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Usagi Workshop

**Usagi Workshop** (*Kana: うさぎワークショップ*) is an animation studio and subsidiary to Studio XYZ, replacing the main studio in the Kousagi Zayats line.

Founded and headed by Masahiko Maeda, one of the franchise's most well-known artists, Usagi Workshop started taking applications on September 26, 2021. Applications closed on October 10, with 12 artists being hired.

### Hired on October 3

* Aiya Kuroki
* Etsuo Hirayama
* Hifumi Okamura
* Lan Takahashi
* Masaya Nagata
* Riyo Ueno

### Hired on October 10

* Airi Kozawa (coloring)
* Hami Murayama
* Hidefumi Kamuta (scriptwriting, storyboarding/direction, grandson of Yumi Kamuta)
* Hiroya Hirota
* Kae Fukunaga
* Noritaka Ogawa

### Hired in 2023

#### CG

* Cecile Komatsu
* Kazuyuki Kanegi
* Kenshirō Morioka
* Shima Horiguchi
* Terue Gotō
* Yūho Toyota

### Former Members of Aozora Studio

#### Animation

* Katsumi Ochi
* Minoru Shinmen
* Misaki Ōbo
* Shō Miyago
* Toichi Kayumi
* Yōna Kusayama
* Yui Hiraki

#### Other

* Isao Uryū (coloring)
* Keisuke Takai (art)
* Masaru Yasunaga (coloring)
* Moeka Mochizuki (scriptwriting)
* Rin Narai (coloring)
* Tadashi Shioji (compositing)
* Yuna Niki (art)

## Anime worked on

* Gekijō-ban Kousagi Zayats: Genghis Khan wo Kikkake ni (2021) - Animation Production **(Debut)**
* Kousagi Zayats (2022) - Animation Production
* Ōkami Gundan no Ōsama Game‎ (2022) - Animation Production
* Papa Genki wo Dashite! (2022) - Animation Production
* Shishijin (2022) - Animation Production
* Kousagi Zayats: Kokusai Sports Kyōgi - Tōki-hen (2023) - Animation Production
Lore Speculation

Where did they come from, where do they go?

Got any ideas? Feel free to add them!

(Just don't erase someone else's and leave them under a new heading. Thanks!)

Some believe when you send the alpacas on their 'journey', they are actually going into the afterlife in peace and/or getting slaughtered for the blood money you recieve as in-game currency. The voice when you swipe the mammals upward onto their 'journey' could be some sort of higher power, so they could be sacrificing the animals to some sort of god. This, however, is only a theory.
World

The **World** in the Zayats franchise largely takes place in an unnamed country.

## Geography

### Real Countries

150 real-world countries are represented in the Zayats universe.
Partially recognized states are not included in this list.
* Albania
* Algeria
* Andorra
* Angola
* Argentina
* Armenia
* Australia
* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* Bahamas
* Bahrain
* Bangladesh
* Barbados
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bolivia
* Bosnia & Herzegovina
* Botswana
* Brazil
* Bulgaria
* Burkina Faso
* Cambodia
* Cameroon
* Canada
* Chad
* Chile
* China
* Colombia
* Comoros
* Cote d'Ivoire
* Croatia
* Cuba
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Democratic Republic of the Congo
* Denmark
* Dominican Republic
* Ecuador
* Egypt
* El Salvador
* Equatorial Guinea
* Eritrea
* Ethiopia
* Fiji
* Finland
* France
* Fuosan
* Georgia
* Germany
* Ghana
* Greece
* Guatemala
* Guinea
* Haiti
* Honduras
* Hungary
* Iceland
* India
* Iran
* Iraq
* Ireland
* Israel
* Italy
* Jamaica
* Japan
* Jordan
* Kazakhstan
* Kenya
* Kuwait
* Kyrgyzstan
* Lebanon
* Liberia
* Liechtenstein
* Luxembourg
* Madagascar
* Malaysia
* Maldives
* Mali
* Malta
* Mauritania
* Mexico
* Monaco
* Mongolia
* Montenegro
* Morocco
* Myanmar
* Nepal
* New Pangea
* New Zealand
* Nicaragua
* Nigeria
* Nofta
* North Korea
* North Macedonia
* Norway
* Panama
* Pakistan
* Papua New Guinea
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Philippines
* Poland
* Portugal
* Qatar
* Romania
* Russia
* Rwanda
* Sabir
* San Marino
* Saudi Arabia
* Senegal
* Serbia
* Seychelles
* Singapore
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sri Lanka
* South Africa
* South Korea
* South Sudan
* Sudan
* Syria
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Tanzania
* Thailand
* Tonga
* Trinidad & Tobago
* Tunisia
* Turkey
* Uganda
* Ukraine
* United Arab Emirates
* United Kingdom
* United States of America
* Uruguay
* Uzbekistan
* Vatican City
* Venezuela
* Vietnam
* Yatoroba
* Yemen
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

### Fictional Countries

To date, 7 fictional countries have been presented in the Zayats world.
Annie Lyanek

Annie Lyanek is a Yatorobic Voice Actress.

## Voiced Characters

Marsha Dwanelle from Billy Dilley (2017)Taeko from Zayats (2011-2013)Cure Dream from Yes Pretty Cure 5 (2007-2008) & Yes Pretty Cure 5 Go Go (2008-2009)Cure Heart from DokiDoki Pretty Cure (2013-2014)Ami Onuki from Hi Hi Puffy Ami Yumi (2004-2006)Little Miss Helpful from The Mr. Men Show (2008-2009)Numbuh 362 from Codename Kids Next Door (2002-2008)Sakura Kinomoto from Cardcaptor Sakura, her first role in dubbing (1999 - 2000)
Karate Buck

**Karate Buck** (*Yatorobic: Карате Конещ*) is the Season 6 finale of the Cartoon Network series.

## Synopsis

Zayats joins a dojo to become a Karate Master, but what happens when he takes martial arts too far?

## Characters

### Main Characters

* Zayats
* Leonidas
* Sensei (debut)

### Minor Characters

* Mano
* Lucille
* Volk
* Pan
* Pamphlet Tanuki (debut)
* Various Mudansha (debut)

## Censorship

* This episode didn't air in South Korea due to Karate being a major plot point.

