LoliRock
| LoliRock | |
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| Created by |
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| Written by | Madellaine Paxson |
| Directed by | Jean Louis-Vandestoc |
| Voices of |
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| Theme music composer | Nobert Gilbert |
| Opening theme |
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| Ending theme | (instrumental of opening theme) |
| Composer(s) | Nobert Gilbert |
| Country of origin | France |
| Original language(s) | French |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 26 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Jean Louis Vandestoc |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
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| Distributor | Zodiak Kids |
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| Original network | France 3, France 4 |
| Picture format | 1080i: HDTV |
| Original release | 18 October 2014 – present |
| External links | |
| LoliRock official website | |
| LoliRock production blog | |
LoliRock is a French animated television series produced by Marathon Media and the Zodiak Kids. It was created by Jean Louis-Vandestoc and written by Madellaine Paxson.[1] It first aired in France on 18 October 2014 on France 3, and has expanded to television channels in Europe.[2] It has also been licensed worldwide, with an English dub released to Netflix on 1 May 2016.
Plot
Iris is a teenage girl who likes to sing and help others. However, when she sings, strange events happen. Encouraged by her best friend, Iris ends up auditioning for a girl rock band, but her power destroys the room and she is later attacked by two strangers. The judges at the audition, Talia and Auriana, come to help her, and they explain to her that she is actually a princess with magical powers that must save her kingdom of Ephedia from the clutches of Gramorr who has taken over. The only way to save it is to master her powers and to find the Oracle Gems of the Royal Crown of Ephedia, which are scattered across the Earth. Over the course of the series, the three girls try to live ordinary teenage lives as rock stars of the all-girl band "LoliRock", while training Iris in secret. But when Gramoor sends Praxina and Mephisto and has them summon monsters to cause chaos, the girls must work together as magical girl warrior princesses.
Characters
- Iris (voiced by Kazumi Evans in English version,[3] Lisa Caruso in French version[4]) – The lead singer of LoliRock, Iris is a 15-year-old[lower-alpha 1][5] girl living in Sunny Bay; she has wavy blonde hair, fair skin, light blue eyes, pink lips and freckles. She is kind-hearted and willing to help everyone. She has a singing power that seems to enchant everything around her; this power is coveted by Gramorr. She has a crush on her childhood best friend, Nathaniel. After she meets Talia and Auriana, she discovers that she is the crown princess of Ephedia, a magical kingdom, and her duty is to find all the Oracle Gems of the Royal Crown and to reclaim the throne of Ephedia. When she transforms using a pendant, her hair turns rose pink and her clothes turn pink, and she has a heart symbol and a four-pointed star symbol.[6] The production Tumblr said that she gets two symbols because she is in the royal family which rules the realm and the entire planet.[7] Character designer Bertrand Todesco initially considered Iris as having dark hair that would change to blonde in the transformation, but found that to be a cliche, and instead went with pop and girly colors like Katy Perry. Iris was based on actress Taylor Momsen from Gossip Girl, and the wardrobe was based on a picture of Blake Lively, also from Gossip Girl, in a green dress.[8] He also cited British singer Pixie Lott as a reference.[9]
- Talia (voiced by Ashleigh Ball in English version,[3] Kelly Marot in French version[4]) – She sings vocals and plays keytar in LoliRock. She has long dark brown hair with straight bangs, dark skin, and amber eyes. She is serious, kind, and very intelligent. As the second princess of Xeris, she was imprisoned by Gramorr before going on the search for the princess of Ephedia with the help of Auriana. Her transformation item is a bracelet; her hair turns light blue and her clothes become blue. Her symbol is the diamond.[6] Taila's character reference was French fashion blogger Betty Autier and her wardrobe, Amber Stevens West as she portrayed Ashleigh Owens in the TV series Greek, and singers Keri Hilson and Alicia Keys.[9]
