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The Season Towns (勇闯四季城, Yǒng Chuǎng Sìjì Chéng) is the thirty-eighth donghua installment in the Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf franchise, the twenty-sixth entry in the main series, and the sixth season of the Mighty Little Defenders series.
This donghua was filed by CPE in January 2022.
After being issued a distribution license numbered (Yue) Dong Shen Zi [2022] Di-064 Hao on December 26, 2022, the first episode premiered on January 6, 2023, on Aniworld Satellite Television, streaming platforms MangoTV and Youku, as well as several local IPTV and OTT platforms. Aniworld broadcast four episodes daily. The streaming platforms released six episodes on the first day, followed by daily updates of four episodes, with the latest four episodes available exclusively to premium members. Several other TV channels began airing it at a later date. The donghua concluded its run across all premiere platforms on January 20, 2023.
Plot[]
Legend has it that a wicked monster Pòyǐng Dàwáng or simply Yǐngwáng (Shadow King) lives in the forest. To help the little elves escape danger, the Mighty Little Defenders set out again to brave the Season Towns. However, on the way, Weslie unexpectedly fuses with the uncontrollable Pòyǐng Dàwáng. He is sometimes awake and sometimes under control and causing trouble, making the whole journey fill with humor and terror. The goats and wolves have been training and advancing their abilities as heroes while searching for a way to purify Weslie. On the other hand, the monster is naturally not going to give up easily on these unexpected visitors. Who will become the next hero to defeat the monster and become a legend?
Staff[]
Animation Directors | Liang Songxian, Zhou Zeju, Chen Xiongbin, Nie Haofan, Lin Jiashu, Xiang Jiajun, Gan Jingmin, Cai Yuying, Yang Yi, Quan Chao |
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Art Director | Chen Yuanyuan |
Producers | Kinny Choi, Hou Zhiyun, Xie Chuming, He Zhijun, Li Chunying, Zhang Xian, Su Wanzi |
Media Distribution | Qiu Haiyan, Ding Dan |
Sound Production | Guangzhou Xianwu Culture Co., Ltd. |
Audio Director | Vicky Fong |
Screenplay Reviewer | Guo Minqi |
Screenplay Coordinator | Guo Peng |
Screenwriters | Liu Feng, Shi Jianna, Huang Wenji, Liu Zemin, Liu Wei, Liang Zikai, Zhu Haiying, Geng Yimiao, Liu Qingrun |
Directors | Chen Huiyan, He Yingqiang |
Executive Producer | Huang Xiaoxue |
Chief Planner | Huang Weiming |
Production & Distribution | Creative Power Entertaining Co., Ltd. |
Cast[]
- Zu Qing as Weslie, A Cang
- Zhang Lin as Wolffy, Fu Yidai, Fei Ge
- Liang Ying as Paddi, Wilie, Jay, A Sha, Spring Town Lord (young), Monster Flower Dog, Water Elementalist, Fall Town Lord, Lizard Monster
- Deng Yuting as Tibbie, Jonie, A Yu (young), Flower Boy Hero, Helmet Elf, A Mao, Sun
- Liu Hongyun as Sparky, Da Wei, Moon, Tree Elf
- Gao Quansheng as Slowy, A Yu, Monster Town guards, Spring Town Lord, Fu Erdai, Winter Town Lord
- Zhao Na as Wolnie, A Ying (young), Xiao Mo, A Wu, Jingjing, Xiao Bo, A Xin, Granny Penguin
- Li Tuan as A Ying, Forest Guardian Spirit of the Trial Grounds, Monster Town guards, Master Monkey, Summer Town Lord, A Tian, Fire Elementalist, Fu Sandai, A Ji
Music[]
- Opening song
- “Yongzhe zhi Lu” by Cai Wenhao
- Ending song
