Maya the Bee
Mitsubachi Maya no Bouken / Adventures of Maya the Honeybee / La Abeja Maya / Die Biene Maja / Pszczółka Maja / L'Abella Maia / A Abelha Maia / Včielka Maja / Včelka Mája / הדבורה מאיהSummary
Maya, a newborn honeybee, brims with curiosity about the world around her. From the time she is born, she is brought up to be a worker bee, but it is difficult for her to understand and follow the strict rules of the hive because of her individuality and strong desire for independence.
Having collected all the honey around the honeycomb, Maya decides to set out on an adventure to find a flower garden in order to collect more honey for the hive. Her intentions are noble, but because she leaves the hive without permission the Queen sends Maya's friend Willy to search for the little troublemaker. Willy joins Maya in her quest, and together, beyond the familiar hive, the two friends marvel at the sheer beauty that nature has to offer.
Through many experiences—sometimes enjoyable, sometimes terrible or sad—and encounters with various insects, Maya matures into a strong and wise honeybee.
(Source: Nippon Animation)
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Details
- Format
- TV series
- Number of Episodes
- 52
- Episode length
- 25 min
- Estimated total length
- ≈ 21 h 40 min (52 × 25 min)
- Season
- Spring 1975
- Start date
- April 1, 1975
- End date
- April 20, 1976
- Status
- Finished
- Source
- Other
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Studios
- Nippon Animation
- Romaji title
- Mitsubachi Maya no Bouken
- English title
- Maya the Bee
- Native title
- みつばちマーヤの冒険
- Other titles
- Adventures of Maya the Honeybee · La Abeja Maya · Die Biene Maja · Pszczółka Maja · L'Abella Maia · A Abelha Maia · Včielka Maja · Včelka Mája · הדבורה מאיה
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Characters 8
Main characters
- WilliMain
- MayaMain
- PhillipMain
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- Cassandra Senseiカッサンドラ先生Supporting
- Joou (Shin)女王（新）Supporting
- Joou (Kyuu)女王（旧）Supporting
- Eihei-tachi衛兵たちBackground
- NarratorナレーターBackground
Staff and studios
Studios
Key staff
- Hiroshi SaitouDirector
- Niisan TakahashiSeries composition
- Hayao NobeCharacter design
- Susumu ShiraumeCharacter design
- Takashi OgakiMusic
- Masahiro IokaArt director
- Yasuo UrakamiSound director
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- Karel SvobodaMusic (German)
- Hikaru SasaScript
- Hitoshi KanazawaScript
- Karel GottTheme Song Performance (German; OP)
- Niisan TakahashiScript
- Takao OgawaAnimation Director
- Hayao NobeAnimation Director
- Hikaru SasaStoryboard
- Katsuhisa YamadaStoryboard
- Michiyo SakuraiStoryboard
- Mitsuo KobayashiStoryboard
- Fumio IkenoStoryboard
- Motosuke TakahashiStoryboard
- Shuuji YamazakiStoryboard
- Tameo KohanawaStoryboard
- Hitoshi KikuchiStoryboard
- Tsunehisa OsonoiAssistant Director
- Shigeo KoshiAssistant Director