Kamen Rider Hime Vol. 1

The following is a summary of the first - and only - volume of Kamen Rider Hime. There was only a single, short print, leaving possibly - at most - one-hundred copies. Estimates are difficult to make due to the non-euclidean method of procurement practiced by the Manga Carta collectibles shop.

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Welcome to Bridge City! Anyone familiar with The Underground will recognize it as the Former Capitol except with a bright, blue sky, fluffy clouds, and a shining sun. There are also more paved roads. The narration establishes the city as a hub of activity, the largest city underground (there are visible cave walls and ceiling in the distance despite there also being a visible sun) and a really nice place in general.

A small explosion is heard! A bank is being robbed by the infamous Kappa Mob led by the equally-infamous Kappa Boss Ni. As the narration explains, they're a small gang that specializes in stealing technology and, when they're broke, money to fund Ni's sinister experiments.

Police arrive at the bank to stop the gang, but the right-hand Kappa, Mi, pulls out a bazooka that launches a giant ice cube, freezing the cops in their tracks as Ni, Chi, and Ki run out with huge sacks of cash. The gang begins to flee, firing more ice cubes as more squad cars pull up.

Maneuvering through the streets, Kamen Rider Hime arrives on her rider machine, a motorcycle called Envy Driver, and begins bantering with Ni. The other Kappa back into the van while Ni uses the bazooka. Kamen Rider Hime weaves around the shots until she's close enough to kick the front driver's side wheel to crash the van.

Three Kappas are flopped around the crash site with spiral eyes while Ni climbs out, shaking her head. Kamen Rider Hime taunts her foe and she climbs off her bike and then looks a little surprised when Ni suddenly sprouts robot armor that resembles Hisou Tensoku. The two come to blows until Kamen Rider Hime manages to trip Ni onto her back, trapping her like a turtle as the police arrive.

Kamen Rider Hime gives a quick speech and rides off. From a nearby tower, the infamous "legitimate businessman" Satori watches the scene with interest as another panel establishes two more enemies making their way into Bridge City: the Shine Maidens Raymu and Sunae.

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After the real Kamen Rider Hime lost her Fite against Hecatia on live television, the publisher immediately ordered the current printing of Volume 1 ended and all copies destroyed, then canceled future volumes, citing predictions that the target market would not materialize.