Superbook (2011 TV series)
Superbook (also known as Superbook Reimagined) is an American Christian computer-animated television series produced by CBN with Asia-Pacific region animation studios along with locally based partners like Tokyo MX and Word of Life Press Ministries in Japan.[1][2][3] It is a reboot of the original series of the same name.
| Superbook | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Superbook Reimagined |
| Genre | |
| Directed by | Tom Bancroft Rob Corley Bryant Paul Richardson Tony Bancroft Craig Grasso Jerry Yu Ching Robert Kirbyson |
| Voices of |
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| Theme music composer | Mark Hammond |
| Composer | Kurt Heineke |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 68 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Gordon Robertson Ben Edwards (Co-Executive Producer) |
| Producers | Bryant P. Richardson, Sean Roche, John J. Schafer and others |
| Editor | Bryant Paul Richardson |
| Running time | 26 minutes |
| Production companies |
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| Release | |
| Original network | Tokyo MX (Japan) CBN (United States) |
| Original release | September 1, 2011 – present |
| Related | |
| Superbook (1981) | |
The Christian Broadcasting Network produced the computer animated reboot starting on September 1, 2011, which has had 5 seasons and 68 episodes so far. Together, they are considered to be among the most successful animated collaborative Japanese and American media franchises.[4]
Synopsis
Set in the 23rd century, the kids (Chris and Joy) and the robot (Gizmo) uncover the secrets of Superbook through a mysterious portal to the past, traveling back in Biblical times from the Old Testament and New Testament eras.
Cast and characters
- Christopher "Chris" J. Quantum (voiced by Samuel Vincent)
- Joy Pepper (voiced by Shannon Chan-Kent)
- Gizmo (voiced by Cathy Weseluck)
- Superbook (voiced by Colin Murdock)
- Professor Crispin Quantum (voiced by Jan Rabson)
- Phoebe Quantum (voiced by Nicole Oliver)
Episodes
| Seasons | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | Network | |||
| 1 | 13 | September 1, 2011 | March 29, 2013 | CBN | |
| 2 | 13 | June 24, 2013 | September 19, 2014 | ||
| 3 | 13 | January 13, 2015 | February 13, 2017 | ||
| 4 | 13 | June 24, 2017 | June 25, 2019 | ||
| 5 | 16 | September 1, 2019 | May 4, 2021 | ||
Season 1 (2011–2013)
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Scripture reference(s) | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "In The Beginning" "The Story of Creation" | Genesis 1–3 | Bryant Paul Richardson | Len Uhley | September 1, 2011 |
| 2 | 2 | "The Test!" "Abraham and Isaac" | Genesis 18:1-15; 22:1-19 | Bryant Paul Richardson | Michael Merton | March 25, 2013 |
| 3 | 3 | "Jacob and Esau" "The Stolen Birthright" | Genesis 25:19-34; 26:34–28:5; 32:1–33:20 | Bryant Paul Richardson | David Ehrman | March 25, 2013 |
| 4 | 4 | "Let My People Go!" "The Story of Exodus" | Exodus 2:11-15; 3:1–14:31 | Bryant Paul Richardson | Cydne Clark and Steve Granat | April 1, 2011 |
| 5 | 5 | "The Ten Commandments" "Moses and the Law" | Exodus 16:1-35; 19:1–20:21; 31:18–32:26; 34:1-10, 27-32 | Bryant Paul Richardson | Cydne Clark and Steve Granat | September 1, 2011 |
