Puyo Puyo (TV series)

Puyo Puyo (ぷよぷよ) is an American-Japanese animated television series based on the video game series of the same name. The series premiered on Gingo on July 3, 1999 and ended on May 6, 2000. The series only lasted for 2 seasons and 50 episodes and was cancelled due to low ratings. It is the second Gingo television series to be based on a video game, the other series being Niz Chicoloco.

Plot
The series takes place on a remote island like Puyo Puyo Sun, it focuses on the adventures of Arle playing Puyo against other characters and trying to defeat the Dark Prince, season 1 takes place after the events of Puyo Puyo Sun, while season 2 takes place after the events of Puyo Puyo~n.

Main characters

 * Arle Nadja
 * Carbuncle
 * Draco Centauros
 * Puyos
 * Rulue
 * The Dark Prince
 * Schezo Wegey
 * Suketoudara
 * Witch

Secondary Characters

 * Skeleton T
 * Nasu Grave
 * Harpy
 * Sasori Man
 * Panotty
 * Zoh Daimaoh
 * Minotauros
 * Momomo
 * Seriri
 * Nohoho
 * Incubus
 * Kikimora
 * Honey Bee
 * Lagnus the Brave
 * Archan
 * Chico
 * Dragon

Voice cast

 * Ali Johnston - Arle Nadja, Kodomo Dragon, Doppelganger Arle, Wraith
 * André Sogliuzzo - Zombie, Parara
 * Ayame Kizuki - Carbuncle (Season 1, Additional voice clips for Season 2)
 * Brendan Hunter - Incubus
 * Carolyn Lawrence - Lala
 * Charles C. Campbell - Skeleton T
 * Chiara Zanni - Witch, Dark Witch
 * Daran Norris - Momomo, Samurai Mole, Tsujigiri Mole
 * Dave Mallow - Sasori Man, Mamono, Cockatrice, Vampire
 * Dave Squatch Ward - Zoh Daimaoh, Barbegazi
 * Dee Bradley Baker - Dragon, Dark Dragon, Will-o-Wisp, Nomi, Mini Zombie, Cait Sith, Fufufu, Burning Soul, Tenori Zoh
 * Denis Akiyama - Dark Prince
 * Erin M. Cahill - Lagnus the Brave (Child), Panotty, Mandrake
 * Evelyn Huynh - Honey Bee, Sukiyapodes, Archan, Banshee Trio, Wood Hunter
 * Gerald Matthews - Minotauros
 * Hynden Walch - Chico, Succubus
 * Ian James Corlett - Schezo Wegey, Doppelganger Schezo
 * Irene Trapp - Teacher (Madou Monogatari)
 * Jeff Bennett - Count (Madou Monogatari)
 * Jeff Manning - Lagnus the Brave (Grown-Up)
 * Jim Cummings - Owlbear
 * Kathleen Barr - Kikimora, Black Kikimora (known as Nega Kikimora in this show), Wish (Witch’s Grandmother), Scylla, Dullahan, Siren
 * Katie Griffin - Draco Centauros, Beast Draco, Jarne
 * Keone Young - Mr. Shinpi Tekina (the teacher of Magic Academy)
 * Kim Strauss - Narrator (Episode 1)
 * Kurumi Mamiya - Carbuncle (Season 2)
 * Lacey Chabert - Harpy
 * Lainie Frasier - Carbuncle (Additional voice clips), Baromett
 * Michael Sorich - Suketoudara, Lycanthrope, Gray Wolf
 * Paul Greenberg - Pakista
 * Quinton Flynn - Choppun, Demon Servant (known as Demisurf in this show), Shirokuro
 * Rachael Lillis - Seriri, Water Element
 * Richard Tatum - Nasu Grave, Yaki Nasu Grave
 * Steve Blum - Runelord
 * Susan Roman - Rulue, Mummy, Merrow
 * Syo Tortellini - Gust
 * Veronica Taylor - Shingo
 * Wally Wingert - Nohoho, Genie of the Lamp
 * Will Friedle - Kuraku

Broadcast
Coming soon!

Home media

 * Further information: List of Puyo Puyo (TV series) videos

All home media releases were released by Universal Studios Home Entertainment.

