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

Creator:

Sam Register
(more)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Release Date:

19 November 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Music

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:

Surrealism | Anime | Friend | Pre Teen | Girl Power

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)

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)
Sam Register		(2 episodes, 2004-2005)
Joelle Sellner		(2 episodes, 2006)
Steven Kriozere		(unknown episodes, 2005)
Greg Benson		(unknown episodes)
Shannon Denton		(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)
Bradley J. Gake		(37 episodes, 2004-2006)
Maiya Brooks		(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
Howard Perry	....	storyboard artist (2 episodes, 2004-2005)

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:

Featured in Firewall (2006)

Soundtrack:

Joining A Fan Club

Another pointless new cartoon!

Once upon a time you could actually watch cartoon network, because you were...let's say 8 years old and the cartoons were actually worth watching. "The Powerpuff Girls" and "Dexter's laboratory" used to be my favourites when I was little, but what do we have now? Both of those shows have changed their animation styles and sadly the episodes have gone either pointless or totally lame. I mean come on...I happened to see a PPG episode the other day and it was about the girls wetting their beds.

Anyway, times have changed and new different shows have been added to CN's schedule. one of them is "Hi Hi Puffy Amiyumi". At first it seemed a nice idea to turn 2 Japanese singers into a cartoon. But what is the main goal of this cartoon? To introduce Japanese pop to American and European kids or just make some money fast? Sadly all the new cartoons that are produced are completely pointless. The cartooned versions of Ami Onuki and Yumi Yoshimura are probably nothing like the real people. In my opinion, the only things they have alike, are their names. The real Ami and Yumi are supposed to be around 30, but in the cartoon they seem like 12-year olds. Even that Kaz guy is nothing like he's supposed to be in real life. This show has been made too watchable for American girls. What about real-life situations(being kidnapped by aliens or working in a candy factory to pay the rent of their tour bus are not real-life situations!!!)? What about real Japanese accents? And why on earth do they have round eyes? Amy is such a goody-goody. What has she got to do with rock music? She should quit the band and team up with Britney. Now that would be an episode. And Yumi has been made into this depressed serious rocker. Yeah, I know that young people think that being goth is cool. Characters like that are bound to be the favourites of many girls(and boys?), because they're sooooo goth. Get over it! Characters like Mandy, Raven and Yumi are depressing, because they never smile. Don't copy them! Being goth is not cool! Especially when you're only doing it because of others around you. Just get over that I'm-so-depressed-and-so-cool thing. Happyness, kids, happiness! I'm done here. If you like it then watch it, but it's just as pointless as other new cartoons they produce.