| Japanizi: Going, Going, Gong! | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Japanese Game Show Reality Game Show |
| Written by | Lisa Brooke |
| Directed by | Rene Dowhaniuk |
| Starring | Yoshi Amao Masayuki Hashimoto Bart Rochon John Palmeiri |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original languages | English French Japanese |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 40 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Matthew Hornburg Mark J.W. Bishop Tim Crescenti David Sidebotham |
| Producer | Susan Edwards |
| Production locations | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Editors | Danielle Jones William Mitchell Michael Kee |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production company | marblemedia |
| Original release | |
| Network | YTV Vrak |
| Release | 5 November 2013 – 20 August 2014 |
| Related | |
| Skatoony | |
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Japanizi "Going, Going, Gong!" ("ゴーイング、ゴーイング、ゴング！") is a Canadian children's physical game show with a Japanese motif where contestants compete with a teammate against other teams as they tackle obstacles and challenges to test their mental capabilities, strength, endurance, and smarts.[1] The series first aired on YTV starting 5 November 2013 and in the United States on Disney XD as of 4 November 2013.
Yoshi Amao hosts, with Masayuki Hashimoto as "Judge Masa". The show's characters include a group of ninjas led by the English-translator ninja Shinobi; and Glasses Man, who is one of the audience members.
Japanizi is a Canadian adaptation of the ABC reality show I Survived A Japanese Game Show, originally called Big in Japan, and was created by David Sidebotham. The studio-based kids' game show makes use of zany costumes, conveyor belts, dizzy chairs, giant fans and velcro walls with themed competitions and more.[2] The Japanese language is incorporated with the show, but it is mostly English.
Japanizi is produced by Toronto-based marblemedia,[3] the production company behind the game shows Splatalot[4] and The Adrenaline Project,[5] makes children’s programs for television, web and mobile.
On 20 August 2014, YTV & Disney XD dismissed increasing rumors that Japanizi: Going, Going, Gong! had been cancelled, reporting rather that renewal of the series is undetermined as of the present.
About the show: 4 teams take on 3 courses, but only 1 team can win the impossibly large trophy. Ninja Shinobi also gives them a prize, which is not real, but makes the audience laugh.