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Maya the Bee (TV)

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© NIPPON ANIMATION CO., LTD. 1975


Alternative title:
A Abelha Maia (Portuguese)
Abeja Maya (Spanish)
Abelha Maia (Portuguese)
Adventures of Maya the Honeybee
Die Biene Maja (German)
L'abella Maia
L'Apemaia (Italian)
La Abejita Maya (Spanish)
Las Aventuras de la Abeja Maya (Spanish)
Maija Mehiläinen
Maja de Bij (Dutch)
Maya l'abeille (French)
Maya the Honey Bee
Mitsubachi Maaya no Bōken (Japanese)
Pszczółka Maja (Polish)
Včelka Mája
Μάγια η μέλισσα
Приключения пчёлки Майи
زينة ونحول (Arabic)
みつばちマーヤの冒険 (Japanese)
小蜜蜂美雅 (Chinese (Taiwan))
마야 붕붕 (Korean)
Genres: adventure, comedy
Objectionable content: None
User Ratings: 130 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 5 votes (sub:1, others:4
1 Greek dub dubbed
1 Spanish dubbed
1 Polish dubbed
1 German dubbed
)
 Excellent: 4 votes (sub:1, dub:1, others:2
1 German dubbed
1 Arabic dubbed
)
 Very good: 17 votes (dub:4, sub:4, ?:3, edit.dub:1, others:5
2 Arabic dubbed
1 French dubbed
1 German dubbed
1 Portuguese dubbed
)
 Good: 40 votes (dub:11, sub:9, ?:3, edit.dub:2, others:15
3 Polish dubbed
3 German dubbed
2 Spanish dubbed
2 Italian dubbed
1 Arabic edited dub
1 Slovene dubbed
1 German edited dub
1 Russian dubbed
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 Decent: 31 votes (sub:8, dub:7, ?:5, raw:1, edit.dub:1, others:9
4 Spanish dubbed
2 Italian dubbed
1 German dubbed
1 Finnish dubbed
1 Spanish edited dub
)
 So-so: 12 votes (dub:4, sub:3, edit.dub:1, others:4
2 Spanish dubbed
1 German dubbed
1 Arabic dubbed
)
 Not really good: 7 votes (dub:3, sub:1, edit.dub:1, others:2
1 German dubbed
1 Spanish dubbed
)
 Weak: 10 votes (sub:4, dub:2, raw:1, others:3
2 Italian dubbed
1 French subtitled
)
 Bad: 2 votes (sub:1, dub:1)
 Awful: 1 vote (dub:1)
 Worst ever: 1 vote (sub:1)
Seen in part or in whole by 444 users, rank: #2323 (of 9798)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 6.239 (Decent+), std. dev.: 1.8389, rank: #6735 (of 9936)
Weighted mean: 6.253 (Decent+), rank: #6623 (of 9936) (seen all: 6.97 / seen some: 5.64 / won't finish: 4.41)
Bayesian estimate: 6.364 (Decent+), rank: #5780 (of 7502)
Running time: half hour per episode
Number of episodes: 52
Episode titles: We have 52
Vintage:
1975-04-01 to 1976-04-20
1976-09-09 (Germany)
1977 (Netherlands)
1978 (Portugal - RTP Season 1)
1978-01-15 (Spain)
1978-09-16 (France)
1979 ( Arabic )
1979 (Greece)
1979 (Poland)
1980 (Italy)
1980 (México - TV Azteca)
1980 (Portugal - RTP Season 2)
1984 (Colombia - Cadena 2)
1986 (Finland)
1987 (TV Azteca, 2nd Time)
1989 (Saban dub)
1992 (Hungary)
1996 (Portugal - 2nd Version)
1999-04-05 (TV Tokyo)
2008 (Portugal - 3rd Version)
2014 (Portugal - SIC K First Exibicion)
2016 (Portugal - SIC K Second Exibicion)
Opening Theme:
"Maja de bij" by Peter Blanker
"The Adventures of Maya the Honeybee" by Cheetah and the Honeybee Choir
Ending Theme:
"Good night, Maya" by Cheetah and the Honeybee Choir
#2: "Shinju Iro no Waltz" (真珠色のワルツ) by Yoko Maekawa
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Trivia: We have 3
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Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Series Director: Hiroshi Saitō
Director: Masaharu Endō
Series Composition: Niisan Takahashi
Script:
Hikaru Sasa (eps 1, 4, 7)
Ichi Kanazawa (eps 3, 5-6)
Niisan Takahashi (eps 2, 8-52)
Storyboard:
Fumio Ikeno (21 episodes
eps 3, 9, 11-12, 14-20 even, 23-24, 26, 29, 31, 33, 37, 40, 43, 45, 48-49, 51
)

