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* ValuesDissonance: It goes without saying since the original author, Waldemar Bonsels was an outspoken antisemite and Nazi sympathizer. Even though the book was written 8 years before the official formation of the Nazi party, it still contains many elements of nationalism and xenophobic rhetoric such as this, which was nixed from the anime and future adaptations:

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* ValuesDissonance: It goes without saying since the original author, Waldemar Bonsels Bonsels, was an outspoken antisemite and Nazi sympathizer. Even though the book was written 8 years before the official formation of the Nazi party, it still contains many elements of nationalism nationalist and xenophobic rhetoric such as this, which was nixed from the anime and future adaptations:
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* CantUnhearIt: Ewa Złotowska's performance as Maya has left a strong impression with Polish fans of the series. Especially since knowing that she's still actively voicing Maya on occasionally tie-in material (such as Maya the Bee albums, a brief speaking role for Amadeo's remix of the theme song, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pqwKzCNOAM and the PC Game]]).

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* CantUnhearIt: CantUnHearIt: Ewa Złotowska's performance as Maya has left a strong impression with Polish fans of the series. Especially since knowing that she's still actively voicing Maya on occasionally tie-in material (such as Maya the Bee albums, a brief speaking role for Amadeo's remix of the theme song, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pqwKzCNOAM and the PC Game]]).

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-->“Yes, he is a dear little fellow,” it replied tenderly and—bit Jack’s head off.

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-->“Yes, he is a dear little fellow,” it replied tenderly and—bit Jack’s head off.off.
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** The series is very popular in Belgium, since the series is currently owned by Studio 100 (the current right holders) and the franchise is prominent at numerous Studio 100 owned theme parks (Plopsaland, Plopsa Indoor Hasslt, Plopsa Coo, and Holiday Park). The Flanders region of Belgium even received an exclusive musical stage show based on the CGI series called "Maya en de Pollenbollen". The main characters (notably Maya and Willy) also made appearances at numerous special events held by Studio 100, such as their annual Sinterklaas show [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQFo6ab9IEk "De Grote Sinterklaas Show"]] Maya the Bee alongside numerous Studio 100 characters (such as ''Series/SamsonEnGert'' and ''Series/KabouterPlop'') perform for [[UsefulNotes/SinterKlaas Sinterklaas and Zwarte Piete]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdmUPO5Sek8 and sing with each other.]]

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** The series is very popular in Belgium, since the series is currently owned by Studio 100 (the current right holders) and the franchise is prominent at numerous Studio 100 owned theme parks (Plopsaland, (Plopsaland De Panne, Plopsa Indoor Hasslt, Hasselt, Plopsa Coo, and Holiday Park). The Flanders region of Belgium even received an exclusive musical stage show based on the CGI series called "Maya en de Pollenbollen". The main characters (notably Maya and Willy) also made appearances at numerous special events held by Studio 100, such as their annual Sinterklaas show [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQFo6ab9IEk "De Grote Sinterklaas Show"]] Maya the Bee alongside numerous Studio 100 characters (such as ''Series/SamsonEnGert'' and ''Series/KabouterPlop'') perform for [[UsefulNotes/SinterKlaas Sinterklaas and Zwarte Piete]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdmUPO5Sek8 and sing with each other.]]
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Zbigniew died in 2017, changed to past tense


** The series is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZneBWBT_V_s HUGE in Poland]] to the point that Maya's Polish voice actress recorded cover songs (Mostly Polish children's songs) sang by Maya herself. Studio 100's newest indoor theme park was even called [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6ntYomTFqk "Majaland Kownaty" which opened on September 29, 2018 in Warsaw, Poland.]] The franchise also has a very dedicated adult fanbase in Poland. The country even gained an exclusive [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBMxaOeREHA extended version of the theme song performed by Zbigniew Wodecki]] which he [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wM2dnwUIz0 still performs]] at [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idwmStNREzs various concerts]] in Poland.

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** The series is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZneBWBT_V_s HUGE in Poland]] to the point that Maya's Polish voice actress recorded cover songs (Mostly Polish children's songs) sang by Maya herself. Studio 100's newest indoor theme park was even called [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6ntYomTFqk "Majaland Kownaty" which opened on September 29, 2018 in Warsaw, Poland.]] The franchise also has a very dedicated adult fanbase in Poland. The country even gained an exclusive [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBMxaOeREHA extended version of the theme song performed by Zbigniew Wodecki]] which he [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wM2dnwUIz0 still performs]] often performed]] at [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idwmStNREzs various concerts]] in Poland.
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* PeripheryDemographic: ''Maya the Bee'' is very well-known in continental Europe. The series is very popular in its native Germany, as well as Italy, Spain, and Belgium! However in Poland, ''Maya The Bee'' is so popular that a Polish singing group called "Akcent" made a song based around Maya and her friends. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4ua5Od7BPo The group would commonly play this song at popular teenage/adults clubs in Poland.]]

