Zoobles! (anime)

Zoobles!

Volume 1 DVD Cover
Genre Adventure
Comedy
Fantasy
Slice of Life
Developed by Sega Toys
Spin Master
Written by Tetsuo Yasumi
Directed by Nam Jong-Sik
Theme music composer Lee In-Young
Opening theme "I Love Zoobles!" by Rainbow
"Candy Girls!" by Rainbow
Ending theme "The Adventures of Zoobles" by Rainbow
Composer(s) Lee In-Young
Country of origin South Korea
Japan
Original language(s) Korean
Japanese
English
No. of episodes 26 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Mitsuko Ohya
Producer(s) Lee Suk-Young
Ha Hae-Ran
Yuko Matsumoto (Japan)
Running time 23 minutes
Production company(s) Dong Woo Animation
Distributor SBS Contents Hub
Sega Toys
Release
Original network Seoul Broadcasting System (South Korea)
TV Tokyo, TV Aichi (Japan)
Picture format Digital ATSC 16:9 (1080i)
Digital ISDB 16:9 (1080i)
Audio format Stereo
5.1 surround
Original release May 18 (2011-05-18) – November 23, 2011 (2011-11-23)
External links
Official Website

Zoobles! (Hangul: 쥬블스, Katakana: ズーブルズ!) is a Japanese/Korean Anime series based on the toys of the same name by Spin Master and Sega Toys. Produced by Dong Woo Animation in Korea, the series is written by Tetsuo Yasumi, best known as the head writer of the anime adaptation of Happy Happy Clover with Japanese producer Mitsuko Ohya of Duel Masters in charge of production. Character designs in the series were done by Nam Jong-Sik of Animal Yokocho and Kazuya Hayashi of Happy Happy Clover. The series began airing on the Korean broadcasting station Seoul Broadcasting System on May 18, 2011,[1] to November 23, 2011. An official Japanese dub version aired on Japan in TV Tokyo on February 5, 2012 to March 25, 2012, replacing Bakugan Battle Brawlers: Gundalian Invaders in its initial timeslot.[2] The series is reaired on April 5, 2012 after moving to a newer timeslot and ended its broadcast on September 27, 2012

Development

Development of the anime began after the toys were released in Japan and Korea. The series itself is based on the Sega Toys adaptation of the toyline in both Japan and Korea, which differs greatly from the American version by Spin Master. Sega Toys approached Korea's Dong Woo Animation to help them make an anime series based on the toys. In turn, Dong Woo Animation and Sega assembled a group of animation staff and crew for the said project. The people involved includes Tetsuo Yasumi, the head writer of the anime adaptation of Happy Happy Clover, Mitsuko Ohya, director of Duel Masters in charge of production while the Character designs were done by Nam Jong-Sik of Animal Yokocho and Kazuya Hayashi of Happy Happy Clover. Korean pop group Rainbow also contributed to the anime's production as they sing both the opening and ending themes.[3][4]

The series began airing on the Korean broadcasting station Seoul Broadcasting System on May 18, 2011 and ended on November 23, 2011. Reruns were done by SBS from November 23, 2011 to May 16, 2012, all aired in high definition.

Japanese dub

After the series' release in Korea, it was later dubbed in Japanese and 4 episodes were shown on the Japanese website for promoting the toys in Japan. Later on, the series premiered in TV Tokyo's NoriNori♪Nori Suta block, alongside Hamtaro and Kagayake! True Princess Lilpri in late 2011. In January 2012, the series is announced to depart on the NoriNori♪Nori Suta block and have its official TV premiere on February 5, 2012 until March 25, 2012. The series is reaired on April 5, 2012.

According to Mai Hirano, the airing dates of the episodes doesn't follow the standard episodic order during the dubbing of the series unlike the Korean version.[5]

Plot

The Candy Factory is a place where all Zoobles are born. Beyond that factory, is a world called Candy Land where all Zoobles live. The story revolves around the three main Zoobles: Chevy, a Cat Zooble with an Orange Flavor, Coron, a Rabbit Zooble with a Strawberry Milk Flavor and Panky, a Panda Zooble with a Blueberry Yogurt Flavor. The three of them live in Candy Town, living and playing together with their friends and getting in serious misadventures as they learn to solve each problem they face. With each problem they face, the three ask for Kumanpa's advice for their solutions on them and their friends' problems, but with mixed results.

