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Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi
- Cartoon Network
- Genre: Kids' Animation
Common Sense Media says
No similarity to real rock duo Puffy AmiYumi.
Parents say
QUALITY
Kids say
QUALITY
What parents need to know
Parents need to know that this series is based on the real Japanese pop duo Puffy AmiYumi, but that's where the similarity ends. The girls are opposite with their moods, one eternally happy and the other a gloomy rocker chick. It's a smart premise, but with weak writing and little depth, few valuable lessons are added to the series.
What's the story?
HI HI PUFFY AMIYUMI is based on the real Japanese pop duo Puffy AmiYumi. The animated version follows two tiny popstars, Ami and Yumi, who weather the storm of being typcial teens with a popstar persona. Clips of the live band's performances are shown briefly, but the cartoon draws heavily on other plots and ideas.
Is it any good?
Young audiences will like the show's rock-star element and the fact that the girls kick it in their cool tour van. But unlike other cartoons with people chilling in cool vans (Scooby-Doo comes to mind), no compelling plot drives the action. An over-zealous fan might follow the girls, or Ami might moonlight as a circus performer, but the typical junk television formula of lots of flash and no substance is the norm here. Too bad, since the music of Puffy AmiYumi -- the real band --is compelling and unique.
There are good elements to the look of the cartoon: the band, the tour bus, the adventures, the music, and the Japanese culture. But the characters are very simplistic foils of each other -- Ami is the cheerleader, while Yumi is forever the grump. Kaz, their manager, plays the father figure, but he has no authority over the girls' decisions or behavior.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about the life of pop stars -- particularly young ones. Do your kids have any desire to be pop icons? Do kids like the look of the show? Are they fans of the real group, or have they become fans after watching the show?
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Cool show
It is a great show! I think it's funny and creative.
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Very Mean-Spirited,
this is the mean-spirited, gory, ultra-violent, sexy, creepy show aimed RIGHT at kids, it annoys and creeps me out, I'm glad they canceled this crap, this is just... Wow, just wow
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Like Regular Show, but not funny or smart, IT'S DARK!!!
All i can say is smashing, exploding, temper tantrums, punching, blood, and yelling for no reason. REGULAR SHOW IS ALSO LIKE THIS BUT THEY MAKE IT WAY FUNNIER, so nuff said
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April 9, 2008
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Cute
I love this show, the Teen Titans theme song got me into them, I'm a die hard Puffy fan! ^^
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Hi hi!
I really can't believe that Hi Hi Puffy Amiyumi is cancelled... I hate Cartoon Network for doing this. :(
I loved this show-- it's musical, it's awesome, and entertaining. There's two DVDs, and I'd love to buy them.
-Courtney
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What is wrong with this show?!
I hate the yelling for no reason, Yumi has a hot temper and is dangerously violent, their manager is a fat, crack-snorter and flirts with women, NOT for kids
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SPECTACULAR!
This cartoon is just pure goodness, what makes it good is the music, the humor, and the the fact that it is property of cartoon network. I am just so angry at CN for rapping up the show and take it off the air. It is based on real celeberities, how cool is that? Go Hi Hi Puffy Ami Yumi! GO CARTOON NETWORK!
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| Topics: | friendship, music and sing-along |
| TV rating: | TV-Y |
| Network: | Cartoon Network |
| Cast: | Ami Onuki, Grey DeLisle, Janice Kawaye, Yumi Yoshimura |
| Genre: | Kids' Animation |
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