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is a 1997 shojo (young girls') anime television series in the Cutie Honey franchise. In its native Japan, the series assumed the timeslot of Sailor Stars, the final story arc of the long-running Sailor Moon anime. Employing many of the same animation staff of Sailor Stars, including animation director Miho Shimagasa, Flash features very similar character designs and fits the more traditional mold of magical girl series, aimed at the Moon demographic.
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is a 1997 shojo (young girls') anime television series in the Cutie Honey franchise. In its native Japan, the series assumed the timeslot of Sailor Stars, the final story arc of the long-running Sailor Moon anime. Employing many of the same animation staff of Sailor Stars, including animation director Miho Shimagasa, Flash features very similar character designs and fits the more traditional mold of magical girl series, aimed at the Moon demographic. The series was also broadcast in Germany.
Characters
Like New Cutie Honey before it, Cutie Honey Flash makes references to other series from Cutie Honey creator Go Nagai. Recurring Honey characters Honey Kisaragi, Seiji, Danbei, Natsuko, Panther Zora, Sister Jill, and Miharu return here, along with Alphonne, Principal Pochi (as a dog), Gorgon Claw, a female version of Archduke Gorgon of Mazinger Z, and Freddy Claw, a female blend of Dr. Hell and Count Blocken from Mazinger Z. Three boys from Honey's school are based on pilots from Getter Robo and Getter Robo Go, and Great Mazinger briefly appears on a TV screen early on in the series.
Protagonists
?The main protagonist of the series, as with other Cutie Honey media, is Honey Kisaragi. Honey is a girl who studies at the boarding school, St. Chapel Academy, along with best friend Natsuko (who is nicknamed "Na-chan" or "Nat-chan") from the original 1970s versions of Honey. The academy's faculty includes former Honey characters as well: here, Miharu returns as a dreaded teacher, while Danbei Hayami is the academy's director. Later in the series, Alphonne, also from the original Cutie Honey, appears as Danbei's older sister.
Honey receives help, advice, and white flowers from a mysterious . Among the things the prince gives Honey are objects invented by her father, the scientist Takeshi Kisaragi. Honey can use the objects, by saying the phrase "Honey Flash", to transform in various ways. Honey can transform into a variety of personas in this series; she can change into versions of Hurricane Honey and Cutie Honey from the 1970s versions, as well as these:
- Scoop Honey (paparazzi). A woman who is ready with her film and camera acting as a reporter.
- Stage Honey (singer). A woman who has her microphone and her formal dress ready for an audience.
- Nurse Honey (nurse). A woman who knows medical needs.
- Elegance Honey (bride). A woman who wears a white wedding dress. She uses a bouquet when she's in danger.
- Escort Honey (tour guide). A woman disguised as a flight attendant.
- Hyper Honey (heroine). The hearts of Honey and Seira combine to take this form, resembling Cutie Honey but with a different outfit and far more power.
Panther Claw
In Cutie Honey Flash, Honey must deal with a version of the Panther Claw organization, composed of Panther Zora, a stone figure that reigns over the group; Sister Jill, who is Zora's second-in-command; Prince Zera, a Panther Claw leader who jealously seeks Sister Jill's position in the group; and various henchmen. When fighting enemies, Cutie Honey uses attacks such as the Honey Boomerang, Honey Lightning Flare, Honey Rouge Arrow, and Honey Virginal Invitation.
A fourth character from the original Honey series, Seiji Hayami, appears as a detective whose father was killed by the Panther Claw. Seiji often meets Honey in her Cutie Honey form, not knowing that she is Kisaragi.
Misty Honey
The fourteenth episode of the anime introduces Misty Honey, a rival and self-proclaimed younger sister of Cutie Honey, whose name was chosen through a contest in Japan. Misty Honey, unlike Cutie Honey, cannot turn into anyone she wants; she can only change to Misty Honey. She has a band around her leg that resembles Honey's choker. Seira's heart was "poisoned" by Panther Zora. The darkness in her heart (and her flawed transformation device) creates Panther Claw minions. She can be seen as a negative version of Cutie, since Misty Honey has long blue hair and a less revealing outfit, while Cutie has short pink hair and a more revealing outfit. Her alter ego, Seira Hazuki, shares her given name with Seiji's child, who appears only in the 39th and final episode. While the anime and manga versions of the characters of Cutie Honey Flash mostly look similar, the two versions of Hazuki differ greatly in appearance. Misty Honey's attacks include Honey Sexy Dynamite.
Production
Cutie Honey Flash uses hand-drawn animation; according to Shimagasa, the use of digitally-animated characters on hand-painted backgrounds was planned and tested, but later rejected. Its theme music was performed by Salia.
Media
Episodes
Season one
- In the Name of Love! the Maiden will Change
- The Young Woman's Decision! A Flower in the Sunset
- The Girl's Dream! For Whom is the Wedding Dress?
- The Tear of the Mermaid Priness! The Father-Daughter Relationship
- Couquering Destiny! The Girl of the seven-colored Rainbow
- Can't Transform! Honey Trapped
- A Sea of Sorrow! Seiji's Recollection of His Father
- The Sweet and Perilous Scent! Protect the Maiden's Pure Heart
- Prince Crisis!? The Rival's Entrance!!
Soundtracks
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