Episodes[]
No. | Title | Written by | Directed by | Original air date |
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01 | “The Chosen Braves” “Bèi Xuǎnzhòng de Yǒngzhě” (被选中的勇者) |
Liu Feng | Liang Songxian | January 6, 2023 |
02 | “The Trial Begins” “Kǎoyàn Kāishǐ” (考验开始) |
Shi Jianna | Yang Yi | January 6, 2023 |
03 | “Golden Partners” “Huángjīn Dādàng” (黄金搭档) |
Huang Wenji | Xiang Jiajun | January 6, 2023 |
04 | “Clearance” “Tōngguān” (通关) |
Huang Wenji | Xiang Jiajun | January 6, 2023 |
05 | “Hello, Monster Town” “Nǐhǎo, Guàiwù Chéng” (你好,怪物城) |
Huang Wenji | Chen Xiongbin | January 6, 2023 |
06 | “What Happened to Weslie” “Xǐ Yángyáng Zěnme le” (喜羊羊怎么了) |
Liu Feng | Cai Yuying | January 6, 2023 |
07 | “Spring Town Crisis” “Chūnhuā Chéng Wēijī” (春花城危机) |
Shi Jianna | Chen Huiyan, He Yingqiang |
January 7, 2023 |
08 | “Monster Forest” “Guàiwù Sēnlin” (怪物森林) |
Huang Wenji | Chen Huiyan, He Yingqiang |
January 7, 2023 |
09 | “Shadow King Arrives” “Yǐngwáng Lái Xí” (影王来袭) |
Liu Feng | Chen Huiyan, He Yingqiang |
January 7, 2023 |
10 | “The Scramble Contest” “Zhēngduósài” (争夺赛) |
Huang Wenji | Zhou Zeju | January 7, 2023 |
11 | “Out of the Egg” “Pòdàn’érchū” (破蛋而出) |
Liu Feng | Chen Huiyan, He Yingqiang |
January 8, 2023 |
12 | “Swordsman with the Broken Sword” “Duànjiàn Jiànshì” (断剑剑士) |
Shi Jianna | Chen Huiyan, He Yingqiang |
January 8, 2023 |
13 | “Stone Monster Crisis” “Shí Guài Wēijī” (石怪危机) |
Huang Wenji | Quan Chao | January 8, 2023 |
14 | “Sword of the Brave” “Yǒngzhě zhī Jiàn” (勇者之剑) |
Liu Feng | Lin Jiashu | January 8, 2023 |
15 | “Rescuing the Princess” “Zhěngjiù Gōngzhǔ” (拯救公主) |
Shi Jianna | Chen Huiyan, He Yingqiang |
January 9, 2023 |
16 | “Final Battle” “Juézhàn” (决战) |
Liu Feng | Nie Haofan | January 9, 2023 |
17 | “Town of Two Suns” “Shuāng Rì zhī Chéng” (双日之城) |
Huang Wenji | Chen Huiyan, He Yingqiang |
January 9, 2023 |
18 | “The Legendary Mulberry Tree” “Chuánshuō Zhōng de Fúsāng Shù” (传说中的扶桑树) |
Shi Jianna | Chen Huiyan, He Yingqiang |
January 9, 2023 |
19 | “Climbing Into the Sky” “Páshàng Tiānkōng” (爬上天空) |
Shi Jianna | Gan Jingmin | January 10, 2023 |
20 | “Thousand Li Bow” “Qiānlǐ Gōng” (千里弓) |
Liu Feng | Chen Huiyan, He Yingqiang |
January 10, 2023 |
21 | “Elemental Trial” “Yuánsù Kǎoyàn” (元素考验) |
Huang Wenji | Chen Xiongbin | January 10, 2023 |
22 | “A Transformed Wolffy” “Tuìbiàn de Huī Tàiláng” (蜕变的灰太狼) |
Huang Wenji | Quan Chao | January 10, 2023 |
23 | “The Underground Battle” “Dìxià Duìzhàn” (地下对战) |
Shi Jianna | Chen Huiyan, He Yingqiang |
January 11, 2023 |
24 | “Exploring the Sun’s House” “Tànmì Tàiyáng Jiā” (探秘太阳家) |
Liu Feng | Chen Huiyan, He Yingqiang |
January 11, 2023 |
25 | “A Mix-up in Search of the Sun” “Xún Rì Wūlóng” (寻日乌龙) |
Huang Wenji | Chen Huiyan, He Yingqiang |
January 11, 2023 |
26 | “Game in the Deadlock” “Juédì Yóuxì” (绝地游戏) |
Liu Feng | Chen Huiyan, He Yingqiang |
January 11, 2023 |
27 | “Dance of Miracles” “Wǔdòng Qíjì” (舞动奇迹) |
Shi Jianna | Zhou Zeju | January 12, 2023 |
28 | “Arriving at the Autumn Town” “Chū Rù Fēngqiū Chéng” (初入丰秋城) |
Liu Wei | Gan Jingmin | January 12, 2023 |
29 | “Shield Trade” “Huàn Dùn” (换盾) |
Shi Jianna | Chen Huiyan, He Yingqiang |
January 12, 2023 |
30 | “Chasing Game” “Zhuīzhú Yóuxì” (追逐游戏) |
Liu Feng | Chen Huiyan, He Yingqiang |
January 12, 2023 |