## Gallery

Japanese Dub title card.American English Dub title card.
To a Dream World

**To a Dream World** (*Yatorobic: Мѡнд дй Сомни*) is the final song featured in Zayats in Moominvalley.

After telling Leonidas about his dream, Zayats sings this song and plays the instrumentation on his own guitar, with Leonidas soon tagging along on his accordion. The two eventually sing it together as the end credits roll.

## Background

To a Dream World, originally titled **Yume no Sekai he** (*Kanji: 夢の世界へ*) in Japanese, was originally the opening song to the 1990's Moomin series, written and performed by the husband-wife duo of Sumio and Emiko Shiratori. As with many other anime released in Yatoroba, this song was left in its original language (Japanese) in the original airing, which led Ari, one half of the twin sister duo Sunflower to translate the lyrics into Yatorobic for the ending scene. Said version is also sung in the Japanese dub of the film by Zayats and Leonidas's respective seiyuus.

After being told and shown by producer Dennis Livson that the original and international theme songs of the series were entirely different, Gloria Dlyashtevdzotm produced an entirely different arrangement for the credits, this being of "Hej Muumit!" the international ending song written by Pierre Kartner. This song would be covered in both the European and American versions of the film. In addition, neither Zayats nor Leonidas's mouths are shown when singing in the ending scene.
Sidhartha

" -Donde estamos?- pregunta melina, algo desconcertada por la multiplicidad de puertas

-En mi estudio- contesta el anciano moreno, sin dejar de escribir en su libro

-Como salimos?- algo mas hastiada.

El viejo sube los hombros, casi parece sonreír. -Por la puerta

Absolem, apresurado, abre la puerta detrás del escritorio. Del otro lado ve 5 figuras de espaldas, mirando a un viejo sentado en un escritorio. Detrás de el... un hombre rapado mira por una puerta. Antes de un parpadeo, Absolem se da la vuelta y entre sus compañeros se ve a si mismo, a los ojos. Acto seguido desaparece"
Ms. Swallow

**Ms. Swallow** is the teacher of class 1-1, the class in which Edd, Sophie, Torami and Vivian study.

## Students

**The order of the students is based off of their seat distribution.**

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## Relationships

### **Principal Eagle**

Like her co-workers, Swallow is severely intimidated by and has a really high respect for her boss, Principal Eagle. Swallow has a strong fear of making her boss really mad, which has the consequence of losing her job.

### **Professor Joseph Taka**

Swallow has an one-sided crush on Taka, she finds him very handsome.
Zayats (1993 pilot)

This article is about the original 1993 pilot of the Cartoon Network series.

## Plot

The pilot's plot consists of Zayats and his friends going on a camping trip in the woods.

## Production

The pilot was single-handedly animated by Mari Lakvandi.

As production began just two months before Cartoon Network Yatoroba officially launched, Firm Hand had found it impossible to hire more animators to work on a TV pilot. Mari Lakvandi, who would serve as chief animation director for the series' first 9 seasons, used the six-week period between the announcement and launch of the network to animate the entire pitch all by herself.

Lakvandi hand-drew every cel of animation used in the pilot, with background art provided by art director Adrien Kashtendry and DOP Marin Klavtadmyesht putting the whole thing together.

"Заѣ-заѣ Happiness", from the 1991 album Zayats Sing-a-Long, is featured in the opening credits.

## Legacy

The pilot was featured in *Firm Hand TOP SECRET!*, a 2004 DVD featuring previously unseen animations produced by Firm Hand.
Jun

**Jun Tojo** (*Kanji: 東條 順*) is a foreign exchange student and the main antagonist of the Cartoon Network episode of the same name.

## Appearance

Jun is a bulky and large tanuki.

He wears an unbuttoned black gakuran and a matching black student cap. He also wears a white haramaki around his large belly.

## Trivia

* Jun's last name comes from Hideki Tojo, widely regarded as the most evil man in Japanese history.
Super Lion

-Zayats

**Super Lion** (*Hangul: 슈퍼사자*) is a short-lived South Korean animated TV series produced by and aired on Seoul Broadcasting System.

## Plot

The series revolves around Leonidas, representing a typical middle class Korean adult male, except that when trouble calls in, he turns into the almighty **Super Lion**, ready to save the day.

## Format

A typical episode of Super Lion starts with Leonidas and Zayats in a regular scenario.

As the episode proceeds, Volk learns about what his nemesis is up to and sends some of his henchmen to attack. When the situation is at its climax, Volk's henchmen begin their attack, and in the style of Superman, Leonidas transforms into Super Lion, beats up the bad guys, and the day is saved.

After the fight, Leonidas turns back to normal and the scenario he and Zayats were formerly in continues from where it left off, the situation is concluded, and the episode ends.

The ending consists on a tutorial on how to draw Zayats as the credits roll.

## Cast

### Additional Voices

* Kang Sung-Ki
* Im Jung-Eum
* Pom Kwang-Seok
* Ru Hyun-Ah
* Pok Hyon-U
* Kum Ju-Hee
* P'yo Yong-Ho
* Kwok Hoon
* No Shin-Hye
* Kwon Jin-Young
* Ch'on Sang-Kyu
* Ping Chung-Ho

## Trivia

* The series caused controversy in Yatoroba when it was discovered that it was produced without a license.
Cree Summer

**Cree Summer Francks** (born July 7, 1969) is an American-Canadian actress, voice actress, comedian and singer.

In the Zayats franchise, she voiced the main character Zayats from 1985 until 2003.

## Works

* Adventures of Zayats & Friends - Zayats
* The World of Zayats - Zayats
* Zayats: The Movie - Zayats (1992 re-dub)
* Zayats's Big Surprise Party - Zayats

## Voiced Characters

Numbuh 5 from Codename Kids Next Door (2002-2008)Zayats (1985-2003)Elmyra Duff from Tiny Toons (1990-1996)
Joshua Tomar

**Joshua Tomar** is an American voice actor, content creator, and internet personality. He is known for contributing to online media projects such as OneyPlays, and provides voices for English dubs of anime, video games, and other animation projects.

As of 2021, he is the current English voice of Leonidas, replacing David Gasman, who had voiced the character from 2003 and then on.

