Puyo Puyo (multimedia franchise)

The second and final incarnation of Puyo Puyo is an American-Japanese-Canadian animated action-adventure puzzle comedy multimedia franchise created by Compile in 1995 and originally based on titular video game series. The Puyo Puyo franchise was launched with the film Amitie's Legend (1995), followed by its sequel Sig's Legend (1997). The Puyo Puyo franchise has later been made into motion pictures and before direct-to-video movies, plus TV shows, video games, theme park adaptations, publications, musical soundtracks, and toy lines, plus spin-offs marked under the Franchise Puyo Puyo Outside brand, which includes The Adventures of Lipsy & Victoria (2000-present), Business Tales (2008-present), Max and the Instrictbles (2008-2011), The Angel and The Queen (2009-2013) and The Predicate (2013-2017). 
The Puyo Puyo franchise is originally produced by Puyo Puyo Enterprises, which assumed creative control of the franchise until 2013, when Sega of America acquired and folded the latter. From 2013 to 2017, Rockville Worldwide Studios owns the licensing rights to the franchise. From 2021 onwards, the franchise is now controlled by The Sonic & Donkey Kong Company under its Sonic Media commercial entertainment segment through the Sega Kids & Adults Productions unit of its Sega Sammy Group subsidiary. Along with Sonic the Hedgehog, which served as Sega Sammy Group's primary flagship property, Puyo Puyo is also considered the company's secondary flagship property, with it becoming the most popular, largest, and most profitable franchise in the history of Disneyverse.
Meanwhile, the franchise has become the #1 popular property targeting kids, through the franchise has earned $90 billion, making it the highest-grossing media franchise in history, through which was considered as a "smaller mega-franchise" behind The Backyardigans, which was spawned after the release of his original short film series released in 1938.
On February 1, 2021, The Sonic & Donkey Kong Company ultimately merged the media franchise with the titular video game series itself and Puyo Puyo was eventually reorganized as a single video game-media franchise, ending the franchise and rebooting the filmography with Puyo Puyo: The Movie in 2022. The Puyo Puyo Outside continues to exist, but as a separate spin-off entity of the newly-formed Puyo Puyo!! Quest franchise. The Adventures of Lipsy & Victoria and Business Tales (alongside Puyo Puyo Orphans until 2022) would continue to run as a separate Puyo Puyo original direct spin-offs, while the new Puyo Puyo Outside spin-offs would continue to be produced by Puyo Puyo!! Quest Studios, which would launch the Aaron and the Rusticles franchise, debuted in late 2022, with the upcoming spin-offs being Disney's Rock Gang, released in 2023.
The franchise also had no direct connection with The Puyo Puyo Tetris Music Community, the longest-running American standard modeling music community founded in 1977, who has a "world of musical scores" and is not part of the Puyo Puyo franchise, serving as a separate entity.
==History==
Following the success of Puyo Puyo in 1991, Compile was given the opportunity to adapt the game into movies and TV shows, helping LIVE Entertainment to develop and produce movies and TV shows based on Compile's video games, including Puyo Puyo, which would create a new character named Amitie, as well as Sig, in which Amitie will star in Amitie's Legend, whose sequel, Sig's Legend, will star Sig.
Bruce Shelly and Reed Shelly, who co-developed the Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog animated series, were set to write and direct both films, with video game series creator Kazunari Yonemitsu set to produce. As such, Compile and LIVE Entertainment formed a joint venture called Puyo Puyo Enterprises, consisting of Puyo Puyo Films, Puyo Puyo Television, Puyo Puyo Interactive, Puyo Puyo Music and Puyo Puyo Direct-to-Video, Consumer Products & Film.
