Sea Princesses

Sea Princesses (known as Princesas do Mar in Brazil) is a series of children's books created by the Brazilian writer and cartoonist Fábio Yabu. The first book was released in 2004 by publisher Panda Books; due to its success, three other books were made.

Sea Princesses
Genre	Children Adventure Comedy
Created by	Fábio Yabu
Theme music composer	Michael Stevenson & Curtis Jackson
Opening theme	Sea Princesses Theme performed by Nadia Ali (season 1) Fuego Del Calor (Albert Gonzalez Remix) performed by The Sea Princesses & Scott Storch ft. Ozuna with Tyga (season 2)
Ending theme	Sea Princesses Theme performed by Nadia Ali
Composer(s)	Alexis Gotay & Josep Roig
Country of origin	Brazil Australia Spain United Kingdom
Original language(s)	Portuguese English Spanish
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	104
Production
Running time	15 minutes
Production company(s)	Southern Star Entertainment Neptuno Films Production Flamma Films
Release
Original network	Discovery Family Discovery Kids (Latin America) ABC
Original release	2007 – 2010

In 2007, it was adapted into an Australian-Spanish-Brazilian cartoon produced by the Spanish studio Neptuno Films and the Australian distributor Southern Star Entertainment. It was broadcast in 50 countries including France on Piwi+, Germany on KiKa, Spain on Disney Junior, Portugal on RTP2 ZigZag and United Kingdom on Disney Junior & Tiny Pop. It aired in the United States in Discovery Familia from 2007 to 2013. As of today the show is still available on Amazon Prime Video for streaming.

Plot

The stories are in the world of Salacia, a hidden kingdom under the sea, full of princes and princesses from different animal species. Fearing an inevitable conflict with the people of Terra Firma, the kings and queens of the sea forbid their daughters and sons to have any contact with the surface people who are completely unaware of the existence of Salacia. Three princesses, the show's protagonists, live, go to school and play together as friends: Polvina, the Octopus Kingdom princess; Tubarina, the Shark Kingdom princess and Ester, the Starfish Kingdom princess living unraveling the mysteries of Salacia.

Characters

• Polvina (Pulpita in European Spanish and Pulpina in Latin Spanish) – She is the pink Sea Princess of the Octopus. Pulpita is a quiet and peaceful girl, timid as octopuses. Her best friends are Esther and Tubarina, who always live great adventures. She is voiced by Isabella Dunwill.[1]
• Ester (Estella in European Spanish) – She is the yellow Sea Princess of the Starfish, and best friend of Pulpita. She usually attends the Palace of the Octopus from time to time, especially after school and on weekends. Esther is a very curious girl, loves to read and watch documentaries on television. She dreams to know the Mainland and also the Star-heaven.[2] She is voiced by Katherine Cohn Beck.
• Tubarina (Tiburina in European and Latin Spanish) – She is the blue Sea Princess of the Sharks, and daughter of one of the most powerful men in Salacia, King Shark. Tubarina is very ingenious, and disagrees with the common stereotype that sharks are evil.[3] She is voiced by Paige Walker.
• Marcelo – He is the Prince of Hammerhead Sharks, and cousin to Tubarina. He moved to Castle Sharks while his parents, the King and Queen Hammerhead, make an important trip. Marcelo likes to tease girls and is always the first in sports competitions. Occasionally, he fights with Tubarina, but deep down they are like siblings.
• Bia (Bea) – She is the princess of the Abyssal Kingdom, responsible for maintaining order in Beyondness sea and take care of the throne while her parents are travel throughout the kingdom. She carries a scepter of light and unlike the other princesses only study the night school of the sea. She is very fond of Polvina, Esther and Tubarina. She is voiced by Roslyn Oades.
• Hugo – Is the Prince of Turtles, heir to the throne with his twin sister, Tata. Like Tata, Hugo loves sports, especially the radicals. He is the best friend of Marcelo's cousin Tubarina, which always leads to their confusion.
• Marli (Marley) – She is the Princess of Swordfish, an arrogant girl and rival to Esther, wanting to overcome her at school and at any activity. However she is a good girl despite all this. In the books she is basically the opposite being a shy, quiet girl. Her crown is a cheerful swordfish hooked in her hair.
• Isa – The Princess of the Penguins. She is the only student from the School of the Sea which does not live underwater; she lives in the South Pole, the Kingdom of Penguins. Isa was afraid of water, but with the help of Santa Claus, she overcame her fear and today she wears a small fondly Santa-Claus helper hat on her crown.
• Elektra - The princess of the Electric Eels
• Julie and Jessie - The sister princesses of the Clown Fish
• Matilda - The princess of the Hawkfish
• Dinho - The prince of the Blowfish
• Mauricio - The prince of the Sea Urchins
• Goldina - The princess of the Goldfish
• Agostina - The princess of the Lobsters
• Socita - The princess of the Grouper Fish
• Viva - The princess of the Jellyfish
• Carlos - The prince of the Salmon
• Marcela - The princess of the Hammerhead Sharks
• Soraya - The princess of the Stingray
• Janue - The princess of the Blue Lyretail
• Vito - Tuberina’s brother and prince of the Sharks
• Camerelo - The prince of the Snails
• Cirilo - The prince of the Crabs
• Leia - The princess of the Whales
• Angelica - The princess of the Angelfish
• Lia - The princess of the Lionfish
• Camarina - The princess of the Shrimp
• Tata - The princess of the Sea Turtles
• Delfi - The princess of the Dolphins
• Ms. Marla - The teacher of Salacia’s school