Hikaru Sasa (eps 1, 8)
Mitsuo Kobayashi (eps 2, 7, 10)
Motosuke Takahashi (13 episodes
eps 19, 22, 28, 30, 35, 39, 41-42, 44, 46-47, 50, 52
)

Osamu Murayama (ep 27)
Shûji Yamazaki (7 episodes
eps 4-6, 15, 17, 21, 25
)

Tameo Kohanawa (ep 13)
Music: Takashi Ogaki
Original story: Waldemar Bonsels
Character Design:
Hayao Nobe
Susumu Shiraume
Art Director: Masahiro Ioka
Animation Director:
Hayao Nobe (eps 1-52)
Takao Ogawa (18 episodes
eps 14, 16, 19, 22, 25-26, 28-29, 31, 33, 39, 42-52 even, 3537
)

Director of Photography: Keishichi Kuroki
Executive producer: Kōichi Motohashi
Animation:
Akio Sakai (ep 9)
Eisuke Kondo (eps 4, 7, 13)
Hayao Nobe
Hidemi Kubo (ep 5)
Hiroshi Oikawa (ep 6)
Kazuhiko Udagawa (eps 2, 10, 12)
Keiichirō Mochizuki (ep 4)
Nobuhiro Okasako (eps 2, 9, 12)
Seiichi Nodate (ep 3)
Takao Ogawa (eps 1, 8, 11)
Takashi Yoshihashi (ep 8)
Takumi Noda (ep 1)
Toyoo Ashida (eps 3, 10)
Yasushi Hirakawa (ep 5)
Yôichi Mieno (eps 7, 13)
Yoshinori Kanemori (ep 6)
Yūji Yatabe (ep 11)
Finish Check: Kaoru Uno
Production Assistant:
Manabu Tamura
Nobuaki Hosoda
Production Desk: Shigeo Endo
Recording Director: Yasuo Uragami
Sound Adjustment: Tsuguo Nakatogawa
Sound Effects: Shōji Katō
Theme Song Arrangement: Yasuhiro Koyama
Theme Song Composition:
Koba Hayashi (ED)
Seizo Ise
Theme Song Lyrics: Seizo Ise
Japanese companies
English staff
English cast
ADR Director: Scott Page-Pagter
Script: Tim Reid
Executive producer:
Haim Saban
Jerald E. Bergh

Art Card: Kevin Murphy
Artistic Direction: Andrea Wagner
Associate producer:
Eric S. Rollman
Editing Supervisor:
Stacy Gale
Tony Rastatter
Executive in Charge of Music: Ron Kenan
Music Coordination: Lesa M. Scharnett
Music Editing: Chris Chilly
Music Engineer: Barron Abaamovitch
Music Supervision: Andrew Dimitroff
Original screenplay: Marty Murphy
Post Production Director: Claudine Carpentier
Post-Production Coordinator: Julie Pelletier
Production Supervision: Paul Campbell
Re-recording: Andre Perreault
Sound Editor: Rene Berudry
Studio Supervisor: Barbara Parker
Supervising Producer: Winston Richard
Title Design: Sam Johnson
Voice Direction:
Kathleen Fee
Tim Reid
Voice Recording:
Luc Hebert
Linda Stewart as Maya the Bee (Sonovision)
Pauline Little as Maya
Richard Dumont as Willi

