Argai: The Prophecy (Original French title: Argaï: La prophétie) is a 2000 French animated series (with 26 episodes) directed by Jean-César Suchorski and written by Sébastien Dorsey.[1]
| Argai: The Prophecy | |
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| Genre | Adventure Science fantasy |
| Written by | Sébastien Dorsey |
| Directed by | Jean-César Suchorski |
| Starring | Bruno Choel Marie-Christine Adam Christian Alers Benoît Allemane |
| Voices of | French version: Jean Topart Bruno Choel Laura Préjean Marie-Christine Adam Henri Labussière Patricia Legrand Patrick Préjean Benoît Allemane Jean Barney |
| Composer | Didier Julia |
| Country of origin | France |
| Original language | French |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Didier Julia Claude Carrere |
| Production companies | Carrére Groupe D'Ocon Films Productions La Coloniale |
| Original release | |
| Network | TF1 |
| Release | 2 September 2000 – 4 March 2001 |
Plot
editThe story is partly set in the year 1250, partly in 2075. Angel, the fiancée of Prince Argaï, is under the spell of the Dark Queen. The evil Queen steals the youth of juvenile women and keeps them asleep for the rest of their lives. This way, she remains immortal. To save his fiancée, Argaï travels through time and meets detective Oscar Lightbulb, his assistant Barnaby and his secretary, Moony Moon. They decide to help Argaï with his battle against the queen and the rescue of his beloved. To defeat the queen, they have to awake Angel with an antidote which contains 13 unique ingredients. Their first challenge is to find each of these ingredients.
Unlike most stories involving time travel, when a character is killed in a time that is not their own, they are returned to their own time instead of dying. This is why it is necessary for the heroes to defeat Queen Orial in 2075 and for Queen Orial to kill Argaï in 1250, as it would not be permanent otherwise.
Broadcast
editThe series was premiered on 2 September 2000 on TF1 in France. In the UK, the show airs on Disney Channel from 15 April 2001 to September 2002. In Italy, the show airs on Fox Kids and Jetix. In Spain, the show airs on La 1, Antena 3, and Clan. In the Middle East, the show airs on Spacetoon.
Episodes
edit- Chapter I. Prince Argai
- Chapter II. The Man in the Mask
- Chapter III. New York, 2075
- Chapter IV. F-107
- Chapter V. The Great Journey
- Chapter VI. Notre-Dame de Paris
- Chapter VII. The Mandrake
- Chapter VIII. The Pharaoh's Amulet
- Chapter IX. The Road to the Crusades
- Chapter X. Alyasha
- Chapter XI. Venice Submerged
- Chapter XII. Brother Tich's Escape
- Chapter XIII. The Enchanted Forest
- Chapter XIV. In the Land of the Celts
- Chapter XV. Lotus Flower
- Chapter XVI. The Desert of Awikango
- Chapter XVII. The Monastery of Tirloch
- Chapter XVIII. The Knight Tournament
- Chapter XIX. The Great Escape
- Chapter XX. The Wild Orchid
- Chapter XXI. The Sacred Pearl
- Chapter XXII. The Thurible
- Chapter XXIII. The Fairy Melusine
- Chapter XXIV. The White Lady
- Chapter XXV. Angele
- Chapter XXVI. The Final Combat
Cast
edit- Jean Topart - Monk
- Bruno Choël - Argaï
- Christian Alers - Oscar Lightbulb
- Laura Préjean - Angèle
- Marie-Christine Adam - The Dark Queen
- Henri Labussière - Hugsley Barnes
- Patricia Legrand - Miss Moon
- Patrick Préjean - Barnaby
- Benoît Allemane - Pacha
- Jean Barney - King Khar (Argaï's father)
- Michel Vigné - Narrator, the Devil
References
edit- ^ Sherman, Fraser A. (2017). Now and Then We Time Travel: Visiting Pasts and Futures in Film and Television. McFarland. p. 235. ISBN 9781476626437.