Hangul
The Korean alphabet is the modern writing system for the Korean language. In North Korea, the alphabet is known as (), and in South Korea, it is known as (). The letters for the five basic consonants reflect the shape of the speech organs ...
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Katakana
is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with hiragana, kanji and in some cases the Latin script (known as rōmaji).
The word ''katakana'' means "fragmentary kana", as the katakana characters are derived fr ...
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anime
is a Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, , in Japan and in Ja ...
Korea
Korea is a peninsular region in East Asia consisting of the Korean Peninsula, Jeju Island, and smaller islands. Since the end of World War II in 1945, it has been politically Division of Korea, divided at or near the 38th parallel north, 3 ...
, 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. Characters were designed by Nam Jong-Sik of '' Animal Yokochō'' and Kazuya Hayashi of ''Happy Happy Clover''.
The series began airing from the Korean broadcasting station
Seoul Broadcasting System
Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS; ) is one of the leading Television in South Korea, South Korean television and radio broadcasters. The broadcaster legally became known as SBS in March 2000, changing its corporate name from Seoul Broadcasting ...
between May 18 and November 23, 2011. An official Japanese dubbed version aired in Japan on
TV Tokyo
JOTX-DTV (channel 7), branded as is a Japanese television station that serves as the flagship of the TX Network.Bakugan Battle Brawlers: Gundalian Invaders'' in its initial time slot. The series re–aired on April 5, after moving to a newer time slot and ended its broadcast on September 27 the same year.
Plot
The Candy Factory is the place where all Zoobles are born. Beyond the factory is a world called Candy Land where all Zoobles live. The story revolves around 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 Land, living and playing together with their friends and getting in misadventures as they learn to solve each problem they face.
Characters
Main cast
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:Chevy is the first main character of the series, an orange Tabby Cat Zooble with an Orange Flavor who is best friends with Coron and Panky. She has the personality of a tomboy, being slightly impulsive, rowdy, and sometimes assertive, but is at the same time adventurous and supportive of her best friends. She loves a good conversation and is always seen hanging out with her friends Coron and Panky in each of their adventures. Chevy is also very athletic and enthusiastic about sports, is superb at climbing trees, and loves to read comic books. She can also be a bit of a sore loser and has serious rivalry issues with the Black Candies, especially Blacky, but when the situation calls for it, she and her friends will cooperate with them. In each challenge she and her friends face, she can summon Kumanpa with a special dance.
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Rabbit
Rabbits are small mammals in the family Leporidae (which also includes the hares), which is in the order Lagomorpha (which also includes pikas). They are familiar throughout the world as a small herbivore, a prey animal, a domesticated ...
Zooble with a
Strawberry
The garden strawberry (or simply strawberry; ''Fragaria × ananassa'') is a widely grown Hybrid (biology), hybrid plant cultivated worldwide for its fruit. The genus ''Fragaria'', the strawberries, is in the rose family, Rosaceae. The fruit ...
Milk
Milk is a white liquid food produced by the mammary glands of lactating mammals. It is the primary source of nutrition for young mammals (including breastfeeding, breastfed human infants) before they are able to digestion, digest solid food. ...
Flavor who is best friends with Chevy and Panky. She is a soft-spoken Romanticist, thinking like a romance novel, but is also very kind and polite to both her friends and everyone around her. Coron is also determined like Chevy, but not to an extent, and is not afraid to speak her own mind. She sometimes negotiates with other Zoobles or cheers up others, not abandoning the people who are in trouble, though she can be a bit impulsive and ignorant sometimes. She always carries a shoulder bag in the shape of a bonbon where she stores pints of milk either for herself or for anyone in case of emergencies. Like Chevy and Panky, Coron can also summon Kumanpa with a special dance.
