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The story is about a young boy named Arashi Ishino who is obsessed with video games. He would spend all his time trying to beat the games and conquer the local arcades. He would meet competitors like Satoru Daimonji and Ishii, who would try to out match him with higher scores. At a certain point in each episode, he would display his special skill of unleashing a top which will spin so fast that both the top and his hands would catch on fire. On release, the spin would land on or near the cabinet panels, turning the ordinary button into a turbo button thus giving him a major advantage. His appearance is known for being bucktoothed, and he always wears a hat labeled "Arashi" with a picture of a sprited alien. Game Center Arashi was the first animation with a gamer as the lead character and have the plot revolve around life with competitive gaming. Some of the games featured in the show include Space Invaders, Breakout, Galaxian, though they were not explicitly named. Some of Arashi's gaming techniques even have special names like "Blazed Top", "Vacuum Hurricane Shot", "Fish Stance". (Source: wikipedia)
Mitsuru Sugaya's debut work, based on the 1971 Kamen Rider tokusatsu series.
After witnessing the murder of his parents by Destron and becoming Kamen Rider V3, Shiro Kazami dedicates his life to fight the evil organization.
Autobiography by Sugaya Mitsuru.
As Takeshi Hongo trains for a motorcycle race, he is suddenly swallowed by a fissure in the ground. He barely escapes danger by transforming into Kamen Rider, but he is attacked by the Shocker kaijin Worm Man, who created the fissure. Rider is tormented by Worm Man's attacks until he corners him with the Rider Jump and Undercut... Published in 1972, Mitsuru Sugaya's version of "Kamen Rider", which built the golden age of Bouken-Oh magazine, is fully released in e-book format!
Awarded the 28th Shogakukan Manga Award for children category in 1983.