Series synopsis
Cutie Honey Universe is a Japanese animation action & adventure sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on AT-X on April 8, 2018. It ended on June 28, 2018. It was created by Go Nagai. It stars Maaya Sakamoto, Atsuko Tanaka, Tomoyo Kurosawa and Suzuko Mimori.
Honey Kisaragi is an amazingly humanlike and fashion conscious android with the unique ability to transform her body into a wide range of outrageous yet stylish disguises, each of which comes with its own dazzling super ability. After a run-in with a sinister secret criminal cabal organization, Panther Claw, the luscious and law-abiding Honey makes it her mission to bring them down.
Premise
Honey Kisaragi is an amazingly humanlike and fashion conscious android with the unique ability to transform her body into a wide range of outrageous yet stylish disguises, each of which comes with its own dazzling super ability. After a run-in with a sinister secret criminal cabal organization, Panther Claw, the luscious and law-abiding Honey makes it her mission to bring them down.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Maaya Sakamoto as Honey Kisaragi / Cutie Honey (voice)
- Atsuko Tanaka as Inspector Genet / Sister Jill (voice)
- Tomoyo Kurosawa as Flash Honey (voice)
- Suzuko Mimori as Fancy Honey (voice)
- Yui Horie as Natsuko Aki (voice)
- Yukari Tamura as Misty Honey (voice)
- Maaya Uchida as Hurricane Honey (voice)
- Kana Hanazawa as Idol Honey (voice)
Supporting cast
- Shintaro Asanuma as Seiji Hayami (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 12 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 12 | April 8, 2018 | June 28, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Everything About You is Perfect Honey Kisaragi is called in to help out at a hostage situation at a jewellery store involving the evil organisation Panther Claw, where she meets an inspector from France named Genet. Heading inside, Honey comes up against three of Panther Claw's emmissaries, who are after the Airborn Element Fixing Device she possesses. Transforming into the soldier of love, Cutie Honey, Honey fights against Panther Claw, defeating one of its members before pursuing the other two as they escape towards a scrapyard, where Genet manages to kill another one. Honey soon comes up against Panther Claw's leader, Sister Jill, who overpowers her before escaping. |
April 8, 2018 |
| 2 |
The True Joy of Having Met You Honey explains to Genet about how her father Dr. Kisaragi gave her a life and a super android body before he was killed while defending her from Panther Claw. Following that incident, Honey teamed up with PCIS investigator Seiji Hayami in order to fight against Panther Claw and get revenge for her father. Meanwhile, Seiji ends up in hospital after his car is rigged to explode, which turns out to be a trap by the latest Panther Claw minion, Fire Claw, to lure out Honey, but she manages to quickly defeat her. |
April 15, 2018 |
| 3 |
I Am Made For You Honey's best friend, Natsuko Aki, becomes enamoured by Genet, who asks her out on a date. While Honey deals with another Panther Claw situation, tough student Naoko Sukeban follows Genet and Natsuko to a department store. The store is suddenly attacked by another Panther Claw minion, Tarantula Panther, who turns all the other customers into living mannequins. As Naoko and her gang get injured protecting Natsuko, Honey, realising the hostage situation was a decoy, rushes to the scene and defeats Tarantula Panther. Following the incident, Natsuko begins to have her suspsicions about Genet. |
April 22, 2018 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | AT-X |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 8, 2018 |
| Last aired | June 28, 2018 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | ended |