Upin & Ipin is a Malaysian animated television series that premiered since 14 September 2007. The series was created by husband and wife duo, Burhanuddin Md Radzi and Ainon Ariff and is produced by Les' Copaque Production based in Shah Alam, Selangor. The series follows Upin and Ipin, the five-year-old twin brothers who is characterised by their abundance of energy, imagination and curiosity about the world. Both twins, who lost their parents while they were still babies, lived with their older sister, Ros and grandmother, whom they called Opah at the fictional Kampung Durian Runtuh. Overarching themes include the influence of a supportive family, Malaysian culture, and the importance of play throughout childhood. The international broadcasting rights to the series were acquired by Disney Channel Asia in 2009 and dubbed in English.
Since its debut, Upin & Ipin has broadcast 759 episodes across 20 seasons. Malaysian TV channel, TV9 has broadcast the series for 11 seasons. Subsequent seasons were later aired simultaneously on two Astro channels (Prima and Ceria) and RTM's TV2 as well as Indonesian TV channels, RCTI and MNCTV. The first two seasons aired during the Ramadhan and Eid-ul-Fitr between 2007 and 2008, while from season 3 onwards, a subsequent Ramadhan and Eid-ul-Fitr-themed episodes have been aired. A Chinese New Year-themed episode ("Gong Xi Fa Chai") aired as part of seventh season, while a Deepavali-themed episode ("Pesta Cahaya") aired as part of tenth season, as well as COVID-19 pandemic special episode, "Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan" aired as part of fourteenth season.
Originally a side project for a 2009 Malaysian animated film, Geng: The Adventure Begins, also produced by Les' Copaque, Upin & Ipin was expanded as an animated television series. The titular characters are voiced by Nur Fathiah Diaz for the first three seasons, and from season 4 onwards, both twins are voiced by Asyiela Putri. Well-known Malaysian celebrities also made a cameo appearance in some episodes. Episodes have been adapted into picture books, published by Nyla with permission and collaboration with Les' Copaque. Episodes have also been released in volumes on DVD in Malaysia, distributed by Music Valley, Sony Music and Rusa Music.
Series overview
Episodes
Season 1 (2007) The first season was aired on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, at 7.30 pm, in conjunction with Ramadan and Eid-ul-Fitr, which revolves on Upin and Ipin during their first fasting months. The first four shorts debuted early in the holy weeks, followed by reruns from 22 September to 11 October, with two final episodes premiering on Hari Raya itself. It won the Best Animation award in the 2007 Kuala Lumpur International Film Festival.
Season 2 (2008) The second season, titled Upin & Ipin: Setahun Kemudian, went on air in conjunction with Ramadan again, with 12 new episodes, the first six of which were aired and repeated on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, 7.00 pm throughout Ramadan while the other six premiered for Hari Raya from 1 till 6 of Shawal.
Season 3 (2009) The third season, titled Upin & Ipin dan Kawan-Kawan, began premiered on TV9 on 2 February 2009, with each episode lasting up to seven minutes. As a year-long production season, it had frequent in-season breaks and failed by repeats, and also experienced some record changes. In this season, the series left the Saturday midnight prime time slot on TV9. In the year-end school break season, it became apparent that new episodes are strangely debuted on school holidays, with new episodes premiering on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 5.30 am (repeats for the rest of the week) throughout the six-week holiday season. This is also the first season of Upin & Ipin for the international market, airing on Disney Channel Asia beginning 15 November 2009 with dubs in English (the official dub, as the credits and episode titles are in English).
Season 4 (2010) The fourth season debuted on TV9 on 15 March 2010, with a brand new opening sequence and color pencil and exercise book-themed title card. The main focus on this season is as a tribute to sports, as it was developed in a year full of sport events.
Season 5 (2011) The fifth season first aired on TV9 on 12 March 2011 with a new sequence, now based on a papercraft theme. This season airs every Saturday at 7:30 pm to 9:30 am.
Season 6 (2012) The sixth season aired every Sunday at 6 pm on TV9. This also features a retirement of a character. Cikgu Jasmin started being a teacher for 3 years. Cikgu Jasmin retires and continue her studies in Kuala Lumpur. She was replaced by Cikgu Melati from this season onwards.
Season 7 (2013) Upin and Ipin will start their fun story with the Chinese New Year story featuring a Chinese girl, Mei Mei, as the seventh season's premier. The episodes air on Saturday evenings at 6:30 pm. The first episode was scheduled to air on 2 March 2013, but due to technical problems the first episode have been pushed to 9 March 2013.