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:The third main character of the series, Panky is a white and purple Panda Zooble with a
Blueberry
Blueberries are a widely distributed and widespread group of perennial flowering plants with blue or purple berries. They are classified in the section ''Cyanococcus'' with the genus ''Vaccinium''. Commercial blueberries—both wild (lowbush) ...
Yogurt
Yogurt (; , from , ; also spelled yoghurt, yogourt or yoghourt) is a food produced by bacterial Fermentation (food), fermentation of milk. Fermentation of sugars in the milk by these bacteria produces lactic acid, which acts on milk protein to ...
Flavor who is best friends with Chevy and Coron and is the only male of the trio. He is cunning and clever, but is also very timid and a little slow in the mind, sometimes trying to catch up with both Chevy and Coron. His speeches end with "~damon". Panky is not as assertive as Chevy or Coron and sometimes can get scared when threatened, although he ends up being scolded by Chevy often. Panky has limited stamina and is not as active as the two like Coron but only to an extent, sometimes having trouble waking up in the morning or getting carried away during practice. He, however, has a good heart and tries to keep up with both Chevy and Coron as he does not want to let his friends down, even in situations where they are stuck with a problem. He also likes to eat bananas and is known to not be good at rock-paper-scissors. Like Chevy and Coron, Panky can also summon Kumanpa with a special dance.
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Bear
Bears are carnivoran mammals of the family (biology), family Ursidae (). They are classified as caniforms, or doglike carnivorans. Although only eight species of bears are extant, they are widespread, appearing in a wide variety of habitats ...
Zooble god and the overseer of Candy Land, on which Chevy, Coron, and Panky summon by a special dance so they can get advice from him on their problems. He has a great sense of humor and is also supportive of the three protagonists, but he is prone to get jealous whenever they depend on someone else for advice. Even though his advice can be very strange and often puzzling, the trio eventually find that the advice helped them on their daily problems after all. He is also known to control and change the weather, usually depending on his mood. His speeches ends with "~lageo" in the Korean dub, and "~moshi" in the Japanese dub. "Kuma" (Kanji: 熊), which is part of Kumanpa's name, means "bear" in Japanese.
Vanilla
Vanilla is a spice derived from orchids of the genus ''Vanilla (genus), Vanilla'', primarily obtained from pods of the flat-leaved vanilla (''Vanilla planifolia, V. planifolia'').
''Vanilla'' is not Autogamy, autogamous, so pollination ...
Caramel Flavor and the leader of the Black Candies. Blacky first met Chevy and her friends at the Rainbow Park, preventing her and other Zoobles from taking a drink from the water fountain. After losing the competition to the trio, he frequently antagonizes Chevy on her ventures and may even try to tease her and her friends. 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 for others despite being a trickster.
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Chocolate
Chocolate is a food made from roasted and ground cocoa beans that can be a liquid, solid, or paste, either by itself or to flavoring, flavor other foods.
Cocoa beans are the processed seeds of the cacao tree (''Theobroma cacao''); unprocesse ...
Mint Flavor and a member of the Black Candies. As one of Blacky's lackeys, Mikey is an enthusiastic and clever sort, and is a big music lover. Mikey usually follows Blacky every time, helping him scheme on plans or humiliating Chevy and her friends in some situations.
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Giraffe
The giraffe is a large Fauna of Africa, African even-toed ungulate, hoofed mammal belonging to the genus ''Giraffa.'' It is the Largest mammals#Even-toed Ungulates (Artiodactyla), tallest living terrestrial animal and the largest ruminant on ...
Zooble with a Chocolate
Banana
A banana is an elongated, edible fruit – botanically a berry – produced by several kinds of large treelike herbaceous flowering plants in the genus '' Musa''. In some countries, cooking bananas are called plantains, distinguishing the ...
Flavor. As one of Blacky's lackeys, Cooper is a calm but honest Zooble who has a fondness for dancing. She also follows Blacky every time, scheming on plans or humiliating Chevy and her friends in some situations. Unlike the other two members, she's not afraid to show her true feelings to others and is often seen as the nicest out of the Black Candies.
