Anne Boonchuy

Anne Boonchuy
Amphibia character
First appearanceAnne or Beast? (2019)[1]
Last appearanceThe Hardest Thing (2022)
Created byMatt Braly
Voiced byBrenda Song[2]
Kai Zen (young)
Information
SpeciesHuman
GenderFemale
Occupation
  • Student at Saint James Middle School (formerly)
  • Co-leader of the Wartwood Resistance (formerly)
  • Herpetologist
AffiliationWartwood Resistance (formerly)
Family
  • Mr. Boonchuy (father)
  • Mrs. Boonchuy (mother)

Host family:

  • Hopediah Plantar (adoptive grandfather)
  • Sprig Plantar (adoptive brother)
  • Polly Plantar (adoptive sister)
NationalityThai-American
HomeLos Angeles, California[3]
Abilities
  • Athleticism
  • Resourcefulness
  • Swordsmanship
  • Leadership Skills
  • Gemstone Powers

Anne Savisa Boonchuy (/sɑːviːsɑː buːntʃɔɪ/ sah-VEE-sah BOON-choy; Thai: แอนน์ สาวิสา บุญช่วย) is the main character of the late Disney Channel animated series Amphibia. The character was created by Matt Braly. She is voiced by Brenda Song. The character was first seen in the pilot, "Anne or Beast?" She made her final appearance in the series finale, "The Hardest Thing".

Anne is a Thai-American teenage girl. On her 13th birthday, she is transported magically to Amphibia. Her friends Sasha and Marcy are also transported with here. They are transported by a music box known as the Calamity Box. When she gets to Amphibia, the Plantars (an anthropomorphic family of frogs) find her. Over time, they form a bond. She is also discovered by the town of Wartwood. The frogs of the town let her stay with them.

Anne has been well-received. They like her character and Song's performance. They loved her coming of age evolution through the series.[4][5][6][7]

Thai representation

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Anne is best known for being the first Thai American lead in an animated series.[8] Matt Braly is also Thai American. He chose to make her Thai American because he wanted more Thai characters in television.[9] According to Braly, Anne was based on his grandmother when she was young.[10] He said that Anne being Thai American was "a number one priority", because he wanted Thai American kids to see characters on television that were like themselves.[11] In the third season of the series, Anne returns to Earth. The stories in that season deal more with Anne's Thai heritage. This includes an episode set at a Thai temple in Los Angeles. Braly said that the temple in the episode as "pretty accurate". This was because it was important for him to show Thai culture accurately.[12]

Anne's last name, Boonchuy (Thai: บุญช่วย), translates to "one who encourages or performs good deeds" in the Thai language.[13] This fits her character as she always tries to help the frogs of Wartwood.

References

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  1. ↑ "Amphibia | Disney Channel Press". DisneyABC Press. Archived from the original on March 26, 2019. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Anne Voice - Amphibia (TV Show)". Behind the Voice Actors. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  3. ↑ Strickland, Jenn (director); Jenava Mie (writer) (August 29, 2020). "Lost in Newtopia". Amphibia. Season 2. Episode 8A. Disney Channel.
  4. ↑ Lombardo, Ross (August 18, 2022). "Amphibia: 4 Reasons Why You Should Watch the Disney Animated Series". Retrieved September 30, 2022.
  5. ↑ Nepomuceno, Pio (March 1, 2022). "Amphibia: The 10 Best Characters". Screen Rant. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
  6. ↑ "'Amphibia' Review: Disney's Frog-Out-of-Water Series Delivers Compelling Characters". Collider. June 17, 2019.
  7. ↑ "TV Review: Disney Channel's "Amphibia"". LaughingPlace.com. June 15, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Matt Braly on Bringing Thai American Representation to Disney Channel's "Amphibia"". June 13, 2019.
  9. ↑ "'Amphibia' creator wants kids to feel seen with his Thai American heroine". Los Angeles Times. June 14, 2019.
  10. ↑ Zahed, Remin (June 7, 2019). "The Perfect Leap: Matt Braly's 'Amphibia' Hops to Disney Channel". Animation Magazine.
  11. ↑ Chik, Kalai (June 14, 2019). "Interview with Amphibia's Matt Braly". Asia Pacific Arts.
  12. ↑ King, Jade (September 27, 2021). "Matt Braly On Amphibia Season Three, Animation During The Pandemic, And The Family Of Anne Boonchuy". TheGamer.
  13. ↑ "No title available". {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)