## Works

* Cartoon Network series - Leonidas (2021-present)
	+ Zayats World Tour - Leonidas
* The World of Zayats - Leonidas
Que-Que

**Que-Que** (*Yatorobic: Ҁѵе-ҁѵе*) was a character introduced in 1930.

In 2021, the character was reintroduced in the Season 10 Cartoon Network episode Camp Wakaiau as Vivian's little brother.

## Appearance

In his first appearance, Que-Que was, design-wise, the average cartoon duck character.

In later years, Que-Que gained a more anthropomorphic appearance: in his last appearance, Que-Que wore a red cap and a blue shirt with orange sleeves.

## Trivia

* Que-Que was the first character in the entire franchise to cry on-screen.
Zayats (1985 series)

**Zayats** (*Yatorobic: Заѣц*) is a 1985 animated TV series produced by and aired on Yatoroba Television.

The series is the third main Zayats animated series produced in Yatoroba, followed by the currently running Cartoon Network series, which started in 1994.

## Key differences

* In this series, Leonidas runs a small restaurant in the town square, which for most of the series went with barely any customers, the only few regulars being Zayats and his friends.

## Staff

### Opening Credits

* **Executive Producers:** Milan Zhnyavkō, Anya Shanpakryet
* **Audio Director:** Frank Zhanvedrak
* **Music:** Hawthorne (Evan Dzamher, **Gloria Dlyashtevdzotm**, Tanon Mishneva)
* **Producer for Yatoroba Television:** Sterling Vawzhneyth
* **Director:** Balsam Nehvryuts (also doubles as Character Designer)

### Ending Credits

* **Theme Songs:** Ingrid Shtabel
*Written by* Gloria Dlyashtevdzotm
* **Head of Scriptwriting:** Irene Amvlyatsek
* **Production Manager:** Marinela Shanpakryet
* **Sound Production:** Audiolive 2000

#### Animation Services

*Laguna Animation*
Mindanao, Luzon, Philippines

* **Animation Supervisor:** Everett Arancel
* **Art Director:** Jorden Galit
* **Director of Photography:** Skye Posangco
* **Animation Producer:** Gregoria Lorete

## International Versions

### Japan

The series premiered in Japan under the name **Zayazaya Daibōken** (*Kanji: ザヤザヤ大冒険*) at the end of 1985.

Theme Songs
 Arrangement
 Animation

### United Kingdom

The series was one of various Zayats productions released under the title of Bunnsy & Friends.
Let's English! Zayats

-Zayats

**Let's English! Zayats** (*Yatorobic: Let's English! Заѣц*) is a Zayats series airing on Yatoroba Television Junior.

The series has the characters speak "Yatglish": a mixture of Yatorobic and English words, presented in the chibi style that EDEN Studio has portrayed before.

## Episodes

All episodes written by Henry Jonathan Reed.
 2
 3
 4
 Zayats hears a little voice and finds out he's made some tiny colorful friends! Zayats can't wait to introduce them to his other friends, but... where'd they go?

## Concerns

Concerns were raised when it was revealed that the entire cast of the franchise would return for the series, as close to none of the franchise's voice actors speak fluent English. Amongst the few exceptions is Labrat's voice actor Charlie Tharmes, who narrates the series. Children's choir BON♫BON is also featured in the series. To appease these concerns, American-Yatorobic voice actors, including writer Henry Jonathan Reed, provide additional voices.

## Gallery

Promotional image.Footage from the opening sequence, featuring all five main characters.
Zayats-kun to Issho!

-Zayats

**Zayats-kun to Issho!** (*Kanji: ザヤツ君と一緒！*) is a 1973 anime series produced by Knack Productions.

The series was vastly different from what the franchise at that point was settled to be, with dramatic changes made to the characters and overall atmosphere, including Mano being portrayed as a relentless bully. This angered Edward Shtabel, who complained about the series while it was still on air, leading to the show being cancelled after 26 episodes and no further being produced.

The series is especially infamous for a scene where Leonidas points a gun at Mano after hearing him call Zayats names for losing a game of hanetsuki.

## Cast

All voice actors represented by Theatre Echo except noted.
Lucia Tabaryet

**Lucia Tabaryet** (*Yatorobic: Лусꙗ Таварꙓт*) is a recurring character in the Zayats franchise.

Mother to the title character, Lucia was initially known for being a disastrous cook, to the point where even her own son considered her "the worst cook in town". She seems to have improved since her debut however, albeit still struggling to cook.

## Trivia

* Lucia's Japanese voice is a well known curiosity, as she has not one, but **three** main voice actresses, each chosen to portray her for one appearance, or in the case of movies, the actresses trading her lines.
Zayats (SNES)

**Zayats** (*Yatorobic: Заѣц*) is an unlicensed puzzle video game released for SNES in 1993.

The game was bundled with the July 1993 issue of the Yatorobic **Pixel Monthly** gaming magazine, alongside *Super Mario Kart* and *Star Fox*.

The music is stolen from Super Soukoban for SNES.

## Gameplay

The game consists of various puzzle minigames that must be completed.

### Bridge Game

Zayats must prevent pedestrians from falling into one of four pits by temporarily bridging the open gaps with a manhole cover.

Use the D-pad to move.

### Mine Game

The game consists of the player hopping through an 8x6 grid of tiles with different shapes (circles, triangles, squares, stars and hearts) on them, the catch being that the player must only jump through 3 specific types of tiles (2 on Hard Mode), should the player step on a tile that isn't amongst the types specified at the top left corner of the screen, the player will lose.

Use the D-pad to hop on the direction chosen, hold down X to hop diagonally.

## Characters

### Playable

* Zayats
* Mano
* Lucille
* Leonidas

## Gallery

Mine minigame.Mine minigame on Hard Mode.
In Search of the Missing Lion

**In Search of the Missing Lion** (*Kanji: ライオン行方不明*) is a 2023 ONA produced by MAPPA for Zayats Club.

## Synopsis

Leonidas has suddenly disappeared without telling anyone, and his only trace is a letter to Zayats, who is worried sick and needs to find him. Guided by his letters, Zayats, Mano, Lucille and Mirana (with the sponsorship of her father) set off to travel across the world in search of their beloved friend.
Camp Wakaiau

**Camp Wakaiau** (*Yatorobic: Камп Ꙍакаꙗѵ*) is the seventeenth episode of the Cartoon Network series.

## Synopsis

Zayats and his friends take a Summer Camp week. When their usual camp counselor quits for personal reasons, the kids have their summer at Camp Wakaiau with... Leonidas?!