Other characters
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Rabbit
Rabbits are small mammals in the family Leporidae (which also includes the hares), which is in the order Lagomorpha (which also includes pikas). They are familiar throughout the world as a small herbivore, a prey animal, a domesticated ...
Zooble with a
Grape
A grape is a fruit, botanically a berry, of the deciduous woody vines of the flowering plant genus ''Vitis''. Grapes are a non- climacteric type of fruit, generally occurring in clusters.
The cultivation of grapes began approximately 8,0 ...
Flavor. She is a lovely Zooble with a nice personality but at the same time values her looks and being cute often, even on watching her weight. She often gets jealous of Coron, her look-a-like.
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Elephant
Elephants are the largest living land animals. Three living species are currently recognised: the African bush elephant ('' Loxodonta africana''), the African forest elephant (''L. cyclotis''), and the Asian elephant ('' Elephas maximus ...
Zooble with a Cream Soda Flavor. Em is a mature Zooble with a helpful personality and also acts as Lou's babysitter. He is also 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, knowing that they may hurt another Zooble's feelings.
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Bear
Bears are carnivoran mammals of the family (biology), family Ursidae (). They are classified as caniforms, or doglike carnivorans. Although only eight species of bears are extant, they are widespread, appearing in a wide variety of habitats ...
Zooble with an Azuki Bean flavor. Being the only baby Zooble of the series, Lou would usually say 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 fond of balloons, and is also known to be very emotional, as she can cry at the drop of a hat. Her appearance looks similar to Panadera from the original western Zoobles.
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Pineapple
The pineapple (''Ananas comosus'') is a Tropical vegetation, tropical plant with an edible fruit; it is the most economically significant plant in the family Bromeliaceae.
The pineapple is indigenous to South America, where it has been culti ...
Orange Flavor. Usually both a quick and mischievous Zooble, he can make anything upside down using his Zooble magic just for laughs.
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Cherry
A cherry is the fruit of many plants of the genus ''Prunus'', and is a fleshy drupe (stone fruit).
Commercial cherries are obtained from cultivars of several species, such as the sweet '' Prunus avium'' and the sour '' Prunus cerasus''. The na ...
Flavor. Peel is both a passionate and hard-working girl who likes a lot of challenges. She usually works out every time and does not give up on her goals. In one episode, she helps Panky become more assertive.
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: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. His speeches usually end with "~Reel" all the time and is known to be lactose intolerant.
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Starfish
Starfish or sea stars are Star polygon, star-shaped echinoderms belonging to the class (biology), class Asteroidea (). Common usage frequently finds these names being also applied to brittle star, ophiuroids, which are correctly referred to ...
Zooble with a Habanero flavor. SunSan is a figure skater champion in Candy Land but at the same time has a self-centered personality and thinks of herself more than others. When Chevy helps her with her skates, she has a change of heart.
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:Silvy is a green Tabby Cat Zooble with a Melon favor. Having a similar appearance to Chevy, she is a model who is pretty, honest and friendly. She is also very popular and sometimes surrounded by fans wherever she goes, especially Em.
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:Chip is a lavender-pink Seal Zooble with a Milk Crepe flavor. She has a lively personality and speaks with a
Kansai
The or the lies in the southern-central region of Japan's main island Honshū. The region includes the prefectures of Nara, Wakayama, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyōgo and Shiga, often also Mie, sometimes Fukui, Tokushima and Tottori. The metropoli ...
dialect. Alongside Tap, they are both stand-up comedians who have a crush on Mikey and Em.
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Penguin
Penguins are a group of aquatic flightless birds from the family Spheniscidae () of the order Sphenisciformes (). They live almost exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere. Only one species, the Galápagos penguin, is equatorial, with a sm ...
