| Cutie Honey | |
 Volume 1 of a 2-volume version of Nagai's 1973Cutie Honey manga, published by Akita Shoten | |
| キューティーハニー (Kyūtī Hanī) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Magical girl,[1]science fiction[2] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Go Nagai |
| Published by | Akita Shoten |
| English publisher | |
| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Champion |
| Original run | October 1, 1973 –April 1, 1974 |
| Volumes | 2 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Tomoharu Katsumata |
| Written by | Masaki Tsuji |
| Music by | Takeo Watanabe |
| Studio | Toei Animation |
| Licensed by |
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| Original network | ANN (NET) |
| Original run | October 13, 1973 – March 30, 1974 |
| Episodes | 25(List of episodes) |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Go Nagai |
| Illustrated by | Yuu Okazaki |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| Magazine | Nakayoshi |
| Original run | October 1973 –February 1974 |
| Volumes | 1 |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Go Nagai |
| Illustrated by | Ken Ishikawa |
| Published by | Akita Shoten |
| Magazine | Boken Oh |
| Original run | November 1973 –May 1974 |
| Volumes | 1 |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Go Nagai |
| Illustrated by | Masatoshi Nakajima |
| Published by | Tokuma Shoten |
| Magazine | TV Land |
| Original run | November 1973 –March 1974 |
| Volumes | 1 |
| Manga | |
| Cutie Honey 90s | |
| Written by | Go Nagai |
| Published by | Fusosha |
| English publisher | |
| Magazine | Shukan SPA! |
| Original run | July 8, 1992 –April 7, 1993 |
| Volumes | 2 |
| Manga | |
| Cutie Honey Tennyo Densetsu | |
| Written by | Go Nagai |
| Published by | Futabasha |
| Magazine | Manga Action |
| Original run | August 21, 2001 –July 29, 2003 |
| Volumes | 9 |
| Manga | |
| Cutie Honey a Go Go! | |
| Written by | Hideaki Anno |
| Illustrated by | Shimpei Itoh |
| Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
| English publisher |
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| Magazine | Tokusatsu Ace |
| Original run | November 28, 2003 –July 1, 2005 |
| Volumes | 2 |
| Manga | |
| Cutie Honey SEED | |
| Written by | Go Nagai |
| Illustrated by | Komugi Hoshino |
| Published by | Akita Shoten |
| Magazine | Young Champion |
| Original run | June 22, 2004 –February 14, 2006 |
| Volumes | 4 |
Cutie Honey (Japanese:キューティーハニー,Hepburn:Kyūtī Hanī; formerly spelled in English asCutey Honey) is a Japaneseshōnenmanga series written and illustrated byGo Nagai. First appearing inWeekly Shōnen Champion's 41st issue of 1973, the series ran until April 1974. It follows an android girl named Honey Kisaragi, who transforms into the busty, red or pink-haired heroine Cutie Honey to fight against the assorted villains that threaten her or her world. One of the trademarks of the character is that the transformation involves the temporary loss of all her clothing in the brief interim from changing from one form to the other. According to Nagai, she is the first female to be theprotagonist of ashōnen manga series.[4]
TheCutie Honey franchise spans many works, including numerous manga series, threeanime television series, twoOVA series, two drama CDs, three live action adaptations, and four stage plays. The first anime aired in 1973 and is considered amagical girl series in retrospect. In addition, the theme song of the series has become one of the most famous theme songs in the history of anime, and is widely known in Japan, even to those unfamiliar with the series.[5] Despite the many differentCutie Honey works made, this theme song continues to be sung in all live-action and animated works exceptCutie Honey Universe andCutie Honey: Tears, with different arrangers and singers. According to a Bandai survey, Cutie Honey ranked first in the "Favorite Characters" surveyed in April 1997 in two categories: girls aged 3 to 5 and girls aged 6 to 8.[6]
Honey Kisaragi is a regular, 16-year-oldCatholic schoolgirl,[7] until the day her father is murdered by the "Panther Claw" organization. After his death, she learns she is actually an android created by him and within her is a device that can "create matter from the air"[8] (空中元素固定装置[9],kūchū genso kotei sōchi[10]; variously translated as "[atmospheric] element condenser mechanism",[11] "Fixed System of Air Elements",[12] "Airborne Element Solidifier", "Atmospheric Element Condenser", etc.[8]). With her cry of "Honey Flash!" she can use the device to transform into the sword-wielding red-haired superhero, Cutie Honey.[8] This device, or similar devices, have been used to explain her powers in all laterHoney versions.
