Origami Warriors

Origami Warriors
摺紙戰士
Genre	Superhero
Author	Jhou Sian Zong
Publisher	Ching Win
Volumes	22

Origami Warriors (Taiwanese translation: Origami Fighters, Chinese: 摺紙戰士) is a Taiwanese comic book created by Jhou Sian Zong and published by the Ching Win Company. The comic was published in a series of 22 books and followed in 2003 by Origami Fighter Generation.

Plot

Origami Fighters opens when Xiao Zhe and two other children come across several pieces of paper and a book showing ways to fold them into different shapes. The material turns out to be an ancient hi-tech gadget that, when folded properly, turns into a Genie. By further contract with the Genie, the folders could transform them self into super human known as "Origami Fighters."

Characters

Wang, Jhih-Jhe (王志哲,ワン・ジージェ)

Nickname is Siao-Jhe 小哲. Siao means little.

• Origami Fighter spices: Dragon
• Elemental Power: Fire and Negative Energy( Learned at the very end of the series.)
• Fighter special skill: instant acceleration.
• Transform: Sky Dragon

(KR)Wang, Ji-Cheol (왕지철, 王志哲).

Zeng, Li-Lian (曾麗蓮,ゼン・リーリャン),

Nickname is Siao-Lian 小蓮. Lian means lotus.

• Origami Fighter spices:Plant

• Elemental Power: Water
• Fighter special skill: cures physical wounds.
• Transform: Lotus Fairy

(KR) Jeong, Yeo-Rin (정여린, 鄭麗吝), nickname is Jasmine.

Su, Dai-Jhih (蘇代止,スー・タイジ)

Nickname is Shu-Dai-Zih 書呆子 , (マジメくん) means bookworm. wind

• Origami Fighter spices: Eagle
• Elemental Power: Wind
• Fighter special skill: Flight and enables others to fly.
• Transform: Spirit Crane

(KR) Seo, Dae-Jin (서대진, 徐代進), nickname is Lingling.

• Bi, Jhih (畢直,ブルタンク), nickname is Pi-Zih 痞子 means ruffian. Water

(KR) Toongi (퉁이).

• Da-Kr (means Dark‧Wolf) (達克,ダーキー). Thunder

(KR) Hyeon, Dal-Kook (현달국, 玄達國).

• Kuang, Long (狂龍,マシュー・クァン) means wild dragon. Dark

(KR) Kwang, Yong (광룡, 狂龍).

Adaptation

An animated television series based on the comic book was produced by Dong Woo Animation and debuted in Taiwan in 2004. It aired in Japan on TV Tokyo in 2005; and in 2006, it became the first Taiwanese cartoon shown on South Korean television when it premiered on SBS. The staff include animators from Hong Kong, Japan and South Korea. Beside borrowing the idea of origami from the comic series, the story and characters of the animation series are greatly altered. Instead of combine with their Genies to became Origami Warriors, the characters simply summon their Genies. Also, instead of the adventures and the results of world war in the original series, the characters are all competitors of the "Origami Combat Competition."

Staff

• Original work: "Origami Warriors" Jhou Sian-Zong 周顯宗
• Production: Origami Warriors Committee
• Setting: Jo Jang Hee/Junki Takegami
• Answer Brochure: Kim Eon Jeong/Yasuo Shizuya, Sakachi Ohashi, Takashi Yamada, Tadashi Hayakawa
• Character: Wi Hyeon Soo/Hiroyuki Taiga, Matsushita Hiromi/Kazuko Tadano
• Art: Jang Yoon cheol/Katsuhiro Hashi
• Coloring Design: Lee Seon ho/Rumiko Nagai
• Technical Director: Nam Goong jin
• Marketing: Han Jeong Hoon, Kim Eun Joo, Bak Chung Seok, Kook Yeong Ja
• Advertising: Bae Seon Yeong
• Web Creator: Yoon Joon yeong/Jeong In Soo
• Design: Song Cheong Hwa/Moon Se Rim
• Creative Producer: Lee Kyeong Sook/Kim Jae Young/Kwon Yeong Sook
• Make Producer: Kwon Ho Jin/Seong Ha Mook/No Jeong Hyeon
• Animation Producer: Hong Jemina/Kang Seok Woo, Kim Jeong Kyoo/An Yoo Seop
• Director: Park Woo Hyun/Ami Tomobuki

Music

The opening and ending themes are performed by TVXQ.

• Opening:「Free your mind (Featuring TRAX)」
• Ending:「Your LOVE is all I need」

"FREE YOUR MIND"

• Song Composer: Kim Yeong Hoo
• Music Composer: Kim Yeong Hoo/William Pyeon
• Lab Making: Brian Joo
• Singer: TVXQ

"YOUR LOVE IS ALL I NEED"

• Song Composer: Steven "SJ" Lee
• Music Composer: JoJo Bee
• Singer: DBSK

Reception

Origami Warriors won the 2002 award for most popular children's comic from the Chinese Publishers' Foundation and the Comic Artist Labor Union in Taipei.^[1]

References

1. ^ "Not Just a Paper Tiger". Taiwan Review. 2006-01-01. http://taiwanreview.nat.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=1171&CtNode=128. 

External links

• (Korean) SBS Origami Warriors TV Homepage
• (Korean) Naver Origami Warriors TV[[File:[[File:--60.52.31.7 (talk) 00:54, 16 October 2011 (UTC)--60.52.31.7 (talk) 00:54, 16 October 2011 (UTC)]]]]