MIRACULOUS LADYBUG: THE MAGICAL HEROINE
The Amazing Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir is a different title for the popular animated show The Miraculous Ladybug. Since its debut in 2015, the show has developed an important international audience. Taudience focuses on the events of 15-year-old Marina Dupain-Cheng, a brilliant but quiet girl who can change into the superhero Ladybug. Ladybug finds of the day by protecting Paris from villains with her partner, Cat Noir (Adrien Agreste).
MAGIC AND ACTION
With a hint of romance and comedy, Miraculous Ladybug combines fantasy: action, and adventurous themes. The application creates a wonderful visual experience by combining animation methods from France and Japan in a unique way.
CHARACTERS
THEMES
EPISODES AND SEASONS
IMPACT AND FANDOM
EPISODE
| Series | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 26 | 19 October 19, 2015 | 30 October 30, 2016 | |
| 2 | 26 | 11 December 2016 | 18 November 2018 | |
| 3 | 26 | 14 April 2019 | 8 December 2019 | |
| 4 | 26 | 11 April 2021 | 13 March 2022 | |
| 5 | 27 | 24 October 2022 | 1 November 202 | |
PRODUCTION
Conception and creation
The show is based on a unique idea that storyboarder and writer Thomas Astruc from France came up with. Decades of comics binge reading and an encounter with a special person served as his inspiration. Astruc stated in an interview with Nolife that he encountered a woman who was wearing a T-shirt with a ladybug on it while working as an animator on the television program W.I.T.C.H. They started exchanging drawings, a few of them with ladybug themes. Astruc said that the woman served as the inspiration for Marinette’s trademark pigtail hairdo. Between 2004 and 2005, they also contributed to the animation A.T.O.M. When Ladybug was initially drawn on sticky notes, Astruc commented on how powerful the Ladybug character was. He couldn’t recall ever seeing superheroes with ladybug themes in comic books.
Hiring companies
The show is based on a unique idea that storyboarder and writer Thomas Astruc from France came up with. Decades of comic book binge-reading and a meeting with a certain lady served as inspiration for him. 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 wearing 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 signature pigtail hairstyle was fashioned 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 about how strong the Ladybug character was. He had no memories of seeing ladybug-themed superheroes in comics. In 2019, Zag and Gloob signed an agreement where the Brazilian company will start to co-produce the next seasons of Miraculous, in addition to having exclusivity of exhibition in Brazil and the addition of a Brazilian character.
Animation
When Toei Animation and its European division joined as co-producers in the summer of June 2012, it was also announced that the show would be drawn in a colorful manga-like style. Later in September, Zagtoon, Method, & Toei released a traditionally animated promotional video for Miraculous Ladybug. The video featured Marinette (in different clothes similar to the clothes in the current series) as Ladybug, a (now-scrapped, later Adrien’s cousin) different character named Félix as Cat Noir, Marinette and Félix’s Kwamis, Tikki and Plagg, Hawk Moth / Gabriel (without the mask and with a different outfit, look, and lair compared to the current series), and also two akumatized villains from season 1 in the current show: The Mime and Mr. Pigeon. On February 22, 2018, Zag posted on Instagram that the crew was working on seasons 4 and 5. On April 18, 2021, it was confirmed that in addition to seasons 4 and 5, the show will have two more seasons (seasons 6 and 7).
Themes, writing, and process
While the show is marketed as a Western superhero narrative, its thematic base is the Japanese mahō shōjo (magical girl) genre, with its focus on transformation sequences, a school cast, the gathering of a team of heroes, animal friends, and end-of-episode collages. In particular, Ladybug is strongly influenced by the genre’s landmark entry, Sailor Moon. Not only does the name of Marinette (“little sailor girl”) recall Sailor Moon’s title, but the main characters’ magical companions reflect Sailor Moon‘s Luna and Artemis, the main villain’s power resembles that of Queen Beryl, and the show’s entire plot parallels the story of Sailor Saturn. Ladybug features numerous other direct and indirect references to its inspiration.
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. Astruc said that he is delighted that the show is able to reach younger and older people.
RELEASE
International broadcast
Astruc representatives have said that the show has reached over 120 countries
In France, TV channel or streaming service owners are required to participate in the financing of French productions. Since The Walt Disney Company owns TV channels and a streaming service in France, they finance the series through their French division, which gives Disney broadcasting rights in the United States and in select European, Latin American, Middle Eastern, Asian, and African regions where the series airs on Disney-owned channels or Disney+. It also gives them rerun rights on the French versions of Disney Channel and Disney+.
Europe
- In France, it is broadcast on TF1Gg blockkRerunsairsonyChannelll, while Netflix+ and April 19, 2015 on TF1.
- Season 2 premiered with a Christmas special in December 2016 with further new episodes in France on TF1’s TFOU block on October 26, 2017 and other channels throughout Europe. Netflix began streaming the series, starting with the Christmas special, on December 20, 2016.
- In the United Kingdom, it premiered on January 30, 2016 on Disney Channel (until September 30, 2020) and premiered in February 2017 on Pop.
- The world premiere of season 3 was in Spain on Disney Channel on December 1, 2018. In France, on TFOU, it premiered on April 14, 2019.
