Kung Fu Wa!

*Kung Fu Wa!*
Kung Fu Wa!
	Official poster
Also known as	Kung Fu Sock
Genre	Fantasy; Comedy; Action; Magical girl;
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 origin	China
Original language	Mandarin
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	52
Production
Executive producers	James Chen Gu; Selina She;
Producers	Thirty Sun; Xiaoqiu Zhong; Suman Wang;
Running time	11 minutes
Production companies	UYoung; Tencent Penguin Pictures;
Original release
Network	Tencent Video (China); CCTV-14 (China); Pop (United Kingdom)
Release	August 3, 2021 –; 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

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

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

Series overview

Season	Episodes		Originally aired
Season	Episodes		First aired	Last aired
1	52		August 3, 2021 (2021-08-03)	March 29, 2022 (2022-03-29)

Season 1 (2021–22)

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

Broadcast

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

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Shah, Zeenya (April 26, 2022). "New international sales for Chinese animated series Kung Fu Wa!". Kidscreen. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
^ "Kung Fu Sock". TV Guide. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
^ "Kung Fu Sock, 12:00pm on Pop Max". Retrieved August 18, 2023.
^ 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.

External links

[kids-1] Shah, Zeenya (April 26, 2022). "New international sales for Chinese animated series Kung Fu Wa!". Kidscreen. Retrieved August 18, 2023.

[tvguide-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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