BoBoiBoy

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BoBoiBoy
BoBoiBoy logo.svg
Genre
Created by Animonsta Studios Sdn. Bhd.
Written by
  • Abdul Razak
  • Anas Abdul Aziz
Directed by
  • Nizam Razak (S1, S3)
  • Yap Ee Jean, Dzubir Mohammed Zakaria (S2–S3)
Voices of
  • Nur Fathiah Diaz
  • Yap Ee Jean
  • Nur Sarah Alisya Zainal Rashid
  • Dzubir Mohammed Zakaria
  • Anas Abdul Aziz
  • Muhammad Fathi Diaz
  • Nizam Razak
  • Yvonne Chong Shin Vun
  • Wong Wai Kay
Theme music composerYuri Wong, Jonathan Lee
Opening theme
  • "BoBoiBoy, Our Superhero!"
  • (Malay: "BoBoiBoy")
  • (S1E1–S3E18, S3E20–S3E26)
  • "Jagalah Bumi"
  • (S3E19)
Ending theme
  • "Hang on Tight"
  • (Malay: "Bersedia")
  • (S1E1–S3E19)
  • "Jagalah Bumi"
  • (S3E20–S3E26)
Country of origin Malaysia
Original languageMalay
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes52 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time20–21 minutes
Production company Animonsta Studios
Original release
Network TV3
Release13 March 2011 (2011-03-13) 
11 June 2016 (2016-06-11)
Related
BoBoiBoy Galaxy
Mechamato

BoBoiBoy is a Malaysian animated series and franchise produced by Animonsta Studios. In this story, a young boy gains superpowers based on the elements, and has the ability to separate into different personas. With his friends, Hanna (Malay : Yaya), Ying, Gopal and Fang, they form a team and fight to protect the Earth from alien threats who aim to conquer the Earth. [1]

Contents

The original series, consisting of three seasons, was aired from March 2011 to June 2016. Its first theatrical film, BoBoiBoy: The Movie , was released on 3 March 2016.

Production

BoBoiBoy is the first Malaysian release of Animonsta Studios Sdn. Bhd., an animation company established by Nizam Razak with three other partners: Safwan Abdul Karim, Anas Abdul Aziz, and Kee Yong Pin after they left Les' Copaque Production in 2009. [2] [3]

The original concept of the story centres on a coffee-addict alien named Adu Du who has made his way to Earth. [4] A minor change was made later, where instead of coffee, the alien is now in search of cocoa. [5] The change, according to its Facebook fan page, was due to the fact that coffee is a bitter-tasting drink, and does not appeal to children. [6]

The series was released simultaneously in two languages: Malay and English, for the local and international market respectively. Both versions fully utilise different voice actors. In the Malay version, the original voice actor for Upin & Ipin , Nur Fathiah Diaz, was chosen to voice the main character, BoBoiBoy. [7] The series ended after three seasons and was taken up by its sequel, BoBoiBoy Galaxy , starting on 25 November 2016. Unlike any animated TV series in Malaysia, the end credits of the series were written in English instead of Malay, as was done with Ejen Ali .

Media

Animated series

The first season consists of 13 episodes and one special extended finale episode. It started airing on Sunday, 13 March 2011 on TV3. It was shown on Disney Channel Asia starting 11 June 2011. The episode starts with the main character, BoBoiBoy on a trip to his grandfather Tok Aba's home in Pulau Rintis for the school holidays. At the same time, Adu Du, an alien from the planet of Ata Ta Tiga heads to Earth to search for energy resources. He finds out that there is cocoa, a powerful energy source, which became extinct from his planet about 30,000 years ago. Adu Du wanted to conquer all the cocoa for himself so that he could be a hero for his planet. To make sure his plan succeeded, he sought help from the Power Sphere (Ochobot). However, a series of mishaps occur and BoBoiBoy obtained Ochobot instead who gave BoBoiBoy and his new friends, Ying, Hanna, and Gopal, superpowers. Every episode is 22-minutes long and consists of part 1 and 2, each last for 11 minutes. Due to the cartoon's popularity, Animonsta Studios agreed to re-air the final episode with an "Extended Finale" on 1 January 2012.

The second season consists of 13 episodes, it was aired on Sunday, 27 May 2012 on TV3. In this season, BoBoiBoy begins a new chapter of his life as he moves to Pulau Rintis to reunite with Tok Aba Bin Abah Kau, Gopal, Ying and Yaya. The story in this season mainly centres on BoBoiBoy and his friends' lives at Pulau Rintis Primary School. BoBoiBoy also encounters a new challenger, Fang at his new school. Fang or Mystery Boy was first introduced in Season 1 on the Extended Finale episode. In the Season 2 finale, BoBoiBoy's friends along with Fang fight a powerful alien named Ejo Jo who plans to steal all their power watches.

The third season consists of 23 episodes, originally airing from January 2014 to June 2016. In this season, BoBoiBoy defeats Ejo Jo, and Adu Du becomes BoBoiBoy's friend. Their friendship however, does not last throughout the season. Boboiboy also gets his new Fire and Water Elemental powers. This is the first season that uploaded new episodes onto YouTube before airing on TV. It is also the first season to change the theme song, switching out "BoBoiBoy Superhero Kita" (transl.BoBoiBoy, Our Superhero!) with "Jagalah Bumi" by Kotak. [8]

Movie

The first film of the series BoBoiBoy: The Movie was released on 3 March 2016 in Malaysia, 18 March 2016 in Singapore and 13 April 2016 in Indonesia. [9] Taking place after the events of Season 3, the movie brings BoBoiBoy and his friends on an adventure to a mysterious island that houses an ancient Power Sphere older than Ochobot with untold powers. Ochobot has been taken by a new group of enemies called the Tengkotak, led by Bora Ra who attempts to seek out an ancient Power Sphere called Klamkabot. With a budget of RM5 million, it received positive reviews and is a box office success, grossing around RM20 million.

Comics

IssuesOfficial title
1BoBoiBoy: Pertarungan Terakhir
Comic adaptation of last three episodes of season 3.
2BoBoiBoy: Sfera Kuasa
Comic adaptation of BoBoiBoy: The Movie .

Characters

Awards

Anugerah Karyawan Animasi [12]

International broadcasts

CountryChannelAirdates
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia RTV 16 December 2020
MNCTV 20 October 2014
Global TV 1 July 2012
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand MONO29

Cartoon Club[ citation needed ]

19 August 2018
Flag of India.svg  India [13] Hungama TV 12 June 2017
Marvel HQ 5 June 2019
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam Pops Kids (YouTube channel) March 2018
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  People's Republic of China Tencent Video [14] December 2017

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