Larva (TV series)

Larva
Also known as Larvae
Genre
Created by TUBAn Co., Ltd
Directed by Joo-gong Maeng
Voices of Bum-ki Hong
Composer(s) Great Park
Country of origin South Korea
No. of seasons 3
No. of episodes 262 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Sungjai Ahn
Eugene Kang
Producer(s)
  • Ki-tae Kim
  • Ji-na Kim
  • Sang-koo Lee
  • Sean Song
  • Alex Sung
  • Catherine Yoon
Editor(s) Byuong-wook Ahn
Yoon-hee Jong
Running time 1–3 minutes per episode
Production company(s) TUBA Entertainment
TUBAn (Season 2)
Distributor Synergy Media
Imira Entertainment (Latin America)
Release
Original network
Picture format 1080i (HDTV)
First shown in March 15, 2011
Original release March 26, 2011 (2011-03-26) – present
External links
Website
Production website

Larva (also known as Larvae) is a computer-animated television series made by TUBA Entertainment in Seoul, South Korea.[1] This cartoon shows two larvae as its main characters. Larva is also part of Disney Channel Asia and based on the original show broadcast on Disney Channel Middle East.

Characters

Main

  • Yellow – is a dimwitted and happy-go-lucky yellow-colored larva with an antenna. Yellow is often abused by Red, but that never endangers their friendship. Although usually he obeys Red, he loses his mind in front of food. Yellow is bad with Red because he take all things that are for Red and Red always fights him. He changes color from yellow to brown and he grows green shades around his mouth when feeling extreme emotions.
  • Red – a mostly hot-tempered and greedy red-colored larva. Arrogant and often seen abusing Yellow, Red usually ends up hurting himself instead. He usually shouts like Bruce Lee when afraid or angered.[2]

Recurring

  • Violet – an oversized ghost slug. He is sometimes shown with his lower half buried in the ground. When he is threatened, he exposes his whole body and roars.
  • Brown – a dung beetle that gathers poop. To him, poop is either his food or his treasure. He hates it when other insects touch his prized poop. He has a long strand of hair on his right cheek.
  • Black – a horned Atlas beetle that has great strength and is usually punching a cocoon (which he uses as punching bag). He's aggressive and will beat up whoever he thinks is messing with him. In "Hello, Black" he turns out to be a slug wearing beetle armor.
  • Rainbow – a snail with a red and green shell. When in his shell, he moves slowly, but under that he has a muscular human-like body and can function like humans do.
  • Pink – a pink larva with two antennae. She is the only recurring female character. She loves Yellow but Red loves her. She hides a great strength behind her cute, beautiful face.

Minor

  • Bluehousefly that has numerous smells. Nobody can get close because of his repugnant smell. He often feels gloomy and lonely because nobody can approach him.
  • Navy – in "One Wild and Rough World" part 1, this deep-sea fish appears when the sewerage is sunk. He appeared as a goldfish. When Red and Yellow threw him into a sardine can full of warm water, he changed into a deep-sea fish which is often seen whenever the sewer floods. He has a good enough appetite to eat up Red and Yellow.
  • Green – A carnivorous plant which eats up anything on the ground. In season 1, he is an enemy to all insects because he tries to swallow the other insects when he encounters them. But he is weaker than Violet. He appears to have a menacing set of teeth.
  • Frog – a frog which often appears in the sewer, is sensitive and tries to monopolise all power by eating the insects and larva. He is several times bigger than other normal frogs. He escaped from sewer and went into the house where Red and Yellow lived in a season 2 episode. In season 3 he lives in the sewers again.
  • Bee – a honey bee which collects honey. He stings when someone touches his honey that he collected or makes him angry.
  • Maroondachshund who wears a blue and yellow sweater, appearing in season 2. He attacks when he sees moving things. He buries his valued bones in the ground and is quite temperamental In "Whistle Fart" he turns into a werewolf when he hears certain whistling.
  • Prussian – a blue parrot which appears in season 2. He observes other friends and gives a sardonic laugh before attacking. He is also a predator to the larvae. "Nanta" revealed that he used to live in the Amazon rainforest as a hatchling.
  • Prism – a chameleon which appears intermittently in various areas of season 2, such as the living room, bathroom, rooftop, and even bedroom; he suddenly appears and attacks Red and Yellow without reason.[2]
  • Ephemera – A mayfly who appears in the titular episode. Red has a crush on her, but she has a very short lifespan.
  • Bomb bug A bombardier beetle which bombed Yellow, Red and Brown in episode "Bomb Bug" in Season 2. He has ability to bomb a place with acid which comes out from his bottom. He usually does that when he's angry or sad.
  • Grey – a rat that appears in season 3. He is an enemy to all larva in this season.
  • Ivory – a stick insect that is weak and clumsy.
  • The Silvers – twin pigeons who wear a banana and watermelon peel to cover their bald patches. They are known as Yah-Silver and Uhh-Silver due to the sounds they make.
  • There are humans who rarely appear and their faces are always off-screen (except a plane passenger in "One Wild and Rough World"). The recurring ones are an old woman and a fat guy who live in the house from season 2.
  • Other birds have been shown regularly, including pigeons.
  • Cocoa - a hot girl that Ivory has a crush on.
  • Mite - a baby mite who Yellow initially adopts, but turns out to parasitically prey on Yellow and the others.

