is a comedy
manga series originally run in the
shōnen anthology magazine
Weekly Shōnen Jump between 1992 and 1993 created by
Keishuu Ando. Running for 52 chapters, it tells the tale of a young martial artist who transforms into a bizarre hero of justice by wearing a pair of
panties on his head. The series returned by way of
School Rumble author
Jin Kobayashi with the special one-shot in the magazine
Jump Square in 2008.
Story
Kyosuke Shikijō is a high school student skilled in
kenpo but slightly incompetent with girls, to the point that his interaction with them makes him get into painful situations. One day, he saves a girl named Aiko Himeno from bullies, whom he's immediately smitten with. When she is taken hostage as part of a bank robbery by a group of criminals, Kyosuke is forced to take a disguise in order to save her without being recognized by the crooks. (after an earlier incident where he reveals himself on a
megaphone) But when he accidentally puts a pair of panties over his head instead of a normal mask, he undergoes a transformation: due to the perverted genetics of his mother (an S&M worker), he is able to awaken the full 100% latent potential of his body! Running out with nothing but the panties and a pair of underwear on a near nude body, Kyosuke, now christening his masked self as Hentai Kamen, uses his power and perversion to defeat the criminals and save Aiko. However, his troubles have only begun...