## Cast

### Main Characters

* Zayats
* Mano
* Lucille
* Leonidas
* Mirana

### Minor Characters

* Keron
* Vivian
* Que-Que
* Camp Director Pine (debut)

## Trivia

* This episode marks Que-Que's debut in the Cartoon Network series.
Mami and Riran Ringuji

**Mami and Riran Ringuji** (*Sabirine: Мамй и Риран Рингуꙉи, Kanji: 林宮寺魔実・凛蘭*) are the main protagonists of **Futago Majo** (*Kanji: 双子魔女*), a fictional manganime franchise that Lucille is a massive fan of.

Futago Majo debuted in the July 1997 issue of the comic series.

They are a duo of pretty witches who have dedicated their lives to protecting the family secret.

## Appearance

Design-wise, Mami and Riran Ringuji are nearly identical, both having twintails and dressing similarly.

Their twintails are tied differently however. While Mami's are tied normally, Riran's are tied in "odango", with khaki brocades and orange bows. They also have a particular color code to their outfits: Mami's is purple and Riran's is orange/yellow.

They both also have a charm with a Devanagari letter on it. Mami's is "प" (*pa*, Water) and Riran's is "त" (*ta*, Fire).

## Trivia

* Futago Majo appears in Zayazaya Potpourri as a fakeout anime series.
Genghis Khan

Skull of Genghis Khan seen in the movie.

**Genghis Khan** is the main antagonist of the 2021 anime film Gekijō-ban Kousagi Zayats: Genghis Khan wo Kikkake ni.

Born **Temüjin**, he was the founder and first Great Khan (Emperor) of the Mongol Empire, which became the largest contiguous empire in history after his death.
Berdeng Kuneho Zayats

## Berdeng Kuneho Zayats

### Network, Country

Cartoon Network (Philippines)
YPHTV (Yatoroba)

This page is about the Tagalog dub of the Cartoon Network series.

This dub was produced mainly for the Filipino population of Yatoroba.

### Other Voices

* Inoceneia Buncio
* Kieran Defensor
* Magdalena Limuaco
* Ronan Lázaro
* Jingle Buena
* Ricardo Labrador
* Rhiannon Kison
* Suelita Santiago
* Lia Zarate
* Bernardo Flaviano
* Colleen Monton
* Senona Gallóra
* Santino Cariño
* Lolita Lambert
* Jonas Tayaban

* Manila Luzon - Linden
Zayaland

**Zayaland** (*Kana: ザヤランド*) was a Japanese Zayats-themed amusement park located in the Iwate Prefecture in Japan. It was the biggest Zayats theme park in recorded history.

## Overview

### Establishment

After Edward Shtabel died on October 5, 1976, Japan's Yatorobic Tourism Bureau decided on a way to help the Japanese remember him in a more positive light, this being building a theme park in Ninohe, Iwate Prefecture. Construction started in Q4 1976, before finally opening to the general public in January 24, 1977.

### Defunction

The park was severely damaged in the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, to the point where it was impossible to rebuild all of it, thus forcing the park to close down permanently.
Zayats Around the World

**Zayats Around the World** (*Yatorobic: Заѣц - Мѡнд Адвѥнтйри*) is a 1984 platform game released for ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64 and NES.

The game is loosely based off of the 1976 animated film, Zayats & Friends Travel the World.

## Characters

### Non-Playable

* Mano
* Lucille
* Leonidas

### Bosses

* Okta
* Rhinos
* Minos
* Khamlyon
* Kat
* Kuromaru
* Volk
Anaya Lyadoshtim

Anaya Lyadoshtim is a Yatorobic Voice Actress

## Voiced Characters

Uniqua from Backyardigans (2004-2009)Lucille from Zayats (Since 1997)Blossom from The Powerpuff Girls (1998) (1998-2000)Momoka Nishizawa from Sgt. Frog (2004-2011)Widget from Wow Wow Wubbzy (2006-2010)Starfire from Teen Titans Go (Since 2013)Sparkles from Sparkles & Gloom (2006)The same character from Teen Titans (2003-2006)
Zayats (Public Access dub)

The **Public Access dub of Zayats**, officially called **Zayats & Friends**, was an unlicensed English dub of the first 3 seasons of the Cartoon Network series.

The dub was directed by Lee Burns and aired on a public access network in Arlington, Virginia during the late 90s.

## Voice Actors

12 voice actors were credited.

* Charlotte Duffy - Zayats
* Maxwell Howe - Mano
* Amani Witt - Lucille
* Kelvin Key - Leonidas

* Aurora Melendez
* Quentin Clayton
* Sheldon Blevins
* Hattie Baldwin
* Kevin Parker
* Lee Burns
Tōro Mishtolet

Toro Mishtolet (Yatorobic: Тѡро Мищолꙓть) is a Yatorobic Voice Actor

## Voiced Characters

Jafar from Aladdin (Since 1992)Leonidas from Zayats (Since 1976)Giroro from Sgt. Frog (2004-2011)The Wizard from 1001 Nights (1972), his first ever voicework.Maurie from Ty the Tasmanian Tiger (2002)Plankton from SpongeBob SquarePants (Since 2015)Mr. Krabs also from SpongeBob SquarePants (Since 2015)Starscream from Transformers G1 (1984-1987)Matt Trakker from M.A.S.K. (1985-1986)Gemi the Bunny from the General Motors Yatoroba Commercials (1983-1989)Kamen Rider Black from the same name show (1987-1988)Peewit from The Smurfs (1981-1989)
Journal of a Lion

* Yatoroba
* Japan

**Journal of a Lion** (*Yatorobic: Леѩн Мемꙍиръ, Kanji: ライオン日記*) is a book written by Edoyamashita (*Kanji: 江戸山下*), a duo formed by Kyōgo Yamashita and Edward Shtabel, who penned the Yatorobic version shortly after leaving Yatoroba Film Company.

