Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi

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***Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi*** is a 2003 American-Japanese animated musical adventure comedy film based on the Japanese pop-rock group Puffy AmiYumi. It was directed by Scott O'Brien, produced by Renegade Animation and Cartoon Network Studios and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, with animation provided by Rough Draft Studios in California and South Korea and TMS Entertainment in Japan. The film features a ensemble cast with Janice Kawaye and Grey DeLisle as the main characters, alongside Keone Young, Jess Harnell, Cree Summer, Fred Tatasciore, Rob Paulsen, Nika Futterman, Mary Jo Catlett, Fred Stoller, April Winchell, Jeff Bennett, Rodger Bumpass, Helen Hunt, Tom Kenny, Lara Jill Miller, and John Rhys-Davies. In the film, Ami and Yumi must band together as friends in order to stop Julie Jewel and her plans for world domination.

The idea for *Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi* was first created by O'Brien in the 1990s, in which he decided that it would be a good idea to visit the script he wrote and tool it as a 2D animated short and potential TV series. A 40-second demo was animated using Macromedia Flash and grabbed the attention of Darrell Van Citters and led Renegade Animation to develop an extended TV pilot. After a successful pitch to Cartoon Network, a 7-minute-long TV episode was developed, and Cartoon Network, impressed with both the characters and the 2D technology, raised the possibility of making both a TV series and a full-length feature film. O'Brien, in turn, suggested that the film be made first, so that the development team could create the assets at theatrical quality and reuse them in the TV series. Production officially began in early 2001 and was completed in roughly 3 years, with the studio considerably raising its staff count and expanding its studio space. Animation was done entirely using commercial software, including Toon Boom Opus.

*Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi* was released on July 18, 2003, by Warner Bros. Pictures. It received generally positive reviews and was a box office success, grossing $486.5 million worldwide against a $76 million budget and later gaining a cult following through television syndication and its home video release. This film along with fellow animated film, Sony Pictures's *The Triplets of Belleville*, Disney's *Brother Bear* and Disney/Pixar's *Finding Nemo* were nominated for the first Academy Award for Best Animated Feature in 2003, ultimately losing to Finding Nemo. It was the second Cartoon Network theatrical film, first being *The Powerpuff Girls Movie*. The film made its television debut on Cartoon Network on November 12, 2004, to promote the TV series based on this film.

Due to its success, the film was spun off into a television series titled *Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi*, which premiered on November 19, 2004, and ended on June 27, 2006. A sequel, *Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi 2*, was released on August 25, 2006.

## Synopsis

In the film, Ami and Yumi must work together as friends in order to stop Julie Jewel from trying to rid the world of music forever.

## Plot

After Ami and Yumi timeline, Ami was at the woods with her drumsticks to find a monster. Then, she spots the monster, but Ami heard a voice. It was Yumi. She tells Ami what's he dreaming about. Ami buy a cat named Tekirai to assist her father Phil Onuki. When Phil's neighborhood confronts them, Tekirai panics and wreaks havoc on the outside, leaving Phil in debt. To help Phil pay for the damages and starting to be singer and musician, Ami decides to move to United States, hoping to present Tekirai to Kaz Industries to get a job there; despite objections from her mother Jane, Phil encourages Ami to pursue her dream, as he gave up her musical ambitions for forming a band and has regretted it ever since. Upon arrival at the United States, Ami is kicked out from Kaz Industries by her second-in-command Julie, who in Kaz's absence has stopped producing band, thereby "Pop-rock" band who are unable or refuse to pay for them. Julie's father, Bill Blake, runs the Abandon Shop, a facility that collects scrap and broken parts with trucks, and melts them to create ashes.

Word of Ami and Yumi becoming bandmates, and both are hailed as a local band after she and the gang help to make themselves into a pop-rock band, although they are eventually unable to cope with the demand due to the rock shortage. Ami also receives news that Phil is in dire need of rock band. Hoping to enlist Kaz's help, Ami and Yumi attend the Kaz concert (where he is reputed to make an appearance), only for Julie to announce that he will not attend. Enraged, Ami publicly berates Julie, who orders her security team to eliminate him. Ned Davidson (who also does not appear on the TV show itself), a Kaz Industries executive opposed to Juliet's plans, rescues Ami and Yumi.