In 1996, Compile and LIVE Entertainment plan to start production of the TV series Puyo Puyo that both companies conceived in 1992, which is then produced by Lyrick Studios, which signed an agreement with Compile and LIVE Entertainment. American media entertainment company Cartoonverse Worldwide (a wholly owned subsidiary of Backyardigans Agencies) was contracted to acquire the co-production duties for the video game series to co-produce television series with its new season. Compile and LIVE Entertainment released Puyo Puyo, which ran from 1997 to 2015 through twenty seasons and 380 episodes (each episode contains three 7-minute segments, which more than 1,138 segments ago in total), making it the most popular, profitable and powerful animated television series in the Disneyverse behind The Simpsons, South Park, The Mickey Mouse Club and SpongeBob Squarepants, though the show was also later produced in Canada by Decode Entertainment (which merged with Halifax Film Company to form DHX Media in 2006, before becoming DHX Studios Toronto, which also closed in 2016). The seventh season of the television series was marketed as "Turbo Charged", while the eighth and following season was marketed as "Super Turbo Charged". The eleventh season of the television series was marketed as "Timed!". Hundreds of new characters make their debut in television series as well as subsequent productions, including Puyo Puyo, which features one hundred captured children of Captain Hook.
In 1999, the Puyo Puyo franchise began with back-to-back movements (things where the backs of two or more people meet or move closer to each other), in which the Puyo Puyo characters join each other. yes while the characters of Puyo Puyo unite again. backwards, making it a sensitizing technique. The franchise's back-to-back sensibility debuted in 1999; first used in the season three episode "Always Make Good Differences", when both Ringo and Amitie joined back to back while standing; it was later used in the variety of productions of the Puyo Puyo franchise beginning in 2000.
In 2000, the Puyo Puyo franchise spawned standalone spin-offs with Puyo Puyo Outside, which debuted with The Adventures of Lipsy & Victoria in 2000. Produced in conjunction with American filmmakers Miley Stewart and Lilly Truscott and originally served as an animated spin-off of the original Lipsy & Victoria franchise created by the former two, The Adventures of Lipsy & Victoria is a joint production between Puyo Puyo Enterprises and Payback Industries, and follows the animated variants of the franchise's titular fraternal twin sisters, who lived with their mother Anna , his father Gerard, his younger brother Pedro and his younger sister Nina.
In 2001, the Puyo Puyo franchise became the most popular children's property of all time, surpassing others like Star Wars and Mickey Mouse & Friends. As a result, Puyo Puyo Enterprises eventually became an independent company, leaving the video game series to be creatively controlled by Sega, and the media franchise continued to operate to be independently owned, with Compile being went bankrupt in 2003. The media franchise had no owners until 2013 when Sega of America acquired Puyo Puyo Enterprises and folded the latter into it. Also, the franchise releases Puyo Puyo Legends, a standalone prequel to the Puyo Puyo series, which takes place before the events of the main Puyo Puyo franchise.
In 2002, Puyo Puyo Enterprises partnered with Warner Bros. Pictures to assume distribution rights to the franchise's subsequent theatrical feature films, beginning with Evangelion in 2003. In 2004, Disney partnered with Puyo Puyo Enterprises to initiate its two co-productions: Arle and Raffina & Rulue Adventures, which Disney intends to make two programs focused on both Arle as in /or the temporary duo of Raffina and Rulue. Also in the same year, the franchise finally spawned four direct spinoff feature film series not part of the Puyo Puyo Outside series, beginning with Witch (2004) and end with Lemres & Ms. Accord (2008). In 2007, the franchise released two feature films: The Adventures of Lipsy & Victoria: The Movie and Puyo Puyo. The former is the second theatrical feature in the Puyo Puyo Outside franchise and the film adaptation of The Adventures of Lipsy & Victoria, while the latter is produced by Halfbrick Animation Studios as the studio's 91st feature film, and follows the Mixed story of both the titular video game series and "Peter Pan", though it was the first feature film in the franchise since "Amitie's Legend" to be based on the former. Both films were released on the same day.
Also, building on his 2007 experience, the franchise launched its first new direct non-film spin-off, The Universe Stops with You, which doesn't include Ringo or Amitie or even Arle. and was set after the events of Puyo Puyo Legends, serving as the franchise's second standalone prequel after the latter, though it was later adapted into the franchise's new direct spinoff feature film released in 2009. The franchise also expanded into fare geared towards mature audiences, as Puyo Puyo Enterprises began to enter the adult animation market, beginning with the adult-oriented action-adventure animated sitcom franchise Business Tales, which debuted with the titular television series on March 21. 2008. The second adult animated installment in the Puyo Puyo franchise, The Spy Boys, debuted in 2010, followed by The Predicast. The franchise also spawned a direct spinoff series with Schezo: Legend of the Yaeger Sword, which launched on June 14, 2011 to mostly positive reviews, debuting Schezo's direct spinoff series.