The book mainly focuses on Leonidas's childhood and family, all written in a first person narrative from his point of view.

## Characters

### Main Characters

* Leonidas: the youngest of three brothers.
* Othniel/Toshiro: the oldest of the three.
* The unnamed middle brother.
* Luan: Leonidas's mother.
* Zaiden: Leonidas's father.

### Supporting Characters

* Benroy: Leonidas's grandfather. Fought in the war in his youth, now playing his accordion to earn money as a street performer. In the book's most well-known chapter, he's revealed to be the one who taught Leonidas how to play accordion.
* Ferdinand Brabec: Leonidas's old pen pal from Czechoslovakia.

## Adaptations

* Lion Nikki: A TV anime produced by Tsuchida Production in 1981.
* Lion Enikki: A TV anime produced by Studio XYZ in 2013.
* The Cartoon Network episode The Cabin loosely adapts the chapter of the same name, only from Volk's perspective rather than Leonidas's.
* Diaries of a Lion: A Chilean-Argentinian TV series produced by Monlito Animation in 2022.
Harry Xiong

Harry Xiong (Chinese: 熊哈里) is a voice actor currently living in the US.

He is known for being the official voice of Pan in both English and Chinese.

Online, Harry is known for being an outspoken critic of the Chinese Communist Party and its refusal to address their war crimes, namely the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre, which Harry considers to be the main reason he severed all ties to Mainland China.

## Voiced Characters

Pan from Zayats (Since 2003)Gordon Watanabe from Penguin no Mondai (2008-2009)
Tales of Magyaria

-Zayats

Yatoroba

**Tales of Magyaria** (*Yatorobic: Щтори дй Магꙗрꙗ, Hungarian: Történetek Magyariából*) is a 2007 graphic novel written and illustrated by Terry Asinov.

## Synopsis

Tales of Magyaria takes on a dark fantasy theme, set in the fictional Kingdom of Magyaria where wizardry and witchcraft are dominant.

In Magyaria, the four main characters are all sorcerers.

* Zayats studied in magic school and knows at least the basics of Magyarian magic, but has difficulties controlling his magic.
	+ He was expelled from magic school for accidentally casting a thunder spell on a classmate he had a crush on after she rejected him.
* Mano is an orphan who escaped from an abusive orphanage and learned sorcery from a book he looted.
* Lucille is the granddaughter of a wicked witch who is looked down upon by the population, while Lucille herself just wants to be a good witch and help people.
* Leonidas is the son of a famed sorcerer, but doesn't want to be known as such.

The Wolf Army are part of a bigger antagonist group: the **Cult of the Dragon**, a group led by the powerful wizard **János** (with Volk as his second in command) hell-bent on summoning the destructive **Sárkány Isten**, a dragon god capable of destroying anything its fire breath touches, with the goal to destroy Magyaria and rule the world.

## Magyarian runes

    The Hungarian in the novel is written in a substitution cipher called **Magyarian runes**.

Created by Asinov himself, the runes appear on books, letters, signs, and the characters have their spells written in this cipher when casting them.

## Adaptations

* **Legend of Magyaria**: A Yatorobic-Japanese-Hungarian movie co-produced by Shtabel Family Company, Production I.G and Asinov Produkciós Vállalat in 2015.
Christmas in Espero

**Christmas in Espero** (*Yatorobic: Натвидѣт ень Еспьро, Esperanto: Kristnasko en Espero*) is a 1979 Yatorobic christmas special directed and animated by Gunther Zhonyavted.

## Synopsis

Leonidas's childhood pen pal invites him and his friends to spend christmas in the snowy country of Espero.

## Voice Cast

Original Yatorobic Cast
 Kevin Gonvertsyad
 Ingrid Shtabel
 Aaron Shmyedven

All inhabitants of Espero were voiced by Yatorobic esperantists.

## Goofs

* If you look closely at the European map during the travel sequence, Algeria is incorrectly referred to as "Egiptujo" (Egypt).
Double Babysitter Blues

**Double Babysitter Blues** is an episode from Season 8 of the Cartoon Network series.

## Synopsis

When it looks like Leonidas won't come to babysit Zayats, Lucia hires another babysitter. However, Leonidas eventually does arrive and Zayats ends up with two babysitters in one single night.

## Plot (WIP)

It's a rainy day outside, rainy enough to cancel school. Lucia Tabaryet had bought tickets to the movies with her friends, and despite the heavy rain, Lucia and her friends will be able to make it to the movie anyway. Zayats believes he has the house for himself upon hearing that Leonidas might not make it to the Tabaryet residence, but it turns out that Lucia had already hired another babysitter. This upsets Zayats until he remembers the last time he was left home alone: a chaotic party where Mano (apparently the one who started it) threw the boombox out the window.

There's a ring at the doorbell and the substitute babysitter, a lioness named Caroline, arrives at the Tabaryet residence. After Lucia is gone, Zayats pays null attention to Caroline's baby-talking, and it's less than a few minutes before he turns on the TV. Caroline quickly turns off the TV as she had told Lucia she'd keep him away from it. It doesn't seem to matter anyway, as the rain greatly affected digital broadcasting.

Zayats tells Caroline that he usually waits for Leonidas to come in, but he quickly beams up when the doorbell rings again: it was Leonidas, who had left his umbrella at home and is soaking to the bone as a result. Zayats is quick to hand his friend a towel so he can dry at least his face. After he's done towel-drying his head, Caroline, who at that point thought close to nothing of Leonidas, falls in love with him almost as immediately as she sees his face.

## Characters

### Main Characters

* Zayats
* Leonidas
* Caroline (debut)

### Minor Characters

* Mano (voice only)
* Lucia Tabaryet

## Voice Cast

 Leonidas | Tōro Mishtolet | Kōichi Yamadera
 Caroline | Evelyn Dyashtemvlar | Hiromi Tsuru | Brittany Lauda

## Trivia

* In the American version, the book that Leonidas takes off Zayats's shelf is different: while most versions have him holding Moominvalley in November, the book he picks is *Alice in Wonderland* instead.
	+ The dialogue also differs as a result: Originally, Leonidas says "Hey, what do you know? We're at the last leg!", a reference to how *Moominvalley in November* is the ninth and final book in the Moomin series, whilst in the American dubs, he mentions that he's surprised that Zayats reads Alice in Wonderland.
Zayats-Cellphone

**Zayats-Cellphone** (*Yatorobic: Заѣц-Ѕѥлфѡн*) was a Yatorobic entertainment service run by Yatel, it was created in 2006 as an incentive for Yatorobic children to use cellphones.

