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2004 Italian TV series or program
Winx Club
File:Winx Club Logo.pngWinx Club logo for 2009–present.
GenreAction, Comedy-drama, Fantasy, Adventure, friendship, Romance
Created byIginio Straffi
Directed byIginio Straffi
Opening theme"Under the Sign of Winx" (seasons 1-3, original)
"We are the Winx" (4Kids)
"Winx You're Magic Now", performed by Cymphonique Miller (seasons 3-4, Nickelodeon)
"Winx Are Back" (season 4, original)
"We're the Winx", performed by Cassidy Ladden and Kathryn Raio (season 5)
"Winx Rising Up Together", performed by Kathryn Raio (season 6)
Ending theme"The Girls of the Winx Club" (seasons 1-2, original)
"If You're a Winx" (season 3, original)
"Superheroes", performed by Elisa Rosselli (seasons 3-4, Nickeloden; season 4, original)
"Underwater Mission", performed by Elisa Rosselli (season 5)
"Living the Magic", performed by Alessia Orlando and Elisa Aramonte (season 6)
"We are the Winx" (short version instrumental) (4kids)
ComposersMichele Bettali
Stefano Carrara
Fabrizio Castania
Maurizio D'Aniello
Country of originItaly
Original languageItalian
No. of seasons6 (7 confirmed)
No. of episodes138 (182 confirmed) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersJoanne Lee
Alfred R. Kahn
Norman J. Grossfield
Tom Kenny
Running time19-24 minutes
Original release
NetworkRai 2 (2004–present)
4Kids TV (2004–2008)
Nickelodeon (2011–present)
ReleaseJanuary 28, 2004 –
present
Related
PopPixie

Winx Club is an Italian animated television series directed, created, and produced by Iginio Straffi and his company Rainbow S.r.l.. It is part of the larger Winx Club franchise. The series is the first Italian cartoon to be sold in the U.S. According to Iginio Straffi's website, "Winx Club is an action and fantasy show combined with comedic elements. In the mystical dimension of Magix, three special schools educate modern fairies, ambitious witches, and supernatural warriors, and wizards from all over the magical universe."

The show features Bloom and her six best friends (Stella, Musa, Tecna, Flora, Aisha) is situated mainly in the magical universe and on Earth. They call themselves "the Winx Club" and go on many adventures together. Throughout the story, they discover new fairy transformations and magical powers, battle against evil and support Bloom as she tries to discover her origins.

Characters

Main article: List of Winx Club characters

Plot

Main article: List of Winx Club episodes

There are two different Winx Club plots, listed as follows:

  • The original story-line, which was produced by Rainbow S.R.L., was mainly focused on Bloom's story.
    • The series went through a reboot after Rainbow S.R.L. partnered with Nickelodeon, where the first and second season were made into four special 1 hour episodes (3 for season 1 & 1 for season 2) and the third and fourth seasons were dubbed again, following the original story-line, albeit with minor differences.
  • The commonly called 4Kids version which, as part of 4Kids Entertainment's policy of adapting foreign animated shows to an American audience, was heavily edited and often diverged from the original story-line, including name changes (such as the original name of Bloom's planet of origin, Domino, which was replaced by Sparks in the 4Kids version; Aisha was named Layla in the most dubs), as changes in the role of characters (such as Daphne, who is Bloom's older sister whose role was changed to that of being only a nymph protecting both the Dragon Fire and Bloom's crown by 4Kids) and changes in the character and personality of characters (Tecna was given a British accent and Musa was given a hip hop-like personality by 4Kids).

</ref> On 2 September 2010, Nickelodeon announced through a press release that they will be co-producing seasons 5 and 6 of the series. On February 26, 2014, Romi Dames, the voice of Musa, confirmed that Nickelodeon did not renew the show for a seventh season via twitter. Rainbow will produce the seventh season without Nickelodeon.

The first special's broadcast revealed that Amy Gross is voicing Stella, Alejandra Reynoso is voicing Flora, and Morgan Decker is voicing Tecna. At present, the series has been dubbed into 36 languages worldwide.

