Meet Junior, Africa’s Newest Animated Adventurer! On Cartoon Network
Conceived in France, written in Togo, and voiced in Kenya, Junior (3 April, 17:00 CAT) is a new pan-African Cartoon Network animation collaboration that takes African stories to the world. Created by Christophe Guignement from the work of Vanessa Pancrazi and directed by Emilie Rimetz, Junior explores the world of the titular 10-year-old and his friends in the sleepy River Neighbourhood in Mikako, a fictional equatorial African country. “We’re delighted to be able to tell stories from an African perspective to children around the world, with relatable characters and situations that are grounded on our continent,” says Christophe Guignement. “Written in a workshop of all-African writers in Togo and voiced by a dynamic young team of voice artists in Kenya, Junior is a truly African show at heart that demonstrates the power of collaboration in helping give the continent a voice on the global animation stage.” Junior is full of life, always getting into something new. The freedom giv