On July 1, 2006 Demashitaa! Powerpuff Girls Z (basically meaning “And They’re Off! Powerpuff Girls Z”) began airing in Japan. This ‘alternative’ version of the Cartoon Network show The PowerPuff Girls features anime versions of characters (Blossom, Buttercup, Bubbles and the rest of the citizens and villains of Townsville).
Now I’m a big fan of the original PowerPuff Girls show since it began on Cartoon Network waaay back in 1996 and I thought the movie was pretty cool. Will the new show have what it takes to live up to the original?
Show Direction?
I’m really interested to see what direction they take this series…will it focus on butt-kicking action and humor like the original, or will it lack those two essential ingredients?
The “New” Girls
Changes from the Original
The girls are also no longer sisters! Another unusual thing I noticed was that on the show, the girls are now 13 (rather than in kindergarten), have secret identities and use words to ‘transform’. Here’s their new ‘real names’ with the words they say to transform:
- Bubbles is now Miyako Goutokuji – “Rolling Bubbles”
- Blossom is now Momoko Akatsutsumi – “Hyper Blossom”
- Buttercup is now Kaoru Matsubara – “Powered Buttercup”
Short Clips from the Show
Here are two very short clips from the show. I wish there were more, but it’s enough to get a taste of the style. There’s also an entire episode from the three other links I’ve included – they’re even subtitled!
- Demashitaa! Powerpuff Girls Z – Clip One
- Demashitaa! Powerpuff Girls Z – Clip Two
- Demashitaa! Powerpuff Girls Z – Various Demashitaa! Powerpuff Girls Z Episodes on YouTube
Demashitaa! Powerpuff Girls Z has an initial run of 52 episodes.
I dont like them, because dont have super powers and when goin to transformate take long time zZ i prefer the original powerpuff girls. =)
stupid stuff a yoyo???? what is that??????
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hi is powerpuff girls z comming 2 america!!!
well i saw the subs of some ppgz videos and 1 dub but i was wondering when they are comming 2 america usa
ppgz ROCKS ppgSTINKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i think it is
Love them!!!! My group had already made a fan made anime of it. We are at episode 9 of it but got stop for some unexpected reasons. We like to view it to the public but stopped. ^^