Larva | |
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Also known as | Larvae |
Genre | |
Created by | TUBAn |
Directed by | Joo-gong Maeng |
Voices of | Bum-ki Hong |
Composer | Great Park |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language | None |
No. of seasons | 2 (+ 3 standalone series and 2 films) |
No. of episodes | 312 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Sungjai Ahn Eugene Kang |
Producers |
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Editors | Byuong-wook Ahn Yoon-hee Jong |
Running time | 2-3 minutes |
Production company | TUBAn |
Original release | |
Network | |
Release | 26 March 2011 present | –
Larva (also known as Larvae) is a South Korean animated television series made by TUBAn in Seoul, South Korea.[1] Its main characters are two larvae that never speak, although they do make expressive sounds. The cartoon exists in their small world where miniature adventures occur.
Larva was launched by TUBA Entertainment in 2011, with adult viewers in mind. The producers aimed to create a cartoon that could appeal to an audience of a wide age scale. It debuted on the national channel, KBS and on cable television with short, 90-second episodes. The series quickly became popular, and as of September 2015 was sold to more than 40 countries, including Canal Plus in France, as well as merchandising contracts taking place in Taiwan, Germany, Turkey and Chile, among others. The creators earned 1 million dollars in royalties in the first three months of launching related merchandise, including toys and stationery products.[1][3]
Season | Episodes | Segments | Title | Originally aired | |||
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First aired | Last aired | Network | |||||
1 | 104 | 104 | Grate | 26 March 2011 | 24 September 2011 | KBS 1TV | |
2 | 52 | 52 | House | 5 January 2012 | 3 August 2012 | KBS 2TV | |
Shorts | 4 | — | — | 7 June 2013 | 8 August 2013 | ||
3 | 104 | 104 | New York | 17 October 2014 | 7 September 2015 | JEI TV | |
4 | 26 | 26 | Larva Island | 19 October 2018 | 1 March 2019 | Netflix | |
Larva Pendant | 17 September 2019 | ||||||
5 | 26 | 26 | Larva Family | 4 May 2023 | TBA |
No. in series |
No. in season |
Original air date | Title | Storyboarded by |
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1 | 1 | 26 March | Ice Cream | Joo-gong, Maeng |
2 | Mosquito | Joo-gong, Maeng | ||
3 | Dancing in the Rain | Joo-gong, Maeng | ||
4 | Mushroom | Tea-sik, Shin | ||
5 | 2 | 2 April | Gum 1 | Joo-gong, Maeng |
6 | Ice Road | Joo-gong, Maeng | ||
7 | Straw | Byoung-wook, Ahn | ||
8 | Insectivorous Plant | Byoung-wook, Ahn | ||
9 | 3 | 9 April | Snail | Joo-gong, Maeng |
10 | Snoring | Byoung-wook, Ahn | ||
11 | Popcorn | Byoung-wook, Ahn | ||
12 | Aquarium | Byoung-wook, Ahn Dea-bum, Kim | ||