Characters

Main cast

Chevy (チェビー Chebī)
Voiced by: Mai Hirano (Japanese)
Chevy is the main heroine of the series, an orange Tabby Cat Zooble with an Orange Flavor. Chevy is the best friend of both Coron and Panky, who live in Candy Land in her flower tree house. She has a Tomboy personality, is slightly impudent, sometimes clumsy, impulsive, rowdy and awkward but doesn't like to be treated like a child. Aside from her personality, Chevy can be a very cheerful Zooble who loves conversation and always hangs out with both Coron and Panky in each of their adventures. Chevy is also very active on sports, is good on climbing trees, sometimes clumsy and also love to read comics. She is also a bit of a sore loser and has a serious rivalry issues with the Black Candies especially to Blacky, to the point of her wanting to rip each other apart or fight against each other. But also in some situations, she and her friends cooperates with them in some problems.
In each trouble she and friends encounter, she and her friends can summon Kumanpa using a special dance.
Coron (コロン Koron)
Voiced by: Yuiko Tatsumi (Japanese)
The second main character of the series, Coron is a white and pink Rabbit Zooble with a Strawberry Milk Flavor. Coron is one of Chevy's best friends who lives in a flower house. She is a soft-spoken Romanticist, but also very kind and polite. Coron is also determined like Chevy but not to an extent and doesn't afraid to speak her own mind. She sometimes negotiates towards other Zoobles or cheer up to others, not abandoning the people who are in trouble. Though she can be a bit impulsive and ignorant sometimes. Coron is also very found of milk and always carries some in her candy-like bag in case she's thirsty or in an emergency. She is also not as active as Chevy also as she's not always used to dancing.
Like Chevy and Panky, Coron can also summon Kumanpa using a special dance.
Panky (パンキー Pankī)
Voiced by: Manami Numakura (Japanese)
The third main character of the series, Panky is a white and purple Panda Zooble with a Blueberry Yogurt Flavor. Also one of Chevy's best friends, Panky is the only male of the group who lives in a treehouse. He is cunning, intelligent and also very timid, sometimes trying to catch up to both Chevy and Coron. His speeches ends with "~damon". Unlike the two, Panky is not as assertive as the two and sometimes can get scared when threatened. Although he ends up being scolded by Chevy. Panky has low stamina and is not as active as the two like Coron but in an extent, sometimes having difficulty waking up in the morning or dancing for longer periods during practice. But he tries to keep up with both Chevy and Coron as he doesn't like to let his friends down, even in some situations that they're stuck with a problem. He also likes bananas and is weak in rock-paper-scissors.
Like Chevy and Coron, Panky can also summon Kumanpa using a special dance.
Kumanpa (クマンパ Kumanpa)
Voiced by: Keita Koga (Japanese)
Kumanpa is a wise old Bear Zobble god, on which Chevy, Coron and Panky summon by a special dance for them to get some advice. He is very knowledgeable, moody, has a good sense of humor and also supportive to the three protagonists. Though his advices were strange and some of them were totally weird for the three to guess, they then figure it out later on and helped them on their daily problems.

The Black Candies

Blacky (ブラッキー Burakkī)
Voiced by: Hiromi Igarashi (Japanese)
The leader of the Black Candies, Black is a brown Fox Zooble with a Vanilla Caramel Flavor. Usually Chevy's rival, Blacky first met Chevy and her friends in the Rainbow Fountain, blocking her from drinking the fountain water. He has a strong sense of responsibility on leading the group and likes to play tricks on other Zoobles. He is sometimes harsh and rough to others, especially to Chevy due to his rivalry with her, but deep underneath, he has a soft spot to others despite being a trickster. He is shown to hate Chevy after his group lost to them during a dance competition to reclaim the fountain and will do anything to totally embarrass her in public or even him and his lackeys pick on a fight against her.
Mikey (マイキー Maikī)
Voiced by: Kokoro Kikuchi (Japanese)
One of the members of the Black Candies, Mikey is a mint blue Fox Zobble with a Chocolate Mint Flavor. As one of Blacky's lackeys, Mikey is a big music lover, very enthusiastic on things and lastly clever. Mikey usually follows Blacky every time, scheming on plans or making fun of Chevy in some situations. He also despises Chevy a lot but sometimes very supportive towards Blacky.
Cooper (クーパー Kūpā)
Voiced by: Mari Kiyohara (Japanese)
One of the members of the Black Candies and the only female of the group, Cooper is a yellow Giraffe Zobble with a Chocolate Banana Flavor. As one of Blacky's lackeys, Cooper is a calm but honest Zooble who also likes to dance. She also follows Blacky every time, scheming on plans or making fun of Chevy in some situations. Unlike the two, she's not afraid to show her true feelings to others.

