Lilo & Stitch (franchise)

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Lilo & Stitch / Disney Stitch
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Above:Lilo & Stitch logo used since the 2002 original film
Below:Disney Stitch logo used since 2021, primarily used when only the character Stitch is emphasized
Created by
Original work Lilo & Stitch (2002)
Owner The Walt Disney Company
Years2002–present
Print publications
Book(s)Agent Stitch series (2022–present) [1]
Comics
  • Stitch & the Samurai (2020)
  • Lilo & Stitch (Dynamite; 2024)
Comic strip(s) Comic Zone: Disney's Lilo & Stitch (2002–2006)
Films and television
Film(s)
Short film(s) The Origin of Stitch (2005)
Animated series
Television special(s)
Television short(s)"Stitch Meets High School Musical" (2007)
Television film(s) Leroy & Stitch (2006)
Direct-to-video
Games
Video game(s)
Audio
Soundtrack(s)
Miscellaneous
Toy(s) Disney Tsum Tsum *
Theme park attraction(s)
  • * Work where this franchise's characters or settings appeared as part of a crossover.
  • † Franchise-related content added to crossover work via update(s).

Lilo & Stitch, also marketed as Disney Stitch or simply Stitch, is an American media franchise created by Disney. The first installment was written and directed by Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois, and released in 2002. The combined critical and commercial success of the original film, which was a rarity for the company's feature animation studio during the studio's post-Renaissance downturn in the early 2000s, led to three direct-to-video and television sequel feature films, a short film, three animated television series, several video games, theme park attractions, comics, literature, and various merchandise.

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The franchise, primarily the original 2002–2006 animated continuity, mainly focuses on the adventures of the titular eccentric and mischievous duo: an orphaned Hawaiian girl named Lilo Pelekai and an artificial extraterrestrial creature originally named Experiment 626, whom she adopts and names Stitch. Stitch was created via genetic engineering by alien mad scientist Dr. Jumba Jookiba to cause chaos and destruction across the galaxy but was rehabilitated by Lilo thanks to ʻohana , the Hawaiian concept of extended family. The duo's ʻohana mainly consist of themselves; Lilo's older sister and legal guardian, Nani Pelekai; Jumba; and Jumba's Earth-loving partner, Agent Wendy Pleakley. Most of the sequel and spin-off material of the franchise also involves many genetic experiments similar to Stitch, whom he treats as his "cousins", Captain Gantu, a giant militaristic alien from the original film who becomes an antagonist to the main ʻohana in later works, and Dr. Jacques von Hämsterviel, Jumba's diminutive former partner-in-crime who desires the experiments he funded the creation of to use them for intergalactic domination. Additionally, the franchise's films and first television series make frequent references to American musician Elvis Presley, using his music and sometimes his imagery in the films.

The later spin-off material released from 2008 through 2020—the Japanese anime Stitch! , the Chinese animated series Stitch & Ai , and the Japanese manga Stitch & the Samurai—emphasize Stitch by separating him from Lilo and putting him into other regions of Earth (primarily in the countries where these works are produced), replacing her with different humans who take him, along with Jumba and Pleakley, in with their families. The original Japanese version of the anime was produced by an entirely different crew from the original franchise, while the Chinese series was partially produced by American animators; crew members from Lilo & Stitch: The Series worked on both shows, although the anime only involved them in the international edit (which includes the English dub). The two Asian series replace the original voice cast of the four films and the first TV series. Later spin-offs beginning from 2022, including the children's detective book series Agent Stitch and a Lilo & Stitch comic book series that began in 2024, resumed Lilo's involvement as a main character and Stitch's best friend but continued the post-Leroy trend of the alien and his extended family going on adventures in places outside Hawaii. Both of them also serve as continuations after only the original film rather than continuations after Leroy & Stitch.

A live-action/CGI adaptation of the original film is set for a 2025 release.