While attending the Saint Chapel School for Girls (inCutie Honey Flash, the school isco-ed instead of being an all-girls school), Honey seeks revenge against the Panther Claw organization, which is ruled by an ancient primordial evil known as Panther Zora and her younger sibling Sister Jill. Zora wants "the rarest items in the world" and seeks to steal the device within Honey created by her father, which would allow them to "create an endless supply of jewels".[13] Meanwhile Jill, leader of the group's division in Japan, "only wants the finest riches" and has acrush on Honey.[14]
Honey is assisted in her quest by Danbei Hayami and his two sons: journalist Seiji and the young Junpei. Danbei is based on the character Daemon from Go Nagai’s earlier work,Abashiri Family. Nagai’s manga also borrows the character Naojiro from that series—reimagined in a female form as Sukeban Naoko—while the anime adaptation incorporates Paradise School along with the characters Naojiro and Goeman, a teacher at the school. In this version, Naojiro serves as the leader of the school's delinquent boys, later sharing the role with Honey.
Honey is mischievous for a Japanese female hero, often teasing her male friends and mocking her enemies in combat. When transforming into Cutie Honey, she gives a brief rundown of the forms she has previously taken in that particular episode, and then declares, "But my true identity is ..." before yelling"Honey Flash!" and transforming. At school, Honey is something of a "class clown" who enjoys teasing andpranking her teachers Alphonne and Miharu.[15] Much of the comic relief in the series comes from Honey's exploits at school. Miharu initially sees Honey as an incorrigible pest, but Alphonne is attracted to Honey and goes out of her way to be nice to her. Honey's best friend and roommate at school is the cute, freckle-faced Natsuko "Nat-chan" Aki. In the manga, Nat-chan, as well as the other students, had a crush on Honey; this crush was downplayed in the TV series.
Honey has a large array of transformations in the series, her most common personae including:
In 1972, Nagai wrote that the idea to create a hero with seven transformations was pitched by a Toei producer. His inspiration for this character came from classic shows that featured protagonists who took seven different forms, including theBannai Taraomysteries[4][16] andWarrior of Love Rainbowman (1972).[8][17] His decision to make the protagonist a "female android" came from female characters from his previous works,Harenchi Gakuen andAbashiri Family, and from the character Maria fromMetropolis.[4] The series' working title wasHoney Idol, as stated by Go Nagai the booklet of a DVD release.[which?] Nagai revealed in the afterword of a recent manga rerelease[which?] that Honey Kisaragi's name is a reference to the 1965 American TV seriesHoney West.
Originally,Cutie Honey was meant to be ashōjo series like the laterCutie Honey Flash, and was planned to focus more on the relationship between Honey Tachibana (original name for Honey Kisaragi) and Shun Kazami (original name for Seiji Hayami) as well as lacking any nudity or excessive violence. A great deal of merchandising was initially planned, such as 'changing' dolls of Honey. The manga was slated to run in the monthlyRibon magazine, and the series was set to air Mondays at 7:00 pm on NET TV (nowTV Asahi), a timeslot previously held bymagical girl series, but the timeslot was given toMiracle Shōjo Limit-Chan instead andCutie Honey was set to air Saturdays at 8:30 pm on the programming blockMajū Kaijin Daihenshin!!! which previously airedMicord S andDevilman. Because of this,Cutie Honey retooled into ashōnen series, making it the first magical girl series for young boys.[18]
Although the series had done well in the ratings department, especially compared to its predecessor,Microid S, it was canceled after only 25 episodes, the primary reason being concerns over salacious content. The cancellation took producer Toshio Katsuta by surprise, as he was sure the series would last for three or four seasons. His confidence was why Paradise Academy was introduced so late into the series. Katsuta andGo Nagai both decided the series should end with Honey's final battle with Sister Jill, leaving Panther Zora at large.
