Tasaki
Writer: Toshiki Inoue
Kageyama joins Misaki's team after the Shadow team has been dissolved; someone within ZECT is leaking information and former Shadow team members are getting killed.
Director: Takao Nagaishi
Writer: Shouji Yonemura
Kagami is implicated of being the traitor; Hiyori accuses Tendou of killing her parents.
Director: Takao Nagaishi
Writer: Shouji Yonemura
Kagami decides to take a sabbatical and take on a case himself; Daisuke and Tendou have a competition over Misaki's appearance.
Director: Nobuhiro Suzumura
Writer: Toshiki Inoue
Tendou joins the Shadow unit as the captain, much to the chagrin of Kageyama; everyone is confused when three of the same doctor appear at the same place and none of them are attacked by a Worm.
Director: Nobuhiro Suzumura
Writer: Toshiki Inoue
After Kageyama tries kidnapping Gon, she becomes jumpy and Daisuke grows frustrated with her.
Director: Ryuta Tasaki
Writer: Toshiki Inoue
ZECT holds Gon hostage in order to get Daisuke to work with them; Tendou is determined to find the miso soup that Gon likes.
Director: Ryuta Tasaki
Writer: Toshiki Inoue
Tendou finds a man who is his athletic equal; a spree of robberies have been happening by someone called the Phantom Shadow.
Director: Takao Nagaishi
Writer: Toshiki Inoue
Tsurugi heads out for groceries and causes an accident involving Tendou's little sister; the Phantom Shadow have their eye on one of Tsurugi's heirlooms.
Director: Takao Nagaishi
Writer: Toshiki Inoue
ZECT is working on a new Rider system; Kagami stumbles upon a Worm nest with a young boy trapped inside; Tsurugi is enticed by Tendou's cooking.
Director: Ryuta Tasaki
Writer: Shouji Yonemura
Kagami is hospitalized after trying to use Gatack; Tsurugi has his birthday party at Bistro La Salle.
Director: Ryuta Tasaki
Writer: Shouji Yonemura
Kagami sees Hiyori with a green rock that is attracting Worms; Tendou finds Tsurugi's butler running a sobo cart and decides to run it for him.
Director: Naoki Tamura
Writer: Shouji Yonemura
Tsurugi opens a restaurant across the street from Tendou's sobo stand; Hiyori wants to go into Shibuya with the hope that she'll uncloud her memories.
Director: Naoki Tamura
Writer: Shouji Yonemura
Tendou decides to try and get information through the police rather than ZECT; a Worm takes on Misaki's form and goes after Juka.
Director: Takao Nagaishi
Writer: Shouji Yonemura