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Bravest Warriors

Bravest Warriors
Promotional poster
GenreAction
Adventure
Science fiction
Comedy-drama
Created byPendleton Ward
Developed by
Voices of
Opening theme"Bravest Warriors"
Country of origin
  • United States
  • Canada (season 4)
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes82 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Fred Seibert
  • Breehn Burns (seasons 1–3)
  • Will McRobb (seasons 1–3)
  • Chris Viscardi (seasons 1–3)
  • Scott Dyer (season 4)
  • Eric Homan (season 4)
  • Kevin Kolde (season 4)
  • Doug Murphy (season 4)
  • Benjamin Townsend (season 4)
  • Irene Weibel (season 4)
Running time
  • 7 minutes (pilot)
  • 4–7 minutes (seasons 1–2)
  • 11 minutes (seasons 3–4)
Production companies
Original release
Network
  • YouTube (U.S. seasons 1–2 and season 3, episode 1)
  • VRV (U.S. season 3, episodes 2-6 and season 4)
  • Teletoon (Canada)
  • Boomerang (Canada)
ReleaseNovember 8, 2012 (2012-11-08) –
December 24, 2018 (2018-12-24)
Related
Random! Cartoons
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Bravest Warriors is an animated series. Set in the year 3085 onwards, it follows four teenage heroes-for-hire as they warp through the universe to save adorable aliens and their worlds using the power of their emotions.[1] It was created by animator Pendleton Ward, also the creator of Cartoon Network's Adventure Time.[2][3]

The animated series began streaming on Frederator's Cartoon Hangover channel on YouTube on November 8, 2012.[4] The series is based on a short produced for Frederator's Nicktoons animation incubator series Random! Cartoons that aired on January 10, 2009. A comic book adaptation published by Boom! Studios launched on October 24, 2012.[5]

On October 20, 2016, a television series was announced that would also serve as a continuation of the web series. The series, which is officially considered the fourth and final season, was produced by Nelvana in Canada, in association with Frederator.[6][7] It started airing on VRV in the United States on December 25, 2017, and Teletoon in Canada on September 3, 2018.[8] A 21-minute documentary was released on December 11, 2017.[9][10][11][12]

As the voice acting for the television series was recorded between Los Angeles, California and Toronto, Ontario, although far from being the first show from using both SAG-AFTRA and ACTRA, it is the first North American animated production to credit both unions due to using more American voice actors over Canadian voice actors.[citation needed]

The show won the Shorty Award for Best Web Show in 2013[13] and was nominated in the Annecy International Animated Film Festival.[14] It is also a 2015 Webby Award honoree.[15] The fourth season was nominated for the 2019 Youth Media Alliance award for Best Digital First Content for all age groups.[16]

On December 3, 2019, it was announced that there will be a Catbug spinoff and Pendleton Ward will also be involved with it. However as of November 2023, no updates have been announced.[17]

On January 4, 2023, Genius Brands (now Kartoon Studios) announced that they would sell a 50% stake in the series alongside the Catbug spin-off to Japanese company Toho International, speculating a potential comeback for the series.[18]

The 4th season of Bravest Warriors became available on the official Cartoon Hangover YouTube channel on January 26, 2024.[19]

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  2. ^ "Bravest warriors News, Videos, Reviews and Gossip". io9. November 8, 2012. Archived from the original on March 11, 2013. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
  3. ^ "Emotion Lord (Bravest Warriors - Ep. 2 Season 1 On Cartoon Hangover)". YouTube. November 15, 2012. Archived from the original on July 6, 2023. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
  4. ^ "Bravest Warriors — BRAVEST WARRIORS premieres NOVEMBER 8, 2012..." Bravest Warriors. Archived from the original on October 25, 2012. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  5. ^ "Bravest Warriors : therealmikeholmes: THIS IS IT! IT IS TODAY!!!". Bravest Warriors. Archived from the original on October 25, 2012. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  6. ^ Milligan, Mercedes (April 3, 2017). "Nelvana Brings First 'Bravest Warriors' Broadcast Season on MIP Quest". Archived from the original on April 13, 2017. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
  7. ^ "Nelvana rebrands as Corus 2016 revenues rise 44%". Kidscreen.com. Archived from the original on November 4, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  8. ^ "Corus unveils 2018/19 kids programming slate". Archived from the original on April 21, 2021. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  9. ^ "Nelvana Brings First 'Bravest Warriors' Broadcast Season on MIP Quest". Animationmagazine.net. April 3, 2017. Archived from the original on April 13, 2017. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  10. ^ CartoonHangover (August 11, 2017). "Bravest Warriors Premiere Announcement! + NEW Cartoons Coming Soon! August Update - Cartoon Hangover". YouTube. Archived from the original on April 1, 2020. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  11. ^ CartoonHangover (September 15, 2017). "GO! Cartoons Premiere, Bravest Warriors, (not)Hero, and September Programming - Cartoon Hangover". YouTube. Archived from the original on May 2, 2020. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
  12. ^ "VRV Heralds 'Bravest Warriors' S4 with Documentary". Animationmagazine.net. December 13, 2017. Archived from the original on December 13, 2017. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
  13. ^ "CATBUG'S ANSWERS - Hungover with Cade (Ep. 7)". YouTube. April 11, 2013. Archived from the original on January 7, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
  14. ^ "Annecy > Annecy 2013 > Festival > Official Selection". Archived from the original on April 1, 2013. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
  15. ^ "Animation". Webbyawards.com. Archived from the original on January 18, 2017. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  16. ^ "2019 Programme" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 31, 2019.
  17. ^ "'Catbug' Animated Series in the Works from 'Adventure Time' Producer Frederator Studios". December 3, 2019. Archived from the original on December 3, 2019. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
  18. ^ "TOHO Invests in Frederator Brands". January 4, 2023. Archived from the original on January 4, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
  19. ^ Milligan, Mercedes (January 17, 2024). "Watch: Cartoon Hangover's 'Bravest Warriors' Returns for Season 4". www.animationmagazine.net.

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