- Auriana (voiced by Tabitha St. Germain in English version,[3] Léopoldine Serre in French version[4]) – She sings vocals and plays tambourine in LoliRock. She has auburn hair styled in a ponytail, tan skin, and green eyes. She is bubbly, playful, boy-crazy, and a bit air-headed, but a reliable friend. She is the princess of Volta. Her transformation item is a ring; her hair and clothes turn bright orange, and she sports a longer ponytail. Her symbol is a crescent moon.[6] Todesco wrote that Auriana's original name was Aurora and that he had pictured her as a black girl with a huge volume of hair, and that Talia would be maybe Asian with long straight hair, but he later changed the hairstyle.[10] He wrote that Auriana was "all the other cool things I like and I couldn’t put on Iris and/or Talia." Auriana's character reference was Leighton Meester from Gossip Girl and Cat Valentine (played by Ariana Grande) from the teen sitcom Victorious. He said that the name choice was a coincidence.[9]
- Amaru (vocalizations by Tabitha St. Germain[3][4]) – A purple and white furry creature with dark blue hair and a fluffy little tail. He has the ability to transform into a winged horse and to transport the princesses and their enemies to a special arena to allow the princesses to fight evil away from any civilians.[11][12] Todesco created Amaru out of the magical girl concept of having pets such as with Sailor Moon having a cat, and that Amaru would be able to transform into a keyring plush on her bag.[8]
- Gramorr (voiced by Mackenzie Gray in English version,[3] Gilles Morvan in French version[4]) – The Grand Wizard of Chaos. He has blond hair and purple eyes, wears a crown as well as a mask that covers his nose and mouth. After betraying the king and queen, Gramorr has taken control of Ephedia. However, in order to gain total control of the kingdom, he must have the royal crown, which is protected by a spell. He is thus unable to leave the castle area and must relay on Praxina and Mephisto to do his work.[13][14] He has a black panther minion named Banes, which is described by the production Tumblr as the anti-Amaru, and was created to give Gramorr more presence.[14]
- Praxina (voiced by Kelly Sheridan in English version,[3] Karine Foviau in French version[4]) – She has long burgundy-colored hair that typically covers one of her eyes. She loves to belittle people, especially her enemies and her twin brother, the latter of whom she reminds that she was born before. She has a very affirmed personality and often bosses her brother around. Her theme color is red. Her attacks tend to be demonstrations of raw power with explosions and large summoned monsters.[15] Todesco started the design for Praxina and Mephisto on Halloween day of 2011. Todesco originally designed Praxina dressed in black-and-white with a x symbol in her eyes. Todesco's character designer partner Benedicte Claravino went with a night butterfly/moth concept, with a bun hairstyle that extended to long twin tails. Her eyes would be butterflies instead of x's, of which the butterfly brooch stayed with around.[16] Her design was originally approved, but then the producers thought she was too "Japanese" and scary, so he and Benedicte redrew her and came out with a more suitable design.[17] The production Tumblr describes Praxina as an "anti-Iris", so she was given two symbols: lightning for her magic, and butterfly for herself.[7]
- Mephisto (voiced by Vincent Tong in English version,[3] Nessym Guetta in French version[4]) – He and his twin sister Praxina are sent to Earth by Gramorr to prevent the princesses from thwarting his master's plans at any price. He has short burgundy-colored hair. He enjoys destroying things, but sometimes acts cheesy, incompetent, and has a short attention span. His theme color is green. Of the two, Mephisto prefers elaborate spells and tricks and bragging about how he's a genius.[15] He originally had a black-and-white motif along with + symbols in his eyes. Like Praxina, he had a butterfly concept but it was rejected. Director Jean-Louis Vandestoc then suggested a snake symbol and a half-hidden face.[16] Mephisto's design was eventually approved without the hidden face part.[17]
- Nathaniel (voiced by Matt Ellis in English version,[3] Hugo Brunswick in French version[4]) – Iris's childhood best friend. He has short cocoa brown spiky hair. He knows Iris at heart, and often encourages her with kindness and a little humor. He and Iris harbor crushes on each other. Nathaniel also works in a Coffee shop. In early promotions for the series back in 2013, Senior VP Patricia de Wilde said Nathaniel was Iris's boyfriend and the only outsider that would know of the band's secret.[2]
- Aunt Ellen (voiced by Tabitha St. Germain in English version,[3] named Tante Ellen and voiced by Magali Rosenzweig in French version[4]) – Iris's aunt and adoptive mother, she has taken care of her since childhood. She is a cheerful lady who likes to take care of her garden. In the start of the series, she takes in Talia and Auriana as exchange students.
- Doug (voiced by James Kirk in English version,[3] Julien Crumpon in French version[4]) – He has blond hair and typically wears a brown hat with a pink band. He debuts in Episode 13, "Batty". He is LoliRock's number-one fan and writes a blog about them, gushing over different things and happenings about them. Doug can be gullible sometimes due to his innocence.
