Rainbow Ruby

Rainbow Ruby (Korean: 레인보우 루비; ) is a CGI animated television series aimed at children, produced by 38 °C Animation Studio and CJ E&M Corporation in South Korea and China Entertainment Corporation (a subsidiary of China ACG Group, which is an enterprise directly under the PRC Government's Ministry of Culture) in Korea, and distributed by WildBrain.

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Rainbow Ruby
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Taesik Shin
Sangwoo NamEugene Jung
Alyssya SwalesShannon Chan-KentBrian DrummondOlivia CharlesKate DavisJohnny Yong Bosch
Jim Latham
South KoreaChinaCanada
English
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52 (78 segments)
Dongsik Shin (CJ E&M)Jisoo Han (CJ E&M)
Narae Ha (Chief Producer, CJ E&M and Lotte Television)Chen Feng (China Entertainment Corp.)Jonghyeok Lee (CJ E&M and Lotte Television)Soomin Lee (CJ E&M and Lotte Television)Junjae Maeng (CJ E&M and Lotte Television)Bohyeon LeeNoelle Wright
11 minutes
38°C Animation StudioCJ E&M CorporationLotte TelevisionChina Entertainment Corporation
Family Jr. (Canada)EBS1 (South Korea)CCTV-14 (Mainland China)Qubo (USA)Netflix (Global)RTV (Indonesia)
April 23, 2016 (2016-04-23) –October 14, 2020 (2020-10-14)

Rainbow Ruby (Korean: 레인보우 루비; ) is a CGI animated television series aimed at children, produced by 38 °C Animation Studio and CJ E&M Corporation in South Korea and China Entertainment Corporation (a subsidiary of China ACG Group, which is an enterprise directly under the PRC Government's Ministry of Culture) in Korea, and distributed by WildBrain.

At Ruby's house, a small event related to the main plot of each episode occurs, before a red jewelry on the chest of Choco, Ruby's Teddy bear, flashes with a melody. Ruby then takes Choco to her room, and the two 'transport' themselves to the Rainbow Village There, Ruby hears an explanation from Ling Ling, the mayor of Rainbow Village, and transforms herself using her Rainbow Roller (a rolling suitcase) into an appropriate clothing to solve problems. Each episode concludes, back home, with another small event.

  • Rainbow Ruby (voiced by Alyssya Swales) is a 6-year-old girl who can transform into various of jobs to help her toy friends with her Rainbow Roller. Often, she's simply called Ruby.
  • Choco is Rainbow Ruby's teddy bear.
  • Sam (voiced by Taejoon Kim), he is Ruby's best friend and neighbor.
  • Gina (voiced by Shannon Chan-Kent) is a wooden puppet pirate.
  • Mayor Ling Ling (voiced by Johnny Yong Bosch), a stuffed elephant who's the mayor of Rainbow Village.
  • Jessy (voiced by Kate Davis) is a baby doll who has peach/fair skin, red hair in pigtails with brown eyes, a pink nose, freckles, and rosy cheeks. She wears two yellow ribbons, a yellow tank top shirt with a white collar and a blue ribbon on her neck, a yellow diaper with white polka dots, and pink slippers.
  • Princess Kiki (voiced by Olivia Charles) is a sweet young porcelain doll princess.
  • Daisy is a pink-coloured deer fawn plush toy.
  • Prince Frederick is a porcelain doll and a friend of Princess Kiki.
  • Ellie is a nature-loving stuffed sheep who sometimes glows.
  • Thunderbell (voiced by Brian Drummond) is a stuffed bunny playing scooter. He serves as the town's mailman.
  • Felicia (voiced by Olivia Charles) is a fairy doll.
  • Paige (voiced by Kate Davis) is a stylish paper ballerina doll.
  • Mr. Sloth (voiced by Johnny Yong Bosch)
  • Chirpee is a wind up yellow bird toy who's Mr. Sloth's best friend.
  • The Harmony Family are a family of nesting dolls. There are 5 of them: a father, a mother, and 3 children.
  • Poppies
  • Miss Swan
  • Dino is a green dinosaur toy.
  • Nari is a lotus fairy doll.

The series is distributed as 52 single episodes and as 26 double feature episodes. The airings on Family Jr. in Canada are shown in the form of the latter.