In 2012, Puyo Puyo Enterprises CEO Bob Andrews announced an agreement with Sega of America to acquire the rights to the Puyo Puyo franchise, in addition to Puyo Puyo Enterprises, in which Sega has never adapted the titular video game series to movies and television. shows earlier, though the original 2007 film was made. The acquisition was set at $1 million, and the franchise's newest owner was pronounced as Sega, though the acquisition was completed in January 2013. The franchise was acquired on the 31st March by Sega of America, which merged Puyo Puyo Enterprises into it, eventually dissolving the latter. The franchise was later acquired by Rockville Worldwide Studios for the licensing rights in June 2013 as well. As a result, the franchise's original theatrical filmography was semi-concluded in 2013.
In 2016, the Puyo Puyo franchise retired its direct-to-video production fee after Puyo Puyo: Legend of the Lost Treasure, which was released by Lionsgate Home Entertainment on the May 15, 2016 to generally mixed to negative reviews. In addition, on the same day, the franchise launched TV series based on Puyo Puyo Chronicles, co-produced with Sesame Workshop (the production organization behind Sesame Street) for Disney XD. The series, the first computer-animated installment in the franchise, debuted in 2017.
In 2018, Puyo Puyo Orphans, the new direct spin-off of the franchise, debuted and focused on seven children who explore the world together and come up with something epic. Puyo Puyo Orphans became the #1 popular spin-off, and was related to the popular franchise spin-off behind The Adventures of Lipsy & Victoria and Business Tales, although The Angel and The Queen was the smallest spin-off.
On February 1, 2021, The Sonic & Donkey Kong Company began operations in Redmond, Washington, with more than 175 projects in development, serving as adaptations of the Super Smash Bros. franchise, including both the Mario and Sonic the Hedgehog franchises. At the start of the new title brand, the video game series was fully merged with the multimedia franchise, and Puyo Puyo was reorganized as a single-media video game franchise, rebooting its products with Puyo Puyo: The Movie on November 4, 2022. The latter is a joint production between Sega Motion Pictures, Sonic Team and TMS Entertainment, with Canadian financier Bendon Releasing co-financed it. Lionsgate is distributing the film in the US, while Toho is distributing it in Japan. The latter was produced by the newly created Sega Animation Studios as the studio's first feature film, followed by the upcoming Tama, released on June 30, 2023.
==Spin-offs==
===Puyo Puyo Outside===
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==Films==
All of the Puyo Puyo feature film installments were produced by Puyo Puyo Enterprises via Puyo Puyo Films, while the Puyo Puyo direct-to-video installments were produced by Puyo Puyo Enterprises via Puyo Puyo Direct-to-Videos, Consumer Products & Film.
No. 	Film 	Release date 	Production Companies 	Distributed by 	Visual Effects Provided by 	Animation Provided by 	
Theatrical films 	Theatrical films 	Theatrical films 	Theatrical films 	Theatrical films 	Theatrical films 	Theatrical films 	
1 	Amitie's Legend 	May 15, 1995 	LIVE EntertainmentCompilePuyo Puyo EnterprisesPuyo Puyo Films 	LIVE Entertainment 	Wang Film Productions 	Wang Film Productions 	
2 	Sig's Legend 	December 25, 1997 	LIVE EntertainmentCompilePuyo Puyo EnterprisesPuyo Puyo Films 	LIVE Entertainment 	Wang Film Productions 	Wang Film Productions 	
3 	Puyo Puyo Legends 	July 27, 2001 	Puyo Puyo EnterprisesPuyo Puyo FilmsStarbucks Animation Studios 	Universal Pictures 	Starbucks Animation Studios 	Starbucks Animation Studios 	
4 	Evangelion 	June 13, 2003 	Puyo Puyo EnterprisesPuyo Puyo FilmsGainaxRobotic Model Properties 	Warner Bros. Pictures 	Rough Draft Korea Co., Ltd. 	Rough Draft Korea Co., Ltd. 	