## How to Enter

The process of registering to Zayats-Cellphone was as follows:

1. Dial \*3276, which spells "Заѣц" on a Yatorobic phone keypad.
2. Enter your name, birthday and gender.
3. Upon doing this, you recieve a 6-digit code for you to remember next time you dial.

## Options

When the service first started, there were only 3 options:

* **Games:** Dial 35347 or text GAME to 3276. You can download and play the Game of the Month.
* **Cartoons:** Dial 524594 or text TOON to 3276. You can watch an original animated episode. There was a new episode on the first Friday of every month.
* **Fortune:** Dial 544594 or text FORTUNE to 3276. You will get a prediction of your future for the day.

However, as time went on, more options were added.

* **Wallpapers:** Dial 953424 or text BACKDROP to 3276. You can download one of many wallpapers to choose from.
* **Music:** Dial 453356 or text MUSIC to 3276. You can download and listen to an album on your phone.
The Flower Vendor

**The Flower Vendor** is an animated short film premiered in June 25, 1930.

The short was the first known appearance of Kat.

## Plot

The entirety of the short is set in a boardwalk. Kat charmingly walks around selling flowers. Much to her annoyance, a lovestruck Leonidas tags along, singing love songs and trying to get Kat to notice him.

Kat repeatedly tells him to get lost, but Leonidas wants nothing more than Kat's affections. Kat becomes more and more agrovated and begins to shove Leonidas, and eventually outright smacks him.

Despite knocking him several yards back, Leonidas catches up to Kat and kisses her on the cheek. After a brief dance number, Kat pushes him into the water out of anger. Leonidas begins to drown, violently thrashing about in the water screaming for help.

The townsfolk looks incredibly concerned, but Kat pretends she doesn't hear anything and continues to offsell her flowers. A bear passes by and sees Leonidas, causing him to dive in and save him. After pulling him onto land, everyone begins to panic that Leonidas isn't breathing. Luckily, the bear does resucitate him and save his life. Kat then kisses the bear and they begin a relationship together. This breaks Leonidas's heart, and he enacts his revenge by chucking them both right in the water, as the cartoon ends.

## Cast

Original Yatorobic Cast
 Angelo Shtabel | Bear

Japanese Cast
Shin Zayazaya Sugoroku

**Shin Zayazaya Sugoroku** (*Kanji: 新ザヤザヤすごろく*), released in Yatoroba as **Let's Go! Zayats** (*Yatorobic: LET'S GO! Заѣц*), is a 2004 video board game produced by Konami for the Playstation 2 as part of their Zayazaya Sugoroku series.

It was one of the last four Konami video games released in Yatoroba by its Yatorobic subsidiary before its closure, alongside *Castlevania: Lament of Innocence*, *Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater* and *Pro Evolution Soccer 4*, and currently the only such in the Zayazaya Sugoroku series.

## Gameplay

The gameplay is almost completely changed, now being more reminiscent of Mario Party:

* Most boards now have multiple goals.
* "Challenges" are now multiplayer and referred to as Minigames.

## Characters

### Playable

* Zayats
* Mano
* Lucille
* Leonidas
The Groke Blues

**The Groke Blues** (*Yatorobic: Мѽрхън Блуꙍс*) is a song featured in Zayats in Moominvalley.

When the Moomins and friends realize that Zayats doesn't think the Groke is as scary as she's made out to be, Sniff sings this song in an attempt to scare him into it, albeit all it succeeds in doing is engaging him into the song.

## Concept

The Groke Blues is a comical horror song, starting with a comically out of tune tack piano as sole accompainment, and slowly descending into a full-fledged horror blues orchestra as each verse goes by.

Versions in Other Languages
 Castillian Spanish | La Bú BluesThe Groke Blues | José Ramón Azpiri
Aozora Studio

**Aozora Studio**, known as **New Air** until 2013, was a Japanese animation studio and subsidiary to Studio XYZ.

The studio filed for bankruptcy in April 26, 2018, as announced via Twitter.

## Legacy

14 former members of Aozora Studio were hired onto Usagi Workshop.

## Anime worked on

* Leonidas's Getting Married! (1964) - Inbetweening
* Leonidas! Pineapple Island Detective (1991-1992) - Animation
* Zayats (2007) - Animation Production
* Leonidas! Return to Pineapple Island (2012) - Animation Production
Seoul-ui Nogsaeg Tokki

-Zayats

**Seoul-ui Nogsaeg Tokki** (*Hangul: 서울의 녹색토끼*) is a South Korean direct-to-DVD animated movie released by Dallyeora Media Corp in 2012.

Like many Korean Zayats productions, the movie was produced without a license from any company that holds the rights to the Zayats franchise.

## Synopsis

**색끼와 친구들이 한극을 방문합니다!**
**Zayats and friends visit Korea!**

색끼는 쁜대와 관련뒨 이상한 미스더리를 해결하기 위해 서울에 온다.
Zayats comes to Seoul to solve a weird mystery that might involve Volk.
Saiat

**Saiat** is a 2008 Noftan Flash-animated series developed by Group Pamehu.

## Development

On 2008, Yatoroba-based electrorock band SUPERSONIC went on an 8 week long world tour lasting between May 19 and July 13, spending each week in a different country, starting in Yatoroba and ending in Mexico.

The third of the countries visited in this tour was Nofta, birthplace of bassist amelie april9 (known in the band as "PIKO" and real name Amelia Pakihen). Despite being in the same continent as Yatoroba, Zayats was actually unknown to Noftan audiences at the time, so Amelie developed an animated series intended to spread the word about the franchise.