No.overallNo. inseasonTitleWritten byCanadian air date
1"Ruby's Ranger Adventure / The Show Must Go On"Kati RockyPhil HarnageApril 23, 2016 (2016-04-23)
2"Shoe Crazy / Picture This"Kati RockySharon SoboilApril 25, 2016 (2016-04-25)
3"At Your Service / A Hard Rain"Kati RockyPhil HarnageMay 2, 2016 (2016-05-02)
4"Moon Cake Madness / Trunk Trouble"Noelle WrightPhil HarnageMay 9, 2016 (2016-05-09)
5"Behind the Scenes / Paperdoll in Peril"Kati RockySharon SoboilMay 16, 2016 (2016-05-16)
6"Singing in the Rain / Mail Carrier Mayhem"Kati RockySharon SoboilMay 30, 2016 (2016-05-30)
7"Going Golfing / Case of the Stolen Spectacles"Kati RockyPhil HarnageJune 6, 2016 (2016-06-06)
8"Up in the Air / Addressing the Problem"Kati RockySharon SoboilJune 20, 2016 (2016-06-20)
9"Happy Feet / Hide and Taste"Kati RockySharon SoboilJune 27, 2016 (2016-06-27)
10"Sleeping Kiki / Babysitter Blues"Phil HarnageSharon SoboilJuly 18, 2016 (2016-07-18)
11"Wakey Wakey / Rules of the Road"Dan WicksmanNuria WicksmanCarter CrockerJuly 25, 2016 (2016-07-25)
12"Oodles of Noodles / Ringmaster Ruby"Dan WicksmanNuria WicksmanPhil HarnageAugust 15, 2016 (2016-08-15)
13"A Colorful Way to Cool Off / Seeing Is Believing"Noelle WrightChristopher KeenanSharon SoboilSeptember 12, 2016 (2016-09-12)
14"Bad Hair Day / Ice Is Nice"Kati RockyDev RossSeptember 16, 2016 (2016-09-16)
15"Big Baby / Public Apology"Dev RossSharon SoboilOctober 17, 2016 (2016-10-17)
16"A Treasure Lost / Dazzling Dumplings"Sharon SoboilCarter CrockerJanuary 2, 2017 (2017-01-02)
17"How Does Your Garden Grow? / Mystery Gifts"Kati RockyDan WicksmanNuria WicksmanJanuary 9, 2017 (2017-01-09)
18"Train Stopping / All Dolled Up"Sharon SoboilChristopher KeenanNoelle WrightJanuary 16, 2017 (2017-01-16)
19"The Rainbow Wave / The Best Pet You Never Met"Dev RossCarter CrockerNoelle WrightJanuary 30, 2017 (2017-01-30)
20"Princely Party / What a Mess!"Dev RossCarter CrockerNoelle WrightFebruary 13, 2017 (2017-02-13)
21"Dolphin Dilemma / Ruby and the Beast"Dev RossNoelle WrightChristopher KeenanFebruary 20, 2017 (2017-02-20)
22"Hat Trick / Dancing on Ice"Soomin LeeDan WicksmanNuria WicksmanFebruary 27, 2017 (2017-02-27)
23"When the Moon Was Missing / Trouble in a Bubble"Carter CrockerMarch 6, 2017 (2017-03-06)
24"Home Sweet Home / Mixed Berries"Noelle WrightDan WicksmanNuria WicksmanMarch 20, 2017 (2017-03-20)
25"Farm Fun / Tummy Trouble"Dev RossSharon SoboilMarch 27, 2017 (2017-03-27)
26"Blast Off / The True Jewel"Kati RockyCarter CrockerApril 10, 2017 (2017-04-10)

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The series is distributed as 26 single episodes. The airings on RTV in Indonesian are shown in the form of the latter.

No.overallNo. inseasonTitleWritten byIndonesian air date
27"Dino Muffin"Noelle WrightJuly 20, 2020 (2020-07-20)
28"Paige's Page"Dev RossJuly 22, 2020 (2020-07-22)
29"The Butterfly Effect"Noelle WrightJuly 27, 2020 (2020-07-27)
30"Flower Power"Robyn BrownJuly 29, 2020 (2020-07-29)
31"Musical Munch"Dan WicksmanNuria WicksmanAugust 3, 2020 (2020-08-03)
32"Sticky Fashion"Dan WicksmanNuria WicksmanAugust 5, 2020 (2020-08-05)
33"Once in a Blue Moon"Michael KellnerAugust 10, 2020 (2020-08-10)
34"Closed for the Night"Sharon SoboilAugust 12, 2020 (2020-08-12)
35"Snow No"Robyn BrownAugust 17, 2020 (2020-08-17)
36"Plumb Crazy"Phil HarnageAugust 19, 2020 (2020-08-19)
37"Who Let the Dogs Out?"Dev RossAugust 24, 2020 (2020-08-24)
38"Hold the Pose"Kati RockyAugust 26, 2020 (2020-08-26)
39"Purple Posey Eater"Phil HarnageAugust 31, 2020 (2020-08-31)
40"The Great Escape"Dev RossSeptember 2, 2020 (2020-09-02)
41"The Dry Spell"Phil HarnageSeptember 7, 2020 (2020-09-07)
42"Be All That You Can Bee"Carter CrockerSeptember 9, 2020 (2020-09-09)
43"Party on a Cake"Dan WicksmanNuria WicksmanSeptember 14, 2020 (2020-09-14)
44"Monster Ruby"Dan WicksmanNuria WicksmanSeptember 16, 2020 (2020-09-16)
45"Airplane Food"Dan WicksmanNuria WicksmanSeptember 21, 2020 (2020-09-21)
46"Glimmer and Glow"Sharon SobilSeptember 23, 2020 (2020-09-23)
47"Mayor For A Day"Dev RossSeptember 28, 2020 (2020-09-28)
48"Fixing Floatiosis"Michael KellnerSeptember 30, 2020 (2020-09-30)
49"Howlerwood Bowl"Noelle WrightOctober 5, 2020 (2020-10-05)
50"Ling Ling Hatches An Egg"Phil HarnageOctober 7, 2020 (2020-10-07)
51"Troubles and Tunes"Michael KellnerOctober 12, 2020 (2020-10-12)
52"The Best Vet Your Ever Met"Michael KellnerOctober 14, 2020 (2020-10-14)