Zooble with a Strawberry Cider Flavor. She is Chip's counterpart on being a stand-up comedian and also speaks with a
Kansai
The or the lies in the southern-central region of Japan's main island Honshū. The region includes the prefectures of Nara, Wakayama, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyōgo and Shiga, often also Mie, sometimes Fukui, Tokushima and Tottori. The metropoli ...
dialect. Her appearance looks very similar to Waddles from the western Zoobles.
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:PuPu is a blue and green Elephant Zooble with a Blue Hawaii Flavor. Pupu is an aspiring artist who is very good at drawing and painting, though sometimes he can be dramatic and extremely nervous when something goes absolutely wrong with whatever he is painting. He has a habit on getting everyone's names wrong.
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:Tinny is a black and purple Rabbit Zooble with a Cassis Grape flavor. Tinny was a former childhood friend of Chevy, but their friendship has since fizzled out and both of them now get into fights. Thanks to an old lunchbox which used to belong to them however, they try to repair their broken friendship.
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Ginseng
Ginseng () is the root of plants in the genus ''Panax'', such as South China ginseng (''Panax notoginseng, P. notoginseng''), Korean ginseng (''Panax ginseng, P. ginseng''), and American ginseng (''American ginseng, P. quinquefol ...
flavor. Chim is the herbalist of Candy Land, who specializes in all types of herbs and spices. He is sometimes bossy, but usually reliable.
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Tomato
The tomato (, ), ''Solanum lycopersicum'', is a plant whose fruit is an edible Berry (botany), berry that is eaten as a vegetable. The tomato is a member of the nightshade family that includes tobacco, potato, and chili peppers. It originate ...
flavor. An expert thief, Mato is very cunning and sometimes appears to steal random things. Since there are no clues on where she can appear, the denizens in Candy Land must be cautious of her presence. She can be a bit too straightforward and ends up kidnapping Panky in the process. Her name is based on the last two syllables of "tomato", the fruit her flavor comes from.
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Mouse
A mouse (: mice) is a small rodent. Characteristically, mice are known to have a pointed snout, small rounded ears, a body-length scaly tail, and a high breeding rate. The best known mouse species is the common house mouse (''Mus musculus'' ...
Zooble with a
Lemon
The lemon (''Citrus'' × ''limon'') is a species of small evergreen tree in the ''Citrus'' genus of the flowering plant family Rutaceae. A true lemon is a hybrid of the citron and the bitter orange. Its origins are uncertain, but some ...
Flavor. Pom is sometimes a bit careless but is overall a nice Zooble. He usually has a bad habit of switching up his words and accidentally telling everyone bad things, which often upsets other Zoobles.
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Seahorse
A seahorse (also written ''sea-horse'' and ''sea horse'') is any of 46 species of small marine Osteichthyes, bony fish in the genus ''Hippocampus''. The genus name comes from the Ancient Greek (), itself from () meaning "horse" and () meanin ...
Zooble with a
Pink Grapefruit
The grapefruit (''Citrus'' × ''paradisi'') is a subtropical citrus tree known for its relatively large, Taste#Sourness, sour to semi-sweet, somewhat Taste#Bitterness, bitter fruit. The flesh of the fruit is segmented and varies in color from p ...
flavor. Mel usually lives in the seas of Candy Land, usually guarding the magical and legendary Rainbow Pot. She is bright and gentle and is friends with Rin and Gonzales.
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Fish
A fish (: fish or fishes) is an aquatic animal, aquatic, Anamniotes, anamniotic, gill-bearing vertebrate animal with swimming fish fin, fins and craniate, a hard skull, but lacking limb (anatomy), limbs with digit (anatomy), digits. Fish can ...
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 is both strong and reliable. She is best friends with Mel and Gonzales.
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Koala
The koala (''Phascolarctos cinereus''), sometimes inaccurately called the koala bear, is an arboreal herbivorous marsupial native to Australia. It is the only Extant taxon, extant representative of the Family (biology), family ''Phascolar ...
