Tai Chi Chasers
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| Tai Chi Chasers | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Action-adventure animation |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of seasons | 3 (13 episodes each) |
| No. of episodes | 39 |
| Production | |
| Production location | Korea |
| Original release | |
| Network | KBS |
| Release | April 29, 2007 – January 20, 2008 |
Tai Chi Chasers (Template:Lang-ko, Taegeuk Cheongjamun; known as Template:Lang-ja, Tai Chi Senjimon, lit. "1000 Characters of Tai Chi" in Asian territories) is a South Korean action-adventure cartoon series. On June 2, 2012, Tai Chi Chasers stopped airing on Toonzai (After the Season 2 Finale aired), due to unknown reasons. It is yet to be determined whether the 3rd Season of Tai Chi Chasers will air on TV in Fall 2012.
Plot
From the 4Kids website:
"After a strange and devastating attack on his home, a young boy named Rai is shocked to discover he’s a secret descendent of the Tigeroids (Template:Lang-ko): an ancient race of peaceful beings locked in a struggle with the ruthless and cunning Dragonoids (Template:Lang-ko). In a parallel universe called Suhn, the Tigeroids and Dragonoids are battling furiously to recover 1000 lost tai chi characters. Whoever retrieves these precious and potent symbols will possess the ultimate power to rule their realm... and destroy their enemies. As Rai hones his innate tai chi skills to fight the Dragonoids, he must find the lost tai chi and battle to become one of the champion Tai Chi Chasers!"
Being a Korean production, Tai Chi Chasers utilizes Korean hanja to represent the various Tai Chi powers. In the 4Kids version, the symbols are referred to by their Korean pronunciations, as well as their English translations.
Characters
Tigeroids
- Rai:
- Korean: 라이
- Voiced by Son Jeong Ah (Korean) / Bella Hudson (English)
- Sena:
- Korean: 세나
- Voiced by Lee Hyeon Seon (Korean) / Suzy Myers (English)
- Finn:
- Korean: 핀
- Voiced by O Kirugyon (Korean) / Tom Wayland (English)
- Donha:
- Korean: 돈하
- Voiced by Sa Sonun (Korean) / Marc Thompson (English)
- Tori:
- Korean: 또리
- Voiced by Kim Seo Yeong (Korean) / Veronica Taylor (English)
- Hak:
- Korean: 하크
- Voiced by Eun Yeong Seon (Korean) / David Wills (English)
Production
The series is produced by KBS in association with Toei TV. The series was licensed and picked up by 4Kids Entertainment, and has aired on Toonzai on September 17, 2011. It is stated to have a total of 39 episodes divided into 3 separate seasons, with 13 episodes each.[1] The Series has also aired on Arutz HaYeladim in Israel.
Episode List
Season 1
Season 2
Season 3
References
External links
- Tai Chi Chasers (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia