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Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir
Miraculous- Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir logo.png
Also known as
Miraculous
Miraculous Ladybug
Genre
Superhero[1][2]
Magical girl[3]
Created by Thomas Astruc
Written by Thomas Astruc
S�bastien Thibaudeau
Directed by
Thomas Astruc
Christelle Abgrall (season 2)[4]
Wilifried Pain (season 2)[4]
Jun Violet (season 2)[4]
Voices of
English:
Cristina Vee
Bryce Papenbrook
Keith Silverstein
Mela Lee
Max Mittelman
Carrie Keranen
French:
Anouck Hautbois
Benjamin Bollen
Fanny Bloc
Antoine Tom�
Marie Nonnenmacher
Thierry Kazazian
Theme music composer Jeremy Zag and Noam Kaniel; Lyrics by Alain Garcia
Opening theme English: "It's Ladybug!" performed by Wendy Child and Cash
Callaway; French:"Miraculous", by Marily and Noam
Ending theme "It's Ladybug!" (instrumental)
Composer(s)
Jeremy Zag
Noam Kaniel
Alain Garcia
Country of origin France
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 34 + special (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
Jared Wolfson
Pascal Boutboul
S�bastien Thibaudeau
Alexandre Lippens
Christophe Guignement
Jean-Yves Patay
C�dric Pilot
For Toei Animation:
Hiroyuki Kinoshita
Ryuji Kochi
Pierre Belletante
For SAMG Animation:
Suhoon Kim
Producer(s)
Jeremy Zag
Aton Soumache
Jacqueline Tordjman (associate)
Maurice Marciano (associate)
Running time 22 minutes
Production company(s)
Zagtoon
Method Animation
Toei Animation
SAMG Animation
AB Droits Audiovisuels
SK Broadband
De Agostini Editore
Distributor
AB International Distribution
PGS Entertainment[2]
Method Animation � Zagtoon
SAMG Animation (South Korea)
Release
Original network
TF1 (France)
EBS1 (South Korea)
First shown in South Korea
Original release 1 September 2015 � present
External links
www.miraculousladybug.com
www.pgsentertainment.com/property/11/miraculous/
Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir[5][6] (French: Miraculous, les aventures de
Ladybug et Chat Noir; also known as Miraculous Ladybug[2][7][8] or Miraculous[9]
[10]) is a French CGI action/adventure animated series produced by Zagtoon and
Method Animation in collaboration with Toei Animation in Japan, SAMG Animation in
South Korea, and De Agostini Editore in Italy.[2] The series features two Parisian
teenagers, Marinette Dupain-Cheng and Adrien Agreste, who transform into the
superheroes Ladybug and Cat Noir, respectively, to protect the city from
supervillains.

Prior to its debut in France on 19 October 2015 on TF1,[11] the series was first
shown in South Korea on 1 September 2015 on EBS1.[12] In the United States, the
series debuted on Nickelodeon on 6 December. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, the
show premiered on 30 January 2016 on Disney Channel.[13] On 20 November 2015,
producer Jeremy Zag announced that a second and third season were in progress.[14]
On 20 December 2016, Zag announced that Netflix had acquired the U.S. video-on-
demand streaming rights to Miraculous for seasons 1�3, including the English
premiere of the Christmas Special, and a planned launch of Season 2 in 2017.

Contents [hide]
1 Plot
2 Production
2.1 Conception and creation
2.2 Animation
2.3 Themes, writing and process
3 Characters
4 Broadcast
4.1 Episodes
5 Reception
6 Works cited
7 References
8 External links
Plot[edit]
Main article: List of Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir episodes
Set in modern-day Paris, the series focuses on teenagers[15][16][a] Marinette
Dupain-Cheng and Adrien Agreste.[18] When evil arises, Marinette transforms into
her secret superhero persona Ladybug, while Adrien transforms into his superhero
persona Cat Noir, using powerful objects known as the Miraculous. Oblivious to each
other's true identities, the two work together to protect Paris from the mysterious
villain Hawk Moth, who covets and attempts to steal their powers by using his
akuma, butterflies infused with black energy, to transform everyday citizens into
supervillains.[15][19]

