Powerpuff Girls Z

Powerpuff Girls Z
Cover of the first DVD volume featuring Kaoru, Momoko, Mojo Jojo, and Miyako
出ましたっ!パワパフガールズZ (Demashita! Pawapafu Gāruzu Zetto)
Genre	Action, Comedy, Magical girl
TV anime
Directed by	Megumu Ishiguro
Written by	Yoshio Urasawa
Studio	Toei Animation
Licensed by	Ocean Productions
Network	TV Tokyo
English network	Cartoon Network Boomerang Cartoon Network India Cartoon Network
Original run	July 1, 2006 – June 30, 2007
Episodes	52 (List of episodes)
Manga
Written by	Shiho Komiyuno
Published by	Shueisha
Demographic	Shōjo
Magazine	Ribon
Original run	July 2006 – June 2007
Volumes	2
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Powerpuff Girls Z, known in Japan as Demashita! Powerpuff Girls Z (出ましたっ!パワパフガールズZ, Demashita! Pawapafu Gāruzu Zetto^?, roughly They're Here! Powerpuff Girls Z) or PPGZ for short, is a magical girl anime series based on the American animated television series The Powerpuff Girls. The anime is co-produced by Cartoon Network Japan and Aniplex and was animated by Toei Animation, featuring character design by Miho Shimogasa (of Sailor Moon fame). As production occurred in Japan, Craig McCracken, the original creator of The Powerpuff Girls, was not directly involved with the project.

The 52-episode series aired in Japan on TV Tokyo between July 1, 2006, and June 30, 2007. It also aired on AT-X^[1] and on Cartoon Network in Japan.^[2] An English-dubbed version produced by Ocean Group aired by Cartoon Network Philippines on their Boomerang channel in 2008, though has not yet been released in North America, except for Mexico (and Latin America as well) where it airs on Cartoon Network. A manga of the same name ran in Shueisha's Ribon magazine between July 2006 and June 2007.

Plot

Main article: List of Powerpuff Girls Z episodes

The series takes place in New Townsville (Tokyo City in Japanese). In order to stop an ecological disaster, Professor Utonium's son, Ken Kitazawa, uses Chemical Z, a new form of the Professor's original substance, Chemical X, to destroy a giant glacier. However, the impact of Chemical Z causes several black and white rays of light to appear in the skies above New Townsville. Three ordinary girls, Momoko (Blossom), Miyako (Bubbles), and Kaoru (Buttercup), are engulfed in white lights and become Hyper Blossom, Rolling Bubbles, and Powered Buttercup, respectively. However, the numerous black lights cause others to turn to the side of evil, so the Powerpuff Girls Z must use their ultra super powers to protect New Townsville from villains such as Mojo Jojo, Fuzzy Lumpkins and Him.

Characters

Main article: List of Powerpuff Girls Z characters

Unlike the original Powerpuff Girls, in which the main girls are sisters created by Professor Utonium who attend kindergarten, the main characters are unrelated 13-year-old girls who are given the ability to transform into the Powerpuff Girls Z.

Momoko Akatsutsumi (赤堤ももこ, Akatsutsumi Momoko^?) / Hyper-Blossom (ハイパー・ブロッサム, Haipā Burossamu^?)

Voiced by: Emiri Katō (Japanese), Nicole Bouma (English)

The self proclaimed leader of the PPGZ, Blossom is a hyperactive girl with a fascination with sweets and an eye for cute boys. When transformed, she battles using a yoyo, naming her signature moves after various sweets.

Miyako Gotokuji (豪徳寺みやこ, Gōtokuji Miyako^?) / Rolling Bubbles (ローリング・バブルス, Rōringu Baburusu^?)

Voiced by: Nami Miyahara (Japanese), Maryke Hendrikse (English)

The gentle member of the PPGZ, Bubbles lives with her grandmother. Similar to her PPG counterpart, she has the ability to talk to animals (not just squirrels). When transformed, she uses a large bubble wand which allows her to blow massive bubbles for both offensive and rescue purposes.

Kaoru Matsubara (松原かおる, Matsubara Kaoru^?) / Powered Buttercup (パワード・バターカップ, Pawādo Batākappu^?)

Voiced by: Machiko Kawana (Japanese), Kelly Metzger (English)

The strongest member of the PPGZ, Buttercup is a tomboy who loves sports but hates anything girly, especially wearing skirts. She lives with her family. Her father is a masked wrestler. When transformed, she wields a giant hammer which smashes anything in its path and can produce powerful shockwaves.