13 | 4 | 23 April | Ham | Joo-gong, Maeng |
14 | Psychic | Byoung-wook, Ahn | ||
15 | Fly | Byoung-wook, Ahn | ||
16 | Spaghetti | Dea-bum, Kim | ||
17 | 5 | 30 April | Airform | Byoung-wook, Ahn |
18 | Cocoon 1 | Byoung-wook, Ahn | ||
19 | Cocoon 2 | Byoung-wook, Ahn | ||
20 | Puding | Dea-bum, Kim | ||
21 | 6 | 7 May | Watermelon | Dea-bum, Kim |
22 | UFO | Dea-bum, Kim | ||
23 | Fishing | Dea-bum, Kim | ||
24 | Out of Body | Dea-bum, Kim | ||
25 | 7 | 14 May | Hot Spring | Dea-bum, Kim |
26 | Hide and Seek | Byoung-wook, Ahn | ||
27 | Earthquake | Byoung-wook, Ahn | ||
28 | Hair-growth Solution | Dea-bum, Kim | ||
29 | 8 | 21 May | Flood 1 | Byoung-wook, Ahn |
30 | Swamp | Dea-bum, Kim | ||
31 | Walnut | Dea-bum, Kim | ||
32 | Soda | Dea-bum, Kim | ||
33 | 9 | 28 May | Frog | Dea-bum, Kim Byoung-wook, Ahn |
34 | Typhoon 1 | Byoung-wook, Ahn | ||
35 | Cavity | Dea-bum, Kim | ||
36 | Cointoss | Byoung-wook, Ahn | ||
37 | 10 | 4 June | Concert | Byoung-wook, Ahn Dea-bum, Kim |
38 | Snowball Fight | Byoung-wook, Ahn | ||
39 | Flood 2 | Byoung-wook, Ahn | ||
40 | Ant | Dea-bum, Kim | ||
41 | 11 | 11 June | Stomachache | Dea-bum, Kim |
42 | Mummy | Byoung-wook, Ahn | ||
43 | Bee 1 | Byoung-wook, Ahn | ||
44 | Balloon | Byoung-wook, Ahn | ||
45 | 12 | 18 June | Love | Dea-bum, Kim |
46 | Spring | Byoung-wook, Ahn | ||
47 | Christmas | Dea-bum, Kim | ||
48 | Yellow-terminator | Joo-gong, Maeng | ||
49 | 13 | 25 June | The Cement | Dea-bum, Kim |
50 | Larvatar 1 | Byoung-wook, Ahn | ||
51 | Hip Hop | Dea-bum, Kim Byoung-wook, Ahn | ||
52 | Snot | Joo-gong, Maeng | ||
53 | 14 | 2 July | Hailing | Min-seong, Kang |
54 | Pit | Byoung-wook, Ahn | ||
55 | Gum2 | Byoung-wook, Ahn | ||
56 | Raining | Byoung-wook, Ahn | ||
57 | 15 | 9 July | Glove | Byoung-wook, Ahn |
58 | Laughing | Byoung-wook, Ahn | ||
59 | Eye Infection | Dea-bum, Kim | ||
60 | Missing | Dea-bum, Kim | ||
61 | 16 | 16 July | Wig | Dea-bum, Kim |
62 | Vampire | Dea-bum, Kim | ||
63 | Clock | Min-seong, Kang | ||
64 | Staring Contest | Byoung-wook, Ahn | ||
65 | 17 | 23 July | Perfume | Min-seong, Kang |
66 | Super Glue | Dea-bum, Kim | ||
67 | Swing | Dea-bum, Kim | ||
68 | Growing a Plant | Dea-bum, Kim | ||
69 | 18 | 30 July | Bee 2 | Byoung-wook, Ahn |
70 | Scary Night | Byoung-wook, Ahn | ||
71 | Rope | Dea-bum, Kim | ||
72 | Spider | Min-seong, Kang | ||
73 | 19 | 6 August | Super Liquid | Dea-bum, Kim |
74 | Nightmare | Joo-gong, Maeng | ||
75 | Chick 1 | Byoung-wook, Ahn | ||
76 | Chick 2 | Byoung-wook, Ahn | ||
77 | 20 | 13 August | Farting | Min-seong, Kang |
78 | Secret of Snail | Byoung-wook, Ahn Dea-bum, Kim Min-seong, Kang | ||
79 | Hand | Dea-bum, Kim | ||
80 | Bottle | Dea-bum, Kim Byoung-wook, Ahn | ||
81 | 21 | 20 August | Moonlight Waltz | Byoung-wook, Ahn |
