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Does anyone actually know what’s happening with Monkie Kid? I’ve been trying to do some digging and it’s so odd. It’s doing well in China, so we know LEGO doesn’t have much reason to can it. Many sets have been said to be in limbo or cancelled and I didn’t know why until today. Apparently a major voice actor for the show has said they THINK Monkie Kid was cancelled but that they also weren’t sure. LEGO does not keep their voice actors in the loop at all. I spoke to Jack De Sena at a con and he said he didn’t even know season 5 released until it dropped earlier that week. What we know for (somewhat) certain is that production on the show is halted, but that for any mean it’s cancelled. I feel that the reaction in the West for the animation switch was similar in China, which could possibly mean LEGO is switching animation studios? Several of the Wildbrain members seem to either say they’re not working by on the show anymore or are looking for work. I don’t know how the industry in animation works as well, but it seems a lot of the Wildbrain team aren’t currently on the project. An animation switch could make sense with the reaction? The switch between seasons 4 and 5 was planned (and rushed) so it wasn’t much of a gap, but this was likely more sudden if it’s true? It would align with sets being in limbo since you can’t release sets without the show to market them. Everything’s so up in the air that I really don’t know. All of this is purely speculation, but I feel after it was previously confirmed, the show wouldn’t be canned out of nowhere? I feel they’d atleast finish season 6. There also isn’t financial incentive for it to be dropped seeing as it does very well in Asia, which is what they want. If anyone knows anything about it, feel free to chime in. It’s just really confusing. It feels like us fans are being dragged in opposite directions for what the fate of the theme actually is. I’d assume we’d get some info at the CIIE if the show was canned, right?