# The Adventures of Hutch the Honeybee (1989 TV series)

The Adventures of Hutch the Honeybee (昆虫物語 みなしごハッチ, Konchū Monogatari: Minashigo Hatchi, lit. A Bug's Tale: Hutch the Orphan) is an anime television series produced by Yomiko Advertising and Tatsunoko Production that serves as a remake of the studio's 1971 television series of the same name. The series originally aired on NTV from July 21, 1989, to August 31, 1990.
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.

## Cast

* Hitomi Ishikawa as Hutch
* Atsuko Mine as Honey
* Masako Nozawa as Kumagoro
* Michiko Nomura as Aya
* Rei Sakuma as Roza
* Ryūji Saikachi as Old Man Osamushi
* Toshiko Maeda as Narrator
* Yoshiko Sakakibara as Mam

## Episodes

| No. | Title | Original release date |
| 01 | "maboroshi no mama" (まぼろしのママ) | July 21, 1989 (1989-07-21) |
| 02 | "mama wa doko ni" (ママはどこに) | July 28, 1989 (1989-07-28) |
| 03 | "mushi no undōkai" (ムシのうんどう会) | August 11, 1989 (1989-08-11) |
| 04 | "mama to yobasete" (ママと呼ばせて) | August 18, 1989 (1989-08-18) |
| 05 | "damedame mushi no uta" (ダメダメ虫のうた) | August 25, 1989 (1989-08-25) |
| 06 | "minami ni mama ga iru" (南にママがいる) | September 1, 1989 (1989-09-01) |
| 07 | "baibai yowamushi-kun" (バイバイよわむし君) | September 8, 1989 (1989-09-08) |
| 08 | "kiageha no shōjo" (キアゲハの少女) | September 15, 1989 (1989-09-15) |
| 09 | "tomodachi ni narō" (ともだちになろう) | September 22, 1989 (1989-09-22) |
| 10 | "nonki na kumabachi" (のんきなクマバチ) | September 29, 1989 (1989-09-29) |
| 11 | "kagayake hotaru" (かがやけホタル) | October 6, 1989 (1989-10-06) |
| 12 | "shiroari no yūki" (シロアリのゆうき) | October 13, 1989 (1989-10-13) |
| 13 | "5 hiki no samurai mushi" (5匹のサムライ虫) | October 20, 1989 (1989-10-20) |
| 14 | "madarachō no tabi" (マダラチョウの旅) | October 27, 1989 (1989-10-27) |
| 15 | "osoroshii mizu'umi" (おそろしい湖) | November 3, 1989 (1989-11-03) |
| 16 | "tentōmushi no hoshi" (テントウムシの星) | November 10, 1989 (1989-11-10) |
| 17 | "subarashii takaramono" (すばらしい宝物) | November 17, 1989 (1989-11-17) |
| 18 | "mama wa sugu soba ni" (ママはすぐそばに) | November 24, 1989 (1989-11-24) |
| 19 | "mushi no konsato" (ムシのコンサート) | December 1, 1989 (1989-12-01) |
| 20 | "ojiisan no himitsu" (おじいさんの秘密) | December 15, 1989 (1989-12-15) |
| 21 | "kyōryū no oashisu" (恐竜のオアシス) | December 22, 1989 (1989-12-22) |
| 22 | "yukiyama wo koete" (雪山をこえて) | December 29, 1989 (1989-12-29) |
| 23 | "hani to no saikai" (ハニーとの再会) | January 12, 1990 (1990-01-12) |
| 24 | "umi no mukō he" (海の向こうへ) | January 19, 1990 (1990-01-19) |
| 25 | "mama wa hi no shima ni" (ママは火の島に) | January 26, 1990 (1990-01-26) |
| 26 | "yume no temae de" (夢の手前で) | February 9, 1990 (1990-02-09) |
| 27 | "mama no nukumori" (ママのぬくもり) | February 16, 1990 (1990-02-16) |
| 28 | "kerao no hashi" (ケラオの橋) | February 23, 1990 (1990-02-23) |
| 29 | "kogane no hikkoshi" (コガネのひっこし) | March 2, 1990 (1990-03-02) |
| 30 | "kita ni kaeru" (北に帰る) | March 9, 1990 (1990-03-09) |
| 31 | "hacchi to san dorobō" (ハッチと三泥棒) | March 16, 1990 (1990-03-16) |
| 32 | "katatsumuri tonda" (カタツムリ飛んだ) | March 21, 1990 (1990-03-21) |
| 33 | "nagasareta hacchi" (流されたハッチ) | March 30, 1990 (1990-03-30) |
| 34 | "minami no obake mushi" (南のおばけムシ) | April 6, 1990 (1990-04-06) |
| 35 | "saigo no uso" (さいごのウソ) | April 13, 1990 (1990-04-13) |
| 36 | "ojiisan no tōdai" (おじいさんの灯台) | April 20, 1990 (1990-04-20) |
| 37 | "yakusō wo motomete" (薬草をもとめて) | April 27, 1990 (1990-04-27) |
| 38 | "hacchi to samurai" (ハッチとサムライ) | May 4, 1990 (1990-05-04) |
| 39 | "nise mono suzumebachi" (ニセ者スズメバチ) | May 11, 1990 (1990-05-11) |
| 40 | "wagamama mimi" (わがままミミー) | May 18, 1990 (1990-05-18) |
| 41 | "majo no iru mori" (魔女のいる森) | May 25, 1990 (1990-05-25) |
| 42 | "mura no abarenbō" (村のあばれんぼう) | June 1, 1990 (1990-06-01) |
| 43 | "kagerō no hanazono" (カゲロウの花園) | June 8, 1990 (1990-06-08) |
| 44 | "hontō no chikaramochi" (ほんとうの力持ち) | June 15, 1990 (1990-06-15) |
| 45 | "hacchi to tonbo fūfu" (ハッチとトンボ夫婦) | June 22, 1990 (1990-06-22) |
| 46 | "komori wa taihen" (子もりはたいへん) | June 29, 1990 (1990-06-29) |
| 47 | "yume no izumi wo sagase" (夢の泉をさがせ) | July 6, 1990 (1990-07-06) |
| 48 | "papamushi makeruna" (パパムシまけるな) | July 13, 1990 (1990-07-13) |
| 49 | "mushi no hana matsuri" (ムシの花まつり) | July 20, 1990 (1990-07-20) |
| 50 | "ma no yama no yūjō" (魔の山の友情) | July 27, 1990 (1990-07-27) |
| 51 | "chiisana sensei" (ちいさな先生) | August 3, 1990 (1990-08-03) |
| 52 | "oyako mushi no yūki" (おや子ムシの勇気) | August 10, 1990 (1990-08-10) |
| 53 | "hachi no shōjo kenshi" (ハチの少女剣士) | August 17, 1990 (1990-08-17) |
| 54 | "yume wo shinjite" (夢を信じて) | August 24, 1990 (1990-08-24) |
| 55 | "saishūkai mama ni dakarete" (最終回 ママに抱かれて) | August 31, 1990 (1990-08-31) |

## 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 on Italia 1. Only 4 of the 55 episodes were aired
In the Middle East, the anime was dubbed in Jordan under the title of Arabic: Siwar Al-Asal (Arabic: سوار العسل). However, the Arabic dubbing was limited to dubbing the first 26 episodes of the series, and did not complete the rest.