Hanazuki: Full of Treasures

alt name	Hanazuki
genre	Comedy drama Science fiction Fantasy Adventure
based on	The characters by Hanneke Metselaar and Nicola Stumpo
developer	Dave Polsky
director	Allison Craig Brian Muelhaupt (S2; shorts)
voices	Jessica DiCicco Colleen Villard Cassandra Lee Morris Michael Sinterniklaas Avery Waddell
composer	John Jennings Boyd Eric V. Hachikian
country	United States
language	English
num seasons	2
num episodes	35
list episodes	List of Hanazuki: Full of Treasures episodes
executive producer	Stephen Davis Meghan McCarthy (S2) Chris Prynoski
producer	Winnie Chaffee Colleen McAllister (S2) Mikiel Houser (S2)
editor	Louis Legge (S1) Simon Barreto (S2) Stephen Mlinarcik (S2)
runtime	10–11 minutes
company	Titmouse, Inc. Hasbro Studios (S1) YouTube Studio (S1) Allspark Animation (S2)
network	YouTube (2017) Discovery Family (2019)
first aired	January 12, 2017
last aired	May 4, 2019

Hanazuki: Full of Treasures (also known as Hanazuki), stylized using umlauts as Han̈azüki, is an American animated television series produced by Titmouse, Inc. for Allspark Animation, a division of Hasbro and later by Boulder Media, with Stephen Davis of Allspark and Chris Prynoski of Titmouse serving as executive producers. Made in conjunction with a line of Hanazuki toys, it is based on characters and concepts which were developed by Hanneke Metselaar and Niko Stumpo before Hasbro purchased them in 2000.

The series debuted on YouTube on January 12, 2017,[1] and was produced in conjunction with a line of merchandise to be released later the same year, including a toyline and digital app.[2] The series received praise from critics, drawing favorable comparisons to other animated series such as My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic and Steven Universe for its storytelling, visual aesthetic, and darker undertones. As of May 2017, the series has amassed over 120 million views.[3]

Characters

Moonflowers

Moonflowers are the guardians of the galaxy's moons. Created by Little Dreamer, they have white flowers on their heads and highlights that change color depending on their moods, enabling them to grow Treasure Trees that protect their moons from the Big Bad.

Hanazuki (voiced by Jessica DiCicco) is the titular protagonist of the series. A newly born Moonflower, Hanazuki is a kind, friendly, cheerful and optimistic girl who always offers help to those who need it. She is quick to adapt to her role as her moon's guardian, allowing her to understand and control her own emotions more successfully than most other Moonflowers.
Kiazuki (voiced by Cassandra Lee Morris) is an older and cynical Moonflower who lives on a moon ravaged by the Big Bad. Although claiming to be more experienced than Hanazuki, Kiazuki has failed to ever grow a colored Treasure Tree of her own, and envies Hanazuki's success. She thus manipulates Hanazuki, who admires her as her "Moonflower sister", into helping her acquire treasures to restore her moon. She is later revealed to be the founder of the Garlandians, a failed emergency response team devised to combat the Big Bad.
Kiyoshi (voiced by Vargus Mason) is a male Moonflower who protects a moon inhabited by unicorns. Because of his pessimistic personality, he is only able to grow black Treasure Trees, which are ineffective in warding off the Big Bad. Deposed and exiled for his failures, Kiyoshi receives guidance from Hanazuki to properly harness his emotional powers, eventually regaining authority of his moon.
Maroshi (voiced by Marcus Toji) is a Moonflower from an ocean-covered world that is frozen and shattered by the Big Bad. Despite losing his home, he maintains a positive, laid-back attitude at all times, which makes him easy for others to get along with, but also appearing somewhat irresponsible. He is talented at flying through space on a surfboard-like device.
Miyumi (voiced by Elise Dubois) is an outgoing and confident Moonflower who is always sure about herself, despite not being mean. She can be irresponsible and self-centered since she prefers to enjoy herself. But in the end, she realized that she can be responsible since she learned her lesson.

Hemka

The Hemka (or Hemkas) are twelve small, rabbit-like creatures that inhabit Hanazuki's moon. They speak in gibberish that others except Hanazuki can fully understand, and they have malleable bodies that allow them to merge and change into different objects. Each Hemka is of a different color and represents a specific personality trait that Hanazuki reflects.

