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Larva
Also known asLarvae
Genre
Created byTUBAn
Directed byJoo-gong Maeng
Voices ofBum-ki Hong
ComposerGreat Park
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languagesNone, English (Larva Island)
No. of seasons6 (including 4 standalone series)
No. of episodes332
Production
Executive producersSungjai Ahn
Eugene Kang
Producers
  • Ki-tae Kim
  • Ji-na Kim
  • Sang-koo Lee
  • Sean Song
  • Alex Sung
  • Catherine Yoon
EditorsByuong-wook Ahn
Yoon-hee Jong
Running time
  • 2-3 minutes (seasons 1–3; 6)
  • 7 minutes (Larva Island & Larva Family)
Production companyTUBAn
Original release
Network
Release26 March 2011 (2011-03-26) –
present (present)

Larva (also known as Larvae) is a South Korean animated series made by TUBAn in Seoul, South Korea.[2] Its main characters are two larvae that never speak, although they do make expressive sounds. The cartoon exists in their small world where miniature adventures occur.

Characters

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Main

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  • Yellow - a dimwitted, hungry, good-natured and happy-go-lucky yellow caterpillar with one antenna. He has a contentious friendship with Red. Although usually he obeys Red, he loses his mind in front of food. He changes color from yellow to brown and he grows dark green shades around his mouth when feeling extreme emotions.
  • Red – a hot-tempered, selfish and greedy red caterpillar. Red has tried to steal Yellow's love interest, Pink, but he always ends up alone. He shrieks, shouts and screams when in anger, fear, frustration and in a horrible panic. He is always showing off and abusing Yellow, but he often ends up hurting himself instead.[3]

Recurring

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  • Violet – An oversized light purple ghost slug. He has an exposed inner body and roar, showing his sharp teeth.
  • Brown – A brown and red dung beetle that gathers dung. To him, dung is a treasure, though it makes his breath stink. He hates it when other insects touch his dungball. He has a long strand of hair on his right cheek.
  • Black – A horned atlas beetle that has great strength and is usually punching a cocoon (which he uses as punching bag). He's aggressive and will beat up whoever he thinks is messing with him. In the episode "Black's Back" he turns out to be a slug wearing beetle armor.
  • Rainbow – A dark tan snail with a red and green shell. When in his shell, he moves slowly, but under that, he has a muscular human-like body and can function as humans do.
  • Pink – A pink caterpillar with two antennae. She loves Yellow and Yellow loves her as well, but her presence often causes conflict between him and Red, who has a one-sided crush on her. She hides a great strength behind her cute, beautiful face.
  • Ivory - A stick bug with brown skin, Ivory has a very thin body with brown skin color. He has black eyes and darker colored areas by his eyelids. He is often seen flying from a gust of wind due to his light weight. He has 2 antennae and little pink studs on. His girlfriend is Cocoa.

