Squirrel and Hedgehog

Squirrel and Hedgehog (Korean: 다람이와 고슴도치) also known as the English version of "Brave Soldiers" is a North Korean children's cartoon animated and distributed by SEK Studios, a North Korean animation studio known for working on several animated shows within North Korea. The show was broadcasted on North Korea's state-run "Korean Central Television" channel. The show aired between 1977 and 2013 and is regarded as one of North Korea's most popular animated television shows. The show would, later on, be dubbed by Italian animation studio Mondo TV, a frequent collaborator with SEK Studios.

Plot
The Series follows the Society and Inhabitants of the region known as "Flower Hill" a region occupied by anthropomorphic Squirrels, Hedgehogs, Ducks as well as several other species of Animals. We are also introduced to the villainous Mice and Weasels who are Enemies and invaders of Flower Hill, who frequently Pillage and Invade the Region. However, Flower Hill remains Protected by a Grizzly Bear simply known as "Bear". However, within the First episode of the show, the Inhabitants of Flower hill begin to realize that Bear has grown unreliable and Untrustworthy due to getting Drunk and being easily tricked by the Mice and Weasels which in turn has the villages of Flower Hill invaded, and burned down by the Mice and Weasels. Bear is later relieved of his duties and the Inhabitants of Flower Hill form a small militia to combat the Mice and Weasels which proves effective. This later sprouts into a professional Armed Forces comprising of Squirrels, Hedgehogs, and Ducks. Later on, we are introduced to our Protagonist, Julio, or in the Original Version - Kŭmsaegi. Julio is a soldier for the army of Flower Hill and is a spy for the Army of Flower Hill to learn of new offensives and invasions of Flower Hill by the Mice and Weasels. Through the Show, Julio engages in several Espionage Assignments within the Weasel Empire and Mice Societies. Early on in the Series, we are introduced to our Lead antagonist: Mulmangcho. A mouse who is a collaborator with the Weasels and has a severe Hatred of Flower Hill attempts throughout the series to do whatever he can to help the Weasel and Mice's efforts in Invading Flower Hill. When Julio is undercover as a spy within the Weasel and Mice army bases, He is usually attempting to Murder and or Have Julio captured for being a spy for Flower Hill. He is a recurring character in both the 70s run and the recent 2010s continuation. Several events happen within the Show with it growing much more complex within the later episodes of the Show.

Dubbing
Not much is known about the Dubbing of the Series. However supposedly during the Mid 90,s the Italian Production and Distribution Company Mondo TV acquired the Rights of Squirrel and Hedgehog, Most likely due to being a frequent collaborator with SEK Studios on the production and dubbing of several of their Projects. Mondo TV would later dub the series in several different languages with new rights to the dubbing and distribution of the show. and would later have dubbed the whole series (Minus the 2010s continuation.) These dubs can be found on Youtube and other sites for viewing.

Differences from the Original
Voice Actors - Due to being a Dub many if not all of the Voice Actors from the Original Korean Version have been replaced by several other Foreign voice actors who reside outside of North Korea.

Dialogue - Some Dialogue from the Original version has been completely cut from the Dub script or has been entirely replaced by other dialogue. Much of this is due to the brief vulgar language featured in the original show and script, which has been deemed too vulgar for a children's show by Mondo TV. Supposedly there are versions of there of this original" version with the Swears and Vulgar language included, however not much is known.

Dark/Vulgar Scenes - Throughout the Original series there are many instances of references and or outright depictions of Murder and Suicide by characters within the show. This is due to North Korea's radical Propaganda that does not choose the censored content of Children's media that much of the world considers unsuitable for children. Due to this, much of the dark and vulgar content within the show has been cut and edited in order to maintain a cleaner version of the Original Show.

Discontinuation
After the show had briefly ceased production of episodes in the late 90s, The show would return from its hiatus returning with much better detailed and smoother animation. As well as a continuation of the series plot after the conclusion of the show in the 90s. However, Mondo TV had either given up the rights of the Show or had failed the acquire the rights to the newer episodes of the show, little to nothing is known about what might have happened.