Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi | |
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Genre |
Action-adventure Comedy Fantasy |
Created by | Sam Register |
Directed by |
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Voices of |
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Theme music composer |
Puffy AmiYumi Andy Sturmer |
Opening theme | "Hi Hi" performed by Puffy AmiYumi |
Ending theme | "Hi Hi" (Instrumental) |
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Country of origin | United States Japan |
Original language(s) | English Japanese |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 39 (117 segments) (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | Sam Register Ami Onuki Yumi Yoshimura |
Producer(s) | Ashley Postlewaite |
Editor(s) |
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Running time | 22 minutes |
Production company(s) |
Renegade Animation Cartoon Network Studios |
Distributor | Warner Bros. Television Distribution |
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Original network |
Cartoon Network Cartoon Network Japan TV Tokyo |
Picture format | 480i (4:3 SDTV) |
Audio format | Dolby Surround |
Original release | November 19, 2004 | – June 27, 2006
Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi (ハイ!ハイ!パフィー・アミユミ Hai! Hai! Pafī AmiYumi?) is an American-Japanese animated fantasy-comedy television series created by Sam Register for Cartoon Network. It premiered on November 19, 2004 and ended its run on June 27, 2006, with a total of three seasons and thirty-four episodes, leaving five episodes unaired. The series was produced by Renegade Animation and Cartoon Network Studios. The show focuses on an animated and fictionalized setting of the real-life Japanese pop rock group Puffy AmiYumi.
Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi follows the adventures of two pop stars and best friends: Yumi Yoshimura (Grey Griffin), a cynical, sarcastic, rough, and tough punk rocker; and Ami Onuki (Janice Kawaye), a peppy, optimistic, and cute schoolgirl. Both are based off the real Japanese pop duo Puffy AmiYumi, but with different appearances and exaggerated personalities. They travel around the world on their customized tour bus, along with their well-intentioned yet greedy manager, Kaz Harada (Keone Young). From rockin' out at a concert to hanging out in their hometown of Tokyo, the duo take the world by storm with their musical talent, trend-setting style, and humor, dishing out lessons in J-pop justice and establishing the international language of "cool" along the way.