Yumi is captured by a truck and taken to the Abandon Shop, where she discovers Bill and Julie's plan to use a heavily-armed fleet of Super-trucks to destroy all of the instruments throughout the city to make them into more ashes and escapes. Meanwhile, Ami and Ned fly to Kaz's mansion, where Ami confronts Kaz, imploring him to return to Kaz Industries. A disgruntled Kaz reveals that Julie's greed and business sense won over his idealism in the management of Kaz Industries, and orders Ami to leave. Crushed, Ami calls her parents, intending to return to Machida, Tokyo, but Phil convinces her to stay and fight for his dreams. As the Gangs arrive to bid Ami farewell, Yumi reveals Bill and Julie's plot; Ami rallies Ned and the Gangs to stop them. They are soon joined by Kaz, who has regained his resolve, having realized how much he and his ideals meant to Ami.

The group returns to Kaz Industries where Kaz fires Julie, but Julie knocks him unconscious, planning on arrested him as well. Ami, Ned and the Gangs (who have left John and Uncle James behind for their safety) rescue Kaz, but Julie intercepts them and chases them towards the Abandon Shop, where Kaz drops off their magnet truck and rolls into the processing area. After creating improvised weapons, Ami, Ned, and the Gangs confront Bill before he can melt him down in her furnace. Outnumbered by Bill's workers, John and Uncle James join them with an army of grateful people that Puffy AmiYumi had become more popular. Ned, the gangs and the people battle the workers while Jang-Keng and Tekirai duels with Bill, who is destroyed when he falls into his own furnace; Ami and Kaz immobilize the Super-trucks and defeat Julie, leaving her tied up and hanging from the ceiling alongside her more polite mother, Taking control of Kaz Industries once again, Kaz promises to become a manager, available to Ami and Yumi.

Later, Kaz holds a public ceremony in Machida, Tokyo, where he nominates Ami and Yumi as his new second-in-command and eventual successor. Phil provides Ami with a new leader; as a final gift thanking her for always believing in her, he gives her a Guitar instrument to fulfill her dreams of being a pop-rock band. After a shaky start, Ami leads her family, Ned, Yumi and her gangs, Kaz and the townspeople in a rousing rendition of "Puffy's Rule".

In the mid-credits scene, Julie asks where Bill is. her mother states that her father died, Julie groans.

## Cast

* Janice Kawaye as Ami Onuki, an idealistic young pink-haired girl and aspiring rockstar.
	+ Daveigh Chase as Young Ami
	+ Liliana Mumy as Younger Ami
	+ Grace Rolek as Youngest Ami
* Grey DeLisle as Yumi Yoshimura, a blue-haired girl who is friends with Ami.
	+ Lorraine Nicholson as Young Yumi
	+ Alyson Stoner as Younger Yumi
* Jess Harnell as Ned Nicholas, a level-headed executive at Kaz Industries and Ami's love interest, However, he does not appear on TV Series of the same name.
* Keone Young as Kaz, a money-grubbing manager and the owner of Kaz Industries.
* Lara Jill Miller as Julie Jewel, the treacherous, greedy right-hand-man of Kaz, and Bill Blake's daughter.
* John Rhys-Davies as Bill Blake, the father of Julie Jewel.
* Fred Tatasciore as Yuri Yoshimura, a feisty blue-haired boy who is Yumi's younger brother.
* Cree Summer as Zoe Zero, a pessimistic purple-haired girl who befriends Ami.
* Rob Paulsen as Takuya Nagsako, a large, friendly green-haired boy who befriends Ami along with his little sister, Emi.
* Nika Futterman as Emi, a cheerful obsessed little girl.
* Jeff Bennett as Phil Onuki, Ami's father.
* April Winchell as Chiyo Onuki, Ami's mother.
* Frank Welker as Tekirai, Ami's pet cat and sidekick.
	+ Welker also voices Jang-Keng.
* Rodger Bumpass as Mike Darling, a receptionist at Kaz Industries and Yumi's love interest.
* Fred Stoller as Don, the gatekeeper at Kaz Industries
* Helen Hunt as Julie's Mom
* Tom Kenny as Corey Proctor, Phil's rude, inconsiderate neighbor.
* Jennifer Hale as Yumi's Mum