Carolyn Steyn as Madame Butterfly (Sonovision)

A.J. Henderson as Flip
Anna MacCormack as Grimelda
Jane Woods as Cassandra
English companies
Adaptation: Saban Entertainment
Broadcaster:
Nickelodeon
YTV
Distributor: Saban Entertainment
Internet Streaming: Amazon Prime Video (dubbed)
Licensed by: Studio100
French cast
French staff
Theme Song Performance:
Brigitte Winstel
Nadine Delanoë
Nathalie Simard (Canada)
Didier Rousset as Willi
Nadine Delanoë as Maya

Catherine Lafond as
Cassandre
La Fourmi
Claude Rollet as Colonel des Fourmis
Elisabeth Chouvalidzé as Willy (Quebec)
Elisabeth Margoni as La Coccinelle
Erik Colin as
Jean le Taon
Jérôme le mille-pattes
Jacques Lavallée as Flip (Quebec)
Jean-Pierre Rambal as Max le ver de terre
Luc Durand as Alexandre (Quebec)
Marcelle Lajeunesse as
L'Ephémère
Rick
Marie-Françoise Sillière as Melle Papillon
Maurice Baquet as Flip
Pierre Plessis as Le Bourdon
French companies
Broadcaster:
Canal Famille
France 5 (2001)
Piwi
Télé-Québec
TF1 (from 1978)
Unis TV (Canada)
Distributor: Imavision (Canada)
Spanish staff
Spanish cast
ADR Director: Ruben Arvizu
Dubbing Director: Fernando Mateo (Spain dub)
Producer: Ruben Arvizu

Theme Song Lyrics: Alfredo Garrido García (Spain dub)
Theme Song Performance: Rachelle Cano (OP & ED)
Elisa Beuter as Maia (Catalan dub)
Elvia Gaitan as Maya
Mari Pe Castro as Willi (Spain dub)
Maria Josep Guasch as Billy (Catalan dub)
Matilde Vilariño as Maya (Spain dub)
Ruben Arvizu as Willy

Aleix Estadella as Kurt (Catalan dub)
Antoni Forteza as Sentinella (Catalan dub)
Jaume Villanueva as Alexandre el Gran (Catalan dub)
Jordi Vilaseca as Flip (Catalan dub)
Josep Maria Ullod as Hermann (Catalan dub)
Lourdes López as Aranya Tecla (Catalan dub)
Teresa Manresa as Cassandra (Catalan dub)

Alberto Vidaurri as Paul 
Alfonso Cornejo as Paul 
Ana Díaz Plana as Araña Tekla (Spain dub)
Bertha Shutte as Tekla
Claudi García as Pregadeu (Catalan dub)
Eduardo Calvo as Escarabajo Kurt
Elisabet Bargalló as Gustau (Catalan dub)
Fernando Mateo as Flip (Spain dub)
Francesc Figuerola as
Jeroni (Catalan dub)
Sr. Termy (Catalan dub)
Ignacio Campero as Capitán Hormiga
José Antequera as Max (Catalan dub)
Jose Luis Gil as Raton Alejandro (Spain dub)
Lourdes López as Abella Reina (Catalan dub)
Marga López as Tecla (Majorcan dub)
Maria Lluïsa Magaña as Sra. Corb (Catalan dub)
Mercedes Barranco as Sra. Abejorro (Spain dub)
Miquel Ruiz as Max (Majorcan dub)
Ruben Arvizu as Flip
Santi Lorenz as Jimmy (Catalan dub)
Teófilo Martínez as Mosca Puck (Spain dub)
Willy Brand as Puck

