Tai Chi Chasers

Tai Chi Chasers (, Taegeuk Cheonjamun; , Tai Chi Senjimon, Taichi Chasers lit. "1000 Characters of Tai Chi" in Asian territories; also known as Taegeuk Kids on KBS World) is an animated action-adventure and a Manhwa anime television series produced by JM Animation and Toei Animation. The series, inspired by East Asian mythology, revolves around the protagonist Rai, a child who gains supernatural abilities and becomes involved in a long-running armed conflict between two ethnic groups, the Tigeroids and the Dragonoids. Tai Chi Chasers originally aired on KBS 1TV from 29 April 2007 to 20 January 2008. A localised Cantonese version of the series aired on TVB Jade in Hong Kong from 13 August 2009 to 1 January 2010, and an English language localisation was distributed through 4Kids Entertainment in the United States, airing on Toonzai from 17 September 2011 until 2 June 2012. The English language localisation was further adapted into Hebrew in Israel, where it was aired by Arutz HaYeladim. The Korean version was adapted by Thailand in 2008. The French dub was adapted by 4Kids Entertainment and Iconix Entertainment from 2011-2013 under the channel Canal J. Premise and plot Tai Chi Chasers is set in a fantasy world that is influenced by East Asian mythology. Within this fantasy world, two ethnic groups, the protagonist Tigeroids and the antagonist Dragonoids are engaged in a long-running armed conflict over Tai Chi cards, a set of 500 magical artefacts that both groups seek for their own purposes. The plot revolves around the main character Rai, a child who discovers that he is descended from the Tigeroids after his community is attacked. He therefore possesses various magical abilities that all Tigeroids possess. Rai becomes a combatant in the Tigeroid armed forces, and enhances his magical abilities. He also becomes a member of an elite group of combatants, known as the Tai Chi Chasers.