Films and television

Overviews

Films

FilmU.S. release dateDirector(s)Screenwriter(s)Story byProducer(s)
Original series
Lilo & Stitch June 21, 2002 Chris Sanders & Dean DeBlois Chris Sanders (based on an idea by) Clark Spencer
Stitch! The Movie August 26, 2003Tony Craig and Bobs GannawayBobs Gannaway and Jess Winfield Tony Craig, Bobs Gannaway, and Jess Winfield
Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch August 30, 2005 Tony Leondis & Michael LaBashTony Leondis & Michael LaBash and Eddie Guzelian and Alexa JungeChristopher Chase
Leroy & Stitch June 23, 2006Tony Craig and Bobs GannawayBobs Gannaway and Jess WinfieldIgor Khait and Jess Winfield
Live action adaptation
Lilo & Stitch May 23, 2025 Dean Fleischer Camp Chris Kekaniokalani Bright and Mike Van Waes Dan Lin and Jonathan Eirich

Television series

SeriesSeasonEpisodesOriginally releasedCountry of originProduction company(ies)
First releasedLast releasedNetwork
Lilo & Stitch: The Series Pilot film August 26, 2003 (2003-8-26) Direct-to-video United States Walt Disney Television Animation
1 39September 20, 2003 (2003-9-20)February 28, 2004 (2004-2-28)
2 26 (28 segments)November 5, 2004 (2004-11-5)July 29, 2006 (2006-7-29)
Finale film June 23, 2006 (2006-6-23) Disney Channel
Stitch! [a] 1 [b] 26 [c] October 8, 2008 (2008-10-8)June 26, 2009 (2009-6-26) TV Tokyo Japan Madhouse
2 [d] 30 (31 segments) [c] October 13, 2009 (2009-10-13)August 8, 2010 (2010-8-8) TV Asahi
3 [e] 30 [c] July 6, 2010 (2010-7-6)July 19, 2011 (2011-7-19) Shin-Ei Animation
Post-series specials [f] 2 specialsJune 16, 2012 (2012-6-16)August 7, 2015 (2015-8-7) Disney Channel Japan
Stitch & Ai [g] 1 13March 27, 2017 (2017-3-27)April 6, 2017 (2017-4-6)
China
  • Anhui Xinhua Media
  • Panimation Hwakai Media

Main continuity

Lilo & Stitch (2002)

An extraterrestrial mad scientist named Dr. Jumba Jookiba (voiced by David Ogden Stiers) is put on trial for illegally creating creatures to cause chaos and destruction. His latest experiment is Experiment 626 (Chris Sanders): a little blue alien with four arms, two legs, and antennae who is deceptively strong and indestructible. 626 (pronounced "six-two-six") is sentenced to exile, while Jumba himself is jailed. However, 626 escapes custody, steals a police cruiser ship, and heads to the planet Earth. Jumba gets sent on a mission to retrieve his creation along with a partner on board, self-proclaimed Earth expert Agent Pleakley (Kevin McDonald), who is forced to go along to keep an eye on him.

Masquerading as a dog, 626 is adopted by a little girl named Lilo Pelekai (Daveigh Chase) who is living with her 19-year-old sister Nani (Tia Carrere). Lilo is lonely and a bit of an outcast until she finds a new friend in 626 whom she names "Stitch".

Stitch! The Movie (2003)

Ex-Captain Gantu (Kevin Michael Richardson) is hired by the evil Dr. Hämsterviel (Jeff Bennett) to retrieve the remaining 625 experiments. Meanwhile, on Earth, Stitch is still not fitting in, but when trouble comes calling through the form of Experiment 221 (Frank Welker), he and Lilo must band together to stop his electrical rampage. Meanwhile, Gantu ends up with a new ally, Experiment 625 (Rob Paulsen), but is displeased by his lazy behavior and love of sandwiches.

Lilo & Stitch: The Series (2003–2006)

Continuing where Stitch! The Movie left off, Lilo and Stitch are given the task of collecting the rest of Jumba's missing experiments, changing them from bad to good, and finding the one place where they truly belong. Meanwhile, the former Captain Gantu and his reluctant partner, Experiment 625, try to capture the experiments for the imprisoned Dr. Hämsterviel.