| 6 | 6 | "A Giant Adventure!" "David and Goliath" | 1 Samuel 16:1-13; 17:1-52 | Rob Corley and Tom Bancroft | Brian Cochran and Sean Gaffney | December 24, 2012 |
| 7 | 7 | "Roar!" "Daniel and the Lion's Den" | Daniel 6 | Bryant Paul Richardson | Mark Steele | January 1, 2013 |
| 8 | 8 | "The First Christmas" "The Birth of Jesus" | Gospel Harmony | Bryant Paul Richardson | Len Uhley | December 25, 2012 |
| 9 | 9 | "Miracles of Jesus" "Miracles I" | Gospel Harmony | Bryant Paul Richardson | Len Uhley | March 27, 2013 |
| 10 | 10 | "The Last Supper" | Gospel Harmony | Bryant Paul Richardson | Sean Gaffney | March 28, 2013 |
| 11 | 11 | "He Is Risen!" "The Resurrection of Jesus" | Gospel Harmony | Bryant Paul Richardson | Tim Hodge and Len Uhley | March 29, 2013 |
| 12 | 12 | "The Road to Damascus" "The Conversion of Saul" | Acts 7:54-8:3; 9:1-25 1 Timothy 1:15-16 | Bryant Paul Richardson | Tim Hodge | December 27, 2012 |
| 13 | 13 | "Revelation: The Final Battle!" "Revelation!" | Revelation 1; 4; 20—22 | Bryant Paul Richardson | Sean Gaffney | March 29, 2013 |
Season 2 (2013–2014)
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Scripture reference(s) | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 1 | "Jonah" "Jonah Hears God" | Jonah 1—4 | Bryant Paul Richardson | Cory Edwards | June 29, 2013 |
| 15 | 2 | "Joseph and Pharaoh's Dream" "Joseph" | Genesis 37; 40–46 | Bryant Paul Richardson | Sean Gaffney | August 29, 2013 |
| 16 | 3 | "The Fiery Furnace!" "Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego" | Daniel 3 | Bryant Paul Richardson | Brian Cochran | August 27, 2013 |
| 17 | 4 | "Rahab and the Walls of Jericho" "Rahab and Jericho" | Joshua 1—2, 5:13-6:27 | Bryant Paul Richardson | Len Uhley | July 18, 2013 |
| 18 | 5 | "Esther: For Such a Time as This!" "Queen Esther" | Esther 2—8 | Bryant Paul Richardson | Sindy McKay | August 17, 2013 |
| 19 | 6 | "John the Baptist" | Gospel Harmony | Bryant Paul Richardson | Len Uhley | January 9, 2014 |
| 20 | 7 | "Paul and the Shipwreck" | Acts 21:27-36; 23:11; 27:1-28:10 1 Corinthians 9:22 2 Corinthians 12:9-10 | Bryant Paul Richardson | Steve Granat and Cydne Clark | October 11, 2013 |
| 21 | 8 | "Job" | Job 1—2; 16:2-6; 19:25-27; 38—42 | Bryant Paul Richardson | Sean Roche | June 24, 2014 |
| 22 | 9 | "Noah and the Ark" "Noah Hears from God" | Genesis 6:5-9:17 | Bryant Paul Richardson | Len Uhley | November 9, 2013 |
| 23 | 10 | "Gideon" | Judges 6:1-23, 33-7:23; 8:22-23 | Bryant Paul Richardson | Tim Hodge, Cydne Clark and Steve Granat | August 27, 2014 |
| 24 | 11 | "Peter's Denial" | Gospel Harmony | Bryant Paul Richardson | Len Uhley | March 10, 2014 |
| 25 | 12 | "The Prodigal Son" | Gospel Harmony | Bryant Paul Richardson | Sean Roche | August 27, 2014 |
| 26 | 13 | "Elijah and the Prophets of Baal" "Elijah" | 1 Kings 17:1; 18:16-46 | Tony Bancroft and Bryant Paul Richardson | David Baldwin | September 19, 2014 |
Season 3 (2015–2017)
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Scripture reference(s) | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 1 | "Ruth" | Ruth 1—4 | Tony Bancroft and Bryant Paul Richardson | Erin Zimmerman | January 13, 2015 |
