Anne Boonchuy
Anne Savisa Boonchuy (/sɑːviːsɑː buːntʃɔɪ/ SAH-vee-SAH-_-BOON-choy; Thai: แอนน์ สาวิสา บุญช่วย) is the main character of the 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 last appearance in the series finale, "The Hardest Thing".
| Amphibia character | |
| First appearance | "Anne or Beast?" (2019) |
|---|---|
| Last appearance | "The Hardest Thing" (2022) |
| Created by | Matt Braly |
| Voiced by | Brenda Song Kai Zen (young) |
| Full name | Anne Savisa Boonchuy |
| Gender | Female |
| Occupation | Student at Saint James Middle School (formerly) Co-leader of the Wartwood Resistance (formerly) Herpetologist |
| Affiliation | Wartwood Resistance (formerly) |
| Family | Mr. Boonchuy (father) Mrs. Boonchuy (mother) Domino (pet cat) Hop Pop Plantar (adoptive grandfather) Sprig Plantar (adoptive brother) Polly Plantar (adoptive sister) |
| Home | Los Angeles, California |
| Abilities | Athleticism Resourcefulness Swordsmanship Leadership Skills Gemstone Powers |
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.[1][2][3][4]
Thai representation
Anne is best known for being the first Thai American lead in an animated series.[5] Matt Braly is also Thai American. He chose to make her Thai American because he wanted more Thai characters in television.[6] According to Braly, Anne was based on his grandmother when she was young.[7] 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.[8] 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.[9]
Anne's last name, Boonchuy (Thai: บุญช่วย), translates to "one who encourages or performs good deeds" in the Thai language.[10] This fits her character as she always tries to help the frogs of Wartwood.
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Brenda Song voiced Anne in the series
References
- ↑ Lombardo, Ross (August 18, 2022). "Amphibia: 4 Reasons Why You Should Watch the Disney Animated Series". Retrieved September 30, 2022.
- ↑ Nepomuceno, Pio (March 1, 2022). "Amphibia: The 10 Best Characters". Screen Rant. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
- ↑ "'Amphibia' Review: Disney's Frog-Out-of-Water Series Delivers Compelling Characters". Collider. June 17, 2019.
- ↑ "TV Review: Disney Channel's "Amphibia"". LaughingPlace.com. June 15, 2019.
- ↑ "Matt Braly on Bringing Thai American Representation to Disney Channel's "Amphibia"". June 13, 2019.
- ↑ "'Amphibia' creator wants kids to feel seen with his Thai American heroine". Los Angeles Times. June 14, 2019.
- ↑ Zahed, Remin (June 7, 2019). ""The Perfect Leap: Matt Braly's 'Amphibia' Hops to Disney Channel"". Animation Magazine.
- ↑ Chik, Kalai (June 14, 2019). Interview with Amphibia's Matt Braly. https://asiapacificarts.org/2019/06/14/interview-with-amphibias-matt-braly/.
- ↑ King, Jade (September 27, 2021). ""Matt Braly On Amphibia Season Three, Animation During The Pandemic, And The Family Of Anne Boonchuy"". TheGamer.
- ↑ Disney Channel TV PR (June 10, 2019). "#FrogFacts: Anne's last name, Boonchuy, roughly translates to "one who encourages or performs good deeds" in Thai. #Amphibia premieres June 17 on #DisneyChannel and in #DisneyNOW" (Tweet). Twitter.