Cutie Honey

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Cutie Honey
Original title キ ュ ー テ ィ ー ハ ニ ー
transcription Kyūtī Hanī
genre Comedy , action series , magical girl , shonen
Manga
country JapanJapan Japan
author Go Nagai
publishing company Akita Shoten
magazine Weekly Shōnen Champion
First publication October 1, 1973 - April 1, 1974
expenditure 2
Anime television series
Country of production JapanJapan Japan
original language Japanese
Year (s) 1973-1974
Studio Tōei animation
length 25 minutes
Episodes 25th
Director Tomoharu Katsumata
music Takeo Watanabe
First broadcast Oct. 13, 1973 - March 30, 1974 on TV Asahi
Original video animation
title Shin Cutie Honey
Original title 新 ・ キ ュ ー テ ィ ー ハ ニ ー
transcription Shin Kyūtī Hanī
Country of production JapanJapan Japan
original language Japanese
Year (s) 1994-1995
Studio Tōei animation
length 25 minutes
Episodes 8th
Director Yasuchika Nakaoka
music Kazuhiko Toyama
Manga
title Cutie Honey Flash
Original title キ ュ ー テ ィ ー ハ ニ ーF.フ ラ ッ シ ュ
transcription Kyūtī Hanī Furasshu
country JapanJapan Japan
author Go Nagai
Illustrator Yukako Iisaka, Kazushi Sasaki
publishing company Shogakukan
magazine Ciao , Bessatsu CoroCoro Comic
First publication April 26, 1997 - February 23, 1998
expenditure 4th
Anime television series
title Cutey Honey
Original title キ ュ ー テ ィ ー ハ ニ ーF.フ ラ ッ シ ュ
transcription Kyūtī Hanī Furasshu
Country of production JapanJapan Japan
original language Japanese
Year (s) 1997-1998
Studio Tōei animation
length 25 minutes
Episodes 39
Director Noriyo Sasaki
music Toshihiko Sahashi
First broadcast February 15, 1997 - January 31, 1998 on TV Asahi

First publication in German
October 7, 2000 - June 16, 2001 on Sat.1
Anime movie
title Cutie Honey Flash
Country of production JapanJapan Japan
original language Japanese
Publishing year 1997
Studio Tōei animation
length 38 minutes
Director Noriyo Sasaki
script Ryota Yamaguchi
music Toshihiko Sahashi
Original video animation
title Re: Cutie Honey
Original title Re: キ ュ ー テ ィ ー ハ ニ ー
transcription Re: Kyūtī Hanī
Country of production JapanJapan Japan
original language Japanese
year 2004
Studio Tōei animation
length 45 minutes
Episodes 3
Director Hideaki Anno
music Susumu Ueda
Anime television series
title Cutie Honey Universe
Original title Cutie Honey Universe
Country of production JapanJapan Japan
original language Japanese
year 2018
Studio Production reed
length 25 minutes
Episodes 12
Director Akitoshi Yokoyama
music Masato Nakayama
First broadcast April 8 - June 23, 2018 on AT-X

Cutie Honey ( Japanese キ ュ ー テ ィ ー ハ ニ ー , Kyūtī Hanī ), also Cutey Honey , is a series of manga series from the Japanese mangaka Go Nagai about a girl named Honey Kisaragi. A mysterious man gives her the opportunity to transform herself into different fighters to fight demons.

content

Honey Kisaragi is a normal Catholic school girl. One day her father is murdered by the organization Pantherklaue . After his death, Honey learns that she is actually an android built by her father with the ability to create solid matter out of air. With the call "Honey Flash" she turns into a superhero who can use her skills to the full. While she now wants to take revenge on the organization, their two heads, the sisters Panther Zora and Jill, are after her. Zora and Jill want Honey's abilities. Prince Twilight (who also belongs to the panther claw) has fallen in love with her.