| 28 | 2 | "Tower of Babel and The Day of Pentecost" "The Tower of Babel" | Genesis 11:1-9 Acts 1:4-11; 2:1-47 | Bryant Paul Richardson | Sean Roche | August 20, 2015 |
| 29 | 3 | "The Birth of John the Baptist" | Gospel Harmony | Craig Grasso and Bryant Paul Richardson | Sean Roche | November 6, 2014 |
| 30 | 4 | "Isaac and Rebekah" "Rebekah and Isaac" | Genesis 23:1; 24 | Robert Kirbyson and Bryant Paul Richardson | David Ehrman and Nate Ehrman | August 3, 2015 |
| 31 | 5 | "Naaman and the Servant Girl" | 2 Kings 5:1-19 | Bryant Paul Richardson | Sean Roche | December 11, 2014 |
| 32 | 6 | "Samuel and the Call of God" "Samuel" | 1 Samuel 1:9-18, 20; 2:12-4:18; 7:3-17 | Jerry Yu Ching | Sean Gaffney | December 11, 2015 |
| 33 | 7 | "David and Saul" "Saul and David" | 1 Samuel 15:10-29; 16:14-23; 18:5-16, 25-29; 24:1-22 2 Samuel 1:2, 11-12; 2:1-4 | Bryant Paul Richardson | Len Uhley | February 4, 2016 |
| 34 | 8 | "Nehemiah" | Nehemiah 1; 2:10-20; 4:1-22; 6:1-16; 7:4-8:12 | Bryant Paul Richardson and Robert Kirbyson | Nate Ehram and David Ehrman | May 26, 2016 |
| 35 | 9 | "Elisha and the Syrians" | 2 Kings 2:1-15; 6:1-23 | Jerry Yu Ching | Mark Edward Edens | September 26, 2016 |
| 36 | 10 | "Lazarus" | Gospel Harmony | Jerry Yu Ching and Bryant Paul Richardson | Nate Ehram | March 17, 2017 |
| 37 | 11 | "King Solomon" | 1 Kings 2:1-4; 3:4-28 | Jerry Yu Ching and Bryant Paul Richardson | David Baldwin | November 28, 2016 |
| 38 | 12 | "Nebuchadnezzar's Dream" "Daniel and King Nebuchadnezzar's Dream" | Daniel 2 | Jerry Yu Ching and Bryant Paul Richardson | Mark Edward Edens | February 27, 2017 |
| 39 | 13 | "The Good Samaritan" | Gospel Harmony | Bryant Paul Richardson | Mark Edward Edens | February 13, 2015 |
Season 4 (2017–2019)
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Scripture reference(s) | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 1 | "Jesus Feeds the Hungry" "Miracles of Jesus 2/Miracles II" | Gospel Harmony | Bryant Paul Richardson and Jerry Yu Ching | Sean Gaffney and Sean Roche | November 18, 2018 |
| 41 | 2 | "Peter and Cornelius" "Salvation for All!" | Acts 10:1-48; 11:15-18 | Bryant Paul Richardson and Jerry Yu Ching | Cheryl McKay | June 24, 2017 |
| 42 | 3 | "Paul and Silas" | Acts 16:6-34 Philippians 4:11-13 1 Thessalonians 5:18 | Bryant Paul Richardson and Jerry Yu Ching | Erin Zimmerman | August 21, 2017 |
| 43 | 4 | "Solomon's Temple" "Building the Temple" | 1 Chronicles 22:5-10 1 Kings 1:5-40; 8:1-61 | Bryant Paul Richardson and Jerry Yu Ching | David Baldwin | February 23, 2018 |
| 44 | 5 | "Peter's Escape" | Acts 3:1-10; 12:1-17 | Bryant Paul Richardson and Jerry Yu Ching | Len Uhley | October 14, 2017 |
| 45 | 6 | "Jesus Heals the Blind" "Miracles of Jesus 3/Miracles III" | Gospel Harmony | Bryant Paul Richardson and Jerry Yu Ching | Cheryl McKay | November 17, 2017 |
| 46 | 7 | "Joshua and Caleb" "Caleb and Joshua" | Numbers 11:4-6; 13:1-14:35 | Bryant Paul Richardson and Jerry Yu Ching | David Baldwin | April 27, 2018 |
| 47 | 8 | "Elijah and the Widow" | 1 Kings 17 | Bryant Paul Richardson and Jerry Yu Ching | Erin Zimmerman | May 25, 2018 |
| 48 | 9 | "Teach Us to Pray" "How Do You Pray" | Gospel Harmony | Bryant Paul Richardson and Jerry Yu Ching | David Baldwin | August 9, 2018 |
