Rainbow Ruby

Rainbow Ruby (Korean: 레인보우 루비; Chinese: 彩虹宝宝; pinyin: Cǎihóng bǎobǎo) is a CGI animated television series aimed at children, produced by 38 °C Animation Studio and CJ E&M Corporation in South Korea, China Entertainment Corporation (a subsidiary of China ACG Group,[1] which is an enterprise directly under the PRC Government's Ministry of Culture[2][3]) in China and DHX Media in Canada.

Rainbow Ruby
Written by
  • Kati Rocky
  • Phil Harnage
  • Sharon Soboil
  • Noelle Wright
  • Dan Wicksman
  • Nuria Wicksman
  • Carter Crocker
  • Christopher Keenan
  • Dev Ross
  • Soomin Lee
Directed byTaesik Shin
Creative directors
  • Sangwoo Nam
  • Eugene Jung
Voices of
ComposerJim Latham
Country of origin
  • South Korea
  • China
  • Canada
  • Japan
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes39 (78 segments) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Dongsik Shin (CJ E&M)
  • Jisoo Han (CJ E&M)
Producers
  • Narae Ha (Chief Producer, CJ E&M and Lotte Television)
  • Chen Feng (China Entertainment Corp.)
  • Maikeru Toshiba (TV Tokyo & Toei Animation)
  • Jonghyeok Lee (CJ E&M and Lotte Television)
  • Soomin Lee (CJ E&M and Lotte Television)
  • Junjae Maeng (CJ E&M and Lotte Television)
  • Bohyeon Lee
  • Noelle Wright
Running time11 minutes
Production companies
Distributor
Release
Original network
Original releaseApril 23, 2016 (2016-04-23)

Plot

At Ruby's house, a small event related to the main plot of each episode occurs, before a red jewelry on the chest of Choco, Ruby's Teddy bear, flashes with a melody. Ruby then takes Choco to her room, and the two 'transport' themselves to the Rainbow Village. There, Ruby hears an explanation from Ling Ling, the mayor of Rainbow Village, and transforms herself using her Rainbow Roller into an appropriate clothing to solve problems. Each episode concludes, back home, with another small event.

Characters
  • Rainbow Ruby (voiced by Alyssya Swales) is a girl who can transform into various of jobs to help her toy friends with her Rainbow Roller. Often, she's simply called Ruby.
  • Choco is Rainbow Ruby's teddy bear.
  • Gina (voiced by Shannon Chan-Kent) is a wooden puppet pirate.
  • Mayor Ling Ling (voiced by Johnny Yong Bosch), a stuffed elephant who's the mayor of Rainbow Village.
  • Jessy (voiced by Kate Higgins) is a baby doll who has peach/fair skin, red hair in pigtails with brown eyes, a pink nose, freckles, and rosy cheeks. She wears two yellow ribbons, a yellow tank top shirt with a white collar and a blue ribbon on her neck, a yellow diaper with white polka dots, and pink slippers.
  • Princess Kiki (voiced by Olivia Charles and Colleen O'Shaughnessey) is a sweet young porcelain doll princess.
  • Daisy is a pink-coloured reindeer plush toy.
  • Prince Frederick is a porcelain doll and a friend of Princess Kiki.
  • Ellie is a nature-loving stuffed sheep who sometimes glows.
  • Thunderbell (voiced by Brian Drummond) is a stuffed bunny playing scooter. He serves as the town's mailman.
  • Felicia (voiced by Olivia Charles) is a fairy doll.
  • Paige (voiced by Kate Davis) is a stylish paper ballerina doll.
  • Mr. Sloth (voiced by Johnny Yong Bosch)
  • Chirpee
  • The Harmony Family are a family of nesting dolls. There are 5 of them: a father, a mother, and 3 children.
  • Poppies
  • Miss Swan

Episodes

Season 1

The series is distributed as 52 single episodes and as 26 double feature episodes. The airings on Family Jr. in Canada are shown in the form of the latter.

