Gen Urobuchi has stated that Black was a huge influence on Gaim - specifically, the duels between Black and Shadow Moon were what influenced the show's writing. Plus, Kouta is very similar to Kotaro, and Shadow Moon has a counterpart in this show as well (I cannot say who as that would spoil things).
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After being kidnapped by the cult Gorgom on the night of their 19th birthday, stepbrothers Kotaro Minami and Nobuhiko Akizuki were submitted to a cyborg surgery with the purpose of becoming the candidates for the next Gorgom Creation King. Both of them are called Century Kings and are destined to best each other in a final battle - whoever wins will become the next Creation King. Kotaro escaped before getting brainwashed (which is the final step in the surgery), with help from his foster father, and turned against Gorgom. He soon finds out the horrific truth from his stepfather: Gorgom originally killed his true parents and, since both Kotaro and Nobuhiko were born on the day of a solar eclipse, referred as "Black Sun" and "Shadow Moon". Kotaro, taking on the name of Kamen Rider Black, was determined to rescue his stepbrother from Gorgom while protecting Japan.
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Kamen Rider Black (1987) poster

Details

  • Drama: Kamen Rider Black
  • Country: Japan
  • Episodes: 51
  • Aired: Oct 4, 1987 - Oct 9, 1988
  • Aired On: Sunday
  • Original Network: MBS, TBS
  • Duration: 25 min.
  • Genres: Tokusatsu
  • Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

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