Media

Anime

Main article: List of Powerpuff Girls Z episodes

The anime series, produced by Aniplex and Cartoon Network Japan and animated by Toei Animation, aired on TV Tokyo between August 1, 2006 and June 30, 2007. An English-language version produced by Ocean Productions was later broadcast in the Philippines on Boomerang, though has yet to be aired in North America or the United Kingdom.

Music

Powerpuff Girls Z: Original Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by Taichi Master and Hiroshi Nakamura
Released	June 27, 2007 (2007-06-27)
Genre	Anime
Length	67:51
Language	Japanese
Label	Sony Aniplex

Powerpuff Girls Z: Original Soundtrack is the licenced soundtrack to the anime series Demashita! Powerpuff Girls Z. It was released by Sony and Aniplex on June 27, 2007 in Japan only.

This includes TV size versions of most of the series theme songs, the series score by composers Taichi Master and Hiroshi Nakamura presented in the form of a party mix, and character songs by PPGZ's seiyus. The album's booklet features concept art for all the characters.

Tracks 1-6 are TV sized versions of the opening and ending themes of the anime. Tracks 7-25 are a continuous party mix of the show's music composed by Taichi Master and Hiroshi Nakamura. Tracks 26-29 are character songs performed by the seiyū of the main characters.

1. "Kibō no Kakera" (希望のカケラ, Pieces of Hope^?) by Nana Kitade - 1:32
2. "Mayonaka no Doa" (真夜中のドア, Door of Midnight^?) by Liu Yi Fei - 1:28
3. "LOOK" by HALCALI - 1:31
4. "Jig THE Upper" (ジグTHEアッパー, Jigu THE Appā^?) by Hoi Festa - 1:31
5. "Tōri Ame" (通り雨, Rain that Passes by^?) by Wiz-US - 1:34
6. "Himawari" (ひまわり, Sunflower^?) by Hearts Grow - 1:33
7. "Intro" - 0:19
8. "A Day in the Lab" - 2:44
9. "Monster Panic x Girlz Dispatch" - 3:07
10. "Girlz Dispatch x Monster Threat" - 5:10
11. "Powered Buttercup" - 0:34
12. "Rolling Bubbles" - 0:33
13. "Hyper Blossom" - 0:32
14. "PPGZ" - 0:42
15. "Versus" - 2:51
16. "Mojo Jojo" - 1:32
17. "Wafoo" - 1:21
18. "Back in the Lab" - 2:39
19. "Love and Peace" - 4:03
20. "Juvenile Misdemeanor" - 5:35
21. "The Scheme" - 2:28
22. "Princess Fuzzy-Funk's Rowdy Fever" - 5:18
23. "The Rise of Him" - 5:56
24. "Victory Lap" - 1:43
25. "Epilogue" - 1:24
26. "Sweet Chodai" (スウィートちょーだい, Sūwīto Chōdai^?) by Emiri Katō - 2:03
27. "Flow" by Nami Miyahara - 3:35
28. "It's Mighty!" by Machiko Kawana - 2:08
29. "Touch me!" by Emiri Katō, Nami Miyahara and Machiko Kawana - 2:25

Manga

A manga adaptation, illustrated by Shiho Komiyuno, was published in Shueisha's Ribon magazine between July 2006 and June 2007.

Video game

Game Cover.

A video game entitled Demashita! Powerpuff Girls Z: The Game for the Nintendo DS by Namco was launched on June 12, 2007.^[3] It has board-game style gameplay similar to Mario Party and features Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup competing with Mojo Jojo to get to the centre of the board, competing in minigames along the way.

• Official PPGZ DS Website

See also

Anime and manga portal

• The Powerpuff Girls

References

1. ^ 出ましたっ！パワパフガールズZ AT-X ワンランク上のアニメ専門チャンネル
2. ^ プレスリリース
3. ^ "Game de Demashita! Powerpuff Girls Z listing at Play-Asia". http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-9g-49-en-15-powerpuff-70-1z28.html. 

External links

• Demashita! Powerpuff Girls Z official site of Cartoon Network (Japan)
• Powerpuff Girls Z Cartoon Network (Philippines)
• Demashita! Powerpuff Girls Z at TV Tokyo
• Demashita! Powerpuff Girls Z at Toei Animation
• Demashita! Powerpuff Girls Z at Aniplex
• Soundtrack release information at Aniplex
• Taichi Master official website
• Game de Demashita! Powerpuff Girls Z at Bandai