Production

Larva was launched by TUBA Entertainment in 2011, with adult viewers in mind. The producers aimed to create a cartoon that could appeal to an audience of a wide age scale. It debuted on the national channel, KBS and on cable television with short, 90-second episodes. The series quickly became popular, and as of September 2015 was sold to more than 40 countries, including Canal Plus in France, as well as merchandising contracts taking place in Taiwan, Germany, Turkey and Chile, among others. The creators earned 1 million dollars in royalties in the first three months of launching related merchandise, including toys and stationery products.[1][3]

Video Game Series Released

Larva (also known as Larvae) is a South Korean Video Game Developed by Seoul Animation Center, KBS and Tuba Entertainment and Published by Taito Corporation and Synergy Media for The Sega Dreamcast, Sega Hi-Saturn, Xbox 360 (Xbox Live Arcade), PlayStation 3 and Microsoft Windows 8 on October 24, 2011 in Japan, July 22, 2011 in United States and March 26, 2011 in South Korea.

Larva in New York (also known as Larvae in New York) is a South Korean Video Game Developed by Tuba Entertainment and Kocca Communications and Published by Epic Games for The Linux, Microsoft Windows 10, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One (Xbox Live Arcade) on October 24, 2015 in Japan, July 22, 2015 in United States and March 26, 2015 in South Korea.

Episode list

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
126March 26, 2011 (2011-03-26)September 24, 2011 (2011-09-24)
227January 5, 2012 (2012-01-05)August 3, 2012 (2012-08-03)
3104January 5, 2015 (2015-01-05)September 27, 2015 (2015-09-27)
4262018 (2018)August 27, 2020 (2020-08-27)

Season 1 - Grate (2011)

No. in
series
No. in
season
Original air dateTitleStoryboarded by
1 1 March 26IcecreamJoo-gong Maeng
2 Mosquito
3 Dancing in the Rain
4 MushroomTea-sik Shin
5 2 April 2Gum (1)Joo-gong Maeng
6 Ice Road
7 StrawByoung-wook Ahn
8 Insectivorous Plant
9 3 April 9SnailJoo-gong Maeng
10 SnoringByoung-wook Ahn
11 Popcorn
12 AquariumByoung-wook Ahn and Dea-bum Kim
13 4 April 23HamJoo-gong Maeng
14 PsychicByoung-wook Ahn
15 Fly
16 SpaghettiDea-bum Kim
17 5 April 30AirformByoung-wook Ahn
18–19 Cocoon (1&2)
20 PudingDea-bum Kim
21 6 May 7Watermelon
22 UFO
23 Fishing
24 Out of Body
25 7 May 14Hot Spring
26 Hide and SeekByoung-wook Ahn
27 Earthquake
28 Hair-growth Solution (1)Dea-bum Kim
29 8 May 21Flood (1)Byoung-wook Ahn
30 SwampDea-bum Kim
31 Walnut
32 Soda
33 9 May 28FrogDea-bum Kim and Byoung-wook Ahn
34 Typhoon (1)Byoung-wook Ahn
35 CavityDea-bum Kim
36 CointossByoung-wook Ahn
37 10 June 4ConcertByoung-wook Ahn and Dea-bum Kim
38 Snowball FightByoung-wook Ahn
39 Flood (2)
40 AntDea-bum Kim
41 11 June 11Stomachache
42 MummyByoung-wook Ahn
43 Bee (1)
44 Balloon
45 12 June 18LoveDea-bum Kim
46 SpringByoung-wook Ahn
47 ChristmasDea-bum Kim
48 Yellow-terminatorJoo-gong Maeng
49 13 June 25The CementDea-bum Kim
50 Larvatar (1)Byoung-wook Ahn
51 Hip HopDea-bum Kim and Byoung-wook Ahn
52 SnotJoo-gong Maeng
53 14 July 2HailingMin-seong Kang
54 PitByoung-wook Ahn
55 Gum (2)
56 Raining
57 15 June 9Glove
58 Laughing
59 Eye InfectionDea-bum Kim
60 Missing
61 16 June 16Wig
62 Vampire
63 ClockMin-seong Kang
64 Staring ContestByoung-wook Ahn
65 17 June 23PerfumeMin-seong Kang
66 Super GlueDea-bum Kim
67 Swing
68 Growing a Plant
69 18 June 30Bee (2)Byoung-wook Ahn
70 Scary Night
71 RopeDea-bum Kim
72 SpiderMin-seong Kang
73 19 August 6Super LiquidDea-bum Kim
74 NightmareJoo-gong Maeng
75–76 Chick (1&2)Byoung-wook Ahn
77 20 August 13FartingMin-seong Kang
78 Secret of SnailByoung-wook Ahn, Dea-bum Kim, and Min-seong Kang
79 HandDea-bum Kim
80 BottleDea-bum Kim and Byoung-wook Ahn
81 21 August 20Moonlight WaltzByoung-wook Ahn
82 Hair-growth Solution (2)Dea-bum Kim
83 WartMin-seong Kang
84 Typhoon (2)Byoung-wook Ahn
85 22 August 27Chili ShowDea-bum Kim
86 AlienMin-seong Kahn
87 GrapeDea-bum Kim
88 Quick SandMin-seong Kang
89 23 September 3Larvatar (2)
90 Toy CarDea-bum Kim
91–92 Love Love Love (1&2)Byoung-wook Ahn
93 24 September 10Swan Lake
94 Electronic ShockDea-bum Kim
95 WhistleMin-seong Kang
96 DivingByoung-wook Ahn
97 25 September 17FireMin-seong Kang
98 BalanceDea-bum Kim
99 Water ShowMin-seong Kang
100 Flying YellowByoung-wook Ahn
101 26 September 24Short Arm OctopusDea-bum Kim
102–104 Wild Wild World (1–3)Joo-gong Maeng