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleWritten byCanadian air date
11"Ruby's Ranger Adventure / The Show Must Go On"
April 23, 2016 (2016-04-23)
22"Shoe Crazy / Picture This"
  • Kati Rocky
  • Sharon Soboil
April 25, 2016 (2016-04-25)
33"At Your Service / A Hard Rain"
  • Kati Rocky
  • Phil Harnage
May 2, 2016 (2016-05-02)
44"Moon Cake Madness / Trunk Trouble"
  • Noelle Wright
  • Phil Harnage
May 9, 2016 (2016-05-09)
55"Behind the Scenes / Paperdoll in Peril"
  • Kati Rocky
  • Sharon Soboil
May 16, 2016 (2016-05-16)
66"Singing in the Rain / Mail Carrier Mayhem"
  • Kati Rocky
  • Sharon Soboil
May 30, 2016 (2016-05-30)
77"Going Golfing / Case of the Stolen Spectacles"
  • Kati Rocky
  • Phil Harnage
June 6, 2016 (2016-06-06)
88"Up in the Air / Addressing the Problem"
  • Kati Rocky
  • Sharon Soboil
June 20, 2016 (2016-06-20)
99"Happy Feet / Hide and Taste"
  • Kati Rocky
  • Sharon Soboil
June 27, 2016 (2016-06-27)
1010"Sleeping Kiki / Babysitter Blues"
  • Phil Harnage
  • Sharon Soboil
July 18, 2016 (2016-07-18)
1111"Wakey Wakey / Rules of the Road"
  • Dan Wicksman
  • Nuria Wicksman
  • Carter Crocker
July 25, 2016 (2016-07-25)
1212"Oodles of Noodles / Ringmaster Ruby"
  • Dan Wicksman
  • Nuria Wicksman
  • Phil Harnage
August 15, 2016 (2016-08-15)
1313"A Colorful Way to Cool Off / Seeing Is Believing"
  • Noelle Wright
  • Christopher Keenan
  • Sharon Soboil
September 12, 2016 (2016-09-12)
1414"Bad Hair Day / Ice Is Nice"
September 16, 2016 (2016-09-16)
1515"Big Baby / Public Apology"
  • Dev Ross
  • Sharon Soboil
October 17, 2016 (2016-10-17)
1616"A Treasure Lost / Dazzling Dumplings"
  • Sharon Soboil
  • Carter Crocker
January 2, 2017 (2017-01-02)
1717"How Does Your Garden Grow? / Mystery Gifts"
  • Kati Rocky
  • Dan Wicksman
  • Nuria Wicksman
January 9, 2017 (2017-01-09)
1818"Train Stopping / All Dolled Up"
  • Sharon Soboil
  • Christopher Keenan
  • Noelle Wright
January 16, 2017 (2017-01-16)
1919"The Rainbow Wave / The Best Pet You Never Met"
  • Dev Ross
  • Carter Crocker
  • Noelle Wright
January 30, 2017 (2017-01-30)
2020"Princely Party / What a Mess!"
  • Dev Ross
  • Carter Crocker
  • Noelle Wright
February 13, 2017 (2017-02-13)
2121"Dolphin Dilemma / Ruby and the Beast"
  • Dev Ross
  • Noelle Wright
  • Christopher Keenan
February 27, 2017 (2017-02-27)[4]
2222"Hat Trick / Dancing on Ice"
  • Soomin Lee
  • Dan Wicksman
  • Nuria Wicksman
March 6, 2017 (2017-03-06)
2323"When the Moon Was Missing / Trouble in a Bubble"
  • Carter Crocker
February 20, 2017 (2017-02-20)
2424"Home Sweet Home / Mixed Berries"
  • Noelle Wright
  • Dan Wicksman
  • Nuria Wicksman
March 20, 2017 (2017-03-20)
2525"Farm Fun / Tummy Trouble"
  • Dev Ross
  • Sharon Soboil
March 27, 2017 (2017-03-27)
2626"Blast Off / The True Jewel"
  • Kati Rocky
  • Carter Crocker
April 10, 2017 (2017-04-10)

Season 2

The series is distributed as 26 single episodes and as 13 double feature episodes. The airings on Educational Broadcasting System in South Korea are shown in the form of the latter.

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleWritten bySouth Korean air date
127"Dino Muffin"
  • Noelle Wright
April 2, 2020 (2020-04-02)
228"Paige's Page"
  • Dev Ross
April 3, 2020 (2020-04-03)
329"The Butterfly Effect"
  • Noelle Wright
April 9, 2020 (2020-04-09)
430"Flower Power"
  • Robyn Brown
April 10, 2020 (2020-04-10)
531"Musical Munch"
  • Dan Wicksman
  • Nuria Wicksman
April 16, 2020 (2020-04-16)
632"Sticky Fashion"
  • Dan Wicksman
  • Nuria Wicksman
April 17, 2020 (2020-04-17)
733"Once in a Blue Moon"
  • Michael Kellner
April 23, 2020 (2020-04-23)
834"Closed for the Night"
  • Sharon Soboil
April 24, 2020 (2020-04-24)
935"Snow No"
  • Robyn Brown
April 30, 2020 (2020-04-30)
1036"Plumb Crazy"
  • Phil Harnage
May 1, 2020 (2020-05-01)
1137"Who Let the Dogs Out?"
  • Dev Ross
May 7, 2020 (2020-05-07)
1238"Hold the Pose"
  • Kati Rocky
May 8, 2020 (2020-05-08)
1339"Purple Posey Eater"
  • Phil Harnage
May 14, 2020 (2020-05-14)
1440"The Great Escape"
  • Dev Ross
May 15, 2020 (2020-05-15)
1541"The Dry Spell"
  • Phil Harnage
May 21, 2020 (2020-05-21)
1642"Be All That You Can Bee"
  • Carter Crocker
May 22, 2020 (2020-05-22)
1743"Party on a Cake"
  • Dan Wicksman
  • Nuria Wicksman
May 28, 2020 (2020-05-28)
1844"Monster Ruby"
  • Dan Wicksman
  • Nuria Wicksman
May 29, 2020 (2020-05-29)
1945"Airplane Food"
  • Dan Wicksman
  • Nuria Wicksman
June 4, 2020 (2020-06-04)
2046"Glimmer and Glow"
  • Sharon Sobil
June 5, 2020 (2020-06-05)