### Additional Voices

* Jim Cummings
* Carlos Alazraqui
* Fred Tatasciore
* Rob Paulsen
* Kimberly Brooks
* Bob Bergen
* Richard Steven Horvitz
* Jeff Fischer
* André Sogliuzzo
* Pat Fraley
* Candi Milo
* Bradley Pierce
* Laraine Newman
* Michael Sorich
* Kath Soucie
* Tom Kane
* Bill Farmer
* Justin Shenkarow
* Teresa Ganzel
* Sherry Lynn
* Nika Futterman
* Michael Beattie
* Cathy Cavadini
* Philip Proctor
* Maurice LaMarche
* Roger L. Jackson
* J. Grant Albrecht
* Susan Blu
* Cree Summer
* Jess Harnell
* Danny Mann
* Phil LaMarr
* John Kassir
* Jack Angel

## Production

### Development

Scott O'Brien, Michelle Lamoreaux, and Robert Lamoreaux started working on the project in 1997 when O'Brien came up with the idea. In May 1999, O'Brien, and the Lamoreauxs originally pitched the idea to Cartoon Network and afterwards Renegade Animation developed a test short on April 18, 2000 in hopes of making the channel greenlight the production. Simultaneously, O'Brien, and the Lamoreauxs worked to create a story bible outlining a potential television series. Renegade Animation originally, at first, created other Cartoon Network pilots before *Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi*; two of which feature *Captain Sturdy*; one in 1999, entitled "Back in Action", and the other in 2000, entitled "The Originals", but they were ultimately rejected, and Renegade Animation then started working on a 7-minute pilot episode of *Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi* on April 18, 2000. Around the same time, Renegade Animation had just begun experimenting with the use of Flash and traditional cel animation after obtaining copies of Macromedia Flash. The visual style of the project is anime-influenced.

After going through the review process, the pilot was initially successful, and Cartoon Network executives, who were impressed by the pilot and still enthusiastic about the show's potential, raised the prospect of creating a theatrical film to accompany the TV series, much to the surprise of O'Brien and his team at the studio. During the initial pitch to Cartoon Network, Sam Register had highlighted the idea that using 2D animation would allow the same designs and assets to be reused between both a film and a TV show, an idea which Cartoon Network held strong faith in. O'Brien further suggested that the feature film be created first, since the characters being designed could be created at a higher quality than they would have with a TV budget. Although Cartoon Network was worried that it would be more difficult to attract a movie-going audience without the TV show to build an install base for the series, these concerns were answered with a series of short TV interstitials which would begin airing in order to build up hype for the upcoming film.

With an expensive budget of $76 million, production of *Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi* was greenlit in Fall 2000, and work began on a script for the film. Production officially started in February 2001 under the direction of O'Brien. In order to speed up the pace of work for a feature film, the company's staff count was considerably increased from 30 to around 650 employees, and the studio's workspace was also reformed in order to fit such a team of filmmakers.

In June 2001, it was announced that Cartoon Network had won the bidding war against Fox, Nickelodeon, and Disney over production rights to make the film. It was once expected to be released in 2002 under the title *Puffy AmiYumi*.

In November 2001, Warner Bros. Pictures and Cartoon Network revealed the film's new title to be *Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi*, which would be produced by Register, with Ramsey Ann Naito, Michael Ouweleen, and John Pomeroy writing the film's screenplay. In April 2002, it was announced that Adam Beechen would be added as a story writer.

On February 2002, after seeing the four teaser trailers that blue creature that ruin movies fourth time, Scott O'Brien, Michelle Lamoreaux, and Robert Lamoreaux dedicated to do this same thing, but with Ami and Yumi ruin four Cartoon Network shows for their teaser trailers are released in theaters; with Ami Onuki ruin *Ed, Edd n Eddy* and *Dexter's Laboratory*, and Yumi Yoshimura ruin *Grim and Evil* and *The Powerpuff Girls*. The four teaser trailers was released in July 5, 2002.

