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| Genre | |
| Created by | Anthony Roux |
| Based on | Wakfu |
| Developed by | Ankama Animations France Televisions Frakas Productions Pictanovo |
| Directed by | Anthony Roux Fabrice Nzinzi |
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| Theme music composer | Guillaume Houzé |
| Composer | Guillaume Houzé |
| Country of origin | France |
| Original language | French |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 78 (+ 4 specials & 3 OVAs) (list of episodes) |
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| Running time | 22-25 minutes |
| Production companies | Ankama France Télévisions Frakas Productions Pictanovo |
| Original release | |
| Network | France 3 France 4 |
| Release | October 30, 2008 – March 15, 2024 |
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Wakfu: The Animated Series or simply Wakfu is an anime-influenced French animated television series produced by Ankama Animation, based on the video game Dofus. The first season of 26 episodes began airing on 30 October 2008, and new episodes would continue to air into January 2010 on France 3. The series is directed by Anthony "Tot" Roux, and character design is handled by Xavier "Xa" Houssin and Kim "Tcho" Etinoff.[1]
A successful Kickstarter campaign to produce an English-language dub of the series was launched in January 2014.[2][3] There were two prior English dub attempts. The first two episodes were shown for the first time in English during the 2009 London MCM Expo; this dub pilot is believed to have been recorded in France by expats, many of whom previously worked on the English version of Code Lyoko.[4] A second English dub pilot recorded by Ocean Studios was shown at Anime Expo in 2011.[5]
The third season of the series premiered in France on September 2, 2017.[2][6] Season 3 premiered on Netflix worldwide on April 6, 2018. The release was originally planned for April 1, but was delayed to avoid conflicts with the Easter holiday weekend and the respective holiday event in the Wakfu game.[7]
On May 7, 2020, Ankama announced that season 4 would premiere in early 2024, intended as the final chapter of the story, and a Kickstarter campaign to fund its production was launched on June 8, 2020.[8][9] On January 16, 2024, Ankama announced that season 4 will be released on February 9, 2024.[10]
- ^ "Making of" (in French). Ankama Animation. Archived from the original on December 30, 2009. Retrieved December 20, 2009.
- ^ a b "Ankama's Animation Page".
- ^ ""WAKFU: The Animated Series" Launches English Blu-ray Kickstarter". January 21, 2014. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
- ^ "Wakfu London MCM Expo". WAKFU FORUM.
- ^ "AX 2011: The Introduction to the World of WAKFU Panel". YouTube. 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
- ^ "WAKFU, the series: New Trailer!". WAKFU. Ankama. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ^ "Season 3 Is About to Hatch on Netflix". WAKFU. Ankama. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ "THE ROAD TO WAKFU SEASON 4: PERCEDAL". DOFUS. Ankama. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ^ "'Wakfu' Season 4 Hits Kickstarter Goal in One Hour". Animation Magazine. 8 June 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ Nicolle, Arthur (2024-01-16). "Wakfu : l'ultime saison du dessin animé dévoile sa date de sortie". Journal du Geek (in French). Retrieved 2024-01-16.