Maya the Bee
Maya the Bee

Maya the Bee (1975)

6.3 (91 votes)
2 Seasons
April 1, 1975
Japanese
Action & Adventure Animation

Synopsis

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.

Network

tv asahi

Episodes

Maya Is Born
E1

Maya Is Born

Apr 1, 1975
25 min
6.0

A great excitement reigns in the hive, Cassandra, arrives home just in time to experience the birth of the new bees. A bee slips through one of the honeycombs: Maya.

Maya Learns To Fly
E2

Maya Learns To Fly

May 8, 1975
25 min
6.0

Maya and Willy still have a lot to learn about the weather, wasps, spiders, flowers... When the first flying lesson comes, Maya is enthusiastic but unaware of the dangers that await her...

Maya and The Dragonfly Shnuck
E3

Maya and The Dragonfly Shnuck

May 15, 1975
25 min
6.0

Miss Cassandra will be missing for a few weeks from the beehive, so Maya indulges in an unscheduled trip into nature. Getting into a fine mess in a pond, she is rescued by a kind dragonfly who has taken a liking to her. Soon after, it is Maya’s turn to rescue her from the clutches of a dragonfly-hunting boy.

Maya and The Ants
E4

Maya and The Ants

May 22, 1975
25 min
8.0

For one day, Maya wants to be the captain of an ant army. After all, she has helped ants come ashore on her floating leaf. This wish can be granted, and Maya holds her own as captain. She does guide the ants through the water and has trouble climbing up a tree trunk, but in the end it is she who helps the ants escape the dreaded ant lion.

Maya and The Housefly Puck
E5

Maya and The Housefly Puck

May 29, 1975
25 min
5.0

Maya meets Puck, a fly with a very bad temper. Puck can report all kinds of situations, food and, above all, people. Maya wants to meet humans and convinces Puck to show her a house.

Maya and The Spider Thekla
E6

Maya and The Spider Thekla

Jun 5, 1975
25 min
7.0

Maya marvels at the world: the dandelions, the sun, the water. On her journey she meets the pink beetle, who invites her to eat. Unfortunately, they can't stay to eat, they have to keep flying. During a trip with a Willy, he gets caught in the web of the spider Thekla.

The Forest Fire
E7

The Forest Fire

Jun 12, 1975
25 min
6.0

Danger in the garden. It burns! The insects are at a loss. Only the violin spider finds the fire good. She loves everything that distracts the insects. Maybe someone will get into her web. The excitement increases. The fire spreads more and more. Already the first floor of the plant house is burned. The insects need help.

Willy With The Ants
E8

Willy With The Ants

Jun 19, 1975
25 min
6.0

The fly knows a wonderful vacation spot - in the middle of a horse's back. She just forgot to warn Willy and Maya about the horse's tail. One powerful swipe of the tail, and Willy falls unconscious to the ground. Of course, the ants clear him away: everything lying around is cleared away. With the ants, Willy comes to again, at the last moment - and from now on thinks he is an ant.

Maya and The Earthworm Max
E9

Maya and The Earthworm Max

Jun 26, 1975
25 min
6.0

Max, the earthworm is slightly depressed. The culprit is the eternal rain. Maya and Willy try to cheer him up.

Maya and The Frog
E10

Maya and The Frog

Jul 3, 1975
25 min
6.0

Maya and Willy meet a cute little green frog, however this frog has only one thing on his mind: he wants Maya and Willy for breakfast.

Maya and Iffi In The Rain
E11

Maya and Iffi In The Rain

Jul 10, 1975
25 min
6.0

It has been raining all day. At first it is quite funny, the insects press themselves under a safe mushroom and tell each other what they have experienced - until Iffi appears. Iffi, the bark beetle in love. He confuses everything with his crush, and when his beloved turns up, the good mood is soon over. Just at this moment, the water rises. The small group is in danger.

Maya and The Firefly Jimmy
E12

Maya and The Firefly Jimmy

Jul 17, 1975
25 min
6.0

Maya and Willy learn for the first time in their lives about the luminosity of fireflies, and immediately, of course, Maya has an idea. She has always wanted to see the mysterious underground passages of the earth beetles. Everything under the ground is strangely alien, and Willy feels anything but comfortable in his skin. Where is the exit?

Maya and The Locust
E13

Maya and The Locust

Jul 24, 1975
25 min
6.0

One day, Maya and Willy discover a strange old locust in the garden. She has lost connection with the large group of locusts and is now sitting quite discouraged and unhappy with herself in the garden. Maya and Willy build her a stretcher and help her... although the old locust soon turns out to be very vigorous...

The Jumping Competition
E14

The Jumping Competition

Jul 31, 1975
25 min
6.0

A big jumping competition is scheduled for today. Flip is showing off tremendously. He thinks he's the best, the fastest, the farthest and, above all, the most elegant jumper. But he has to learn that sometimes there are even better ones.

Maya and The Larva
E15

Maya and The Larva

Aug 7, 1975
25 min
6.0

Maya and Willy have found a small caterpillar that they think is homeless. They take the caterpillar to themselves and raise it. They nurture it and begin to like the caterpillar. But one day they experience that their little caterpillar first becomes a monster and then a beautiful butterfly.