- Missy Robins (voiced by Ashleigh Ball in English version,[3] named Suzy Robins and voiced by Audrey Sable in French version[4]) – Iris's childhood rival who debuts in episode 2 "Flower Power". She grayish-black hair and yellow-green eyes. As the daughter of the mayor of Sunny Bay, she acts spoiled and vain. When asked whether Missy was based on rival character Mandy in Totally Spies!, the production Tumblr wrote that Missy was not based on her, even though she looks like her. They wanted a character that would be a love rival and a pest, and went with a brunette hair color to contrast Iris being a blonde, calling it a "classic trope".[18]
- Izira (voiced by Chiara Zanni in English version,[3] Jessica Monceau in French version[4]) – Talia's older sister from Xeris. She possesses a great power, and is deemed to be a powerful, responsible and intelligent princess. Talia lost track of her since the attack of Gramorr on Xeris. It is later revealed that she was imprisoned in the prison fortress Krozak on Ephedia.[19] In the show, she first appears in "Xeris". She has white hair, dark skin, and mulberry blue eyes. She returns in the season 1 finale episode "Home", where she leads a resistance movement against Gramorr. In the production Tumblr, she is nine years older than Talia, and her design was based mainly on imagining what Talia would look like in the future. To distinguish herself from Talia, she was designed with slightly darker skin tone and lighter hair.[13] Her symbol is three diamonds.[20]
- Lev (voiced by Sam Vincent in English version,[3] Yoann Bellot Sover in French version[4]) – An Ephedian thief who initially appears as a fellow prisoner of Gramorr in the season 1 finale episodes and goes with Iris when they try to escape from their cells. However, it is soon revealed that he has been working for Gramorr all along (as he was the highest bidder) to get her to release the crown. His magic crest bears the symbol of an eagle.[21]
- Lyna (voiced by Kelly Sheridan in English version,[3] Marie Nonnenmacher in French version[4]) – A princess of Borealis, she debuts in "Home Part I". In her magical princess state, she has light green hair. She is shy, but brave, light-hearted, and sophisticated. She loves crystal tea and is proud that her castle had won awards for most beautiful. She and Carissa helped free Izira from Gramorr and joined her resistance movement. Her transformation item is a hair pin,[22] and her symbol is a fleur-de-lys.[20] Her weapon is a chakram (ring),[22] but she prefers to use levitation in her spells. At the end of the first season, she joins the LoliRock girls on Earth where she has long straight black hair, medium skin, and violet eyes.
- Carissa (voiced by Tabitha St. Germain in English version,[3] Fanny Bloc in French version[4]) – A princess of Calix, she also debuts in "Home Part I". In her magical princess state, she has purple hair. She likes to show off her fighting skills, enjoys having bruises, and is fired up whenever she's fighting. After she and Lyne free Izira, she joins the latter's resistance movement. Her transformation item is a bracelet[22] and her symbol is a compass rose.[20] Her weapon is a pair of clubs,[22] and she prefers close-quarters combat. At the end of the first season, she joins the LoliRock girls on Earth, where she has red-orange hair styled in a fishtail braid, light skin and blue eyes.
Development
Character design
The producers at Marathon Media asked designers to draw Iris for a Magical girl project as a teenage alien princess with ice/crystal powers. Character designer Bertrand Todesco drew inspiration from Betty Autier, a French fashion blogger of "le blog de betty". She had dark hair and straight bangs, but Todesco figured the producers wanted a blonde girl for a lead, so he went with the look of Jenny Humphrey of the TV series Gossip Girl, portrayed by Taylor Momsen. The producers also wanted the girls' irises to be star-shaped. Autier's appearance as well as her wardrobe was retained for Talia.[8]
Following the initial picture, Todesco needed to design a princess/rockstar outfit, of which he chose a green dress worn by Blake Lively. The color was changed to pink as green was not suitable for merchandising. Todeco added a magical pet creature in the custom of Sailor Moon, which would later become Amaru. He designed in the hair streaks for when the girls were rock stars, and dresses that weren't so frilly that they would be complicated to draw.[8]
In designing Talia and the then-named Aurora, Todesco originally started with a black girl and an Asian girl with typical hairstyles, but later changed his mind.[10] He then found inspirations from other Gossip Girl characters as well as actresses Amber Stevens West and Ariana Grande, the latter of whom was how she acted in the teen sitcom Victorious rather than her current pop singer image. He also referenced Keri Hilson and Alicia Keys. Victorious was also the inspiration for some of the key visuals he used in promoting the series to get funding.[9]
Todesco originally conceived of antagonists Praxina and Mephisto to have guitar playing sound powers that would counter the girls' singing voice powers but the idea was abandoned.[16] After several iterations, Praxina's final design was approved where she would have a butterfly brooch and motif, while Mephisto's was approved later, after director Jean-Louis had suggested he have a snake motif and a half-covered face.[16][17] Eventually Gramorr would have the covered face,[14][17]
The design for the crystal magic circles and related animation was first done in 2D based off some reference pictures. Different colors and symbols were assigned to each character. It was later created in CGI.[6] Animation tools used include Toon Boom Harmony, Adobe After Effects, and Blender.[23]