82 | Hair-growth Solution 2 | Dea-bum, Kim | ||
83 | Mantis | Min-seong, Kang | ||
84 | Typhoon 2 | Byoung-wook, Ahn | ||
85 | 22 | 27 August | Chili Show | Dea-bum, Kim |
86 | Alien | Min-seong, Kahn | ||
87 | Grape | Dea-bum, Kim | ||
88 | Quick Sand | Min-seong, Kang | ||
89 | 23 | 3 September | Larvatar 2 | Min-seong, Kang |
90 | Toy Car | Dea-bum, Kim | ||
91 | Love Love Love 1 | Byoung-wook, Ahn | ||
92 | Love Love Love 2 | Byoung-wook, Ahn | ||
93 | 24 | 10 September | Swan Lake | Byoung-wook, Ahn |
94 | Electronic Shock | Dea-bum, Kim | ||
95 | Whistle | Min-seong, Kang | ||
96 | Diving | Byoung-wook, Ahn | ||
97 | 25 | 17 September | Fire | Min-seong, Kang |
98 | Balance | Dea-bum, Kim | ||
99 | Water Show | Min-seong, Kang | ||
100 | Flying Yellow | Byoung-wook, Ahn | ||
101 | 26 | 24 September | Short Arm Octopus | Dea-bum, Kim |
102 | Wild Wild World 1 | Joo-gong, Maeng | ||
103 | Wild Wild World 2 | Joo-gong, Maeng | ||
104 | Wild Wild World 3 | Joo-gong, Maeng |
No. in series |
No. in season |
Original air date | Title | Storyboarded by |
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1 | 1 | 5 January | Welcome Larva! | Min-seong Kang |
2 | Soap Bubbles | |||
3 | 2 | 12 January | Robot | Hun-min Jang |
4 | Brown's Back! | Seung-ik Ahn | ||
5 | 3 | 19 January | Stop, Freeze! | Woo-seong Jung |
6 | Upstanding | Byoung-wook Ahn | ||
7 | 4 | 26 January | Ski Jump | Min-seong Kang |
8 | Black's Back | |||
9 | 5 | 2 February | Man Date | |
10 | Tomato | Byoung-wook Ahn | ||
11 | 6 | 9 February | Make-up | Seung-ik Ahn |
12 | Gum | Byoung-wook Ahn | ||
13 | 7 | 16 February | Sneeze | Min-u Kim and Byoung-wook Ahn |
14 | Foolish Mushroon | |||
15 | 8 | 23 February | Magic Jar | Min-seong Kang |
16 | Roulette | Byoung-wook Ahn | ||
17 | 9 | 9 March | Ping-Pong | |
18 | Spider-Larva | Min-seong Kang | ||
19 | 10 | 16 March | Bug Bomb | |
20 | Hi Pink! | Byoung-wook Ahn | ||
21 | 11 | 23 March | Spinner | |
22 | Speaker Dance | |||
23 | 12 | 30 March | Limbs | |
24 | Bath | |||
25 | 13 | 6 April | Genius Yellow | Min-seong Kang |
26 | Hi Violet! | Hun-min Jang | ||
27 | 14 | 20 April | Diet | Byoung-wook Ahn |
28 | Fan | Hun-min Jang | ||
29 | 15 | 11 May | Sweat | Min-seong Kang |
30 | Whistle (1) | |||
31 | 16 | 18 May | Nightmare | Ji-yeon Kim |
32 | Toilet | Hun-min Jang and Byoung-wook Ahn | ||
33 | 17 | 25 May | Yellow Chicken | Joo-jae Beom |
34 | Fortune Cookie | Seung-ik Ahn | ||
35–36 | 18 | June 1 | Mayfly (1&2) | Min-seong Kang |
37 | 19 | 8 June | Ice | Kang-heon Ahn |
38 | Lar-vengers | Hun-min Jang | ||
39 | 20 | 15 June | Once Upon a Time | Min-seong Kang |
40 | Opera | Byoung-wook Ahn | ||
41 | 21 | 22 June | Hide & Seek | Joo-gong Maeng |
42 | Larva Car | Byoung-wook Ahn | ||
43 | 22 | 29 June | Wild Red | Min-seong Kang and Ji-yeon Kim |
