Turning Mecard (TV series)

Turning Mecard
Also known as Mecard
Korean 터닝메카드
Written by Atsushi Maekawa (head writer)
Directed by Hong Heonpyo
Composer(s) Kim Jungah (Music Director)
Country of origin South Korea
Original language(s) Korean
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 52
Production
Executive producer(s) Choi Jongil
Kim Suntae
Producer(s) Shim Hyewon
Lee Namhoon
Production company(s) Heewon Entertainment
Choirock
Sonokong
Animations
Paprika Entertainment
Production Reve
Distributor Choirock (South Korea)
Lingdong (Mainland China)
Mattel (rest of the world)
Release
Original network KBS2
Original release February 3, 2015 (2015-02-03) – February 5, 2016 (2016-02-05)
Chronology
Followed by Turning Mecard W
Related shows Dino Mecard

Turning Mecard (Korean: 터닝메카드, a transliteration), released in the United States as Mecard, is a South Korean animated television series which is a part of the toyline and media franchise of the same name developed for toy company Sonokong by Choirock (Sonokong's multimedia production arm). The series was produced for Choirock by Heewon Entertainment, and was animated by Paprika Entertainment and Production Reve.

The series was followed by Turning Mecard W, which was aired between May 2016 and September 2017 in South Korea, then follwed by a soft reboot titled Turning Mecard R in September 2017 and a spin-off titled Dino Mecard (Korean: 공룡메카드) in November 2017.

Characters

For characters with two English names, the name used in the English version produced for Choirock and Sonokong is followed by another used in the English version produced by Studiopolis for Mattel.

  • Jason (Korean: 나찬, translit. Na Chan; voiced by Brandon Winckler in Studiopolis English version)
  • Isobel (Korean: 이소벨; voiced by Lydia Lee Tang in BTI Studios Hong Kong English version,[1] and Cherami Leigh in Studiopolis English version)
  • Ryan (Korean: 리안; voiced by Nicolas Roye in Studiopolis English version)
  • Dabi/Dabby (Korean: 다비; voiced by Alex Cazares in Studiopolis English version)
  • Dana (Korean: 다나; voiced by Lydia Lee Tang in BTI Studios Hong Kong English version,[1] and Colleen Villard in Studiopolis English version)
  • Van Dyne/Van Dine (Korean: 반다인; voiced by Todd Haberkorn in Studiopolis English version)
  • Juliette/Juliet (Korean: 공주희, translit. Gong Juhui; voiced by Cassandra Lee Morris in Studiopolis English version)
  • Kevin (Korean: 천재형, translit. Cheon Jaehyeong; voiced by Kyle McCarley in Studiopolis English version)
  • Brandon (Korean: 기운찬, translit. Gi Unchan; voiced by Ben Diskin in Studiopolis English version)

Release

South Korea

Turning Mecard premiered on 3 February 2015 on KBS2. Initially, it aired on Tuesdays until episode 30 (11 August 2015), but it moved to Fridays since episode 31 (21 August 2015). The show's finale aired on 5 February 2016.

English-speaking areas

There are two existing English versions of this series.

One English version of Turning Mecard was produced for Choirock and Sonokong by BTI Studios Hong Kong.[note 1][1] The television channels that broadcast this version include Teletoon and Cartoon Network in Canada (premiering there on 28 May and 4 June 2017, respectively),[2], 9Go! in Australia (premiered on 12 June 2017)[3] and Okto in Singapore (premiered on 5 May 2018).[4]

The other version, simply titled Mecard, was produced by Studiopolis for Mattel, which released it on their Mecard website and through the Mattel Action YouTube channel beginning on 26 January 2018.[5] In Mattel's web release, each full episode is split into two parts. A 22-minute version of this dub began airing on the syndicated KidsClick programming block in the United States starting 16 June 2018.[6]

Notes

  1. ↑ The version, however, does not properly credit voice artists, translator, voice director and the recording studio on screen.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Lydia Lee Tang. "Voice Over". Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  2. ↑ Dennison, Kara (May 23, 2017). "Robot Cars Get an Upgrade with "Turning Mecard" English Dub". Crunchyroll. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Mattel launches Turning Mecard in Canada and Australia". ToonBarn. June 18, 2017. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Turning Mecard finds new international broadcast partners". ToonBarn. May 5, 2018. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Mattel debuts Mecard in the U.S., abroad". ToonBarn. January 28, 2018. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  6. ↑ "KidsClick picks up Mecard, The Legendaries". ToonBarn. June 4, 2018. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
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