Production[edit]
Conception and creation[edit]
The series is based on an original concept created by French animator Thomas
Astruc,[20] who was inspired by a meeting with a certain lady, Japanese anime, and
"decades of comics binge reading".[21] In an interview with Nolife, Astruc said he
was working as an animator on the show W.I.T.C.H. when he met a woman who had a T-
shirt with a ladybug on it. They began to share drawings, some of which were
ladybug-themed. Astruc also noted that Marinette's hair was styled after the woman.
They also worked on the cartoon A.T.O.M. around 2004�05. Astruc first drew Ladybug
on sticky notes and remarked how strong the Ladybug character was, but despite
this, he had no memory of seeing any ladybug-themed superheroes in comics.[22]

Astruc had intended to make Ladybug a comic book series until he met Jeremy Zag,
who loved the project and wanted to produce it as a cartoon; Zag was 25 at the time
and not originally from the cartoon industry.[22] In developing Cat Noir, Astruc
said that ladybugs represented good luck, so it was natural to partner her with a
black cat character with bad luck powers. Cat Noir was a tribute to comics
characters like Catwoman, so it was like having Catwoman and Spider-Man in the same
show but reversed.[22] In 2010, the show was announced at Cannes' MIPCOM with
French production groups Univergroup Pictures and Onyx Films heading the project
and working with Method Animation and Zagtoon. Aton Soumache of Onyx and Method[23]
said that they want "to create a glamourous superhero character with a real
European flair with Paris as [the] backdrop." The producers had also planned to
animate it in stereoscopic 3D.[20]

A character named F�lix was originally going to have the role of Cat Noir,[24] but
he was later scrapped in favor of Adrien because the creative team felt that F�lix
was a clich� of a male anime protagonist, and that Adrien would allow them to tell
more interesting stories.[25][26] In September 2015, Astruc indicated that he was
open to revisiting the character of F�lix,[27] but abandoned it by February 2016,
writing that the character was a poor idea.[28]

In June 2012, Toei Animation in Japan was announced as a co-producer.[23] Toei

Animation had released a Pretty Cure film that was set in Paris, and was interested
in expanding their international audience.[22] Even after the production was moved
to CGI animation, Toei remained as co-producer, with executive producers from the
company being credited.

On 21 November 2012, a memorandum of understanding between Zagtoon, Method

Animation, SAMG Animation and SK Broadband was announced: together, the companies
would invest $50 million USD through 2017 into five projects. The first of these
projects developed into Miraculous, which received an investment of $10 million. As
a part of the deal, SK Broadband would have exclusive rights in South Korea for
video on demand release, available to the subscribers of the company's IPTV
platform B TV.[29][30]

Animation[edit]
When Toei Animation joined as a co-producer in June 2012, it was also announced
that the show would be drawn in a colourful manga-like style.[23] Later in
September, Toei released a traditionally-animated promotional video for Ladybug.[7]
[8] The video featured Marinette as Ladybug and a (now-scrapped) different
character named F�lix as Cat Noir.[24]

The anime concept was successful; however, there were concerns about the
marketability of traditional 2D, and the difficulty in animating Ladybug's costume
of red with black spots, as it caused some strobing effects.[22] Executive producer
Jared Wolfson said that Zag wanted the animation to be cinematic and epic, unique
and different, and said that they are continuing to partner with Toei as it brings
in the Asian inspiration and that a 2D version might be a potential product.[31]

The aforementioned problem with 2D animation was resolved by moving to CGI

animation; the switch also allowed for easier implementation of mobile camera
angles.[22] SAMG Animation, a CGI animation studio located in South Korea which
officially joined in the production in November 2012,[29][30] produced modeling and
animation.[32] Astruc and assistant director Wilfried Pain instructed the animators
not to improvise scenes so that they could keep things consistent and
understandable.[22] Pain estimated about 350�400 shots are used in a typical 20-
minute episode; with 10 panels per shot, that makes up to 4000 panels an episode.
[22] Wolfson said that the show's animation brings dynamic camera angles and
texturing.[31] A trailer with the new CGI-animated style was released in October
2013.[33]

Themes, writing and process[edit]

The concept for the show originally dealt with political themes, geared towards
teens and young adults. However, after failing to gain traction with networks, it
was retooled for a younger target audience.[34]:40 Astruc said that he is delighted
that the show is able to reach younger and older people.[22]

