Cutie Honey

So begins the otaku reign of Eriko Sato as anime's most buxom babe-android crime fighter, CUTIE HONEY! In this live-action adaptation, Sato portrays Honey Kisaragi, mild mannered Tokyo office lady by day. But when evil is afoot, Honey loads up on musubis for that last jolt of energy, touches her fly choker and (in true Shazam! style), screams those magic words and transforms into Cutie Honey! Evil comes in the form of the fabulous, semi-cross-dressing "Panther Claw" Gang, who kidnaps Honey's eccentric scientist uncle. Sato was clearly hired for her "assets" that contribute to the full embodiment of her character, but she does bring a sense of innocence and comic timing that raises the film above the genre. Is it hentai? Hardly. But you do get a visually stunning action comedy that easily transfers the tropes of anime into the live-action realm, borrowing motifs from henshin heroes of yore. Oh yeah, and Cutie Honey's hot!