Directed by Iku Suzuki Original network Nippon Television First episode date 1989 | Studio Tatsunoko Production Episodes 55 Network Nippon TV Genre Adventure fiction | |
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Original run July 21, 1989 – August 31, 1990 Similar Temple the Balloonist, Ippatsu Kanta‑kun, Dokkan! Robotendon, Hyppo and Thomas, Hikari no Densetsu | ||
Honeybee Hutch (みなしごハッチ, Minashigo Hatchi, lit. Hutch the Orphan) is a 1989 remake of the 1971 classic anime series The Adventures of Hutch the Honeybee.
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The show follows the original series' main storyline, and tells the adventure of a young bee who searches for his missing queen bee mother. Like the 1970 show, this remake is notable for its sad and cruel scripts, often featuring the deaths of the protagonist's friends.
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Foreign versions
In France, whereas the original series had been broadcast under the title Le Petit Prince Orphelin (the Little Orphan Prince), this remake was broadcast on France 3 under the titles of Hacou l'abeille (Hacou the bee), or simply Hacou with only 26 of the 55 episodes being shown. In Italy, the series was broadcast in Italia 1.
In the Middle East, the anime arrived on Kuwait under the title of Arabic Bashar (Arabic: بشار). In Jordan, it was renamed as Siwar Al-Asal (Arabic: سوار العسل), and watched first Showtime Broadcasting in Saudi Arabia Channel 1.