Season 8 (2014) The eighth season started airing on 30 May 2014. The episodes air on the days when new episodes appear in three separate parts on a seven-minute slot at 5:30 pm during the school holidays. Starting from this season onwards it is produced in high-definition resolution where the HD versions of each episode in this season will appear on the DVD collection once it is released. TV9 airs the episodes in PAL format.
The character designs are also remodelled and improved to make them more lively. A new voice actress for Ros has been introduced. Season 8 also introduced a crossover with the Ultra Series Franchise in Episode 9, which is co-produced by Tsuburaya Productions.
Season 9 (2015–2016)
Season 10 (2016)
Season 11 (2017) The eleventh season premiered on TV9 on 25 March 2017. This is the last season of the series which TV9 hold the broadcasting rights before moved to MNCTV and Astro for the following season. Unlike the previous seasons, the credits in this season are not regular, instead depends on each episodes.
Season 12 (2018–2019) The twelfth season premiered on 23 May 2018 on MNCTV. This is the first season of the series of which MNCTV acquired the official broadcasting rights for Upin & Ipin, resulting Malaysia lost its privilege to hold the broadcasting rights for the series. However, Astro had acquired the broadcasting rights for Upin & Ipin after an agreement between Astro and Les' Copaque Production was signed in November 2018, replacing TV9 who holds the broadcasting rights on the series for 11 seasons. This season saws the improved quality of lighting as well as the shadow and the texture of the characters.
Season 13 (2019) The thirteenth season premiered on both Astro Prima and Astro Ceria on 20 April 2019. Starting with this season, Astro holds the broadcasting rights for the series, replacing Media Prima through TV9 which holds the broadcasting rights for 10 years. Two Ramadhan and Shawwal episodes were separated from regular Upin & Ipin episodes, namely "Mulanya Ramadhan" and "Tibanya Syawal". Both episodes were divided into two separate segments named Upin & Ipin Ramadhan and Upin & Ipin Syawal.
Season 14 (2020–2021)
Season 15 (2021–2022)
Season 16 (2022–2023)
Season 17 (2023–2024)
Season 18 (2024–2025)
Season 19 (2025–2026)
Season 20 (2026)
Home video Upin & Ipin was released on DVD and VCD and distributed in Malaysia by Music Valley from volumes 1–6 and from volume 12 to 29, and by Sony Music Malaysia from volume 7 to 11. From volume 30 onwards, Upin & Ipin DVDs were distributed by Rusa Music.
Season 1 Title Year Episode list Upin & Ipin Vol. 1 2007 Esok Puasa Dugaan Nikmat Terawih Esok Raya Hari Raya Season 2 Title Year Episode list Upin & Ipin: Setahun Kemudian Vol. 2 2008 Tadika Anak Bulan Adat Tamak Lailatul Qadr Kisah & Tauladan Upin & Ipin: Setahun Kemudian Vol. 3 2008 Sayang Kak Ros Ketupat Zakat Fitrah Malam Syahdu Pagi Raya Berkat Season 3 Title Year Episode list Upin & Ipin dan Kawan-Kawan Vol. 4 2009 Air Kolah, Air Laut Berkebun Upin & Ipin dan Kawan-Kawan Vol. 5 2009 Basikal Baru Gosok Jangan Tak Gosok (Part 1 & 2) Upin & Ipin dan Kawan-Kawan Vol. 6 2009 Gosok Jangan Tak Gosok (Part 3) Kisah Dua Malam Kembara ke Pulau Harta Karun (Part 1, 2, 3) Upin & Ipin dan Kawan-Kawan Vol. 7 2010 Istimewa Hari Ibu Upin, Ipin dan Apin Kami 1Malaysia Upin & Ipin dan Kawan-Kawan Vol. 8 2010 Seronoknya Membaca Berpuasa Bersama Kawan Baru Selamat Menyambut Lebaran Upin & Ipin dan Kawan-Kawan Vol. 9 2010 Jejak Rembo Diri Bersih, Badan Sihat Kembara ke Pulau Harta Karun (Part 4 & 5) Upin & Ipin dan Kawan-Kawan Vol. 10 2010 Sapy Oh Sapy Kembara ke Pulau Harta Karun (Part 6, 7, 8) Upin & Ipin dan Kawan-Kawan Vol. 11 2010 Ambil Galah Tolong Tunjukkan Season 4 Title Year Episode list Upin & Ipin dan Kawan-Kawan Vol. 12 2011 Jaguh Kampung Bila Besar Nanti Upin & Ipin dan Kawan-Kawan Vol. 13 2011 Anak Harimau Upin & Ipin dan Kawan-Kawan Vol. 14 2011 Kisah Pisang dan Cangkerang Kenangan Manis Upin & Ipin dan Kawan-Kawan Vol. 15 2012 Lama Tapi Berharga Rasa Sayang Upin & Ipin dan Kawan-Kawan Vol. 16 2012 Ramadhan Kembali Lagi Upin & Ipin dan Kawan-Kawan Vol. 17 2012 Menjelang Syawal Kisah Raja Pemburu Upin & Ipin dan Kawan-Kawan Vol. 18 2012 Demi Metromillenium Season 5 Title Year Episode list Upin & Ipin dan Kawan-Kawan Vol. 19 2012 Belajar Lagi? Terbang Tinggi-Tinggi Upin & Ipin dan Kawan-Kawan Vol. 20 2012 Tersentuh Hati Ikhlas dari Hati Upin & Ipin dan Kawan-Kawan Vol. 21 2012 Kuih untuk Opah Rindu Opah Upin & Ipin dan Kawan-Kawan Vol. 22 2012 Garang ke Sayang? Sakit Ke? Upin & Ipin dan Kawan-Kawan Vol. 23 2012 Gelapnya... Sedia... Mula! Upin & Ipin dan Kawan-Kawan Vol. 24 2012 Metrobot, Bergabung! Upin & Ipin dan Kawan-Kawan Vol. 25 2013 Jari Jemari Salleh Cerita Kami Season 6 Title Year Episode list Upin & Ipin Musim 6: Special Edition 2013 Kenangan Mengusik Jiwa Upin & Ipin Musim 6: Vol. 26 2013 Mainan Baru Kembara ke Pulau Harta Karun (Part 9, 10, 11) Upin & Ipin Musim 6: Vol. 27 2013 Tangkap Dia Kembara Kecil-Kecilan Upin & Ipin Musim 6: Vol. 28 2013 Terima Kasih Cikgu! Iqra' Upin & Ipin Musim 6: Vol. 29 2013 Rasai Kemenangan Bulan Hantu Upin & Ipin Musim 6: Vol. 30 2013 Hari Misteri Raja Buah Upin & Ipin Musim 6: Vol. 31 2014 Cari & Simpan Taman Mesra Upin & Ipin Musim 6: Special Edition with BOMBA align=center| 2014 Sedia Menyelamat Season 7 Title Year Episode list Upin & Ipin Musim 7: Vol. 32 2014 Gong Xi Fa Cai Gigi Susu Upin & Ipin Musim 7: Vol. 33 2014 Dugaan Ramadhan Riang Raya Upin & Ipin Musim 7: Vol. 34 2014 Nenek Si Bongkok Tiga Usahawan Muda Upin & Ipin Musim 7: Vol. 35 2014 Sahabat Selamanya Daun Hijau Upin & Ipin Musim 7: Vol. 36 2014 Barang Silam Bahaya Jerebu Upin & Ipin Musim 7: Vol. 37 2014 Pim Pim Pom Kembara Kembar Nakal Upin & Ipin Musim 7: Vol. 38 2014 Beli, Pakai, Suka Boria Suka-Suka Season 8 Title Year Episode list Upin & Ipin Musim 8: Vol. 39 2015Upin & Ipin Kesayanganku Kail dan Laga Upin & Ipin Musim 8: Vol. 40 2015Belajar Sambil Main Cuai, Cuai, Cuai Upin & Ipin Musim 8: Vol. 41 2015Pengalaman Puasa Raya Yang Bermakna Upin & Ipin Musim 8: Vol. 42 2015Warna Warni Jaga & Hargai Mata Upin & Ipin Special Edition: Ultraman Ribut 2015Upin, Ipin dan Ultraman Ribut Upin & Ipin Musim 8: Vol. 43 2015Upin Ipin Angkasa Hasil Tempatan Upin & Ipin Special Edition: SPRM 2015Perangi Rasuah Upin & Ipin Musim 8: Vol. 44 2015Terompah Opah Pokok Seribu Guna
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