Minor

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  • Blue – A housefly that has numerous smells. Nobody can get close to him because of his repugnant smell. He often feels gloomy and lonely because nobody can approach him.
  • Mosquito – A Mosquito who likes the taste of blood. He uses his fangs to take all of the blood from other characters. He is often hungry, but also lonely due to his hunger.
  • Navy – A deep-sea fish appears when the sewerage is sunk. He appeared as a goldfish. When Red and Yellow threw him into a sardine can full of warm water, he changed into a deep-sea fish which is often seen whenever the sewer floods. He has a good enough appetite to eat up the caterpillars and other insects.
  • Venus flytrap – A venus flytrap who eats up anything on the ground. In season 1, he is an enemy to all insects because he tries to swallow the other insects when he encounters them. But he is weaker than Violet. He appears to have a menacing set of teeth.
  • Green (also known as Frog) – A green frog which often appears in the sewer, is sensitive, and tries to monopolize all power by eating insects and larvae. He is several times bigger than other normal frogs. He escaped from the sewer and went into the house where Red and Yellow lived in season 2. In season 3, he lives on the streets along with Grey & the Silvers.
  • Bee – A honey bee who collects honey. She stings when someone touches the honey that she collected or makes her angry.
  • Maroon – A brown and cream dachshund who wears a blue and yellow sweater who only appeared in season 2. He attacks when he sees moving things. He buries his valued bones in the ground and is quite temperamental. In the episode "Whistle", he does certain things when he hears certain whistling.
  • Prussian – A hyacinth macaw which only appeared in season 2. He observes other friends and gives a sardonic laugh before attacking. He is also a predator to the caterpillars. The episode "Nanta" revealed that he used to live in the Amazon rainforest as a hatchling.
  • Prism – A chameleon which appears intermittently in various areas of season 2, such as the living room, bathroom, rooftop, and even bedroom; he suddenly appears and attacks Red and Yellow without reason.[3]
  • Ephemera – A mayfly who appears in the titular episode. Red has a crush on her, but she dies quickly due to the lifespan of an average mayfly.
  • Bomber bug – A bombardier beetle which bombed Yellow, Red, and Brown in the episode "Bomb Bug" in Season 2. He has the ability to bomb a place with acid which comes out from his bottom. He usually does that when he's angry, sad, or feeling disgusted.
  • Grey – A hideous gray-colored rat that appears in season 3 and 5. He is an enemy to all larvae and other insects.
  • Silvers – A pigeon duo using food scraps (a banana peel and a carved-out half watermelon) to protect their super reflective heads from the sun, they are enemies of the larvae. Each pigeon communicates with one word, "Yah" for the pigeon wearing the banana peel, and "Huh" for the pigeon wearing the carved out watermelon. These pigeons only appear in Season 3.
  • Cocoa - A brown cricket. She is Ivory's girlfriend.
  • Mite - A baby light-green mite who Yellow initially adopts, but turns out to parasitically prey on Yellow and the others. Then Yellow leaves it in a zoo.
  • Mudskippers - A pair of fish. They live underground under the sands and can slap each other with their fins.
  • Booby - A Blue-footed booby bird. He met the larvae when they landed on his island.
  • Mango - A orange-yellow caterpillar Red has fallen in love with. When she first meets Red, she couples with him. When Red and Yellow escaped the island, she knew she had to leave her home to find her boyfriend.
  • Chuck (voiced by Eddy Lee) - A human. He is the first character who can speak properly, although previously other characters occasionally spoke on occasion if it fits the scene.
  • Clara - A seal that Red and Yellow befriended. She is playful and charming and has the same name as Chuck's girlfriend.
  • Whale - A whale who appears in season 4.
  • Crabsformer - A crab who accidentally ate an alien spaceship that turned him into a robotic crab. He has a crush on a lady crab; however, she and the other crabs are scared of his powers. This character appears in season 4 and 5.
  • Malt - A dark grey tabby cat & the assistant of the bald bug capturing scientist who plans to use the captured bugs for his invention that uses bugs to create a hair-growth solution to restore his hair. He first debuts in Larva Pendant.
  • Magenta - A young magenta caterpillar who was born in season 5 from Yellow who accidentally ate a pink egg, She would find care with Yellow and Red, who grew to care for the newborn. Eventually, she would metamorphose into a wasp.
  • Big Brown - A easygoing pig-nosed turtle who is often seen meditating. He appears in season 5. He rarely gets upset and is a very good sensei, but he will stand up for his friends, should the need arise.
  • Grizzly - A moth, that is as sneaky as he is greedy, can be invisible, and blind others with his smoke should his cover be blown. Despite this greed, he can protect others should push come to shove, and he has fallen in love with one of the bees that work in the hive. He appears in season 5.
  • Mauve - An owl who is very protective of her little one, Tan. She may be fierce should anyone hurt her little one, but she means well, and while they got off on a rocky start she starts to think of Yellow, Red, and Magenta as friends. She would appear in season 5.
  • Tan - Mauve's hatchling who became friends with Magenta, and like her, he would grow as well he would appear in season 5.

