The New Adventures of Maya the Honey Bee: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The New Adventures of Maya the Honey Bee centers on the adventures of Maya, a young, restless, adventurous and wondering bee, as well as the way she has to work in an environment full of insects and other critters. Maya is sent by the queen bee to get pollen for her hive. In that task Maya, with his inseparable friend Willi the drone, discovers a new world around him and befriends numerous creatures of the forest like the grasshopper Flip, the spider Tecla, the fly Puck, the beetle Kurt or the mouse Alexander.

Series details

• Title: The New Adventures of Maya the Honey Bee
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Comedy, Adventure, Family
• Premiere date: 1975-04-01
• Final broadcast date listed: 1983-10-04
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TV Osaka
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 29971
• IMDb ID: tt0133295
• TVDB ID: 73518

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1975-04-01; final listed air date 1975-06-10; episode order: 52.
• Season 2: premiered 1982-10-12; final listed air date 1983-10-04; episode order: 52.

Source and licence

Adapted from The New Adventures of Maya the Honey Bee on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.