Gouache to acrylic or oil paints in that it is normally used in an opaque painting style and it can form a superficial layer. Many manufacturers of watercolor paints also produce gouache and the two can easily be used together. Gouache paint is similar to watercolor, however modified to make it opaque. Just as in watercolor, the binding agent has traditionally been gum arabic but since the late nineteenth century cheaper varieties use yellow dextrin. When the paint is sold as a paste, e.g. in tubes, the dextrin has usually been mixed with an equal volume of water. To improve the
Re: Cutie Honey starring the four voice actresses that have voiced Honey up to then: Eiko Masuyama (the '70s series), Michiko Neya ("New Cutie Honey"), Ai Nagano ("Cutie Honey Flash"), and Yui Horie ("Re: Cutie Honey"). The OVA's visuals have generated mixed reactions; an "Anime on DVD" review praises the vibrancy of the digital ink and paint, saying it "brings Honey’s world to life" compared to older "Cutie Honey" series. However, a review on the website "Japan Hero" criticizes the animation, calling it "distorted", "garish", "sub par and truly unsettling", except in "the fantastic title animation". Still, the series itself has been praised