### Casting

In May 2001, it was announced that actress E.G. Daily and Grey DeLisle was cast as Ami and Yumi. This would be E.G. Daily's eight animated feature film role. However, on July 11, 2001, Daily was too busy voicing for other projects, such as *ChalkZone*, *The Powerpuff Girls*, and *Rugrats* and the new actress for Ami was yet to be announced. By October 2001, it was later announced that Janice Kawaye would replace Daily. The rest of the cast was announced in March 2002.

### Animation

The film was animated in-house by Cartoon Network Studios in Burbank, California and Renegade Animation in Glendale, California. *Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi* was the first 2D animated film to be created entirely using commercial animation programs rather than proprietary software, with most animation done using Toon Boom Opus. Characters were first hand-drawn using pencil and paper, after which they were cleaned up and scanned directly into Opus. Hand-painted backgrounds were created, then scanned in and digitally enhanced via Adobe Photoshop, while compositing work was completed in Adobe After Effects. James Tucker was the film's lead character designer, and created actively simplistic and anime-inspired designs in order to avoid overcomplicating production. According to executive producer John Pomeroy, CGI animation was used to create the environments for 20 percent of the film, including the city scenes, in order to allow objects to move in 3D space.

Additional animation was done both domestically and overseas at Rough Draft Studios in both Seoul, South Korea and Glendale, California, TMS Entertainment Co., Ltd. in Tokyo, Japan, AKOM Production Co., Ltd. in Seoul, South Korea, Wang Film Productions Co., Ltd. in Taipei, Taiwan, Bardel Entertainment, Inc. and Mercury Filmworks in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and Yowza! Animation in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Digital production services for the film were provided by Warner Bros. Animation in Sherman Oaks, California, with additional layouts done at Studio B Productions in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

## Soundtrack

*Main article: Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi/Soundtrack*
The film's score was composed by John Debney. Matthew Wilder and Lorraine Feather wrote several original songs for the film. The soundtrack containing musical theatre, teen pop and rock was released on July 15, 2003.

## Release

*Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi* was originally going to be released in July 2002; however, in July 2001, the date was changed to 2003. This happened because Cartoon Network released *The Powerpuff Girls Movie* in July 2002, thus pushing *Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi* to July 2003.

*Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi* premiered in Japan on June 20, 2003, and was theatrically released on July 18, 2003, in the United States and Canada, in Australia on August 14, 2003, and in the United Kingdom on September 26, 2003. The film's theatrical release was preceded by *Summer Bummer*, a *Robot Jones* short.

### Marketing

* The film's first four teaser trailers was released with *Scooby-Doo* on June 14, 2002, and was also shown before *Lilo & Stitch*, *Hey Arnold!: The Movie*, *Like Mike*, *The Powerpuff Girls Movie*, *Stuart Little 2*, *The Country Bears*, *Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams*, *Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie*, *Pokémon 4Ever*, *Tuck Everlasting*, and *The Santa Clause 2*.
* A series of shorts were created to air on Cartoon Network, with the first one premiering on September 9, 2002. The shorts were tied in with online games available on CN's website. The shorts would later be included on the film's DVD release.
* The first theatrical trailer was attached on November 15, 2002, and was shown before *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, *Treasure Planet*, *The Wild Thornberrys Movie*, *Kangaroo Jack*, *The Jungle Book 2,* and *Agent Cody Banks*.
* A second theatrical trailer was attached on March 21, 2003, and was shown *Piglet's Big Movie*, *Holes*, *The Lizzie McGuire Movie*, *Daddy Day Care*, *Pokémon Heroes*, *Finding Nemo*, *Rugrats Go Wild*, and *Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas*.
* TV Spots began to air between June and August 2003.