Running for a total of 65 episodes over two seasons, The Series ended with the television film Leroy & Stitch .

Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch (2005)

Set at a time between the original film and Stitch! The Movie, Lilo (voiced by Dakota Fanning in this film) and her classmates are preparing for a hula competition where the winner gets to perform at the local May Day festival. Each student is required to create an original dance. While preparing for the competition, Stitch's past comes back to haunt him. It seems that after Stitch was created, Jumba did not get a chance to fully charge Stitch's molecules before they were both arrested. At first, this glitch causes Stitch to revert to his old destructive programming, but it will ultimately destroy him if Jumba cannot create a charging pod before Stitch's energy runs out.

The Origin of Stitch (2005)

In this short film included on the Lilo & Stitch 2 DVD, serving as a bridge between it and Stitch! The Movie, Stitch discovers Jumba's computer and is scared to find out what a monster he is, only for Jumba to come and explain how he found family and love when he met Lilo. The other experiments are also hinted at.

Leroy & Stitch (2006)

After three years, their mission to capture all 624 experiments and repurpose them on Earth has been completed, so Lilo and her family are honored as heroes by the Galactic Alliance. Despite originally turning down their new offered positions to stay with Lilo, Stitch and the crew separate to live out their ambitions. However, after Gantu frees Hämsterviel from his prison, they create a new experiment of their own, Leroy (Chris Sanders). Lilo and Stitch must reunite and unite every single experiment they have to fight Leroy and his army of duplicated clones.

Spin-off releases

Stitch Meets High School Musical (2007)

Stitch and a number of Lilo & Stitch characters play a friendly game of basketball and then dance to "We're All in This Together" from High School Musical . This anime short aired on Disney Channel Japan on June 18, 2007[ citation needed ] and was later released internationally on September 23, 2008 on the High School Musical 2: Deluxe Dance Edition 2-disc DVD set. [2] [3] [4] [5]

Stitch! (2008–2011, 2012, 2015)

The anime series features a Japanese girl named Yuna Kamihara (voiced by Eden Riegel in the English dub) in place of Lilo and is set on a fictional island off the shore of Okinawa instead of Hawaii. The first two seasons were animated and co-produced by the Japanese animation house Madhouse, [6] [7] [8] while the third season and two post-series television specials were animated by Shin-Ei Animation. 86 episodes (including three specials) aired from 2008 to 2011, while two post-series specials aired in 2012 and 2015.

Set years after the events of Leroy & Stitch, the anime sees Stitch (now voiced by Ben Diskin) having left Lilo after she went to college. He ends up on the fictitious Izayoi Island where he meets Yuna, a tomboyish girl who lives with her grandmother (Gwendoline Yeo) and practices karate. Stitch befriends Yuna, Jumba (Lilo & Stitch: The Series screenwriter and executive producer Jess Winfield) and Pleakley (Ted Biaselli) later rejoin Stitch, and the three aliens move in with Yuna's family. In the first two seasons, Stitch tries to do 43 good deeds to appease the Chitama Spiritual Stone, a magical stone that can grant wishes, with Stitch wanting to become the strongest being in the universe. He and Yuna also meet various yōkai, with them befriending Kijimunaa (Colleen O'Shaughnessey), a little yōkai with long red hair who has a powerful sneeze. Meanwhile, Hämsterviel (Kirk Thornton), who is at large along with Gantu (Keith Silverstein) and Experiment 625/Reuben (Dave Wittenberg), wants to defeat Stitch and take his good deeds to gain ultimate power.

The first season sees Stitch doing good deeds while enjoying his new life with Yuna on Izayoi, with them befriending various yōkai. Three of Stitch and Reuben's fellow experiments also make appearances, namely Experiment 221/Sparky, Experiment 010/Felix (both Steve Blum), and Experiment 624/Angel (Kate Higgins), the last of whom becomes a more recurring character compared to Lilo & Stitch: The Series and has—since her last Western appearance in Leroy & Stitch—remained Stitch's girlfriend while also having become a popular singing sensation in the years since.