Albert Socias (Catalan dub)
Carme Abril (Catalan dub)
Enric Isasi-Isasmendi (Catalan dub)
Gemma Ibáñez (Catalan dub)
Geni Rey (Catalan dub)
Miquel Ruiz (Majorcan dub)
Pep Torrents (Catalan dub)
Spanish companies
Broadcaster:
Aragón TV (Spain)
Boomerang (Spain)
Cadena 2 (Colombia)
Cadena Uno (Colombia)
Canal A (Colombia)
Canal Caracol
Canal Panda (Spain)
Canal RCN (Colombia)
Inravision (Colombia)
K3 (Televisió de Catalunya)
Telecinco (Spain)
Telemadrid (Spain)
TV Azteca
TVE (Spain)
Distributor: Planeta Junior (Spain)
Dubbing Studio:
Intersound, Inc. (Los Angeles, CA)
Magna (Madrid, Spain)
DVD Distribution: Planeta Junior (Spain)
Internet Streaming:
ATRESplayer (Spain)
YouTube (Spain)
Italian staff
Italian companies
Dubbing Director: Rino Mencuccini

Theme Song Performance: Katia Svizzero
Broadcaster:
Boing (from 2008)
Canale 5 (from 1981)
DeA Kids (from 1 October 2008)
Hiro (from October 2009)
Italia 1 (from 16 March 2004)
Italia1 (since March 2004) 
Junior TV
Rai 2
RaiDue (since February 1980) 
RaiUno 
Distributor:
DeAgostini (VHS & DVD)
Dolmen Junior (DVD)
Hobby & Work (DVD)
Skorpion Entertainment (VHS)
Dubbing: EDI Film
Italian cast

Fabio Boccanera as Willi
Gino Pagnani as Flip
Sandro Pellegrini as Alessandro

Anna Teresa Eugeni as Libellula
Diego Michelotti as Capo delle formiche guerriere
Francesca Palopoli as
Ape Nutrice
Tecla
Franco Latini as Guardia Alta Dell'Alveare
Massimo Dapporto as Guardia Bassa Dell'Alveare
German staff
German cast
(none)
Eberhard Storeck as Willi

Alice Franz as Schneckenmutter
Berno von Cramm as Ameisenoberst
Bruno W. Pantel as Puck
Christa Häussler as
Kleinste Ameise
Nick
Fee von Reichlin as Schnuck
Gusti Kreissel as Hummel
Harald Baerow as Wächter
Helga Anders as Harald
Horst Sommer as Ameisenoberst
Inge Schulz as Rüsselkäferfrau
Lorley Katz as Kassandra
Michael Rüth as Max
Mogens von Gadow as Johann
Tilly Breidenbach as Thekla (also cred. as Tilly Lauenstein)
Willi Friedrichs as Alter Mann
German companies
Production: ORF 1
Arabic staff
Arabic cast
Producer: Nicolas Abu Samah

Fonts: Essam Shmeisani (Arabica)
Music Engineer: Shafik Nahas
Production Assistant: Deniz Al-Khoury
Sound Engineer: Melad Haddad
Sound Engineer Supervision: Eskandar Chahwan
Supervision: Wiam Al-Saidi
Theme Song Arranged: Kefah Fakhoury
Theme Song Lyrics: Marwan Najjar
Theme Song Performance:
Eveline Stephan (OP/ED)
Layla Stephan (OP/ED)
Rita Salama (ED)
Elvira Younes as Zeina
Elvira Younis as Zena 
Giselle Nasr as Nahool
Wahid Jalal as Farfor 

Awni Al-Masry as Various Characters
Emad Farid as Various Characters
Hind Taher as Various Characters
Ismail Nanoua as Various Characters
Janah Fakhoury‎ as Various Characters
Maurice Moussally as Various Characters
Samara Nohra as Various Characters
Samir Chamas as Various Characters
Shafik Hassan as Various Characters
Sobhi Ait as Various Characters
Wafa Tarabih as Various Characters

