| They’re Back! Powerpuff Girls Z D! (出ましたっ!パワパフガールズ Z D! (Demashita! Pawapafu Gāruzu Zetto D!) | |
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| Director | Julien Cheavallier Jr |
| Studio | Toei Animation, UbiArt Animation |
| Network | Cartoon Network (UK, Australia)
UbiArt Network (US, Canada) TV Tokyo (Japan) |
| Original Run | 2014-2015 |
| Episodes | 62 |
| Opening Song | Magical Puff Power! (EP1-30)
Jig THE Upper (PPGZD! Mix!) (EP31-62) |
| Ending Song | Hero's Heart! (EP1-15)
Door of Midnight (PPGZD! Mix!) (EP16-29) Power From Within (EP30-46) Rose Petal (EP47-62) |
They’re Back! Powerpuff Girls Z D! is a 2014 magical girl anime series created by Julien Chevalier Jr. This is a sequel to Powerpuff Girls Z.
It's genres are Magical Girl, Romance, Action And Comedy. It's themes are Girl Power, Teamwork and Friendship, Cartoons, Love, and Colors.
It aired on Cartoon Network In UK and Australia, UbiArt Network In US and Canada and Tv Tokyo in Japan On May 1st, 2014.
Plot
Taking place a few months after the defeat of HIM, Professor Utonium, along with his son Ken Kitazawa, and there robotic dog Peach, and the families of Momoko/Blossom, Miyako/Bubbles and Kaoru/Buttercup, all move to the city of Toonfield. A city known for its wild, lively, and wierd citzens.
But all while Momoko/Blossom is settling in on her first day at Toonfield Junior High, a mysterious robotic being by the name of T.O.M. appears in the sky, unleashing a familar face...None other than Mojo Jojo. After seeing T.O.M. unleash Mojo Jojo, the Z Belts start to glow, the girls then transform into Powerpuff Girls Z! Go outside, and defeat Mojo Jojo. When the girls get home however, they meet two new mysterious faces, those being, a mysterious AI by the name of SARA, and a small monkey called....Well, Monkey.
SARA tells the girls, that T.O.M. is a member of a mysterious gang of villains known as "The Dark Legion". A team of villains bent on creating a new insane world filled to the brim with insanity and chaos! SARA also tells the girls that the monsters they send out are either members of there army, or random people they want to "Recruit", she also tells the girls there will be a lot of monsters they can't handle with just the three of them, and that they need to have three more members to combat this new threat......A threat that could be more powerful than even HIM....
Characters
Powerpuff Girls Z
Momoko Akatsutsumi / Hyper Blossom
Voiced By: Emiri Katō, Cathy Cavadini (English Dubbed Version)
The first member and leader of the Powerpuff Girls Z, she's not only very smart....But...Also very boy crazy, ditzy, and is also familar to the Magical Girl genre, and also has quite the sweet tooth, she has a little sister named Kuriko, who later became Unstoppable Bullet. At Toonfield Junior High, she's well liked at school, particuarly by Daisuke Yamamoto, probably the smartest male student in not only the class, but the entire school! She uses a Yoyo as a weapon, she's represented by hearts, and her main color is pink. She is based on Blossom from Powerpuff Girls.
Miyako Gōtokuji / Rolling Bubbles''
Voiced By: Nami Miyahara, Tara Strong (English Dubbed Version)
The second member of the Powerpuff Girls Z, Miyako is probably both the sweetest of the group and the most ditzy, she is very polite and ends her sentences with "Desu Ya" and uses Honorfics in people's names, she has a purple plush octopus named Octi. And loves cuddling Monkey, and other animals like him. At Toonfield Junior High, she's popular with the male students, but she is oblivious to many of the boys that fall for her, she is also somewhat friends with Namie Miyamoto, a wierd girl at in her class at Toonfield Junior High, she also belives in Kitsune. She uses a Bubble wand as a weapon, she's represented by well....Bubbles, and her main color is blue. She is based on Bubbles from Powerpuff Girls.
Kaoru Matsubara / Powered Buttercup
Voiced By: Machiko Kawana, Grey DeLisle (English Dubbed Version)
The third member of the Powerpuff Girls Z, Kaoru is a tomboy and is the most easily enraged of the group, she hates a lot of girly things, and especially hates being called princess. She loves playing sports, and watching sports on television. At Toonfield Junior High she's one of the best players on the soccer team, and has a lot of fangirls, much to her dismay, she's also friends with Jun Hagakure, the Kendo class teacher, and has a rival named Mutsumi Kokan. She uses a giant mallet as a weapon, she's represented by stars, and her main color is green. She is based on Buttercup from the Powerpuff Girls.
Kuriko Akatsutsumi / Unstoppable Bullet
Voiced By: Chiwa Saito, Liliana Mumy (English Dubbed Version)
Blossom's now nine-year-old sister, and the fourth member of the Powerpuff Girls Z, along with being the first new member since the defeat of HIM. She is just as hyper and addicted to the sentai/hero and magical girl genre as her older sister. She is very independent and likes to pretend she is a heroine. She admires the Powerpuff Girls Z and wishes to be a heroine just like them. She appears to be quite interested in Ken, especially when she realizes that he knows her sister. Similarly, Ken seems interested in her because of her resemblance to Blossom. Fortunately for her, she became a member of the group during a fight with one of The Dark Legion's monsters. She also goes to Toonfield Elementary. Her weapon is a baton, her theme color is orange, and she is represented by a lightning bolt. She is based on Bullet from The Powerpuff Girls episode, Stray Bullet.