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The original work of the franchise was theCutie Honey manga series written and illustrated byGo Nagai that ran inWeekly Shōnen Champion magazine from October 1973 to April 1974. During the same time, other short manga series were published in different magazines than the original, and by different creative teams.[19] These included two manga made byKen Ishikawa, another two byYū Okazaki, one by Chizuko Beppu, one by Yoshiko Suganuma, and another by Masatoshi Nakajima.[20] Nagai's 1973 manga wasrepublished in 1985 as a single volume, but no further manga versions ofCutie Honey were produced until 1992.
| Magazine | Original run | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| Shonen Champion | October 1973 (1973-10) – March 1974 (1974-03) | Go Nagai |
| Bouken Oh | October 1973 (1973-10) – April 1974 (1974-04) | Ken Ishikawa |
| Nakayoshi | November 1973 (1973-11) – January 1974 (1974-01) | Yu Okazaki |
| TV Magazine | October 1973 (1973-10) – February 1974 (1974-02) | Yu Okazaki |
| TV Land | November 1973 (1973-11) – March 1974 (1974-03) | Masatoshi Nakajima |
| Eiga TV Magazine | November 1973 (1973-11) – February 1974 (1974-02) | Ken Ishikawa |
| Tanoshii Youchien | November 1973 (1973-11) – February 1974 (1974-02) | Yoshiko Suganuma |
| Otomodachi | November 1973 (1973-11) – April 1974 (1974-04) | Chizuko Beppu |
In 1992, Nagai created a newCutie Honey manga, simply titledCutie Honey, set 30 years after his original. The manga ran inWeekly SPA! magazine from July 1992 to April 1993.[21] It was released in the United States in 1997 by the now-defunctStudio Ironcat, asCutie Honey '90.[20] It has received criticism for having "bad quality" and "clumsy" looking characters.[22] Set 30 years after the original manga, Honey teams up with Officer Todoroki and the Hayami family to battle a revived Sister Jill.
Several manga adaptations of 1997'sCutie Honey Flash anime were published between March 1997 and April 1998 in various magazines.[23] These included three manga made by Yukako Iisaka,[24] another three by Shinko Kumazaki, and one by Kazushi Sasaki.
Running from August 2001 to July 2003,Cutie Honey: Legend of an Angel (キューティーハニー天女伝説,Kyūtī HanīTennyo Densetsu) was written and illustrated by Go Nagai and published inWeekly Manga Action magazine.[25] Set in 2005, Seiji Hayami's daughter, Seiko struggles with apparitions of monstrous beings, including the Panther Claw terrorist organization, which she must defeat with the help of Hisashi Hanyu, who is Cutie Honey in disguise.
Cutie Honey a Go Go! (キューティーハニー a Go Go!,Kyūtī Hanī a Go Go) ran from November 2003 to July 2005 in Tokusatsu Ace magazine.[26] Two volumes were planned, but only one was released. The manga was not fully released until October 2007, when a complete edition was published.[27][28] An omnibus volume was released in March 2018 bySeven Seas Entertainment.[29] In this version of the tale, Natsuko Aki is a squad leader for the public safety bureau. Natsuko takes it upon herself to arrest Honey, but Dr. Kisaragi asks Natsuko to befriend Honey and help her become more human.