The Beetles
E16

The Beetles

Aug 14, 1975
25 min
7.0

Maya has promised a pair of beetles to look after their brood. Poor Willy! If he had known how difficult it is to herd a wild bunch of little beetles. He certainly wouldn't have gotten up that morning at all.

Maya and The Centipede Jerome
E17

Maya and The Centipede Jerome

Aug 21, 1975
25 min
7.0

Maya meets a sick centipede. But the centipede doesn't know what exactly is wrong with him. One of his many legs is no longer working properly.

Flip Is Trapped
E18

Flip Is Trapped

Aug 28, 1975
25 min
6.0

Flip is in trouble. While training for the Grasshopper Wide Hopping Championship, he has fallen into the clutches of a carnivorous plant.

Maya and Kurt’s Rescue
E19

Maya and Kurt’s Rescue

Sep 4, 1975
25 min
6.0

The evil spider Thekla has caught Maya and wants to eat her. But Kurt, the dung beetle, frees her. Thekla vows revenge and gets her chance when Kurt is knocked down on his back and can't get up. Maya won't let the evil spider do it and comes to Kurt’s rescue with her friend Willy.

Shelter From the Wind
E20

Shelter From the Wind

Sep 11, 1975
25 min
6.0

No description available.

Cicada
E21

Cicada

Sep 18, 1975
25 min
7.0

No description available.

Jama the Ant
E22

Jama the Ant

Sep 25, 1975
25 min
8.0

No description available.

Cricket
E23

Cricket

Oct 2, 1975
25 min
5.0

No description available.

Where is the Wood
E24

Where is the Wood

Oct 9, 1975
25 min
5.0

No description available.

Tiger Longicorn Beetle
E25

Tiger Longicorn Beetle

Oct 16, 1975
25 min
7.0

No description available.

Cousin Franz
E26

Cousin Franz

Oct 23, 1975
25 min
6.0

No description available.

Flower Sprite
E27

Flower Sprite

Oct 30, 1975
25 min
6.0

No description available.

Hiccup
E28

Hiccup

Nov 6, 1975
25 min
6.0

No description available.

What Kind of House
E29

What Kind of House

Nov 13, 1975
25 min
6.0

No description available.

Colonel Weaver
E30

Colonel Weaver

Nov 20, 1975
25 min
6.0

No description available.

Harold the Hawk
E31

Harold the Hawk

Nov 27, 1975
25 min
6.0

No description available.

Maja Wishes To Be a Bird-Sized Bee
E32

Maja Wishes To Be a Bird-Sized Bee

Dec 4, 1975
25 min
5.0

No description available.

Pursuit by a Sparrow and a Frog
E33

Pursuit by a Sparrow and a Frog

Dec 11, 1975
25 min
7.0

No description available.

Willard the Strong
E34

Willard the Strong

Dec 18, 1975
25 min
6.0

No description available.

Twin Flap
E35

Twin Flap

Dec 25, 1975
25 min
6.0

No description available.

Kitty the Flea
E36

Kitty the Flea

Jan 1, 1976
25 min
6.0

No description available.

Maja in the Snow
E37

Maja in the Snow

Jan 8, 1976
25 min
6.0

No description available.

Spring has Come
E38

Spring has Come

Jan 15, 1976
25 min
6.0

No description available.

Chipper the Moth
E39

Chipper the Moth

Jan 22, 1976
25 min
6.0

No description available.

Duel At Ant’s Ranch
E40

Duel At Ant’s Ranch

Jan 29, 1976
25 min
6.0

No description available.

Fake Holes
E41

Fake Holes

Feb 5, 1976
25 min
6.0

No description available.

Clide the Cockroach
E42

Clide the Cockroach

Feb 12, 1976
25 min
6.0

No description available.

New Friends
E43

New Friends

Feb 19, 1976
25 min
5.0

No description available.

The Lonely Champion
E44

The Lonely Champion

Feb 26, 1976
25 min
6.0

No description available.

Eggs, Eggs, and Still More Eggs
E45

Eggs, Eggs, and Still More Eggs

Mar 4, 1976
25 min
6.0

No description available.

Burt the Honey Bee
E46

Burt the Honey Bee

Mar 11, 1976
25 min
5.0

No description available.

Anthony the Ant
E47

Anthony the Ant

Mar 18, 1976
25 min
6.0

No description available.

Thekla and the Violin Contest
E48

Thekla and the Violin Contest

Mar 25, 1976
25 min
5.0

No description available.

Beauty Contest
E49

Beauty Contest

Apr 1, 1976
25 min
6.0

No description available.

Maja on the Sea
E50

Maja on the Sea

Apr 8, 1976
25 min
6.0

No description available.

Maja in a Big Pinch
E51

Maja in a Big Pinch

Apr 15, 1976
25 min
7.0

No description available.

Welcome Home Maja
E52

Welcome Home Maja

Apr 22, 1976
25 min
6.0

No description available.

Cast

Details

Original Title

みつばちマーヤの冒険

Status

Ended

Seasons

2

Episodes

104

Production

Nippon Animation, Wako Productions, Apollo Film