The second season, titled Stitch! ~The Mischievous Alien's Great Adventure~, sees Stitch continuing to live his life with Yuna and completing his goal of doing good deeds for his wish to be granted. More characters join the cast during this season, including BooGoo (Blum), a purple insect-like alien who becomes the aliens' new pet, Sasha (Melissa Fahn), a transfer student who becomes Yuna's newest friend, and Tigerlily Sakai (Laura Bailey), Yuna's beautiful but mean cousin who bullies her and Stitch. Additionally, more experiments, both originating from Lilo & Stitch: The Series and newly introduced to the franchise, appear from this season onward, with most of them now inexplicably under Hämsterviel's possession. By the end of this season, however, Stitch loses his motivation to have his wish granted, deciding that living with Yuna is better than being the strongest in the universe.

In the third season, titled Stitch! ~Best Friends Forever~, Yuna, Stitch, Tigerlily, Jumba, Pleakley, and BooGoo move to a city called Okinawa New Town. Meanwhile, Hämsterviel partners with an evil alien woman named Delia (Mary Elizabeth McGlynn), who desires to retrieve a power cell within Stitch, eventually making a powerful experiment of her own—Dark End (Roger Craig Smith)—to do so. Lilo (Yeo) also returns in one episode of this season for a brief reunion with Stitch.

Stitch & Ai (2017)

Taking place in Huangshan in Anhui, this 13-episode Chinese animated series stars Stitch (voiced by Ben Diskin in the English version, reprising his anime role) and a local girl named Wang Ai Ling (Erica Mendez). Produced in English with the partnership of American animators, the series was animated by Anhui Xinhua Media and Panimation Hwakai Media and was broadcast on CCTV-14 with a Mandarin Chinese dub from March 27 to April 6, 2017. [9] [10] The original English version later aired in Southeast Asia in February 2018 and released in the United States on the DisneyNow service on December 1, 2018, streaming on the service until June 2019.

Set after Leroy & Stitch but on a separate timeline from the Stitch! anime, the Chinese series shows Stitch having been captured by a warring alien faction called the Jaboodies who wants to use him as their own destructive genetic experiment, but he escapes when a rival faction also wanting him, the Woolagongs, attacks the ship he was held in. Ending up in the Huangshan mountains, Stitch meets Ai, a spirited girl whose aunt Daiyu (Laura Post) wants to move Ai from her sister Jiejie (Post) and their mountain home to a city. Stitch joins Ai's family as her new "dog", with Jumba (Jess Winfield, also reprising his role from the anime) and Pleakley (Lucien Dodge) also joining them after initially being sent to rescue Stitch. Stitch helps Ai stay in the mountains and she helps him ward off the Jaboodies and the Woolagongs, both of whom desire to make use of a secret metamorphosis ability Jumba programmed in Stitch that turns the experiment into a destructive giant.

Live-action adaptation

In October 2018, Walt Disney Pictures announced that a live-action adaptation of Lilo & Stitch was in development, with Dan Lin and Jonathan Eirich announced as producers. [11] In November 2020, Jon M. Chu entered early negotiations to serve as director on the project. [12] Filming was announced to take place in Hawaii. [12] In July 2022, Dean Fleischer Camp signed on to replace Chu as the film's director. [13] [14] Chris Kekaniokalani Bright, a Hawaiian-born-and-based writer whose script Conviction made the 2018 edition of the Black List, and Mike Van Waes wrote the film's script. [13] [14] [15] [16] Filming began by late April/early May 2023 [17] but was suspended in July 2023 due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike. [18]

In August 2024, the film was shifted to a summer 2025 theatrical release. [19] Two months later, the film was given a release date of May 23, 2025 in the United States. [20]

Cast and characters

List indicators

This section includes characters who have appeared in the franchise.

