W.I.T.C.H. (TV series)

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W.I.T.C.H.

Genre	Animated series
Creator(s)	Elisabetta Gnone
Developer(s)	Andrew Nicholls Darrell Vickers Greg Weisman
Starring	Kelly Stables Candi Milo Miss Kittie Christel Khalil Liza del Mundo Greg Cipes Lauren Tom Mitchell Whitfield Dee Bradley Baker Serena Berman Kath Soucie Jason Marsden Steven Jay Blum
Country of origin	France
No. of episodes	52 (List of episodes)
Production
Producer(s)	SIP Animation Paris
Running time	22 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	ABC Family(2004-2006) Jetix BBC2
Original run	December 18, 2004 – present
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W.I.T.C.H. is a French animated television series based on the Italian comic book series of the same name. Like the comics, the series follows five ordinary girls: Will, Irma, Taranee, Cornelia and Hay Lin who become endowed with magical powers and become the "Guardians of the Veil".

They must save Meridian from the evil sorcerer Phobos and Cedric who are searching for Phobos' sister, the long lost princess of Meridian. It is later revealed the princess is Cornelia's best friend Elyon, and the Guardians then set about saving her from Phobos.

The Guardians chief ally is Hay Lin's grandmother Yan Lin, a former Guardian herself, and the one that taught the girls about their magical destiny. They are also helped by Caleb, a heroic soldier from Meridian who leads the rebellion against Phobos, and Blunk, a frog-like goblin creature who takes things from the human world to Meridian (and vice-versa), humourously mistaking everyday objects for other things or items of value.

The first season consisted of 26 episodes, and the second season is currently screening. Sip Animation completed the full production of W.I.T.C.H. Season 2 around September of 2006, and it premiered in the States, Canada, and The UK in spring of 2006. The production of a third season is pending a decision by Disney.

W.I.T.C.H. airs on Jetix (on Toon Disney) in the US and on BBC2 and CBBC in the UK. It has been screened in several other countries as well.

1 Characters
- 1.1 Heroes
- 1.2 Villains
2 Episode list
- 2.1 Season 1
- 2.2 Season 2
3 Differences between the comic book and the animated series
4 The Guardians' Powers
5 W.I.T.C.H. DVDs
6 Cast List
7 Trivia
8 References
9 Broadcasters
10 External links

[edit] Characters

Main article: List of W.I.T.C.H. characters (TV show)

[edit] Heroes

W.I.T.C.H.: The new Guardians chosen to protect Earth and Meridian.

Wilma "Will" Vandom (Kelly Stables): The leader of the Guardians and holder of The Heart of Kandrakar. She possesses the power of Quintessence.
Irma Lair (Candi Milo): Water Guardian.
Taranee Cook (Miss Kittie): Fire Guardian.
Cornelia Hale (Christel Khalil): Earth Guardian.
Hay Lin (Liza del Mundo): Air Guardian

[edit] Villains

Season 1

Season 2

[edit] Episode list

Main article: List of W.I.T.C.H. episodes

[edit] Season 1

It Begins
It Resumes
The Key
Happy Birthday, Will
A Service to the Community
The Labyrinth
Divide and Conquer
Ambush at Torus Filney
Return of the Tracker
Framed
The Stone of Threbe
The Princess Revealed
Stop the Presses
Parents' Night
The Mudslugs
Walk This Way
Ghosts of Elyon
The Mogriffs
The Underwater Mines
The Seal of Phobos
Escape From Cavigor
Caleb's Challenge
The Battle of Meridian Plains
The Rebel Rescue
The Stolen Heart
The Final Battle

[edit] Season 2

A is for Anonymous
B is for Betrayal
C is for Changes
D is for Dangerous
E is for Enemy
F is for Facades
G is for Garbage
H is for Hunted
I is for Illusion
J is for Jewel
K is for Knowledge
L is for Loser
M is for Mercy
N is for Narcissist
O is for Obedience
P is for Protectors
Q is for Quarry
R is for Relentless
S is for Self
T is for Trauma
U is for Undivided
V is for Victory
W is for Witch
X is for Xanadu
Y is for Yield
Z is for Zenith

[edit] Differences between the comic book and the animated series

Main article: Differences between the W.I.T.C.H. comic and animated series

See also: W.I.T.C.H.

[edit] The Guardians' Powers

Each Guardian's powers are fuelled from Candracar to the Heart via the Aurameres (the physical representations of the Guardians' powers). The Aurameres hold the same powers per Guardian, i.e. if Cassidy had the ability to manipulate minds, Irma has it too. The Guardians' powers progress over time. When the Guardians transform, they change form and grow wings, which help them fly. Using the Heart of Candracar, a guardian can create an Astral Drop, a duplicate of herself, when the words "Spord Lartsa" (Astral Drops spelt backwards) are said. Sans the veil, the Guardians can cross worlds by folding, with the help of the Heart of Candracar. In order to travel to another place in the same world, each guardian can teletransport. Teletransporting is a difficult ability to learn and one can materialize into another solid object if not careful. The Guardians can also become one with their dragon and literally become their element all the while increasing their power to its absolute zenith, stronger than if they had multiple Hearts. But this is risky and rather dangerous because it costs them their humanity and they are easily controlled and entralled.

Will and Nerissa control Quintessence.

Irma and Cassidy control Water.

Taranee and Halinor control Fire.

Cornelia and Kadma control Earth.

Hay Lin and Yan Lin control Air.

[edit] W.I.T.C.H. DVDs

W.I.T.C.H. has been released on DVD in Europe, Australia and Brazil, currently spanning 3 volumes (one in Brazil), each containing episodes of season 1. They each come with 2 art cards featuring one of the W.I.T.C.H. girls. The DVDs together only contain the first 11 episodes.

[edit] Cast List

Main article: Cast of W.I.T.C.H. (TV series)

[edit] Trivia

UK and USA have different theme songs. The UK introduction shows the girls and their powers in a 'story version' with unique footage for the opening, while the USA version shows action clips from some episodes.
For season 2, SIP Animation brought a new studio to animate the series.
In the US, Season 2 didn't get a new opening because Disney US wanted consistency when they aired Season 1 & 2 simultaneously. This doesn't apply to the UK Season 2 opening, which did get revamped with new scenes.
The US opening includes scenes from the W.I.T.C.H. demo reel, but were never used in the series.
There are three Spanish versions of the W.I.T.C.H. opening: (1) A version heard in Spain, (2) A version heard in Latin America, and (3) A Spanish version of the US opening which can be heard in the US if you switch the audio from English to Spanish (You'll hear the Spanish dub if you do so)^{[citation needed]}
From episode 14 onwards, a different singer sings the US W.I.T.C.H. theme song.
When characters are teleporting, you can see clearly a V. If you play frame by frame you'll read V A N-S which is read "Vaness", nickname of Vanessa, the girlfriend of Guillaume Louyot (visual effects supervisor).
All four voice actors of the popular show The Weekenders have a connection to W.I.T.C.H. The protagonist Tino was voiced by Jason Marsden, who voices Matt Olsen. Lor was voiced by Grey DeLisle who voices Miranda, Tish was voiced by Kath Soucie who voices Nerissa, and Carver was voiced by Phil Lamarr.
The Italian Version on the DVD has a Motown Style Theme Song