44 | Beanstalks | Min-seong Kang and Byoung-wook Ahn | ||
45 | 23 | 6 July | Whistle (2) | Min-u Kim |
46 | Golden Brown | Min-seong Kang | ||
47 | 24 | 13 July | Frog | Byoung-wook Ahn |
48 | Flower Farts | |||
49 | 25 | 20 July | Cocoon | Min-seong Kang and Byoung-wook Ahn |
50 | Nanta | Joo-gong Maeng | ||
51 | 26 | 27 July | Wild Wild Wild World 1 | Byoung-wook Ahn |
52 | Wild Wild Wild World 2 | Joo-gong Maeng |
No. | Original air date | Title | Storyboarded by |
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1 | 17 October 2014 | Donut | Jee-hyun Kim |
2 | 17 October 2014 | Flare | Byoung-wook Ahn |
3 | 24 October 2014 | Box | |
4 | 24 October 2014 | Typhoon | Tae-wook Koh |
5 | 31 October 2014 | Fireplug | Byoung-wook Ahn |
6 | 31 October 2014 | Lemon | Jee-hyun Kim |
7 | 7 November 2014 | Gum Fart | Min-seong Kang |
8 | 7 November 2014 | Shade | Ji-yeon Kim |
9 | 14 November 2014 | Ice | Jee-hyun Kim |
10 | 14 November 2014 | Stream | Mi-seon An and Min-seong Kang |
11 | 21 November 2014 | Basketball | Tae-wook Koh |
12 | 21 November 2014 | Tickle | Ji-yeon Kim |
13 | 28 November 2014 | Hiccup | Byoung-wook Ahn and Min-seong Kang |
14 | 28 November 2014 | Mouse | |
15 | 5 December 2014 | Garlic 1 | Mi-seon An |
16 | 5 December 2014 | Garlic 2 | |
17 | 12 December 2014 | Wheel | |
18 | 12 December 2014 | Magnet | Seung-hun Kim |
19 | 19 December 2014 | Stick Insect | |
20 | 19 December 2014 | Oil | |
21 | 26 December 2014 | Double Eyelids 1 | Tae-wook Koh |
22 | 26 December 2014 | Double Eyelids 2 | Tae-wook Koh |
23 | 2 January 2015 | Thunder Red | Ji-yeon Kim |
24 | 2 January 2015 | Cement | Jee-hyun Kim |
25 | 9 January 2015 | The Chaser | Ji-yeon Kim |
26 | 9 January 2015 | Wrap | Ye-ri Kim |
27 | 16 January 2015 | The Silver | Mi-seon An |
28 | 16 January 2015 | Ark | Ji-yeon Kim and Jee-hyun Kim |
29 | 23 January 2015 | Mite | Tae-wook Koh |
30 | 23 January 2015 | Cancan | |
31 | 29 January 2015 | Pink's Secret | Min-seong Kang |
32 | 29 January 2015 | Massage | Jee-hyun Kim |
33 | 5 February 2015 | Loyalty | Tae-wook Koh |
34 | 5 February 2015 | Kung Fu | |
35 | 12 February 2015 | Pipe | |
36 | 12 February 2015 | Tag | Ji-yeon Kim |
37 | 19 February 2015 | Cup Noodle | Min-seong Kang |
38 | 19 February 2015 | Untidy Sleeper | Seung-hun Kim |
39 | 26 February 2015 | Sushi | Jee-hyun Kim |
40 | 26 February 2015 | Breath | |
41 | 5 March 2015 | Tower Stack | Ji-yeon Kim |
42 | 5 March 2015 | Tough Guy | Jee-hyun Kim |
43 | 12 March 2015 | Showdown | Tae-wook Koh |
44 | 12 March 2015 | Dance Battle | |
45 | 19 March 2015 | Booger | Jee-hyun Kim |
46 | 19 March 2015 | Detective 1 | Tae-wook Koh |
47 | 26 March 2015 | Detective 2 | Tae-wook Koh |
48 | 26 March 2015 | Yellow's Secret | Ye-ri Kim and Jee-hyun Kim |
