This article is about the Japanese anime series. For the CGI series, see Maya the Bee (TV series). For the novel (and the character), see Maya the Bee.
Maya the Honey Bee (Japanese: みつばちマーヤの冒険, Hepburn: Mitsubachi Māya no Bōken, lit. "The Adventures of Maya the Honey Bee") is an animetelevision series produced first by Zuiyo Enterprise[5] and Asahi Broadcasting Corporation of Osaka. After the first 6 episodes, Zuiyo Enterprise would split into Zuiyo Company and Nippon Animation, which retained the rights of the series. The series consisted of 52 episodes and was originally telecast from April 1975 to April 1976 on the NET (now TV Asahi) network, with which ABC (not to be confused with the Tokyo-based TV Asahi) is affiliated. Based on the classic children's book The Adventures of Maya the Bee by Waldemar Bonsels, the anime series has become extremely popular in Europe and has been rebroadcast in countries and languages all around the world since its premiere. A film edited from the first few episodes was released on 15 December 1977.[6]
Two English-dubbed versions of the series exist, a South African version produced by Sonovision for the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC),[7] using a translated version of the theme tune used for the German dub, and featuring English South African accents for the characters; and a United States version with an entirely new theme tune, and a Canadian voice cast, produced by Saban Entertainment, which was broadcast from 1 January 1990 to 31 December 1992 on the children's television channel Nickelodeon. Maya the Bee aired alongside other juvenile-targeted anime such as Adventures of the Little Koala, Noozles and The Littl' Bits as part of Nickelodeon's Nick Jr. block of programming for young children. 65 episodes were dubbed.[8]
A second Maya the Bee series, Shin Mitsubachi Māya no Bōken (新みつばちマーヤの冒険, The New Adventures of Maya the Honey Bee), was a co-production made in 1979 by Wako Productions and Austrian/German Apollo Film, Wien. The second series first premiered in Germany (ZDF) from September 1979 to September 1980. The very different and cartoon-like second series, which lasted for 52 episodes, was not very popular and did not premiere in Japan until 12 October 1982, on TV Osaka, and aired through 27 September 1983.[9]
The story centres on Maya, an inquisitive, adventurous and somewhat flighty young honeybee, and her adventures in the forest around her. Maya is born in a bee hive during internal unrest: the hive is dividing itself into two new colonies. Maya is raised by her teacher, Mrs. Cassandra. Despite Mrs. Cassandra's warnings, Maya wants to explore the wide world and commits the unforgivable crime of leaving the hive. During her adventures, Maya, now in exile, befriends other insects and braves dangers with them.
In the last two episodes of the first series, Maya is taken prisoner by hornets, the bees' sworn enemies. Prisoner of the hornets, Maya learns of a hornet plan to attack her native hive. Maya is faced with the decision to either return to hive and suffer her due punishment, saving the hive, or leaving the plan unannounced, saving herself but destroying the hive. As may be expected, Maya, after severe pondering, makes the decision to return. In the hive, she announces the coming attack and is, totally unexpectedly, pardoned. The forewarned bees triumph over the hornet attack force. Maya, now a heroine of the hive, becomes a teacher, like Mrs. Cassandra and shares her experiences and wisdom with the future generation.
A young drone (male bee) who is Maya's best friend. He is always tired, hungry, skeptical, also somewhat of a coward but generally good-natured. Prone to jealousy when Maya's attentions turn to others. Often reluctantly dragged into adventures by Maya. He is an original character in the anime.
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This article is about the Japanese anime series For the CGI series see Maya the Bee TV series For the novel and the character see Maya the Bee Maya the Honey Bee Japanese みつばちマーヤの冒険 Hepburn Mitsubachi Maya no Bōken lit The Adventures of Maya the Honey Bee is an anime television series produced first by Zuiyo Enterprise 5 and Asahi Broadcasting Corporation of Osaka After the first 6 episodes Zuiyo Enterprise would split into Zuiyo Company and Nippon Animation which retained the rights of the series The series consisted of 52 episodes and was originally telecast from April 1975 to April 1976 on the NET now TV Asahi network with which ABC not to be confused with the Tokyo based TV Asahi is affiliated Based on the classic children s book The Adventures of Maya the Bee by Waldemar Bonsels the anime series has become extremely popular in Europe and has been rebroadcast in countries and languages all around the world since its premiere A film edited from the first few episodes was released on 15 December 1977 6 Maya the Honey BeeJapanese DVD cover みつばちマーヤの冒険 Mitsubachi Maya no Bōken GenreComedy adventureAnime television seriesDirected byMasahiro EndōHiroshi SaitōProduced byYoshihiro ŌbaWritten byNiisan TakahashiMusic byTakashi Ogaki Karel Svoboda title song StudioZuiyo eps 1 6 Nippon AnimationOriginal networkNET now TV Asahi English networkAU Network 10 1 CA CBC 2 Family Channel 3 YTV 4 HK TVB PearlATV WorldIE RTE OneRTE TwoNZ TV2US NickelodeonZA SABCOriginal run1 April 1975 20 April 1976Episodes52Anime television seriesThe New Adventures of Maya the Honey BeeProduced bySōjirō MasukoStudioNippon Animation Wako Productions Apollo Film WienOriginal networkZDF TV Osaka TV TokyoOriginal run1 September 1979 13 September 1980Episodes52Two English dubbed versions of the series exist a South African version produced by Sonovision for the South African Broadcasting Corporation SABC 7 using a translated version of the theme tune used for the German dub and