Cutie Honey Seed (キューティーハニーSEED,Kyūtī Hanī Shīdo) ran from June 2004 to February 2006;[26] it was "written by Go Nagai, but not drawn by him", and tells the story of a boy named Yuuta, aCutie Honey fan, who meets an alien with powers similar to those of Honey.[30]
Honey & Yukiko Hime: Cutie Heroine Daisakusen was a digital manga published in 2008 that was written by Go Nagai and illustrated by Kazuhiro Ochi. The manga is acrossover betweenCutie Honey and another Go Nagai manga,Dororon Enma-kun.[31]
Cutie Honey vs Abashiri Family was a manga published inWeekly Shonen Champion magazine in 2009 that was written an illustrated by Go Nagai. Made to celebrateShonen Champion's 40th anniversary, the manga is a crossover betweenCutie Honey andThe Abashiri Family, another Go Nagai manga.[32]
HoneyVS was aone-shot manga published inGrand Jump magazine in 2012 by Masaki Segawa. The manga is a crossover between Cutie Honey andGetter Robo, another Go Nagai manga.[33]
Oedo Honey was a one-shot manga published inGrand Jump magazine in September 2012 byMasakazu Yamaguchi. The manga is a story about Honey and Sister Jill traveling back in time to theEdo period.[34]
Cutie Honey vs Devilman Lady was a manga published inChampion RED Ichigo magazine from June to October 2013 that was written and illustrated by Go Nagai. The manga is a crossover betweenCutie Honey and Nagai'sDevilman Lady.
Gekiman! Cutie Honey-hen was an autobiographical manga published inWeekly Manga Goraku magazine from July 2016 to September 2017 that was written and illustrated by Go Nagai. Chronicling the development of Cutie Honey while simultaneously retelling the original story, this manga was released to promoteCutie Honey: Tears.[35] The manga was later re-tooled without the autobiographical portions as "Cutie Honey 2023."
A new tie-in manga forCutie Honey Nova premiered online on April 1, 2025. Written and drawn byNaoto Tsushima, this new story follows Honey as aspires to be an idol at St. Capella Academy while battling against Panther Claw. New chapters are uploaded the first and fifteen of every month on Hobby Japan Web.[36]
Toei Animation produced an anime television series titledCutie Honey, simultaneously as the manga was being drawn. It was broadcast on NET (nowTV Asahi) on October 13, 1973, and ran for 25 episodes until March 30, 1974. The TV series is much tamer than the manga version, removing much of the violence, gross out humor and lesbian undertones, but retaining Miss Alphonne's attraction to Honey. According to Go Nagai, the TV series ended after 25 episodes due to NET executives getting unhappy about the nudity. While the manga was marketed as "SFコミックス" ("science fiction comics"),[37] the Toei anime is considered, at least in retrospect, amagical girl series.[38] Character designs were done byShingo Araki, musical score byTakeo Watanabe, scripts byMasaki Tsuji, Susumu Takaku, and Keisuke Fujikawa, while episode directors includedTomoharu Katsumata, Osamu Kasai and Hiroshi Shidara. The series starsEiko Masuyama as Honey Kisaragi.
Outside Japan, the originalCutie Honey TV series was released was France, where it aired under the titleCherry Miel ("Cherry Honey") from August 1988 to February 1989,[39] In November 2013,Discotek Media released a DVD boxset of the complete series in North America. In February 2025, they released the series on SD Blu-ray.[40] The series was also dubbed and broadcast in Hong Kong in 1975.
For an anime television series, the originalCutie Honey achieved respectable ratings in Japan, and some of its cast and crew have worked on other major titles. The series achieved a peak rating of 11.6% for episode 18 (broadcast February 11, 1974) and generally scored ratings of around 8–10%.[41]
Theoriginal video animation seriesNew Cutie Honey was released in 1994 and ended with eight episodes in 1995. The series starsMichiko Neya as Honey Kisaragi.
100 years after the decisive battle with Panther Claw, Honey Kisaragi now works as the mayor's secretary in the crime-prone metropolis of Cosplay City. One day, after being attacked by minions of the Demon King Dolmeck, who dominates the city, Honey regains her former power and memory and awakens as Cutie Honey. Honey faces a new battle against Dolmeck who is planning to revive her former nemesis, Panther Zora.