Usagi Kuramochi / Fluffy Bunny
Voiced By: Yukari Tamura, Carolyn Lawrence (English Dubbed Version)
The fifth member of the group, and probably the most childish, Usagi is very curious, and loves making friends, though she doesn't excel in every class, she is still very sociable, and loves to hop around like a bunny, her family owns (What else?) a mochi shop, and is very good at making confectionary, and is sometimes concerned about her family, and mochi shop's safety, she is also very shy around boys, and is the second fastest runner of the group. (The fastest being Bullet.) Her weapon is a ball, her theme color is purple, and she is represented by flowers. She is based on Bunny, a popular one shot character, that appeared in the Powerpuff Girls episode Twisted Sister.
Yuki Honami / Radiant Blanc
Voiced By: Ryoka Yuzuki
The final member of the group, Yuki is known for being a young idol, and for being really popular at Toonfield Junior High, she is probably the most "Princess-Like" out of the six of them, and loves wearing fancy clothing, eating sweets, singing, being with her parents, and can sometimes get quite stubborn and even a bit cocky, but she is still kind when you get to know her, her parents are rich too. Her weapon is a microphone (Yes...I'm not kidding...) her theme color is white, and she is represented by a music note. Contrary to popular belief, she is actually not based on Bell from Powerpuff Girls D, she's actually based on the Perfect Little Girl from "Whoopass Stew" The original pilot for The Powerpuff Girls.
Supporting Characters
Professor Utonium
Voiced By: Taiten Kusonoki, Tom Kane (English Dubbed Version)
Professor Utonium was the very man who was responsible for the Chemical Z lights in the original Powerpuff Girls Z, who also has a son named Ken Kitazawa. He's a very kind father figure to the girls loves to work on other machines, he has also been to Toonfield multiple times before Momoko, Miyako, and Kaoru along with there families moved there. He is based on Professor Utonium from the original Powerpuff Girls.
Ken Kitazawa
Voiced By: Makiko Ohmoto, Cathy Weseluck (English Dubbed Version)
Professor Utonium's eight-year-old son who is somewhat responsible for turning regular girls into the Powerpuff Girls Z and numerous other characters into villains using Chemical Z. Despite being younger than the girls, he acts a lot more mature and the education he receives from his father is considered more advanced than what the girls learn in their school, earning his PhD at an early age. In Powerpuff Girls D, he starts to become friends with Daisuke Yamamoto. (Blossom's Crush) and appreaciates both Usagi and Yuki. He also became a lot more sociable and playful, along with being quite the scientist.
Peach
Voiced By: Tomoko Kaneda, Tom Kenny (English Dubbed Version)
Peach is Ken's pet robot dog who was affected by a white Chemical Z ray, gaining the ability to talk, as well as a considerable boost in intelligence. He is good friends with Monkey, and really appreciates SARA, Ken, Professor, and The Powerpuff Girls. Usagi sometimes cuddles Peach to his annoyance, and Yuki pats him on the head. He is based on the talking dog from the original.
Monkey
Voiced By: Ryo Horihashi
The curious mascot of The Powerpuff Girls Z, Monkey is a smart, yet playful and curious, talking monkey who was affected by the Chemical X rays. He first met the Powerpuff Girls Z when they got home from school, he can also fight suprisingly well, and cares a lot about both SARA and The Powerpuff Girls Z's safety. He can also sense where both The Dark Legion's Dark Chemical X Rays are coming from and who there affecting. He is based on Monkey from Dial M For Monkey
SARA
'Voiced By: Yu Asakawa
A kind and mysterious AI, SARA is a mother figure to the girls, and can both keep track of Dark Chemical X Rays, and was once a mother figure to one of The Dark Legion's top commander T.O.M.. She is also terrified of magnets, has an interest in other robots, and was created by Daisuke Yamamoto. She is based on Toonami's SARA
Dexter
Voiced By: Candi Milo (English Dubbed Version)
A cute and dorky kid in The Powerpuff Girls's class, he has a secret lab, and an annoying sister named Dee Dee, and a boy that Blossom has a crush on.
Mandy: A strange girl in The Powerpuff Girls's class, she's very distant, and very smart too, she believes she can see The Grim Reaper, and is "Friends" with a silly boy named Billy.
The Dark Legion
Mandark: A very smart and evil scientist, who's also a rival for Dexter, and Grim's right hand man, he also makes the robots for The Dark Legion, and has a crush on Dee Dee, Dexter's sister, and has his own sister named Olga.
Barbera Bikini: A lovely yet dangerous woman who loves fashion and all things girly, who also has a monkey partner named Barbarus.
Red: A loud, and strange little red fellow. He loves causing chaos around Toonfield, and partying hard! He loves to eat burgers and chicken and laugh....A LOT!
I. R. Baboon: An evil baboon who was transformed into a human by Grim. Who is always trying to top in order to be better than everyone else, even though he's not the brightest.
Grim
Voiced By: Greg Eagles (English Dubbed Version)
The leader of the group, though he isn't at full power at first, he gains power from craziness and negative energy, and is "The Grim Reaper" and was once best friends with Billy and Mandy, Mandy can still see him though.