Turning Mecard (TV series)
A multinational animated series that sparked a toy fad.
Turning Mecard is a South Korean-Japanese-American animated series that launched a toyline and media franchise for Sonokong. Produced by Heewon Entertainment and animated by multiple studios, it became a significant commercial success in South Korea during the mid-2010s.
Quick Facts
- Writer
- Atsushi Maekawa (head writer)
- Director
- Hong Heonpyo
- Composer
- Kim Jungah (music director)
- Country
- South Korea; Japan
- Language
- Korean; Japanese, English
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 52
- Executive producers
- Choi Jongil; Kim Suntae
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Did You Know?
- Turning Mecard toys accounted for roughly 80% of Sonokong's record-breaking ₩125 billion revenue in 2015.
- The film Turning Mecard W: The Revival of Black Mirror ranked as the fifth highest-grossing film in South Korea in its weekend of release.
Release
Turning Mecard first aired on 3 February 2015 on KBS2 in South Korea. The initial broadcast schedule placed it on Tuesdays through episode 30 on 11 August 2015, after which it moved to Fridays beginning with episode 31 on 21 August 2015. The series concluded on 5 February 2016. In Japan, the show premiered on 6 February 2016 on TV Asahi, airing at 2:30 PM until episode 20 on 18 June 2016, then shifting to 3:15 PM from episode 21 on 25 June 2016.
The series also aired in Pakistan on Kids Zone with an Urdu dub, achieving high TRPs. One, produced by BTI Studios Hong Kong, aired on Teletoon and Cartoon Network in Canada, 9Go! in Australia, Okto in Singapore, TV3 in Malaysia, and Cartoon Network in the Philippines. Another dub, titled Mecard, was produced by Studiopolis for Mattel and released on the Mecard website and Mattel Action YouTube channel from 26 January 2018, later airing on the KidsClick block in the United States from 16 June 2018 to 20 January 2019.
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