The series staff planned to make at least twelve episodes, but it ended with eight in 1995. A 2004 DVD release included a scripted but unfilmed ninth episode—a Christmas story—as adrama CD.[42] The eight filmed episodes were released byADV Films in the United States.Jessica Calvello, the voice of Honey in the English language version, was hand-picked by Nagai, though he originally wantedWinona Ryder.[43] UntilDiscotek Media picked up the first anime, this series remained the onlyCutie Honey anime to be commercially released in the US. Discotek Media released the series onBlu-ray in August 2019.[44][45]
Toei Animation also produced ashōjoCutie Honey series, known asCutie Honey Flash. It began broadcasting onTV Asahi on February 15, 1997, and aired until its conclusion on January 31, 1998. Employing many of the same animation staff as the recently finishedSailor Moon Sailor Stars, including Miho Shimagasa,Flash features similar character designs and fits the more traditional mold of magical girl series. It useshand-drawn animation; according to Shimagasa, the use ofdigitally animated characters on hand-painted backgrounds was planned and tested, but later rejected.
The series starsAi Nagano in her debut, as Honey Kisaragi. Nagano originally read for Natsuko Aki but was asked to read for Honey instead.
The series was dubbed and aired in Germany and South Korea.
The series is unrelated to the previous anime productions, being more of a re-imagining of the story. Most of the characters from the original TV series return, with the exception of Junpei, Naojiro, and the staff of Paradise School. The anime also introduces Misty Honey, a rival and self-proclaimed younger sister of Cutie Honey, whose name was chosen through a contest in Japan. Honey has a larger array of transformations as well, including versions ofher original forms Hurricane Honey and Cutie Honey.
An anime film,Cutie Honey Flash: The Movie, was released in July 1997. The film takes place between episodes 19 and 20 of the television series.[46]
Gainax, along withToei Animation, producedRe: Cutie Honey, a three-episode OVA series that adapts and expands on the 2004 live-action film,Cutie Honey. It was first shown on theAnimaxsatellite television network, with the first episode airing on July 24, 2004, two months after the live-action film was released. DVD releases for each episode followed, with the first on September 21. WhileHideaki Anno directed the series in general, each episode also had its own director and the three episodes differed in style. This time, Honey is portrayed byYui Horie.
The Re: Cutie Honey Complete DVD, released on September 21, 2005, includes a CD drama starring the four voice actresses that have voiced Honey up to then:Eiko Masuyama (the '70s series),Michiko Neya (New Cutie Honey),Ai Nagano (Cutie Honey Flash), andYui Horie (Re: Cutie Honey).[47]
Another anime television series inCutie Honey franchise,Cutie Honey Universe, premiered in April 2018 as part of creatorGo Nagai's 50th anniversary as a manga artist.[48] The series, with its storyline and character designs closely patterned after the original manga, was directed by Akitoshi Yokoyama atProduction Reed withNatsuko Takahashi handling series composition, and Syūichi Iseki designing the characters and credited as chief animation director. The series starsMaaya Sakamoto as Honey Kisaragi.[49]
After Panther Claw holds hostages at a jewelry store, Honey teams up with the Panther Claw Criminal Investigative Services to fight against them. Unbeknownst to Honey, the group's key investigator, Inspector Genet, is really Panther Claw's leader, Sister Jill
The 2004 live-action filmCutie Honey, produced byGainax and directed byHideaki Anno, stars popular Japanese modelEriko Sato as Honey. Thetokusatsu film loosely retells the story of Cutie Honey's battle against the Panther Claw to defend humanity and avenge her father. It was released direct-to-DVD in the United States in April 2007 byBandai Entertainment. It is popular in Thai culture, and was distributed by Sutida Inc. media conglomerate. The film was not successful at the box office in Japan, leading to the bankruptcy of the production company, Towani, in September 2004.[50]
In this film, there have been frequent cases of mass robbery of precious metals and disappearances of young women in Tokyo. Police inspector Aki Natsuko suspects Panther Claw's involvement in these incidents and begins chasing Cutie Honey, who was seen battling them. Honey Kisaragi, who works in an office, joins forces with reporter Seiji Hayami and Natsuko to defeat the evil Panther Claw and their leader, Sister Jill.