31 | “Getting the Shield with Wisdom” “Zhì Qǔ Dùnpái” (智取盾牌) |
Huang Wenji | Zhou Zeju | January 13, 2023 |
32 | “Wish of the Shadow King” “Yǐngwáng de Zhùyuàn” (影王的祝愿) |
Liu Zemin | Chen Huiyan, He Yingqiang |
January 13, 2023 |
33 | “Watermelon Field Disturbance” “Guādì Fēngbō” (瓜地风波) |
Liu Wei | Chen Huiyan, He Yingqiang |
January 13, 2023 |
34 | “Reunion After a Long Separation” “Kuòbié Chóngfēng” (阔别重逢) |
Liu Feng | Liang Songxian | January 13, 2023 |
35 | “Crisis” “Wēijī” (危机) |
Huang Wenji | Gan Jingmin | January 14, 2023 |
36 | “Chant of Life” “Shēngmìng de Yínchàng” (生命的吟唱) |
Liu Zemin | Quan Chao | January 14, 2023 |
37 | “Sudden Arrival of Winter” “Hándōng Zhà Dào” (寒冬乍到) |
Liu Zemin | Chen Huiyan, He Yingqiang |
January 14, 2023 |
38 | “Searching for Him Among the Crowd” “Zhòng Lǐ Xún Tā” (众里寻他) |
Shi Jianna | Chen Huiyan, He Yingqiang |
January 14, 2023 |
39 | “Return of the Town Lord” “Chéngzhǔ Guīlái” (城主归来) |
Liu Feng | Chen Huiyan, He Yingqiang |
January 15, 2023 |
40 | “A Capricious Town Lord” “Rènxìng de Chéngzhǔ” (任性的城主) |
Huang Wenji | Chen Huiyan, He Yingqiang |
January 15, 2023 |
41 | “Escape” “Táolí” (逃离) |
Shi Jianna | Chen Huiyan, He Yingqiang |
January 15, 2023 |
42 | “Purifying Material” “Jìnghuà Cáiliào” (净化材料) |
Geng Yimiao | Chen Huiyan, He Yingqiang |
January 15, 2023 |
43 | “Awakened” “Fānrán Xǐngwù” (幡然醒悟) |
Liu Qingrun | Chen Huiyan, He Yingqiang |
January 16, 2023 |
44 | “Farewell, Shadow King” “Zàijiàn le, Yǐngwáng” (再见了,影王) |
Huang Wenji | Nie Haofan, Chen Huiyan, He Yingqiang |
January 16, 2023 |
45 | “Crisis of Not Trusting” “Bùxìnrén Wēijī” (不信任危机) |
Shi Jianna | Liang Songxian | January 16, 2023 |
46 | “Another Trip to the Monster Town” “Yòu Dào Guàiwù Chéng” (又到怪物城) |
Liu Feng | Cai Yuying | January 16, 2023 |
47 | “I Will Definitely Come Back” “Wǒ Yīdìng Huì Huílai de” (我一定会回来的) |
Liu Feng | Chen Huiyan, He Yingqiang |
January 17, 2023 |
48 | “Weslie, You Have Changed” “Xǐ Yángyáng, Nǐ Biànle” (喜羊羊,你变了) |
Huang Wenji | Chen Huiyan, He Yingqiang |
January 17, 2023 |
49 | “Fighting the Spring Town Again” “Zài Zhàn Chūnhuā Chéng” (再战春花城) |
Shi Jianna | Chen Huiyan, He Yingqiang |
January 17, 2023 |
50 | “Where Did the Sun Go?” “Tàiyáng Qù Nǎr” (太阳去哪儿) |
Liu Feng | Chen Huiyan, He Yingqiang |
January 17, 2023 |
51 | “An Uncontrollable Sun” “Shīkòng de Tàiyáng” (失控的太阳) |
Huang Wenji | Chen Huiyan, He Yingqiang |
January 18, 2023 |
52 | “Back to the Autumn Town” “Chóng Huí Fēngqiū Chéng” (重回丰秋城) |
Shi Jianna | Gan Jingmin | January 18, 2023 |
53 | “The Dangerous Swamp” “Wēixiǎn Zhǎozé” (危险沼泽) |
Liang Zikai | Quan Chao | January 18, 2023 |
54 | “Facing Winter Again” “Zàilín Hándōng” (再临寒冬) |
Liu Qingrun | Xiang Jiajun, Chen Huiyan, He Yingqiang |
January 18, 2023 |
55 | “Snow Monsters Attack” “Xuě Guài Lái Xí” (雪怪来袭) |
Liu Zemin | Zhou Zeju | January 19, 2023 |
56 | “Long Forgotten Memories” “Jiǔwéi de Jìyì” (久违的记忆) |
Liu Wei | Cai Yuying | January 19, 2023 |
57 | “The Past is Known by No One” “Wǎngshì Wú Rén Zhīxiǎo” (往事无人知晓) |
Zhu Haiying | Liang Songxian | January 19, 2023 |
58 | “Opposition” “Duìlì” (对立) |
Huang Wenji | Chen Xiongbin | January 19, 2023 |
59 | “The Battle of Unity” “Tuánjié zhī Zhàn” (团结之战) |
Shi Jianna | Xiang Jiajun | January 20, 2023 |
60 | “The True Brave One” “Zhēnzhèng de Yǒngzhě” (真正的勇者) |
Liu Feng | Lin Jiashu | January 20, 2023 |
