Powerpuff Girls Z

2006 anime series

Powerpuff Girls Z (Japanese: 出ましたっ!パワパフガールズZ, Hepburn: Demashita! Pawapafu Gāruzu Zetto, lit. They're Here! Powerpuff Girls Z) or PPGZ is a 2006 Japanese magical girl comedy anime series directed by Megumu Ishiguro and based on the American animated television series The Powerpuff Girls. It ran from July 2006 to June 2007 on TV Tokyo in Japan, with reruns airing on Cartoon Network's Japanese channel starting in 2008. An English language version was released on Cartoon Network in The Philippines sometime in 2008.

Powerpuff Girls Z
Also known asPPGZ
Demashita! Powerpuff Girls Z
GenreAction-Comedy
Adventure
Superhero
Magical girl
Based onThe Powerpuff Girls by Craig McCracken
Developed byToei Animation
Directed byMegumu Ishiguro
Country of originUnited States
Japan
Original languagesJapanese
English
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes52
Production
Running time20 minutes
Production companiesCartoon Network Studios
Toei Company, Ltd..
Original release
ReleaseJuly 1, 2006 (2006-07-01) –
June 25, 2007 (2007-06-25)

3 middle school students are hit with mysterious rays of light that transform them into the superhero team known as Powerpuff Girls Z (just The Powerpuff Girls in the English version) and use their newfound abilities to defend their hometown from evil monsters, who were normal people/creatures that have been hit by rays of darkness.

Voice actors

change
  • Momoko Akatsutsumi (Blossom) - Emiri Katou
  • Miyako Gōtokuji (Bubbles) - Nami Miyahara
  • Kaoru Matsubara (Buttercup) - Machiko Kawana
  • Professor Utonium - Taiten Kusunoki
  • Ken Kitzawa - Makiko Ohmoto
  • Peach - Tomoko Kaneda
  • Mojo Jojo - Masashi Ebara
  • Him - Ryusei Nakao
  • Himeko Shirogane (Princess Morebucks) - Chigusa Ikeda

Voice actors (English)

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  • Blossom - Nicole Bouma
  • Bubbles - Maryke Hendrikse
  • Buttercup - Kelly Metzger
  • Professor Utonium - Louis Chirillo
  • Ken - Cathy Weseluck
  • Poochie (Peach) - Matt Hill
  • Mojo Jojo - Michael Dobson
  • Him - Mark Oliver
  • Princess Morebucks - Kelly Sheridan