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Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny | |
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Genre | Action-comedy |
Based on | Kung Fu Panda |
Developed by | Elliott Owen |
Voices of | Mick Wingert Chrissy Metz James Hong Amy Hill Haley Tju Laya DeLeon Hayes Gunnar Sizemore Makana Say |
Composer | Leo Birenberg[1] |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 26 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Mitch Watson Elliott Owen Lane Lueras |
Running time | 23 minutes |
Production company | DreamWorks Animation Television |
Distributor | NBCUniversal Television Distribution |
Release | |
Original network | Prime Video |
Original release | November 16, 2018 – July 4, 2019 |
Chronology | |
Related shows | Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness |
Kung Fu Rooster
Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny is an American computer-animated web television series produced by DreamWorks Animation released for Prime Video on November 16, 2018. It is the second TV series in the Kung Fu Panda franchise following Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness.[2] Developer Mitch Watson has confirmed that Mick Wingert would reprise his role from Legends of Awesomeness as Po.[3]
Rooster is a minor character featured in Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny. Celebrate 2017: the Chinese New Year of the Rooster with Kung Fu Rooster. It’s time to sweep away any ill fortune and make way for incoming good luck, with this exciting 12-line slot. With stunning artwork, Kung Fu Rooster features a Wild Rooster and scattered Monkey. Give Kung Fu Rooster a try, and ruffle some feathers today!
The second half of season 1 was released on July 4, 2019.[4]
Plot[edit]
Set after the events of Kung Fu Panda 3, the series follows Po the panda on a fresh adventure featuring four panda kids (Nu Hai, Jing, Bao and Fan Tong) who happen upon a mystical cave beneath the Panda Village. The panda kids accidentally absorb the chi of ancient and powerful Kung Fu warriors known as the Four Constellations: Blue Dragon, Black Tortoise, White Tiger, and Red Phoenix—each of which represents the core weakness of its user. They realize they are now destined to save the world from an evil force, landing Po with his biggest challenge yet—teaching this ragtag band of kids how to wield their newfound Kung Fu powers.
Voice cast[edit]
- Mick Wingert as Po[3]
- Haley Tju as Nu Hai[5]
- Laya Deleon Hayes as Jing[5]
- Gunnar Sizemore as Bao[5]
- Makana Say as Fan Tong[5]
- Chrissy Metz as Mei Mei[5]
- Piotr Michael as Oogway[6] / Wong / Wing / Bingwen / Emperor Kang Zi / Dum Dum
- Christopher Swindle as Li Shan / Zang / Sum
- James Hong as Mr. Ping[5]
- Steve Blum as Jindiao / Red Phoenix / Pious Chan
- Amy Hill as Grandma Panda[5]
- Cherise Boothe as Jade Tusk / Huifang
- James Sie as Bunnidharma / White Tiger / Chong / Sun Wukong
- JB Blanc as Blue Dragon / General Fang
- Grey Griffin as The Xin / Laoshu / Suyin
- Jeff Bennett as Zhizhu
- Mitch Watson as Yaoguai Demon
- Michael Rivkin as Rooster
- Lacey Chabert as Princess Xiao
- Sumalee Montano as Shi Long
- Elisa Gabrielli as Dark Shadow / White Bone Demon
- Jimmie Wood as Qilin
- Betsy Sodaro as Makesi
Episodes[edit]
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboarded by | Original air date | |||||||
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Part 1 | ||||||||||||
1 | 'Enter the Dragon Master' | Lane Lueras | Elliott Owen | Alice Herring & Lane Lueras | November 16, 2018 | |||||||
2 | 'Blue Dragon Plays with Fire' | Lane Lueras | Elliott Owen | Annie Li & Byron Penaranda | November 16, 2018 | |||||||
3 | 'Blade of the Red Phoenix' | Johnny Castuciano | Elliott Owen | Rihanna Williams, Emma Hoffard & Mike Tisserand | November 16, 2018 | |||||||
4 | 'The Intruder Flies a Crooked Path' | James Wootton | Michael Ryan | Tom Galvin, Candice Prince, Victor Sampaio & Rhianna Williams | November 16, 2018 | |||||||
5 | 'A Fistful of Herbs' | Lane Lueras | Benjamin Lapides | Annie Jingyi Li & Byron Penaranda | November 16, 2018 | |||||||
6 | 'Poison in the Pit of the Plum' | Johnny Castuciano | Johanna Stein | Rhianna Williams, Emma Hoffard & Mike Tisserand | November 16, 2018 | |||||||
7 | 'Big Trouble in Panda Village' | James Wootton | Elliott Owen | Tom Galvin, Candice Prince & Victor Sampaio | November 16, 2018 | |||||||
8 | 'Secrets Lost to Shadow' | Mike Mullen | Mitch Watson | Annie Jingyi Li & Daniel Villa de Rey | November 16, 2018 | |||||||