Production

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Larva was launched by TUBA Entertainment in 2011, with adult viewers in mind. The producers aimed to create a cartoon that could appeal to an audience of a wide age scale. It debuted on the national channel, KBS and on cable television with short, 90-second episodes. The series quickly became popular, and as of September 2015 was sold to more than 40 countries, including Canal Plus in France, as well as merchandising contracts taking place in Taiwan, Germany, Turkey and Chile, among others. The creators earned 1 million won in royalties in the first three months of launching related merchandise, including toys and stationery products.[2][4] In 2018, Netflix acquired rights to the franchise and announced they would continue the then-cancelled series with Larva Island.[5][6] On February 2019, it was announced that Larva Island was renewed for a second and final season.[7][8] In 2023, it was announced that TUBAn and Astro-Nomical are set to produce a feature-length Larva film with a script written by Erica Rivinoja.[9]

Episode list

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Series overview

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SeriesEpisodesTitleOriginally aired
First airedLast airedNetwork
1104Grate26 March 2011 (2011-03-26)24 September 2011 (2011-09-24)KBS 1TV
252House5 January 2012 (2012-01-05)3 August 2012 (2012-08-03)KBS 2TV
3104New York17 October 2014 (2014-10-17)7 September 2015 (2015-09-07)JEI TV
426Larva Island19 October 2018 (2018-10-19)1 March 2019 (2019-03-01)Netflix
The Larva Island Movie23 July 2020 (2020-07-23)
Larva Pendant25 May 2022 (2022-05-25)
526Larva Family4 May 2023 (2023-05-04)4 May 2023 (2023-05-04)
678[10]Larva in Mars13 January 2024 (2024-01-13)TBASBS TV[1]

Season 1 – Grate (2011)

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No. Original air date Title Storyboarded by
1 26 March Ice Cream Joo-gong, Maeng
2 Mosquito
3 Dancing in the Rain
4 Mushroom Tea-sik, Shin
5 2 April Gum 1 Joo-gong, Maeng
6 Ice Road
7 Straw Byoung-wook, Ahn
8 Insectivorous Plant
9 9 April Snail Joo-gong, Maeng
10 Snoring Byoung-wook, Ahn
11 Popcorn
12 Aquarium Byoung-wook, Ahn
Dea-bum, Kim
13 23 April Ham Joo-gong, Maeng
14 Psychic Byoung-wook, Ahn
15 Fly
16 Spaghetti Dea-bum, Kim
17 30 April Airform Byoung-wook, Ahn
18 Cocoon 1
19 Cocoon 2
20 Puding Dea-bum, Kim
21 7 May Watermelon
22 UFO
23 Fishing
24 Out of Body
25 14 May Hot Spring
26 Hide and Seek Byoung-wook, Ahn
27 Earthquake
28 Hair-growth Solution Dea-bum, Kim
29 21 May Flood 1 Byoung-wook, Ahn
30 Swamp Dea-bum, Kim
31 Walnut
32 Soda
33 28 May Frog Dea-bum, Kim
Byoung-wook, Ahn
34 Typhoon 1 Byoung-wook, Ahn
35 Cavity Dea-bum, Kim
36 Cointoss Byoung-wook, Ahn
37 4 June Concert Byoung-wook, Ahn
Dea-bum, Kim
38 Snowball Fight Byoung-wook, Ahn
39 Flood 2
40 Ant Dea-bum, Kim
41 11 June Stomachache
42 Mummy Byoung-wook, Ahn
43 Bee 1
44 Balloon
45 18 June Love Dea-bum, Kim
46 Spring Byoung-wook, Ahn
47 Christmas Dea-bum, Kim
48 Yellow-terminator Joo-gong, Maeng
49 25 June The Cement Dea-bum, Kim
50 Larvatar 1 Byoung-wook, Ahn
51 Hip Hop Dea-bum, Kim
Byoung-wook, Ahn
52 Snot Joo-gong, Maeng
53 2 July Hailing Min-seong, Kang
54 Pit Byoung-wook, Ahn
55 Gum2
56 Raining
57 9 July Glove
58 Laughing
59 Eye Infection Dea-bum, Kim
60 Missing
61 16 July Wig
62 Vampire
63 Clock Min-seong, Kang
64 Staring Contest Byoung-wook, Ahn
65 23 July Perfume Min-seong, Kang
66 Super Glue Dea-bum, Kim
67 Swing
68 Growing a Plant
69 30 July Bee 2 Byoung-wook, Ahn
70 Scary Night
71 Rope Dea-bum, Kim
72 Spider Min-seong, Kang
73 6 August Super Liquid Dea-bum, Kim
74 Nightmare Joo-gong, Maeng
75 Chick 1 Byoung-wook, Ahn
76 Chick 2
77 13 August Farting Min-seong, Kang
78 Secret of Snail Byoung-wook, Ahn
Dea-bum, Kim
Min-seong, Kang
79 Hand Dea-bum, Kim
80 Bottle Dea-bum, Kim
Byoung-wook, Ahn
81 20 August Moonlight Waltz Byoung-wook, Ahn
82 Hair-growth Solution 2 Dea-bum, Kim
83 Mantis Min-seong, Kang
84 Typhoon 2 Byoung-wook, Ahn
85 27 August Chili Show Dea-bum, Kim
86 Alien Min-seong, Kahn
87 Grape Dea-bum, Kim
88 Quick Sand Min-seong, Kang
89 3 September Larvatar 2
90 Toy Car Dea-bum, Kim
91 Love Love Love 1 Byoung-wook, Ahn
92 Love Love Love 2
93 10 September Swan Lake
94 Electronic Shock Dea-bum, Kim
95 Whistle Min-seong, Kang
96 Diving Byoung-wook, Ahn
97 17 September Fire Min-seong, Kang
98 Balance Dea-bum, Kim
99 Water Show Min-seong, Kang
100 Flying Yellow Byoung-wook, Ahn
101 24 September Short Arm Octopus Dea-bum, Kim
102 Wild Wild World 1 Joo-gong, Maeng
103 Wild Wild World 2
104 Wild Wild World 3