Zooble with a Pudding flavor. She is usually friendly but can also get hotheaded easily. She can sometimes get rough to others whenever they upset her, especially Pom.
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Hedgehog
A hedgehog is a spiny mammal of the subfamily Erinaceinae, in the eulipotyphlan family Erinaceidae. There are 17 species of hedgehog in five genera found throughout parts of Europe, Asia, and Africa, and in New Zealand by introduction. The ...
Zooble with a
Dragon Fruit
Pitaya () or pitahaya () (common names strawberry pear or dragon fruit) is the fruit of several cactus species indigenous to the region of southern Mexico and along the Pacific coasts of Guatemala, Costa Rica, and El Salvador. Pitaya is cult ...
Flavor. Harry can be very naughty sometimes, but he can also fight due to his skills at Martial Arts. His appearance looks similar to Spikes from the original western Zoobles albeit having a different color scheme.
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Peach
The peach (''Prunus persica'') is a deciduous tree first domesticated and Agriculture, cultivated in China. It bears edible juicy fruits with various characteristics, most called peaches and the glossy-skinned, non-fuzzy varieties called necta ...
Yogurt
Yogurt (; , from , ; also spelled yoghurt, yogourt or yoghourt) is a food produced by bacterial Fermentation (food), fermentation of milk. Fermentation of sugars in the milk by these bacteria produces lactic acid, which acts on milk protein to ...
flavor who has a similar appearance to Panky. Usually polite, Panna can be serious on things, especially those involving making girls into ideal women. Chevy always stays away from her due to Panna attempting to force her to change her tomboyish personality into a more girly one.
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Apple
An apple is a round, edible fruit produced by an apple tree (''Malus'' spp.). Fruit trees of the orchard or domestic apple (''Malus domestica''), the most widely grown in the genus, are agriculture, cultivated worldwide. The tree originated ...
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 dresses up as a princess to impress the three. Her appearance looks similar to Pawson from the original western Zoobles albeit having a different color scheme.
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Octopus
An octopus (: octopuses or octopodes) is a soft-bodied, eight-limbed mollusc of the order Octopoda (, ). The order consists of some 300 species and is grouped within the class Cephalopoda with squids, cuttlefish, and nautiloids. Like oth ...
Zooble with a
Watermelon
The watermelon (''Citrullus lanatus'') is a species of flowering plant in the family Cucurbitaceae, that has a large, edible fruit. It is a Glossary of botanical terms#scandent, scrambling and trailing vine-like plant, and is plant breeding ...
Flavor. Like Mel and Rin, Ninya lives in the seas of Candy land with Coco. An energetic girl, she befriended Chevy and wants her to be with her. She was chosen to be either Chip or Tap's new partner when the comedian duo had a fight.
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Cola
Cola is a Carbonation, carbonated soft drink flavored with vanilla, cinnamon, citrus essential oil, oils, and other flavorings. Cola became popular worldwide after the American pharmacist John Stith Pemberton invented Coca-Cola, a trademarked br ...
Flavor. Like the other aquatic Zoobles, Coco lives in the seas of Candy land. She is very bright and bold but also loves to have fun. She is also open-minded. Like Ninya, she was also chosen to be either Chip or Tap's partner.
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:Kimmie is a lime green Rabbit Zooble with a Kiwi flavor. Usually a gossip girl, Kimmie always finds an interesting hot topic and talks about it to her friends. She is known to tell someone's secrets all the time. She also found out about the rare blooming of the Sunset Flowers.
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Moose
The moose (: 'moose'; used in North America) or elk (: 'elk' or 'elks'; used in Eurasia) (''Alces alces'') is the world's tallest, largest and heaviest extant species of deer and the only species in the genus ''Alces''. It is also the tal ...
