How is Puffy AmiYumi regarded in America?

[MsMiyabi]

Originally Posted by Brittany

It's nice to see how they slip in some Japanese words .. (hey, we've all seen Dora and them .. teaching Spanish to little kids) .. however .. I don't think Puffy Amiyumi are really taken that seriously by the US audience.

I would not say that yet I mean my lil cousins,nephews, and Niece are all coming up to me asking me. "Tiffany can you please teach us Japanese" Or "Tiffany Can you teach us how to write our name is Japanese?" and lastly "Tiffany can we listen to you Japanese music". Then when I go to school I have people my age asking me about Puffy in Japan and ther music. Some even ask me If I have Puffy cd's they can borrow. AND you know im looking all shocked and like why the sudden intrest?

Puffy has done alot to me. Alot of people in my school are into then and It's funny because I go to high school

[DerrickRocks]

Originally Posted by dokidokisuru

Derrick, I thought you were recording an album...

Yeah its been done for a while it is a EP "Arcade" by the way. But puffy ami yumi they are pretty popular i would not say sky rocketing but yes they have two types of fans. The kids of the cartoon network audience and some regular jpop fans that already knew about them but they are very popular!!!!

[norain]

Puffy Ami Yumi is the first sucessful japanese artist if I'm right. So they are regarded as setting a mark on music, and cartoons. Erm...xD

Plus, with japanese influence, in the future, as kids learn, it won't be all about "If I can't understand it I won't like it" It'll be "I'll find out about it" because that's the majority of americans. So it's good. They're a positive influence.

[fantaisie.sign]

Originally Posted by shizukesa

Do they actually do the voices? It doesn't sound like them. O.o;;

From IMDb:

Grey DeLisle .... Yumi (voice)
Karen Hartman .... Yumi's Opera Voice
Janice Kawaye (sometimes credited as Hiromi Kawaye) .... Ami (voice)


^ Grey DeLisle


^ Janice Kawaye

Everyone in my school sees them as a big joke, I don't blame them XD

[chocopockymaster]

They're regarded way more as cartoon characters...I went to the concert in August in Somerville, MA and about 3/4 of the audience was little screaming kids. o.O They kept screaming, "WHERE'S KAZ? WHERE'S KAZ?"

Actually, I was quite annoyed after a while. >__> But I love Puffy! I wish they'd be respected more for their music, here.