Themes and writing
LoliRock head writer Madellaine Paxson, who had worked on children's shows Making Fiends, Power Rangers RPM as well as the horror film Blood Punch, described the themes of the show as: friendship and love, magic, singing / music, and good vs. evil. She said the hardest part in writing an episode is the beginning and also in integrating the themes along with a story with a person that needs help. Her favorite scenes from the show were where the princesses are together doing ordinary teenage girl things as they had opportunities for comedy. She summarized the show as having something for everybody, very girly, but good action too.[24] In the press release, Zodiak Kids describe the show as having a "cast of characters that are aspirational role models for a generation of children for whom justice has become a core value".[25]
According to posts on the production Tumblr, the LoliRock is classified as somewhere between a script-driven and storyboard-driven show. They started with a full script and then recorded lines with scratch voices or final voices, as re-recording after storyboarding would be costlier. The storyboard is then worked on, and some of the storyboard artists and supervisor adding and changing things they felt were important such as with the kiss scene in the Shanila episode and the Iris becoming a dark princess. Storyboard stage also included fixes for continuity and plot holes.[26]
Music and voice-over
The music score was composed and produced by Norbert "Yellowshark" Gilbert, with about 600 tracks over the course of the 52 26-minute episodes.[27] Five recurring songs (including the theme song) were recorded for each season. Due to limited resources in production, the team posted that Iris would be the only one singing on those songs, so they recorded Yasmin Shah in English and then developed the music videos. After realizing that it would be unnatural for the other girls to not sing, they designed Iris to have a microphone while the others would just sing along. They considered recording singing for Talia and Auriana but were constrained by budget. Cassandre Berger provided the singing on the French dub. The voices were then mixed. As the dialog was done later, the voice actors only sang on the incidental bits such as rehearsals.[28]
For season 1, the French voices were recorded at Lylo studios in Paris, France,[4] while the English voices were recorded at Vida Spark Productions in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.[3]
Marketing and promotion
Zodiak Media announced LoliRock in April 2013 at the MIPTV event in Cannes, France.[29] Early promotions included the idea of princesses with magical singing voices.[5] The demographic target audience is girls ages 6 to 12, and the group has partnered with France Televisions and Disney Channel France.[29] Marathon Media CEO Vincent Chalvron-Demersay and General Manager David Michel said that "LoliRock is a fresh, contemporary take on what it is to be a girl today, infused with music and magical adventures and the all-important notion of justice in today’s teenage world. It’s a perfect companion piece to Totally Spies!, which has been so successful in this same space.”[30] In comparing the promotion of the show to that of Totally Spies!, Zodiak senior vice-president Patricia de Wilde said that Zodiak made sure the premise was made clear for the new show.[2]
The five songs were publicized as music videos on YouTube.[2] Plans were also made to create live-action LoliRock bands in various markets,[30] such as Super TV's contest held online[31][32] and among major cities in Italy. A website was launched with videos, games, and message boards. Promotional toys were also offered at Quick restaurants as well as McDonalds.[25][33][34][35] An app was developed for the music which Zodiak senior vice-president Patricia de Wilde said was a "sort of cross between K-Pop and Katy Perry."[2]
Broadcast
The show premiered on France 3 on 18 October 2014.[36][37] running for 13 episodes until March 2015.[38]
On 26 January 2016, Zodiak Kids published an article officially announcing that BatteryPOP had acquired AVOD (streaming) rights to LoliRock for one year.[39][40]
On 1 April, France Televisions announced the release of episodes on France 4, and Disney France. Zodiak also reported that Italy would launch LoliRock on De Agostini Editore’s Super! DTT channel.[41] France 4 began broadcasting the 13 episodes on 4 April 2016.[42]
On 1 May, the first season of the series was released on Netflix,[43][44] whose service reaches over 190 countries.[45]
Episodes
Most episodes were self-contained and could be viewed in any order; this was done at the request of the French broadcasters. After some confusion, including an edit war on French Wikipedia, the LoliRock production team posted a list of the production and story order, and recommended that episodes could be viewed in any sequence, save for certain episodes that would fit the progression: "To Find a Princess" (Ep. 1), "Xeris" (Ep. 6), "Shanila" (Ep. 19) and the final two episodes (Ep. 25 and 26).[46] The in-story time between episodes was also estimated to be from a few days to one or two weeks.[47] Another reason for the post on the recommended viewing order was because the fifth episode "Sing for Me" was originally broadcast as the second episode, and viewers expressed concern that Iris had learned her magic too quickly after the first episode.[48]
All episodes were directed by Jean Louis-Vandestoc unless noted. 13 episodes were broadcast in 2014–15 on France 3, and 13 new episodes were broadcast in 2016 on France 4.
