Japanizi: Going, Going, Gong! Explained

Genre:Japanese Game Show
Reality
Game Show
Director:Rene Dowhaniuk
Starring:Yoshi Amao
Masayuki Hashimoto
Bart Rochon
John Palmeiri
Country:Canada
Language:English
French
Japanese
Num Seasons:1
Num Episodes:40
Executive Producer:Matthew Hornburg
Mark J.W. Bishop
Tim Crescenti
David Sidebotham
Producer:Susan Edwards
Editor:Danielle Jones
William Mitchell
Michael Kee
Location:Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Runtime:22 minutes
Company:marblemedia
Channel:YTV
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Japanizi "Going, Going, Gong!" ("ゴーイング、ゴーイング、ゴング!") is a Canadian children's physical game show with a Japanese motif where contestants compete with a teammate against other teams as they tackle obstacles and challenges to test their mental capabilities, strength, endurance, and smarts.[1] The series first aired on YTV starting 5 November 2013 and in the United States on Disney XD as of 4 November 2013.

Yoshi Amao hosts, with Masayuki Hashimoto as "Judge Masa". The show's characters include a group of ninjas led by the English-translator ninja Shinobi; and Glasses Man, who is one of the audience members.

Japanizi is a Canadian adaptation of the ABC reality show I Survived A Japanese Game Show, originally called Big in Japan, and was created by David Sidebotham. The studio-based kids' game show makes use of zany costumes, conveyor belts, dizzy chairs, giant fans and velcro walls with themed competitions and more.[2] The Japanese language is incorporated with the show, but it is mostly English.

Japanizi is produced by Toronto-based marblemedia,[3] the production company behind the game shows Splatalot[4] and The Adrenaline Project,[5] makes children’s programs for television, web and mobile.

On 20 August 2014, YTV & Disney XD dismissed increasing rumors that Japanizi: Going, Going, Gong! had been cancelled, reporting rather that renewal of the series is undetermined as of the present.

About the show: 4 teams take on 3 courses, but only 1 team can win the impossibly large trophy. Ninja Shinobi also gives them a prize, which is not real, but makes the audience laugh.

Contestants

The contestants for the show are adolescents aged 12–16 from across Canada.

Challenges

This is a listing of the various challenges performed on the show.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Marblemedia Gets the Greenlight to Produce New Japanese Game Show JAPANIZI: Going, Going, Gong!. TV Loon. 19 June 2013. 5 September 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130905103726/http://tvloon.ca/2013/04/09/marblemedia-gets-the-greenlight-to-produce-new-japanese-game-show-japanizi-going-going-gong. live.
  2. Web site: Disney, YTV unleash Japan gameshow. C21 Media. 19 June 2013. 9 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160309180339/http://www.c21media.net/marblemedia-unleashes-kids-gameshow/. live.
  3. Web site: MIPTV: Disney XD Pre-Buys Canadian Kids Game Show 'Japinizi: Going, Going, Gong!'. 9 April 2013. Etan. Vlessing. The Hollywood Reporter. 15 June 2019. 24 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924193239/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/miptv-disney-xd-pre-buys-435594. live.
  4. Web site: Marblemedia. Splatalot. 19 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20120425134658/http://marblemedia.com/whatwedo/project.php?name=splatalot_kids. 25 April 2012. dead.
  5. Web site: Marblemedia. The Adrenaline Project. 19 June 2013. 22 October 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131022014317/http://www.marblemedia.com/whatwedo/project.php?name=adenalineproject_kids. live.