- Among the free-to-air terrestrial television broadcasters in the Republic of Ireland, Raidió TeilifísÉireanpremieredowTÉ22’s Teenage Programmi Blkkkkkkkkkkk. kkk. k.The’ Irish langu ge–dub would later premiere on TG4 in late September 2022.
- In Ukraine, the series originally aired with a Ukrainian-language voice-over of the English version on Pixel TV, beginning in November 2017. A Ukrainian dub later debuted in March 2019 on PlusPlus, who would go on to release the last two episodes of season 3 before the season had finished airing anywhere else in the world.
Americas
- In the United States, December 6, 2015. The show aired on KidsClick from July 3, 2017 to March 29, 2019, and that run on TV ended on March 31, 2019 due to low ratings. On April 8, 2019, Disney Channel acquired the rights to broadcast the first two seasons, with the third season airing on June 1, 2020 and ending on December 5, 2020, with the episode “Christmas.”. Disney later acquired the exclusive rights to stream the series & TV specials on their service, Disney+, worldwide (excluding Brazil, China, & Canada). Disney Channel will premiere all of these seasons and specials first. The first three seasons were only available on Netflix until February 1, 2023, when they moved over to Disney+.
Asia
- South Korea was the first country to premiere the series; the Korean version was originally titled Ladybug, with girl group Fiestar singing its translated themesong. .Itr 1,r 2015 on EBS1 and ran for 13 episodes until November 2015, with repeats through February 2016, and the second half of the season began airing on 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. TDisnChann annSingaporeras aairseonnDecem7,,ber 2015.
- In New Zealand, it aired on TVNZ’s TV2 on April 27 and July 1.2.
- In Japan on July 1, 2018, before the official premiere on July 23, of the same year.
- It premiered in Southeast Asia on Disney Channel on November 6, 2018, and aired until September 30, 2021, when the channel closed on October 1, 2021, all in favor of Disney+ and Disney+ Hotstar.
- Kids Zone Pakistan aired the show in Pakistan on television, with the Urdudubin season premiering on 22 and the D season airing on 2023, 2022.
- In India, the first five seasons premiered on the Disney Channel on April 9, 2019, December 14, 2020, April 12, 2021, May 9, 2022, and June 2, 2023. The Miraculous World TV specials also aired on the same channel, with the New York special airing on May 9, 2021 and the Trans7on1anghai special airing on November 14, 2021.
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Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
| 2016 | Brazilian Toy Magazine Awards | Best National Toy of 2016 | Miraculous | Won |
| Best Brand of 2016 | Miraculous | Won | ||
| Ri Happy Awards | Best Brand of 2016 | Miraculous | Won | |
| Latam Expo Licensing Awards | Best Brand of 2016 | Miraculous | Won | |
| 2017 | Brazilian Toy Magazine Awards | Best National Toy 2017 | Miraculous | Won |
| Licencias de ActualidadLicencias de Actualidad | Best License of the Year | Miraculous | Won | |
| Best Entertainment License | Miraculous | Won | ||
| Best Promotion | Tosta Rica Ladybug | Won | ||
| 2017 OVA-ies TV Animation Awards | Best Animated Main Character of 2017 | Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Nominated | |
| Best Visuals for an Animated Show of 2017 | Miraculous Ladybug | Nominated | ||
| 2018 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Animated TV Show | Miraculous | Won |
| The UK Licensing Awards 2018 | Best Children’s or Tween-Licensed Property | Miraculous | Nominated | |
| Best Licensed Children’s Apparel Range | Miraculous Nightwear for Character.com from Aykroyd and Sons | Nominated | ||
| Brazilian Toy Magazine Awards | Best National Toy 2018 | Miraculous | Won | |
| Bologna Licensing Trade Fair | Best Property Kids | Miraculous | Won | |
| 2018 OVA-ies TV Animation Awards | Best Animation Main Character of 2018 | Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Won | |
| Best Animation SupportAward:Character of 2018 | Hawk Moth | Nominated | ||
| 2019 | Bologna Licensing Trade Fair | Special Award: Fashion Kids with Miraculous by Guess | Miraculous | Won |
| Tell-Tale TV Awards | Favorite Animated TV Series | Miraculous | Won | |
| 2020 | Bologna Licensing Awards | Best Preschool Licensing Project | Capsule Collection Chicco Miraculous | Won |
| BroadwayWorld Spain Awards | Best Theatrical Event | musical Miraculous: The Ladybug Show | Won | |
| Kids’ Choice Awards Mexico | Best Animated series of the Year | Miraculous | Won | |
| 2021 | Kid’s Choice Awards Brazil | Favorite Cartoon | Miraculous: As Aventuras da Ladybug | Won |
| 202,2 | Kidscreen Awards 2022 | Best Alternative Game (Kids) | Miraculous RP: Quests of Ladybug & Cat Noir | Won |
| 2023 | Kidscreen Awards 2023 | Best Animated Series (Kids) | Miraculous | Won |
CONCLUSION
A thrilling series that mixes action, danger, and love is Miraculous Ladybug. It makes sense why the program has gained popularity all around the globe through its motivational messages and endearing characters. Discover the magical world of the miraculous ladybug by going on a journey with us!