in to save her, only to find herself in the midst of a trap. By the end of it, she is captured and unmasked—she is revealed to be Kei. She is then saved by Koichi, who reveals herself as Kekko Kamen—Chigusa, Yuka, Keiko and Kaori reveal themselves to be Kekko Kamen as well, and unite to defeat the Toenail of Satan and the faculty. Production Kekko Kamen is a female superhero whose costume consists solely of red boots, gloves, scarf and a mask with long bunny-like ears. Her fighting style is graceful, and her finishing move involves driving the opponent to the ground with a flying headscissors takedown which presses her groin into the victim's face. Kekko Kamen is a parody of Gekko Kamen. It was originally a joke that Nagai sent to his editor expecting him to reject it. His editor, however, loved the idea and that started Kekko Kamen. Even the name of the main antagonist is a parody: in Gekko Kamen it is while in Kekko Kamen it is . The theme song for the Kekko Kamen character uses the same lyrics for the theme song to Moonlight Mask, but with changes. Media Manga Kekko Kamen was originally serialized in Shueisha's magazine Monthly Shōnen Jump, from to . The series has been compiled several times by Shueisha and other publishers. It is also available in ebook format, published by ebookjapan. The manga was published in two volumes in Italy by d/visual, on December 22, 2006 and July 30, 2010. Shueisha (Jump Comics, 1976–1978) Shueisha (Jump Comics Deluxe, 1990) Kadokawa Shoten (Kadokawa Bunko, 1996) Kodansha (Kodansha Comics Deluxe, 2003) Leed Publishing (SP Comics, 2004) Original video animation A four-episode original video animation adaptation of Kekko Kamen was created by Studio Signal and released by Nippon Columbia on two VHS tapes in 1991 and 1992. A DVD collection was released on April 21, 2001. The first two episodes were directed by Nobuhiro Kondo and the second two by Kinji Yoshimoto. The opening theme song is which Go Nagai wrote for the manga, with composition and arrangement by Keiju Ishikawa, and sung by Emi Shinohara. The ending theme is written by Hiroshi Koenji, composed and arranged by Keiju Ishikawa, and sung by Emi Shinohara. The OVA series was released in the United States subtitled in English on two VHS tapes by ADV Films on February 7 and April 4, 1995.