Each episode takes around 3 months to write, from scratch to final validation of
broadcasters.[35] Assistant director Wilfried Pain said that each episode is
composed of two parts: a sitcom aspect where the characters have to speak for
themselves, and an action element where the camera is always moving.[22]

The music was done by Noam Kaniel, who had also worked on Power Rangers.[31][36]
The theme song was written by Kaniel and Zag. The English lyrics were done by Alain
Garcia and performed by Wendy Child and Cash Callaway.[citation needed][37]

Characters[edit]
Marinette Dupain-Cheng a.k.a. Ladybug (voiced by Cristina Vee in English version,
[38][39] Anouck Hautbois in French version) is a fashion designer at Coll�ge
Fran�oise-Dupont. Marinette is sweet, joyful, and a bit awkward, but respected by
her peers. She has a huge crush on Adrien, whom she can barely speak to out of
nervousness and embarrassment; her best friend Alya is often seen trying to help
Marinette declare her love to him, although it ends in disaster. As the secretly
chosen keeper of the Ladybug Miraculous, she can transform into the superheroine
"Ladybug" with the help of her Kwami, Tikki, to defend Paris with her crime-
fighting partner Cat Noir. Her special superpower, Lucky Charm, creates an object
and allows her to identify other key objects that she can use with the created
object to defeat the villains.[40] Among the superheroes that use Miraculous, she
is responsible for capturing and purifying the akuma butterflies. As Ladybug, she
brushes off Cat Noir's advances, unaware that Cat Noir's alter-ego is the object of
her own affections. Astruc describes Ladybug as a positive character who brings
happiness, like a candy, and like Am�lie Poulain crossed with Spider-Man.[22] Her
transformation call is "Tikki, Spots On!" (French: Tikki, transforme-moi !, "Tikki,
transform me!")
Adrien Agreste a.k.a. Cat Noir (voiced by Bryce Papenbrook in English version,[38]
[39] Benjamin Bollen in French version) is Marinette's classmate and a popular
fashion model for his father's clothing company. As the secretly chosen keeper of
the Black Cat Miraculous, he transforms into the superhero "Cat Noir" (French: Chat
Noir, "black cat") with the help of his Kwami, Plagg, to assist Ladybug in saving
Paris. Adrien is kind and well-liked, and hangs out often with his best friend
Nino. Though his family is wealthy, he laments his poor relationship with his stern
father, Gabriel; his mother, meanwhile, has disappeared.[b] He is in love with
Ladybug, despite not knowing her true identity, and tries to impress her, although
he makes bad jokes and cat-themed puns as Cat Noir, which frequently annoy her. His
special ability, Cataclysm, allows him to destroy an object that he touches with a
swipe of his paw.[40][c][d] His transformation call is "Plagg, Claws Out!" (French:
Plagg, transforme-moi !, "Plagg, transform me!")
Hawk Moth (French: le Papillon, lit. "the butterfly"; voiced by Keith Silverstein
in English version,[38][41] Antoine Tom� in French version[42]) is a mysterious
villain who uses the Moth Miraculous to create new super-villains with his akuma,
which are butterflies that he corrupts with his dark power. He preys on people who
are at a point of weakness and appeals to their negative emotions, such as fear,
sadness, anger or jealousy. In exchange for granting them powers to exact revenge
on those who have wronged them, he asks his villains to steal Ladybug and Cat
Noir's Miraculouses for him, so that he may use both to gain immense power. The
season 2 premiere episode "The Collector" reveals Hawk Moth's identity to be
Gabriel Agreste, Adrien's father. The Moth Miraculous, with its Kwami Nooroo, was
originally purposed to create superheroes.
Tikki (voiced by Mela Lee in English version,[38] Marie Nonnenmacher in French
version[43]) is Marinette's Kwami who allows her to transform into Ladybug. Tikki
is a small floating magical humanoid with a large head, big eyes, and a red body
with large black spots on her head, resembling a ladybug. She believes strongly in
Marinette and gives her advice to be the best she can be, regardless of
transformation.[40] When asked by Marinette whether she is over 5000 years old,
Tikki replies that she is older than that, and had watched over every Ladybug since
the beginning.[e] During her charge's transformation as Ladybug, she inhabits the
Ladybug Miraculous, a pair of shiny black earrings that Marinette wears. One of the
two strongest of the Miraculouses, it has the power of creation. Astruc has written
on Twitter that Tikki means "happiness".[44]
