İbi (logo stylized as ibi) is a Turkish educational children's entertainment, adventure and fantasy series created and directed by Sinan Ölmez, and produced by Kelebek Animation (now Studio Galaktik), which belongs to Koza Yayın AŞ. It first aired on TRT Çocuk (TRT Kids) on June 15, 2015.
Aimed at kids between 6-8 years, the show follows the titular İbi, a pink-haired girl who recently turned 10. She and her turtle partner Tosi embark on a journey around the fantasy land of Baldiyar to find the Atlas belonging to Tosi's grandfather, Tidebo. Pumba and Hoppa, two vokis (robot-like creatures in Baldiyar), also happen to explore the land with the same purpose, and will occasionally join in with İbi and Tosi.
While going on adventures, İbi and Tosi often come across unfortunate people, and help solve their problems by using their mathematics, science and general problem-solving skills. However, a mysterious man named Dodo foils their journey and causes trouble around Baldiyar.
In August 2023, the show received a new season titled İbi: Galaktik Serüven (İbi: Galactic Adventure), where it entirely takes place in outer space with İbi and crew exploring different planets. In October 20, 2023, a full-length animated film titled İbi: Doğu Ekspresi'nin Gizemi (İbi: The Mystery of the Eastern Express), was released across Turkey.
Outside of its home country, İbi is notable for bearing an uncanny resemblance to Adventure Time, from the "noodle arms and dotted eyes" art style to the vibrant and colorful backgrounds, to the fact that both of them take place in fantasy worlds dominated by different creatures.
İbi contains the following tropes:
- Character Title: The title refers to the main character herself.
- Edutainment Show: The show teaches its target demographic basic elements of math and science, as well as encouraging problem-solving skills.
- One-Word Title: İbi is only one word.
- Title Theme Drop: Variants of the theme song are often played in numerous episodes, and Dodo even plays one of the first verses of it on a yellow flute as a way to summon his Robokopter.