| No. | English Title French Title [46] | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code [46] |
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| 1 | "To Find a Princess" "L'audition" | Madellaine Paxson | 18 October 2014[36][37] | 101 |
| Iris is an ordinary teenage girl, but when she sings, strange things occur. After losing a series of babysitting jobs, she decides to audition for a new girl band called LoliRock. But when she sings in front of the judges Talia and Auriana, she causes the auditorium seats to fly off. She flees but is chased down by Praxina and Mephisto, two people from another world who want to capture her. Talia and Auriana save Iris and tell her that she is really a princess from the world of Ephedia and that she has magical powers. When Praxina and Mephisto imprison Iris's aunt Ellen and others, Iris taps into her power to join Talia and Auriana to defeat the two. | ||||
| 2 | "Flower Power" "Le mystère des fleurs" | Madellaine Paxson | 1 November 2014[49] | 102 |
| Iris and her classmates enter a flower show competition, but when the contestants' flowers start disappearing, Iris suspects her own flower Rosie is behind the abduction. However, they soon discover a large mole-like creature has been taking the plants, and it has even stolen Iris's pendant. Iris and the two girls face the creature as well as Praxina and Mephisto. | ||||
| 3 | "Be Mine" "Coup de foudre" | Madellaine Paxson | 15 November 2014[50] | 103 |
| While rescuing a boy from falling containers, Iris and the guy suddenly fall in love with each other. Iris's infatuation interferes with her magical girl training, and the boy's real girlfriend is heartbroken. Talia and Auriana discover that another magic creature that shoots Cupid-like arrows is behind the mayhem. | ||||
| 4 | "The Birthday" "La prémonition" | Madellaine Paxson | 10 January 2015[51] | 104 |
| While Aunt Ellen downplays her 50th birthday, Iris gets inspired to celebrate her birthday anyway by throwing a surprise party with Talia and Auriana helping to decorate. Iris receives a mysterious music box from a fan that gives her a dream about her rescuing a boy from a falling shelf at the store. When it comes true, she wonders if she has the power to predict the future, but it is actually a trick from Praxina and Mephisto. They lure Iris to a house by giving her a dream that she may meet her parents. | ||||
| 5 | "Sing for Me" "Une voix magique" | Eddie Guzelian | 31 January 2015[52] | 105 |
| LoliRock and a choir group are planning to perform at a charity concert, but during rehearsals, Iris and the choir girls lose their singing voices. Talia and Auriana join Iris in an effort to retrieve their voices, although without the singing, Iris has less power. | ||||
| 6 | "Xeris" "Xeris" | Madellaine Paxson | 29 November 2014[53] | 106 |
| While fighting Praxina and Mephisto, Talia uses a special medallion that launches a large blast wave to defeat them. Praxina and Mephisto find the medallion but when they show it to Gramorr, the latter orders them to destroy it. Iris and Auriana are excited about Talia's power, but Talia isn't so keen about sharing what it is about, as the medallion was her big sister Izira's. She shares about her family's history about how Izira was the responsible one and how one day when Talia went to attend a festival, her home was attacked and destroyed, and her family gone missing. Iris and the girls confront Praxina and Mephisto to try to get the medallion back but Praxina destroys it, leaving Talia devastated. However, afterwards Amaru had recovered a shard of the medallion and the girls are able to trace it to Izira and discover she is still alive. | ||||
| 7 | "Sirens" "Le trésor de l'épave" | Laura McCreary | 22 November 2014[54] | 107 |
| During a cruise ship event, Iris's pendant goes off. The girls cast detection magic which leads to something underneath the ship. They rescue a guy who had gotten stuck under a rock when he was trying to recover his grandfather's jewels from a sunken ship. Afterwards, they are able to locate the sunken ship, but Praxina and Mephisto summon a sea dragon to attack Iris, while they go after Talia and Auriana. After some fighting, Auriana calls out to a nearby baby whale, and its mother defeats the dragon. They lift up the ship and recover the jewels for the guy and his grandfather. | ||||
| 8 | "Talia and Kyle Sitting in a Tree" "Amour double" | Rhonda Smiley | 8 November 2014[55] | 108 |
| A handsome boy named Kyle takes an interest in Talia, but she refuses to date him, despite his persistence. But when Kyle gives Talia a present, Talia suddenly starts having an interest in him. Iris and Auriana suspect Praxina and Mephisto have some role in this, and eventually discover there is a monster impersonating the real Kyle. | ||||
| 9 | "A Promise is a Promise" "Promis juré!" | Rhonda Smiley | 25 October 2014[56] | 109 |
| Auriana has been boy-crazy recently, so the other girls try to get her to take her work seriously. Auriana falls for a boy who has been working at a nearby museum at the dinosaur exhibit. The boy invites them to the museum, during which Iris's pendant goes off and they suspect there is an Oracle Gem in one of the jewels on display. The girls must outwit a security guard. Meanwhile Praxina and Mephisto cause a dinosaur bone exhibit to come alive. | ||||
| 10 | "Lucky Star" "Une vie de star" | Shea Fontana | 15 April 2016[57] | 110 |
| LoliRock attends a party for a child star named Lily Bowen, but Lily does not have any real friends since she has been working on her celebrity life. The girls try to help Lily out but Praxina and Mephisto transform a photo booth into a sleep-inducing monster. | ||||
| 11 | "Step Right Up" "Sous une bonne étoile" | Elise Allen | 13 April 2016[58] | 111 |
| The LoliRock girls go out with a trio of girls from an orphanage. Praxina and Mephisto pretend to be carnival game operators, giving toy prizes to the girls. The LoliRock girls discover that the orphans are a bit selfish when it comes to how they have divided their room, and they ponder how to help them be friends. But at night the toys come to life and attack the LoliRock girls and capture the three orphans. | ||||
| 12 | "No Thanks for the Memories" "Mémoire trouble" | Anne-Marie Perrotta | 26 April 2016[59] | 112 |
| Iris has been having trouble memorizing the lyrics to their newest song, so the other girls try to remove her distractions. However, Praxina and Mephisto brainwash Iris into thinking they are her best friends and that Auriana and Talia are jealous enemies. Iris believes the twins and is about to help on a spell to reach Gramorr, but Auriana and Talia try to stop her. They use the song as a trigger to snap Iris back to normal. | ||||
| 13 | "Batty" "Peur du noir" | Rhonda Smiley | 6 December 2014[60] | 113 |
| Iris rescues a scientist who was exploring a cave that could contain ore that would help with clean energy. Praxina and Mephisto summon a giant monster bat to attack Iris and to try to claim the energy-boosting ore for Gramorr. | ||||
| 14 | "Castles in the Sand" "Les pieds dans le sable" | Eddie Guzelian | 21 April 2016[61] | 114 |
| In preparation for a beach event, the LoliRock girls volunteer to clean up the beach. When Mephisto observes Iris secretly using a whirlwind to help a child who was picking up trash, he makes a larger-scale whirlwind to attack the event and capture Nathaniel. The girls must rescue Nathaniel while fending off the nosy blog reporter Doug's inquiries. | ||||
| 15 | "Stitches" "Cousu de fil noir" | Catherine Lieuwen | 14 April 2016[62] | 115 |
| Auriana falls for an aspiring fashion designer and makes her own clothes with a little help of her magic in preparation for a fashion show. When the truck carrying the designer's clothes is in danger of falling off a bridge, the girls come to the rescue, but Praxina and Mephisto use the distraction to capture Auriana's clothes and harness its magic powers. | ||||
| 16 | "Camp Princess" "Une nuit à la belle étoile" | Anne-Marie Perrotta | 13 November 2014[63] | 116 |
| The girls work as counselors for a girl scout camp. One of the girls is afraid of being outside at night but needs to do so for her merit badge so the girls agree to stay with her. Praxina and Mephisto enchant a totem pole to create three shadow monsters: an eagle, wolf, and bear. | ||||
| 17 | "Heavy Metal" "Guitare en solo" | Madellaine Paxson | 3 January 2015[64][65] | 117 |
| At a music showcase concert, Iris encourages her schoolmate Zack Brady to perform with his parents watching, but when he goes on stage, his guitar mysteriously flies off. Other performers' instruments also fly away. The girls suspect it is the work of the twins but when they confront them, the twins' band monster is able to cancel out all their attacks. Iris must decide whether to defeat the monster at the cost of destroying the instruments. | ||||