Another film,Cutie Honey: Tears, was released in the fall of 2016.[51] Unrelated to the previous film, it starsMariya Nishiuchi as a new version of Honey (here named Hitomi) in acyberpunk world.
In the future, abnormal weather, as well as a virus, have caused a decline in the human population. In this world, the rich and powerful dominate the world and live above the poor, who suffer on the polluted streets below. One man from the upper area, Dr. Kisaragi, plans to change the world for the better by creating an android using the brain patterns of his deceased daughter. The android, Hitomi Kisaragi is brought down to lower areas at the cost of Dr. Kisaragi's life. On the surface, Hitomi pairs up with reporter Seiji Hayami and the resistance leader Kazuhito Uraki to fight against the oppressors of the world, controlled by the evil android Jill.
Made to commemorate Go Nagai's 40th anniversary as a writer, a live-action TV remake,Cutie Honey: The Live, premiered on TV Tokyo on October 2, 2007.[52] Starringgravure idolMikie Hara as Honey,[53] the series focuses on a set of three transforming girls with different personalities and a Panther Claw run by four leaders. Dr. Kisaragi is portrayed by Go Nagai, the creator of the Cutie Honey series.
Honey Kisaragi, a second-year high school student who attends Shirobara Gakuen, hides her android status and lives a human life as an ordinary high schooler. She fights the mysterious secret society Panther Claw with the private detective Seiji Hayami. Meanwhile, Honey meets Miki Saotome and Yuki Kenmochi, but after several clashes with Panther Claw together, Honey gets know to the others, and their friendship deepens, forming a team of Cutie Honey, Sister Miki, and Sister Yuki.
Several stage plays based on theCutie Honey franchise have been produced, the first of which was in April 1997, whenCutie Honey F Show was performed.[62] The next time Cutie Honey would be seen on stage was in 2003, whenCutie Honey Magical Stage was held at theBandai Museum from July to August of that year.[63]
Cutie Honey Emotional was performed in February 2020 at the Sunshine Theater in Tokyo. Cutie Honey is portrayed by formerNMB48 member,Kei Jonishi. The play was written and directed by Ichidai Matsuda.[64]
Cutie Honey The Live Autumn Cultural Festival !!! was performed from September to October 2020 at Tokyo Theater 1010.[65]
Cutie Honey CLIMAX was performed in June 2021 at Tokyo Theater 1010. The play is a sequel and final chapter toCutie Honey Emotional and Cutie Honey The Live Autumn Cultural Festival !!!.[66]
TheCutie Honeyopening theme, which appears throughout all of theHoney anime and live-action versions, except forUniverse, is known for its lyrics by "Claude Q" (クロード・Q,Kurōdo Kyū)[9][67] describing Honey and her body.[68] The 1973 series' theme, originally intended forLinda Yamamoto to perform,[69] was sung byYoko Maekawa.[9] InCutie Honey Flash, it is performed by SALIA.[70] In theNew Cutie Honey OVA, the original song is performed by les-5-4-3-2-1,[71] and the English language version by Mayukiss.[72]Kumi Koda performed it for theRe: Cutie Honey OVA and its live-action adaptation. InCutie Honey: The Live, the theme is sung byMinami Kuribayashi as part of Wild 3-Nin Musume.