## Complete Staff

### Cast

* Amelia Pakihen - Zayats, Narrator
* Amos Nimolo - Leonidas, Volk
* Feli Tihu-hu - Mano, Lucille
* Teo Hasfehi

### Crew

* Amelia Pakihen (amelie april9) - Director, Writer, Music, Art
* Antoni Potkuw - Animation
* Humtalie Tipahe - A&R
Zayats 2

* NES (Yatoroba)
* NES (Japan)
* NES (USA)

**Zayats 2** (*Yatorobic: Заѣц 2*) is a 1988 maze game released by Vanguard for Atari 7800, Sega Master System, NES, TurboGrafx-16 and MSX2.

The game is a sequel to the original 1983 game, with a series of upgrades from the aforementioned. The game was originally released in 1986 for Vanguard's VC2000 computer as **Zayats Special** (*Yatorobic: Заѣц SPECIAL*).
The NES version later saw a North American release under the title of **Zayats the Rabbit Saves his Friends** in 1989.

## Gameplay changes

* The game has a story where Volk has kidnapped Mano, Lucille and Leonidas.
* While the original game only had 3 levels, this game has 4 worlds with 8 levels each, totalling 32 levels.
	+ The first levels of the last three worlds are the exact same levels from the original game.
	+ Level 4-1 replaces Volk with Kuromaru.
	+ The eighth level of every world houses a battle against Volk, it takes 3 hits to defeat him.
* Zayats can attack the enemies, press the B button (left button in the Atari 7800 version, I button in the TG16 version, 1 button in the Master System version, spacebar in the MSX2 version) to do so.
* Stars can give Zayats one out of six power-ups that help him complete the stages, press the A button (right button in the Atari 7800 version, II button in the TG16 version, 2 button in the Master System version, shift button in the MSX2 version) to use them.
	+ **Slingshot:** Zayats can shoot projectiles that stun the enemies for a short period of time.
	+ **Sticky Floor:** Zayats can drop a sticky goo (referred to in the American NES manual as chewing gum) that slows the enemy down when they step on it.
	+ **Bomb:** Zayats can drop a bomb that explodes in a 5x5 square and will instantly kill anyone within its radius, including Zayats.
	+ **Hammer:** Zayats can kill the enemies instantly.
	+ **Speed Up:** Increases Zayats's speed.
	+ **Boomerang:** Similar to the Slingshot, Zayats releases a boomerang that flies three squares away from and back to him, stunning the enemies in its way.
* The game features Kat, Okta, Rhinos and Kuromaru for enemies.
	+ Kat follows Zayats's direction, ultimately taking a roundabout path to him.
	+ If Kuromaru and Zayats are in close proximity, the former performs a sumo stomp so powerful it stuns Zayats.
	+ Okta jumps from square to square in an attempt to attack Zayats.
	+ If Rhinos and Zayats are on the same line, Rhinos will rapidly charge at him, and Zayats only has a short time to get away.
* There's a time limit set at 180 seconds.
* The number of stars required for Zayats to get an extra life is doubled to 20.
Gekijō-ban Kousagi Zayats: Genghis Khan wo Kikkake ni

### Production Company

**Gekijō-ban Kousagi Zayats: Genghis Khan wo Kikkake ni** (*Kanji: 劇場版子兎ザヤツ　チンギスカンをきっかけに*) is a 2021 anime film produced as the Usagi Workshop's debut work.

## Synopsis

When the Wolf Army somehow manages to discover the Tomb of Genghis Khan, one little slip is more than enough to cause complete and utter chaos.

## Plot

### Cold Open

The film opens in a desert somewhere in Mongolia, where Khamlyon, Minos and Pan are on a field trip. Khamlyon and Pan are obviously exhausted from walking for so long in the middle of nowhere. Minos attempts to convince them to keep moving on by claiming that there's nothing better to do at the Wolf Army's lair than watch Volk and Meena alternate between bickering and making out every five minutes.

Pan falls over a "mountain" and is smothered in sand. When Minos turns over, he realizes that the "mountain" he fell over was actually a hidden cave.
The three go into the cave and find mountains of gold and treasures. Khamlyon instantly goes bonkers wanting to get it all before Minos calms him down and setting up a plan: Each of them will grab a portion of the treasures. Pan stubs his toe on a massive box and realizes that they've found the unfindable: the Qinian Valley, and that the box was the fabled Tomb of Genghis Khan. Realizing where they are, Minos instructs Khamlyon not to touch the tomb.

As they grab the treasures, Khamlyon's tail inadvertently moves over the lid on the casket. Minos turns around to catch him in the act and scold him. Pan is angry as well, but as Khamlyon tries to explain himself, they sense a bad aura in the room coming out of the casket. Genghis Khan's skeleton moves, freaking the trio out. Genghis Khan rises from his grave and is ready to finish his goal to take over the world, before zooming off the Qinian valley as Genghis maniacally laughs and the Wolf trio screams in panic.

## Opening Animation

The opening to the film portrays the main characters in a Mario Kart-style race.

The opening song is Kyary Pamyu Pamyu's "Candy Racer".

## Development

With the announcement of Usagi Workshop, Masahiko Maeda also announced a movie that began production on October 10, 2021. The film's title, Gekijō-ban Kousagi Zayats: Genghis Khan wo Kikkake ni, was revealed on October 15th, 2021.

On October 30th, 2021, the first minutes of the film were revealed.

Several seiyuus have auditioned for the role of Genghis Khan, including Kazuhiko Inoue, Kenta Miyake, Tesshō Genda, Toshihiko Seki and Toshiyuki Morikawa. It was later revealed that the role was landed by another seiyuu: Kazuhiro Yamaji.

## Trivia

* This will be the final Zayats production in which Sayaka Aoki voices Lucille.
Zayats

Zayats, as depicted on the website.

**Horlyo Tabaryet** (*Yatorobic:* Ѧрꙙ Таварꙓт), who prefers to be called **Zayats** (*Yatorobic:* Заѣц), is the titular main protagonist in the Zayats franchise.

## Appearance

Before 1969, Zayats, or "Bunboy" before 1931, was a tall and teal-colored rabbit, he wore a completely black stringed outfit with suspenders and white shoes.

As of 1969, Zayats is now a small green-colored rabbit, he wears nothing more than a pair of shoes and a shirt with a white star on it, both of which are red.

## Relationships

### **Volk**

Volk, as the main antagonist of the series, has a really strong hatred for Zayats as well as every single other rabbit existing, his plan is to get rid of the rabbit species as well as the human race.