Rainbow Ruby was first showcased in the licensing market at MIPJunior 2015 in Cannes, France, as announced in September that year. At the market, the series was announced to be the first animated series to "support girls' and women's education in partnership with UNESCO". On March 12, 2016, at the 2016 Global Education Skills Forum held in United Arab Emirates, the UNESCO and the CJ Group (the parent of CJ E&M) signed a partnership agreement to use Rainbow Ruby: this agreement is a part of the Better Life for Girls campaign, which was launched in November 2014 by CJ E&M and UNESCO, and "a share of the sales from Rainbow Ruby character products will be contributed to UNESCO's global fund for promoting girls' right to education", according to UNESCO.

DHX Media has the distribution rights of the series for Canada, United States and the EMEA regions except France. CPLG, a brand licensing agency which became a subsidiary of DHX Media in 2012, represents Rainbow Ruby worldwide except Asia and Latin America. Within Mainland China, all the related rights of the series are exercised by China Entertainment Corporation.

At a business presentation to South Korean media held on February 28, 2017, CJ E&M announced that the series was sold to thirty broadcasters outside South Korea. Also, the company announced that it will have a multimedia campaign in South Korea involving the series.

In Canada, the series was premiered on April 23, 2016, on Family Jr.; it was then broadcast on its regular slot on Mondays starting April 25. The French language version debuted on April 9, 2018, on Télémagino; for its first week, Télémagino premiered each episode per day from April 9 to 13, but premieres the rest every Monday. Both Family Jr. and Télémagino are specialty television channels which DHX Media acquired in 2014.

In South Korea, the series premiered on March 2, 2017, on EBS1, a public service terrestrial television channel operated by the Educational Broadcasting System. From April of the same year, the series will also be broadcast on Tooniverse, a specialty television channel available on multi-channel television platforms which was acquired by the CJ Group in 2009, before it was integrated into the then-newly formed company CJ E&M's broadcasting division in 2011. Other specialty channels that will broadcast the series include Animax in South Korea.

Previously, it was reported in January 2016 that the series would be launched between March and April that year on Tooniverse, and was reported in July 2016 that it would be within the year, but there have been no indications since.

Season 2 had been released; from April 2 to June 26, 2020, and return had been released; from August 27, 2020.

In China, the series gained a governmental license of approval for distribution in the Mainland television market as a domestic animated production on April 19, 2016, and it was named as one of the Outstanding Domestic Animated Television Productions in the second quarter of 2016 by the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television, which gives an advantage when selling such programs to broadcasters.

Rainbow Ruby premiered on March 28, 2017, on CCTV-14, where it was given a time slot of Monday to Friday evenings.

The series was also broadcast in multiple countries around the world. In August 2016, outside the original networks, Rainbow Ruby was acquired by ABS-CBN (via Yey!) (Philippines), RTV (Indonesia), Thai PBS (Thailand), Yoyo TV (Taiwan), Duronto TV (Bangladesh), Spacetoon (Middle East) and E-Junior (United Arab Emirates).

In January 2017, CJ E&M/DHX Media secured deals with 10 channels to air the series.

On February 28, 2017, at a business presentation, CJ E&M announced that the series was sold to thirty broadcasters outside South Korea, with ten of them already airing the series.

In South Korea, Haksan Publishing published a series of comics adapted from each episode, using the still images from the television series. The books follow the episode order of South Korean airings.

In Mainland China, the Encyclopedia of China Publishing House published a series of story books adapted from each episode, using the still images from the television series. The books follow the episode order of television airings in China.

Rainbow Ruby won a Grand Prize in Animations and Comics (动漫类大奖) at the 2015's Zhōngguó Dòngmàn Yóuxì Chuāngtóu Jiǎng (Chinese: 中国动漫游戏创投奖; lit. 'Chinese Awards for Creativity and Investment in Animations', 'Comics and [video] Games') presented by China Animation Association, being ranked at number 7. The ceremony was held on October 1, 2015, as a part of the year's edition of Shenzhen Gameshow.

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  • Rainbow Ruby Archived 2018-01-21 at the Wayback Machine at Family Jr.
  • Rainbow Ruby Archived 2017-04-16 at the Wayback Machine at Family Go
  • Rainbow Ruby Archived 2019-09-10 at the Wayback Machine at DHX Media
  • Rainbow Ruby at 38 °C Animation Studio (in Korean)
  • Rainbow Ruby at IMDb
  • Rainbow Ruby at Educational Broadcasting System (in Korean)