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Superwomen in Love, Honey Trap & Rapid Rabbit, Volume 1

May 17th, 2021

When the evil Antinoids attack and human life is at risk, the hero Rapid Rabbit will appear to save the day! Buy what happens to humanity when Rapid Rabbit is almost defeated? This question is answered in the opening pages of Superwomen in Love, Honey Trap & Rapid Rabbit, Volume 1 by sometime, out now from Seven Seas.

What happens is, of course, that the evil Honey Trap, manager of the Antinoid Army, falls head over heels in love with Honjou Hayate, a part-time costume hero show actress and full-time real-life superhero! This grown-up version of a sentai show is both fun and a little creepy at the same time. In my review of the Japanese edition, Hero-san to Moto Onna Kanbu-san, Volume 1 (ヒーローさんと元女幹部さん) I wrote, “Sometimes, like Honey, we all just need a attractive, athletic, female hero to sweep our evil plans away.” But I also know from Volume 2 and Volume 3, the story will get a little darker and also a little Yuri-er. ^_^;  I’m going to trust sometime to give our heroes the redemption arcs they deserve and the power-ups we crave.

The art in this manga are very action series-like, with loads of power ups, explanations of  armor and weapons and interpersonal bantering in the middle of battle. There’s also some cute art when it comes to Honey and Hayate’s personal relationship and while we get slightly suggestive comments and fantasies, there’s very little actual service beyond the costuming. As a result of the art being so action-y, I want to call attention to Mercedes McGarry’s lettering which in some places was superlative. I know exactly how complicated it is to replace art s/fx and I always appreciate when a letterer has the skill and is given the time to do so. While the dialogue is not literary, I also want to nod at Amanda Haley’s translation which has to make sense of nonsensical gadgets.  As always, my thanks to everyone on the Seven Seas team for an authentic reading experience.

Ratings:

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

Overall – 7

A villain falls in love with a hero and they team up to fight the bad guys, but will love save the day? Find out in Volume 2, which is  heading our way in late summer!

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