Maya (1975)★ 6.7/10

TV-Y · JP,AT,XWG,NL,US · 30 min · April 1, 1975 · 2 seasons

Adventure
Animation
Comedy
Family

Directed by: Hiroshi Saitō, Masaharu Endō, Mitsuo Kaminashi

Written by: Waldemar Bonsels, Marty Murphy, Niisan Takahashi, Kazuhiro Kanazawa, Hikaru Sasa

The story of a young bee named Maya and her adventures.

Original title

Maya

Storyline

An adaptation of the German children's novel "The Adventures of Maya the Bee" (1912) by Waldemar Bonsels. Maya is an inquisitive and adventurous young honeybee who wants to explore the world surrounding the beehive and to make friends. She is exiled for insubordination, but she has several adventures with insect friends from various species. When Maya learns that hornets are preparing an attack on her former beehive, Maya risks her life and freedom to warn her fellow bees. She is pardoned for her "crimes", and she becomes a teacher to a new generation of bees.

Rating

6.7 / 10 · 5,089

Companies

Zuiyo, Apollo Film, Nippon Animation Co., Saban International N.V., Saban International Services Inc., Saban Productions, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF), Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF), Premiere Austria, 3+, 3Sat, 3sat, ARD / ZDF Kinderkanal (KIKA), ARD Mediathek, Amazon Instant Video, China Central Television (CCTV), Club Super 3, Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT), Junior, Katholieke Radio Omroep (KRO), Kika, Kinderkanal (KiKA), MagentaTV, Nickelodeon Network, Nowa TV, ORF 1, ORF 2, ORF Eins, Pan Vision Oy, Polsat Rodzina, Premiere Start, Puls 2, Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP), SRF 1, SRF zwei, Schweizer Fernsehen (SF), Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF), Sky One

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