is a 1989 remake of the 1971 classic

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series ''

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''. The show follows the original series' main storyline, and tells the adventure of a young

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who searches for his missing

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mother. Like the 1970 show, this remake is notable for its sad and cruel scripts, often featuring the deaths of the protagonist's friends.

Cast

*Hitomi Ishikawa as Hutch *

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as Honey *

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as Kumagoro *

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as Aya *

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as Roza *

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as Old Man Osamushi *Toshiko Maeda as Narrator *

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as Mam

Episodes

Foreign versions

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, whereas the original series had been broadcast under the title ''Le Petit Prince Orphelin'' (the Little Orphan Prince), this remake was broadcast on

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under the titles of ''Hacou l'abeille'' (Hacou the bee), or simply ''Hacou'' with only 26 of the 55 episodes being shown. In Italy, the series was broadcast on

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. Only 4 of the 55 episodes were aired In the

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, the anime was dubbed in

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under the title of Arabic: Siwar Al-Asal ( ar, سوار العسل). However, the Arabic dubbing was limited to dubbing the first 26 episodes of the series, and did not complete the rest.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Adventures of Hutch the Honeybee 1989, The 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