Other characters

Maron (マロン Maron)
Voiced by: Kana Akutsu (Japanese)
Maron is a purple Rabbit Zobble with a Grape Flavor. She is a lovely Zooble with a nice personality but sometimes values her looks and being cute, especially on watching her weight.
Em (エム Emu)
Voiced by: Mayuki Makiguchi (Japanese)
Em is a green and yellow Elephant Zooble with a Cream Soda Flavor. Em is a very mature Zooble with a helpful personality and also acts as Lou's babysitter. He is also very responsible to Lou every time and keeps his eyes on the young Zooble, being both a responsible parent and brother. He is also shown to have negative thoughts about rumors and chain letters.
Lou (ルー Rū)
Voiced by: Unknown
Lou is a magenta and pink Bear Zooble with an Azuki Bean flavor. Being the only newborn in the series, Lou usually says her name all the time until she said her first word. She also causes a lot of trouble to Em and to his friends due to her mischievousness. She is very found on Balloons.
Su-Su (スースー Sūsū)
Voiced by: Hijiri Fujisaki (Japanese)
Su-Su is a brown and yellow Monkey Zooble with a Pineapple Orange Flavor. Usually both a quick and mischievous Zooble, He can make anything upside down.
Peel (ピール Pīru)
Voiced by: Hiromi Igarashi (Japanese)
Peel is a red Bird Zooble with a Cherry Flavor. Peel is both a Passionate and hard-working girl who likes a lot of challenges. She usually works out every time and doesn't give up on her goals.
Reel (リール Rīru)
Voiced by: Mari Kiyohara (Japanese)
Reel is a blue Bird Zooble with a Soda Flavor. He is a fortune teller who is good on looking at everyone's fortune using his crystal ball, though he is sometimes very friendly. He speeches usually ends with "~Reel" all the time and hates milk.
SunSan (サンサン Sansan)
Voiced by: Mariko Nakatsu (Japanese)
SunSan is a Red Starfish Zooble with a Habanero flavor. SunSan is a figure skater champion in Candy Land, but sometimes has a very tough personality. She is also very determined to win fair and square.
Silvy (シルビー Shirubī)
Voiced by: Kokoro Kikuchi (Japanese)
Silvy is a green Tabby Cat Zooble with a Melon favor. Usually looking like Chevy, she is a model who is pretty, honest and friendly. She is also very popular and sometimes surrounded by fans wherever she goes.
Chip (チップ Chippu)
Voiced by: Mariko Nakatsu (Japanese)
Chip is a lavender pink Seal Zooble with a Milk Crepe flavor. She has a lively personality and speaks with a Kansai dialect. Alongside Tap, they were both stand-up comedians who has a crush on Mikey.
Tap (タップ Tappu)
Voiced by: Yuka Takakura (Japanese)
Tap is a blue Penguin Zooble with a Strawberry Cider Flavor. She is Chip's counterpart on being a stand-up comedian and also speaks with a Kansai dialect.
PuPu (ププ Pupu)
Voiced by: Sakato Komatsuna (Japanese)
PuPu is a blue and green Elephant Zooble with a Blue Hawaii Flavor. Pupu is an aspiring artist who is very good on drawing and painting, thought sometimes he can go crazy and dramatic when something goes seriously wrong with him or his model he's painting at. He has a habit on getting everyone's names wrong.
Chim (チム Chimu)
Voiced by: Mayuki Makiguchi (Japanese)
Chim is a yellow Elephant Zooble with a Ginseng flavor. Chim is the herbalist of Candy Town, who specializes in all types of herbs and spices. He is sometimes bossy, but reliable sometimes.
Mato (メイト Meito)
Voiced by: Mariko Nakatsu (Japanese)
Mato is a red bird Zooble with a Tomato flavor. An expert thief, Mato is very cunning and sometimes appears and takes only things which were not needed. Since there is no clues on where she can appear, the denizens in Candy Land must be cautious on her presence. She can be a bit too straightforward and ends up kidnapping Panky in the process.
Pom (ポム Pomu)
Voiced by: Hijiri Fujisaki (Japanese)
Pom is a yellow and orange Mouse Zooble with a Lemon Flavor. Pom is sometimes a bit careless but is a nice guy. He usually has a bad habit on accidentally telling everyone some bad things, which sometimes makes them mad.
Mel (メル Meru)
Voiced by: Hiromi Igarashi (Japanese)
Mel is a pink and blue Seahorse Zooble with a Pink Grapefruit flavor. Mel usually lives in the seas of Candy Land, usually guarding the magical Rainbow Pot. She is bright and gentle and is friends with Rin and the big fish Gonzales.