Manga

The manga appeared from October 1, 1973 to April 1, 1974 in the manga magazine Shōnen Champion published by Akita Shoten . The individual chapters also appeared in two anthologies ( Tankōbon ). At the same time, more of Ken Ishikawa appeared in the magazine Bōken-ō , as well as one drawn by Masatoshi Nagajima in the television magazine TV Land .

Gō Nagai drew a sequel (with the slightly modified Japanese title Cutie ハ ニ ー ) published between July 8, 1992 and April 7, 1998 in Spa! published by Fusōsha.

The later manga Cutie Honey Flash was also published in two versions: one drawn by Yukako Iisaka between April 26, 1997 (issue 3/1997) to February 23, 1998 (issue 4/1998) in Shōjo magazine Ciao , and one by Kazushi Sasaki made drawings in the Kodomo magazine Bessatsu CoroCoro Comic (issues 4/1997 to 2/1998).

From 2001 to July 29, 2003 another manga series appeared in the Weekly Manga Action by Go Nagai under the name Cutie Honey Tennyo Densetsu ( キ ュ ー テ ィ ー ハ ニ ー 天 女 伝 説 , dt. "The legend of the angel / sky girl Cutie Honey").

From June 22, 2004 (issue 14/2004) to February 28, 2006 (issue 6/2006) the manga Cutie Honey Seed ( キ ュ ー テ ィ ー ハ ニ ー SEED , Kyūtī Hanī SEED ) by Komugi Hoshino ( 星野 小麦 , Hoshino Komugi ) appeared in Young Champion . In 2005 the manga Cutie Honey a Go Go! ( キューティーハニーa GO GO! , Kyūtī Hani A GO GO! ) In Tokusatsu Ace with the drawings of Shimpei Ito ( 伊藤伸平 , Ito Shimpei ) and the script by Hideaki Anno .

Later one-shots or works comprising only a few chapters were Cutie Honey vs Abashiri Ikka ( キ ュ ー テ ィ ー ハ ニ ー vs あ ば し り 一家 ) by Gō Nagai 2009 in Shōnen Champion, Honey VS ( ハ ニ ー VS ) by Masaki Segawa and Ōedo Honey ( 大江 戸ハ ニ ー ) by Masakazu Yamaguchi both in 2012 in the Grand Jump, as well as cutie Honey tai Devilman Lady ( キ ュ ー テ ィ ー ハ ニ ー 対 デ ビ ル マ ン ン レ デ ィ ー ) in 2013 in the Champion Red Ichigo as a crossover with Devilman Lady , another Nagai work.

Anime

Cutie Honey

In 1973, the Toei Animation studio produced an anime television series based on the manga. Directed by Tomoharu Katsumata , the character design was created by Eiji Itō, Mataji Urata and Shingo Araki. The series was broadcast from October 13, 1973 to March 30, 1974 by the Japanese broadcaster TV Asahi .

It was broadcast on French television by the channels Mangas and TF1.

synchronization

role Japanese speaker ( seiyū )
Honey Kisaragi / Cutey Honey Eiko Masuyama
Professor Kisaragi Jōji Yanami
Junpei Hayami Kazuko Sawada
By the way, Hayami Kōsei Tomita
Panther Zora Nobuyo Tsuda
Sister Jill Noriko Watanabe

music

The music for the series was composed by Takeo Watanabe. The opening credits are Cutey Honey ( キ ュ ー テ ィ ー ハ ニ ー ) by Yōko Maekawa, Yogiri no Honey ( 夜霧 の ハ ニ ー ), also by Yōko Maekawa , is used for the credits .

Shin Cutie Honey

The animated series received several remakes in the form of television series and films. 1994–1996 the OVA Shin Cutie Honey ( 新 ・ キ ュ ー テ ィ ー ハ ニ ー , Shin Kyūtī Hanī , German "The New Cutie Honey") was animated with eight episodes.