| 49 | 10 | "Jeremiah" | Jeremiah 1:4-10; 7:1-11; 18:1-12, 18; 20:1-18; 28:1-17; 38:6-13; 39:1-18; 52:1-30 | Bryant Paul Richardson and Jerry Yu Ching | Sean Roche | October 16, 2018 |
| 50 | 11 | "Jesus in the Wilderness" "The Temptations in the Wilderness" | Gospel Harmony | Bryant Paul Richardson and Jerry Yu Ching | Len Uhley | February 6, 2019 |
| 51 | 12 | "Paul and Barnabas" "Disciples on a Mission" | Acts 5:17-42; 9:26-30; 13:4-13; 14:8-20; 15:36-41 Colossians 4:10 2 Timothy 4:11 Philemon 1:24 | Bryant Paul Richardson and Jerry Yu Ching | Mark Edens | March 27, 2019 |
| 52 | 13 | "Philip" | Acts 8:4-40 | Bryant Paul Richardson and Jerry Yu Ching | Mark Edens | June 25, 2019 |
Season 5 (2019–2021)
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Scripture Reference(s) | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | 1 | "The Birth of Moses" | Exodus 1:8-2:10 | Bryant Paul Richardson | David Evan Cunningham (screenplay) Sean Roche | September 24, 2019 |
| 54 | 2 | "Nicodemus" | Gospel Harmony | Bryant Paul Richardson | Sean Roche | December 17, 2019 |
| 55 | 3 | "Zacchaeus" "Baptism" | Gospel Harmony | Bryant Paul Richardson | Cheryl McKay (screenplay) Sean Roche | January 21, 2020 |
| 56 | 4 | "The Sermon on the Mount" | Gospel Harmony | Bryant Paul Richardson | Mark Edens (screenplay) Sean Roche | February 3, 2020 |
| 57 | 5 | "Isaiah" "Isaiah & Hezekiah" | Isaiah 6:1-13; 22:15-24; 30:1-3; 36—37; 41:10-12 | Bryant P. Richardson | Cheryl McKay (screenplay) Sean Roche | March 11, 2020 |
| 58 | 6 | "Baptized!" "Calling of the Twelve Disciples" | Gospel Harmony | Bryant P. Richardson | Cheryl McKay (screenplay) Sean Roche | April 17, 2020 |
| 59 | 7 | "Jesus — Friend of Sinners" "The Parable of the Great Supper, The Call of Matthew and The Sinful Woman" | Gospel Harmony | Bryant P. Richardson | David Balchwin & Sean Roche | June 12, 2020 |
| 60 | 8 | "Paul Keeps the Faith" | Acts 21:27-36 Romans 8:18, 28, 31-39; 16:1-2 2 Corinthians 1:3-7; 11:23-27; 12:1-10 Philippians 1:21-25; 3:1-14; 4:13 2 Timothy 4:5-8 | Bryant P. Richardson | David Evan Cunningham (screenplay) Sean Roche | September 15, 2020 |
| 61 | 9 | "Love Your Enemies" "Garden of Gethsemane and Stoning of Stephen" | Gospel Harmony Acts 6:8-7:60 | Bryant P. Richardson | Mark Edward Edens (screenplay) | January 28, 2021 |
| 62 | 10 | "Paul and the Unknown God, Part 1" "Defending Your Faith ━ Pt. 1" | Acts 17 | Bryant P. Richardson | Bryant P. Richardson (screenplay) | November 20, 2020 |
| 63 | 11 | "Paul and the Unknown God, Part 2" "Defending Your Faith ━ Pt. 2" | Acts 18:1-18, 24-28 Romans 1:20 1 Corinthians 1:24; 9:22 Colossians 1:17 Hebrews 11:3 | Bryant P. Richardson | Bryant P. Richardson (screenplay) | November 20, 2020 |
| 64 | 12 | "Doubting Thomas" | Gospel Harmony | Bryant P. Richardson | Mark Edward Edens (screenplay) | February 18, 2021 |
| 65 | 13 | "The Promise of a Child" | Genesis 3; 15:5; 18:1-15; 25:22-24 Exodus 2:1-10; 14:21-31 Deuteronomy 18:18 Ruth 4:18-22 1 Samuel 17:1-52 Gospel Harmony | Bryant Paul Richardson | Sean Roche | November 12, 2019 |
| 66 | 14 | "Rescued!" | Jonah 1—2 Daniel 3; 6 | Bryant Paul Richardson | Sean Roche | July 20, 2020 |