Rin (リン Rin)
Voiced by: Kokoro Kikuchi (Japanese)
Rin is a blue Fish Zooble with a Blue Hawaii Flavor. Like Mel, Rin also lives in the seas of Candy Land guarding the Rainbow Pot. She has a strong sense of justice and also both strong and reliable. She and Mel were good friends.
Randy (ランディー Randī)
Voiced by: Hiromi Igarashi (Japanese)
Randy is a tan Koala Zooble with a Pudding flavor. Randy is somehow friendly but also anger prone. She can get a little rough also to others.
Harry (ハリー Harī)
Voiced by: Mayuki Makiguchi (Japanese)
Harry is a Pink Hedgehog Zooble with a Dragon Fruit Flavor. Harry can be very naughty sometimes but also at times, he can fight due to his skills at Martial Arts.
Panna (パンナ Pan'na)
Voiced by: Kana Akutsu (Japanese)
Panna is a cream and pale magenta Panda Zooble with a Peach Yogurt flavor. Usually polite, Panna can be very serious on things, especially involving girls. Chevy always stays away from her due to her forcing the Cat Zooble to change her personality.
Alia (アリア Aria)
Voiced by: Rei Mochizuki (Japanese)
Alia is a Magenta and Green Cat Zooble with an Apple flavor. Alia likes to play various roles and loves to cosplay. In her appearances, she is dressed as a ninja to cause mischief to Chevy and her friends and later dressed as a fair lady to impress the three.
Ninya (ニーニャ Nīnya)
Voiced by: Hijiri Fujisaki (Japanese)
Ninya is an orange Octopus Zooble with a Watermelon Flavor. Like Mel and Rin, Ninya lives in the seas of Candy land with CoCo. An energetic girl, she befriended Chevy during her birthday and wants her to be with her.
CoCo (ココ Koko)
Voiced by: Yoshiko Ikuta (Japanese)
CoCo is an Orange fish Zooble with a Cola Flavor. Also like Ninya, Coco lives in the seas of Candy land. She is very bright and bold but also loves to have fun.
Kimmie (キミー Kimī)
Voiced by: Yoshiko Ikuta (Japanese)
Kimmie is a Lime Green Rabbit Zooble with a Kiwi flavor. Usually a Gossip girl, Kimmie always finds an interesting hot topic and talks to it to her friends. She is known to tell someone's secrets all the time.
Winny (ウィニー Uinī)
Voiced by: Hijiri Fujisaki (Japanese)
Winny is a Red Moose Zooble with an Apple Cinnamon flavor. He is good on making stuff from his friends, ranging from the strange to the most useful. He is also shown to be a good pilot as well.
Loff (ロフ Rofu)
Voiced by: Ai Iwamura (Japanese)
Loff is a Blue Tabby Cat Zooble with a Plum Flavor. Loff is considered to be the shyest of all the Zoobles, always seen in her ball form. She doesn't always talk much and is very shy, sometimes can get easily scared. The trio wondered about her and her face until she reveals it, having a very cute appearance.
Ron (ロン Ron)
Voiced by: Hijiri Fujisaki (Japanese)
Ron is a white and pink stripped Zebra Zooble with a Lychee flavor. Ron is very good on making Chinese Cuisine and all kinds of sweets and desserts. Her speeches ends with "~Rarirureron".
Coope (クーペ Kūpe)
Voiced by: Yui Shoji (Japanese)
Coupe is a Yellow and Pink Giraffe Zooble with a Raspberry Cheese flavor. Somewhat a Jynxed Zooble, Coope always looks on the bright side despite her huge bad luck that affects her and the friends around her. But sometimes her bad luck actually prevented anyone from experiencing further calamity. She is somehow carefree and very positive on things, always saying "Daijoubu~" all the time.
Q'n (キュン Kyun)
Voiced by: Unknown
Q'n is a brown Monkey Zooble with a Papaya flavor. Q'n likes to play a lot, but can get a bit out of hand when she does.
Happi (ハピ Hapi)
Voiced by: Kana Akutsu (Japanese)
Happi is a blue and pink Bat Zooble with a Mint Acreola Flavor. He is a wandering Zooble, who travels all across Candy Land meeting people along his way.
Amy (エイミー Eimī)
Voiced by: Rei Mochizuki (Japanese)
Many is a navy blue whale Zooble with a Sour Blueberry Flavor. Also living in the seas of Candy Land, Amy is sometimes a shy girl but when in a pinch, she works hard and try to overcome her obstacles. She has a crush on the whale named Sean.
Toffy (トフィー Tofī)
Voiced by: Sakato Komatsuna (Japanese)
Toffy is a white bear Zooble with a Coconut Berry Flavor. Toffy is an entertainer who visits Candy Town once to perform in a play and is a master on acting. Though he can perform any roles, he has a soft spot to Tosh, his crush.