TV series

The series made its debut in the United States on Discovery Familia. In Latin America, it was broadcast on Discovery Kids. In 2010, The series debuted on Nick Jr. in Australia before being re-run on free-to-air television by the Seven Network. It has been confirmed than the series will also debut on Treehouse. In 2017, The series debuted on Tiny Pop and Disney Junior in United Kingdom. All characters speak in American accents despite being played by Australian actors.

Episodes

Season 1

1. Lost
2. The Pearl
3. The Boy
4. The Golden Penguins
5. The Royal Ball
6. The Biggest Fish
7. The Diary
8. The Toy
9. The Missing Crown
10. The Babysitters
11. The Return
12. Homeless
13. The Monster
14. The Party
15. Art
16. The Picture
17. The New Pet
18. Stage Fright
19. The Argument
20. The Silence
21. The Excuse
22. The Race
23. The Rescue
24. Who's Who
25. Sharing
26. Tubarina Almighty
27. The Ticklish Octopus
28. Shooting Star
29. The Trick
30. The Big Game
31. One Too Many
32. The Hammerheads
33. Big Brother
34. The Lost Kingdom
35. The Gift
36. The Crush
37. The Head Top
38. The Dingleberry Mystery
39. The Makeover
40. The Doll
41. Best Friends
42. The New Teacher
43. The Big Chill
44. A Weighty Problem
45. The Brave Turtle
46. The Dare
47. The Great Escape
48. The Carnival
49. The Missing Princess
50. Lunch Power
51. The Angel Fish
52. Ester's Fear

Season 2

1. The Matchmaker
2. The New Princess
3. The Dancing Princess
4. Bad Vibrations
5. Rumours
6. Battle of the Bands
7. The Runaway Grandmother
8. The Bad Princess
9. The Sick Dolphin
10. Size Matters
11. Polvina the Teacher
12. The Pirates
13. A Little Help
14. A Big Mess
15. Marcello's Friend
16. The Mural
17. The Forbidden Reef
18. The Accident
19. The Birds
20. The Ring
21. The Whale Watchers
22. The Guardians
23. Friends Forever
24. The Secret Admirer
25. Princess Poutalot
26. The Piano Lesson
27. Shark Love
28. The Twins
29. The Treasure
30. The Giant Starfish
31. Magic
32. The Seaweed Potion
33. The Itchy Wrists
34. The Bite
35. The Surprise Party
36. Grow Up
37. What's Cooking
38. The Ester Breakout
39. The Ungrateful Fish
40. The Too-Playful Shark
41. The Scare
42. Deep Freeze
43. The Sweet Talker
44. The Sea Quake
45. The Spidercrabs
46. The True Princess
47. The Crack of Doom
48. The Healer
49. The Guilty
50. The Number Crunchers
51. Beauty
52. The Last One

References

1. "Polvina" (in Portuguese). Princesas do Mar. Archived from the original on 29 April 2009. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
2. "Estér" (in Portuguese). Princesas do Mar. Archived from the original on 30 April 2009. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
3. "Tubarina" (in Portuguese). Princesas do Mar. Archived from the original on 30 April 2009. Retrieved 2 October 2019.

External links

• Animated series' site
• Animated series' site (in Castellano)