Release

Rainbow Ruby was first showcased in the licensing market at MIPJunior 2015 in Cannes, France,[5] as announced in September that year.[6][7] At the market, the series was announced to be the first animated series to "support girls' and women's education in partnership with UNESCO".[5] On March 12, 2016, at the 2016 Global Education Skills Forum held in United Arab Emirates, the UNESCO and the CJ Group (the parent of CJ E&M) signed a partnership agreement to use Rainbow Ruby: this agreement is a part of the Better Life for Girls campaign, which was launched in November 2014 by CJ E&M and UNESCO, and "a share of the sales from Rainbow Ruby character products will be contributed to UNESCO's global fund for promoting girls' right to education", according to UNESCO.[8][9]

DHX Media has the distribution rights of the series for Canada, United States and the EMEA regions except France.[10] CPLG, a brand licensing agency which became a subsidiary of DHX Media in 2012, represents Rainbow Ruby worldwide except Asia and Latin America.[11] Within the Mainland China, all the related rights of the series are exercised by China Entertainment Corporation.[10]

At a business presentation to South Korean media held on February 28, 2017, CJ E&M has announced that the series was sold to thirty broadcasters outside South Korea.[12] Also, the company announced that it will have a multimedia campaign in South Korea involving the series.[12]

Canada

In Canada, the series was premiered on April 23, 2016 on Family Jr.; it was then broadcast on its regular slot on Mondays starting April 25.[13] The French language version debuted on April 9, 2018 on Télémagino; for its first week, Télémagino premiered each episode per day from April 9 to 13, but premieres the rest every Monday. Both Family Jr. and Télémagino are specialty television channels which DHX Media acquired in 2014.

South Korea

In South Korea, the series premiered on March 2, 2017 on EBS1, a public service terrestrial television channel operated by the Educational Broadcasting System.[14][15][12] From April of the same year, the series will also be broadcast on Tooniverse,[12] a specialty television channel available on multi-channel television platforms which was acquired by the CJ Group in 2009, before it was integrated into the then-newly formed company CJ E&M's broadcasting division in 2011. Other specialty channels that will broadcast the series include Animax in South Korea.[12]

Previously, it was reported in January 2016 that the series would be launched between March and April that year on Tooniverse,[16] and was reported in July 2016 that it would be within the year,[17] but there have been no indications since.

Season 2 had been released; from April 2 to June 26, 2020, and return had been released; from August 27 2020

China

In China, the series gained a governmental license of approval for distribution in the Mainland television market as a domestic animated production on April 19, 2016,[18] and it was named as one of the Outstanding Domestic Animated Television Productions in the second quarter of 2016 by the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television, which gives an advantage when selling such programs to broadcasters.[19]

Rainbow Ruby premiered on March 28, 2017 on CCTV-14, where it was given a time slot of Monday to Friday evenings.[20]

United States

In the United States, the series premiered on September 30, 2019 on Qubo.[21]

Arab World

In the Arab World, the series premiered on 2018 on Spacetoon.[22] While in the United Arab Emirates, the series premiered on e-Junior.[23]

Indonesia

In Indonesia, the series premiered on 2017 on RTV. On 20 July 2020, the series renewed for second season.

Latin America

In Latin America, the series premiered on Discovery Kids.[24] While in Brazil, The series premiered on Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão, and While in Mexico, it premiered on TV Azteca.

Japan

In Japan, the series premiered on TV Tokyo.

Other English-speaking countries

In the Republic of Ireland, the series was broadcast on the 3Kids television strand, which was initially on 3e[25] but was later moved to Be3 on January 9, 2017.[26][27]

In Australia, Rainbow Ruby was made available to watch on Stan, an online media streaming service, on May 19, 2017.[28]



Awards and recognition

Rainbow Ruby won a Grand Prize in Animations and Comics (动漫类大奖) at the 2015's Zhōngguó Dòngmàn Yóuxì Chuāngtóu Jiǎng (Chinese: 中国动漫游戏创投奖; lit. 'Chinese Awards for Creativity and Investment in Animations, Comics and [video] Games') presented by China Animation Association, being ranked at number 7. The ceremony was held on October 1, 2015 as a part of the year's edition of Shenzhen Gameshow.[29]

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