Code Lyoko

Code Lyoko
Genre
Created by
Written bySophie Decroisette
Directed byJérôme Mouscadet
Starring
  • Raphaëlle Lubansu
  • Sophie Landresse
  • Géraldine Frippiat
  • Marie-Line Landerwijn
  • Mathieu Moreau
  • Carole Baillien
  • Arnaud Léonard
  • Nathalie Stas
  • Julie Basecqz
Theme music composer
  • Franck Keller
  • Ygal Amar
Opening theme
  • "Un monde sans danger" ("A World Without Danger") by Julien Lamassonne (French)
  • Noam Kaniel (English)
Ending theme
  • "Un monde sans danger" ("A World Without Danger") (Instrumental) (season 1)
  • "Break Away" (Instrumental) by Subdigitals (seasons 2–4)
ComposersSerge Tavitian
Herman Martin
Country of originFrance
Original languageFrench
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes97[1][a] (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Nicolas Atlan (seasons 2–4)
  • Christophe di Sabatino
  • Benoît di Sabatino
ProducerNicolas Altan (season 1)
Production locations
Running time26 minutes[1]
Production companiesAntefilms (season 1)
MoonScoop Group (seasons 2–4)
Ellipsanime
Original release
NetworkFrance 3
Canal J
Release3 September 2003 (2003-09-03) –
10 November 2007 (2007-11-10)
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Code Lyoko (French pronunciation: [kɔd ljɔko]; Stylized as CODE: LYOKO in Season 1 and in all caps starting in Seasons 2 to 4) is a French anime-influenced animated series created by Thomas Romain and Tania Palumbo and produced by Antefilms Production (season 1) and MoonScoop Group (seasons 2–4) for France 3 and Canal J, with the participation of Conseil Général de la Charente, Pôle Image Magelis, Région Poitou-Charentes and Wallimage. The series centers on a group of teenagers who travel to the virtual world of Lyoko to battle against a malignant artificial intelligence known as XANA who threatens Earth with powers to access the real world and cause trouble. The scenes in the real world employ traditional animation with hand-painted backgrounds, while the scenes in Lyoko are presented in 3D CGI animation.[2] The series began its first, 97-episode run on September 3, 2003, on France's France 3, and ended on November 10, 2007 and on Cartoon Network in the United States on April 19, 2004.

A follow-up series, Code Lyoko: Evolution, began airing at the end of 2012. This "sequel" to the series featured live-action sequences for scenes taking place in the real world instead of its traditional 2D animation but retained the iconic CGI for scenes taking place in Lyoko, now with an updated artstyle. The show consisted of 26 episodes with the final episode airing in late 2013, leaving off on a cliffhanger with no second season or other sequel series planned as MoonScoop later filed for bankruptcy in 2014.

  1. ^ a b c "Code Lyoko". Mediatoon Distribution. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  2. ^ ""Code Lyoko" arrive sur Netflix: l'histoire secrète de la série culte". BFMTV (in French). 10 January 2020.


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