Ill start this by stating that I havent read the original manga nor really engaged with Go Nagais work in general outside of watching Devilman Crybaby with friends one night and that Im not particularly interested in delving in it myself. I mention this because I didnt know going in of the mangas ickier elements something that is kinda inevitably brought up when discussing its adaptations. Ill keep it to a minimum here but while I do find the outsiders position indeed very justified I do believe that its adaptations including this one try to sand off what they can. I say this because I do have a history of quitting shows on the first episode if they indeed contain the dubious content that everyone is justifiably repulsed by or if they commit the heinous crime of being merely fine and I gotta say Im the most surprised to have enjoyed this show as much as I did Dont get me wrong its hardly perfect the Hayami family that follows Honey around are uncomfortable creeps regardless if she consistently gets the upper hand. But there is a genuine sense that this show enjoys its storytelling corny as it is. Something in particular that captured me something Ive gleaned from Go Nagais other work is a desire to break from its status quo in a way that so many shows would wait eternally before trying: halfway through Jill figures Honey out and immediately acts on it That might be small for you but Ive seen longer shows make that split just a few episodes before their finale so that immediate change of pace really healed me personally. If your idea of this show as some sort of fanservicefest with paperthin storytelling Id say that you arent entirely wrong but its opening can be deceiving in how explicit most episodes actually are. I would even argue with its kind of limited animation and economic style Honeys naked silhouette as she transforms and the panty shots end up feeling more cute than anything actively enticing and I feel thats intentional as well its as playful as a Barbie doll changing clothes not that Honey doesnt make Panther Claws colorful cast of monster girls bleed and explode as she does so. And what a cast it is too If youre not really interested in this or havent checked it out in a long time just do me a favor and look at their designs online if theyre available I assure you theres something in there youll like. What can I say its certainly aged in more ways than one its certainly indulgent in the wrong ways sometimes but its not fucking Eiken guys I havent seen Eiken. Total Screenshots: 104 mainly Panther Claw some of Honeys absurd transformations and that one episode where shes tied to a cross