Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi

Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi is an American animated television series produced by Renegade Animation for the Cartoon Network, which was created by Sam Register, who also serves as the series' executive producer. According to Register, the target audience of the show is boys and girls from six to 16 years old. However, the show also has a following of fans of the real-life Ami Onuki and Yumi Yoshimura who make up the J-pop duo PUFFY, known as "Puffy AmiYumi" in North America. Register, a fan of the band, wished to spread its fame to other parts of the world and thus produced the cartoon. The series features the adventures of animated versions of the band. The duo have been immensely popular in Japan since making their debut in 1996. They now have several U.S. albums to their credit, including a 2004 companion album to this program and were known to viewers of Cartoon Network in the USA for performing the theme to the animated series of Teen Titans comics. According to the crew's blog on October 2, 2006, Cartoon Network canceled the show and took it off the air. In Japan, all 39 produced episodes have been televised. It is unclear if the remaining five unseen episodes will be seen in the U.S. or if there will be any more external support for the series, such as additional DVD releases. The US Cartoon Network website has removed all mention of the show, though the UK Cartoon Network website has not removed any material.