Chop Chop (franchise)
Chop Chop is a series of iOS video games developed by Gamerizon since 2009. The games in the series cover a wide variety of game types, primarily action and sports games, though they generally share a common art style. According to Gamerizon, 15 million "Chop Chop" games were downloaded by 2011 on the App Store and six of those have been downloaded a million times each.[1]
Chop Chop | |
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Developer(s) | Gamerizon |
Platform(s) | iOS |
The series of games soon became Canadian television series on Teletoon and produced by Sardine Productions.
Games
All games listed were released by Gamerizon for iOS.
Game | Release Date |
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Chop Chop Ninja | December 25, 2009 |
Chop Chop Runner | March 18, 2010 |
Chop Chop Tennis | May 5, 2010 |
Chop Chop Soccer | August 4, 2010 |
Chop Chop Hockey | November 3, 2010 |
Chop Chop Caveman | November 25, 2010 |
Chop Chop Kicker | March 24, 2011 |
Chop Chop Rocket | April 21, 2011 |
Chop Chop Slicer | June 9, 2011 |
Chop Chop Ninja World | November 28, 2012 |
Animation
Shorts
In 2012, Gamerizon announced that an animated series based on Chop Chop Ninja was in development with Canadian broadcaster Teletoon.[2] The following year, Teletoon officially ordered a series of 40 ninety-second shorts produced by Sardine Productions called Chop Chop Ninja Challenge. A longer form series was also announced to be in development.[3]
Chop Chop Ninja Challenge debuted on Teletoon and Télétoon in Canada on November 8, 2014.[4][5] The series was later aired in over 100 markets globally.[6]
TV series
Following the success of the shorts, Teletoon greenlit the longer form series in March 2016. Once again made by Sardine Productions, the series, simply called Chop Chop Ninja, consists of 40 eleven-minute episodes or 20 twenty-two-minute episodes.[7] It debuted on Télétoon on September 1, 2018.[8] The English-language premiere aired on Teletoon on October 6, 2018.[9]
Intersitials (2014)
There are nine interstitial episodes. Each character does the challenge and the interstitials air for one-and-a-half minutes.
- Hang a Picture (November 8, 2014)
- Catch the Fly (November 15, 2014)
- Catch the Fish (November 22, 2014)
- Get Candy (November 29, 2014)
- Light the Torch (December 6, 2014)
- Steal the Golden Egg (December 13, 2014)
- Put the Monkey in the Barrel (December 20, 2014)
- Ring the Bell (December 27, 2014)
- Save the Waka (January 3, 2015)
- Extinguish the Volcano (January 10, 2015)
Season 1 (2018)
- Season 1 premiered in Canada on October 6, 2018 and ended February 16, 2019.
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboard by | Original air date | American air date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
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1 | "Iro the Daring" "Pretty Li'l Pet" | Suren Perera | Kevin Shustack Paul Stoica | Didier Loubat & Yann Ben Alluch Michel Carbonneau | October 6, 2018 | TBA | TBA | N/A |
2 | "Chop Chop Not!" "The Annual Attack" | Suren Perera | Allen Markuze Paul Stoica | Alexei Kazakov Yann Ben Alluch | October 7, 2018 | TBA | TBA | N/A |
3 | "Open House" "Two Cool Dudes" | Suren Perera | Anne-Marie Perrotta Paul Stoica | Zee Risek Michelle Ku | October 13, 2018 | TBA | TBA | N/A |
4 | "Tetsuo the Bully" "Neeko's Dojo" | Suren Perera | Lisa Hunter Pat Dussault | Raphaele Bard Yann Ben Alluch | October 14, 2018 | TBA | TBA | N/A |
5 | "Clone General" "Jo and Yuki BFF's" | Suren Perera | Lisa Hunter Gerard Lewis & Dominic Webber | Aidan Casserly Mike Horowitz | October 20, 2018 | TBA | TBA | N/A |
6 | "Who is the Chop Chop?" "Masako" | Suren Perera | Allen Markuze Kevin Shustack | Norman J. Leblanc Raphaele Bard | October 21, 2018 | TBA | TBA | N/A |
