Chibiverse

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Chibiverse
Chibiverse logo.png
Genre
Based onChibi Tiny Tales
by Disney Television Animation
Developed byGino Guzzardo
Directed bySabrina Alberghetti
ComposerKeith Horn
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producerGino Guzzardo
Running time21 minutes
Production company Disney Television Animation
Original release
Network Disney Channel
ReleaseJuly 30, 2022 (2022-07-30) –
present
Related
Chibi Tiny Tales

Chibiverse is an American animated television series developed by Gino Guzzardo, produced by Disney Television Animation and premiered on Disney Channel on July 30, 2022. The series is based on the studio's Chibi Tiny Tales short series.

Contents

Premise

The series centers on the adventures of "chibi" versions of Disney Channel characters as they live in their own universe. The episodes feature several Chibi Tiny Tales shorts, hosted by specific characters who, unlike the shorts, actually speak. As the hosts introduce themselves and announce the next short, a plot is intertwined throughout these snippets until the episode's conclusion.

In the second season, the series switches to a faux game show format.

Cast

Other franchises represented, albeit with no voice acting, include: American Dragon: Jake Long , Camp Rock , Fish Hooks , Gargoyles , Gravity Falls , Kim Possible , Halloweentown , High School Musical , and Milo Murphy's Law .

Production

In July 2022, Disney Television Animation announced that the series, based on the Chibi Tiny Tales shorts, would premiere on July 30. [2] The show consists of shorts centered on "chibi" versions of characters from various Disney Channel programs such as Amphibia and Phineas and Ferb , as well as Disney Channel films such as Zombies and High School Musical , compiled into a half-hour series. [3] Some shorts are sometimes repeated.

Music

Rob Cantor and Dan Siegel wrote the theme song, with Cantor performing alongside Baraka May. [4]

Episodes

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 4July 30, 2022 (2022-07-30)March 4, 2023 (2023-03-04)
2 TBASeptember 23, 2023 (2023-09-23)TBA

Season 1 (2022–23)

All episodes were directed by Sabrina Alberghetti.

() designates the short was featured more than once.

No.
overall		No. in
season		Title  [5] [6] Written byOriginal air date  [5] [6] Prod.
code  [5] 		U.S. viewers
(millions)
11"Pizza vs. Fireworks"Dan Siegel & Benjamin SiemonJuly 30, 2022 (2022-07-30)1010.16 [7]

Molly McGee and Tilly Green start the first "Chibiverse" show, which they plan to end with a big spectacle. However, Cricket Green and Scratch have a heated argument on whether the spectacle should be a fireworks show or a pizza party, respectively. After voting ends in a tie and Scratch and Cricket attempted to sabotage each other, Scratch ends up winning by convincing Tilly to vote for him. Cricket, however, ultimately finds a compromise by using Dr. Doofenshmirtz' fireworks launcher to shoot fireworks made of pizza.

Featured shorts:

22"Bad Luck Chibis"Benjamin SiemonSeptember 10, 2022 (2022-09-10)1020.13 [8]

At the start of the show, Hop Pop breaks theatrical superstitions by wishing Anne and Sprig good luck and saying Macbeth. The Chibi Theater begins to experience bad luck, which only worsens after Hop Pop finds a 13-leaf clover. After asking Molly McGee for advice, Anne, Sprig, Cricket, and Tilly summon the ghost of the Chibi Theater: Scratch. After Scratch denies causing the bad luck, Sprig discovers that Polly was causing the bad luck as she was not asked to host the show. The chibis then end the show with a human pyramid, which topples after Cricket gloats.

Featured shorts:

33"The Great Chibi Mix-Up!"Benjamin SiemonOctober 8, 2022 (2022-10-08)1030.13 [9]

Phineas Flynn announces plans for a best friend disco dance off. Dr. Doofenshmirtz brings in his Best Friendinator, which accidentally causes the chibis to forget their best friends. After Phineas is unable to remind the chibis of their best friends, Luz Noceda flies in and attempts to fix the situation with magic; however, Doofenshmirtz interferes with the spell. As a result, the chibis remember their best friends but swap body parts. After watching "Ice Cream Rewind", the chibis build a Rewindinator to rewind time and undo Doofenshmirtz's mistakes. The chibis then celebrate with their dance off.

Featured shorts:

44"Chibi Villains Unite"Benjamin SiemonMarch 4, 2023 (2023-03-04)1040.18 [10]

Molly McGee and Penny Proud announce plans for a chibi pet parade when the chibi villains arrive to take over the Chibiverse. Unimpressed by the depiction of villains in the chibi shorts, King Andrias orders Princess Audrey to imprison the chibis, though she accidentally imprisons a cardboard cutout of Molly and Penny. After Molly distracts the villains, Puff uses a new trick that he learned to turn his tail into a key and pick open the lock on the pets' cage. The pets then capture the villains and take part in their pet parade.

Featured shorts:

Season 2 (2023–24)

No.
overall		No. in
season		Title  [5] [11] Directed byWritten byOriginal air date  [5] [11] Prod.
code  [5] 		U.S. viewers
(millions)
51"The Chibi Quiz Challenge"Sabrina AlberghettiBenjamin SiemonSeptember 23, 2023 (2023-09-23)2010.10 [12]

Kiff Chatterly hosts the first ever Chibiverse game show "The Chibi Quiz Challenge!", where three contestants (Flintheart Glomgold, later replaced by Launchpad McQuack, Marcy Wu, and Suga Mama) answer questions based on the chibi shorts that are seen throughout the show. Launchpad has difficulty answering questions, Marcy has several unlucky mishaps, and Suga Mama wins a recliner. By accident, Launchpad wins the grand prize, which was stolen by Flintheart Glomgold and then recovered by Vasquez.

Featured shorts:

62"The Chibi Couple Game"Sabrina AlberghettiBenjamin SiemonFebruary 14, 2024 (2024-02-14)202N/A

Tilly Green hosts a chibi couple game with Star and Marco, Luz and Amity, and Hailey and Scott, the later of whom entered due to a mistake by Scott and to Hailey's surprise as they are not dating. Despite that, Hailey and Scott pull ahead as Beta was rigging the game in an attempt to get them to kiss. After Scott purposely gets the final question wrong, Star and Marco and Luz and Amity win.

Featured shorts:

Release

Chibiverse premiered on Disney Channel on July 30, 2022. Episodes from the first season were uploaded to Disney Channel's YouTube channel prior to their television debuts on the same days. [13] The first season was added to Disney+ on March 8, 2023. [14]

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  2. ↑ Disney TVA [@DisneyTVA] (July 9, 2022). "Introducing the totally true and 100% accurate story of how the #Chibiverse came to be..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ↑ Benjamin Siemon [@BenjaminJS] (July 8, 2022). "This is one of the things I've been working on at Disney: compilations of the popular Disney Chibi shorts assembled into a series of TV specials..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ↑ Rob Cantor [@robcantor] (July 8, 2022). "So excited to share this!..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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