Pucca (TV series)

Pucca
Genre
Created by
  • Boo Kyoung Kim
  • Calvin Kim (co-creator)
Directed by
Voices of (See Voice cast)
Theme music composer Plus-Tech Squeeze Box
Opening theme "Pucca Funny Love"
Ending theme "Pucca Funny Love" (Extended)
Composer(s) Hal Foxton Beckett
Country of origin Canada
South Korea
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 39 (115 segments) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
  • Chris Bartleman
  • Blair Peters
  • Michael Lekes (Season 1)
  • Marc Buhaj (Season 2)
Producer(s)
  • Kirsten Newlands (Season 1)
  • Lori Lozinski (Season 2)
Running time 24 minutes (whole)
6 minutes (separate)
Production company(s) Studio B Productions
VOOZ Character System
Distributor
Release
Original network
Picture format HDTV: 1080i/720p
Audio format Dolby Digital 5.1
Original release 18 September 2006 (2006-09-18) – 11 August 2008 (2008-08-11)

Pucca (짜장소녀 뿌까, Jjajang Sonyeo Ppukka), is an animated television series based on a series of shorts created by the South Korean company VOOZ Character System. The series revolves around Pucca, a young lady who is in love and obsessed with a ninja named Garu. It also has aired on Champ TV and MBC in Korea. Internationally, the series has aired on Toon Disney's/Jetix block in the United States,[1] Europe,[2] and other locales on the Jetix channel.[3]

Pucca premiered in 2006, with a set of 26 episodes (78 segments). The second season of the show, consisting of 13 episodes (37 segments), began airing in 2008 after it was ordered to be created by Jetix Europe. In total, not including the previous online aired episodes of the show, this brought the number of created episodes to 115.[4][5]

Summary

The series centers around the adventures of an 10-year-old girl named Pucca, who lives in a town called Sooga Village. Her love interest is a 12-year-old ninja named Garu, who owns a cat. Her uncles work in the local restaurant called the Goh-Rong, whose main dish is Jajangmyeon noodles. Then, there's her best friend Ching, who is the same age and is in love with a boy named Abyo, who likes Kung-Fu a lot and is interested in girls.

The series started in 2006 and finished in 2008.

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
12613September 18, 2006 (2006-09-18)December 31, 2006 (2006-12-31)
13January 15, 2007 (2007-01-15)May 14, 2007 (2007-05-14)
213March 3, 2008 (2008-03-03)August 11, 2008 (2008-08-11)

Voice cast

Distribution and broadcast

In the United States, the series is distributed by Disney-ABC International Television. In South Korea, the series is distributed by MBC Films.

Home media

Region 1 — American releases by Shout! Factory
DVD title Season(s) Episode count Release date
Ninjas Love Noodles 1 13 18 March 2008
Kung Fu Kisses
Spooky Sooga Village 11 16 September 2008
Secret Samurai Santa 10 28 October 2008
Sooga Super Squad 1, 2 13 3 March 2009

Awards

At the 2006 Annecy International Animated Film Festival, the Pucca episode "A Force of Won" was "nominated for two awards...including the Prix Jeunesse in the Animation category." During the same year, Pucca won the Leo Awards for Best Screenwriting, along with "Best Overall in an Animation Program."[4]

Music tour

A musical show for the series was held in Lima on 8 October 2009. This location was chosen because of Pucca being "one of the most beloved programs on Jetix's Latin American channel." The show repeated itself eight times from 8 October through 11 October.[6]

See also

  • Pucca – information about the Pucca franchise
  • Canimals – another children's television series created by Voozclub

References

  1. ↑ "New Episodes Trickle Into CN, Adult Swim, Kids WB". Firefox. 4 March 2008. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
  2. ↑ "JCP and PUCCA ::: Jetix". 28 August 2008. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
  3. ↑ "Studio B Sees Pucca to TV". Cold Hard Flash. 22 January 2007. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
  4. 1 2 Ryan Ball (2 October 2006). "Jetix Europe Orders More Pucca". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
  5. ↑ "PUCCA To Air On Jetix". Cold Hard Flash. 19 August 2005. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
  6. ↑ "Pucca y sus amigos darán espectáculo en Lima". El Comercio. 20 August 2009. Retrieved 24 December 2010.

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