Cutie Honey THE LIVE
| Cutie Honey THE LIVE キューティーハニー THE LIVE | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Tokusatsu |
| Creator | Go Nagai |
| Writer | Inoue Toshiki, Hasegawa Keiichi, others |
| Director | Yokoyama Makoto, others |
| Opening theme | Cutie Honey by Wild Sannin Musume |
| Ending theme |
BUT, metamorphosis by Kuribayashi Minami I lost the place by Misato Aki Toiki Scarlet by Yuuki Aira Follow you ~Kimi to Tomi ni~ by Kageyama Hironobu |
| No. of episodes | 25+DVD Ep. 26 |
| Fan Rating | / 5 Stars |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | TV-Tokyo |
| Original run | October 2, 2007 – March 25, 2008 |
キューティーハニー THE LIVE
Aired from October 2, 2007 to March 3, 2008. (25 episodes). Was broadcast 1 to 1:30 AM Tuesday nights.
26th episode from the DVD.
The live action TV remake of Nagi Go's manga/anime character. There was also a live action movie, but that was separate from this.
Main director: Yokoyama Makoto
Main writer: Inoue Toshiki
Background
This was Hara Mikie's first time in a lead role. A lof of the staff were former Garo members. This work was to commemorate Nagi Go's 40th anniversary as a creative artist.
Story
Second year high schooler Kisaragi Honey along with her amateur detective friend Hayami Seiji fight the secret organization Panther Claw. Along with them are the national bum association and Saotome Miki as well as Kenmochi Yuki.
Characters
- Kisaragi Honey / Cutie Honey / Rumble Honey 如月ハニー ／キューティーハニー／ランブルハニー
- Played by Hara Mikie → Cutie Honey, Inga Blink from Fourze
- Born February 26, 1990. Blood type B.
- Hayami Seiji 早見青児
- Played by Yamamoto Shouma → Tsubasa from Garo, Hayami from Cutie Honey, Taiga from Kiva
- Saotome Miki / Sister Miki 早乙女ミキ／シスターミキ
- Played by Misaki Ayame → Sister Miki from Cutie Honey, Escape from Go-Bus
- Born February 26, 1990. Blood type B.
- As Sister Miki, her weapon is the Boomerumble ブーメランブル. A combination of Boomerang and Rumble.
- Kenmochi Yuki / Sister Yuki / Sister Yuki Snow White 剣持ユキ／シスターユキ／シスターユキ・スノーホワイト
- Played by Takeda Makoto.
- Born February 26, 1990. Blood type B.
- Platina Chakram プラチナチャクラム. Sister Yuki's weapon.
Panther Claw
- Nakajou Yuuji 中条有次
- Played by Murakami Kohei → Kusaka Masato from 555, Nakajou from Cutie Honey
- Multiple personalities:
- Nakajou 中条 - His calm self.
- Hikomaro ヒコマロ - His childlike self.
- Giza ギザ - His ruthless self.
- Hikaru ヒカル - The woman inside.
- Duke Watari デューク渡
- Played by Mark Musashi → Watari from Cutie Honey, Piece from Sh15uya
- When he loses his temper, he shouts "Shit!"
- Karasugawa Mayumi 烏川真由美
- Played by Erika
- Tanaka Hiromi 田中弘美
- Played by Fuse Eri.
- An ordinary, kind granny type. She sells fish along with her lazy, no-good husband.
- Tanaka Sakunosuke 田中作之助
- Played by Kitagawa Tsutomu
- Hiromi's husband. A total pushover for his wife. When he gets in action, he sports a hilarious homemade cape.
- Combatants 戦闘員
- The grunts.
Others
- Gen-san 源さん
- Played by Nagira Kenichi.
- Leader of the homeless.
- Aki Natsuko 秋夏子
- Played by Komatsu Megumi.
- Honey's high school classmate. Just an ordinary girl. Wears glasses and has a meek personality most of the time.
- Dr. Kisaragi Koushirou 如月光史郎博士
- Voiced by Taniguchi Takashi 谷口節 （Eps. 21、23、26）
- On screen, played by Nagai Go the man himself. (26)
- Honey's father. Only appears in the shadows in the TV broadcast. On the DVD, he's portrayed by Nagai Go, though Taniguchi Takashi narrates his thoughts.
Guests
- Yamashita Nana 山下奈々 - Yamamoto Ayano 山本彩乃 (1)
- Yamashita Jirou 山下次郎 - Nakaizumi Hideo 中泉英雄（1）
- Old man fishing 釣り堀の老人：浅井明（1、2、7）
- 川原篤：辻本祐樹（2）Tsujimoto Yuuki
- 水野陽子：彩月貴央（2） Ayatsuki Takaou
- ? - 緋田康人（6）Hida Yasuhito
- 烏川真由美（怪人体）：MiWa（8）
- ? - 北山雅康（9） Kitayama Masayasu
- 弓岡真治：山口祥行（13）Yamaguchi Yoshiyuki
- Spy：螢雪次朗（14）Hotaru Yukijirou
- Natsuki 夏樹：（17） Eguchi Hiromi → Mio from JustiRisers, Shion on Garo Red Requiem
- Kisaragi's daughter 如月の娘：高橋明子 (26)
The Honey System
ハニーシステム（空中元素固定装置） The device that converts air into physical objects. In other words, it creates things out of nothing virtually. This is how the Honey Change creates different costumes for Cutie Honey.
Trivia
- 2012 seems to be the years for Cutie Honey actors. Hara Mikie will be starring in the Kamen Rider Fourze summer movie, while Misaki Ayame will be a new reoccurring character on Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters.
External Links
http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/honey-thelive/
http://www.ocn.ne.jp/game/og/14-hangyaku/press.html