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Kung Fu Wa!
Official poster
Also known asKung Fu Sock
Genre
Written by
  • Bo Fan
  • Xin Zheng
Directed by
  • Bo Fan (Chinese)
  • Rómulo Bernal (English)
  • Elías Martínez (Spanish)
Composers
  • Bo Fan
  • Jordan Matthew Cox
  • Rich J. Dickerson
Country of originChina
Original languageMandarin
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes52
Production
Executive producers
  • James Chen Gu
  • Selina She
Producers
  • Thirty Sun
  • Xiaoqiu Zhong
  • Suman Wang
Running time11 minutes[1]
Production companies
Original release
NetworkTencent Video (China)
CCTV-14 (China)
Pop (United Kingdom)
ReleaseAugust 3, 2021 (2021-08-03) –
present (present)

Kung Fu Wa! (known as Kung Fu Sock in the United Kingdom and Ireland; Chinese: 天真与功夫袜; pinyin: Tiān Zhēn Yǔ Gōng Fū Wà) is a Chinese animated children's television series produced by UYoung Media and Tencent Penguin Pictures. The series follows a young girl who is bestowed with superpowers through the aid of a martial arts master turned into an anthropomorphic sock.[1]

The first season premiered on August 3, 2021 on Tencent Video in China, and on July 25, 2022 on Pop in the United Kingdom.

The second and final season will premiere in December 2024 on Tencent Video in China, and in the United Kingdom in February 2025 on Pop.[citation needed]

Plot

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Eight-year-old Tee Zeng finds an unusual sock that is actually a Kung Fu master named Kung Fu Wa from another world. Wearing the sock transforms Tee Zeng into super heroine Kung Fu Girl. She and Kung Fu Wa must complete missions and protect their home, Starry Island.[2][3]

Characters

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  • Tee Zeng (alternatively named Tea Zen or TZ (English dub) and Tee Yang (Spanish dub); voiced by Zhou Zhou (Chinese), Sofia Gomez (English) and Belén Marín (Spanish)) – an 8-year-old girl who lives above her family's laundrette, who turns into Kung Fu Girl through the aid of Master Kicko
  • Master Kicko (alternatively named Kung Fu Wa (English dub); voiced by Fu Bowen (Chinese), Alex Teixeira (English) and Juan Pablo Muñoz (Spanish)) – a Kung Fu master who was transformed into a sock
  • Hiro Hao/Sword Master (voiced by Jiasi Li (Chinese), Alex Machado (English) and Óscar Olivares (Spanish)) – Tee Zeng's friend from school
  • Manipulens (also known as Evil Star Lord; voiced by Zhankun Zhang (Chinese), Travis Roig (English) and Cristóbal Areite (Spanish)) – Kicko's rival who was transformed into a pair of glasses
  • Min (voiced by Mu Qiu (Chinese), Dariana Fustes (English) and Niksi Marín (Spanish)) – Tee Zeng's introverted, but adventurous best friend
  • Tee Zeng's mom (voiced by Chenjie Xiong (Chinese), Ghia Burns (English) and Betsabé Gutiérrez (Spanish)) – the owner of a local laundromat in Starry Island

Episodes

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Series overview

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SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
152August 3, 2021 (2021-08-03)March 29, 2022 (2022-03-29)

Season 1 (2021–22)

