

According to Braly, one of the reasons he created the series was because he wanted a show whose lead character had a similar arc to Gravity Falls character Pacifica Northwest, as he felt that "to have this character change so drastically was so rewarding, and that's why knew wanted own show to have some of that element as well". Other inspirations for the series include shows Braly watched in his childhood, such as Batman: The Animated Series and Disney's Gargoyles he precisely cited Gargoyles as an inspiration for the series' story arc. Braly was also inspired by video games such as The Legend of Zelda and Chrono Trigger when creating the series. The series' tone was inspired by films by Aardman Animations and Studio Ghibli, while its storytelling format was inspired by Gravity Falls and Steven Universe. The show was based on Braly's childhood trips to Bangkok, Thailand. In a Reddit AMA, Braly referred to Amphibia as a "three act story" with season two as the "2nd act", implying that Season 3 will serve as the final season of the show.

On June 23, 2020, the show was renewed for a third season ahead of its second-season premiere.

On May 15, 2019, Disney Channel renewed Amphibia for a second season ahead of its premiere. According to his Twitter account, he had been working on the series for almost two years before being greenlit, though he began to conceive the project while work on Gravity Falls began to conclude. The series was created and executive-produced by Matt Braly, previously a storyboard artist on Gravity Falls and later a director on both Gravity Falls and Big City Greens. On February 19, 2018, Amphibia was greenlit by Disney Channel alongside The Owl House. In Amphibia, Sasha and Grime lead the people of Wartwood in a rebellion against Andrias, who is using Marcy as a vessel for his master, an entity known as the Core. Anne must now help the frog family adjust to the human world and keep their identities a secret, while searching for a way to return to Amphibia and stop Andrias's invasion on the Multiverse. In season three, Anne and the Plantars are transported to Anne's home in the suburbs of East Los Angeles. Meanwhile, Sasha and Grime plot to invade Newtopia and overthrow the monarch, allowing the toads to rule over all of Amphibia. There, Anne reunites with Marcy, who offers to help restore the box's power through a series of ancient trials, unaware that Amphibia's ruler, King Andrias ( Keith David) secretly has his own plans for them. In season two, Anne and the Plantars go on a road trip to the Amphibian capital, Newtopia, to learn the secrets of the Calamity Box and find a way to get Anne home. Meanwhile, Sasha allies with Captain Grime ( Troy Baker), leader of the warfaring toads of Toad Tower, who seek to control their home of Frog Valley. As she bonds with her newfound family, Anne gradually learns what it means to be a hero and develop a true friendship, all the while trying to find her friends and return home. Anne is taken in by the Plantars, a family of frogs that consists of excitable young Sprig (Justin Felbinger) unpredictable and adventurous baby pollywog Polly ( Amanda Leighton) and overprotective and traditional grandfather Hop Pop ( Bill Farmer) who live on a farm in the town of Wartwood.
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Anne is peer pressured into stealing a mysterious music box on her birthday that magically transports her and her two best friends Sasha Waybright ( Anna Akana) and Marcy Wu ( Haley Tju) to the world of Amphibia, a wild marshland tropical island full of anthropomorphic amphibians and threatening creatures where they're separated (Anne landing in a forest, Sasha landing by Toad Tower, and Marcy landing in Newtopia). The series chronicles the adventures of an independent and fearless 13-year-old Thai-American girl named Anne Boonchuy ( Brenda Song). Main article: List of Amphibia characters A second season premiered on July 11, 2020, and a third season premiered on October 2, 2021. The series features the voices of Brenda Song, Justin Felbinger, Bill Farmer, and Amanda Leighton. Hill and vocals performed by Brenda Song, Justin Felbinger, Bill Farmer, and Amanda Leighton (season 3)Īmphibia is an American animated television series created by Matt Braly that premiered on Disney Channel on June 17, 2019.
