LoliRock

LoliRock
Partageons ce rêve idéal, réunis sous une bonne étoile ! (Reach the stars, we'll make you fly!)
Genre: Fantasy Magical girl Running Time: 22 minutes Country: Canada France Release Date: October 18, 2014 – March 2, 2017 Network(s): France 3 Disney Channel Netflix Canal Panda (Portugal) Gloob (Brazil) Prime Video Created by: David Michel Jean-Louis Vandestoc Distributed by: Zodiak Kids Starring: Kazumi Evans Ashleigh Ball Tabitha St. Germain Kelly Sheridan Vincent Tong Seasons: 2 Episodes: 52

LoliRock is a French animated (anime-influenced) television series produced by Marathon Media and Zodiak Kids with the participation of France Télévisions and The Walt Disney Company France. It was created by Jean Louis-Vandestoc and written by Madellaine Paxson. It first aired in France on October 18, 2014, on France 3. It was also streamed on Netflix. A third season was announced in March 2023 and is expected to be released in 2025.

Pourquoi c'est LoliRocks (Why It LoliRocks)

1. Likable characters like our main protagonists Iris, Auriana, and Talia. As well as Carissa and Lyna, Talia's sister, Izira, Nathaniel, Doug and Aunt Ellen.
2. Awesome and threatening villains like Gramorr, Praxina, and Mephisto.
3. Beautiful and colorful animation, which had the involvement of Inspedia from Malaysia, that brings a touch of magic to the series.
4. Cutesy character designs, being inspired and influenced by Japanese anime character designs.
5. Good voice acting, especially from the Canadian-English dub voices of Kazumi Evans, Tabitha St. Germain, and Ashleigh Ball.
6. Amaru is very fluffy.
7. The transformation scenes are incredible a la Sailor Moon.
8. Good episodes like the episode "Shanila Surprise", when Iris realizes she has short hair, but in reality, she is going through Shanila.
9. The battle scenes are very well made.
10. Great songs, including the series theme song, "Higher".
11. The final episode, Crowning Glory, Part II, was amazing and triumphant, where Iris and her friends finally defeat Gramorr, she finally reunites her parents after many years in Ephedia, and most importantly, where Praxina becomes evil than ever, when she puts on the remainder of the Gramorr's mask, to take revenge for the death of her brother Mephisto, for a possible hook for a plot in Season 3.

Bad Qualities

1. The series ended with a cliffhanger that spanned 6 years in Season 2, with Praxina transforming into several dark butterflies in the air in front of the moonlight and flying above the city on planet Earth. Fortunately, season 3 was announced by the creator on his Instagram.
2. "Talia and Kyle Sitting in a Tree" is considered the weakest episode of the series, due to the weak premise about Talia and Kyle's relationship, mainly because of Kyle's stalker-ish behavior in the episode.
3. The first word in the title might offend some people.

Trivia

• The main references to the main protagonists Iris, Auriana, and Talia were Taylor Momsen, pop singer Ariana Grande, and Amber Stevens West.
• The references to the show's magical girl and music career parts were Sailor Moon, Pretty Cure and Jem and the Holograms.
• Auriana's original name was Aurora.
• Originally, Mephisto and Praxina were going to be the nephews of Gramorr.
• Head writer Madellaine Paxson previously worked in Power Rangers RPM in 2009.
• Only Season 1 was dubbed in Brazil, due to the channel that aired the series in Brazil, Gloob never aired Season 2.
• The series was never aired in all Spanish-speaking countries of Latin America and was even dubbed in Latin American Spanish. It was only dubbed in European Spanish and was aired in Spain.
• Iris' French voice actress, Lisa Caruso also voiced Nimona from the 2023 movie of the same name.

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