Maya the Bee
1975 2 seasons · 104 ep live_tv Scripted Japan

Maya the Bee

みつばちマーヤの冒険

Synopsis

みつばちマーヤの冒険

The adventures of a young and happy bee who is sent by her queen to search for pollen, and in doing so she finds a new world that surrounds her, making friends with various forest creatures.

Also On tv asahi

Other series that aired on tv asahi.

Other Titles From Nippon Animation

Action & Adventure + Animation in Japan

706 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Action & Adventure and Animation genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Maya the Bee itself).

The 1974–1976 Japan Window

Maya the Bee holds position #42 of 65 Japan seriess in the 1974–1976 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. Magnos The Robot
    #1

    Magnos The Robot

    ★ 9.2 · 1976
  2. Dino Mech Gaiking
    #2

    Dino Mech Gaiking

    ★ 8.6 · 1976
  3. Candy Candy
    #3

    Candy Candy

    ★ 8.5 · 1976
  4. Great Mazinger
    #4

    Great Mazinger

    ★ 8.1 · 1974
  5. Dersu Uzala
    #5

    Dersu Uzala

    ★ 8.0 · 1975
  6. The Last Samurai
    #6

    The Last Samurai

    ★ 7.8 · 1974
  7. 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother
    #7

    3000 Leagues in Search of Mother

    ★ 7.7 · 1976
  8. Pastoral: To Die in the Country
    #8

    Pastoral: To Die in the Country

    ★ 7.6 · 1974

The 1970s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 1970s in Japan, 197 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Maya the Bee premiered alongside 21 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 21 other Japan seriess in 1975.

The 438th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (1,671 seriess).

Audience Engagement

64
Reviews
68th
Review-volume percentile
83rd
Popularity percentile

64 audience reviews — more than 68% of Japan seriess in our index.

Popularity (83th percentile) outruns review volume (68th) — a trending, discussed title among Japan seriess.

Broadcast Timeline

First Air Date
April 1, 1975
Last Air Date
September 27, 1983
Broadcast Span
8.5 years
Total Episodes
104 across 2 seasons
Format
Scripted
Total Runtime
≈ 43.3 hours

Reception Benchmarks

6.3
TMDB Rating
64
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #3,441 of 4,579 Japan seriess indexed here (25th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.6 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Action & Adventure productions specifically: #674 of 743 (top 91%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesNippon Animation
Series TypeScripted
Seasons / Episodes2 / 104
Release DateApril 1, 1975
Official Sitewww.nippon-animation.co.jp

Questions Answered

When did Maya the Bee end?

Maya the Bee finished its run with its final episode airing on September 27, 1983.

Where did Maya the Bee air?

Maya the Bee aired on tv asahi, which has broadcast 8+ other Asian series indexed in this catalog.