| 67 | 15 | "Heroes of the Bible" | Genesis 6:5-9:17; 18:1-15; 22:1-19; 37:1-36; 40:1–46:34 Joshua 1—2, 5:13-6:27 1 Samuel 917:1-52 Esther 2—8 Daniel 6 | Bryant P. Richardson | Sean Roche | April 20, 2021 |
| 68 | 16 | "The Widow's Mite" "Tithing" | Gospel Harmony | Bryant P. Richardson | Sean Roche | May 4, 2021 |
Explorer (DVD release)
In 2016, Superbook began releasing DVDs which contained two previously released episodes per DVD. There are also special features on each DVD, such as how to draw a character in the Superbook artwork style, music videos, and/or informational videos explaining where the events of the stories may have taken place or how they relate to Jesus Christ.[5]
| Volume | Title | Original release date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Explorer Volume 1" | 2016 |
| 2 | "Explorer Volume 2" | 2016 |
| 3 | "Explorer Volume 3" | 2016 |
| 4 | "Explorer Volume 4" | 2016 |
| 5 | "Explorer Volume 5" | 2016 |
| 6 | "Explorer Volume 6" | 2016 |
| 7 | "Explorer Volume 7" | 2016 |
| 8 | "Explorer Volume 8" | 2017 |
| 9 | "Explorer Volume 9" | 2017 |
| 10 | "Explorer Volume 10" | 2017 |
| 11 | "Explorer Volume 11" | 2017 |
| 12 | "Explorer Volume 12" | 2018 |
| 13 | "Explorer Volume 13" | 2018 |
| 14 | "Explorer Volume 14" | 2018 |
| 15 | "Explorer Volume 15" | 2018 |
| 16 | "Explorer Volume 16" | 2018 |
| 17 | "Explorer Volume 17" | 2018 |
| 18 | "Explorer Volume 18" | 2018 |
| 19 | "Explorer Volume 19" | 2019 |
| 20 | "Explorer Volume 20" | 2019 |
| 21 | "Explorer Volume 21" | 2019 |
| 22 | "Explorer Volume 22" | 2019 |
| 23 | "Explorer Volume 23" | 2019 |
| 24 | "Explorer Volume 24" | 2019 |
| 25 | "Explorer Volume 25" | 2020 |
| 26 | "Explorer Volume 26" | 2020 |
| 27 | "Explorer Volume 27" | 2021 |
| 28 | "Explorer Volume 28" | 2021 |
| 29 | "Explorer Volume 29" | 2021 |
| 30 | "Explorer Volume 30" | 2021 |
| 31 | "Explorer Volume 31" | 2021 |
Gizmo Go!
In 2020, Superbook began releasing DVDs about Miss Tina starting her internship at Quantum Labs and meeting four comical robots: Gizmo, Rig, Gears and Widget.[6]
| Title | Original release date |
|---|---|
| "Gizmo Go! — Tina's First Day" | 2020 |
| "Gizmo Go! The Quantum Hotel" | 2021 |
| "Gizmo Go! Call the Repair Bots!" | 2021 |
| "Gizmo Go! Case of the Missing Protonatron" | 2021 |
| "Gizmo Go! The Wind-Up Robot" | 2022 |
| "Gizmo Go! The Fast and The Gear-ious!" | 2022 |
Superbook Specials
| Title | Original release date |
|---|---|
| "Gizmo's Christmas Party Dilemma" | 2022 |
| "Gizmo's Roadmap to Easter" | 2022 |
| "The Adventures of Captain Kindess" | 2022 |
References
- "スーパーブック シーズン４". TOKYOMX – via mxtv.jp.
- Red, Isah. "'Superbook' airs on GMA 7". Manila Standard. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
- Talusan, Lucille (January 2, 2018). "Superbook 'Resurrected' in Japan, Christians There Welcome it Back". CBN News. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
- Villacin, Paige (July 5, 2022). "How a Christian Anime Became One of the Most Successful Collaborations With an American Company". CBR. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
- "Superbook Explorer". Superbook. Christian Broadcasting Network.
- "Superbook Gizmo Go!". Superbook. Christian Broadcasting Network.
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