5 	Witch 	April 9, 2004 	Puyo Puyo EnterprisesPuyo Puyo Films 	Warner Bros. Pictures 	Rough Draft Korea Co., Ltd. 	Rough Draft Korea Co., Ltd. 	
6 	The Tetra Movie 	July 22, 2005 	Puyo Puyo EnterprisesPuyo Puyo Films 	Warner Bros. Pictures 	Rough Draft Korea Co., Ltd. 	Rough Draft Korea Co., Ltd. 	
7 	Feli & Raffina 	October 13, 2006 	Puyo Puyo EnterprisesPuyo Puyo FilmsVillage Roadshow Pictures 	Warner Bros. Pictures 	Rough Draft Korea Co., Ltd. 	Rough Draft Korea Co., Ltd. 	
8 	The Adventures of Lipsy & Victoria: The Movie	May 25, 2007 	Puyo Puyo EnterprisesPuyo Puyo FilmsToonzone StudiosWarner Bros. Animation 	Warner Bros. Pictures 	Yeson EntertainmentRough Draft Korea Co., Ltd. (additional animation) 	Yeson EntertainmentRough Draft Korea Co., Ltd. (additional animation) 	
9 	Puyo Puyo 	December 28, 2007 	Puyo Puyo EnterprisesPuyo Puyo FilmsHalfbrick Animation StudiosSega of America 	Warner Bros. Pictures 	Rhythm and Hues Studios (CGI effects)TMS Entertainment (hand-drawn effects) 	Rough Draft Korea Co., Ltd. 	
10 	Lemres & Mrs. Accord 	October 17, 2008 	Puyo Puyo EnterprisesPuyo Puyo FilmsVillage Roadshow Pictures 	Warner Bros. Pictures 	Rough Draft Korea Co., Ltd. 	Rough Draft Korea Co., Ltd. 	
11 	The Universe Stops with You 	December 25, 2009 	Puyo Puyo EnterprisesPuyo Puyo FilmsVillage Roadshow Pictures 	Warner Bros. Pictures 	Mercury FilmworksTelecom Animation Film (additional animation) 	Mercury FilmworksTelecom Animation Film (additional animation) 	
12 	Puyo Puyo! 15th Anniversary 	October 13, 2010 	Puyo Puyo EnterprisesPuyo Puyo FilmsSega of AmericaSonic Team 	20th Century Fox 	Mercury FilmworksTelecom Animation Film (additional animation) 	Mercury FilmworksTelecom Animation Film (additional animation) 	
13 	Puyo Puyo 	20th Anniversary 	Puyo Puyo EnterprisesPuyo Puyo FilmsSega of AmericaSonic Team 	20th Century Fox 	October 17, 2012 	Telecom Animation Film (hand-drawn effects)Marza Animation Planet (CGI effects)	Telecom Animation Film
14 	Puyo Puyo: The Movie 	October 28, 2022 (Japan)November 4, 2022 (United States)	TMS EntertainmentSega Sammy GroupSega Motion PicturesSonic TeamSega Animation StudiosBendon Releasing	Toho (Japan)Lionsgate (United States)	Marza Animation PlanetSony Pictures ImageworksIndustrial Light & MagicScreen Novelties	TMS Entertainment 	
Direct-to-video films	Direct-to-video films 	Direct-to-video films 	Direct-to-video films 	Direct-to-video films 	Direct-to-video films 	Direct-to-video films 	
1 	The Witch Movie 	October 19, 1999 	CompilePuyo Puyo EnterprisesPuyo Puyo Direct-to-Videos, Consumer Products & Film 	Family Home Entertainment 	Wang Film Productions 	Wang Film Productions 	
2 	Puyo Puyo: The Ride Strikes Back 	September 12, 2000 	Puyo Puyo EnterprisesPuyo Puyo Direct-to-Videos, Consumer Products & Film 	Buena Vista Home Entertainment 	Wang Film Productions 	Wang Film Productions 	
3 	Puyo Puyo: Lidelle's Scary Adventure 	September 18, 2001 	Puyo Puyo EnterprisesPuyo Puyo Direct-to-Videos, Consumer Products & Film 	Buena Vista Home Entertainment 	Starbucks Animation Studios 	Starbucks Animation Studios 	
4 	Puyo Puyo: Wild Ghosts 	February 12, 2002 	Puyo Puyo EnterprisesPuyo Puyo Direct-to-Videos, Consumer Products & Film 	Buena Vista Home Entertainment 	Starbucks Animation Studios 	Starbucks Animation Studios 	
5 	Heavenly Knights 	June 25, 2002 	Puyo Puyo EnterprisesPuyo Puyo Direct-to-Videos, Consumer Products & FilmNinety Media 	Buena Vista Home Entertainment 	Rhythm and Hues Studios 	Starbucks Animation Studios 	
6 	Puyo Puyo: Legend of the Ferocious Beast 	September 30, 2003 	Puyo Puyo EnterprisesPuyo Puyo Direct-to-Videos, Consumer Products & Film 	Buena Vista Home Entertainment 	Starbucks Animation Studios 	Starbucks Animation Studios 	
7 	Angels and the Pancreatic Chase 	October 24, 2006 	Puyo Puyo EnterprisesPuyo Puyo Direct-to-Videos, Consumer Products & Film 	20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 	Rough Draft Korea Co., Ltd. 	Rough Draft Korea Co., Ltd. 	