VHS

 * 1) Arle's Adventures (Contains Another Orb Means Another Adventure, How to Succeed in Sorcery Without Really Trying, Beyond the Valley of the Carbunnies, and Mamono Attacks!) (Released in January 2000)
 * 2) Weirdos in Madou Island (Contains Direct Dragon, A Joke on You, Foul Play at the Sea, and Choppun Chaos) (Released in January 2000)
 * 3) Characteristic Side-stories (Contains Nohoho in: What's for Sale?, Rulue's Spring Break of Fists, Tower of the Magician, and Man Up, Lagnus!) (Released in January 2000)
 * 4) Land, Air, and Sea Chaos (Contains My Master, The Genie in a Lamp, It Takes a Pair of Legs to Walk..., Rumble Bee, and Missing in Action) (Released in January 2000)
 * 5) Holiday Hijinx (Contains The Dark Prince's Holiday Heist, It's a New Year After All!, Year of the Dragon, and Unsolved Conspiracies) (Released in August 2000)
 * 6) All Focused on the Other Four (Contains The Great Curry Search, Frantic Fish Fight, Little Dragon Gone Lost, and Crisis at the Heart) (Released in August 2000)
 * 7) Opponents Clash! (Contains Get a Clue, Will Ya?, Illusion Division, Mind Over Minotauros, and Archan in: Pranks a Lot!) (Released in August 2000)
 * 8) Two Two-Part Adventures (Contains Big Trouble on Madou Island (Parts 1 and 2) and Lost in Time (Parts 1 and 2)) (Released in August 2000)
 * 9) 10 Years of Puyo Puyo! (The 10th Anniversary of the Puyo Puyo Game Series) (Contains Another Orb Means Another Adventure, How to Succeed in Sorcery Without Really Trying, Beyond the Valley of the Carbunnies, It Wasn't Me, It Was The Doppelgänger!, Top of the Tower, The Great Curry Search, Year of the Dragon, Mind Over Minotauros, and Puyo Academy (Parts 1 and 2)) (Released in October 25, 2001)

DVD

 * 1) Arle's Adventures in Madou Island (Contains Another Orb Means Another Adventure, How to Succeed in Sorcery Without Really Trying, Direct Dragon, A Joke on You, Beyond the Valley of the Carbunnies, Mamono Attacks!, Foul Play at the Sea, and Choppun Chaos) (Released in January 2000)
 * 2) Side-stories from Madou Island (Contains Nohoho in: What's for Sale?, My Master, The Genie in a Lamp, Rulue's Spring Break of Fists, Tower of the Magician, It Takes a Pair of Legs to Walk..., Rumble Bee, Man Up, Lagnus!, and Missing in Action) (Released in January 2000)
 * 3) The Adventure Continues (Contains The Dark Prince's Holiday Heist, It's a New Year After All!, The Great Curry Search, Frantic Fish Fight, Year of the Dragon, Little Dragon Gone Lost, Unsolved Conspiracies, and Crisis at the Heart) (Released in August 2000)
 * 4) Opponents Clash! (Contains Get a Clue, Will Ya?, Illusion Division, Mind Over Minotauros, Archan in: Pranks a Lot!, Big Trouble on Madou Island (Parts 1 and 2), and Lost in Time (Parts 1 and 2)) (Released in August 2000)
 * 5) The Complete 1st Season (Contains all Season 1 episodes) (Released in February 2001)
 * 6) The Complete 2nd Season (Contains all Season 2 episodes) (Released in February 2001)
 * 7) 10 Years of Puyo Puyo! (The 10th Anniversary of the Puyo Puyo Game Series) (Contains Another Orb Means Another Adventure, How to Succeed in Sorcery Without Really Trying, Beyond the Valley of the Carbunnies, It Wasn't Me, It Was The Doppelgänger!, Top of the Tower, The Great Curry Search, Year of the Dragon, Mind Over Minotauros, and Puyo Academy (Parts 1 and 2)) (Released in October 25, 2001)
 * 8) The Complete Series (Contains all Season 1 and Season 2 episodes) (Released in March 2007)
 * 9) The Complete Series Reissued! (Contains all Season 1 and Season 2 episodes (along with One Weird Afternoon)) (Released in July 2019)

Trivia
Coming soon!