"Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi" (2004) TV series 2004-????

User Rating:

4.3/10   

Creator:

Sam Register
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Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Release Date:

19 November 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Music | Animation | Adventure

Tagline:

Happy fun rock band cartoon invasion!

Plot:

Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi follows the adventures of two very cool, but very different, pop stars as they travel...

Plot Keywords:

Friend | Girl Power | Cartoon | Girl | Pre Teen

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Ami Onuki	...	Herself (39 episodes, 2004-2006)
Yumi Yoshimura	...	Herself (39 episodes, 2004-2006)
Grey DeLisle	...	Yumi Yoshimura / ... (39 episodes, 2004-2006)
Janice Kawaye	...	Ami Onuki / ... (39 episodes, 2004-2006)

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Series Directed by
Scott O'Brien		(17 episodes, 2004-2006)
Howard Perry		(5 episodes, 2004-2006)
Shellie Kvilvang		(5 episodes, 2005-2006)
Bruce Morris		(3 episodes, 2006)
Darrell Van Citters		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
David Shayne		(7 episodes, 2005-2006)
Guy Toubes		(5 episodes, 2005-2006)
Joelle Sellner		(2 episodes, 2006)
Sam Register		(1 episode, 2004)
Steven Kriozere		(unknown episodes, 2005)
Greg Benson		(unknown episodes)
Shannon Denton		(unknown episodes)
Maureen Driscoll		(unknown episodes)
Kim Evey		(unknown episodes)
Scott Gray		(unknown episodes)
David Pruiksma		(unknown episodes)
Ford Riley		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
John Cawley	....	line producer (7 episodes, 2004-2005)

Series Original Music by
Andy Sturmer		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
Michael D'Ambrosio		(3 episodes, 2005)
Daniel Gibb		(3 episodes, 2005)

Series Casting by
Phil Lollar		(1 episode, 2004)
Collette Sunderman		(1 episode, 2004)

Series Production Design by
Trish Burgio		(39 episodes, 2004-2006)
Maiya Brooks		(unknown episodes)
Bradley J. Gake		(unknown episodes)
Michael Giaimo		(unknown episodes)
Julia Kalantarova		(unknown episodes)
Peter Michail		(unknown episodes)
Frank Montagna		(unknown episodes)
Anne Walker		(unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Tramm Wigzell	....	executive in charge of production (39 episodes, 2004-2006)
Suzannah Szabo	....	production manager (32 episodes, 2005-2006)
Jenn Brown	....	production manager (unknown episodes)
David Weiner	....	production manager (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Scott O'Brien	....	storyboard artist (1 episode, 2004)
Howard Perry	....	storyboard artist (1 episode, 2004)
Will Finn	....	storyboard artist (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Jillinda Palmer	....	sound effects editor (25 episodes, 2005-2006)
Jake Gideon Posner	....	sound effects editor (13 episodes, 2006)
Thomas Chan	....	sound designer (7 episodes, 2004-2005)
Eric Freeman	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)
Michelle Garuik	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
Tim Szabo	....	effects animator (39 episodes, 2004-2006)
Alex Meza	....	animator (6 episodes, 2005)
Eric D. Erickson	....	animation setup (unknown episodes)
Nate Pacheco	....	effects animator (unknown episodes)

Series Animation Department
Scott O'Brien	....	animation director (15 episodes, 2004-2006)
Howard Perry	....	animation director / animator (6 episodes, 2004-2006)
Frank Forte	....	animator (6 episodes, 2004-2005)
Shellie Kvilvang	....	animation director / storyboard artist (5 episodes, 2005-2006)
Darin McGowan	....	animation director (4 episodes, 2005-2006)
David Pruiksma	....	animation director (2 episodes, 2004-2005)
Bruce Morris	....	animation director (2 episodes, 2006)
Joey Adams	....	animator (unknown episodes)
Jezreel Mann Carlos II	....	animator (unknown episodes)
Cesar Henriquez	....	animator (unknown episodes)
Keith Holven	....	animator (unknown episodes)
Mike Kazaleh	....	animation director (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Michael D'Ambrosio	....	lead editor (26 episodes, 2005-2006)

Series Other crew
Adam Beechen	....	story editor (26 episodes, 2005-2006)
Suzannah Szabo	....	production coordinator (7 episodes, 2004)
Martin Cho	....	technical director (unknown episodes)
Craig Clark	....	technical director (unknown episodes)
Eric D. Erickson	....	technical director (unknown episodes)
Erik Higurashi	....	technical director (unknown episodes)
Andy Jolliff	....	technical director (unknown episodes)
Michelle Lamoreaux	....	story editor (unknown episodes)
Robert Lamoreaux	....	story editor (unknown episodes)
Scott Lowe	....	technical director (unknown episodes)
Harmony Nigh	....	researcher (unknown episodes)
Cliff Parrott	....	technical director (unknown episodes)
Michael Polvani	....	technical director (unknown episodes)
Tony Salama	....	technical director (unknown episodes)
Mike Trull	....	technical director (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Cartoon Network
• Renegade Animation

Distributors

• Cartoon Network (2005) (Japan) (TV)
• Cartoon Network (2004) (worldwide) (TV)

Other Companies

• Epic Records  soundtrack

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-Y7 | Australia:G | New Zealand:G

Company:

Cartoon Network

Trivia:

Teasers for the show, seen on some Cartoon Network videos and DVDs, reveal that it was originally going to have a very different look and feel. They show very jerky animation and no shading. Ami has ponytails instead of buns, and Yumi has a fang sticking out of her mouth.

Quotes:

Kaz Harada: Don't worry, girls, I have the eyes of a hawk!
[Kaz crashes into a building]
Yumi Yoshimura: Yeah, and the brains of a dodo.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "MADtv: (#12.4)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

Forever

Just Another Make-Money-Fast Scheme by Cartoon Network.

When I started watching this, I was tricked into thinking it was decent by its adorableness, but when it got to the episodes about making your own decisions and not being selfish, I snapped out of it and found out that the show was just another ploy by Cartoon Network to turn its viewers into mindless drones and to make money. Anyways, on to the review. Like I said, the show lures you in with its adorable characters (which, by the way, sound like cats with asthma), but later, it bombards you with lessons and overpreachiness, like telling the truth, or sharing. The animation is mediocre, which tries to copy anime, but fails miserably. This show was created by the guy who made the vastly superior Teen Titans, and I must say, due to this fact, I would've expected more of him. Ah well. At least this is better than that crap-fest Krypto the Superdog.

Overall, 2/10