Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Saturday morning cartoons: Code Lyoko.

(another fantasy monowheel in action-The Overbike link)

Wiki:
Code Lyoko is a French animated television series featuring both conventional animation and CGI. It premiered on September 3, 2003 on the France 3 network, and was produced by Antefilms during the first season and by MoonScoop Group for the remainder of the series, both in association with the France 3 television network and Canal J. The series has been translated into various languages and is currently airing in over 160 countries.

Code Lyoko was first broadcast in the United States as part of Cartoon Network's Miguzi block on April 19, 2004. The series is currently on hiatus on Cartoon Network midway through the fourth and final season, though it was available in its entirety on the channel's video on-demand service.
Ulrich and his "Overbike"
Code Lyoko is about a group of five boarding school students enrolled at Kadic Junior High School: Aelita, Jeremie Belpois, Odd Della Robbia, Ulrich Stern, and Yumi Ishiyama. The students travel to the virtual world of Lyoko — which is found in a supercomputer housed in the basement of an abandoned factory near the school — to fight against a megalomaniacal digital entity named Xana.

Ulrich is the silently-strong introvert of the group, unwilling to talk about himself unless prodded considerably. Along with Odd, he is often the first to suggest taking immediate action against Xana.

Ulrich's Lyoko attire is modeled after a samurai, minus armor, and he carries a sword. An Oni is drawn on his back and the clothing is largely colored yellow and black. He gets a new outfit in the fourth season, which trades his more loose-fitting clothes for a tighter yellow and brown body suit (similar to William's). A device on his back is traded for his sword sheath, which, in addition to carrying two swords, hides the blades when they're not in use. For travel, he uses a one-wheeled motorcycle called the Overbike, which is also capable of flight."



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