Season 2 - House (2012)

No. in
series
No. in
season
Original air dateTitleStoryboarded by
1 1 January 5Welcome Larva!Min-seong Kang
2 Soap Bubbles
3 2 January 12RobotHun-min Jang
4 Brown's Back!Seung-ik Ahn
5 3 January 19Stop, Freeze!Woo-seong Jung
6 UpstandingByoung-wook Ahn
7 4 January 26Ski JumpMin-seong Kang
8 Black's Back
9 5 February 2Man Date
10 TomatoByoung-wook Ahn
11 6 February 9Make-upSeung-ik Ahn
12 GumByoung-wook Ahn
13 7 February 16SneezeMin-u Kim and Byoung-wook Ahn
14 Foolish Mushroom
15 8 February 23Magic JarMin-seong Kang
16 RouletteByoung-wook Ahn
17 9 March 9Ping-Pong
18 Spider-LarvaMin-seong Kang
19 10 March 16Bug Bomb
20 Hi Pink!Byoung-wook Ahn
21 11 March 23Spinner
22 Speaker Dance
23 12 March 30Limbs
24 Bath
25 13 April 6Genius YellowMin-seong Kang
26 Hi Violet!Hun-min Jang
27 14 April 20DietByoung-wook Ahn
28 FanHun-min Jang
29 15 May 11SweatMin-seong Kang
30 Whistle (1)
31 16 May 18NightmareJi-yeon Kim
32 ToiletHun-min Jang and Byoung-wook Ahn
33 17 May 25Yellow ChickenJoo-jae Beom
34 Fortune CookieSeung-ik Ahn
35–36 18 1 JuneMayfly (1&2)Min-seong Kang
37 19 June 8IceKang-heon Ahn
38 Lar-vengersHun-min Jang
39 20 June 15Once Upon a TimeMin-seong Kang
40 OperaByoung-wook Ahn
41 21 June 22Hide & SeekJoo-gong Maeng
42 Larva CarByoung-wook Ahn
43 22 June 29Wild RedMin-seong Kang and Ji-yeon Kim
44 BeanstalksMin-seong Kang and Byoung-wook Ahn
45 23 July 6Whistle (2)Min-u Kim
46 Golden BrownMin-seong Kang
47 24 July 13FrogByoung-wook Ahn
48 Flower Farts
49 25 July 20CocoonMin-seong Kang and Byoung-wook Ahn
50 NantaJoo-gong Maeng
51 26 July 27Strange BerriesByoung-wook Ahn
52 Wild Wild Wild World (1)Joo-gong Maeng
53–54 27 August 3Wild Wild Wild World (2&3)

