In Volume 1 we met Honjou Hayate, a woman with a secret identity as the hero Rapid Rabbit and her evil arch-rival Honey Trap. Honey leaves the presumably evil Antinoid organization (whose goal is obscure, but clearly evil,) and teams up with Hayate in life and superheroing,  We left our protagonists at the end of Volume 2 after someone else’s traumatic experience leaves them feeling mildly down.

As the pages of Hero-san to Moto Onna Kanbu-san, Volume 3 (ヒーローさんと元女幹部さん), Hayate and Honey are having a vacation at the beach. Hayate tells Honey her origin story and it’s pretty darn depressing (and I think pretty heavy on the foreshadowing.) But the head of the Antinoid army, X, is taking a personal interest in these two and she spends the remainder of these pages looking for ways to force Honey to rejoin the her organization. In order to save Honey, Hayate has to come to terms with her feelings for the former evil henchwoman.

In what appears to be a climactic battle, Honey and Rabbit defeat X! But wait, there will probably be a 4th volume. Don’t worry, though, Hayate and Honey are in love and you know what they say about love saving the day. ^_^

If you like Kamen Rider-like transforming baddies, and Saturday morning cartoon heroes, a dollop of of dark storytelling contrasted with a cheerful Yuri love story, you’ll want to keep your eyes peeled for Superwomen in Love! Honey Trap and Rapid Rabbit, Volume 1 coming this month from Sevens Seas.

Ratings:

Art – 8
Story – 7
Characters – 7
Service – 4 Bikinis
Yuri – 4

Overall – 7

For a series about heroes who are saving humanity, an awful lot of people seems to remain unsaved in this story.  ^_^;