Love & Honey
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"Love & Honey" is Kumi Koda
's eleventh domestic CD single. The main song "Cutie Honey" is a cover of the original Cutie Honey
theme. It and the other songs on the single were recorded for the soundtrack for the 2004 tokusatsu
film Cutie Honey
. The songs were later used on the soundtrack for the Re: Cutie Honey
OVA. The single was released as both a version containing only a CD and a version which included a DVD featuring the "Cutie Honey" music video. The two releases have slightly different versions of their second track: "The theme of Sister Jill". The DVD version features the "Short version" of the song, whereas the CD only version features the extended "LOVE&HONEY version" of the song.
Kumi Koda
, better known by her stage name , is a Japanese singer and songwriter from Kyoto, known for her urban and R&B songs. Having debuted in 2000 with the single "Take Back", Koda gained fame for her seventh single, "Real Emotion/1000 no Kotoba", the songs of which were used as themes for the video game...
's eleventh domestic CD single. The main song "Cutie Honey" is a cover of the original Cutie Honey
Cutie Honey
is a Japanese media franchise created by Go Nagai. Cutie Honey first appears on volume 41 of the 1973 edition of Shōnen Champion. According to Nagai, she is the first female to be the protagonist of a shōnen manga series....
theme. It and the other songs on the single were recorded for the soundtrack for the 2004 tokusatsu
Tokusatsu
is a Japanese term that applies to any live-action film or television drama that usually features superheroes and makes considerable use of special effects ....
film Cutie Honey
Cutie Honey (film)
is a 2004 Japanese tokusatsu film adaptation, produced by Gainax, of the 1970s manga and anime series Cutie Honey.The film stars popular Japanese model Eriko Sato as the hyperactive Honey. Directed by Hideaki Anno, the film loosely retells the classic story of Cutie Honey's battle to defend...
. The songs were later used on the soundtrack for the Re: Cutie Honey
Re: Cutie Honey
is a three-episode OVA series based on the 2004 tokusatsu film Cutie Honey, both being adaptations of the 1970s manga written and illustrated by Go Nagai. The series was co-produced with Gainax and Toei Animation, directed by Hideaki Anno, and shown on the Animax satellite television network in...
OVA. The single was released as both a version containing only a CD and a version which included a DVD featuring the "Cutie Honey" music video. The two releases have slightly different versions of their second track: "The theme of Sister Jill". The DVD version features the "Short version" of the song, whereas the CD only version features the extended "LOVE&HONEY version" of the song.