Tosh (トッシュ Tosshu)
Voiced by: Kana Akutsu (Japanese)
Tosh is a lime green mouse Zooble with a lemon lime Flavor. Usually living in the city, Tosh is a gentle girl Zooble who sometimes like to pretend be a princess and wish to meet her prince. She has a deep crush on Toffy and likes to meet him as he is.
Airo (アイロ Airo)
Voiced by: Mayuki Makiguchi (Japanese)
Airo is a pink giraffe Zooble with a Prune Flavor. Airo is very playful and likes to dress up as someone else. One time she dressed up as Coron after she accidentally got her Candy Bag and pretends to be her, only for her cover to be blown by Chevy and Panky.
Crew (クルー Kurū)
Voiced by: Rei Mochizuki (Japanese)
Crew is a Yellow and Green Fennec Zooble with a Citron Tea Flavor. Crew is very knowledgeable on things and knows to solve everyone's problem. However Chevy and her friends overly rely on him to the point on making Kumampa jealous.
ToTo (トト Toto)
Voiced by: Ai Iwamura (Japanese)
ToTo is a yellow Lion Zooble with a Cappuccino flavor. He is very obedient and likes to meet Kumampa in person.
Lily (リリー Rirī)
Voiced by: Hiromi Igarashi (Japanese)
Lily is a Magenta Rabbit Zooble with a Pomegranate flavor. Lily is somehow a poetic and loves to write poems. She is also very energetic and thrilling, almost to the point to Chevy and her friends to find her weird sometimes.
Mill (ミル Miru)
Voiced by: Kokoro Kikuchi (Japanese)
Mill is a Pink and Green Bird Zooble with a Cranberry flavor. She serves as the mail carrier of Candy Land, always delivering letters and packages to any part of the land when necessary.
Arl (アール Āru)
Voiced by: Mayuki Makiguchi (Japanese)
Arl is a Green Bear Zooble with a Green Tea flavor. Arl is a very easygoing girl who enjoys tea. She is also one of the Zoobles that Chevy consulted for Chip and Tap's problem. She also likes to host in Tea Parties.
Tam (タム Tamu)
Voiced by: Yui Shoji (Japanese)
Tam is a Reddish-Pink Tabby Cat Zooble with a Butter flavor. Tam admits that he is a hero of a town he visited, thought no one actually saw him fight his enemies until he admitted.
Frappe (フラッペ Furappe)
Voiced by: Ai Iwamura (Japanese)
Frappe is a Pink Elephant Zooble with an Apricot flavor. Frappe is sometimes called the "Negative Zooble" due to her thinking anything negatively, especially love. Thought she has a very dark personality, she is also very open and caring to others, especially on how she cheered Pom up.
PiPi (ピピ Pipi)
Voiced by: Kana Akutsu (Japanese)
PiPi is an Orange and Pink Mouse Zooble with a Peach Cheese flavor. She is very fashionable and also knows how give other Zoobles a good makeover. PiPi is also the one who started the tail decoration craze all over Candy Land and she is very popular to everyone.
Saku (サク Saku)
Voiced by: Ai Iwamura (Japanese)
Saku is a pink cat Zooble with a Sakura flavor. She is a beginner magician and wants to get into the Magic Academy. Chevy and her friends helps her on perfecting her magic skills.

Music

Opening theme
Ending theme

Home video

An official DVD release by Universal Japan with the first volume released on September 5, 2012, containing the first 12 episodes (24 mini episodes each) and the music video of "Candy Girls!" done by Rainbow.[6][7] A second volume was released on November 14, 2012.

References

  1. ↑ "Japanese/Korean Zoobles Airs in South Korea This Week". Anime News Network. May 18, 2011. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
  2. ↑ "セガトイズ　Ｚｏｏｂｌｅｓ！（ズーブルズ）アニメーション放送決定！ テレビ東京系列で２月５日 放送スタート". PRTimes. January 17, 2012. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
  3. ↑ "레인보우, OST 다크호스로 급부상" (in Korean). nate. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
  4. ↑ "Rainbow sings for the 'Zoobles' OST!". allkpop. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
  5. ↑ Hirano, Mai (2012-05-15). "Mai Hirano explains about the Episode's Airing order in Japan". Mai Hirano's official Twitter. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
  6. ↑ "RAINBOWが主題歌を担当しているアニメ「ズーブルズ」DVDのリリースが決定！！". Retrieved 2012-08-08.
  7. ↑ http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=UMBK-1180
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