Forum - View topicHoney Honey (Honey Honey no Suteki na Boken, in Japanese)
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christianandcool
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Have you heard of Honey Honey, the anime that came out in the US in 1981?? It is a Japanese anime about a girl who has to run away from Austria with her cat since her cat swallowed a diamond!
I am posting my synopsis/review here and I am LOOKING FOR ANY INFO ON THIS SERIES, OTHER THAN THE USUAL INFO YOU GET FROM A GOOGLE-TYPE SEARCH! Does anyone know where you can find the VHS tapes to buy?  I would much rather like to get my hands on some VHS or DVD of this great anime series!! Do you know where people post about this series?
To those who never heard of it, you have no idea what you are missing. A whole generation that grew up in the 1980s have heard of this great anime/TV cartoon. Here is my 2 cents on this great anime: The Wonderful Adventures of Honey Honey (Honey Honey no Suteki na Boken, in Japanese) first came out in the U. S. the early 1980's and it follows the story of a young orphan girl, oddly named "Honey Honey". Honey Honey's best friend if her cat Lily, as Honey Honey has no parents or relatives of her own. Honey Honey works at a restaurant in lovely 19th Century Austria, during the national celebration of the Princess Flora's 19th birthday. Princess Flora is bored with her group of suitors from all over the globe. Her group of suitors include a California gold mining tycoon, to Geronimo, the American Indian hero, an wealthy oil sultan, and of course, Gustav, the German military toughie. But Princess Flora was about to have more excitement than she expected, as she is charmed by no other than the good-looking Phoenix, The Phantom Thief. During the Princess' birthday celebration ball, Princess Flora is tricked by Phoenix into removing "The Star of The Amazon", her irreplaceable jewel, as Phoenix claims Princess Flora's beauty is a mere reflection of the jewel. Furious to hear such a remark, the spoiled Princess places the jewel inside a fish and tosses it down the alley next to the palace. Phoenix then makes his hasty exit to retrieve the jewel, but Honey Honey's cat, Lily, eats the fish and swallows the irreplaceable gigantic diamond. Wanting to have fun with her diverse group of suitors who are stunned by her beauty, the spoiled Princess Flora, promises to marry anyone who can retrieve her diamond. Problem is Honey Honey is not about to give her her best friend Lily to the Princess' suitors, so she is forced to run away in the middle of the night. As she attempts to make her escape, Phoenix shows up and tries to get Lily from Honey Honey. Phoenix may be good looking, charming, and very smooth with the ladies, but he fails to surpass Honey Honey's love for her cat Lily, the only family she has ever known. Honey Honey's name has a simple, yet interesting origin. She was found by nuns in a flower-filled field in the Spring, the time of the year when bees come to collect flower nectar to make honey. Thus, the nuns decided to name her Honey Honey. It makes sense, I guess. Honey Honey later discovers her origin and the story behind her parents leaving her in the flower field. This is, of course, thanks to the fact that she is forced to leave her job and travel throughout Europe. So Honey Honey traces her destiny as she travels and experiences the wonderful world of 19th century Europe.
The Wonderful Adventures of Honey Honey is an interesting early Japanese cartoon of the challenges and adventures of this young girl being pursued by a group of desperate suitors and the professional thief, Phoenix. Honey Honey is young and innocent, but she slowly blossoms into a young woman during her travels and discovers love for her charming pursuer, Phoenix. Phoenix begins to show his 'good side' as he, himself, begins to slowly fall in love with the purity and caring demeanor of Honey Honey. Anyone who is open-minded to the pure aspect of love and the simplicity of a young girl who risks it all for the love of her cat, will certainly fall in love with this older, yet much revered anime series. |
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