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No.TitleWritten byStoryboarded byOriginal release datePop (UK) release dateProd.
code
1"A Sock with Kung Fu"UnknownTBAAugust 3, 2021 (2021-08-03)July 25, 2022TBA
2"First Day at School"UnknownTBAAugust 3, 2021 (2021-08-03)July 25, 2022TBA
3"Dragonface"UnknownTBAAugust 3, 2021 (2021-08-03)July 26, 2022TBA
4"Home Not So Alone"UnknownTBAAugust 3, 2021 (2021-08-03)July 27, 2022TBA
5"Rainbow Cat"UnknownTBAAugust 10, 2021 (2021-08-10)July 28, 2022TBA
6"Fishing"UnknownTBAAugust 10, 2021 (2021-08-10)July 29, 2022TBA
7"Bun House Mystery"UnknownTBAAugust 17, 2021 (2021-08-17)August 1, 2022TBA
8"Old Comb"UnknownTBAAugust 17, 2021 (2021-08-17)August 2, 2022TBA
9"Daddy's Gift"UnknownTBAAugust 24, 2021 (2021-08-24)August 3, 2022TBA
10"Wishing Well"UnknownTBAAugust 24, 2021 (2021-08-24)August 4, 2022TBA
11"Relaxation With Tee Zeng"UnknownTBAAugust 31, 2021 (2021-08-31)August 5, 2022TBA
12"Manipulens: Part 1"UnknownTBAAugust 31, 2021 (2021-08-31)August 8, 2022TBA
13"Manipulens: Part 2"UnknownTBASeptember 7, 2021 (2021-09-07)August 9, 2022TBA
14"Master and Student"UnknownTBASeptember 7, 2021 (2021-09-07)August 10, 2022TBA
15"Sword Hero's Arrival"UnknownTBASeptember 14, 2021 (2021-09-14)August 11, 2022TBA
16"New Classmate"UnknownTBASeptember 14, 2021 (2021-09-14)August 12, 2022TBA
17"Kung Fu Girl's Show"UnknownTBASeptember 21, 2021 (2021-09-21)August 15, 2022TBA
18"The Magician"UnknownTBASeptember 21, 2021 (2021-09-21)August 16, 2022TBA
19"Hero's Defeat"UnknownTBASeptember 28, 2021 (2021-09-28)August 17, 2022TBA
20"The Duel"UnknownTBASeptember 28, 2021 (2021-09-28)August 18, 2022TBA
21"Cyber Battle"UnknownTBAOctober 5, 2021 (2021-10-05)August 19, 2022TBA
22"Animal Shelter Encounter"UnknownTBAOctober 5, 2021 (2021-10-05)August 22, 2022TBA
23"Cave Rescue"UnknownTBAOctober 12, 2021 (2021-10-12)August 23, 2022TBA
24"Kung Fu Sock's Injury"UnknownTBAOctober 12, 2021 (2021-10-12)August 24, 2022TBA
25"Night of the Shooting Stars"UnknownTBAOctober 19, 2021 (2021-10-19)August 25, 2022TBA
26"Hao's Disappearance"UnknownTBAOctober 19, 2021 (2021-10-19)August 26, 2022TBA
27"Hao's Secret"UnknownTBAJanuary 4, 2022 (2022-01-04)December 5, 2022TBA
28"Hao's Memory"UnknownTBAJanuary 4, 2022 (2022-01-04)December 5, 2022TBA
29"Wake Up, Hao"UnknownTBAJanuary 11, 2022 (2022-01-11)December 6, 2022TBA
30"Broken Glass"UnknownTBAJanuary 11, 2022 (2022-01-11)December 6, 2022TBA
31"Sweet vs. Spicy"UnknownTBAJanuary 18, 2022 (2022-01-18)December 7, 2022TBA
32"Who is Kung Fu Girl?"UnknownTBAJanuary 18, 2022 (2022-01-18)December 7, 2022TBA
33"A Cold Day"UnknownTBAJanuary 25, 2022 (2022-01-25)December 8, 2022TBA
34"Friendship Repair"UnknownTBAJanuary 25, 2022 (2022-01-25)December 8, 2022TBA
35"The Board Game"UnknownTBAFebruary 1, 2022 (2022-02-01)December 9, 2022TBA
36"Hero Manipulens"UnknownTBAFebruary 1, 2022 (2022-02-01)December 9, 2022TBA
37"The Lotus Pond"UnknownTBAFebruary 8, 2022 (2022-02-08)December 12, 2022TBA
38"Hao's Plan"UnknownTBAFebruary 8, 2022 (2022-02-08)December 12, 2022TBA
39"Hao's Return"UnknownTBAFebruary 15, 2022 (2022-02-15)December 13, 2022TBA
40"Student and Master"UnknownTBAFebruary 15, 2022 (2022-02-15)December 13, 2022TBA
41"Manipulens' Past"UnknownTBAFebruary 22, 2022 (2022-02-22)December 14, 2022TBA
42"Team Work"UnknownTBAFebruary 22, 2022 (2022-02-22)December 14, 2022TBA
43"Dear Diary"UnknownTBAMarch 1, 2022 (2022-03-01)December 15, 2022TBA
44"Tee Zeng's Birthday"UnknownTBAMarch 1, 2022 (2022-03-01)December 15, 2022TBA
45"Thunder Storm"UnknownTBAMarch 8, 2022 (2022-03-08)December 16, 2022TBA
46"Kung Fu Girl's Defeat"UnknownTBAMarch 8, 2022 (2022-03-08)December 16, 2022TBA
47"Escape"UnknownTBAMarch 15, 2022 (2022-03-15)December 19, 2022TBA
48"What If"UnknownTBAMarch 15, 2022 (2022-03-15)December 19, 2022TBA
49"Game Over"UnknownTBAMarch 22, 2022 (2022-03-22)December 20, 2022TBA
50"Kung Fu Sock's Plan"UnknownTBAMarch 22, 2022 (2022-03-22)December 20, 2022TBA
51"Final Battle"UnknownTBAMarch 29, 2022 (2022-03-29)December 21, 2022TBA
52"The Most Powerful Kung Fu"UnknownTBAMarch 29, 2022 (2022-03-29)December 21, 2022TBA

Broadcast

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The series was first released on Tencent Video in China in August 2021. In June of that year, Federation Kids & Family, the family entertainment subsidiary of Paris-based film distributor Federation Studios, acquired the program’s distribution rights for most international markets; UYoung Media, however, would maintain foreign distribution rights for the Latin America market.[4]

In April 2022, UYoung reached a deal with Discovery Kids Latin America to distribute localized dubs of the program in Portuguese (Brazil) and Spanish (for other Latin American markets). The Spanish dub premiered linearly on Discovery Kids on April 11, 2022, while the Brazilian Portuguese dub debuted on the regional version of the Discovery+ streaming service eleven days later on April 22. That same month, Federation reached a deal with British/Irish children’s networks Pop and Pop Max for the rights to an English-language dub of the series. The English version, given the modified title Kung Fu Sock, debuted on Pop on July 25, 2022.[1]

A Russian dub was released via streaming on Kinopoisk on December 1, 2022 and ivi on December 3, 2022; fledgling family entertainment channel FamilyJam acquired the linear television rights to the Russian dub in early 2023.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Shah, Zeenya (April 26, 2022). "New international sales for Chinese animated series Kung Fu Wa!". Kidscreen. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  2. ^ "Kung Fu Sock". TV Guide. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  3. ^ "Kung Fu Sock, 12:00pm on Pop Max". Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  4. ^ John Hopewell (June 10, 2021). "Federation Kids & Family to Distribute 'Kung Fu Wa!' From China's Tencent Video and UYoung Media". Variety. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
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