Question: Who was the animator behind the series that inspired "Powerpuff Girls Z"?

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List of Powerpuff Girls Z episodes: This is a list of episodes for the anime series "Demashita!  Powerpuff Girls Z".  It ran for 52 episodes on TV Tokyo from July 1, 2006, to June 30, 2007.  The English adaptation of the show has begun airing in English-speaking markets but has not made it to U.S. shores.  All 52 episodes have been translated into English.

Kelly Metzger: Kelly Metzger is a Canadian voice and theater actress, born in Edmonton and based in Vancouver, British Columbia.  After making her debut in the title role of "Anne of Green Gables", she performed on the stage with several Vancouver based theatrical companies.  After this, she began a career in voice acting.  Among her more noted voice acting roles are the English voice of Sayu Yagami in the anime series based on the "Death Note" manga, the character of Buttercup in "Powerpuff Girls Z", the voice of Spitfire in "" (excluding the episode "Sonic Rainboom", where she was voiced by Nicole Oliver), the voice of Nya in the Cartoon Network series "", and the voice of Sugar Sprinkles and Kora Dixon in "Littlest Pet Shop".  She also voiced Makena in "".  Metzger also does the singing voice of the character Gloriosa Daisy in the 2016 film "".

Powerpuff Girls Z: Powerpuff Girls Z (Japanese: 出ましたっ!パワパフガールズZ , Hepburn: Demashita!  Pawapafu Gāruzu Zetto , lit.  They're Here!  Powerpuff Girls Z) , known in some other countries as PPGZ for short, is a Japanese magical girl anime series directed by Megumu Ishiguro, based on the American animated television series "The Powerpuff Girls".  The anime is co-produced by Cartoon Network Japan and Aniplex and was animated and produced by Toei Animation, featuring character design by Miho Shimogasa ("Cutie Honey Flash", "Ultra Maniac").  As production occurred in Japan, Craig McCracken, the original creator of "The Powerpuff Girls", was not directly involved with the project.

List of Powerpuff Girls Z characters: The following is a list of characters who appear in Powerpuff Girls Z, an anime version of "The Powerpuff Girls".  Where appropriate, Japanese names are on the left whilst names from Ocean Productions' English language dub are on the right.

Emiri Katō: Emiri Katō (加藤 英美里 , Katō Emiri , born November 26, 1983 in Fussa, Tokyo) is a Japanese voice actress and singer working for 81 Produce.  At the 2nd Seiyu Awards, she won Best New Actress with her roles in "Powerpuff Girls Z" as Momoko Akatsutsumi/Hyper Blossom and "Lucky Star" as Kagami Hiiragi.  She also shared a Best Singing Award with the rest of the "Lucky Star" girls for the theme song "Motteke!  Sailor Fuku".  At the 6th Seiyu Awards, she won Best Supporting Actress with roles such as Kyubey in "Puella Magi Madoka Magica", Kiko Kayanuma in "Darker Than Black", and Mey-Rin in "Black Butler".  She and fellow voice actress Kaori Fukuhara were in a duo music group called Kato*Fuku, which sang theme songs for "When Supernatural Battles Became Commonplace" and "Battle Spirits Saikyo Ginga Ultimate Zero".  Kato*Fuku released three albums from 2012 to 2015, and disbanded in 2016.

List of The Powerpuff Girls video games: The Powerpuff Girls video games are a series of action and platformer games based on Cartoon Network's cartoon series, "The Powerpuff Girls".  They were published by BAM!  Entertainment and distributed by Cartoon Network Interactive and Warner Bros.  Interactive Entertainment.  Nintendo Game Boy and Game Boy Advance games include "Bad Mojo Jojo", "Paint the Townsville Green", "Battle HIM", "HIM and Seek", "Mojo Jojo A-Go-Go", and the "Powerpuff Girls Z" game "Game de Demashita!  Powerpuff Girls Z".  Console games include "Chemical X-Traction" for the Nintendo 64 and Sony PlayStation and "Relish Rampage" for the Nintendo GameCube and PlayStation 2.  PC games include "Mojo Jojo's Clone Zone", "Gamesville", "Princess Snorebucks", "Mojo Jojo's Pet Project", and "Defenders of Townsville".

Sugar Sugar Rune: Sugar Sugar Rune (シュガシュガルーン , Shuga Shuga Rūn ) or Sugar² Rune is a manga by Moyoco Anno and an anime television series based upon it.  The anime series' time slot was replaced by "Demashita!  Powerpuff Girls Z" in mid-2006.

Robot Girls Z: Robot Girls Z (Japanese: ロボットガールズＺ , Hepburn: Robotto Gāruzu Zetto ) is an anime television series produced by Dynamic Planning and animated by Toei Animation.  The series is a comedic parody of various mecha series produced by Toei, anthropomorphizing robots from those series into magical girls.  The series aired on the Toei Channel between January 4, 2014 and March 2, 2014 and was simulcast by Crunchyroll.  A preview was streamed on YouTube on October 18, 2013.  The opening theme is "Robot Girls Z" (ロボットガールズZ ) by Kikai♡Shoujotai (Mariko Honda, Inori Minase, Kazusa Aranami, Maaya Uchida, and Minami Tsuda), whilst the ending theme is "Team Z's Power" (チームZのチカラ , Chīmu Zetto no Chikara ) by Robot Girls Team Z (Honda, Minase, and Aranami).

The Powerpuff Girls: The Powerpuff Girls is an American superhero animated television series created by animator Craig McCracken for Cartoon Network.  The show centers on Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup, three girls with superpowers, as well as their father, the brainy scientist Professor Utonium, who all live in the city of Townsville.  The girls are frequently called upon by the town's childlike and naive mayor to help fight nearby criminals using their powers.

Nicole Bouma: Nicole Bouma is a Canadian voice actress who works for Ocean Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.  She is best known as the voice of Mint Blancmanche from the Galaxy Angel series, Blossom from Powerpuff Girls Z, and Mai from Popotan.

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Answer: Craig McCracken