8 	Cure Girl 	June 12, 2007 	Puyo Puyo EnterprisesPuyo Puyo Direct-to-Videos, Consumer Products & Film 	20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 	Starbucks Animation Studios 	Rough Draft Korea Co., Ltd. 	
9 	Puyo Puyo: Recultant's Hammer 	November 13, 2007 	Puyo Puyo EnterprisesPuyo Puyo Direct-to-Videos, Consumer Products & Film 	20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 	Rough Draft Korea Co., Ltd. 	Rough Draft Korea Co., Ltd. 	
10 	Puyo Puyo: Recultant Legendary Sword 	April 15, 2008 	Puyo Puyo EnterprisesPuyo Puyo Direct-to-Videos, Consumer Products & Film 	20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 	Rough Draft Korea Co., Ltd. 	Rough Draft Korea Co., Ltd. 	
11 	Puyo Puyo: Master of Shiku Zu 	May 19, 2009 	Puyo Puyo EnterprisesPuyo Puyo Direct-to-Videos, Consumer Products & Film 	20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 	Rough Draft Korea Co., Ltd. 	Rough Draft Korea Co., Ltd. 	
12 	Heavenly Knights 2 	June 23, 2009 	Puyo Puyo EnterprisesPuyo Puyo Direct-to-Videos, Consumer Products & FilmNinety Media 	20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 	Rhythm and Hues Studios 	Rough Draft Korea Co., Ltd. 	
13 	Shanghai Knights 	September 8, 2009 	Puyo Puyo EnterprisesPuyo Puyo Direct-to-Videos, Consumer Products & Film 	20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 	Rhythm and Hues Studios 	Rough Draft Korea Co., Ltd. 	
14 	Schezo: Legend of the Yaeger Sword 	June 14, 2011 	Puyo Puyo EnterprisesPuyo Puyo Direct-to-Videos, Consumer Products & FilmSega of America 	Lionsgate Home Entertainment 	Mercury Filmworks 	Mercury Filmworks 	
15 	Schezo: Cocoon of Destruction 	June 12, 2012 	Puyo Puyo EnterprisesPuyo Puyo Direct-to-Videos, Consumer Products & FilmSega of America 	Lionsgate Home Entertainment 	Mercury Filmworks 	Mercury Filmworks 	
16 	Schezo: The Power of Us 	June 11, 2013 	Sega of AmericaRockville Worldwide StudiosRockville Consumer Products & Interactive Media 	Lionsgate Home Entertainment 	Mercury Filmworks 	Mercury Filmworks 	
17 	Schezo: The Sky Warrior 	June 24, 2014 	Sega of AmericaRockville Worldwide StudiosRockville Consumer Products & Interactive Media 	Lionsgate Home Entertainment 	Mercury Filmworks 	Mercury Filmworks 	
18 	Puyo Puyo: Legend of the Lost Treasure 	May 17, 2016 	Sega of AmericaRockville Worldwide StudiosRockville Consumer Products & Interactive Media 	Lionsgate Home Entertainment 	Mercury Filmworks 	Mercury Filmworks