Chibiverse is an American animated television series developed by Gino Guzzardo, produced by Disney Television Animation and premiered on Disney Channel on July 30, 2022. The series is based on the studio's Chibi Tiny Tales short series and features and stars chibi versions of various Disney Channel stars and cartoon characters.
The series centers on the adventures of "chibi" versions of Disney Channel characters as they live in their own universe.
In the first season, the episodes feature several Chibi Tiny Tales shorts, hosted by specific characters who, unlike in the shorts, actually speak. As the hosts introduce themselves and announce the next short, a plot is intertwined throughout these snippets until the episode's conclusion.
In the second season, the series transitions to a faux game show format, although the season finale features a comedy roast.
In the third season, each episode of the series is split into 3 segments, replacing the anthology shorts format.
In the fourth season, the series will add StuGo characters and have more episodes than before.
Other franchises represented, albeit with no voice acting, include:
In July 2022, Disney Television Animation announced that the series, based on the Chibi Tiny Tales shorts, would premiere on July 30. The show consists of shorts centered on "chibi" versions of characters from various Disney Channel programs such as Amphibia and Phineas and Ferb, as well as Disney Channel films such as Zombies and High School Musical, compiled into a half-hour series.
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 ' cannot appear on the series due to licensing reasons. Siemon also revealed the characters from Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur and the Mickey Mouse universe cannot appear on the series due to Marvel and Disney being protective over how their characters are represented. However some characters from DuckTales or ', 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 character Doug Funnie, from the animated series Doug, has not appeared in Chibiverse. Although later seasons of the series were produced by Disney for ABC, the character originally debuted on Nickelodeon. Writer Ben Siemon explained that the character exists in what he described as a âÂÂvery murky, legal areaâ due to those origins, stating that the production team is currently unable to use the character in the series but expressed hope that the situation could change in the future.
Rob Cantor and Dan Siegel wrote the theme song, with Cantor performing alongside Baraka May.
All episodes for seasons 1 and 2 were directed by Sabrina Alberghetti and written by Benjamin Siemon, with Dan Siegel co-writing "Pizza vs. Fireworks".
Each listed episode consists of three 7-minute segments that were produced separately.
Chibiverse premiered on Disney Channel on July 30, 2022. Episodes from the first season were uploaded to Disney Channel's YouTube channel prior to their television debuts on the same days. The first season was added to Disney+ on March 8, 2023. Seasons 2 and 3 were released on Disney+ on August 13, 2025.