Source: Kekko Kamen [1992]

永井豪の世界に転生してしまったうる星やつらの住人 by 月華（ゆえほあ）

There are a lot of little tidbits in this second issue of Cutie Honey ‘90, published in the US by Studio Ironcat. Obviously this is part of the Cutie Honey (キューティハニー) series.

In this issue, we get a special guest appearance form another of Go Nagai’s female superheroes with a series by her name, Kekko Kamen (けっこう仮面). Also we get this funny explanatory note from the translation editors assuring us that police gun violence in Japan is minimal.

Go Nagai's Kekko Kamen (1974).

this is my favorite nagai picture. like, he could’ve moved

Cute

A lot of people seem to have this idea that good comedy is offensive because offending people is funny, but I disagree. The real power of offensive comedy is its ability to bring up a valid or important point by highlighting controversial subjects in an absurd or campy way, and using that absurdity to take it down a peg. It's about foregoing nuance for a moment and making a stand on a subject without fear of retribution from the pearl-clutching Karens of the world. It's like when the city won't do anything about the antisemitic propaganda posted on a street corner, so a tagger comes along and spray paints a huge penis on it, forcing a cleanup crew to come out and do something about it, because of course they're more offended by a penis than they are by antisemitism. Grim as it is, it's still laughable, and THAT'S the real power of offensive comedy. And with that in mind, watching an exhibitionist superhero beat up Nazis in a high school and turn the S&M queen's own tactics against her is exactly what makes Kekko Kamen such a good show.

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DYNAMIC ALLIANCE

I have some little tidbits to share about Cutie Honey episode 20: “The Forgotten Legendary City." Check it out below!

Screenwriter: Susumu Takaku

Art Director: Eiji Ito

Animation Director: Kazuo Komatsubara

Director: Hiroshi Shidara

This episode is centered around Honey and the Hayami family locating the lost continent of Mu. Augustus Le Plongeon introduced his idea of Mu after investigations of the Maya ruins in Yucatán. You can read more about it here.

This episode also mentions a place called New Dolema Island (ニュードレマ島) which I'm assuming is a play on New Caledonia (ニューカレドニア).

According to the 1974 January issue of TV Magazine, Honey really loves anmitsu and chocolate.

Anmitsu is a traditional Japanese cold jelly dessert, topped with fruits, dango, bean paste, ice cream and a dark colored syrup. Considering how much Honey enjoys chocolate, it’s not surprising she would be carrying around a bar of it during her travels. That being said, she shouldn’t have given chocolate to those baby monkeys. It’s not good for them!

The design for Crocodile Claw appears to be inspired by Ogon Bat. Ogon Bat was a superhero created by Suzuki Ichiro and Takeo Nagamatsu back in the 1930’s. This Japanese superhero made his debut in kamishibai, a type of street storytelling, in which a narrator tells a story with occupying images. Despite being a superhero, Ogon Bat evokes a very ghoulish appearance with his skull-like face and a Dracula-like cloak.

Honey transforms herself into a female version of Tarzan, known as Onna Tarzan or “Lady Tarzan.” Eiko Masuyama even does her own imitation of Johnny Weissmuller’s famous “Tarzan yell.”

Go Nagai has included female versions of Tarzan in a few of his works, including his extremely raunchy manga, Kekko Kamen.

There are at least two different versions of this episode: one where the Cutie Honey logo appears during a scene transition (after the Hayami guys ogle Honey in her Tarzan outfit) and one where it doesn't. The logo-less version has appeared on early home video releases and even the French dub. The version with the logo appears on the 2004 DVD remaster.

#kekko kamen

On the ask game 12... I actually ship Toga and redemption/sanity. And I was envisioning it happening after the Final War arc for added drama... But your take is good too.

And for other crossover asks... Do you know Beware of Chicken, Kengan Ashura, How Heavy Are the Dumbells You Lift?, Utena, or Konosuba? Because I have ideas for all of them. Also one for Kekko Kamen, but I think a crossover involving The Heroine That Hides Her Face But Not The Body (and that sobriquet means exactly what it sounds like. Blame Go Nagai) is something I should do myself.

Me 🤝 you

Giving child villains redemption arcs.

I... know some of the stuff you mentioned by name, but I never actually sat down and watched any of them.