Maya the Bee (Seasons 1–2)

Maya the Bee (1975) — watch online on iFILM — is the Japanese-Austrian animated series based on Waldemar Bonsels' 1912 German children's novel. On the very day she is born, young Maya leaves the hive: the world outside is too interesting to ignore.

She meets a proud beetle in shining armour, a mosquito, a dragonfly and a forest elf. A spider catches her. The beetle rescues her. Then hornets set their sights on the hive, and Maya turns out to be the only one in a position to stop them. Simple episodes, clear stakes, and a bee who solves problems with goodwill rather than force. Stream Maya the Bee (1975) online on iFILM.