| 18 | "Legend of Lake Agnes" "La légende du lac Yness" | Rhonda Smiley | 18 April 2016[66] | 118 |
| When the girls spend a day at the lake, Auriana meets a guy and his brother who are planning on going fishing. The younger brother hopes to see Agnes, nicknamed Aggie, a mysterious lake creature, and Auriana is excited to look for it. But when some creature bumps into their boat, the girls suspect it is the work of the twins. | ||||
| 19 | "Shanila Surprise" "Shanila" | Madellaine Paxson | 17 January 2015[67] | 119 |
| Iris discovers one day that her hair has become short. Talia and Auriana explain that it is because she is going through Shanila, a coming-of-age phase in an Ephedian's life where she has attained a new level of power. However, until she reaches the next level in her abilities, her magic is weak. In order to continue training, Iris turns down a trip to the slide park with Nathaniel, although Auriana volunteers to go. Praxina and Mephisto cause trouble at the park to lure the weakened Iris out. | ||||
| 20 | "Raffle Battle" "Tombola Mania" | Rhonda Smiley | 22 April 2016[68] | 120 |
| The LoliRock girls buy raffle tickets to support a girl's fundraiser, but the girl's raffle booklets are later stolen. They suspect Praxina and Mephisto are behind it but when they go to confront them, they see they are just arguing with each other and are unconcerned, leading the girls to believe someone else is behind it. This is affirmed when they are attacked by twin brothers who are so adept at casting magic, they even finish each other's sentences. | ||||
| 21 | "Dance Craze" "Une Soirée Magique" | Elise Allen | 25 April 2016[69] | 121 |
| The LoliRock girls receive a rare visit from Morgaine, a powerful Ephedian sorceress who only comes out of seclusion once every ten years. Morgaine plans to teach the girls a powerful spell, but Iris gets distracted by the happenings of the Halloween dance in which she has a chance to dance with Nathaniel. Praxina and Mephisto try to capture Iris but grab Missy, who was wearing a similar pirate costume as Iris, instead. The twins then capture Iris when she rescues Missy. Although the twins lure out Morgaine, she is able to fight a bit, and the LoliRock girls are able to learn the spell to defeat the twins and their monster. | ||||
| 22 | "The Haunting" "La maison des ombres" | Rhonda Smiley | 20 April 2016[70] | 122 |
| Iris helps out a girl who has moved into the neighborhood, but the girl is worried her house is haunted because it looks worn out. Talia reveals that she can see ghosts, so she and Auriana fashion a device out of a hair dryer that supposedly detects ghosts in order to show the girl that the house isn't really haunted. But Praxina and Mephisto cause trouble and scare the girl. | ||||
| 23 | "Spellbound" "Grimoire à vendre" | Mirith Colad | 19 April 2016[71] | 123 |
| Aunt Ellen donates a bunch of her old books for a fundraiser book sale, but Talia's special book of spells got mixed in. Praxina and Mephisto snatch the book and summon a gorilla-like monster. | ||||
| 24 | "Smart" "La Menace Mobile" | Eddie Guzelian | 27 April 2016[72] | 124 |
| When the LoliRock girls are caught by Doug doing magic, they try to write it off as special effects. They have Doug follow them for the whole day so he can blog about their lives are that of typical normal teenage girls. When Praxina and Mephisto discover Doug carries around a smart phone to vlog everything, they capture him and turn the phone into a monster that knows the LoliRock girls' personalities and battle tendencies. Iris and the girls ultimately defeat the monster by confusing it by pretending to act like each other instead of their real selves. | ||||
| 25 | "Home, Part 1" "Ephedia (premiere partie)" | Madellaine Paxson | 28 April 2016[73] | 125 |
| After having their first televised concert, the LoliRock girls ponder their expanding fame. But a meteor heads towards Earth and the girls scramble to stop it. The meteor fragments turn into strings that capture them. Praxina and Mephisto deliver the princesses to Gramorr, who has Talia and Auriana transported to the prison fortress Krozak, but en route, two girls in cloaks defeat the guards and capture Talia and Auriana. Gramorr offers Iris her regular life back as well as her parents if she gives him the crown. When she refuses, Gramorr has the twins summon a large monster that encases everyone in Sunny Bay into dark crystals, and Iris is thrown in a prison cell. Talia and Auriana free themselves from their new captors. Iris meets Lev, a fellow prisoner, and they escape their cells. Talia and Auriana discover that their captors are actually Lyna and Carissa, assistants to the leader of the resistance, who reveals herself to be Talia's big sister Izira. | ||||
