Amphibia (TV series)

Premise

Characters

Main characters

• Anne Boonchuy - A 13-year-old Thai-American human girl who finds a mysterious music box that leads her to Amphibia. She must adjust to her new life and family while facing the ups and downs of Amphibia. Upon arrival, she somehow lost her right shoe that was later found by the inhabitants from Toad Tower. Throughout the series, there may be the possibility she gain magical abilities when she first arrived at Amphibia. This was shown when her eyes glowed blue briefly when she was angry in dangerous situations. The cause behind this was her body had absorbed the mystical energy from the Calamity Box's blue gemstone that she stole from her own world.
• Sprig Plantar - A 10-year-old adventurous and curious pink frog who befriends Anne.
• Hopediah "Hop Pop" Plantar - Sprig and Polly's 68-year-old traditional, strict, and overprotective grandfather and farmer who runs the family farm.
• Polly Petunia Plantar - Sprig's polliwog sister who carries herself around inside a bucket. Sometimes, she can be carried around by Anne, Sprig, or Hop Pop.

  Recurring

Wartwood inhabitants

• Mayor Toadstool - A toad who is the corrupt, rude, greedy, and arrogant mayor of Wartwood Swamp. He has a tendency to raise the taxes on anything. Despite his flaws, he can do something nice and even do the unexpected for the greater good.
• * Toadie - A small frog who is Mayor Toadstool's loyal assistant.
• Buck Leatherleaf - The sheriff of Wartwood who enforces the rules.
• One-Eyed Wally - A local vagrant with one working eye and half a shoe on one foot who plays a caterpillar-shaped accordion.
• Sadie Croaker - An old lady with a cataract in her left eye. She runs Croaker Dairy where she sells dairy products and has a pet spider named Archie.
• Felicia Sundew - The proprietor of "Felicia's Tea Shoppe" that sells food like tea and dung beetle scones. She is Ivy's mother and Sylvia's daughter.
• Sylvia Sundew - Felicia's mother, Ivy's grandmother, and Hop Pop's girlfriend.
• Ivy Sundew - Felicia's daughter, Sylvia's granddaughter, and Sprig's childhood friend and eventual crush.
• Leopold Loggle - An axolotl who is the town's wood-smith and is the proprietor of his woodcraft store. He used to be a metalsmith until an incident where he accidentally impaled his voice box causing him to have speaking issues where he says introducing adverbs and pausing before saying a negative ending word.
• Albus Duckweed - A newt who is the local food critic. He also acts as a master of ceremonies at different events.
• Stumpy - The cook and proprietor of "Stumpy's Diner" with interchangeable prosthetic hands. His restaurant became a Thai-Frog fusion restaurant after he learns some Thai recipes from Anne.
• Mr. Flour - The baker and proprietor of "Flour & Daughters Bakery."
• Maddie Flour - Mr. Flour's eerie yet understanding daughter and Sprig's ex-fiancée who works at "Flour & Daughters Bakery."
• Soggy Joe - A frog survivalist and trucker. He is also the star of the "Wild Amphibia" shorts.
• Tuti - The town masseuse and part-time bounty hunter.
• Chuck - A tulip farmer who can also fix houses fast and wears a hat that covers his eyes. He mostly says "I grow tulips."

  Toad Tower inhabitants

• Captain Grime - A villainous one-eyed toad who is the ruler of Toad Tower and the primary antagonist of the series.
• Sasha Waybright - Anne's former human friend who was captured by Grime and became his new lieutenant when she was found by his men. She was the one who made Anne steal the Calamity Box that transported them both to Amphibia. Like Anne, there may be the possibility she may also have magical abilities due to her body having absorbed one of the gemstones' mystical energy embedded in the Calamity Box when she was transported to Amphibia.
• Bog - A ruthless toad soldier and tax collector who wields a giant hammer.
• Fens - An aggressive female toad soldier who fights with a kanabō.
• Mire - A toad soldier in full body armor who doesn't speak and mostly growls.
• Percy - A friendly toad soldier who dreams of being a jester.
• Braddock, Winchell ) - A friendly female toad soldier who likes to garden and socialize.

  Newtopia inhabitants

• King Andrias - The king of Newtopia.
• Marcy - Sasha and Anne's other human friend who found the Calamity Box first in a shop on Anne’s birthday who was also teleported to Amphibia. She may have magical abilities like Anne and Sasha as well due to her body having absorbed one of the gemstones' mystical energy embedded in the Calamity Box when she and her friends were transported to Amphibia.
• General Yunnan - An aggressive newt who is Newtopia's skilled warrior and general.
• Lady Olivia

  Production

Marketing

Episodes

Series Overview

Season 1 (2019)

Season 2 (2020)

Although the number of episodes that this season will have is unknown, it was announced by D23 that the season will have four 22-minute specials.

Shorts

''Teen Girl in a Frog World'' (2019)

A series of shorts began airing depicting Anne encountering oddities in Amphibia with the Plantars. All of the shorts were directed by Drew Applegate.

''Wild Amphibia'' (2019)

In the style of nature documentaries, Soggy Joe introduces the viewer to a variety of strange creatures in Amphibia. After Soggy Joe is done reviewing each one, he will reveal a fictional promotion that is associated with him.

''Chibi Tiny Tales'' (2020)

Disney began releasing new shorts titled Chibi Tiny Tales as a loose follow up to .

Broadcast

Amphibia made its first international debut in Canada on June 24, 2019. The series also airs repeats on Disney XD USA.

Country	Release date
Canada
United Kingdom
Ireland
Latin America
India
Maldives
Australia
Fiji
New Zealand
Papua New Ginea
Tuvalu
Japan
Netherlands
Taiwan
Southeast Asia
South Korea
Italy
Russia
Belgium
France
Greece
Middle East and North Africa
Serbia
Bulgaria
Romania
Germany
Spain
Czechia
Hungary
Slovakia
Israel
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
Iceland
Latvia
Lithuania
Norway
Poland
Sweden
Portugal
Turkey

Reception

Critical reception

Amphibia received a positive reception from critics. Common Sense Medias Emily Ashby praised the series for its characters and themes, writing that "Sprig and Anne's adventures are a joy to behold, mostly thanks to their delightfully compatible personalities and the sweet friendship that develops between them" and that "the story illustrates issues like bullying and emotional manipulation in ways that will resonate with kids and tweens and can prompt discussions about the topics". Bekah Burbank of LaughingPlace.com praised the series' ability to balance its humor and its terror elements, as well as its pacing, characters, and animation, stating that "Amphibia is clever and goofy with plenty of jokes to keep kids laughing and just enough scary content to hold their attention. The show moves quickly and is broken into two 11-minute episodes that, at least for the premiere, form one complete chapter. The animation is bouncy and colorful and the characters are a delight". Colliders Dave Trumbore gave the series' first two episodes a 4 stars rating, feeling that they " as a great introduction to the series".