49 | 2 April 2015 | Straw | Seung-hun Kim |
50 | 2 April 2015 | Confetti Poppers | Tae-wook Koh |
51 | 9 April 2015 | Rain | Jee-hyun Kim |
52 | 9 April 2015 | A Day in the Life of Larva | Mi-seon An |
53 | 16 April 2015 | Wiper | Bo-ri Lee and Min-seong Kang |
54 | 16 April 2015 | Street Larva | Tae-wook Koh |
55 | 23 April 2015 | Yellow's Revenge 1 | Seung-hun Kim |
56 | 23 April 2015 | Yellow's Revenge 2 | Seung-hun Kim |
57 | 30 April 2015 | Snowball Fight | Byoung-wook Ahn and Tae-wook Koh |
58 | 30 April 2015 | Life of a Rat | Min-seong Kang |
59 | 7 May 2015 | Fighter in the Wind | Seung-hun Kim |
60 | 7 May 2015 | Larva of the Rings | Jee-hyun Kim |
61 | 14 May 2015 | Flash Light | |
62 | 14 May 2015 | Glue | Mi-seon An |
63–69 | 21 May 2015 (1-2), 28 May 2015 (3-4), 4 June 2015 (5-6), 11 June 2015 (7) | Larva Rangers (1–7) | Byoung-wook Ahn, Tae-wook Koh, and Seung-hun Kim |
70 | 11 June 2015 | Feelers | Seung-hun Kim |
71 | 18 June 2015 | Fashion Show | Mi-seon An and Jee-hyun Kim |
72 | 18 June 2015 | Red, a Budding Comedian | Mi-seon An |
73–75 | 25 June 2015 (1-2), 2 July 2015 (3) | Insect Killer (1–3) | Ji-yeon Kim; Seung-hun Kim (Part 3 only) |
76 | 2 July 2015 | Glove | Mi-seon An |
77 | 9 July 2015 | Troublemaker | Tae-wook Koh |
78 | 9 July 2015 | Sea Battle | Jee-hyun Kim |
79 | 16 July 2015 | Rubber Ball | Ye-ri Kim and Jee-hyun Kim |
80 | 16 July 2015 | Dizziness | Mi-seon An and Jee-hyun Kim |
81 | 23 July 2015 | Pitapat 1 | Jee-hyun Kim |
82 | 23 July 2015 | Pitapat 2 | |
83 | 30 July 2015 | Marathon | Ji-yeon Kim |
84 | 30 July 2015 | Tea | Tae-wook Koh |
85 | 6 August 2015 | Flood | Min-seong Kang |
86–89 | 6 August 2015 (1), 13 August 2015 (2-3), 20 August 2015 (4) | New Friend (1–4) | Jee-hyun Kim |
90 | 20 August 2015 | Umbrella | Beop-seo Koo and Seung-hun Kim |
91 | 27 August 2015 | Cheese | Min-seong Kang |
92 | 27 August 2015 | Distress 1 | Jee-hyun Kim |
93 | 3 August 2015 | Distress 2 | |
94 | 3 August 2015 | An Out-of-Body Experience | Seung-Hun Kim |
95 | 10 August 2015 | Minicar | Hyo-bin Kang and Jee-hyun Kim |
96 | 10 August 2015 | One-sided Love 1 | Taek-woo Koh |
97 | 17 August 2015 | Onse-sided Love 2 | |
98 | 17 August 2015 | Roll a Dung! | Mi-seon An |
99 | 24 August 2015 | Larvarta | Seung-hun Kim |
100 | 24 August 2015 | Bobsleigh | Jee-hyun Kim, Seung-hun Kim, and Tae-wook Koh |
101 | 31 August 2015 | Christmas | Joo-gong Maeng and Min-seong Kang |
102 | 31 August 2015 | As Time Goes By | Seung-hun Kim |
103 | 7 September 2015 | Goodbye New York 1 | Byoung-wook Ahn |
104 | 7 September 2015 | Goodbye New York 2 |
No. in series |
No. in season |
Original air date | Title | Storyboarded by |
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1 | 1 | 19 October | Mango | Kim Jee-hyun |