Plagg (voiced by Max Mittelman in English version,[38] Thierry Kazazian in French
version) is Adrien's Kwami who enables him to transform into Cat Noir. Plagg looks
much like Tikki, but with a black body, green eyes and pointed ears, resembling a
black cat. Unlike Tikki, however, Plagg is sarcastic and lazy. His favorite food is
camembert, a stinky cheese.[40] During his charge's transformation as Cat Noir, he
inhabits the Black Cat Miraculous, a large silver ring that Adrien wears on his
right hand. One of the two strongest of the Miraculouses, it has the power of
destruction. Astruc has written on Twitter that Plagg means "plague".[44]
Alya C�saire (voiced by Carrie Keranen in English version,[38][45] Fanny Bloc in
French version) is Marinette's best friend who typically wears a plaid shirt and
black glasses. She constantly helps Marinette with her problems, most of which
pertain to Marinette attempting, and failing, to speak to Adrien; she is often seen
encouraging and helping her to talk to him. She aspires to be a journalist and is
in charge of the school blog. She is a big fan of superheroes and like her peers,
is a massive fan of Ladybug; she even operates a fansite known as the Ladyblog, but
like everyone else, is unaware of Marinette's superhero identity.[40] In the
episode "Lady Wifi", she is influenced by Hawk Moth and becomes the supervillain
Lady Wifi. Alya's family is originally from Martinique, a French overseas territory
in the Caribbean. Her mother works as a chef at the Grand Paris hotel.[46][47]
Chlo� Bourgeois (voiced by Selah Victor in English version,[48] Marie Chevalot in
French version[49]) is the mayor's daughter and a classmate of Marinette and
Adrien. Chlo� is extremely mean, snobby, spoiled and thinks the world revolves
around her.[40] She often bullies and ridicules her classmates, resulting in the
latter's sadness and despair and becoming a target for Hawk Moth's transforming
them into akumatized villains. She has an unrequited crush on Adrien, and often
tries to charm and kiss him, much to his discomfort, and resulting in a constant
rivalry with Marinette for his affections. Like the other students, she has no
knowledge of Ladybug's identity, and is a big fan of Ladybug,[40] often trying to
take pictures with her; she even has a Ladybug costume. In the episode "Antibug",
she herself is influenced by Hawk Moth and becomes the supervillain Antibug, who
wants revenge on Ladybug for pushing her aside. In the episode "Ladybug & Cat Noir
� Origins, Part 1", it is revealed that she has been classmates with Marinette for
4 consecutive years.[f]
Nino Lahiffe[50][47] (voiced by Benjamin Diskin in English version, Alexandre
Nguyen in French version[51]) is Adrien's best friend who dresses in skate punk
fashion, typically seen with headphones around his neck and a cap on his head. He
DJs at the school's radio station.[40] Nino is fond of Marinette, but ultimately
discovers that he has more in common with Alya.[g] In the episode "The Bubbler", he
is influenced by Hawk Moth and becomes the supervillain the Bubbler. When asked
about Alya and Nino's ethnicity, Astruc wrote on Twitter that one of them was from
R�union, and later wrote that Alya was from Martinique.[46]
Tom Dupain and Sabine Cheng are Marinette's parents who operate the renowned bakery
that the family lives above. Tom is a burly French man who is very passionate about
his baking and loves to play video games with his daughter. Sabine is a petite
Chinese woman who runs the storefront, and is known for her love and warmth towards
her family and her city.
Sabrina Raincomprix[47] is Chlo�'s only friend and her assistant. Chlo� often
treats Sabrina as her lackey: Sabrina does Chlo�'s homework for her and runs her
errands, and in return, Chlo� charms her with expensive, fashionable clothing. She
has orange hair and wears glasses. In the episode "Antibug", Sabrina is angry at
Chlo� for ignoring her, and becomes influenced by Hawk Moth, turning into the
Vanisher supervillain who is invisible to the human eye. Astruc wrote on Twitter
that Chlo�, Sabrina and another classmate named Alix were originally intended to
become a trio as a reference to the title characters in another French animated
series, Totally Spies!.[52]
Broadcast[edit]
Astruc has said that the show has reached over 120 countries.[22] Disney Channel
has had broadcasting rights in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, having to do
with participation from The Walt Disney Company France: specifically, it acquired
cable and satellite television rights in Europe, Eastern Europe and Scandinavia,
and free-to-air rights in Spain, Germany, Russia and Turkey.[2][53]

