''Molang'' is an animated children's television series created by the animation studio Millimages. The titular character, Molang, was designed by the Korean illustrator Hye-Ji Yoon on the platform KakaoTalk.

Plot

The series chronicles the relationship between roommates and best friends, Molang, an enthusiastic, happy and optimistic rabbit, and Piu Piu, a timid and introverted chick. They pit their wits against numerous episodic occurrences, ranging from everyday problems and sitcom-style situations to extraordinary adventures that often turn dangerous and/or risky. The show's animation and art style are heavily inspired by the Japanese chibi style, with sweat drops on the characters' faces and particular expressions on their eyes, usually whenever they are extremely jovial, perplexed, frightened, or panicked, alongside oversized heads contrasting against short, simplistic bodies. Molang is defined by its empathy, softness, tenderness, and joy. Molang has no nationality, is ageless, and gender-neutral. The characters of ''Molang'' speak ''Molanguese''.

Characters

* Molang (voiced by Bruno Guéraçague) – A white rabbit who makes every moment of the duo's daily life a unique and wonderful moment, taking special care of each detail, and giving little things an unexpected fresh taste. Molang puts its heart into everything it does, even when it gets it and its friend, Piu Piu, into trouble. * Piu Piu (voiced by Nathalie Stas) – A little yellow chick who is shy, reserved, and someone who dislikes being the center of attention. It takes great care to keep things under control, and whenever something unexpected arises, Piu Piu can be quickly destabilized. * The Pincos – Molang and Piu Piu's friends, a group of miscellaneous rabbits that look identical in shape to their counterpart, Molang. They vary greatly in personality; some are friendly and well-meaning (like Molang), while others are soft-spoken and timid (like Piu Piu), and others are easily irritated and short-tempered (the beachgoers from The Coconut, the director from The Extras, etc.)

Episodes

Season 1 (2015)

Season 2 (2016)

Season 3 (2017)

Season 4 (2019)

Franchise

The series first aired on Canal+ France on August 14, 2014. Since then, 5 seasons, 321 episodes, and a music album have been produced and are widely broadcast. The first season has been available since July 1, 2019 on

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. In February 2020, Millimages announced the development of Season 5 which consists of 52 episodes with each being 5 minutes long. , Molang's TV exposure extends to more than 190 countries and has become a cross-media franchise, including merchandising, publishing, music albums, GIFs, digital series, stickers, and others. Season 5 started broadcasting on Canal+ on September 9, 2021. On May 31, 2023, Molang YouTuber (a YouTube channel with Molang and Piu Piu) started. The channel includes various types of videos like reacting, challenges, and gaming. On December 8, 2023, M4P, a virtual K-pop band that includes Molang, Piu Piu, Shiny Pinco, Moody Pinco and Sweetie Pinco, started, launching their first song "Whatever you Want".

Broadcast

The show also airs in different countries, such as Tiny Pop in the

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Discography

Albums

Singles

EPs

On April 1, 2020, the first "music album" called ''Molang'' was released on every streaming platform, including

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, and more. As of late April 2020, this album has been streamed more than 40,000 times on

and 20,000 times on

. On November 18, 2020, the EP ''A Merry Molang Christmas'' was released. There had been speculation regarding the release of the second music album, though this had yet to be confirmed. On December 10, 2020, th
official social media account of Molang
uploaded the first post introducing ''A Merry Molang Christmas''. On November 27, 2023. Molang posted a video of them making a K-pop song and teasing the title. The song got released on December 8, 2023, on all music platforms as the band M4P, a band with 5 members: Molang, the leader, Sweetie Pinco, Piu Piu, Shiny Pinco and Moody Pinco.

Merchandising

As a merchandising brand, ''Molang'' uses "My Best Friend" as a universal signature for all worldwide licensees, on all packaging. It now represents two master toy licensees (

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and Jazwares), over 100 licensees worldwide, and more than 700 different products, including kids' and adults' apparel,

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, stationery,

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underwear and sleepwear.

Books

In November 2016, the French publisher Flammarion launched a collection of four little square books based on the series episodes and one big album. In Easter 2017, seven new books were published and were specially promoted by the broadcaster. Among them, four little square books and one album, and two lift-the-flap books in which children have to search for hidden characters and animals. Scholastic Inc., the world's largest publisher of children's books, have published four 8x8 books and one album. All the books include stickers and the album contains a sticker storybook with more than 25 stickers and four pages to decorate. They are available to all national retailers, independents, special market channels and through Scholastic Reading Club and Scholastic Book Fairs. In October 2018, the Italian publisher Gribaudo published six activity books with games, colouring pages, stickers and different activities. The publisher Nelson Verlag launched a range of their mini books dedicated to ''Molang'' in early 2020 in Germany.

DVDs

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 6046238, Molang
''Molang'' Official Website
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