Tak and the power of juju
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| German title | Tak and the power of juju |
| Original title | Tak and the Power of Juju |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Year (s) | 2007-2008 |
| length | 22 minutes |
| Episodes | 26 in 2 seasons |
| genre | Comedy , action series |
| music | Guy Moon , Shawn Patterson |
| First broadcast | August 31, 2007 - November 29, 2008 on Nickelodeon (USA) |
| German-language first broadcast |
September 8, 2008 on Nick Premium |
Tak and the Power of Juju is a 2007-2008 computer-animated television series .
content
The focus of the series is the 14-year-old jungle boy Tak. He lives with his tribe, the Pupununu, and is an apprentice of his uncle, the tribe's shaman . This gives him the mysterious power of juju and thus abilities that otherwise only 177-year-old shamans have.
Tak has the task of helping the tribe and mediating between them and the world of the Juju spirits. Very often Tak turns out to be too immature and inexperienced for this task. Only with the help of his friends can he carry out his daily tasks.
Characters
main characters
- Tak is 14 years old and a member of the Pupununus tribe. On his birthday he learned that Jibolba found him as a baby on the juju altar. Up until then, strange things happened to Tak that he couldn't explain and that he couldn't explain. Now he discovered that his mother was a juju named Aurora who had become involved with a man of the Pupununus tribe. This makes Tak a half-juju who can bundle his forces with the help of a magical crystal. Nevertheless, Tak stays with his uncle Jibolba, who trains him to be a shaman. Often times he is a bit cocky and boastful, but he always does his best for his tribe and friends.
- Jeera is Tak's best friend. It is about in Tak's age and the youngest daughter of the chief . She hates her older sister Zaria, doesn't like girl stuff and prefers hanging around with Tak and Keeko.
- Keeko is Taks and Jeera's best friend. He is a dreamer and a drift who likes to invent things.
- Banutu Steven Jibolba is Tak's uncle and teacher. He is the shaman of the Pupununu. It is well over 100 years old.
The Pupununu
- The chief is the chief of the Pupununus and the father of Jeera and Zaria. He is a connoisseur who loves food.
- Zaria is Jeera's 18-year-old sister, the heir to the throne of the Pupununu. She is obsessed with her perfect beauty.
- Lok is the local fighter, a somewhat simple-minded and conceited man.
- Tree trunk old man is the ancient hermit of the tribe who wears a tree trunk instead of clothes.
- Masked man is the tribe's shepherd who always wears a mask.
- Navis is Jeera's pet.
The Jujus
The Jujus are a kind of spirits who live in parallel worlds, but also in the world of the Pupununu. Depending on the species, they have different (magical) abilities, behaviors and preferences. With the help of his staff, Tak can summon them or travel to their worlds.
- Party-Juju prefers to party until his ex-wife's fun-braking Juju ends it.
- Clairvoyant Juju predicts the future of the Pupununu, he prophesied that Tak would later marry the chief's daughter
- Disgusting (keits-juju) stinks and secretes disgusting phlegm.
- Richter-Juju is the judge of the Juju. It looks like a corn on the cob and explodes into popcorn when acidic. She has a child of three and was once married to Jibolba.
- Traffic accident Juju was run over by Tak and Keeko once.
- Gramlin-Jujus are a sports team.
Production and publication
The series was produced in 2007 by Nickelodeon Animation Studios and directed by Mark Risley from a screenplay by Nicole Dubuc . The music was composed by Shawn Patterson and Guy Moon, the animations were partly produced by Red Eye Animation Studios.
Nickelodeon first aired the series from August 31, 2007 to November 29, 2008 in the United States. Translations followed into Spanish, Dutch and Portuguese, among others. The German first broadcast took place from September 8, 2008 on Nick Premium , later the broadcast on the free TV station Nick .
synchronization
| role | English speaker | German speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Tak | Hal Sparks | Dirk Petrick |
| Jeera | Kari Wahlgren | Tanja Schmitz |
| Keeko | John DiMaggio | Tim Sander |
| Jibolba | Lloyd Sherr | Bodo Wolf (voice actor) |
| Chief | Maurice LaMarche | Joachim Kaps |
| Locomotive | Patrick Warburton | Bernhard Völger |
| Zaria | Dannah fine glass | Maria Koschny |
Awards
The series was nominated for the 2008 Golden Reel Award in the sound effects category.
Computer games
Several platforming games from Avalanche Software have already been published, for the Game Boy Advance , Nintendo GameCube , Nintendo DS , PlayStation 2 and Xbox .
- Tak and the Power of Juju , 2004 (Platforms: PS2, NGC, GBA)
- Tak 2 - The Stick of Dreams , 2005 (Platforms: PS2, NGC, GBA)
- Tak 3 - The Great Juju Hunt , 2006 (Platforms: PS2, NGC, GBA, NDS, Xbox)
- Tak 4 - The Secret of the Glowing Crystal , 2008 (Platforms: PS2, Wii )
- Tak 5 - Mojo Mistake , 2008 (Platform: DS) (US only)
Web links
- Tak and the Power of Juju in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Nickelodeon Germany
- Nickelodeon US (English)
- Fernsehserien.de about the series
