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is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Go Nagai. First appearing in ''Weekly Shōnen Champions 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 the protagonist of a ''shōnen'' manga series. The ''Cutie Honey'' franchise spans many works, including numerous manga series, two TV anime series, two OVA series, two drama CDs, and two live action adaptations. The first anime aired in 1973 and is considered a magical girl series in retrospect. ==1970s versions== The original works of the franchise were two different manga series, one made by Go Nagai and the other written by Ken Ishikawa with Nagai illustrating it, and an animated TV series. Nagai's inspiration for the character of Honey comes from classic shows that featured protagonists who took seven different forms, including the ''Bannai Tarao'' mysteries〔〔. 〕 and ''Warrior of Love Rainbowman'' (1972).〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.japanhero.com/profiles/cutey_honey_profileL.htm )〕〔''Rainbowman'' and ''Seven Color Mask'' (1959), both created by Kōhan Kawauchi, were two tokusatsu (live-action) shows involving transforming superheroes. Another Kawauchi creation, "Gekko Kamen", is parodied in Nagai's ''Kekko Kamen''.〕 Honey is notable for being mischievous for a Japanese female hero, often teasing her male friends and mocking her enemies in combat. When transforming into Cutie Honey in the anime, 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. Nagai's 1973 manga was republished in 1985 as a single volume, but no further versions of ''Honey'' were produced until 1992.〔 While Nagai's manga was marketed as "" ("science fiction comics"), the Toei anime is considered, at least in retrospect, a magical girl series. In these versions, Honey Kisaragi is a regular Catholic schoolgirl, 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 . With her cry of "Honey Flash!" she can use the device to transform into the sword-wielding red-haired superhero, Cutie Honey.〔 This device, or similar devices, have been used to explain her powers in all later ''Honey'' versions. While attending the Saint Chapel School for Girls, Honey seeks revenge against the Panther Claw, 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 Honey's device, while Jill, leader of the group's division in Japan, "only wants the finest riches" and has a crush on Honey. Honey's best friend at school is the cute, freckle-faced Aki "Nat-chan" Natsuko. 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 is aided in her quest by Danbei Hayami and his two sons, journalist Seiji and young Junpei.〔 Danbei is based on the character Daemon from Nagai's prior work ''Abashiri Family''. Nagai's manga also borrows the character Naojiro from that series (in a ''female'' form named Sukeban Naoko);〔 the anime borrows the Paradise School, along with the characters Naojiro and Goeman (a teacher at the school) from the series. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cutie Honey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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