Season 2 – House (2012)

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No. in
series
No. Overall Original air date Title Storyboarded by
1 105 5 January Welcome Larva! Min-seong Kang
2 106 Soap Bubbles
3 107 12 January Robot Hun-min Jang
4 108 Brown's Back! Seung-ik Ahn
5 109 19 January Stop, Freeze! Woo-seong Jung
6 110 Upstanding Byoung-wook Ahn
7 111 26 January Ski Jump Min-seong Kang
8 112 Black's Back
9 113 2 February Man Date
10 114 Tomato Byoung-wook Ahn
11 115 9 February Make-up Seung-ik Ahn
12 116 Gum Byoung-wook Ahn
13 117 16 February Sneeze Min-u Kim and Byoung-wook Ahn
14 118 Foolish Mushroon
15 119 23 February Magic Jar Min-seong Kang
16 120 Roulette Byoung-wook Ahn
17 121 9 March Ping-Pong
18 122 Spider-Larva Min-seong Kang
19 123 16 March Bug Bomb
20 124 Hi Pink! Byoung-wook Ahn
21 125 23 March Spinner
22 126 Speaker Dance
23 127 30 March Limbs
24 128 Bath
25 129 6 April Genius Yellow Min-seong Kang
26 130 Hi Violet! Hun-min Jang
27 131 20 April Diet Byoung-wook Ahn
28 132 Fan Hun-min Jang
29 133 11 May Sweat Min-seong Kang
30 134 Whistle (1)
31 135 18 May Nightmare Ji-yeon Kim
32 136 Toilet Hun-min Jang and Byoung-wook Ahn
33 137 25 May Yellow Chicken Joo-jae Beom
34 138 Fortune Cookie Seung-ik Ahn
35–36 139-140 June 1 Mayfly (1&2) Min-seong Kang
37 141 8 June Ice Kang-heon Ahn
38 142 Lar-vengers Hun-min Jang
39 143 15 June Once Upon a Time Min-seong Kang
40 144 Opera Byoung-wook Ahn
41 145 22 June Hide & Seek Joo-gong Maeng
42 146 Larva Car Byoung-wook Ahn
43 147 29 June Wild Red Min-seong Kang and Ji-yeon Kim
44 148 Beanstalks Min-seong Kang and Byoung-wook Ahn
45 149 6 July Whistle (2) Min-u Kim
46 150 Golden Brown Min-seong Kang
47 151 13 July Frog Byoung-wook Ahn
48 152 Flower Farts
49 153 20 July Cocoon Min-seong Kang and Byoung-wook Ahn
50 154 Wild Wild Wild World 1 Joo-gong Maeng
51 155 27 July Wild Wild Wild World 2 Byoung-wook Ahn
52 156 Wild Wild Wild World 3 Joo-gong Maeng

Season 3 – New York (2014–15)