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* PeripheryDemographic: ''Maya the Bee'' is very well-known in continental Europe. The series is very popular in its native Germany, as well as Italy, Spain, Portugal and Belgium! However in Poland, ''Maya The Bee'' is so popular that a Polish singing group called "Akcent" made a song based around Maya and her friends. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4ua5Od7BPo The group would commonly play this song at popular teenage/adults clubs in Poland.]]
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* QuestionableCasting: The film was live action and was produced in the 1920s. That said, the actors in the film were all live insects.

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* QuestionableCasting: The first film was live action and was produced in the 1920s. That said, the actors in the film were all live insects.
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* ValuesDissonance: It goes without saying since the original author, Waldemar Bonsels was an outspoken antisemite and Nazi sympathizer. Even though the book was written 8 years before the official formation of the Nazi party, it still contains many elements nationalism and xenophobic rhetoric such as this which was nixed from the anime and future adaptations:

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* ValuesDissonance: It goes without saying since the original author, Waldemar Bonsels was an outspoken antisemite and Nazi sympathizer. Even though the book was written 8 years before the official formation of the Nazi party, it still contains many elements of nationalism and xenophobic rhetoric such as this this, which was nixed from the anime and future adaptations:

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** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPYKBjIO4l8 original German (and also Czech) theme song sang by Karel Gott]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHrRwZEUVS0 which has also an English version of the song.]] Especially Karel Gott's live performance of the theme song [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oV6DFws8LQ0 as seen in this video promoting the first movie's German release.]]

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** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPYKBjIO4l8 original German (and also Czech) theme song sang sung by Karel Gott]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHrRwZEUVS0 which has also an English version of the song.]] Especially Karel Gott's live performance of the theme song [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oV6DFws8LQ0 as seen in this video promoting the first movie's German release.]]



* QuestionableCasting: The film was live action and was produced in the 1920s. That said, the actors in the film were all live insects.



--->'''Maya:''' ''(voice breaking)'' Oh no, no, no.. [[PleaseWakeUp stay with me, please!]] I'm sorry Miss Queen. It's my fault. I just--I just wanted to see the outside world. ''(sobs)'' If I had stayed in the hive like a good bee, I could've stopped the Advisor...

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--->'''Maya:''' ''(voice breaking)'' Oh no, no, no.. [[PleaseWakeUp stay with me, please!]] I'm sorry sorry, Miss Queen. It's my fault. I just--I just wanted to see the outside world. ''(sobs)'' If I had stayed in the hive like a good bee, I could've stopped the Advisor...



-->“Yes, he is a dear little fellow,” it replied tenderly and—bit Jack’s head off.
* WTHCastingAgency: The film was live action and was produced in the 1920s. That said, the actors in the film were all live insects.

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-->“Yes, he is a dear little fellow,” it replied tenderly and—bit Jack’s head off.
* WTHCastingAgency: The film was live action and was produced in the 1920s. That said, the actors in the film were all live insects.
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* PeripheryDemographic: ''Maya the Bee'' is very well-known in Europe. The series is very popular in Italy, Spain, and especially Germany! However in Poland, ''Maya The Bee'' is so popular that a Polish singing group called "Akcent" made a song based around Maya and her friends. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4ua5Od7BPo The group would commonly play this song at popular teenage/adults clubs in Poland.]]
* SignatureScene: The brief moment in the intro of the anime, where Maya is seen sitting in a water lily and shedding a drop of tear. It was even used in the intro of the CGI series.

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* PeripheryDemographic: ''Maya the Bee'' is very well-known in continental Europe. The series is very popular in its native Germany, as well as Italy, Spain, and especially Germany! Belgium! However in Poland, ''Maya The Bee'' is so popular that a Polish singing group called "Akcent" made a song based around Maya and her friends. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4ua5Od7BPo The group would commonly play this song at popular teenage/adults clubs in Poland.]]
* SignatureScene: The brief moment in the intro of the anime, where Maya is seen sitting in a water lily and shedding a drop of tear.big teardrop. It was even used in the intro of the CGI series.
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** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCf0yQ3dTHQ Akcent a polish singing group, made a Maya the Bee themed remix that is extremely catchy.]] The original song used samples of the anime's soundtrack such as The Ant Army's theme and some of the dialogue from the characters (Thekla, Willy, Alexander, Flip, and Maya respectively).
** On the topic of Poland, there's a Polish music album that was released in 2013, [[ImageSong where Maya herself would do a cover of various children's songs, some original music based around her friends and herself, and later remixes on said song]]. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRfFXW8sAS8&list=PLovpfRqq7UMaVHkW0hjZ8QgUq25F6WJbm&index=1 The entire album can be found here.]] It's all sang by her polish voice actress Ewa Złotowska and it's very catchy to listen to as well as cute. Polish music group [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUUzEy-S4Hg Amadeo also did a techno remix of the shows theme song.]]
** There's also the popular polish children's song [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qifWHYgyXRM "Co Się Stało Z Pszczółką Mają"]] ("What Happened To Maya The Bee") which is about Maya's friends (Willy, Flip, Miss Cassandra, and Alexander) and allies [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYKvxs_fC3E&t=3s searching for Maya throughout the meadow.]]