Zooble with an
Apple
An apple is a round, edible fruit produced by an apple tree (''Malus'' spp.). Fruit trees of the orchard or domestic apple (''Malus domestica''), the most widely grown in the genus, are agriculture, cultivated worldwide. The tree originated ...
Cinnamon
Cinnamon is a spice obtained from the inner bark of several tree species from the genus ''Cinnamomum''. Cinnamon is used mainly as an aromatic condiment and flavouring additive in a wide variety of cuisines, sweet and savoury dishes, biscuits, b ...
flavor. He is good at inventing stuff from his friends, ranging from the strange to the most useful. He is also shown to be a good pilot as well.
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Plum
A plum is a fruit of some species in Prunus subg. Prunus, ''Prunus'' subg. ''Prunus'.'' Dried plums are often called prunes, though in the United States they may be labeled as 'dried plums', especially during the 21st century.
Plums are ...
Flavor. Loff is considered to be among the shyest of all the Zoobles, as she is almost always seen in her ball form. She doesn't always talk much, and sometimes can get scared easily. The trio wondered what her face looked like until she reveals it, having a very cute appearance. Her appearance looks similar to Whitepaw from the original western Zoobles albeit having a different color scheme.
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Zebra
Zebras (, ) (subgenus ''Hippotigris'') are African equines with distinctive black-and-white striped coats. There are three living species: Grévy's zebra (''Equus grevyi''), the plains zebra (''E. quagga''), and the mountain zebra (''E. ...
Zooble with a Lychee flavor. Ron is very good at making Chinese cuisine and all kinds of sweets and desserts. Her speeches end with "~Rarirureron".
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Raspberry
The raspberry is the edible fruit of several plant species in the genus ''Rubus'' of the Rosaceae, rose family, most of which are in the subgenus ''Rubus#Modern classification, Idaeobatus''. The name also applies to these plants themselves. Ras ...
Cheese
Cheese is a type of dairy product produced in a range of flavors, textures, and forms by coagulation of the milk protein casein. It comprises proteins and fat from milk (usually the milk of cows, buffalo, goats or sheep). During prod ...
flavor. Somewhat a jinxed Zooble, Coope always looks on the bright side despite the huge bad luck that usually affects her and the friends around her. 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.
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: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. She frequently ends her speeches with "~kyun".
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:Happi is a blue and pink Bat Zooble with a MintAcreola Flavor. He is a wandering Zooble who travels all across Candy Land meeting people along his way while also finding a home. His appearance looks similar to Dippy from the original western Zoobles albeit having a different color scheme.
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Blueberry
Blueberries are a widely distributed and widespread group of perennial flowering plants with blue or purple berries. They are classified in the section ''Cyanococcus'' with the genus ''Vaccinium''. Commercial blueberries—both wild (lowbush) ...
Flavor. Also living in the seas of Candy Land, Amy is sometimes a shy girl but when in a pinch, she works hard and tries to overcome her obstacles. She has a crush on another whale named Sean.
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Coconut
The coconut tree (''Cocos nucifera'') is a member of the palm tree family (biology), family (Arecaceae) and the only living species of the genus ''Cocos''. The term "coconut" (or the archaic "cocoanut") can refer to the whole coconut palm, ...
Berry
A berry is a small, pulpy, and often edible fruit. Typically, berries are juicy, rounded, brightly colored, sweet, sour or tart, and do not have a stone or pit although many pips or seeds may be present. Common examples of berries in the cul ...
Flavor. Toffy is an entertainer who visits Candy Town once to perform in a play and is a master at acting. Though he can perform any role, he has a soft spot for Tosh, his crush.
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lemon
The lemon (''Citrus'' × ''limon'') is a species of small evergreen tree in the ''Citrus'' genus of the flowering plant family Rutaceae. A true lemon is a hybrid of the citron and the bitter orange. Its origins are uncertain, but some ...
lime Flavor. Usually living in the city, Tosh is a gentle girl Zooble who sometimes likes to pretend be a princess and wishes to meet her prince. She has a deep crush on Toffy and likes to meet him as he is.
