wait remember hi hi puffy amiyumi hi hi puffy amiyumi or puffy amiyumi for short
was a mid 2000's animated show based around a fictionalized version of the japanese pop
rock duo puffy amiyumi or puffy and i could make a whole video gushing about them and their music so
if i at all go on any tangents about them in this video i pre-apologize but for the most part
hopefully today we are taking a look at hi hi puffy amiyumi what it's all about and what
happened to it also welcome back or hello for the first time to the 25 days of fringe miss
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hi hi puffy amiyumi follows around cartoon versions of real life puffy amiyumi members
amionuki and yumi yoshimura as they travel the world touring in their personalized tour bus and
may i just say what in the hot wheels monstrosity is this the band puffy amiyumi formed in japan in
1995 under the name puffy after both members were scouted by sony affiliated talent by 1998
puffy found themselves with quite a bit of local success thanks to the release of their album jet
cd today the group has over 15 million album sales in japan the success eventually expanded
out to the western hemisphere when the group began touring in the us in 2002 at which point
they began operating under the name puffy amihumi specifically while they're in the states in order
to avoid conflict with the us-based performer sean combs who was also performing under the name
puffy at the time also as p diddy or puff daddy okay well listen sean had a lot of names okay also
i know i said i was going to try not to go into tangent about them and gush about them but i had
to get all that through because it's important to the backstory of what this show is and how it came
to be so don't judge me i don't judge you unless you don't hit like on this video then i'm judging
you puffy omiumi is still active today producing music in their preferred genres of pop rock power
pop pop punk and dance rock say that 10 times fast to truly explain how influential puffy amiyumi is
to music let me just say this they recorded the theme song for teen titans let me say that again
teen titans that theme song is so good that's not subjective that's just a fact uh oh you
you already knew that fact already everyone knows that fact already ah um awkward uh you like jazz
ami and yumi's animated counterparts possess some small tweaks from their real-life inspirations
with the cartoon versions possessing more colorful altered appearances to their real-life looks
and having over-exaggerated versions of their individual personalities in the show yumi is
a rough sarcastic rowdy punk rocker with a tomboyish aesthetic and spiky purple hair
ami in comparison is a bubbly peppy pop star with a schoolgirl aesthetic and bright pink hair and
space buns what is this space channel 5 animated yumi and ami travel on their tour bus performing
on international stages when not hanging out in their hometown of tokyo or dealing out j-pop
justice under the guidance of their driven but well-meaning manager kaz touring with amie and
yumi are their pet cats who spend most of their time tormenting cats yes the cats torment kaz
also with a rotating cast of quirky background characters like the band's self-proclaimed number
one fan jordan friend i mean harmony antagonists throughout the series rotated episodes episode
with them occasionally making repeat appearances like an old band member who seeks revenge or king
chad a nerdy bad boy master of the game stupido which is a not so subtle yu-gi-oh parody and with
a name like that is so funny king chad come on and now i love yu-gi-oh parodies in media seriously
one of the earliest ones that i loved was in print form in the singular non-numbered volume
of bobabo bo bobobo when yugi summoned sly for the sky dragon right out of his hair it even featured
the actual yu-gi-oh artist drawing the cameo it's just the little quirks that get me speaking of
manga later in the series with the episodes manga madness and manga madness part 2 they
shined a nice little spotlight on that then rising in popularity of manga in the u.s or at least in
my experience of it becoming super popular and i also have been working on a fun video about manga
so be on the lookout for that and may even have a special guest appear in that as well some may say
a legend while the show recorded in english with yumi voiced by american actress gray delisle
an ami voiced by janice kawaii hi hi puffy amiyumi does occasionally utilize japanese vernacular
haihai puffy amiyumi also pulled inspiration from japanese media and anime both in visual styling
but also in humor and narrational styling choices although in real life yumi and ami did not voice
their characters or have much to do with the creative direction of the show both singers did
portray themselves in live action short segments at the beginning and end of each episode during
the first season during these segments these two would make commentary and quip with each other or
teach you something about their culture or just tell you something in general it kind of reminds
