Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi

Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi
Premiere	November 6, 2004 (Japan) November 19, 2004 (USA)
Finale	June 27, 2006
Creator	Sam Register
Network/Provider	Cartoon Network (USA) TV Tokyo Cartoon Network Japan
Style	30-minute children's anime comedy
Company	Cartoon Network Studios, Renegade Animation
Seasons	3
Episodes	39 (4 unaired)
Origin	USA

Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi (ハイ！ハイ！パフィー・アミユミ) is an children's anime comedy that both aired on TV Tokyo, Cartoon Network Japan and Cartoon Network.

Puffy Ami Yumi is a Japanese pop duo of Ami Onuki and Yumi Yoshimura. Their first American gig was the theme to the Teen Titans cartoon.

Cartoon Network greenlighted a cartoon series of the girls, and in atypical methods, the girls were given specific designs and personalities. Ami is cute, sweet, has pink hair with a flower in it, wears a yellow and orange miniskirt and go-go boots. Yumi is cool, goth, has purple hair, a dark blue T-shirt with a skull, a dark skirt with purple leggings and army boots. Kaz is their shrimp of a manager who will exploit the girls any way he can in order to make a dollar. The girls have pet cats, Tekirai (white, female) and Jeng Kang (black, male). They love the girls but they can't stand Kaz, who reciprocates the dislike. The series is comprised of three cartoons per show and is a general comedy of manners with the cast with the girls' music thrown in. The animation is a hybrid of American Flash animation and anime (when the girls and Kaz talk, they only have three mouth movements but are still synchronized with the dialogue). The live Puffy AmiYumi appears to bridge the opening with the first cartoon and they announce each cartoon's title.

There were three seasons, but not all of season three aired as the show was abruptly canceled. One episode, "Surf's Up" never was aired as its original title, "Tsunami AmiYumi," conflicted with the tsunami that hit the Phillipines earlier that week.

Cast

Actor	Character	Duration
Main Cast
Ami Onuki	Herself	1	2	3
	Ami (singing voice)	1	2	3
Yumi Yoshimura	Herself	1	2	3
	Yumi (singing voice)	1	2	3
Grey DeLisle	Yumi	1	2	3
Janice Kawaye	Ami	1	2	3
Keone Young	Kaz	1	2	3

Seasons

Season	Premiere	Finale				#
Cartoon Network
Season One	November 19, 2004	March 25, 2005				13
Season Two	April 22, 2005	November 25, 2005				13
Season Three	February 17, 2006	June 27, 2006				13

In-Depth

• At a Glance: Additional information about the series

DVD Releases

Title	Release Date	#
Episode Collections
Volume 1: Let's Go!	November 29, 2005	1
Volume 2: Rock Forever!	November 29, 2005	1

External Sites

• Official Band Website