Chop Chop (franchise) explained

Chop Chop
Developer:Gamerizon
Platforms:iOS

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 in 2011, the “Chop Chop” series had gained over 15 million downloads on the App Store.[1]

The series of games then became a Canadian television series on Teletoon, produced by Sardine Productions.

Games

All games listed were released by Gamerizon for iOS.

!Game!Release Date
Chop Chop NinjaDecember 25, 2009
Chop Chop RunnerMarch 18, 2010
Chop Chop TennisMay 5, 2010
Chop Chop SoccerAugust 4, 2010
Chop Chop HockeyNovember 3, 2010
Chop Chop CavemanNovember 25, 2010
Chop Chop KickerMarch 24, 2011
Chop Chop RocketApril 21, 2011
Chop Chop SlicerJune 9, 2011
Chop Chop Ninja WorldNovember 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]

Episodes

Interstitials (2014)

There are ten interstitial episodes. Each character does the challenge and the interstitials air for one-and-a-half minutes.

Season 1 (2018)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Montreal-Based Mobile Game Studio Gamerizon Closes Five Million Dollars Investment Round. https://web.archive.org/web/20110924072744/http://gamerizon.com/2011/09/15/montreal-based-mobile-game-studio-gamerizon-closes-five-million-dollars-investment-round/. dead . September 24, 2011 . October 13, 2015 .
  2. Web site: Gamerizon announces Chop Chop Ninja animated series [interview]]. Gamezebo. 2015-10-14.
  3. Web site: Sardine and Gamerizon ready Chop Chop Ninja. Gary. Rusak. Kidscreen. Brunico Communications. September 24, 2013. August 7, 2018.
  4. Web site: [ftp://support.crtc.gc.ca/logs/ Television Program Logs]. 2016-03-02. Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. Alt URL
  5. Web site: Press Release - Gotta Gotta See It: TELETOON Launches 2014 Fall Slate. corusent.com. 2015-10-14. 2015-09-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20150923210653/http://www.corusent.com/home/Corporate/PressReleases/tabid/1697/Default.aspx?ID=2785. dead.
  6. Web site: Chop Chop Ninja Challenge cuts deals with more broadcasters. Jeremy. Dickson. March 2, 2016. August 7, 2018. Kidscreen. Brunico Communications.
  7. Web site: Teletoon greenlights Chop Chop Ninja. Jeremy. Dickson. March 28, 2016. August 7, 2018. Kidscreen. Brunico Communications.
  8. Web site: La nouvelle série animée Chop Chop Ninja débute bientôt! Restez à l'affût et apprenez à connaître nos héros!. Sardine Productions. August 1, 2018. August 7, 2018.
  9. TELETOON BOLSTERS ITS POSITION AS CANADA'S ANIMATION STATION WITH FOUR BRAND NEW ORIGINAL ANIMATED SERIES PREMIERING THIS FALL. Corus Entertainment. Teletoon. August 30, 2018. September 1, 2018.