me of jackie chan adventures with the real life segments of jackie speaking with the audience
answering fan submitted questions starting in the second season these live-action clips were
limited to the beginning of episodes and to yumi and ami sometimes introducing the episodes by
holding title cards with smaller interjections in between in a special event at the end of the
episode sitkamiyumi ami and yumi were shown watching tv with their animated manager kaz
got pretty meta there for a second these live-action segments were taped back in japan by
freegate limited while the rest of the series was animated exclusively in the united states haihai
puff yami yumi was animated with the combination of macromedia flash and traditional cell animation
canadian artist lynn naylor created yumi and ami's iconic animated designs for the show naylor
is best noted for having also designed for shows such as samurai jack foster's home for imaginary
friends and the powerpuff girls which wow what an incredible legacy to have to one's name hi hi
puffyomyumi was created by sam register and at the time tv producer and as of 2020 current president
of warner bros animation and cartoon network studios he decided to pitch the show to cartoon
network back in the day because of his love for puffy amiyumi's music and discovering them on tv
one day and if i were in the same position i'd be pitching a cage of the elephant show i'm sure the
writers can figure something out with that besides hi hi puffy amiyumi register has worked on and
created such shows as the looney tune show teen titans yes the one loved by many teen titans go
yes the one not so loved by many and ben 10. register first pitched the idea of yumi nami
having their own series on cartoon network before having renegade animation produce a test short
in the hopes of convincing the network to green light the series the show was announced officially
as a new addition to cartoon network's lineup in february of 2004 with the show eventually coming
out later that year while in development haihai puff yamumi had a target demographic of 6 to 11.
after it premiered though the show quickly gained a cult following in tainan adult fans
who were already fans of the real life band puffy amiyumi or now just discovering them
anything is impossible
that should make the kids happy hi hi puff yamumi ended up running from november 19 2004 to june 27
2006 for three seasons and a total of 39 episodes five of which never aired in the u.s hami and yumi
performed the cartoon's theme song and several of the group's other songs were featured in the
background of several episodes and you already know how good teen titans theme song is so it's
safe to assume cause it's true that this show keeps that incredible theme song energy and
it's been stuck in my head ever since re-watching the series it was announced on october 2nd 2006
on the show's official blog that haihai puff yamiumi had been cancelled due to a management
shakeup this cancellation caused sam register to leave cartoon network for a number of years until
2020 when he came back as the network's president try to cancel his shows now cartoon network and
let's get some more hi hi puffy amiyumi while we're at it okay either way at least we got
to see yumi in the background of that massive okay ko let's be heroes crossover nexus special
so at least there's that the show did spawn two video games based on it one for the game boy
advance titled haihai puffy amiyumi kaznapt which focused on them rescuing kaz from being under the
control of harmony and the second game being for the nintendo ds titled haihai puffy amiumi
the genie in the amp which focuses on a magic genie who sends them through different periods
in time to find magic notes to help them out of a creative rut the show itself is a fun time filled
with great music the adventures traveling around and the mischief they get into is entertaining and
something to be taken in small or large doses it never had that point of okay let me take a break
this is too much but rather just letting the next episode play yeah it can be a little random but
the characters themselves and the art style and the writing presented to not feel random for the
sake of random but to cater to a specific vibe they were trying to go for even when it's just
these little adventures like kaz just navigating around the tour bus doing chores and cat duties
but he doesn't have his glasses it's simple but it's fun it never tried to be more than that and
i appreciate the creators fully just having fun with it this doesn't work for a lot of cartoons
for my personal tastes but this one's so colorful and chill that i can't help but not outright
like it but what about you did you ever watch the show if so what do you think let me know in the
comments below also the real life puffy amihumi recorded a cover of cindy lauper's hit song
girls just want to have fun who was truly iconic sorry i just had to add that in there somewhere
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