Alfera Yonis as Zaina 
Jezail Naser as Nahool 
Waheed Jalal as Furfoor 
Arabic companies
Broadcaster:
Abu Dhabi TV (1980)
Dubai TV (1983)
Kuwait Television (From August 1981)
Qatar TV (From 01/01/1981)
Saudi TV (1983)
Distributor: Filmley Corporation (Lebanon)
Dubbing: Baalbek Studios (Lebanon)
Dutch staff
Dutch companies
Theme Song Performance: Peter Blanker
Dutch cast
Etha Coster as Maja de bij
Hans Hoekman as Willy de bij

Henk Uterwijk as Flip de sprinkhaan
Liesbeth Struppert as Juffrouw Cassandra
Tagalog staff
Tagalog companies
(none)
Broadcaster: TV5
Tagalog cast
(none)
Polish staff
Polish cast
Dubbing Director:
Izabella Falewiczowa (eps 40-73)
Maria Olejniczak
Maria Piotrowska (eps 74-97)
Zofia Dybowska (eps 98-104)

Dialogues:
Elżbieta Kowalska (11 episodes
eps 76-77, 84, 92-94, 96-97, 99-101
)

Grażyna Dyksińska-Rogalska (14 episodes
eps 57-64, 69, 82-83, 89-91
)

Halina Wodiczko
Joanna Klimkiewicz (20 episodes
eps 40-43, 46-56, 65, 67-68, 71-72
)

Krystyna Albrecht (ep 98)
Krystyna Skibińska-Subocz (16 episodes
eps 66, 70, 73-75, 78-81, 85-88, 102-104
)

Maria Etienne (eps 44-45, 95)
Montage:
Anna Szatkowska (ep 47)
Dorota Bochenek (eps 48, 85-90)
Gabriela Turant-Wiśniewska (29 episodes
eps 40-46, 59-75, 100-104
)

Halina Ryszowiecka (eps 49-57, 76-84)
Jolanta Nowaczewska (eps 47, 95-99)
Stanisław Uszyński (ep 58)
Urszula Sierosławska (eps 91-94)
Organization Of Production:
Adam Wieluński (eps 46-50)
Andrzej Staśkiel (19 episodes
eps 65-73, 95-104
)

Jan Szatkowski (eps 61-64, 74-94)
Mieczysława Kucharska (eps 57-60)
Waldemar Szczepański (eps 40-45)
Wojciech Rakowski (eps 51-56)
Song Lyrics: Henryk Rostworowski
Sound:
Alina Hojnacka-Przeździak (39 episodes
eps 40-56, 65-66, 68-87
)

Jerzy Januszewski (eps 95-104)
Roman Błocki (14 episodes
eps 57-64, 67, 88-92
)

Stanisław Uszyński (eps 93-94)
Theme Song Performance: Zbigniew Wodecki
Alina Bukowska as
dżdżownica Magda
Tekla
Ewa Złotowska as Maja
Halina Kossobudzka as Królowa
Henryk Lapiński as Dowódca mrówek
Henryk Talar as Aleksander
Jan Kociniak as Gucio
Krystyna Miecikówna as
Klementyna
Urwis
Tadeusz Włudarski as
Bzyk Brzęczymucha
Teodor
Teresa Lipowska as Klementyna
Wiesław Machowski as Dowódca mrówek
Wojciech Szymański as Dowódca mrówek

Polish companies
Broadcaster:
MiniMax
MiniMini
Puls 2 (from 30 August 2012)
TV Puls (from 23 November 2010)
TVP 1
TVP1
Internet Streaming: FilmBox+
Portuguese staff
Portuguese companies
Dubbing Director:
Cláudia Cadima (Portugal)
Rui De Sá (Portugal)
Broadcaster:
RTP
SBT (Brazil)
SIC K
DVD Distribution:
Pris Audiovisuais (2nd Version)
RBA (3rd Version)
Internet Streaming: Filmin (Portugal)
Portuguese cast
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) staff
Chinese (Taiwan) companies
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) cast
(none)

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