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Kappa Mikey (2006)

Kappa Mikey poster
Genre
anime-influenced animation, fantasy television series
Country
United States, Canada
Length
2 seasons, 53 episodes
Rated
TV-Y7
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 16 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An American actor gets a job starring in a Japanese anime show. He moves to Japan and joins the cast, but his live-action style clashes with the animated world around him.

wackyfast-pacedsillymetacartoonishlightheartedparodicchildlike

What happens

Kappa Mikey is an American animated comedy television series created by Larry Schwarz for Nicktoons Network. Despite airing on the channel, it was not an official Nicktoon, being produced by Schwarz's production company Animation Collective. The series ran from February 25, 2006, to September 20, 2008, with repeats until November 29, 2010, across two seasons. 52 22-minute episodes were produced. The series was announced in 2002, when it was announced that Noggin's teen block The N would be co-developing and airing the series. Animation World Network reported that Noggin/The N had signed on as a co-producer. However, the show was moved to Nicktoons Network, a sister channel to Noggin. With the move, it became the first half-hour series to premiere exclusively on Nicktoons. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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