South Korea was the first country to premiere Ladybug, with girl group Fiestar to
sing its translated theme song. It aired on 1 September 2015 on EBS1,[12] and ran
for 13 episodes until November 2015, with repeats through February 2016, and its
second half of the season airing from 1 March 2016. SK Broadband, having
participated in the production, provided the episodes on video on demand
exclusively to subscribers of their IPTV platform B TV, about a half-hour following
the South Korean broadcast of each one on EBS1.[29][54] Disney Channel in South
Korea has also aired the series as of 7 December 2015.[55]

In France, the series premiered on 19 October 2015 on the Tfou programming block on
TF1.[11] In Canada, the French version of the series was premiered on 9 January
2016 on T�l�-Qu�bec, a provincial public service television network in Quebec.[56]

The series debuted on Nickelodeon in the United States on 6 December 2015.[57][58]

[59] Other English-language premieres are as follows: In the United Kingdom and
Ireland, the show premiered on 30 January 2016 on Disney Channel[13][60] In
Australia, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation released the show on its ABC
iview streaming service on 1 January 2016,[53][61] and premiered the show on its
linear channel ABC3 on 22 March 2016. In New Zealand, the show premiered on 27
April 2016 on TVNZ's TV2.[62] In English Canada, the series premiered on Family
Channel on 1 November 2016.[63]

The second season premiere is scheduled for a global launch around

September�November 2017 in Europe,[64] At a panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2017, it
was announced that the second season would have its North American release on
Netflix in December 2017, with 13 episodes to be released.[65] A third season is
also in development.[66]

Episodes[edit]
Main article: List of Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir episodes
Series Episodes Originally aired
First aired Last aired
1 26 19 October 2015 (France)
6 December 2015 (U.S.) 30 October 2016 (France)
22 October 2016 (U.S.)
2 26[67] 26 October 2017 (France)
Spring 2018 (Netflix)[68] TBA

Reception[edit]
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Kimberly Cooper, a blog writer who has contributed to news media such as The
Huffington Post,[69] wrote that the show has inspired teens and adults to create
and propagate Miraculous remixes, and liked that the show featured multiracial
characters as with the film Big Hero 6 which had won an Oscar. She "quickly
realized there was a far cooler and broader Miraculous movement underway".[70]
Caitlin Donovan of entertainment website Epicstream listed it as one of her top 10
animated series of 2015. She wrote that "The characters are so charming that the
tropey aspects of the show are merely a lot of fun, rather than irritating." with
creative fights and good CGI animation. She wrote that "Marinette is an adorable
lead who is genuinely awkward as a civilian, but confident as a superhero, which
makes for an interesting contrast."[71] Ella Anders of BSCKids wrote that the show
stands out because of "how it meshes both the magical girl and superhero genera
together".[72] Robert Lloyd of the Los Angeles Times described the show as "clever,
romantic, fun, the way some of us prefer our superhero stories". He found the
characters to "have the look of extruded plastic common to CGI cartoons" but that ,
but "within these limits the design is lovely and the animation elegant, and a lot
of work has gone into the staging and execution of the action scenes".[1]

The North American Precis Syndicate called the show "authentic and aspirational � a
story of today's modern everygirl superhero who comes to life. The series, about a
young girl who taps into her superhero powers and innocent optimism to save Paris
from the evil Hawk Moth, will no doubt inspire today's youth to try to save the
day, each and every day in their own way".[73] Andrea Reiher of Zap2It wrote that
the "storylines are rich with family, friends, adventure, intrigue, villains,
creativity and more, delivering themes that are relatable and relevant to kids and
preteens" and anticipated it would be a huge hit on Nickelodeon.[74]

Several media reviewers have anticipated Miraculous-brand toys to be among the hot
superheroine properties for 2016.[75][76] Zag has partnered with Bandai to release
Miraculous-based toys, as well as deals to make Miraculous-brand clothing and other
merchandise.[2][31]

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de troisi�me, equivalent of ninth grade) history book; I'm in a good position to
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