Red Hemka (voiced by Colleen Villard) is a feisty Hemka prone to picking fights and pulling pranks on others. Red often acts as the leader of the other Hemkas.
Orange Hemka (voiced by Michael Sinterniklaas) is a wacky Hemka who often jumps around and makes silly faces.
Yellow Hemka (voiced by Colleen Villard) is a happy Hemka who enjoys playing and remains optimistic in dangerous situations.
Lime Green Hemka (voiced by Jessica DiCicco) is a scared Hemka who is easily startled by anything.
Green Hemka (voiced by Michael Sinterniklaas) is a mellow Hemka who speaks with a laid-back tone.
Teal Hemka (voiced by Michael Sinterniklaas in season 1, Cassandra Lee Morris in the shorts) is a glamorous Hemka.
Blue Hemka (voiced by Jessica DiCicco) is a sad Hemka who is constantly crying or on the verge of tears.
Lavender Hemka (voiced by Michael Sinterniklaas) is an inspired Hemka who has creative ideas but is too shy to act on them.
Purple Hemka (voiced by Michael Sinterniklaas) is a courageous Hemka who performs feats of derring-do.

Unicorns

Unicorns in the series are native to Kiyoshi's moon. They possess the same colors and personality traits as the Hemka, with the additional ability to perform magic using their horns. Most unicorns in the series are voiced by Debi Derryberry.

Sleepy Unicorn (voiced by Avery Waddell) is a unicorn who lives on Hanazuki's moon and, as his name suggests, spends most of his time sleeping. Despite his relaxed and lazy nature, he harbors a troubled past; originally named Noble Unicorn, he lives in exile from his home moon after failing to stop his brother Twisted Unicorn's revolt against Kiyoshi. Convinced that he is unfit to wield magic because of his failure, Sleepy regains his confidence to use his powers again to help Hanazuki.
Twisted Unicorn (voiced by Avery Waddell) is Sleepy Unicorn's brother and the leader of the unicorns. Twisted is a tyrant responsible for overthrowing Kiyoshi, forcing his fellow unicorns to maintain a force field he professes will protect their moon from the Big Bad. He is eventually deposed by the combined efforts of Hanazuki, Kiyoshi, and their allies, leading Twisted to hunt them across the galaxy for revenge.

Slooths

Sloth-like creatures that live on Miyumi's moon. The others were voiced by Cassandra Lee Morris.

BB (Elise Dubois) is Miyumi's favorite teal Slooth who likes everything fabulous just like her.

Others

Little Dreamer (voiced by Colleen Villard) is Hanazuki's infant-like creator who delivers treasures to the Moonflowers. He is shown sleeping at all times and wearing different-patterned pajamas almost every time he appears.
Dazzlessence Jones (voiced by Avery Waddell) is the self-appointed sheriff of Hanazuki's moon who resembles a diamond. He helps Hanazuki maintain order, and speaks verbose words through song.
Zikoro (voiced by Avery Waddell) is Kiazuki's sole companion on her moon, a black creature who behaves like a restless dog. He is regularly mistreated by Kiazuki, but remains loyal to her and enjoys tormenting the Hemka. After Kiazuki abandons him on Hanazuki's moon, he takes more of a liking to Hanazuki and her friends.
Chicken Plant (voiced by Alison Martin) is a grouchy plant with the resemblance of a chicken that constantly tries eating the Hemka. She is prone to laying eggs that hatch into destructive monsters.
Mirror Plant (Shondalia White) is a plant that translates an individual's thoughts and repeats what the subject says.
Mazzadril (both voiced by Michael Sinterniklaas) are one-eyed, four-legged beasts with horns on their heads and tentacles for mouths. Their natural habitat is the dark side of both Hanazuki's moon and Kiazuki's moon.
Doughy Bunington (voiced by Pat Fraley) is a friendly gourmand hotdog who lives on the dark side of the moon, exiled there after thoughtlessly devouring Chicken Plant's wings.
Basil Ganglia (voiced by Trevor Devall) is an egocentric, megalomaniacal brain who inhabits a cave on the moon's dark side. He has designs to take over Hanazuki's moon, but is helpless to carry them out due to his lack of other body parts.

Hanazuki: Full of Treasures

Premise

Episodes

Characters

Moonflowers

Hemka

Unicorns

Slooths

Others

Development and production

Release

Reception

Critical response

Awards and nominations

Other media

Merchandise

Theatrical run

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