DVD releases

# No. of
episodes		 Title(s)
Original (English)/Portuguese/Spanish		 Edition availability
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1 		6 Winx Club: Bienvenidos a Magix'  Mexico
6 Winx Club: El gran concurso de Belleza  Mexico
6 Winx Club: El secreto de Bloom  Mexico
8 Winx Club: La Batalla por Alfea  Mexico
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2 		5 Winx CLub: La princesa Amentia  Mexico
9 Winx Club: La cripta del Códex  Mexico
8 Winx Club: El show debe continuar  Mexico
4 Winx Club: La hora de la verdad  Mexico
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4 		7 Winx Club: The Power of Believix
Winx Club: O Poder de Believix
Winx Club: El Poder de Believix 		 Argentina
 Brazil
 Mexico
7 Winx Club: Believe in Magic
Winx Club: Acredite na Magia
Winx Club: Cree en la Magia 		 United States
6 Winx Club: Magical Mania
Winx Club: Mundo Mágico
Winx Club: Mundo Mágico 		 Argentina
 Brazil
 Mexico
6 Winx Club: Destiny Calls
Winx Club: Dons Mágicos
Winx Club: Llamados del Destino
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M 		1+7 Winx Club: The Secret of the Lost Kingdom "Movie"
Winx Club: O Segredo do Reino Perdido "O Filme"
Winx Club: El Secreto del Reino Perdido 		 United States
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5 		7 Winx Club: The Power of Sirenix
Winx Club: O Poder de Sirenix
Winx Club: El Poder de Sirenix
6 Winx Club: Tales from the Sea
Winx Club: Contos do Fundo do Mar
Winx Club: Cuentos del Fondo del Mar
7 Winx Club: Peril in the Magic Dimension
Winx Club: Perigo na Dimensão Mágica
Winx Club: Peligro en la Dimensión Mágica
6 Winx Club: Peace in the Infinite Ocean
Winx Club: Paz no Mar Infinito
Winx Club: Paz en el Océano Infinito
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M 		1+7 Winx Club: Magical Adventure
Winx Club: A Aventura Mágica
Winx Club: La Aventura Mágica 		 United States

Films

Winx Club: The Secret of the Lost Kingdom

On October 8, 2006, Rainbow S.p.A. announced on their official website that a Winx Club film was being produced. The CGI film, titled Winx Club: The Secret of the Lost Kingdom (Italian: Winx Club - Il segreto del regno perduto), was released theatrically in Italy on November 30, 2007. An English dub of the film was released on November 20, 2008 in Singapore. The film was re-dubbed in English and released in the United States as a TV movie on Nickelodeon on March 11, 2012. This version featured the cast from the Nickelodeon dub of the television series.

Winx Club: Magical Adventure

On November 9, 2009, it was confirmed that there would be a second Winx Club movie released in 2010. The film, titled Winx Club 3D: Magical Adventure (Italian: Winx Club 3D - Magica avventura) was released theatrically in Italy on October 29, 2010. The film was dubbed using the Nickelodeon voice cast and released as a television special in the United States on May 20, 2013. This version was shortened from the original's 87 minute runtime to approximately 45 minutes.


Other media

Spin-off series

A comedy spin-off series titled PopPixie premiered in Italy on January 10, 2011. This series is based on the pixies from the Winx Club series, and featured characters such as Lockette, Chatta, and Amore, along with new characters. The characters Caramel and Cherie, introduced in PopPixie, later appeared in Winx Club as replacements for Digit and Tune, respectively.

Video games

Several video games based on the series have been released. The first of these was Winx Club, released in 2005 for the Playstation 2, PC, and Game Boy Advance. Other video games released include Winx Club: The Quest for the Codex (2006), Winx Club: Mission Enchantix (2008), Dance Dance Revolution Winx Club (2009), Winx Club: Believix in You (2010), and Winx Club: Magical Fairy Party (2012).

In 2013, Tsumanga Studios released an app for iOS and Android titled Winx Sirenix Power. Other apps based on the series include Winx Fairy School (by Tsumanga Studios) and Winx Club: Rocks the World (by Budge Studios).

References

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  2. ^ "Iginio Straffi". Iginio Straffi. Retrieved 2013-03-29.
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  4. "Konami, 4kids Entertainment And Rainbow S.R.L. Announce Winx Club License Agreement". Game Zone. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  5. Rainbow S.p.A. "Winx Club". Retrieved 2006-11-15.
  6. "Nickelodeon and Rainbow S.p.A. Announce Global Partnership for Winx Club Animated Series - NEW YORK, Sept. 2". New York: Prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2012-05-09.
  7. https://twitter.com/TheRomiDames
  8. "Winx Club - One-Hour Special Ending". YouTube. Retrieved 2012-05-09.
  9. "Winx Club News Page". Michael's Winx Club. 2006-10-08. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
  10. Kristin Brzoznowski (2009-11-09). "Rainbow Extends Winx Club Film Franchise". WorldScreen.com.
  11. "Winx Club: Magical Adventure". Amazon. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
  12. "Winx Club: Magical Fairy Party - Game Info". Nintendo. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
  13. "Winx Sirenix Power". iTunes. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
  14. "Winx Sirenix Power". Google Play. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
  15. Wolfe, Jennifer (2013-11-27). "Winx Club Unveils New 'Fairy School' Game". Animation World Network. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
  16. "Winx Club: Rocks the World". Budge Studios. Retrieved 2014-01-18.

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