Cutie Honey (1973) - Action magical girl

Today we are gonna talk briefly about a very influential anime and manga character. Cutie Honey was the creation of masterful manga artist Go Nagai, his work was inspired by shows like Honey West and magical girl series that were previously popular but he elevated the raunchiness of this genre by adding more violence, crass humor and nudity. 

It's about an android created by a scientist, this android was actually a gynoid and she never actually found out about her mechanical condition until the evil organization named Panther Claw murdered her father, Honey then swore revenge and with the aid of a recording she was able to unleash her powers, that not only included several weapons and gadgets but she also had the ability to transform into anything that she wanted to, from a nurse, a race car driver, a boxer and much more!

Honey in her cowboy outfit, one of many.

She uses her powers in order to stop the malicious Panther Zora and her army of henchmen, but Honey often battles the more powerful henchwomen, who are more dangerous because their special powers.

Panther Zora. The main villainess.

The bizarre henchwomen are a highlight of the show.

That 's about it. Usually episodes revolve around Honey and friends being bothered or encountering an incident caused by Panther Claw, a female monster with a special ability is sent in order to stop honey, Honey uses her skills in order to transform into different things and defeat the bad guys and girls. 

Shes also aided by her generic male love interest, the energetic kid sidekick and the usual dirty old man.

During its first run, we see Honey escaping from her catholic school, engaging in fights with she-monsters and eventually during the last episodes she defeats Panther Claw. Filled with action, cheeky but funny comedic moments and lots of great designs for the girls and creatures. A must watch.

Although it was quite a popular anime series, and I am sure Honey's different outfits became a good marketing tool, parents back in the day complained about its abundant jokes involving nudity and underwear, it only lasted for 25 episodes but it was popular enough to come back years later in the niche OVA market without censorship.