The Mojicons

The Mojicons (Russian: Колобанга) is a Russian animated series, created by the animation studio Kolobanga. The animated series follows the adventures of smileys on the internet, traveling through websites: from a social network to a Wiki-Wiki library and Fidoneta. The characters are based on Ivan Mantsurov's kolobok emoticons, known from ICQ and internet forums. The Mojicons consists of 26 12-minute episodes. The first season premiered on October 19, 2015, on the STS. Later, the series began airing on the TV channels Carousel. The second season premiered on September 30, 2016, on the animated series official YouTube channel. In the fall of 2016, the cartoon was adapted for showing abroad under the title The Mojicons. The series is airing Nickelodeon in Greece. In 2017, it was also broadcast on Toon Goggles and Amazon Prime Video in the USA. In 2017, two full-length animated film versions were created based on the first season of The Mojicons one for Russian and one for international release. In Russia, the cartoon is titled The Mojicons. Hello, Internet! (Russian: Колобанга Привет, Интернет!) In late 2023, the studio announced a new project titled The Mojicons. Forward to the Past! (Russian: Колобанга Вперед в прошлое!) , which, according to the creators, is scheduled for release in 2025. A special episode was also released on the official The Mojicons channel on January 1, 2024.