The film was backed by a large marketing campaign, with various merchandise becoming available throughout 2003, Such as:

* Burger King, having put 9 toys for their Kids' Meal in the US and UK. The toys are Ami, Yumi, Ned, Kaz, Julie, Bill Blake, Yuri, Tekirai, and Jang-Keng.
* in the US and UK Mattel release Action-Figures, Toys and Board Games (Which is shown on here, expect Board Games, along with other characters from the film like Ned, Julie, Bill Blake, Yuri, Zoe, Takuya, and Misaki)
* in the US and UK Kellogg's cereals have one of 11 Mini Plushes including Ami, Yumi, Ned, Kaz, Julie, Bill Blake, Tekirai, Jang-Keng, Yuri, Zoe, and Takuya.

### Home media

*Main article: Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi/Home media*
*Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi* was released in the United States on DVD and VHS on November 18, 2003. The VHS included the "Hi Hi" music video by Puffy AmiYumi. The DVD included a new short film titled *Game Girls*, audio commentary, behind-the-scenes featurettes, music videos, production notes, interactive games, and trailers and television spots.

The film was re-issued on DVD on August 8, 2006. It includes a movie ticket to its sequel *Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi 2*. It was released on DVD and Blu-ray on April 30, 2013, to promote the 10th Anniversary of this film. A 4K Ultra HD of this film along with a sequel was released on November 19, 2019, to promote the 15th Anniversary of the show.

On July 1, 2018, *Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi* became available on Netflix.

The movie (along with sequel and series) became available as part of HBO Max as of its launch May 27, 2020.

### Television broadcasting

*Main articles: Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi/Television broadcast timeline*
*Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi* had its network television premiere on Cartoon Network on Friday, November 12, 2004, at 7:00 pm. It then aired on Cartoon Network again on June 18, 2005 as part of Cartoon Theatre. It then aired on Disney Channel on June 18, 2005. ABC Family also aired this movie on October 22 of that year. NBC aired this on February 18, 2006. TBS also aired it on Saturday, May 20, 2006. TNT aired this movie on August 19, 2006.

### Video game

A video game based on the film was published by Midway Games and released on June 21, 2003, for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, GameCube, Game Boy Advance, and Xbox.

## Reception

### Critical reception

*Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi* has received positive reviews from critics. Based on 183 reviews, the film holds an approval rating of 82% on Rotten Tomatoes with an average rating of 6.3/10, with the consensus stating "*Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi* rides the beginning of the *AmiYumi* to grand effect, and the final result is an emotionally effective, visually stunning, and wholly witty adaptation that will satisfy both children and adults." On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the film has an average score of 73 out of 100, based on 15 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

### Box office

The film opened at the fourth position behind *Bad Boys II* and *Johnny English* with $32,584,941 in 3,783 theaters with an average of $5,385; on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, the film was in second. The film closed in October 2003 after grossing $86 million domestically. The film grossed an additional $58 million overseas for a total of $486.5 million.

## Expanded franchise

### Sequel

*Main articles: Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi 2*
A sequel titled *Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi 2* was released on August 25, 2006. It was directed by Lindsey Pollard, written by Michelle Lamoreaux, and Robert Lamoreaux and produced by Sam Register, Ramsey Ann Naito, and Michael Ouweleen. Janice Kawaye, Grey DeLisle, Keone Young, Jess Harnell, Fred Tatasciore, Cree Summer, Yuri Yoshimura, Mary Jo Catlett, Rob Paulsen, Nika Futterman, Jeff Bennett, April Winchell, and Frank Welker reprised their roles as Ami, Yumi, Kaz, Ned, Yuri, Zoe, Misaki, Takuya, Emi, Phil, Chiyo, Tekirai, and Jang-Keng respectively. New cast members include Pamela Adlon as Ryou Onuki, Nancy Cartwright as Fumiko Yosano, Nicholas Elia as Botan Sakai, Russi Taylor as Erika Tanaka, Carolyn Lawrence as Cowgirl Casey, and Hank Azaria as Eldwin Blair.

### Television series

*Main articles: Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi*
On late 2003, it was confirmed that a television series based on the film is being produced and will premiere on Cartoon Network on November 19, 2004, until June 27, 2006.

