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Canimals (portmanteau of “can” and “animal”) (Korean: 캐니멀, kaenimeol), also known as Canimals: We Can Do It!, is a British-Spanish-South Korean-Catalan live-action and animated television series by Voozclub Co., Ltd., BRB Internacional, Screen 21, Cromosoma, Televisió de Catalunya and Aardman Animations. The main characters are Mimi, Ato, Uly, Fizzy, Nia, Oz, Pow, Toki, and Leon. Internationally, the series has aired in South Korea through CITV and worldwide through ITV Network.[1][2] Currently, there is a third season in development. [3]

Development

The character’s creation began in 2006.[4][5] At this time, the characters were visually different and lacked arms.[6][7] Aardman, BRB International, Cromosoma and VoozClub co-produced the show. The voice acting was done by Aardman, while the modeling, animation, and sound processing were handled by VoozClub, Cromosoma and BRB International.[8]

Licensing

BRB International manages all the series’ rights on the Iberian Peninsula.[9]

The series was picked up by Netflix on November 1, 2015, and the entire series was available until June 15, 2019 when it was pulled [10], The series was streaming again in May 7, 2021.[11]

Canal+ managed the series rights In France where it aired on TéléTOON+.[12]

Reception

Viewership

In South Korea, Canimals was first broadcast on EBS in 2011, and it received a high viewership rating and was well-received throughout the country.[13]

In Spain, Canimals was in season 1 & 2 on SX3 on July 2, 2012[14]

In the United Kingdom, Canimals was a Ratings success. The show achieved a peak viewership of around 153,800 viewers on February 4, 2013 during the after school block.[15] The Show quickly became one of CITV‘s flagship shows, delivering the second highest average audience viewing figures against competitors in the afternoons.[16] Canimals also delivered the highest average audience viewing figures against competitors in the mornings.[17]

Awards and nominations

Canimals won as the best for kids 7–10 at the 2010 Kids’ Jury and nominated for the Licensing Challenge in MIPJR 2010.[18][19] It was also placed 2nd among more than 1,000 works at MIPCOM Junior 2009 where It won the best animation award.[20] In 2011, it won the Grand Prize (President Award) at the Korean Content Awards.[21]

See also

References

  1. ^ “Canimals international”. IMDb. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  2. ^ “Canimals international airing”. Animation Magazine. 4 September 2012.
  3. ^ CANIMALS (17 November 2022). 캐니멀 시즌 3 공식 트레일러 영상 – 캐니멀 플래닛의 캥스터 친구들 –. Retrieved 10 April 2026 – via YouTube.
  4. ^ “캐니멀 인기 돌풍, Ebs 어린이 프로그램 중 시청률 1위!” (in Korean). 8 April 2011.
  5. ^ [월요기획-만화·에니메이션·캐릭터]부즈 `캐니멀` (in Korean). 18 December 2006.
  6. ^ 캔 속에 들어 있는 애완동물들 (in Korean). 31 July 2006.
  7. ^ 거품 빠진 한국 캐릭터 산업, 이제부터 시작이다 (in Korean). 9 October 2007.
  8. ^ “Aardman, Vooz Club, BRB Team on Canimals”. 23 March 2010.
  9. ^ “Canimals licensing”. BRB. Archived from the original on 9 October 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  10. ^ “Titles leaving Netflix in June 2019”. What’s on Netflix. 10 June 2019.
  11. ^ “What’s Coming to Netflix in May 2021”. What’s on Netflix. 22 May 2021.
  12. ^ “BRB’s “Canimals” Picked Up By France’s Canal+ Family & TeleTOON+”. 17 June 2011.
  13. ^ “Official Website”.
  14. ^ “Canimals”. catalanfilms.cat. Retrieved 10 June 2026.
  15. ^ “Watch out, there are Canimals about!”. 19 April 2013.
  16. ^ “Watch out, there are Canimals about!”. 19 April 2013.
  17. ^ “Canimals Brand Presentation”. 22 August 2013.
  18. ^ “Canimals awards”. Cartoon Media. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  19. ^ “Canimals awards and nominations”. BRB. Archived from the original on 4 September 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  20. ^ “Official Website”. VOOZCLUB.
  21. ^ “What Coming to Netflix in May 2021”. VOOZCLUB. 22 April 2021.