Chibiverse

In July 2022, [[Disney Television Animation]] announced that the series, based on the ''Chibi Tiny Tales'' shorts, would premiere on July 30.{{Cite tweet|number=1545815043958312960|user=DisneyTVA|title=Introducing the totally true and 100% accurate story of how the #Chibiverse came to be...|author=Disney TVA|date=July 9, 2022}} The show consists of shorts centered on "chibi" versions of characters from various [[Disney Channel]] programs such as ''[[Amphibia (TV series)|Amphibia]]'' and ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]'', as well as Disney Channel films such as ''[[Zombies (2018 film)|Zombies]]'' and ''[[High School Musical (franchise)|High School Musical]]'', compiled into a half-hour series.{{Cite tweet|number=1545476242744299520|user=BenjaminJS|title=This is one of the things I've been working on at Disney: compilations of the popular Disney Chibi shorts assembled into a series of TV specials....|author=Benjamin Siemon|date=July 8, 2022}}

In July 2022, [[Disney Television Animation]] announced that the series, based on the ''Chibi Tiny Tales'' shorts, would premiere on July 30.{{Cite tweet|number=1545815043958312960|user=DisneyTVA|title=Introducing the totally true and 100% accurate story of how the #Chibiverse came to be...|author=Disney TVA|date=July 9, 2022}} The show consists of shorts centered on "chibi" versions of characters from various [[Disney Channel]] programs such as ''[[Amphibia (TV series)|Amphibia]]'' and ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]'', as well as Disney Channel films such as ''[[Zombies (2018 film)|Zombies]]'' and ''[[High School Musical (franchise)|High School Musical]]'', compiled into a half-hour series.{{Cite tweet|number=1545476242744299520|user=BenjaminJS|title=This is one of the things I've been working on at Disney: compilations of the popular Disney Chibi shorts assembled into a series of TV specials....|author=Benjamin Siemon|date=July 8, 2022}}

According to series writer Ben Siemon, the series will only consist of Disney Channel-specific characters and that franchise characters that appear in spin-off series of [[Walt Disney Animation Studios]] or [[Pixar]] movies, such as ''[[Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure]]'', ''[[Monsters at Work]]'' and ''[[Big Hero 6: The Series]]'' cannot appear on the series due to licensing reasons.{{Cite web |title=There's no reason those other characters you mention couldn't return. But Chibiverse is currently only a show with original Disney Channel show characters, characters from Disney movies (even if those movies have shows) are not currently featured. |url=https://bsky.app/profile/benjaminjs.bsky.social/post/3lmk4imorgk2v}}Siemon also revealed the characters from ''[[Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur]]'' and the [[Mickey Mouse universe]] cannot appear on the series due to [[Marvel Studios|Marvel]] and Disney being protective over how their characters are represented.{{Cite web |title=Although Disney owns all Marvel, Pixar & franchise characters each branch has its own rules to protect their brands, so while we were able to make solo Chibi Tiny Tales featuring "Moon Girl" that is currently the only way she can appear in Chibi form. |url=https://bsky.app/profile/benjaminjs.bsky.social/post/3lljmtyvhlk2q}}{{Cite web |title=I think that's very unlikely at least in the near future, right now Chibiverse is only original Disney Channel show characters. |url=https://bsky.app/profile/benjaminjs.bsky.social/post/3ln3q52twts2m}} However some characters from ''[[DuckTales (1987 TV series)|DuckTales]]'' or ''[[Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (TV series)|Chip ’n Dale: Rescue Rangers]]'', have appeared in the series. These characters are treated as part of the Disney Television Animation catalog rather than the core [[Mickey Mouse]] franchise, allowing them to be included in crossover segments.

According to series writer Ben Siemon, the series will only consist of Disney Channel-specific characters and that franchise characters that appear in spin-off series of [[Walt Disney Animation Studios]] or [[Pixar]] movies, such as ''[[Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure]]'', ''[[Monsters at Work]]'' and ''[[Big Hero 6: The Series]]'' cannot appear on the series due to licensing reasons.{{Cite web |title=There's no reason those other characters you mention couldn't return. But Chibiverse is currently only a show with original Disney Channel show characters, characters from Disney movies (even if those movies have shows) are not currently featured. |url=https://bsky.app/profile/benjaminjs.bsky.social/post/3lmk4imorgk2v}} Siemon also revealed the characters from ''[[Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur]]'' and the [[Mickey Mouse universe]] cannot appear on the series due to [[Marvel Studios|Marvel]] and Disney being protective over how their characters are represented.{{Cite web |title=Although Disney owns all Marvel, Pixar & franchise characters each branch has its own rules to protect their brands, so while we were able to make solo Chibi Tiny Tales featuring "Moon Girl" that is currently the only way she can appear in Chibi form. |url=https://bsky.app/profile/benjaminjs.bsky.social/post/3lljmtyvhlk2q}}{{Cite web |title=I think that's very unlikely at least in the near future, right now Chibiverse is only original Disney Channel show characters. |url=https://bsky.app/profile/benjaminjs.bsky.social/post/3ln3q52twts2m}} However some characters from ''[[DuckTales (1987 TV series)|DuckTales]]'' or ''[[Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (TV series)|Chip ’n Dale: Rescue Rangers]]'', have appeared in the series. These characters are treated as part of the Disney Television Animation catalog rather than the core [[Mickey Mouse]] franchise, allowing them to be included in crossover segments.

The series has also featured characters from [[Disney Channel Original Movies]] (DCOMs) and live-action [[Disney Channel]] sitcoms, reflecting their shared production umbrella under [[Disney Branded Television]].

The series has also featured characters from [[Disney Channel Original Movies]] (DCOMs) and live-action [[Disney Channel]] sitcoms, reflecting their shared production umbrella under [[Disney Branded Television]].