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No. In Season No. Overall Original air date Title Storyboarded by
1 157 17 October 2014 Donut Jee-hyun Kim
2 158 Flare Byoung-wook Ahn
3 159 24 October 2014 Box
4 160 Typhoon Tae-wook Koh
5 161 31 October 2014 Fireplug Byoung-wook Ahn
6 162 Lemon Jee-hyun Kim
7 163 7 November 2014 Gum Fart Min-seong Kang
8 164 Shade Ji-yeon Kim
9 165 14 November 2014 Ice Jee-hyun Kim
10 166 Stream Mi-seon An and Min-seong Kang
11 167 21 November 2014 Basketball Tae-wook Koh
12 168 Tickle Ji-yeon Kim
13 169 28 November 2014 Hiccup Byoung-wook Ahn and Min-seong Kang
14 170 Mouse
15 171 5 December 2014 Garlic 1 Mi-seon An
16 172 Garlic 2
17 173 12 December 2014 Wheel
18 174 Magnet Seung-hun Kim
19 175 19 December 2014 Stick Insect
20 176 Oil
21 177 26 December 2014 Double Eyelids 1 Tae-wook Koh
22 178 Double Eyelids 2 Tae-wook Koh
23 179 2 January 2015 Thunder Red Ji-yeon Kim
24 180 Cement Jee-hyun Kim
25 181 9 January 2015 The Chaser Ji-yeon Kim
26 182 Wrap Ye-ri Kim
27 183 16 January 2015 The Silver Mi-seon An
28 184 Ark Ji-yeon Kim and Jee-hyun Kim
29 185 23 January 2015 Mite Tae-wook Koh
30 186 Cancan
31 187 29 January 2015 Pink's Secret Min-seong Kang
32 188 Massage Jee-hyun Kim
33 189 5 February 2015 Loyalty Tae-wook Koh
34 190 Kung Fu
35 191 12 February 2015 Pipe
36 192 Tag Ji-yeon Kim
37 193 19 February 2015 Cup Noodle Min-seong Kang
38 194 Untidy Sleeper Seung-hun Kim
39 195 26 February 2015 Sushi Jee-hyun Kim
40 196 Breath
41 197 5 March 2015 Tower Stack Ji-yeon Kim
42 198 Tough Guy Jee-hyun Kim
43 199 12 March 2015 Showdown Tae-wook Koh
44 200 Dance Battle
45 201 19 March 2015 Booger Jee-hyun Kim
46 202 Detective 1 Tae-wook Koh
47 203 26 March 2015 Detective 2 Tae-wook Koh
48 204 Yellow's Secret Ye-ri Kim and Jee-hyun Kim
49 205 2 April 2015 Straw Seung-hun Kim
50 206 Confetti Poppers Tae-wook Koh
51 207 9 April 2015 Rain Jee-hyun Kim
52 208 A Day in the Life of Larva Mi-seon An
53 209 16 April 2015 Wiper Bo-ri Lee and Min-seong Kang
54 210 Street Larva Tae-wook Koh
55 211 23 April 2015 Yellow's Revenge 1 Seung-hun Kim
56 212 23 April 2015 Yellow's Revenge 2 Seung-hun Kim
57 213 30 April 2015 Snowball Fight Byoung-wook Ahn and Tae-wook Koh
58 214 Life of a Rat Min-seong Kang
59 215 7 May 2015 Fighter in the Wind Seung-hun Kim
60 216 Larva of the Rings Jee-hyun Kim
61 217 14 May 2015 Flash Light
62 218 Glue Mi-seon An
63-69 219-225 21 May 2015 (1-2), 28 May 2015 (3-4), 4 June 2015 (5-6), 11 June 2015 (7) Larva Rangers (1-7) Byoung-wook Ahn, Tae-wook Koh, and Seung-hun Kim
70 226 11 June 2015 Feelers Seung-hun Kim
71 227 18 June 2015 Fashion Show Mi-seon An and Jee-hyun Kim
72 228 Red, a Budding Comedian Mi-seon An
73–75 229-231 25 June 2015 (1-2), 2 July 2015 (3) Insect Killer (1–3) Ji-yeon Kim; Seung-hun Kim (Part 3 only)
76 232 2 July 2015 Glove Mi-seon An
77 233 9 July 2015 Troublemaker Tae-wook Koh
78 234 Sea Battle Jee-hyun Kim
79 235 16 July 2015 Rubber Ball Ye-ri Kim and Jee-hyun Kim
80 236 Dizziness Mi-seon An and Jee-hyun Kim
81 237 23 July 2015 Pitapat 1 Jee-hyun Kim
82 238 Pitapat 2
83 239 30 July 2015 Marathon Ji-yeon Kim
84 240 Tea Tae-wook Koh
85 241 6 August 2015 Flood Min-seong Kang
86–89 242-245 6 August 2015 (1), 13 August 2015 (2-3), 20 August 2015 (4) New Friend (1–4) Jee-hyun Kim
90 246 20 August 2015 Umbrella Beop-seo Koo and Seung-hun Kim
91 247 27 August 2015 Cheese Min-seong Kang
92 248 Distress 1 Jee-hyun Kim
93 249 3 August 2015 Distress 2
94 250 An Out-of-Body Experience Seung-Hun Kim
95 251 10 August 2015 Minicar Hyo-bin Kang and Jee-hyun Kim
96 252 One-sided Love 1 Taek-woo Koh
97 253 17 August 2015 One-sided Love 2
98 254 Roll a Dung! Mi-seon An
99 255 24 August 2015 Larvarta Seung-hun Kim
100 256 Bobsleigh Jee-hyun Kim, Seung-hun Kim, and Tae-wook Koh
101 257 31 August 2015 Christmas Joo-gong Maeng and Min-seong Kang
102 258 As Time Goes By Seung-hun Kim
103 259 7 September 2015 Goodbye New York 1 Byoung-wook Ahn
104 260 Goodbye New York 2