Cutey Honey / Cutie Honey Flash

In 1997 a 39-part anime series was created under the title Cutie Honey F or Cutie Honey Flash ( キ ュ ー テ ィ ー ハ ニ ーF.フ ラ ッ シ ュ, Kyūtī Hanī Furasshu ). On German television it was broadcast as Cutey Honey from October 7, 2000 to June 16, 2001 on Sat.1.

A 38-minute film of the same name was released on July 12, 1997 as a conclusion to this series. In contrast to the original series, however, the plot was reproduced here as a Shōjo version. The TV series was animated and produced by the same creative team that had previously worked on Sailor Moon .

synchronization

role Japanese speaker ( seiyū ) German speaker
Honey Kisaragi / Cutey Honey Ai Nagano Gundi Eberhard
Professor Kisaragi Akira Kamiya Hubertus Bengsch
Seiji Hayami Susumu Chiba Gerald Schaale
Panther Zora Rumi Watanabe Rita Engelmann
Sister Jill Chiho Ōkawa Peggy Sander

Re: Cutie Honey

In 2003, under the title Re: Cutie Honey ( Re: unter ュ ー テ ィ ー ハ ニ ー , Re: Kyūtī Hanī ) another remake was produced as a three-part OVA directed by Hideaki Anno .

Cutie Honey Universe

The latest series Cutie Honey Universe was created in 2018 by Studio Production Reed , directed by Akitoshi Yokoyama, on the occasion of Nagai's 50th anniversary. The 12 episodes were broadcast on AT-X from April 8 to June 23, 2018 , as well as on Tokyo MX , J: COM TV , Tochigi TV and BS11 with an offset of up to a week .

Anime on Demand streamed the series as a simulcast with German subtitles .

synchronization

role Japanese speaker ( seiyū )
Honey Kisaragi / Cutey Honey Maaya Sakamoto
Sister Jill Atsuko Tanaka
Natsuko Aki Yui Horie
Tarantula panther Rie Kugimiya
Dragon panther Chiaki Takahashi

Real life series and films

In 2004, Hideaki Anno adapted the work as a real film. It was released in Japanese cinemas on May 29, 2004. The eponymous protagonist was played by Eriko Satō . The theme song was sung by Kumi Kōda .

In 2007 another real-life filming followed as a series ( dorama ) under the name Cutie Honey: The Live ( キ ュ ー テ ィ ー ハ ニ ー THE LIVE , Kyūtī Hanī The Live ) with the gravure idol Mikie Hara in the lead role.

Another movie called Cutie Honey: Tears hit theaters on October 1, 2016. This was directed by Asai Takeshi, with Mariya Nishiuchi playing the main role .

Light novel

In addition, 3 different light novels about Cutie Honey have been published: Cutie Honey Vol. 1 ( キ ュ ー テ ィ ー ハ ニ ー vol.1 , Kyūtī Hanī ) by Tatsuhiko Dan ( 団 龍 彦 , Dan Tatsuhiko ) on the light novel label Super Quest Bunko, Akuma no Tsume ni torawarete Cutie Honey Boys ( 悪魔の爪に囚われてキューティーハニーBOYS , Akuma no tsume ni torawarete Kyūtī Hani Boys ) with the text of Michiru Suwayama ( 諏訪山ミチル , Suwayama Michiru ) and the illustrations by Makoto Tateno , and shosetsu Cutie Honey Gaiden Hitonatsu no Bōken ( 小説 キ ュ ー テ ィ ー ハ ニ ー 外 伝 ひ と 夏 の 冒 険 ) with the text by Kyōhei Uyama ( 宇 山 京 平 , Uyama Kyōhei ) and the illustrations by Genshō Sugiyama ( す ぎ や ま 現象 ).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Karen Ressler: New Cutie Honey Universe Anime Announced for 2018. In: Anime News Network. December 21, 2017. Retrieved June 23, 2018 .
  2. Jump up ↑ Spring Simulcast # 2: Cutie Honey Universe. In: Anime on Demand. March 29, 2018, accessed June 23, 2018 .