![]() That tragedy aside, the theme song is an infectious rock anthem that at the same time manages to sound dated, but extremely current by featuring a surf rock guitar that resembles "Bustin' Surfboards," by The Tornadoes mixed with electro-punk production from the can't miss J-Rock band, POLYSICS. Before that, for the superhero in all of us, they provided the theme song to Teen Titans (the bonus track on this album), which, much to the chagrin of loyal fans, is no longer in production. In fact, they were on tour last year to support the show and its soundtrack. Since 2004, this dynamic duo has had their own cartoon show, Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi, and it's still running strong. So far, American fans probably know Puffy AmiYumi best from their exposure on Cartoon Network. reporter, "I just wanted to look at the rejection letter to see what they would put in the note to say sorry." But once she was paired with Yumi, Sony had exactly what they were looking for in Puffy AmiYumi - thanks to Andy Sturmer (formerly of Jellyfish), one of their producers, who gave the girls their name. At the time, Ami was skeptical that anything could possibly happen. While Ami was putting together a demo for Sony, Yumi was auditioning for a management company that was looking for a variety of performers, actors as well as musicians. ![]() Meanwhile, Puffy is still active in the Japanese music scene, with their 13th and most recent studio album dropping in 2011, and their latest single arriving in 2018.As coincidence would have it, in 1995, Ami and Yumi were both trying their hands at becoming solo artists in Japan by taking advantage of various talent searches. These days, Register serves as President of Warner Bros. They have continued to be involved with the show, recording a cover of the song "The Night Begins to Shine" as part of the four-part special of the same name. Meanwhile, in addition to its lyrics living on in the hearts and minds of fans, Puffy AmiYumi's iconic Teen Titans theme would be remixed for the spinoff show Teen Titans Go!, which premiered in 2013 and is currently winding down on its sixth season. Samuel Register/Zookeeper made his first appearance in Teen Titans #13. Created by Geoff Johns and Tom Grummett, Dr. In 2004, a character named after Register was officially made DC Comics canon. On top of that, even with Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi sort of falling by the wayside as far as Cartoon Network is concerned, both its creator and the band it was based on have decidedly left a lasting impact on the Teen Titans brand, which is what brought them together in the first place. In between episode segments, live-action vignettes featuring the real Ami and Yumi would air as well. Additionally, while the show took the band to all sorts of different locations - including a millennium into the future - there were a few other recurring characters, such as evil land developer Edwin Blair, alpha nerd King Chad and young obsessive stalker fan Harmony. ![]() A good portion of the show's conflict stemmed from Ami and Yumi's drastically different personalities, with Ami being cheerful and bubbly, and Yumi being a bit rougher around the edges. The pop-rock artists were joined on this journey by their greedy but caring manager Kaz Harada, voiced by Keone Young, and his mortal enemies Tekirai and Jang-Keng - Ami and Yumi's pet cats. RELATED: How the '90s Anime Boom Changed Western Cartoons The show followed fictionalized, highly-exaggerated versions of Ami and Yumi - voiced by Janice Kawaye and Grey DeLisle, respectively - as they traveled the world in their tour bus, playing various gigs and getting into increasingly bizarre misadventures along the way. Created by Register and featuring another original theme by Ami and Yumi themselves, Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi premiered on Cartoon Network in November of 2004, a little over a year after Teen Titans first hit the airwaves. Then-Cartoon Network Vice President Sam Register - who also served as an executive producer on Teen Titans - evidently saw even greater potential in the network's business relationship with Puffy AmiYumi and proposed the idea of a cartoon based on the band that would help them grow their fanbase outside of Japan.
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