Never heard of Hentai Kamen? Oh, you’re about to learn all about him.
Well, okay, more like a brief overview. Mostly what I just learned from Googling and YouTube after seeing this figure and thinking “WTF?” to myself.
Kyūkyoku!! Hentai Kamen (究極!!変態仮面?, lit. “Ultimate!! Pervert Mask”) is a comedy manga series written and illustrated by Keishū Ando. It was originally serialized in the Shūeisha shōnen anthology magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump between 1992 and 1993. The series 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. A live action film adaptation titled Hentai Kamen was released in 2013. It was followed by a second film, Hentai Kamen: Abnormal Crisis, in 2016.
The figure is based off the manga but you could use it on the live action shelf too since it seems the greatest print to screen adaptation of a costume in the history of awesomeness. Just look at the trailer for Hentai Kamen:
There is justice in being a pervert
For the sake of the world, let me borrow your panties
Why didn’t I know about this sooner?
Anyway, the figure.
Freeing has outdone themselves this time, perfectly adapting the character to plastic. I mean, as far as I can tell from the past ten minutes of crash coursing through YouTube clips. Alternate hands (thwip hands?) and an alternate panty-covered head along with a stand, it comes with everything it needs. Except for shiny glitter for the Gold Power Bomb.
figma Hentai Kamen releases in July of 2017 and will cost about $50. I can’t wait…
