AI Football GGO

AI Football GGO
English language promotional poster
Genre	Sports, Football, Comedy
Directed by	Gordon Chin
Opening theme	"AI Football Evolution" by The Super VC
Country of origin	China
Original language(s)	Chinese
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	52
Production
Producer(s)	Gordon Chin
Running time	22 minutes
Production company(s)	Puzzle Animation Studio, Ltd.
Release
Original network	CCTV
Picture format	NTSC (480i) PAL (576i) HDTV (1080i)
Audio format	Stereo
Original release	June 2, 2010 (2010-06-02)
External links
Website

Artificial Intelligent Football GGO (Chinese: 超智能足球; pinyin: Chāo Zhì Néng Zú Qiú) is a Chinese animated television series about football and future technology made by Puzzle Animation studio Ltd.

Series overview

In the 21st century, technological advancement is happening very fast. The AI robots GGO have been created! They are as small as the palm, but also good at football. The main character of the series, Isaac, finds a special 7th generation GGO robot-Myth. So, he and his friends: Shawn, Karl, Timmy and Cat from the team “Barefoot Team”, bring their GGO players (Myth, Dynamo, Satellite, Swift, Titan, Shadow) to take part in the AI Football GGO match. And Isaac also needs to bring Myth reach the World GGO match's finals, to help his father uncover a conspiracy.

Characters

Humans

• Isaac（高迅）: 13 years old, the son of Dr. Coleman. He lost his mother when he was very young, and grew up with his father and aunt. He is very good at engineering because of his father, and engineering is his hobby. Like his dad, he likes wearing slippers, and when he is disgruntled will kick off – and away – his footwear. He likes to be offensive in matches. Sometimes he is arrogant, but he has a firm determination to win. When his team are scored against, or if they are being challenged hard, it is easy to see that he is quite anxious as he twirls a pen incessantly.He is creative and he likes to use very strange ways to win the match. He controls a centre forward Myth.
• Shawn(简•奥尼): 14 years old, German and Italian teenager of mixed blood. He is handsome and comes from a family of art. Influenced by his parents, he has very high expectations of his lifestyle,and he is also good at piano. Sometimes comes across wrongly as a proud, arrogant person. After meeting Isaac and his friends, however, he’s opened up a little bit.He is always calm in GGO matches, and he is emphasize at defend. He controls a midfielder Dynamo, and a goalkeeper Shadow. He drinks a glass of water in every match, the size of glass express how he think of the opponents’ ability.
• Timmy（肥宝）: 13 years old, an old friend of Isaac. He is a fat boy, he loves to eat hotdogs, but he is honest. He doesn’t have ambition earlier, but for Isaac’s influence, he take part in the GGO match, too. In GGO matches, he controls a Centre back Titan. He doesn’t have talent of GGO, but he is earnest to matches, and he always learn lesson from defeat.
• Karl(花王): 13 years old, Isaac’s old friend. He loves to take risks, has a gambler’s personality, but never wagers money, only luck. He always has a lucky coin on him – when he can’t decide on something,he will take out the coin and the issue will be settled by heads or tails. His hairstyle and clothes looks very boastful vain because he is a little short. His thought is agile, and he is also a reliable friend. In GGO matches, he controls a nimble winger-satellite.
• Kat（猫猫）: 14 years old, Isaac’s classmate. She is an active girl, and she likes to dress up. She takes make bread classes from Aunt Betty, and she is also irritable because comes under the influence of Betty. She is not interested in GGO, but she claimed that she was the manager of Barefoot Team, and she controls a libero swift in GGO matches.she likes shawn
• Tyrant（烈巴男爵）: 17 years old, leader of the Angry Demons team, English nobility. The Duke has a mean, sinister personality – he will do anything to win and never lets up against his opponents. In GGO matches, his defence and offence are equally strong – in order to beat him, Isaac and Shawn must work together well. The four guys who work under him have no names, only numbers that Tyrant gave to them when they joined his team.
• Professor Stan（史坦尼亚博士）: 40 years old, a human biologist . He works with Dr. Coleman and Professor GGO in creating the GGO players. His dream is a hope to improve human life with the help of microchips. ‘Football can change your life’ is his first project.
• Agent kA: Around 30 years old, he is a mysterious figure who often appears at GGO matches. Actually, he is one of Professor Stan’s Shanghai subordinates. When watching GGO matches, he constantly looks for the top GGO players and controllers. He often wears a cold arrogant smile whilst smoking his pipe.
• Nicholas（卓龙）: 13 years old, the captain of Team Sky-wheels . Nicholas is an introvert who is constantly developing new well-planned tricks. In order to keep the noodle shop that was left behind by their late parents open, Nicholas and his sister take part in the Shanghai qualifiers, hoping to win the cash prize which they can then inject into the shop. After losing his match, Agent kA recruits Nicholas to help Professor Stan spot talented GGO players from all over the world.
• Dr. Coleman（高文博士）: 38 years old, the father of Isaac. Dr. Coleman is an extremely talented electronics engineer who does not care the least about his appearance. He loves to joke and play and is 200% focused on his work. Seven years ago, he began to work at Professor GGO’s research centre, As a result, he was unable to spend much time with Isaac anymore, and gradually, father and son began to drift apart. After discovering the conspiracy that GGO football has got caught up in, Dr. Coleman is captured by a financial conglomerate. To counter this, he sends a newly developed GGO player Myth to Uncle Ball.
• Mr. Glanz（格兰治先生）: 60 years old, butler, responsible for looking after Shawn’s needs. Although he has a rather cold outer-shell, he is actually very warm-hearted. Always in an impeccable suit, Mr. Glanz is extremely polite and every once in a while, he will make suggestions to Shawn.
• Aunt Betty（高铃）: 30 years old, Coleman’s younger sister, Isaac’s aunt. Still single, this is one of her biggest regrets in life and marriage is one of her topmost desires. She owns a bakery store. She is a kind woman with a full range of emotions – virtuosity and gentleness and yet she has a very quick-temper and can be downright rude. From morning to night, she makes Isaac test out her new breads, resulting in his bread phobia…
• Uncle Ball（波叔）: 40 years old, a retired referee. He refereethen went to help Dr. Coleman with his research work, hence developing quite a close relationship with him. He opened a seafood stall called “Ball’s Fish” in the marketplace near Isaac’s home. Since Isaac is pretty good at repairing things, in return for helping him fix the easily damaged stall equipment, Uncle Ball – who, of course, has many years of experience on the pitch – teaches Isaac how to see into the minds of the opponents.

Seasons

Season 1 (Episodes 1 to 32)

Season 2 (Episodes 33 to 52)

Overseas Broadcast

The original firework lit up the sky of Hangzhou in the evening of April 28. The 6th China International Cartoon and Animation Festival, which is the most eye-catching and popular cartoon festival in China, opened in Hangzhou Huanglong Stadium.

AI Football GGO was premiered in South Africa on July 10, 2010 on eTV and in the Philippines premiered on July 20, 2010 on Hero TV.

Official Website

• Official Website (Indonesia)
• Official Website (Chinese)