Other artists have also covered the song, includingGO!GO!7188 for theirTora no Ana album,Masami Okui in theMasami Kobushi album, and a version byTWO-MIX.Animetal Lady also did a cover of the song for their 1998 albumAnimetal Lady Marathon, with the lyrics sung byMie of the Japanese pop groupPink Lady. Pop starAhyoomee's solo debut was a Korean adaptation of Koda's version; it became highly popular online, despite controversy over her pronunciation of the lyrics and her "unambiguously Japanese" outfit in one performance.[73] Harp player Mika Agematsu covered the theme—and songs fromLupin III,Candy Candy, and others—in her albumAnipa (UCCS-1088); it was released byUniversal Music in June 2006 in Japan, and in February 2009 in the United States.[74][75] In the fourth edition of her 2016 "BELIEVE" single,Mariya Nishiuchi recorded a "CUTIE HONEY -TEARS- version" of the song for the B-side; "BELIEVE" is the theme song of the live action filmCutie Honey: Tears, in which she played the title character.[76]Idol singerAyaka Sasaki ofMomoiro Clover Z has also sung the song in various concerts, including the 2019Tokyo Idol Festival.
The song can also be heard during episode 27 of the 1974 magical girl TV seriesMajokko Megu-chan, when the main character Megu watches Honey, in her pop idol persona (Misty Honey), perform it on TV.[77][78] In the seventh episode of the 2006 seriesPrincess Princess, the Princesses also perform it, singing a few lines from the theme for an opening to a choir concert.[79]
A "self cover" CD,Cutie Honey (21st century ver.), with new versions of the opening and ending themes by Maekawa herself, was released in February 2008.[80]
Since its creation in the 1970s,Cutie Honey and its heroine have been referenced and parodied in various works by Nagai and others.
Honey appears as a secondary character in Nagai'sViolence Jack manga. There, Honey is the younger sister of Ryou Asuka and is living in New York City. When she hears of the earthquake that devastatedKantō, Honey and several of her friends go to Japan to search for Ryou, who has become the pet of the Slum King.
Honey's friends are alternate universe versions of her transformations in the 1973 series:
In the last volume, Flash, Misty, and Cutie are killed when they fall into a spiked trap when they try to free a chained up Miki Makimura. Honey is electrocuted when she tries to rescue Ryou from the Slum King. Idol, Fancy, and Hurricane die in an explosion. The spirits of the seven women come together to formAngel Honey, whom Ryou sees in his dreams. When Ryou returns to his true form, as Satan, he fights in his sister's memory.
Also, Honey's best friend Nat-chan (Aki Natsuko) – or a girl strongly resembling her – appears in theDevilman manga. Her appearance is brief before she is killed by a demon.
Honey makes an appearance in the last episode of the OVA adaptation ofKekkō Kamen as a student; her teacher from the 1973 TV series, Alphonne, also makes twobrief appearances there.[77] Danbei is a main character in Go Nagai's 1975 animeUFO Robo Grendizer; in episode 50 ofGrendizer, Seiji Hayami appears taking pictures in a crowd. This scene also featured cameos by Hayato fromGetter Robo and Babel II fromBabel II.[77] In the Japanese opening ofSuper Milk Chan, there are moments that directly parody the 1973 series' opening sequence.[77]
Astrategy video game,Majokko Daisakusen: Little Witching Mischiefs, was developed byToys for Bob and released byBandai in 1999, and features Cutie Honey and other magical girls from the animation studioToei.[81]
AnRPG,Legend of Dynamic Goushouden: Houkai no Rondo, was developed and released byBanpresto in 2003, and features Honey and other characters created by Nagai.[82]
Notes
「七変化ものはできないだろうか?」 これが先方の提案だった。きっと「多羅尾伴内」が東映のプロデューサーの頭にあったのだろう。['How about something with seven changes?' That was their proposal. I bet the Toei producer had 'Tarao Bannai' in mind.]
Honey Kisaragi/Cutie Honey: A 16-year-old girl student in St. Chapel School. (如月ハニー/キューティーハニー 聖チャペル学園で学ぶ16歳の少女。)
「キューティーハニー」 作詞：クロードQ 作曲：渡辺岳夫 編曲：小谷充 うた：前川陽子 ['Cutie Honey' Lyricist: Claude Q Composer: Takeo Watanabe Arranger: Makoto Kotani Singer: Youko Maekawa]
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