## Sound Effects

*Main article: Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi/Sound Effects*
## Gallery

*Main article: Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi/Gallery*

## Cameos

* Kevin from *Ed, Edd n Eddy* is featured on a poster in Yumi Yoshimura's room. Despite this, this is a reference to upcoming Cartoon Network theatrical film, *The Ed, Edd n Eddy Movie*.
* DeeDee made a cameo appearance as Julie's slave.
* Johnny Bravo made a cameo appearance as a resident of New York City.
* Blossom also made a cameo appearance as a resident of New York City.

## Trivia

* This is the second Cartoon Network theatrical film.
* The fourth Warner Bros. animated film to be released in July, after *Treasure Island*, *Oliver Twist* and *The Powerpuff Girls Movie.*
* This is first feature film by Renegade Animation.
* The fourth Warner Bros. animated film of 2000s to be produced in a 1.85:1 aspect ratio, after *Pokémon: The Movie 2000*, *Pokémon 3: The Movie,* and *The Powerpuff Girls Movie*.
* This is the third Warner Bros. animated film of 2000s to be rated PG by the MPAA, after *Osmosis Jones* and *The Powerpuff Girls Movie*.
* This is the only *Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi* franchise that didn't feature a live-action scene.
* The seventh Warner Bros. animated film to be rated PG by the MPAA, after *Twice Upon a Time*, *Batman: Mask of the Phantasm*, *Space Jam, The Iron Giant, Osmosis Jones* and *The Powerpuff Girls Movie*.
* This is Janice Kawaye's first animated film to be released theatrically since "*Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw*" released 15 years prior.
* This is the 2nd collaboration between Cathy Cavadini, Roger L. Jackson, Tom Kane, Tom Kenny, Jeff Bennett, Grey DeLisle, Phil LaMarr, Rob Paulsen and Frank Welker. Their first was "*The Powerpuff Girls Movie*" released a year before.
* The film was released on VHS and DVD on November 18, 2003, by Warner Home Video.
* In theaters, a Robot Jones short entitled *Summer Bummer* was shown prior to the film.
* This is Keone Young's first animated film to be released theatrically.
* Grace Rolek's debut.
* Most scenes are fully hand-drawn animated, while some scenes also incorporate cel-shaded 3D computer animation.
* One of the many reasons this film is loved is because of how Ami and Yumi was first met.
* This is the first Cartoon Network theatrical film to have a box office success.
* With a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 82%, it is currently the highest-rated Cartoon Network theatrical film, and is often considered to be their best film.
* The film succeeded at the box office because it was colorful and poppy for kids.
* This is the second Warner Bros. animated film to have spun off into a television series, after "*Osmosis Jones*" released 2 years prior.
* Intended as a television pilot for *Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi* (2004). But, when Warner Bros.'s executives were shown very early footage, and early design plans for it, they were so impressed by it, that they decided to fund it for theatrical release.
* The first movie produced by Cartoon Network Studios to receive an Academy Award nomination.
* The film made $486.5 million dollars at the box office on a $76 million dollar budget.
* To promote the movie, a series of shorts were created about Ami and Yumi's daily lives before they met, that aired months in advance on Cartoon Network.
* The first 2D theatrical movie done entirely with off-the-shelf software.
* The original teaser trailer for the film is composed entirely of unused animation from early in the movie's development. Characters such as Ami and Yumi have different designs from the finished product, and scenes from the movie are shown in different angles or locations. The trailer also includes scenes from shorts produced specifically for television to promote the movie.
* Many jokes and plot points are recycled from the show's pilot episode "Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi (2000)".
* A year before the movie's release, Ami and Yumi appeared as giant balloons in the 2002 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City.
* This is the first Cartoon Network film to collaborate with Skywalker Sound, an Academy Award-winning sound studio.
* This is John Rhys-Davies' fourth animated film, after ''*Cats Don't Dance*" released 6 years prior, ''*Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists*'' released 3 years prior and ''*The Jungle Book 2*'' released this year.
* With the release of *Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi*, Cartoon Network Studios returned to making box-office hits.

## Transcripts

### Main

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### Trailers

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## Credits

*Main article: Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi/Credits*