Monster Allergy | |
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Genre |
Action/Adventure Comedy Fantasy Science fiction |
Created by | Katja Centomo Francesco Artibani Alessandro Barbucci Barbara Canepa |
Written by | Francesco Artibani Bruno Enna Earl Kress Anne-Marie Perrotta Tean Schultz Kurt Weldon |
Directed by |
Iginio Straffi Bruno Bianchi |
Creative director(s) | Marco Storani Michel Rodrigues |
Voices of | (Zick, Erlinee, Bombo and Timothy-Moth) (Italian version) Monica Ward (Both Zick and Erlinee) Pietro Ubaldi Oliviero Dinelli Fabrizio Mazzotta(French version) Olivier Martret Caroline Combes Michel Elias (Both Bombo and Timothy-Moth) (German version) (unknown) (English version produced for Rainbow S.p.A.) Holly Gauthier-Frankel Annie Bovaird Rick Jones Michel Perron (U.S. English dub) David Kaufman Kaley Cuoco (unknown) Samuel Vincent |
Composer(s) | Roberto Belelli Francesco Sardella |
Country of origin | Italy France Germany |
Original language(s) |
Italian English German French |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 52 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | Joanne Lee (Rainbow S.p.A.) Philippe Delarue (Futurikon) Annita Romanelli (Rai) Natalie Altmann (M6) Nicole Keeb (ZDF) |
Producer(s) | Iginio Straffi |
Editor(s) | Beatrice Latini Giorgia Tranquilli |
Running time | Approximately 30 minutes |
Production company(s) |
Rainbow S.p.A. Futurikon Rai Fiction ZDF |
Distributor | Mondo Home Entertainment |
Release | |
Original network |
Toon Disney Rai 2, Rai Gulp Jetix Disney XD(Italy) RTL II ZDF (Germany) M6 & Télétoon+ (France) BBC One BBC Two CBBC Cartoon Network (United Kingdom) Antena 3, Disney Channel Clan TVE (Spain) TV Tokyo(Japan) Disney XD(Australia) Disney Channel & Hungama TV (India) YTV (Canada) |
Audio format | Stereophonic Sound |
First shown in | Italy |
Original release | December 19,2005 – present |
External links | |
Website | |
Production website |
Monster Allergy is a 2005 animated television series, jointly produced by Rainbow S.p.A., Futurikon, Rai Fiction and ZDF. Was Broadcasting On Rai 2 In Italy On ZDF In Germany On M6 In France On Antena 3 & Clan TVE In Spain On BBC In UK
Monster Allergy is based on the comic book series of the same name. The series follows 10-year-old Ezekiel Zick (called Zick) who suffers from various allergies and has the ability to see the invisible monsters that live among us. Along with help of his best friend Elena Potato (called Erlinee) and his talking cat, Timothy, Zick hopes to hone his powers to one day become a Monster Tamer just like his dad, Zob Zick.
The Tamers are beings with special powers; their main characteristic is The Dom, an energy that is passed from parent to child. With the passing of the generations, powers and knowledge are passed on which lead to real dynasties of Monster Tamers.
The five Dom powers are:
The Dom Items are valuable items that are given by the Tutors to experienced Tamers.
Despite RAI's involvement, Monster Allergy was premiered on 19 December 2005 in Italy on Toon Disney. It landed on Italian terrestrial television on 6 February 2006 when it was premiered on Rai Due.
In France, the series was premiered on 18 October 2006 on M6 in its M6 Kid strand.
In Germany, the series was premiered on 23 October 2006 on KiKa, a joint operation of ZDF and ARD.
In the United States, the series was premiered on 23 September 2006 on Kids' WB television block broadcast on the affiliates of then-newly formed The CW network. It was shown with a separate English dub produced in the U.S.. However Netflix uses the Rainbow S.p.A. English dub for the series on Netflix in the U.S.