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[[File:recuteihoney.jpg|frame|The most recent anime incarnation of the classic character.]]

{{quote|''Kawaru wa yo! ("I'm going to change!")''|'''Honey Kisaragi''' (quote from the end of the legendary OP song) }}

'''The anime has been [[Revival|revived]] several times over the years:'''

* ''[[New Cutey Honey]]'', a slightly [[Darker and Edgier]] sequel set [[Twenty Minutes Into the Future]], with [[Cyberpunk]] overtones and several [[Lawyer-Friendly Cameo|Lawyer Friendly Cameos]] by other Go Nagai characters. The transformation sequences were lovingly animated. This slightly infamous version of the story is one of the few officially released outside Japan, although it is [[Ecchi|admittedly faithful]] to [[Go Nagai]]'s work.

* ''[[Cutey Honey Flash]]'': This incarnation was directly aimed at ''[[Sailor Moon]]'''s demographic - in fact, it was the next series to air in its timeslot after the last season and shared a lot of the same production staff. Aside from [[Bleached Underpants|obvious reasons]], was tweaked to play up the [[Magical Girl]] aspects of the character, right down to a sparkling stock footage [[Transformation Sequence]] and a [[Frilly Upgrade]]. This version also introduced a now standard trope, the [[Dark Magical Girl]], Misty Honey.

Despite its status as a legendary and influential anime in Japan, Cutie Honey is almost entirely unknown in North America. This series is not to be confused with another old-school anime, ''[[Honey Honey]]'' - although coincidentally both ''Honey Honey'' and the original ''Cutey Honey'' TV series had the same head writer (Masaki Tsuji) and some of the same animation/directorial staff.

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=== Tropes found in multiple versions of this series: ===

* [[Action Girl]]: OH SO MUCH. Every anime Action Girl is just following the example Honey established way back when. She's to anime what [[Metroid|Samus Aran]] is to video games.