Anatane: Saving the Children of Okura

Anatane: Saving the Children of Okura (French: Anatane et les enfants d'Okura) is an animated children's television series created by French artist Mark Maggiori. The show, a Canada-France international co-production, was produced by Les Films de la Perrine and Tooncan in conjunction with France Télévisions.

Anatane: Saving the Children of Okura
GenreAdventure
Action
Created byMark Maggiori
Written byMark Maggiori
Éric Rondeaux
Directed byMarc Boréal
Voices of
Theme music composerPascal Obispo
ComposersMark Maggiori
Franck Bailleul
Country of originFrance
Canada
Original languagesFrench
English
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes26
Production
Executive producersDominique Boischot
Paul Cadieux
S.K. Kim
Running time22 minutes
Production companiesLes Films de la Perrine
Tooncan
Hanho Heung-Up
France Télévisions
DistributorFilmoption International
Release
Original networkUnis TV
France 4
Picture format1080p (16:9 HDTV)
Original releaseSeptember 8 (2018-09-08) –
December 2, 2018 (2018-12-02)

Production

In 2002, Mark Maggiori received funding to develop "Anton ou Les enfants d’Okura" from the CNC.[1] A year later, he registered the domain name Anatane.com.[2] French animation website Catsuka noticed references to an animated series on his website and reached out to him in September 2004. Maggiori stated that the show was in development with France Télévisions and Canal J at Les Films de la Perrine with an expected release in 2006. At the time, he had hoped Japanese animation studio Production I.G. would agree to co-produce it.[3]

Shortly after, users on the site discovered that much of the Anatane concept art had directly lifted imagery from a number of anime productions. Maggiori responded to the allegations by claiming they were placeholder images that wouldn't make it into the final show.[4] Catsuka members later uncovered additional plagiarized work by Maggiori that eventually led to them creating a contest to discover more.[5]

In 2005, Canadian animation studio Tooncan was brought on as co-producers, with France 2 as the broadcaster and Carrere Group as the distributor. The budget was set at €5.9 million, with production expected to wrap up by September 2006.[2] In 2007, the series received capital from the Shaw Rocket Fund, with the Canadian broadcast partner listed as Télé-Québec.[6]

The following year, Anantane was presented at Cartoons on the Bay.[7] It was also showcased at the 2008 Annecy International Animated Film Festival where it was reported that five episodes had been completed, but that the series was unlikely to be finished.[8] Shortly after, Carrere Group filed for bankruptcy.[9]

In 2017, work on the series resumed at Megafun Productions, a Canadian animation studio founded by former Tooncan owner Paul Cadieux.

Broadcast

Anatane debuted in Canada on Unis TV on September 8, 2018.[10] In France, the series began airing on France 4 on June 29, 2019. The first three episodes were made available through the channel's website on June 7.[11]

References
  1. "Les interventions du CNC dans l'animation". CNC. Archived from the original on June 19, 2003. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  2. "Marc Maggiori, un artiste sous influence". Catsuka (in French). July 5, 2005. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  3. "[Animation] Maggiori veut IG & vole Ghibli". Catsuka (in French). September 20, 2004. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  4. "Polémique autour de M. MAGGIORI". AnimeLand (in French). September 23, 2004. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  5. "[Web] Concours Maggiorip!". Catsuka (in French). September 27, 2004. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  6. "Shaw Rocket Fund 2007 Annual Report" (PDF). Shaw Rocket Fund. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  7. "Cartoons on the Bay 2008". Animation World Network. April 10, 2008. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  8. Belpois, Marc (June 11, 2008). "A Annecy, il y a la télé aussi". Telerama (in French). Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  9. Hopewell, John (December 28, 2008). "French Carrere in bankruptcy filing". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  10. "Season 2 of Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V heads to Télétoon, Anatane on Unis". I Miss Bionix. September 23, 2018. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  11. "La série animée Anatane et les enfants d'Okura diffusée dès ce samedi". Le Blog TV News (in French). June 29, 2019. Retrieved June 29, 2019.


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