Season 3 - New York (2015)

No.Original air dateTitleStoryboarded by
1 January 5DonutJee-hyun Kim
2 January 6FlareByoung-wook Ahn
3 Box
4 February 2TyphoonTae-wook Koh
5 FireplugByoung-wook Ahn
6 LemonJee-hyun Kim
7 Gum FartMin-seong Kang
8 ShadeJi-yeon Kim
9 IceJee-hyun Kim
10 StreamMi-seon An and Min-seong Kang
11 BasketballTae-wook Koh
12 TickleJi-yeon Kim
13 HiccupByoung-wook Ahn and Min-seong Kang
14 Mouse
15–16 Garlic (1&2)Mi-seon An
17 Wheel
18 MagnetSeung-hun Kim
19 Stick Insect
20 Oil
21–22 Double Eyelids (1&2)Tae-wook Koh
23 Thunder RedJi-yeon Kim
24 CementJee-hyun Kim
25 The ChaserJi-yeon Kim
26 WrapYe-ri Kim
27 The SilverMi-seon An
28 ArkJi-yeon Kim and Jee-hyun Kim
29 MiteTae-wook Koh
30 Cancan
31 Pink's SecretMin-seong Kang
32 MassageJee-hyun Kim
33 LoyaltyTae-wook Koh
34 Kung Fu
35 Pipe
36 TagJi-yeon Kim
37 Cup NoodleMin-seong Kang
38 Untidy SleeperSeung-hun Kim
39 SushiJee-hyun Kim
40 Breath
41 Tower StackJi-yeon Kim
42 Tough GuyJee-hyun Kim
43 ShowdownTae-wook Koh
44 Dance Battle
45 BoogerJee-hyun Kim
46–47 Detective (1&2)Tae-wook Koh
48 Yellow's SecretYe-ri Kim and Jee-hyun Kim
49 May 20StrawSeung-hun Kim
50 Confetti PoppersTae-wook Koh
51 RainJee-hyun Kim
52 A Day in the Life of LarvaMi-seon An
53 WiperBo-ri Lee and Min-seong Kang
54 Street LarvaTae-wook Koh
55–56 Yellow's Revenge (1&2)Seung-hun Kim
57 Snowball FightByoung-wook Ahn and Tae-wook Koh
58 Life of a RatMin-seong Kang
59 Fighter in the WindSeung-hun Kim
60 Larva of the RingsJee-hyun Kim
61 Flash Light
62 GlueMi-seon An
63–69 Larva Rangers (1–7)Byoung-wook Ahn, Tae-wook Koh, and Seung-hun Kim
70 FeelersSeung-hun Kim
71 Fashion ShowMi-seon An and Jee-hyun Kim
72 Red, a Budding ComedianMi-seon An
73–75 Insect Killer (1–3)Ji-yeon Kim; Seung-hun Kim (Part 3 only)
76 GloveMi-seon An
77 TroublemakerTae-wook Koh
78 Sea BattleJee-hyun Kim
79 Rubber BallYe-ri Kim and Jee-hyun Kim
80 DizzinessMi-seon An and Jee-hyun Kim
81–82 Pitapat (1&2)Jee-hyun Kim
83 MarathonJi-yeon Kim
84 TeaTae-wook Koh
85 FloodMin-seong Kang
86–89 New Friend (1–4)Jee-hyun Kim
90 UmbrellaBeop-seo Koo and Seung-hun Kim
91 CheeseMin-seong Kang
92–93 Distress (1&2)Jee-hyun Kim
94 An Out-of-body ExperienceSeung-Hun Kim
95 MinicarHyo-bin Kang and Jee-hyun Kim
96–97 One-sided Love (1&2)Taek-woo Koh
98 Roll a Dung!Mi-seon An
99 LarvartaSeung-hun Kim
100 BobsleighJee-hyun Kim, Seung-hun Kim, and Tae-wook Koh
101 ChristmasJoo-gong Maeng and Min-seong Kang
102 As Time Goes BySeung-hun Kim
103–104 September 27Goodbye New York (1&2)Byoung-wook Ahn

Reception

Emily Ashby from the organization Common Sense Media rated Larva three stars. She praised the show for showing the perspective of Red and Yellow, stating “because the characters are the size of worms, everything around them is larger than life, and that perspective is always fun to see in action.”[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "'Larva' embraces all ages". The Korea Times. 2013-03-07. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
  2. 1 2 Demonstration of characters in main homepage
  3. "'Pororo,' 'Larva' change game in Korean animation". The Korea Herald. 2015-09-04. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
  4. Ashby, Emily “Larva TV Review”
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