Kekkō Kamen

Infobox animanga/Header
name = Kekko Kamen


caption = Kekko Kamen #1 (2008) published by D/visual
ja_name = けっこう仮面
ja_name_trans = Kekkō Kamen
genre = Comedy, EroticInfobox animanga/Manga
title =
author = Go Nagai
publisher = flagicon|Japan Shueisha
publisher_other = flagicon|Japan Kadokawa Shoten flagicon|Japan Kodansha flagicon|Japan LEED flagicon|Japan ebookjapan flagicon|Japan Goma Books flagicon|Italy D/visual
demographic = Shōnen
magazine = Monthly Shōnen Jump
first = September 1974
last = February 1978
volumes = 5Infobox animanga/OVA
title =
director = Koji Morimoto
studio = flagicon|Japan Dynamic Planning
licensor = flagicon|USA ADV Films
episodes = 4
released = 1991-03-22Infobox animanga/Movie
live_action = yes
title =
director = Hikari Hayakawa
producer = Naokatsu Ito Ken Urasaki
writer = Hikari Hayakawa
music =
studio = Japan Home Video
licensor =
released = 1991-03-22
runtime = 60 minutesInfobox animanga/Novel
light = yes
title = Shosetsu Kekko Kamen
author = Masashi Sogo
illustrator = Go Nagai
publisher = Asahi Sonorama
publisher_en =
publisher_other =
demographic =
label = Sonorama Bunko
magazine =
published = 1991-05
first =
last =
volumes = 1
volume_list = Infobox animanga/Movie
live_action = yes
title = Kekko Kamen 2: We'll be back...
director = Yutaka Akiyama
producer =
writer =
music =
studio = Japan Home Video
licensor =
released = 1992-03-27
runtime = 80 minutesInfobox animanga/Movie
live_action = yes
title = Kekko Kamen 3
director = Yutaka Akiyama
producer =
writer =
music =
studio = Japan Home Video
licensor =
released = 1993-04-23
runtime = 95 minutesInfobox animanga/Movie
live_action = yes
title =
director = Takafumi Nagamine
producer =
writer =
music =
studio = Art Port
licensor = Tokyo Shock
released = 2004-02-06
runtime = 70 minutesInfobox animanga/Movie
live_action = yes
title = Kekko Kamen: The MGF Strikes Back
director = Takafumi Nagamine
producer =
writer =
music =
studio = Art Port
licensor = Tokyo Shock
released = 2004-07-23
runtime = 70 minutesInfobox animanga/Movie
live_action = yes
title = Kekko Kamen Returns
director = Takafumi Nagamine
producer =
writer = Go Nagai, Yuki Okano
music =
studio = Art Port
licensor = Tokyo Shock
released = 2004-10-31
runtime = 70 minutesInfobox animanga/Movie
live_action = yes
title = Kekko Kamen: Surprise
director = Takafumi Nagamine
producer =
writer = Go Nagai, Yuki Okano
music =
studio = Art Port
licensor = Tokyo Shock
released = 2004-10-31
runtime = 70 minutesInfobox animanga/Movie
live_action = yes
title = Kekko Kamen Royale
director = Kosuke Suzuki
producer =
writer =
music =
studio = Art Port
licensor =
released = 2006
runtime = 70 minutesInfobox animanga/Movie
live_action = yes
title = Kekko Kamen Premium
director = Kosuke Suzuki
producer =
writer =
music =
studio = Art Port
licensor =
released = 2006
runtime = 72 minutesInfobox animanga/Movie
live_action = yes
title = Kekko Kamen Forever
director = Kosuke Suzuki
producer =
writer =
music =
studio = Art Port
licensor =
released = 2006
runtime = 70 minutes

nihongo|"Kekko Kamen"|けっこう仮面|Kekkō Kamen|sometimes romanized as "Kekkou Kamen", "Kekko Masked", "Mask of Kekkou" or "Mask the Kekkou" is originally a shōnen manga series from Japanese creator Go Nagai, which spawned an OVA series and several adult live-action films. The manga series is about the misadventures of a student named "Mayumi Takahashi" who attends a boarding school called "Toenail of Satan's Spartan Institute of Higher Education" that is run by sexual predators. The teachers are constantly looking for ways to torture or humiliate the students, and from this the teachers derive sexual satisfaction. Takahashi's only protection is from a mysterious figure known as "Kekko Kamen".