2 | 2 | 19 October | Mango 2 | Kim Jee-hyun |
3 | 3 | 19 October | Larva Island | Ahn Byoung-wook / Kim Seung-hun Lee Sang-seon |
4 | 4 | 19 October | Chuck | Kang Min-seong / Lee Sang-seon |
5 | 5 | 19 October | Clara | Kim Seung-hun |
6 | 6 | 19 October | Crabsformer | Kim Seung-hun / Kim Jee-hyun |
7 | 7 | 19 October | Fishing | Kim Jee-hyun / Kim Seung-hun |
8 | 8 | 19 October | Pendant | Kim Jee-hyun |
9 | 9 | 19 October | Lala Island | Kim Jee-hyun |
10 | 10 | 19 October | Master Chef | Koh Tae-wook |
11 | 11 | 19 October | Farming | Kim Seung-hun |
12 | 12 | 19 October | Pirate | Kim Seung-hun / Jeong Mi-rin Kim Jee-hyun |
13 | 13 | 19 October | Change | Jeong Mi-rin / Koh Tae-wook |
No. in series |
No. in season |
Original air date | Title | Storyboarded by |
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14 | 1 | 1 March | Maze | Kim Seung-hun |
15 | 2 | 1 March | Fire | Kim Seung-hun / Jeong Mi-rin Koh Tae-wook / Lee Sang-seon |
16 | 3 | 1 March | Beach Volleyball | Kim Pil-sung |
17 | 4 | 1 March | Larva Rangers 1 | Koh Tae-wook |
18 | 5 | 1 March | Larva Rangers 2 | Koh Tae-wook, Kim Seung-hun |
19 | 6 | 1 March | A Lucky Day | Kim Pil-sung, Koh Tae-wook |
20 | 7 | 1 March | Crabsformer 2 | Koh Tae-wook, Jeong Mi-rin |
21 | 8 | 1 March | Booby's Love | Kim Pil-sung |
22 | 9 | 1 March | Mango's Parents | Koh Tae-wook |
23 | 10 | 1 March | Iceberg | Jerong Mi-rin / Koh Tae-wook Kim Seung-hun |
24 | 11 | 1 March | Storm | Kim Pil-sung |
25 | 12 | 1 March | Escape | Kim Seung-hun |
26 | 13 | 1 March | Drift | Jeong Mi-rin |
The Larva Island Movie is an animated Netflix film that serves as the canonical finale to the Larva franchise (until Larva Family). The film focuses on Chuck, who has returned to civilization long after the events of "Drift", telling the events of the final season to a reporter named Grace. The film was released on 23 July 2020.
Larva Pendant is 2022 animated 33-minute special that is set between the fourth season and The Larva Island Movie. Larva Pendant explains how Red and Yellow returned to the sewer, as they were seen coming out of their can in the final scene of the previous film without an initial explanation after the events of "Drift". The short film was released on 25 May 2022.
Emily Ashby from the organization Common Sense Media rated Larva three stars. She praised the show for showing the perspective of Red and Yellow, stating "because the characters are the size of worms, everything around them is larger than life, and that perspective is always fun to see in action."[4] Issac Butler of Slate described Larva as "the most terrifying show on Netflix" and mocked its excessive toilet humor in a tongue-in-cheek article.[5] Ivan Lin of Asia First Media recognized the characters' innovative contributions in educational videos.[6]