Season 4 – Larva Island (2018–19)

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Season 1 (2018)

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No. in
series
No. in
season
No. Overall Original air date Title Storyboarded by
1 1 261 19 October Mango Kim Jee-hyun
2 2 262 Mango 2 Kim Jee-hyun
3 3 263 Larva Island Ahn Byoung-wook / Kim Seung-hun
Lee Sang-seon
4 4 264 Chuck Kang Min-seong / Lee Sang-seon
5 5 265 Clara Kim Seung-hun
6 6 266 Crabsformer Kim Seung-hun / Kim Jee-hyun
7 7 267 Fishing Kim Jee-hyun / Kim Seung-hun
8 8 268 Pendant Kim Jee-hyun
9 9 269 Lala Island Kim Jee-hyun
10 10 270 Master Chef Koh Tae-wook
11 11 271 Farming Kim Seung-hun
12 12 272 Pirate Kim Seung-hun / Jeong Mi-rin
Kim Jee-hyun
13 13 273 Change Jeong Mi-rin / Koh Tae-wook

Season 2 (2019)

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No. in
series
No. in
season
No. Overall Original air date Title Storyboarded by
14 1 274 1 March Maze Kim Seung-hun
15 2 275 Fire Kim Seung-hun / Jeong Mi-rin
Koh Tae-wook / Lee Sang-seon
16 3 276 Beach Volleyball Kim Pil-sung
17-18 4-5 277-278 1 March (Both) Larva Rangers (1&2) Koh Tae-wook
19 6 279 1 March A Lucky Day Kim Pil-sung, Koh Tae-wook
20 7 280 Crabsformer 2 Koh Tae-wook, Jeong Mi-rin
21 8 281 Booby's Love Kim Pil-sung
22 9 282 Mango's Parents Koh Tae-wook
23 10 283 Iceberg Jerong Mi-rin / Koh Tae-wook
Kim Seung-hun
24 11 284 Storm Kim Pil-sung
25 12 285 Escape Kim Seung-hun
26 13 286 Drift Jeong Mi-rin

Season 5 – Family (2023)

