Grami's Circus Show

Grami's Circus Show is a South Korean slapstick comedy 3D animated television series produced by Studio Gale. It aired on KBS1 and is available on Netflix.

WWW grami.tv

Synopsis

Grami, Nemo and Sam, a trio of three lions and a ringmaster Jack train for and perform their circus show.

Characters

Main characters

Grami : Grami is the title character of the show. He's a lion cub who is very optimistic, never takes anything seriously and never gets upset or sad.Jack : Jack is a strict, dignified and hot-tempered ringmaster who wants to get rich by performing circus shows with lions.Nemo : Nemo is a lion who came from Africa. He's jealous of Grami. He's dumb, bossy and only uses his power to solve problems. He always wants to gain recognition from Jack.Sam : Sam is a weakling lion who used to live in a zoo. Nemo picks on Sam since Sam is tenderhearted and weak. He always wants to relax and sleep.

Recurring characters

Baboo : Baboo is a baboon who is working as an intern at the circus.Rabbits : Rabbits are the audience of the circus show.

Voice cast

Yeo Min-jeong as Grami, various characters
as Jack, Nemo, Baboo, various characters
Um Sang-hyun as Sam, various characters
as Sam, various characters
as Rabbits, various characters

Crew

Director: Chang Hwan ShinWriters: Heong Myeong Choe, Chang Hwan ShinProducers: Eunee Park, Jun Oh and Yu Kyung LeeExecutive Producers: Chang Hwan ShinSupervising Animator: Ki Hong GilArt Director: Seung Min LeeStory Board: Hyeon Myeong Choe, Hye Lim Chun and Seung Min LeeAnimator: Eun Hee Jung and Gwang Hyun JungModeling: Kwang Il Ahn Lighting Supervisor: Young Suk KimLighting: Suk Jin Kim, Tae Hwan No, Jun Ho Kim and Hyoung Mo ChoComposite: Min Hyeong ChangMusic By: Mint ConditionSound Design: Ji Hee KimRecording & Mixing: ''Hee Jung Kang''

Reception

Critical response

Stuart Heritage of The Guardian wrote, "I have to hold my hands up here and admit that I'm slightly obsessed with Grami's Circus Show. I boggle at the audacity of it. It is so spectacularly inappropriate that watching it is like picking a scab. Watching it with a toddler, as I've done by accident, is like playing chicken with object permanence; it's fun in the moment, but the second any of it sinks in is the moment we're all screwed."

Accolades

In 2014, the series won a Pulcinella award in the category of "TV Series for Teen", being the only Asian show to do so in that year. The show was also in the official selections for the SICAF awards but didn't win.

Year	Award	Category	Result
2012	Supertoon Award	Films for Children and Youth	Nomitated
2012	Annecy Award	TV films	Nomitated
2012	Stuttgart Award	Cartoons for Teens	Nomitated
2014	SICAF Award	SICAF Kid	Nomitated
2014	Pulcinella Award	TV series for Teen	Won
2015	Asian Television Award	Best 3D Animated Programme	Won