July 21, 1989 (1989-07-21) – August 31, 1990 (1990-08-31)[1]
The Adventures of Hutch the Honeybee (昆虫物語 みなしごハッチ, Konchū Monogatari: Minashigo Hatchi, lit. A Bug's Tale: Hutch the Orphan) is a 1989 anime television series produced by Yomiko Advertising and Tatsunoko Production that serves as a remake of the studio's 1971 television series of the same name.[1]
The show follows the original series' main storyline, and tells the adventure of a young bee who searches for his missing queen bee mother. Like the 1970 show, this remake is notable for its sad and cruel scripts, often featuring the deaths of the protagonist's friends.[2]
In France, whereas the original series had been broadcast under the title Le Petit Prince Orphelin (the Little Orphan Prince), this remake was broadcast on France 3 under the titles of Hacou l'abeille (Hacou the bee), or simply Hacou[2] with only 26 of the 55 episodes being shown.
In Italy, the series was broadcast on Italia 1. Only 4 of the 55 episodes were aired[citation needed]
In the Middle East, the anime was dubbed in Jordan under the title of Arabic: Siwar Al-Asal (Arabic: سوار العسل). However, the Arabic dubbing was limited to dubbing the first 26 episodes of the series, and did not complete the rest.