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:Airo is a pink giraffe Zooble with a Prune Flavor. Airo is a very playful trickster 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.
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Citron
The citron (''Citrus medica''), historically cedrate, is a large fragrant citrus fruit with a thick Peel (fruit), rind. It is said to resemble a 'huge, rough lemon'. It is one of the Citrus taxonomy#Citrons, original citrus fruits from which al ...
Tea Flavor. Crew is very knowledgeable about things and knows to solve everyone's problem, but Chevy and her friends overly rely on him to the point on making Kumanpa jealous. He tends to say "kuru" as he rolls around in his ball form.
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:ToTo is an orange Lion Zooble with a Cappuccino flavor. He is a huge fan of Kumanpa and has even impersonated him in front of the trio.
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:Lily is a magenta Rabbit Zooble with a
Pomegranate
The pomegranate (''Punica granatum'') is a fruit-bearing deciduous shrub in the family Lythraceae, subfamily Punica, Punicoideae, that grows between tall. Rich in symbolic and mythological associations in many cultures, it is thought to have o ...
flavor. Lily is somehow a poet and loves to write poems, which would explain why she would usually speak in rhyme. She is also very energetic and thrilling, almost to the point of causing Chevy and her friends to find her weird sometimes.
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Cranberry
Cranberries are a group of evergreen dwarf shrubs or trailing vines in the subgenus ''Oxycoccus'' of the genus ''Vaccinium''. Cranberries are low, creeping shrubs or vines up to long and in height; they have slender stems that are not th ...
flavor. She serves as the mail carrier of Candy Land, always delivering letters and packages to any part of the land when necessary.
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:Arl is a green Bear Zooble with a
Green Tea
Green tea is a type of tea made from the leaves and buds of the '' Camellia sinensis'' that have not undergone the withering and oxidation process that creates oolong teas and black teas. Green tea originated in China in the late 1st millenn ...
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 tea parties.
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:Tam is a reddish-pink Tabby Cat Zooble with a
Butter
Butter is a dairy product made from the fat and protein components of Churning (butter), churned cream. It is a semi-solid emulsion at room temperature, consisting of approximately 81% butterfat. It is used at room temperature as a spread (food ...
flavor. Tam admits that he is a hero of a town he visited, though no one actually saw him fight his enemies until he admitted.
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Apricot
An apricot (, ) is a fruit, or the tree that bears the fruit, of several species in the genus ''Prunus''.
Usually an apricot is from the species '' P. armeniaca'', but the fruits of the other species in ''Prunus'' sect. ''Armeniaca'' are also ...
flavor. Frappe is sometimes called the "Negative Zooble" due to her pessimism about anything, especially love. Though she has a dark personality, she is also very open and caring to others, especially on how she cheered Pom up.
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Peach
The peach (''Prunus persica'') is a deciduous tree first domesticated and Agriculture, cultivated in China. It bears edible juicy fruits with various characteristics, most called peaches and the glossy-skinned, non-fuzzy varieties called necta ...
Cheese
Cheese is a type of dairy product produced in a range of flavors, textures, and forms by coagulation of the milk protein casein. It comprises proteins and fat from milk (usually the milk of cows, buffalo, goats or sheep). During prod ...
flavor. She is fashionable and also knows how to 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.
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: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 help her on perfecting her magic skills, though the three ended up being transformed into frogs by Saku. Her name is based on the first two syllables of sakura (Kanji: 桜), her flavor.
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Reindeer
The reindeer or caribou (''Rangifer tarandus'') is a species of deer with circumpolar distribution, native to Arctic, subarctic, tundra, taiga, boreal, and mountainous regions of Northern Europe, Siberia, and North America. It is the only re ...
Zooble with a
Chocolate
Chocolate is a food made from roasted and ground cocoa beans that can be a liquid, solid, or paste, either by itself or to flavoring, flavor other foods.