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Trivia[]
- This is CPE’s first attempt of animation with a game theme.
- On July 15, 2022, music producer Chen Qitong revealed that audio in this season was composed and arranged by him and the finished product was very complete without any need for editing.
- On August 7, 2022, voice actress Liang Ying revealed new information about this season’s new episodes, new characters in The Season Towns, etc. on Bilibili, but it was quickly deleted.
- On January 6, 2023, before the broadcast of The Season Towns, some local IPTVs and MangoTV released 6 episodes ahead of time, ranging from a few minutes to a few hours. From January 16 to 19, MangoTV released the latest four episodes at least 10 minutes in advance. On January 20, MangoTV released the grand finale at least 5 minutes in advance.
- On January 7, 2023, after the broadcast of The Season Towns, a local IPTV or cable television “reveal the show” by directly releasing all 60 episodes of The Season Towns. This is the most serious “stealing the show” incident since the simultaneous online broadcast of “Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf” animation series.
- On January 16, 2023, when The Season Towns was updated to 42 episodes, the “Child Growth” platform under Xiaomi released episodes 43 to 60 ahead of time.
- On January 19, 2023, when The Season Towns was updated to 58 episodes, BesTV of Jiangxi IPTV released episodes 59 to 60 ahead of time.
- Due to the residents of Season Towns being mostly cats and dogs, some people joked “we have come to the world of cats and dogs again.”
- This is the second time that the official has used the “previous episode review” method after the first season of Mighty Little Defenders (The last time was in Dunk for Victories).
- The background music played at the beginning of each episode, which also appears in the show, is almost completely identical to “Treasure Town” from Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky. CPE was informed and contacted the music collaborator to verify. The collaborator, after being informed, modified the music and the stream has been replaced.
- Another background music track in the season is a rearrangement of the traditional Irish tune “John Ryan’s Polka.” Interpretations of such traditional tunes do not involve copyright issues.
- In this season, punctuation marks no longer appear in the subtitles, commas are replaced with half-spaces, and ellipses no longer appear.
- This season is the second in the new style series to feature combined episodes (the first was in “War of Invention” with Weslie and Sparky).
- This season has only one 3D production staff member, probably as almost all 3D production staff are working on the production of “Goat 9” (the big movie 9).
- Weslie’s tail in the Shadow King state was originally a long tail, but it was changed to a goat tail because it was not approved. The unmodified version can be seen at 32nd episode 13 minutes 42 seconds.
- The Shadow King (Yǐng Wáng, 影王 or Pòyǐng Dàwáng, 破影大王) was originally called the Demon King (Mówáng, 魔王), the Monster Town (Guàiwù Chéng, 怪物城) was originally called the Demon King Town (Mówáng Chéng, 魔王城), and the monsters (○○ Guài, ○○怪) was originally called demon creatures (○○ Mówù, ○○魔物), possibly renamed due to censorship reasons.