Canimals
2011–2015 South Korean television series
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Canimals (portmanteau of "can" and "animal") (캐니멀, kaenimeol), also known as Canimals: We Can Do It!, is a live-action and animated television series by Voozclub Co., Ltd., BRB Internacional, Screen 21 and Aardman Animations. The main characters are Mimi, Ato, Uly, Fizzy, Nia, Oz, Pow, Toki, and Leon. Internationally, the series has aired in South Korea through CITV and worldwide through ITV Network.[1][2]
Ian Carney
Tom Parkinson
James Henry
| Canimals | |
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| Also known as | Canimals: We Can Do It! |
| Genre | Comedy Slapstick |
| Created by | Vooz Character System |
| Written by | Stuart Kenworthy Ian Carney Tom Parkinson James Henry |
| Creative directors | Yoo Kyung Kim Toni Garcia Richard Starzak |
| Voices of | Marie Fagundo Todd Winters Robert Pope Sly Johnson Martial Le Minoux Jeremy Prevost |
| Theme music composer | Simon Russell |
| Composer | Simon Russell |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 109 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Carlos Biern Yoo Kyoung Kim Miles Bullough Sun Kyung Jung |
| Producers | Sarah Fell Chey Lee Robert Doherty Jung Min Park Han Gil Nam Claudio Biern Boyd |
| Running time | 5 minutes |
| Production companies | Voozclub Co., Ltd. BRB Internacional Screen 21 Aardman Animations |
| Original release | |
| Network | EBS (South Korea) ITV (CITV) (United Kingdom) |
| Release | 2 March 2011 – 24 November 2015 |
| Related | |
| Pucca | |
Development
The character's creation began in 2006.[3][4] At the this time, the characters were visually different and lacked arms.[5][6] Aardman, BRB International and VoozClub co-produced the show. The voice acting was done by Aardman, while the modeling, animation, and sound processing were handled by VoozClub and BRB International.[7]
Licensing
BRB International manages all the series' rights on the Iberian Peninsula.[8]
The series was picked up by Netflix in November 2015, and the entire series was available until June 2019 when it was pulled.[9]
Canal+ managed the series rights In France where it aired on TéléTOON+.[10]
Reception
Viewership
In South Korea, Canimals was first broadcast on EBS in 2011, and it received a high viewership rating and was well-received throughout the country.[11]
In the United Kingdom, Canimals was a Ratings success. The show achieved a peak viewership of around 153,800 viewers on February 4, 2013 during the after school block.[12] The Show quickly became one of CITV's flagship shows, delivering the second highest average audience viewing figures against competitors in the afternoons.[13] Canimals also delivered the highest average audience viewing figures against competitors in the mornings.[14]
Awards and nominations
Canimals won as the best for kids 7–10 at the 2010 Kids' Jury and nominated for the Licensing Challenge in MIPJR 2010.[15][16] It was also placed 2nd among more than 1,000 works at MIPCOM Junior 2009 where It won the best animation award.[17] In 2011, it won the Grand Prize (President Award) at the Korean Content Awards.[18]