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No. in
season
No. Overall Original air date Title Storyboarded by
1 287 4 May The Baby Lee Ji-Yeon
2 288 Fart Jo In-taek, Oh Yeong-jun
3 289 Magneta Sung yu-jin, Oh Yeong-jun
4 290 Buddy Sung yu-jin
5 291 Wild Life Yeo Sang-eun, Sung Yu-jin
6 292 Royal Jelly Hong Gi-suk
7 293 Firefly Jung Yun-ji / Lee Ji-Yeon
Sung Yu-jin / Oh Yeong-jun
8 294 Training Jung Yun-ji / Hong Gi-suk
Kim Hack-geon
9 295 Union Jo In-taek
10 296 Smartphone Hong Gi-suk / Sung yu-jin
Jo in-taek
11 297 Trial Lee Ji-Yeon
12 298 Magic Clock Oh Yeong-jun
13 299 Crazy Love Kim Hack-geon
14 300 Island Sung Yu-jin, Oh Yeong-jun
15 301 Ping-Pong Lee Ji-Yeon
16 302 Larva Ranger 1 Ko Dong-Woo, Jung Yun-Ji
17 303 Larva Ranger 2 Ko Dong-Woo, Kim Hack-geon
18 304 Pupa 1 Jung Yun-Ji
19 305 Pupa 2 Jung Yun-Ji
20 306 Air Racing Ko Dong-Woo
21 307 Date Oh young-jun, Lee Gyu-ri
22 308 Puberty Kim Hack-geon / Lee Gyu-ri
Sung yu-jin / Hong Gi-suk
23 309 Christmas Lee Gyu-ri, Lee Hyan-hee
24 310 Guest Kim Ji-yeon / Jung Yun-ji
Sung Yu-jin / Lee Gyu-ri
25 311 Attack Hong Gi-suk, Oh young-jun
26 312 The Family Oh young-jun

Season 6 – Larva in Mars (2024)

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No. in
season
No. Overall Original air date Title Storyboarded by
1 313 13 January 2024 Larva in Mars TBA
2 314 Gravity TBA
3 315 Nice to Meet You TBA
4 316 20 January 2024 Who Are You? TBA
5 317 Secret Space TBA
6 318 Paparazzi TBA
7 319 27 January 2024 Audition TBA
8 320 Fart Baby 1 TBA
9 321 Customer TBA
10 322 Magic Carpet TBA
11 323 Hairstyle 1 TBA
12 324 Hairstyle 2 TBA
13 325 3 February 2024 Live TBA
14 326 Music Therapy TBA
15 327 Spice TBA
16 328 Escape TBA
17 329 10 February 2024 Slurp Slurp TBA
18 330 Free Seed 1 TBA
19 331 Free Seed 2 TBA
20 332 Blind Date TBA

Netflix films

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The Larva Island Movie

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The Larva Island Movie is an animated Netflix film that serves as the canonical finale to Larva Island. The film focuses on Chuck, who has returned to civilization long after the events of "Drift", telling the events of the final season to a reporter named Grace. The film was released on 23 July 2020.

Larva Pendant

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Larva Pendant is 2022 animated 33-minute special that is set after the events of Larva Island and The Larva Island Movie. The film is about Red and Yellow discovering a city but must stop an evil man who is using bugs to help him grow hair. The short film was released on 25 May 2022.

Feature film

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Larva the Movie

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Larva the Movie is an upcoming film that takes place either between the events of Larva Family and Larva in Mars or after Larva in Mars.[9]

Reception

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Emily Ashby from the organization Common Sense Media rated Larva three stars. She praised the show for showing the perspective of Red and Yellow, stating "because the characters are the size of worms, everything around them is larger than life, and that perspective is always fun to see in action."[11] Issac Butler of Slate described Larva as "the most terrifying show on Netflix" and mocked its excessive toilet humor in a tongue-in-cheek article.[12] Ivan Lin of Asia First Media recognized the characters' innovative contributions in educational videos.[13]

References

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  1. ^ a b "1st information of LARVA IN MARS!". Instagram. larvainmars.offical. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b "'Larva' embraces all ages". www.americatimes.co.kr. 7 March 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2016.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ a b "Demonstration of characters in main homepage". Archived from the original on 17 May 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  4. ^ "'Pororo,' 'Larva' change game in Korean animation". The Korea Herald. 4 September 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Netflix Announces Larva Island". Netflix. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  6. ^ Hobson, Jane. "Netflix and TUBAn partner on Larva Island". Kidscreen. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  7. ^ Milligan, Mercedes. "Netflix Debuts Korean Toons 'Larva Island' S2 & 'YooHoo to the Rescue' in March". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
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