9 | 'Out of the Cave and Onto Thin Ice' | Lane Lueras & Rhianna Williams | Benjamin Lapides | Johnny Castuciano, Emma Hoffard & Mike Tisserand | November 16, 2018 | |||||||
10 | 'Return of the Four Constellations' | Lane Lueras & James Wootton | Nicole Belisle | Tom Galvin, Annie Jingyi Li, Candice Prince & Victor Sampaio | November 16, 2018 | |||||||
11 | 'Unholy Dragon Returns to the Mountains' | Mike Mullen | Johanna Stein | Crystal Kan, & Annie Jingyi Li & Daniel Villa de Rey | November 16, 2018 | |||||||
12 | 'Sacrifice at the Edge of Time' | Rhianna Williams | Mitch Watson | Emma Hoffard, Annie Jingyi Li, Kevin Slawinski & Mike Tisserand | November 16, 2018 | |||||||
13 | 'End of the Dragon Master' | James Wootton | Elliott Owen | Tom Galvin, Annie Jingyi Li, Candice Prince & Victor Sampaio | November 16, 2018 | |||||||
Part 2 | ||||||||||||
14 | 'Journey to the East' | Mike Mullen | Benjamin Lapides | Crystal Kan, Annie Jingyi Li & Daniel Villa de Rey | July 4, 2019 | |||||||
15 | 'Curse of the Monkey King' | Rhianna Williams | Johanna Stein | Bradley Cayford, Emma Hoffard, Annie Jingyi Li & Kevin Slawinski | July 4, 2019 | |||||||
16 | 'A Game of Fists' | Lane Lueras | Lindsay Kerns | Tom Galvin, Annie Jingyi Li, Candice Prince & Victor Sampaio | July 4, 2019 | |||||||
17 | 'The Beast of the Wasteland' | Mike Mullen | Nicole Belisle | Chris Jimenez, Crystal Kan, Annie Jingyi Li & Daniel Villa de Rey | July 4, 2019 | |||||||
18 | 'Danger in the Forbidden City' | Rhianna Williams | Mitch Watson | Bradley Cayford, Emma Hoffard, Annie Jingyi Li & Kevin Slawinski | July 4, 2019 | |||||||
19 | 'The Battle(s) of Gongmen Bay' | Lane Lueras | Elliot Owen | Matt Engstrom, George Gipson, Zheng Kang, Annie Jingyi Li & Luther McLaurin | July 4, 2019 | |||||||
20 | 'Gongmen City Hustle' | Mike Mullen | Benjamin Lapides | Chris Jimenez, Crystal Kan, Annie Jingyi Li & Daniel Villa de Rey | July 4, 2019 | |||||||
21 | 'Night of the White Bone Demon' | Rhianna Williams | Johanna Stein | Bradley Cayford, Emma Hoffard, Chris Jimenez, Annie Jingyi Li & Kevin Slawinski | July 4, 2019 | |||||||
22 | 'Rise of the Empress' | Tom Galvin | Lindsay Kerns | Gena Buto, Annie Jingyi Li & Victor Sampaio | July 4, 2019 | |||||||
23 | 'Bridge Over Troubled Lava' | Mike Mullen | Nicole Belisle | Chris Jimenez, Crystal Kan, Annie Jingyi Li & Daniel Villa de Rey | July 4, 2019 | |||||||
24 | 'House of Flying Pandas' | Rhianna Williams | Bethany Armstrong Johnson | Bradley Cayford, Emma Hoffard, Annie Jingyi Li & Kevin Slawinski | July 4, 2019 | |||||||
25 | 'Coronation of the Iron Goddess' | Tom Galvin | Mitch Watson | Gena Buto, Annie Jingyi Li & Victor Sampaio | July 4, 2019 | |||||||
26 | 'The Invincible Armor' | Mike Mullen | Elliot Owen | Chris Jimenez, Crystal Kan, Annie Jingyi Li & Daniel Villa de Rey | July 4, 2019 |
Awards and nominations[edit]
Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref |
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2019 | Annie Awards | Best Animated Television/Broadcast Production For Children | Nominated | [7] | |
2020 | Kidscreen Awards | Best New Series | Won | [8] | |
2020 | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Directing for an Animated Program | Michael Mullen Charlie Adler | Nominated | [9] |
References[edit]
- ^'Leo Birenberg to score DreamWorks Animation's 'Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny''. Film Music Reporter. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
- ^Amidi, Amid (April 12, 2018). 'TRAILER: New DreamWorks Version of 'The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle''. CartoonBrew.
- ^ ab'The Nightfly with Dave Juskow - Live from Los Angeles with Mitch Watson'. Player FM. November 9, 2017.
- ^Trailer: ‘Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny’ S2 Kicks Off July 5 Animation Magazine
- ^ abcdefgTrailer: ‘Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny’ Brings the Fight to Amazon Animation Magazine
- ^Kung Fu Panda: The Paws Of Destiny (2018 TV Show) - Behind The Voice Actors
- ^The 46th Annie Awards Shine a Spotlight on Toon Greatness Animation Magazine
- ^2020 Kidscreen Awards Winners Revealed Animation Magazine
- ^https://www.animationmagazine.net/events/daytime-emmy-awards-dragon-prince-ask-the-storybots-last-kids-on-earth-win-key-animation-categories-for-netflix/
External links[edit]
- Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny at IMDb
With Chinese New Year coming up, and 2021 is the the year of the Ox, it is worth trying to understand the Chinese zodiac, a system of divination that differs from Western astrology.