7 | "Substitute Sharp" "Camping at Kami's" | Suren Perera | Kevin Shustack Paul Stoica | Zee Risek Yann Ben Alluch | October 27, 2018 | TBA | TBA | N/A |
8 | "Neeko Prankster" "Iro's Skill Scam" | Suren Perera | Shane Simmons Richard Clark | Glen Kennedy Mike Horowitz | October 28, 2018 | TBA | TBA | N/A |
9 | "General Chicken" "The Magic Sandwich" | Suren Perera | Kevin Shustack | Amélie Sakelaris, Alex Basio & Francis Goulet Alexei Kazakov | November 3, 2018 | TBA | TBA | N/A |
10 | "Island Fever" "Secret Mission!" | Suren Perera | Richard Clark Pat Dussault | Aidan Casserly Raphaele Bard & Amélie Sakelaris | November 4, 2018 | TBA | TBA | N/A |
11 | "Not-So-Nice Niece!" "Lady Ninja" | Suren Perera | Shawn Kalb Lisa Hunter | Yann Ben Alluch Alexei Kazakov | November 10, 2018 | TBA | TBA | N/A |
12 | "Yuki's Resort" "The Rizon Awards" | Suren Perera | Pat Dussault Kevin Shustack | Faisal Raja Aidan Casserly | November 11, 2018 | TBA | TBA | N/A |
13 | "Neeko's Amnesia" "Iro's Orb" | Suren Perera | Paul Stoica Richard Clark | Zee Risek Aidan Casserly | November 17, 2018 | TBA | TBA | N/A |
14 | "Lights, Camera, Ninja!" "Neeko Princess" | Suren Perera | Stephen Senders Shane Simmons | Alexei Kazakov Zee Risek | November 18, 2018 | TBA | TBA | N/A |
15 | "Evil Plants" "Doom's-Day-Putt!" | Suren Perera | Kevin Shustack | Alexei Kazakov Charles-Alexandre Gauthier | November 24, 2018 | TBA | TBA | N/A |
16 | "Selfie Stick Sorcery" "Mama Tetsuo" | Suren Perera | Allen Markuze Richard Clark | Aidan Casserly Alexei Kazakov | November 25, 2018 | TBA | TBA | N/A |
17 | "Mother Enoki" "Iro's Quadrant" | Suren Perera | Pat Dussault Kevin Shustack | Faisal Raja Charles-Alexandre Gauthier | December 1, 2018 | TBA | TBA | N/A |
18 | "Now What?" "Kami's Heat" | Suren Perera | Kevin Shustack Pat Dussault | Aidan Casserly | December 2, 2018 | TBA | TBA | N/A |
19 | "The Sceptre of Movement" "The Guest of Honour" | Suren Perera | Paul Stoica & Alexandre Riendeau Kevin Shustack | Jeremy O'Neill | December 8, 2018 | TBA | TBA | N/A |
20 | "In Charge" "Heart" | Suren Perera | Paul Stoica & Alexandre Riendeau Kevin Shustack | Kevin Currie Alexei Kazakov | December 9, 2018 | TBA | TBA | N/A |
References
- "Montreal-Based Mobile Game Studio Gamerizon Closes Five Million Dollars Investment Round". Archived from the original on September 24, 2011. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
- "Gamerizon announces Chop Chop Ninja animated series [interview]". Gamezebo. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
- Rusak, Gary (September 24, 2013). "Sardine and Gamerizon ready Chop Chop Ninja". Kidscreen. Brunico Communications. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
- "Television Program Logs". Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. 2016-03-02. Alt URL
- "Press Release - Gotta Gotta See It: TELETOON Launches 2014 Fall Slate". corusent.com. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
- Dickson, Jeremy (March 2, 2016). "Chop Chop Ninja Challenge cuts deals with more broadcasters". Kidscreen. Brunico Communications. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
- Dickson, Jeremy (March 28, 2016). "Teletoon greenlights Chop Chop Ninja". Kidscreen. Brunico Communications. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
- "La nouvelle série animée Chop Chop Ninja débute bientôt! Restez à l'affût et apprenez à connaître nos héros!". Sardine Productions. August 1, 2018. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
- "TELETOON BOLSTERS ITS POSITION AS CANADA'S ANIMATION STATION WITH FOUR BRAND NEW ORIGINAL ANIMATED SERIES PREMIERING THIS FALL". Teletoon (Press release). Corus Entertainment. August 30, 2018. Retrieved September 1, 2018.