Cocoa beans are the processed seeds of the cacao tree (''Theobroma cacao''); unprocesse ...
and Strawberry flavor. She was known to be quite timid at first, but has learned along the way to become more confident, especially when she was motivated by Chevy and her pals after she joined the screaming contest at the snow region of Candy Land.
Non-Zoobles
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goldfish
The goldfish (''Carassius auratus'') is a freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae of the order Cypriniformes. It is commonly kept as a pet in indoor aquariums, and is one of the most popular aquarium fish. Goldfish released into the w ...
who is the best friend and trusted steed of Mel and Rin. Chevy and her friends often ride him with Mel and Rin whenever they go on adventures with them.
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blue whale
The blue whale (''Balaenoptera musculus'') is a marine mammal and a baleen whale. Reaching a maximum confirmed length of and weighing up to , it is the largest animal known ever to have existed. The blue whale's long and slender body can ...
whom Chevy and her friends meet in the Rainbow Sea. Amy has a crush on him and it is up to the trio to help her win his heart.
Production
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 said project. The people involved include 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 Yokochō'' and Kazuya Hayashi of ''Happy Happy Clover''. Korean pop group
Rainbow
A rainbow is an optical phenomenon caused by refraction, internal reflection and dispersion of light in water droplets resulting in a continuous spectrum of light appearing in the sky. The rainbow takes the form of a multicoloured circular ...
also contributed to the anime's production as they sang both the opening and ending themes.
The series began airing on the Korean broadcasting station
Seoul Broadcasting System
Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS; ) is one of the leading Television in South Korea, South Korean television and radio broadcasters. The broadcaster legally became known as SBS in March 2000, changing its corporate name from Seoul Broadcasting ...
and aired from May 18 to 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 Japanese and 4 episodes were shown on the Japanese website for promoting the toys in Japan. Later on, the series premiered in
TV Tokyo
JOTX-DTV (channel 7), branded as is a Japanese television station that serves as the flagship of the TX Network.Trotting Hamtaro Dechu!'' and '' Spellbound! Magical Princess Lilpri'' in late 2011. The series later departed ''NoriNori♪Nori Suta'' block and had its official TV premiere on February 5, 2012, until March 25. The series was re–aired on April 5 the same year.
According to Mai Hirano, the airing dates of the episodes don't follow the standard episodic order during the dubbing of the series unlike the Korean version.
Music
;Opening theme
* ''I Love Zoobles!''
** Lyrics: Lee In-Young
** Composition: Lee In-Young
** Arrangement: Lee In-Young
** Artist:
Rainbow
A rainbow is an optical phenomenon caused by refraction, internal reflection and dispersion of light in water droplets resulting in a continuous spectrum of light appearing in the sky. The rainbow takes the form of a multicoloured circular ...
( DSP Media/ Universal Sigma)
** Episodes: 1–8
* ''Candy Girls!''
** Lyrics: Mai Watarai
** Rapping: Emyli
** Composition: Han Sang-Won, Yoon Young-Mi
** Arrangement: Han Sang-Won, Yoon Young-Mi
** Artist: Rainbow (Universal Sigma)
** Episodes: 9-26
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** Lyrics: Lee In-Young and Yoo Seung-Hye
** Composition: Lee In-Young and Yoo Seung-Hye
** Arrangement: Lee In-Young and Yoo Seung-Hye
** Artist: Rainbow (DSP Media/Universal Sigma)
Episodes
Home video
An official DVD release by Universal Japan with the first volume was released on September 5, 2012, containing the first 12 episodes (24 mini-episodes each) and the music video of "Candy Girls!" done by
Rainbow
A rainbow is an optical phenomenon caused by refraction, internal reflection and dispersion of light in water droplets resulting in a continuous spectrum of light appearing in the sky. The rainbow takes the form of a multicoloured circular ...