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This year, Go Nagai's magical super heroine turned 50 years old! So what better time to have an episode in her honor? And joining me to talk all about her is No. 1 English-speaking Cutie Honey Fan (who has worked on many official American Cutie Honey releases!), Salvatore (aka @retrosofa)! We discuss not only the history of the franchise, but how even though Honey is a pulpy, sexy, and sometimes goofy Magical Girl originally created for boys, she influenced the Magical Girl genre in all sorts of ways we're still seeing today! Also in this episode: the decades-long argument of if Honey even counts as a magical girl, the appeal of giant Go Nagai monster women, and answering all your questions in this extra-long episode!

Relevant links:

• Buy the original Cutie Honey manga and Cutie Honey anime on DVD
• Buy the 90s New Cutey Honey OVA on bluray
• Buy Re:Cutie Honey on bluray
• Buy the Cutey Honey A Go Go! manga
• Watch Cutie Honey: The Live on Retrocrush & buy the official bluray
• Watch a short preview version of the Japanese stage musical, Cutie Honey Climax (subtitled in English officially!)
• Read a brief interview with Jessica Calvello (dub voice of Honey) from way back in 2000 on her thoughts about the role!

Find Salvatore online:

• @retrosofa on Tumblr and Twitter!
• @retrosofa.inc on instagram!
• Read his comic No More Mermaids! (NSFW WARNING! Absolutely not for kids!)

My theme song music was done by Kerobit! You can find more about them on their website!

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