Cutie Honey Universe is an upcoming anime series that premiered in April 8, 2018.[1] The series is to commemorate creator Go Nagai's 50th anniversary as a mangaka.[2]
Production
Cutie Honey Universe Teaser
The anime will be directed by Production Reed's Akitoshi Yokoyama. The series composition will be handled by Natsuko Takahashi while Syuichi Iseki is the character designer and chief animation director.[3] Idol unit AŌP will perform the series' theme song "Ai ga Nakucha Tatakaenai" (I Can't Fight Without Love). luz is performing the ending theme song "SISTER". The anime will premiere on April 8 on the AT-X, TOKYO-MX channels etc. Sentai Filmworks has licensed the anime for a spring simulcast season on HIDIVE beginning on April 8, 2018.[4]
Summary
The series follows Honey Kisaragi, 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.
Episodes
| 1 | Everything About You Is Perfect | April 8, 2018 |
| 2 | The True Joy of Having Met You | April 15, 2018 |
| 3 | I Am Made For You | April 22, 2018 |
| 4 | Pure Beauty |
April 29, 2018 |
| 5 | Till Death Do Us Part | May 6, 2018 |
| 6 | May Fortune Befall You | May 13, 2018 |
Reception
When the series debuted, the first episodes were met with mixed reviews. Most of the praise went to the fight sequences that flowed together with the music accompanying it. The opening scenes however put in too much detail in displaying the supporting casts and the 'darker' elements felt out of place.[5]
Videos
References
- ↑ Cutie Honey Universe: A new trailer unveils the cast of the anime signed by Production Reed (Italian)
- ↑ Go Nagai's Cutie Honey gets a 'Cool-Cute' Concept as a 2018 Anime (Japanese)
- ↑ New Cutie Honey Universe Anime Announced for 2018
- ↑ Sentai Filmworks Licenses Cutie Honey Universe Anime
- ↑ Cutie Honey Universe Episode 1-2 Reviews