A subreddit for fans of the Kung Fu Panda franchise. Members Online Idk if it's just me but just like Stephanie Stine said, I can really tell the Five were included last minute.

When was Kungfu Panda set? The characters reference "ancient china" several times, but also Kungfu was mastered within Oogway's lifetime. Admittedly, as a turtle, he likely lived for hundreds of years, but even with that, Tai Lung was the first to "master the 1000 scrolls of kungfu" or whatever, which indicates Kungfu as a discipline only had ...

This made me wonder: what timeframe is Kung Fu Panda set in? I'm somewhere between thinking it's set during the 18th century, like the time of the Wild West, and the 14th century, around the time of the Middle Ages.

The Kung Fu Panda franchise is a series created by DreamWorks Animation with a story arc consisting of currently four films (with as many as six in total planned), six specials, three spinoff series, and several books and games.