| 26 | "Home, Part 2" "Ephedia (deuxieme partie)" | Madellaine Paxson | 29 April 2016[74] | 126 |
| Iris and Lev escape and evade the guards but first they must retrieve the crown. However, when Iris takes the crown, she is betrayed by Lev, and captured by Gramorr. Izira shares that she was freed by Lyna and Carissa, and formed the resistance. Gramorr continues to pressure Iris into surrendering the crown, threatening to encase everyone on Earth in crystal until Iris finally gives up. But when Iris proceeds to recite the words that would release the crown, the resistance arrives and defeats the guards. Iris gets her pendant back and transforms. But before they can get the upper hand on Gramorr, they realize the crown still has more jewels to get, and they return to Earth to defeat the monster. Afterwards, the crown is encased once again, and Lyna and Carissa join the girls on Earth while Izira continues with leading the resistance efforts. As LoliRock performs, Lev watches in amusement. | ||||
Reception
Ella Anders of BSC Kids wrote that LoliRock "plays it clear as a magical girl series and even nods other iconic shows in the genera" such as Pretty Cure and Sailor Moon, but that it is "grand in its own right and should be held up as a great magical girl series". She liked the diverse cast, plot, humor and background story, the last of which she had not seen since My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, and that it was a type of show she would have loved growing up.[75]
Heather Newman of Forbes magazine described the series as "A French animated series about an impossibly thin, stylish, magical girl who sings."[76]
When asked whether LoliRock would have a cross-over episode with French magical girl show Miraculous Ladybug, Thomas Astruc, who was the creator and director on Miraculous and a storyboarder on LoliRock,[77] said it was unlikely given they are from two different production companies, but that the animation community is small and that both companies share the same love of animation. He has posted about the two being cousin shows.[78][79]
Other media
The game LoliRock, available on iOS and Android, and it contains a set of rhythm (3D dance) and karaoke games (French and English) and offers the opportunity to customize a player Studio 10. It was developed and published by Bulkypix and was released in 2014.[80]
Zodiak has also worked a deal with publishing company Hachette Jeunesse to create novels, activity books, stationery, and e-books.[81]
Notes
- ↑ The ages for the other characters are listed at the LoliRock production Tumblr: Team LoliRock (8 April 2016). "Team LoliRock — I always wonder how old is izira, mephisto,...". Retrieved 15 June 2016 – via Tumblr.
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LoliRock is animated with Toonboom Harmony. The compositing is done with Adobe After Effect. And the CGI parts (vehicules, crystals, and some props) is created with Blender.
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|title=(help) - ↑ Lolirockband (2 January 2015). "TROP COOL demain c'est le nouvel épisode des LoliRock « Guitare en solo » !!! On se retrouve à 11h20 sur France 3 !! XOXO" [TOO COOL tomorrow is the new episode of LoliRock " Solo Guitar " !!! We meet at 11:20 on France 3 !! XOXO] (in French). Archived from the original on 20 June 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016 – via Facebook. (registration required (help)).
- ↑ "LoliRock - La légende du lac Yness - Saison 1 - Episode 18 - Lundi 18 Avril 13h35". France 4 (in French). Retrieved 20 June 2016.
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- ↑ "LoliRock - Tombola mania - Saison 1 - Episode 20 - Vendredi 22 Avril 13h40". France 4 (in French). Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ↑ "LoliRock - Une soirée magique - Saison 1 - Episode 21 - Lundi 25 Avril 13h35". France 4 (in French). Retrieved 20 June 2016.
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External links
- Official website (French)
- Official blog
- Lolirock profile at Zodiak Kids