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** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCf0yQ3dTHQ Akcent a polish Polish singing group, made a Maya the Bee themed remix that is extremely catchy.]] The original song used samples of the anime's soundtrack such as The Ant Army's theme and some of the dialogue from the characters (Thekla, Willy, Alexander, Flip, and Maya respectively).
** On the topic of Poland, there's a Polish music album that was released in 2013, [[ImageSong where Maya herself would do a cover of various children's songs, some original music based around her friends and herself, and later remixes on said song]]. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRfFXW8sAS8&list=PLovpfRqq7UMaVHkW0hjZ8QgUq25F6WJbm&index=1 The entire album can be found here.]] It's all sang by her polish Polish voice actress Ewa Złotowska and it's very catchy to listen to as well as cute. Polish music group [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUUzEy-S4Hg Amadeo also did a techno remix of the shows theme song.]]
** There's also the popular polish Polish children's song [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qifWHYgyXRM "Co Się Stało Z Pszczółką Mają"]] ("What Happened To Maya The Bee") which is about Maya's friends (Willy, Flip, Miss Cassandra, and Alexander) and allies [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYKvxs_fC3E&t=3s searching for Maya throughout the meadow.]]



* CantUnhearIt: Ewa Złotowska's performance as Maya has left a strong impression with polish fans of the series. Especially since knowing that she's still actively voicing Maya on occasionally tie-in material (such as Maya the Bee albums, a brief speaking role for Amadeo's remix of the theme song, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pqwKzCNOAM and the PC Game]]).
* FriendlyFandoms: In Japan, parts of Europe (mainly in Spain, Portugal, and Italy) and South America. Fans of Maya The Bee get along very well with ''Anime/HoneybeeHutch'', another anime that also stars a bee and other insects.

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* CantUnhearIt: Ewa Złotowska's performance as Maya has left a strong impression with polish Polish fans of the series. Especially since knowing that she's still actively voicing Maya on occasionally tie-in material (such as Maya the Bee albums, a brief speaking role for Amadeo's remix of the theme song, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pqwKzCNOAM and the PC Game]]).
* FriendlyFandoms: In Japan, parts of Europe (mainly in Spain, Portugal, and Italy) and South America. Fans America, fans of Maya The Bee get along very well with ''Anime/HoneybeeHutch'', another anime that also stars a bee and other insects.



** And Spain became very popular. Actually it is one of the few series (together with ''Anime/HeidiGirlOfTheAlps'', ''Anime/MazingerZ'', ''Haha wo tazunete sanzenri'' -a. k. a. ''[[DubNameChange Marco]]''- ''Anime/ScienceNinjaTeamGatchaman'', ''Manga/DragonBall'', ''Manga/SaintSeiya'' and ''Manga/CaptainTsubasa'') that everybody knows of, including non-anime geeks.

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** And Spain in Spain, it also became very popular. Actually it is one of the few series (together with ''Anime/HeidiGirlOfTheAlps'', ''Anime/MazingerZ'', ''Haha wo tazunete sanzenri'' -a. k. a. ''[[DubNameChange Marco]]''- ''Anime/ScienceNinjaTeamGatchaman'', ''Manga/DragonBall'', ''Manga/SaintSeiya'' and ''Manga/CaptainTsubasa'') that everybody knows of, including non-anime geeks.



** The series is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZneBWBT_V_s HUGE in Poland]] to the point that Maya's polish actress made cover songs (Mostly polish children's songs) sang by Maya herself. Studio 100's newest indoor theme park was even called [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6ntYomTFqk "Majaland Kownaty" which opened on September 29, 2018 in Warsaw, Poland.]] The franchise also has a very dedicated adult fanbase in Poland. The country even gained an exclusive [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBMxaOeREHA extended version of the theme song performed by Zbigniew Wodecki]] which he [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wM2dnwUIz0 still performs]] at [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idwmStNREzs various concerts]] in Poland.

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** The series is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZneBWBT_V_s HUGE in Poland]] to the point that Maya's polish Polish voice actress made recorded cover songs (Mostly polish Polish children's songs) sang by Maya herself. Studio 100's newest indoor theme park was even called [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6ntYomTFqk "Majaland Kownaty" which opened on September 29, 2018 in Warsaw, Poland.]] The franchise also has a very dedicated adult fanbase in Poland. The country even gained an exclusive [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBMxaOeREHA extended version of the theme song performed by Zbigniew Wodecki]] which he [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wM2dnwUIz0 still performs]] at [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idwmStNREzs various concerts]] in Poland.

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