Tai Chi Chasers


Tai Chi Chasers is a South Korean/Japanese action-adventure cartoon series produced by JM Animation and Toei Animation. It originally aired on KBS 1TV on April 29, 2007 to January 20, 2008.
On September 17, 2011, the 4Kids English Dub version of Tai Chi Chasers debuted in the United States. In Summer 2012, the final 13 episodes of the English Dub were cancelled. On August 14, 2012, Tai Chi Chasers was removed from the homepage of the 4Kids TV website.

Plot

From the 4Kids website:
"After a strange and devastating attack on his home, a young boy named Rai is shocked to discover he is a secret descendent of the Tigeroids : an ancient race of peaceful beings locked in a struggle with the ruthless and cunning Dragonoids. In a parallel universe called Suhn, the Tigeroids and Dragonoids are battling furiously to recover 500 lost Tai Chi characters. Whoever retrieves these precious and potent symbols will possess the ultimate power to rule their realm... and destroy their enemies. As Rai hones his innate Tai Chi skills to fight the Dragonoids, he must find the lost Tai Chi and battle to become one of the champion Tai Chi Chasers!"

Being a Korean production, Tai Chi Chasers utilizes Korean hanja to represent the various Tai Chi powers. In the 4Kids version, the symbols are referred to by their Korean pronunciations, as well as their English translations.

Production

The series is produced by KBS in association with Toei TV. The series was licensed and picked up by 4Kids Entertainment and aired on Toonzai from September 17, 2011 to June 2, 2012. It is stated to have a total of 39 episodes divided into 3 separate seasons, with 13 episodes each. However, the third season of Tai Chi Chasers was cancelled in mid-2012, and it was never dubbed into English, most likely due to the bankruptcy of 4Kids Productions, and a pending deal by the company to sell its assets in June 2012.
4Kids' adaptation has also been dubbed to Hebrew and aired on Arutz HaYeladim in Israel, under the name ":he:אלופי הטאי צ'י|Tai Chi Champions".

Characters

Tigeroids

Season 1

Season 2

Season 3