Audience reviews
10 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
yunoheather
This is perhaps the best thing that has come out of the entire series. The villain isn't an idiot who lacks rhinestones, so he has to destroy the world. There are numerous references to the original, indicating that they took the project seriously. The beautiful graphics and drawings perfectly convey the abstractions and surrealism. The romantic plot with the girl was something pleasant and surprising for me, after watching everything that came before in the franchise (I've watched all the adaptations). The characters' actions are justified, and this moment in the anime can compete with others, as it speaks to the well-directed drama.
The events are reinterpreted and presented from a new perspective. It's a watchable experience for both those who have delved into the work before and for ne…
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Re: Cutie Honey (OVA) has excellent animation (and fanservice). The plot is superhero vs crime syndicate villain slop. You are not here to watch this for the plot though — you're here to see clothes-busting action and high quality animation in general.
The intro is outstanding on its own. Very catchy for what the show is.
In terms of energy, this show comes out a little lower than Kill La Kill. Very high energy overall.
The show was a pleasure to watch. Bit sad how short it is, but you can always watch it again later when you forget everything (haha).
The art director worked on Neon Genesis Evangelion, FLCL, and several Studio Ghibli films, which is where the excellent animation quality comes from.
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Re: Cutie Honey consists of 3 fast paced OVAs with fun characters and a rule of cool storyline all presented with artistic animation that was way ahead of its time.
What makes these OVAs really special is the number of popular names that are credited for these episodes. Episode 1 was directed by Hiroyuki Imaishi, most known for his directorial work with Studio Trigger, for example Gurren Lagaan, Kill La Kill and most recently Cyberpunk Edgerunners. Episode 2 was directed by Naoyuki Ito, who went on to direct Overlord and other Madhouse anime. But most importantly, episode 3 was directed by Hideaki Anno, the director of the Evangelion franchise. With three of the industry’s big names involved in the visual presentation aspect of this anime, you can tell that these OVAs are going to be a f…
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The anime on its own is fine, as a homage for Cutey Honey, its pretty much the best you’ve got, the character design is charming, the visuals are bright and interesting, the soundtrack for the anime has a lot of songs with the motif of the Cutey Honey’s first anime opening, which is nice to hear throughout the anime, and that’s were the good points end, pretty much.
Only the first episode leaves that big impression on you, due to the fact that Hiroyuki Imaishi is directing it, so its natural you will have that colorful environment and fast action, the other two episodes left the feeling you’re watching an entire different anime, they’re not that bad, but it plays like a low-budget mahou shoujo and the third episode might be Hideaki Anno’s weakest direction, because the anime could have a…
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The first episode was directed by Hiroyuki Imaishi. If you recognize his animation and directing style from FLCL's fifth episode, Gurren Lagann, Dead Leaves, Panty & Stocking and Kill la Kill, you already know what you're in for. His characters don't animate the _most_, but they animate in creative, exaggerated and really funny ways. Combined with the peppy soundtrack, the abstract backgrounds and the comedic tone, they make up a 1-hour romp of Cutie Honey beating up on villains while losing all her clothes.
The remaining two episodes aren't nearly as good. The second one is animated like a regular cheap TV show, while the third one abandons the light tone in favor of a more serious conclusion. After the first episode, you will want to see the conclusion to the story because episode 1 wa…
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A fun sexy adventure of Cutie Honey with more insanity, more tight story, and a open ended ending as far as the relationship between Honey and the female detective. Sexy over the top action that is similar to Kill La Kill and Panty and Stocking and influence those shows. Is an anime made by Gainax and it shows.
Story: The story is mainly Honey fighting the Black Panther with the female detective trying to capture Honey as they form a "friendy" relationship. The shoujo AI is in the tag and is open ended enough to satisfy people who want some yuri. While the main plot is nothing special, it manage to be wild fun and have enough content to keep the audience engage.
ART: The animation is really fun and vibrant, colorful with the new op being great while still having the classic catchy cutie…
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Re: Cutie Honey was good. That's all you need to know. Go watch it. What, that's not enough for you? You need to know things about it? Alright, time to get a review going.
Story (8/10)
The most impressive thing about this show's story is that all three episodes manage to be wildly different while still telling the same story.
The first episode is a regular Imaishi action comedy romp. The blueprints for Kill la Kill are very apparent, and while this series doesn't develop the great visual sense and character dynamics that later series did, it still hits a lot of the same excitement.
The second episode, on the other hand, is a regular superhero drama. It's the typical story of the hero who tries to do her best, but gets blamed for the trouble villains cause. While it's a really common s…
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Cutie Honey is an awesome character. The 1973 series and the 1994 follow-up, Shin Cutey Honey, are are wonderful. (I have yet to see Cutey Honey F as it's not subbed fully) If you have no seen them I suggest watching them before watching this. The Gainax interpretation of the character isn't terrible, but it's the worst one I've seen sadly.
The animation is zany and loose. Ranging from very clean with fantastic backgrounds to Honey looking like a noodle flopping around. It's honestly annoying how ugly is looks sometimes. I understand this was a style choice, but it wasn't the right direction for Honey.
The action is a step down too. While the cast of characters Honey faces has more build than any before, battles themselves are still uninteresting. They also lack blood. Couple this with t…
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Overall
A short and very cliché OAV. Still cute and filled with nude shots. Not the worst I have seen, but nothing too memorable either.
Animation
The animation is well done, with a rather unique "western comic book" style. Action sequences and special effects look very good, and naked chicks are never wrong either.
Sound
The intro song fits well with the "western" theme (it doesn't sound as japanese as most of the intro songs out there) and was very (edit: VERY) likable by my standards.
Background music and sound effects are also nice and fitting. Voice acting is ok, nothing outstanding and nothing horrible. Story
Bad story. The plot is obviously just an excuse for animating naked chicks fighting with super-powers. The plot twists are very cliché, but I suppose the whole OAV is su…
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As a heterosexual female, I have no interest in fanservice geared towards males; they can enjoy it as much as they want but I’d certainly prefer not to see bouncing breasts at every turn when I watch anime. I find it even more irritating when fanboys insist that the latest fanservice-laden series is really deep and meaningful when you look past the D-cups. So when I downloaded a little OVA known as Re: Cutie (or Cutey) Honey, I wondered what I was thinking. Sure, the original 1973 anime series more or less created the modern-day magical girl, but this OVA is a much more recent – not to mention shortened -- retelling of the original. Could such a remake really be anywhere near as enjoyable as the original must have been to have so much influence? The answer, as I quickly discove…
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