If you loved Cutie Honey, try Daicon Film's Return of Ultraman
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Daicon Film's Return of Ultraman has roughly 5.6× fewer votes than Cutie Honey — it's a deeper cut, not a mainstream recommendation. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Both films are directed by Hideaki Anno, and they both carry the playful mood tag, and they sit in Action territory. If that's the register that drew you to Cutie Honey, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
What Daicon Film's Return of Ultraman is
You're a kid with a camera, staging an Ultraman battle in miniature. But the monster keeps growing, a city-stomping threat. The stakes flip when Ultraman can't win alone. Anno's early work already bears traces of the anime legend he'd become. The film leaves you with a sense of childlike wonder.
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