Maya the Bee (1975)

***Maya the Bee*** (Japanese: ***みつばちマーヤの冒険***, Hepburn: *Mitsubachi Māya no Bōken*, lit: *The Adventures of Maya the Honey Bee*) is a Japanese-Austrian animated series produced by Nippon Animation in Japan and Apollo Film in Austria. It aired on NET (now known as TV Asahi) in Japan from April 1, 1975, to April 20, 1976, and on ZDF in Germany from September 13, 1976, to September 1, 1977. 52 episodes were produced. A sequel series, or second season in most countries outside Japan, which also consisted of 52 episodes, was produced under the name *新みつばちマーヤの冒険* (Hepburn: *Shin Mitsubachi Māya no Bōken*, Translation: *The New Adventures of Maya the Honey Bee*). It aired on ZDF in Germany from September 1, 1979, to September 13, 1980, and on TV Osaka in Japan from October 12, 1982, to September 27, 1983.

## Maya

### Status

**Lost**

The series had an Afrikaans dub titled *Maya*. It was likely produced by South African studio Sonovision for SABC, as had been done with the South African English dub. Very little evidence on it is available apart from a blog post talking about Afrikaans dubs and scarce online comments.

## Maya the Bee

### Year(s)

1990-98

An English dub was produced under the title *Maya the Bee* in 1989 by Saban Entertainment, with adaptation work being done in Los Angeles, California and voice recording being done in Montreal, Quebec. It included a new intro and background music. It aired in the United States on Nickelodeon from January 1, 1990, to December 31, 1992, and in Canada on Family Channel from 1990 to 1993 and on YTV from 1992 to 1998. 65 episodes were dubbed. A complete list of what episodes were dubbed isn't available, but there are at least 36 from the first season and 18 from the second season. As of 2020, only two episodes can be found on YouTube, but there's a bootleg DVD set containing 47 full episodes and 5 partial episodes. The contents of this set were later uploaded to Internet Archive on June 24, 2022 by user astrocade. The show also had 3 VHS releases with 3 episodes on each tape. Used copies are typically hard to find, but one was found at a thrift store by terebifunhouse, who uploaded it to Internet Archive. Two of the episodes were not on the bootleg DVD set. It's unknown whether or not the episodes on the other VHS releases are on the bootleg DVD set. All the episodes can be watched in English, but through a separate dub produced in South Africa.

## Maya l'abeille

### Year(s)

1984-95

*Maya l'abeille* began airing on Radio-Québec (now Télé-Québec) in 1984. This wasn't the show's first appearance in Canada (it aired the previous year in English on CBC and in French on First Choice (now known as Crave), and a feature length edit of four episodes were shown in Quebec theaters earlier in 1984), but unlike those releases, which likely used existing cuts, Radio-Québec used a new cover of the European French intro recorded by Quebecois signer Nathalie Simard. It's unclear if the show itself received a new dub. There are arguments both for and against one having been made. According to someone that uploaded the intro and end credits to YouTube, it was otherwise the same as the European French dub, which can be found in its entirety on YouTube. This is backed up by the fact that both credit the same person for writing the French dialogue. At the same time, there are websites that credit Quebecois voice actors, including an Amazon Canada listing for a now out of print DVD. The show aired on Radio-Québec until 1990. From 1991 until 1995, it aired on Canal Famille. A promo from this run exists, but it has no dialogue from the show. The series returned to French Canada in the 2010s, but it was the European French dub.

## 마야 붕붕

### Year(s)

1986

A Korean dub titled *마야 붕붕* aired on MBC in 1986. No footage is available, and the only material made for the dub that has been uncovered is soundtrack versions of both intros and the closing music.

## La abeja Maya

### Year(s)

1981-82

A Latin American Spanish dub under the title *La abeja Maya* was produced from 1981 to 1982. Produced in Los Angeles, California by EL SID (Spanish International Dubbing) and Intersound, it included a new intro recorded by Rochelle Cano, an American singer of Latin descent. 62 episodes can be found on YouTube. It's unclear whether or not this was all that was dubbed, as the episodes were uploaded by an official channel. At the moment, the only way all the episodes can be watched in Spanish is through the European Spanish dub.

## ھەسەل ھەرىسى مايا

### Year(s)

1981-82

A Uyghur dub called ***"ھەسەل ھەرىسى مايا"*** was aired on Xinjian Television (XJTV). Only the film was found.

## References

1. ↑ http://outofmymind.scanlen.com/?p=922
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