You should be watching Wakfu.
15 years ago
Wakfu, for the uninitiated is a French animated show based on a fanstasy themed MMORPG of the same name. It is about a young boy, Yugo who discovers his powers to create portals and his quest to find his real parents. fairly standard premise, but the execution is well done. The characters are funny and memorable and the action is superb.
just take a look at this, the first scene of the first episode. The main villain "Nox" [whom I now dearly adore] going after "Grougaloragran."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2Jr.....eature=related
...and the most interesting thing about this? It uses flash animation. It just shows that you can do wonders in any medium, even one that is usually regarded as a tool of mediocre TV animators whose usage is being more common as time goes on.
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[edit] found the eps of the first season. enjoy.
Wakfu, Episodes 1-26, hard subbed, in AVI format.
1
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=PQQD9EE3
2
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=8OB8D37V
3
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=UDWIN3Y6
4
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=XT0U3YUC
5
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=50898EYR
6
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=Y7ZXA54R
7
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=HAU39GJG
8
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=WD5W9TC3
9
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=R09HIJE0
10
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=5J4AVTCD
11
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=U2UIJZHM
12
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=VHICYK9V
13
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=7S5NTA0C
14
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=267A662E
15
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=77W30VCN
16
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=WPRAMHVQ
17
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=EHTFXK9F
18
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=ORLO1AXI
19
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=6A2W8EZD
20
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=IP08RCBA
21
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=WLT5NV1A
22
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=6RRLDCUQ
23
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=2I3PVDB4
24
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=A342SJV7
25
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=ZN1L99Y9
26
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=1MA429RW
or (because the above link seems to be a bit unreliable)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=I7FS0I84
The Goultard special, hard subbed, in AVI format
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=4NSI1DO7
And in MP4 format
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=C8UXM17W
The Nox special, hard subbed, in AVI format
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=8S93ZVQ8
or
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=L6M5TFCY
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alternatively.
thenet.sk/wakfu/
just take a look at this, the first scene of the first episode. The main villain "Nox" [whom I now dearly adore] going after "Grougaloragran."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2Jr.....eature=related
...and the most interesting thing about this? It uses flash animation. It just shows that you can do wonders in any medium, even one that is usually regarded as a tool of mediocre TV animators whose usage is being more common as time goes on.
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
[edit] found the eps of the first season. enjoy.
Wakfu, Episodes 1-26, hard subbed, in AVI format.
1
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=PQQD9EE3
2
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=8OB8D37V
3
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=UDWIN3Y6
4
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=XT0U3YUC
5
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=50898EYR
6
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=Y7ZXA54R
7
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=HAU39GJG
8
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=WD5W9TC3
9
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=R09HIJE0
10
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=5J4AVTCD
11
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=U2UIJZHM
12
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=VHICYK9V
13
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=7S5NTA0C
14
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=267A662E
15
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=77W30VCN
16
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=WPRAMHVQ
17
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=EHTFXK9F
18
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=ORLO1AXI
19
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=6A2W8EZD
20
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=IP08RCBA
21
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=WLT5NV1A
22
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=6RRLDCUQ
23
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=2I3PVDB4
24
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=A342SJV7
25
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=ZN1L99Y9
26
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=1MA429RW
or (because the above link seems to be a bit unreliable)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=I7FS0I84
The Goultard special, hard subbed, in AVI format
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=4NSI1DO7
And in MP4 format
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=C8UXM17W
The Nox special, hard subbed, in AVI format
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=8S93ZVQ8
or
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=L6M5TFCY
--=-=-=--==-
alternatively.
thenet.sk/wakfu/
but, when when they were fighting... well, really flashy.
i think in this day and age, these sort of fights that destroy surroundings, its been used lots, and can be spoiling.
sorry, was just my opinion, didnt mean to ruin the fun.
It's the medium I plan to use for my personal Toku-Project, I just need to properly learn how to properly animate.
Examples of Shows that use vector-based animation: Chaotic (season 1), World of Quest, Johnny Test (season 2), Wakfu, Kid vs Kat, Foster Home for Imaginary Friends, Turma da Mônica (brazilian cartoon), Spliced, Grossology, various kids shows on several channels (wich I don't know them by name) with them ranging from standard to absurdly fluid animation, among others.
Today it's overly used due to it's practicity, range of animation techniques, high quality vectors, both frame-by-frame and tween animation (mostly combined for biggest fluidity), easy to import textures, instant sound synch into animation, it's a program that's easy to use and obviously much cheaper when it comes to production costs since you're saving on paint, ink, a good chunk of paper, celuloid, chemicals and lots of other materials for traditional animation.
To be honest, though, I'm just waiting for an official English or Japanese dub. Particularly a Japanese dub would rock the killer socks off this series. I talked to Ankama Japan's marketing manager at Tokyo Anime Fair '10 about it, and he said they were working on it.
Not fast enough. D:
As without your input I wouldnt have found such a great series o_O
...my only issue though is episode 5 doesnt want to work on my ps3 >_>
says its unsupported data... damn thing
was still able to watch the episode on my pc.
Have to say, on completing the series/season, I wouldnt know where theyd go from there O_o
*NEEDS CLOSURE*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgIoR67iuqY
The credits of Ep 26. It was cut from the download link, but this had the conclusion to Nox.
As for the next season... all Ive heard are rumors, from the introduction of an Evil Eliatrope, to Grovy's return, to the group going after Ogrest. But that's all they are apparently, just rumors.
bah
*was a little OCD after he saw clips*
What Id be interested in seeing is Goultard [think thats his name] As I Think thatd work well with Grovys return [if that does happen]
just, wouldve liked to have seen him reappear at some stage
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