"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. While regularly considered as a hentai series, it doesn't have many explicit sexual situations, neither in the manga, anime or live-action series, though there is abundant female nudity in all of them.

"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" [cite web
url = http://www.review-channel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=215&Itemid=107
title = Conférence public de Gô Nagai à Japan Expo 2008 !
accessdate = 2008-10-11
author =
date = 2008-07-08
publisher = Review Channel
location = France
language = French
archiveurl =
archivedate =
quote = A la base, Kekko Kamen est une parodie de Gekko Kamen. C’était une blague, et je l’avais envoyé à mon éditeur en pensant qu’il refuserait; sauf qu’il a adoré, et que la blague dure depuis 30 ans.] . As well as the similarity in name, both "Kekko Kamen"'s and "Gekko Kamen"'s true identity is never revealed. Even the name of the main antagonist is a parody: in "Gekko Kamen" it's "Claw of Satan" (サタンの爪 - "Satan no Tsume") while in "Kekko Kamen" it's "Toenail of Satan" (サタンの足の爪 - "Satan no Ashi no Tsume")

Ten live-action films have been made of "Kekko Kamen", along with at least one anime movie and several anime episodes. A photobook has also been made, featuring a martial artist as Kekkō Kamen. A sequel photobook featuring Kekkō Kamen's daughter, Kurenai Kamen, has also been made.

Live-action films

There have been seven live-action films dedicated to Kekko Kamen. Go Nagai has been intricately involved in the production of the films.

The titles and order of the ten live-action Kekko Kamen films are as follows:
*"Kekko Kamen" (1991)
*"Kekko Kamen 2" (1992)
*"Kekko Kamen 3" (1993)
*"Kekko Kamen" (2004)
*"Kekko Kamen: Mangurifon no Gyakushu" (2004)
*"Kekko Kamen: Returns" (2004)
*"Kekko Kamen: Surprise" (2004)
*"Kekko Kamen Royale" (2006)
*"Kekko Kamen Premium" (2006)
*"Kekko Kamen Forever" (2006)

Note that in both 1991 and 2004 films were produced under the simple title "Kekko Kamen". In the West, the 2004 film is often differentiated from the original by the title "Kekko Kamen NEW".

Cast of "Kekko Kamen" (1991)

*Chris Aoki
*Paul Maki as "Satan no Ashi no Tsume"
*Yumi Goto as "Mayumi Takahashi"
*Tsutomu Sekine (Special appearance)
*Suzumi Hanai as "Chigusa Yuka"
*Michie Watanabe as "Kaori Wakatsuki"
*Miyuki Sawamura as "Akane Aoyama"
*Makiko Nagata
*Shohei Yamamoto as "Mujo no Suke"
*Pretty Nagashima as "Tachibana-sensei"
*Moroka MoroIt should be noted that the role of "Kekko Kamen" is credited as ?, to keep it as a secret as in the series.

Parodies

* "Angel Blade" is a hentai parody produced in the Vanilla Series.
*Neko Kamen is a character from the webcomic " [http://www.drunkduck.com/Kitty_Honey Kitty Honey] " who was partially named after this character.

References

External links

*ja icon [http://www.mazingerz.com/KEKKO/KEKKO.html "Kekko Kamen" (manga)] at the "World of Go Nagai" webpage
*ann|ova|id=688|title=Kekko Kamen
*ja icon [http://www.jhv.jp/title/Video/original/SPKF-201.html "Kekko Kamen" (1991)] Official website at Japan Home Video
*imdb title|0099925|Kekko Kamen (1991)
*imdb title|0184639|Kekko Kamen 2
*imdb title|0184640|Kekko Kamen 3
*imdb title|0459427|Kekko Kamen (2004)
*imdb title|0459428|Kekko Kamen: The MGF Strikes Back
*imdb title|0459430|Kekko Kamen Returns
*imdb title|0459429|Kekko Kamen: Surprise
*ja icon [http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=327893 "Kekko Kamen Royale"] , allcinema entry.
*ja icon [http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=328110 "Kekko Kamen Premium"] , allcinema entry.
*ja icon [http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=328343 "Kekko Kamen Forever"] , allcinema entry.