is a 1989 remake of the 1971 classic anime series The Adventures of Hutch the Honeybee.

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.

The Adventures of Hutch the Honeybee (1989 TV series)

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

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.

The Adventures of Hutch the Honeybee (1989 TV series)

In Italy, the series was broadcast on Italia 1. Only 4 of the 55 episodes were aired

The Adventures of Hutch the Honeybee (1989 TV series)

In the Middle East, the anime was dubbed in Jordan under the title of Arabic: Siwar Al-Asal (). However, the Arabic dubbing was limited to dubbing the first 26 episodes of the series, and did not complete the rest.

References

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1989 anime television series debuts

Japanese children's animated adventure television series

Nippon TV original programming

Tatsunoko Production

Animated television series about insects

Animated television series about orphans