Demashita! Powerpuff Girls Z ("And away they go! Powerpuff Girls Z") is a Japanese Anime adaptation of the American cartoon The Powerpuff Girls. It turns Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup into Magical Girl Warriors, complete with elaborate transformation sequences that hover somewhere between homage to and parody of the genre. Originally announced on April 1, 2005, which led many fans to believe it was an April Fool's joke, but the show premièred for real on July 1, 2006.