### **Mano, Lucille and Leonidas**

Mano, Lucille and Leonidas are Zayats's friends and adventure companions, they usually spend time together when not trying to foil Volk's plans.

### **Horo**

At the time Horo was introduced in 2004, Zayats and Horo shared a mass rivalry, which Volk created him specifically for, but briefly after Horo decided to take on the defeat of Volk, the friendship between him and Zayats slowly began to grow, albeit Zayats rarely sees him in person.

### **Arnab**

Arnab is Zayats's brother, who he is very trustful of.

Zayats makes efforts into helping his brother, but he sometimes finds it difficult for him to know what he needs help with as Arnab only speaks arabic.

### **Mirana**

Zayats is madly in love with Mirana, and will do anything for her, even if it means risking his own life.

Usually, when Mirana needs help with something, Zayats holds no second thought into accomplishing her favor.

## Trivia

* Prior to 1969, Zayats had a more adult personality than usual: He insisted in fighting as violently as possible, and usually, when he gets sad, he gets drunk likely to forget the problem. This was changed when Zayats was redesigned in 1969 due to controversy as Zayats's personality concerned many parents, specially because the series was watched more by children than by adults.
* His real name, as well as his parents, were revealed in the episode A special meeting.
* When very angry, he turns into a furious, insane, and psychotic version of himself nicknamed **Abraxas**.
Zayats Grand Adventure

**Zayats Grand Adventure** (*Yatorobic: Заѣц Гранд Адвѥнтйр*) is a 1995 maze game produced by Vanguard for SNES. It is the third entry in Vanguard's Zayats game series.

Notable for its bizarre space travel storyline, Zayats Grand Adventure is Vanguard's last video game to date.

## Plot

The game starts out on Earth, where Zayats and friends were having a picnic. Leonidas tries to get the basket to get Zayats a sandwich, only to find that the basket is nowhere to be seen. Trying to find the thief, the bunch runs through the forest to get them. They finally find the basket in Khamlyon's hands, but by the time they beat him in a boss fight, the basket is empty. Khamlyon runs away, but not before telling them that it's not over.

That's when the bunch learns that the Wolf Army has invaded a far off galaxy called the **Apollo System**. Now knowing what's going on, the gang embarks on a brave intergalactic journey to bring peace back to the universe.

After finally defeating Volk, Zayats and friends learn that in order to fully take over the galaxy, the Wolf Army had defeated and kidnapped Artemis, a tall entity and a goddess mutually worshipped all across the Apollo System.

After this revelation, the artificial Planet Elektro starts the self-destruct process and the team must get Artemis off the planet before it's too late. From here on out, two possible endings can play out.

### Single Player Ending

Zayats finally finds an active escape pod, gets in and manages to get the pod off the planet before it finally explodes. This explosion turns out to be fatal, as no one, not even his friends, survives the explosion except for Artemis, who had flown off the planet as Zayats's escape pod flew out of the planet.

The escape pod crashlands on Planet Doremi and Zayats is greeted by an array of joyful aliens celebrating the defeat of the Wolf Army. Artemis thanks Zayats for managing to defeat the Wolf Army, gives him condolences for the loss of the rest of his friends as Zayats is holding Leonidas's helmet the entire time, and she safely sends him back to Earth in a gust of light.

The game ends with Zayats sitting alone in a meadow, full of grief and guilt over failing to save his friends, but knowing they'll be holding out for him whenever he needs them.

### Multiplayer Ending

As multiple players are playing this mode, there is no way for everyone to escape Planet Elektro before the 60 second timer runs out. Therefore, Artemis grabs each of them as the blast approaches them, flies away with them and the five safely land on Planet Doremi. This scene then plays out almost exactly the same as the original, only with the entire quartet being celebrated for defeating the Wolf Army.

As Artemis safely sends each of them back to Earth, the four realize it's already evening by the time they arrive on Earth. Everyone heads back home as the game ends.

## Gameplay changes

The game retains a lot of the changes presented in Zayats 2.

* The game has 7 worlds with 5 levels each, the fifth being a boss fight. This gives a total of 35 levels.
* The game has a Multiplayer mode, where up to 4 players can collaborate to complete the levels.
Lion Hanafuda

**Lion Hanafuda** (*Kanji: ライオン花札*) is a video board game for Game Boy Advance.

## Gameplay

   The game adapts the game Koi koi, a popular card game in Japan played with, as the title implies, Hanafuda cards.

The object of the game is to form special card combinations called "yaku" from cards accumulated in a point pile. Players can gain cards in their point piles by matching cards in their hands, or drawn from the draw pile, with cards on the table. Once a yaku has been made, a player can stop to cash in points, or keep going (referred to as "koi-koi", hence the name of the game) to form additional yaku for more points. The point values assigned to individual cards have no effect on the score, but they are helpful to judge their value in forming yaku.

## Modes

### Normal Mode

   In normal mode, the player, represented by Leonidas, follows the game rules while playing against the computer, represented by Zayats.

This mode can also be played by two players, where the other player is represented by Zayats.

### Story Mode

As its name suggests, this mode follows a story in which Leonidas plays Koi koi against five members of the Wolf Army.

#### Levels

1. Khamlyon - Easiest
2. Kat - Easy
3. Minos - Normal
4. Pan - Hard
5. Volk - Hardest

## Characters

### Other

* Kat
* Khamlyon
* Minos
* Pan
* Volk
* Zayats

## Trivia

* This game marks Pan's first video game appearance.
Terry Asinov

**Terry Asinov** (Yatorobic:) is a Yatorobigo-Hungarian voice actor, actor and manga artist. He sometimes work as a stunt actor. From inside and outside of dubbing, he is known to have a polite and good personality.

He is also a fan of different shows, such as Kamen Rider.

## Voiced Characters

János from Tales of MagyariaBlack Bison from LivemanF270AD14-B2E7-46E2-BD3E-Captain Falcon in F-Zero: GP Legend and the Super Smash Bros SeriesGohan (Teenage) (Dragon Ball Z Kai Onwards)Domon Kasshu from G Gundam, one of his favorite roles that he did.Cygnus Hyoga from Saint Seiya, and Saint Seiya Omega.