Demashitaa! Powerpuff Girls Z! Announced

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:

1. Bubbles is now Miyako Goutokuji – “Rolling Bubbles”
2. Blossom is now Momoko Akatsutsumi – “Hyper Blossom”
3. 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!

1. Demashitaa! Powerpuff Girls Z – Clip One
2. Demashitaa! Powerpuff Girls Z – Clip Two
3. Demashitaa! Powerpuff Girls Z – Various Demashitaa! Powerpuff Girls Z Episodes on YouTube

Demashitaa! Powerpuff Girls Z has an initial run of 52 episodes.