featuring English South African accents for the characters and a United States version with an entirely new theme tune and a Canadian voice cast produced by Saban Entertainment which was broadcast from 1 January 1990 to 31 December 1992 on the children s television channel Nickelodeon Maya the Bee aired alongside other juvenile targeted anime such as Adventures of the Little Koala Noozles and The Littl Bits as part of Nickelodeon s Nick Jr block of programming for young children 65 episodes were dubbed 8 A second Maya the Bee series Shin Mitsubachi Maya no Bōken 新みつばちマーヤの冒険 The New Adventures of Maya the Honey Bee was a co production made in 1979 by Wako Productions and Austrian German Apollo Film Wien The second series first premiered in Germany ZDF from September 1979 to September 1980 The very different and cartoon like second series which lasted for 52 episodes was not very popular and did not premiere in Japan until 12 October 1982 on TV Osaka and aired through 27 September 1983 9 Contents 1 Story 2 Characters 3 Staff 3 1 Japanese version 3 2 American version 4 Home video 5 References 6 External linksStory EditThe story centres on Maya an inquisitive adventurous and somewhat flighty young honeybee and her adventures in the forest around her Maya is born in a bee hive during internal unrest the hive is dividing itself into two new colonies Maya is raised by her teacher Mrs Cassandra Despite Mrs Cassandra s warnings Maya wants to explore the wide world and commits the unforgivable crime of leaving the hive During her adventures Maya now in exile befriends other insects and braves dangers with them In the last two episodes of the first series Maya is taken prisoner by hornets the bees sworn enemies Prisoner of the hornets Maya learns of a hornet plan to attack her native hive Maya is faced with the decision to either return to hive and suffer her due punishment saving the hive or leaving the plan unannounced saving herself but destroying the hive As may be expected Maya after severe pondering makes the decision to return In the hive she announces the coming attack and is totally unexpectedly pardoned The forewarned bees triumph over the hornet attack force Maya now a heroine of the hive becomes a teacher like Mrs Cassandra and shares her experiences and wisdom with the future generation Characters EditMaya マーヤ Maya Voiced by Michiko Nomura 1975 Runa Akiyama 1982 Japanese Linda Stewart South Africa 10 Pauline Little Saban English The main character of the story an inquisitive adventurous and somewhat flighty young honeybee Willy ウイリー Uiri Voiced by Masako Nozawa 1975 and 1982 versions Japanese Richard Dumont Saban English A young drone male bee who is Maya s best friend He is always tired hungry skeptical also somewhat of a coward but generally good natured Prone to jealousy when Maya s attentions turn to others Often reluctantly dragged into adventures by Maya He is an original character in the anime Flip フィリップ Firippu also Philip Voiced by Ichiro Nagai 1975 Ritsuo Sawa 1982 Japanese A J Henderson Saban English A wise top hatted grasshopper a good friend of Maya and Willy Miss Cassandra カッサンドラ先生 Kassandora sensei Voiced by Miyoko Asō 1975 Reiko Yamada 1982 Japanese Jane Woods Saban English Maya s teacher and chief authority figure mostly in the first animated series Staff EditJapanese version Edit Production Zuiyo Eizo then Nippon Animation Executive producer Kōichi Motohashi Series directors Hiroshi Saitō Mitsuo Kaminashi Seiji Endō Script Hikaru Sasa Hitoshi Kanazawa Screenplay Fumi Takahashi Character Designs Susumu Shiraume Animation Directors Susumu Shiraume Takao Ogawa Hayao Nobe Sound Yasuhiro Koyama Theme songs performed by Chita and the Honey Bee Choir words and music by Seizō Ise OP Mitsubachi Maya no Bōken みつばちマーヤの冒険 The Adventures of Maya the Honey Bee ED Oyasumi Maya おやすみマーヤ Good Night Maya Shinju iro no Warutsu 真珠色のワルツ The Pearl Colored Waltz performed by Yōko MaekawaAmerican version Edit Executive producer Haim Saban Supervising producer Winston Richard Writer Tim Reid Voice Direction Tim Reid Kathleen Fee Associate producer Eric S Rollman Executive in charge of production Jerald E Bergh Music by Haim Saban and Shuki LevyHome video EditSeveral episodes of Saban s dub were released on VHS by Video Treasures in the United States and HGV Video Productions in Canada under the Saban Video label 11 12 13 References Edit A Critical Guide to Today s Programs The Age 27 July 1984 p 2 Retrieved 20 October 2019 Christmas Eve The Province 22 December 1983 p 71 Retrieved 20 October 2019 Wednesday Morning Vancouver Sun 21 September 1990 p 130 Retrieved 20 October 2019 Morning Viewing Ottawa Citizen 12 December 1992 p 127 Retrieved 20 October 2019 Maya the Honey Bee OTTWatchList ottwatchlist com Retrieved 2 May 2022 Die Biene Maja Ihre schonsten Abenteuer Film 1977 Moviemaster Das Film Lexikon moviemaster de Retrieved 30 January 2020 Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine Maya the Bee South African English credits via YouTube ABC FAMILY WORLDWIDE INC Securities Registration Statement S 1 A EXHIBIT 10 19 sec edgar online com Retrieved 29 January 2020 新みつばちマーヤの冒険 1982 allcinema in Japanese Stingray Retrieved 4 July 2014 Carolyn Steyn on Twitter Retrieved 10 August 2021 via Twitter a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Maya the Bee volume 1 vhs Making New Friends Amazon Retrieved 20 December 2019 Maya the Bee Volume 2 Ants Ants and More Ants Amazon Retrieved 20 December 2019 Maya the Bee Volume 3 Beehives of Adventure Amazon Retrieved 20 December 2019 External links EditMaya the Bee Nippon Animation Official Site Maya the Bee anime at Anime News Network s encyclopedia Maya the Honey Bee at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Maya the Honey Bee amp oldid 1128961169, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