The main similarities between the two systems is that both systems are based on date and time of birth, with 12 symbols or signs used to communicate across meaning. We've listed some of the main differences, to make things a little easier to understand.
The 12 Signs
In both systems, there are the same number of signs: 12. Two are superficially similar: Ox/Bull and Goat/Ram.
- The Chinese signs are: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig.
- The Western signs are: Ram, Bull, Twins, Crab, Lion, Virgin, Scales, Scorpion, Centaur, Sea-Goat, Water Bearer, and Fish.
2020 is a year of the Rat, 2021 will be a year of the Ox, and 2022 will be a year of the Tiger.
Origins of the Signs
In Chinese astrology, the 12 signs are derived from a myth that when God was developing a calendar, all creatures on Earth were summoned to participate in a race. The first 12 to cross the line were awarded signs in the Chinese zodiac.
This differs from Western astrology where the 12 signs are based on constellations' positions relative to the earth. The constellations were named according to Greek mythology.
Zodiac Months — Another Similarity
The Chinese zodiac animals were assigned months on the traditional Chinese solar calendar. Each animal sign corresponds with two of the 24 solar terms, for a period similar to a Western zodiac month.
This means that the Western astrological signs and Chinese zodiac months have a half-month overlap, as can be seen in the diagram right.
The Chinese cycle starts with the month of the Rat around December 7 (including solar terms 'Major Snow' and 'Winter Solstice', i.e. half of Sagittarius and half of Capricorn). Read more about the Solar Terms here.
More Than Just Your Birth Year or Month
Within the simplified Western astrological framework, signs are divided per month, while the Chinese signs are divided on a year-by-year basis when it comes to popular astrology. This means that in Chinese beliefs, people who were born in the same year have similar traits, as opposed to the Western belief that those born in the same month-long time frame have similar traits.
However, of course, there is more to it. In Western astrology, apart from the constellations, the planets, for example, symbolize basic motivations in the human psyche. Beside the yearly zodiac, Chinese astrology has three other pillars that create your fate, making four pillars in total: birth year, birth month, birth day, and birth hour.
When comparing the four pillars to Western astrology, the main difference is that Western astrology focuses on celestial alignment (of constellations with planets, stars, the moon, etc.), while the four pillars are based on the alignment of blocks of time in the Chinese calendar.
Lunar, But Mostly Solar
In the popularly-used Chinese astrology system (the lunar calendar), each month begins with a new moon and lasts for 29 or 30 days. The Chinese New Year date and length of a lunar year change by up to a month relative to a solar calendar.
However, 'professional' or conventional Chinese astrology mainly uses the traditional solar calendar when it comes to making predictions and laying out horoscopes. In this method, a year begins on February 4th (within a day).
The Western astrological calendar is based on the Earth's orbit around the sun (and resulting celestial alignment), which gives every zodiac month a set date (within a day), lasting between 29 and 31 days. This is why Western zodiac star signs are also known as sun signs.
Lunar Phases in China and the West
Chinese astrology places emphasis on the lunar phase at the time of your birth. There are four moon phases: new moon, waxing moon, full moon, and waning moon. New moon types are those seeking innovative environments, waxing moon people are known for being hard working, full moon types are diplomatic, while waning moon people desire peaceful surroundings.
The Western system, comparatively, considers two moon nodes; the North or Ascending Node, and the South or Descending Node. While still playing a role in sensitive areas, in Western astrology the planets are seen as more important factors.
Involving the Elements
The Chinese astrology system identifies five elements: fire, earth, metal, water, and wood. Each element is linked to motivating forces in your life.
Because the animals are on 12-year cycles and there are five elements, the entire Chinese zodiac-element cycle lasts 60 years. In this system, each sign has a fire, earth, metal, water, and wood variety depending on your birth year. 2021 is a Metal Ox year.
- Fire signs are inspired by excitement,
- earth signs are motivated to secure foundations,
- metal signs are driven to create order,
- water signs are compelled to form emotional bonds,
- and those born under the wood element have a desire to explore.
In the Western system, only four elements are identified: fire, earth, air, and water, and each element is associated with three signs with psychological features. Each sign has one element associated with it.
- Water signs are driven by emotion,
- earth signs are practical,
- fire signs are impulsive, and
- air signs are intellectually oriented.
Your Chinese Zodiac Year Is Bad Luck!
A feature of the Chinese zodiac that is incomparable to anything in the West is that it is bad luck when your year comes around (every 12 years you 'offend the god of age'). Your horoscope is no more unlucky (or lucky) than usual in your Western zodiac month.
Oxes beware in 2021 (an Ox year). Read more here about how to make sure you're lucky in your zodiac year.
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Want to Visit China in the Year of the Ox?
We've got plenty of tour options, whether you already know what you want to see, or are only just starting to research your first trip to China.
We have even compiled a list of the four best cities to visit for Chinese New Year, if you want to experience the biggest of the Chinese celebrations.
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