Honey Kisaragi, mild-mannered assistant to Mayor Light, soon realizes that she
is actually Cutey Honey -- a fighter for peace and love!
Honey can change not only her clothes and hair color at will, she can muster
up a wide array of weapons ranging from swords to guns as well.
Honey works with the Hayami family in order to protect the greater good,
fighting all sorts of bad elements who would threaten the city. The young
Chokkei Hayami seems quite taken with her too...
Review: New Cutey Honey
New Cutey Honey is yet another offering from Go Nagai, the same man who has
brought us "Devilman" and "Kama Sutra" among others. Here we have a magical
girl of sorts called Cutey Honey. Cutey Honey fights evil via her
transformation power "Cutey Honey Flash". Flash is right.
Whenever Honey flashes, all her clothes melt away after which a new costume
would cover her naked body inch by inch... but not before we all get a good
look at her boobs, butt, and legs. She also gets the appropriate hairstyle
makeover and weapons to match whatever role it is she is playing. She can be a
police officer, a martial artist, a samurai, a rock star... whatever kind of
person is needed for the situation. Cutey Honey can become just about anybody,
which is very convenient for her struggle with evil.
New Cutey Honey is a definite fan service fest. Aside from the fact that Honey
flashes several times in an episode, she is pitted against equally busty
female enemies who also have no qualms about showing off their anatomical
proportions.
One of the series' main flaws is that the episodes follow more or less the
same formula: a. Some baddies threaten the city; b. Cutey Honey and company
arrive to finish them off; c.
The head honcho (almost always female) becomes a ferocious monster; d.
Cutey Honey puts an end to her. It's only a question of what Cutey Honey will
transform herself into in order to save the day.
Well, at least the episodes aren't just stupid excuses to flaunt some flesh
and actually make sense (*cough* Amazing Nurse Nanako... *cough*).
There are also some hints of a possible romance between Honey and Chokkei,
it's just that I couldn't take it seriously because I felt that Chokkei was
too prepubescent for that sort of thing.
The art and animation are quite good, albeit some of the character designs
take some getting used to. Cutey Honey herself is pretty.
Both Chokkei and his dad look effeminate, while the mom comes off as rather
masculine. Grandpa is the typical lecherous little old man... I guess. There's
also a lot of violence and some amount of blood due to all the fighting that
ensues.
The English dubbing is not bad, although not exactly what I'd consider great
either.
I noticed that majority of the scenes involved either shouting at the top of
one's lungs or murmuring incoherently in low voices, which was irritating to
say the least. If it's of any interest, "bitch" is probably the most repeated
word in the series.
New Cutey Honey is overall a watchable series. All the flashing and fighting
can be fairly amusing, and I thought there was enough going on to hold one's
interest. I consider it one of Go Nagai's more worthwhile efforts.
Miscellanies: New Cutey Honey
New Cutey Honey is comprised of eight episodes. Devilman and his bird lady foe
make a cameo appearance in the opening sequence.
Shin Cutey Honey (New Cutey Honey) | |
| Genre | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi, Ecchi |
|---|---|
| Episodes | 8 |
| Status | Finished Airing |
| Aired | Apr 21, 1994 to Nov 21, 1995 |
| Producers | Toei Video, Dynamic Planning |
| Studio | Toei Animation |
| Rating | R+ |
| Themes | - |
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