Pingu in the City

Pingu in the City (Japanese: ピングー in ザ・シティ, Hepburn: Pingū in za Shiti) is a Japanese animated children's television series co-produced by Mattel Creations, NHK, NHK Enterprises, and Polygon Pictures. It is a reboot based on the stop-motion television series Pingu by Hit Entertainment. The series first aired on NHK Educational TV in Japan from October 7, 2017 to March 30, 2019.

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Genre Comedy Based on Pingu by Otmar Gutmann and Erika Brueggemann Written by Shigenori Tanabe Kimeno Ueno Directed by Naomi Iwata Voices of Ryota Iwasaki Fumiya Tanaka Composer Ken Arai Country of origin Japan Original languages English Japanese No. of seasons 2 No. of episodes 52 Production Executive producers Christopher Keenan Keisuke Tsuchibashi Yukiko Yaki Hideki Moriya Producers Sayako Uchida Animation producer: Ryo Nakaoka Running time 7 minutes Production companies Mattel Creations NHK Enterprises Polygon Pictures Original release Network NHK Educational TV Release October 7, 2017 (Japanese) February 25, 2019 (English) – March 30, 2019 (Japanese) The series was adapted from the famous stop-motion animated series Pingu, which was created in 1986 by Otmar Gutmann and Erika Brueggemann for the SRF in Switzerland. In the new series, Pingu and his family move from their home in the Antarctic to a large city, where the inhabitants are all very different. The mischievous and curious Pingu makes a big effort to help the citizens with their jobs, but his attempts to do so often result in trouble. The series is co-produced by American company Mattel Creations (who acquired HIT Entertainment in 2011) and Japanese companies NHK, NHK Enterprises and Polygon Pictures, with animation produced by DandeLion Animation Studios in the same style as the original stop-motion series through computer-animation.[1] It was directed by Naomi Iwata and written by both Kimeno Ueno and Shigenori Tanabe, with music by Ken Arai.[2] It features voices by Ryota Iwasaki and Fumiya Tanaka, in a similar style to Carlo Bonomi, David Sant, and Marcello Magni, who voiced characters in the original series.[citation needed] The series was first screened outside of Japan at the MIPJunior 2017 event at Cannes.[3] In Australia, the show premiered on June 4, 2018 on ABC Kids. In the United States, the show was first screened at the Chicago International Television Festival[4] and the 2018 Animation Block Party.[5] A second season premiered from October 6, 2018 (which was the day before the 1st anniversary of the show) to March 30, 2019.[6] In the United Kingdom, the show premiered on February 25, 2019 on ITVBe's preschool block LittleBe. In Brazil, the show premiered in April 2019 through the preschool channel Gloobinho.[7] On Hop! Channel in Israel, the show premiered in summer 2019. 22 "Stop that Mail!" Transliteration: "Yūbin Haitatsu wa Ōsawagi!" (Japanese: 郵便配達は大騒ぎ！) March 10, 2018 23 "Sticking Together" Transliteration: "Hittsuki Panikku" (Japanese: ひっつきパニック) March 17, 2018 24 "Special Delivery for Pingu" Transliteration: "O Tegami Todokemasu!" (Japanese: お手紙届けます！) March 21, 2018 25 "Everyone's a Winner!" Transliteration: "Shōri wa Dare no te ni!?" (Japanese: 勝利は誰の手に！？) March 24, 2018 26 "Growing Pains" Transliteration: "Hana o Sakaseyou!" (Japanese: 花を咲かせよう！) March 31, 2018 Season 2 edit No. Title Original airdate 27 "Fire Fighter Training is Tough" October 6, 2018 28 "A Mysterious Helper" October 13, 2018 29 "Grandfather's Here" October 20, 2018 30 "The Naughty Tram Passenger" October 27, 2018 31 "A Mysterious Creature Appears" November 3, 2018 32 "Pingu's Jam Session" November 10, 2018 33 "Say Cheese" November 17, 2018 34 "What's Inside" November 24, 2018 35 "The Big Blue Chase" December 1, 2018 36 "Pingu's Space Adventures" December 8, 2018 37 "Helping a New Friend" December 15, 2018 38 "Pingu and the Egg" December 22, 2018 39 "Pingu Makes the Movie" December 29, 2018 40 "Pingu is a Rock Star" January 5, 2019 41 "Household Helping Hands" January 12, 2019 42 "Pingu the Wigmaker" January 19, 2019 43 "Pingu on Patrol" January 26, 2019 44 "Pingu's Frozen Discovery" February 2, 2019 45 "Pingu's Treasure Hunt" February 9, 2019 46 "Voyage to the Moon" February 16, 2019 47 "Pingu's Traffic Dance" February 23, 2019 48 "I Want to Be on TV" March 2, 2019 49 "Flea Market" March 9, 2019 50 "Pingu the Living Statue" March 16, 2019 51 "Pingu's Snack Attack" March 23, 2019 52 "Pingu the Conductor" March 30, 2019 Format Title Release Date DVD "Pingu Becomes a Star Chef" March 7, 2018 DVD "Give Flower Bouquests!" June 6, 2018 DVD "Mail Delivery is a Big Fuss!" June 6, 2018 DVD "Chasing the Blue Penguin!" March 6, 2019 DVD "We are Patrolling Now!" June 5, 2019 DVD "I Want to Be on TV" June 5, 2019