Characters FilmsTelevision seriesShort filmVideo games
Lilo & Stitch Stitch!
The Movie 		Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch Leroy & Stitch Lilo & Stitch Lilo & Stitch:
The Series 		Stitch! Stitch & Ai The Origin of Stitch Disney's Lilo & Stitch Lilo & Stitch: Trouble in Paradise Disney's Stitch: Experiment 626
200220032005200620252003–20062008–2015201720052002
Principal characters
Stitch
Experiment 626 		Chris Sanders Benjamin Diskin Chris Sanders U Chris Sanders
Lilo Pelekai Daveigh Chase Dakota Fanning Daveigh ChaseMaia KealohaDaveigh Chase
Tara Strong O 		Gwendoline Yeo
Melissa Fahn Y 		FlashbacksSilent cameo P Daveigh Chase
Nani Pelekai Tia Carrere Sydney Agudong Tia Carrere
Grey DeLisle Y 		FlashbacksSilent cameo P Vanessa Marshall
Dr. Jumba Jookiba David Ogden Stiers Zach Galifianakis David Ogden Stiers
Jason Marsden Y 		Jess Winfield David Ogden Stiers U David Ogden Stiers
Agent Wendy Pleakley Kevin McDonald Billy Magnussen Kevin McDonald
Tommy Widmer Y 		Ted Biaselli [h] Lucien Dodge Silent cameo P Kevin McDonald
Captain Gantu Kevin Michael Richardson Kevin Michael RichardsonTBAKevin Michael Richardson Keith Silverstein Richard Epcar U Kevin Michael Richardson
Dr. Jacques von Hämsterviel Silent cameo S Jeff Bennett Jeff BennettJeff Bennett Kirk Thornton Silent cameo
Reuben
Experiment 625 		Rob Paulsen Rob PaulsenRob Paulsen Dave Wittenberg Silent cameo P
Angel
Experiment 624 		Tara StrongTara Strong Kate Higgins Silent cameo P
Minor characters
David Kawena Jason Scott Lee Dee Bradley Baker Jason Scott LeeDee Bradley BakerKaipo DudoitDee Bradley BakerSilent cameo P Dee Bradley Baker
Mertle Edmonds Miranda Paige Walls Liliana Mumy TBALiliana MumyMiranda Paige Walls
Cobra Bubbles Ving Rhames Ving Rhames C Courtney B. Vance Kevin Michael RichardsonRichard Epcar U Terrence C. Carson
Grand Councilwoman Zoe Caldwell Zoe Caldwell Hannah Waddingham Zoe Caldwell Mary Elizabeth McGlynn Laura Post Silent cameoDeleted role [i]
Moses Puloki
Kumu		Kunewa MookTBAKunewa Mook
ElenaUnknownJillian HenryJillian Henry
Teresa [j] UnknownKali WhitehurstHolliston ColemanKali WhitehurstKali Whitehurst
YukiUnknownLili IshidaUnknownLili IshidaLili Ishida
Mrs. Lynne Hasagawa Amy Hill Silent cameoTBAAmy Hill
Sparky
Experiment 221 		Frank Welker Frank WelkerFrank Welker Steve Blum Silent cameo P
Yuna Kamihara Eden Riegel
Wang Ai Ling Erica Mendez

Crew and details

Crew/detailFilmsTelevision seriesShort film
Lilo & Stitch
(2002)		 Stitch! The Movie
(2003)		 Lilo & Stitch 2:
Stitch Has a Glitch
(2005)		 Leroy & Stitch
(2006)		 Lilo & Stitch
(2025)		 Lilo & Stitch:
The Series
(2003–2006)		 Stitch!
(2008–2011, 2012, 2015)		 Stitch & Ai
(2017)		 The Origin of Stitch
(2005)
Director(s) Chris Sanders
Dean DeBlois 		Tony Craig
Bobs Gannaway		Michael LaBash
Tony Leondis 		Tony Craig
Bobs Gannaway		 Dean Fleischer Camp Victor Cook
Don MacKinnon (season 1)
Rob LaDuca (season 2)
Tony Craig ("Spike" and "Shoe")		Masami Hata (seasons 1 and 2)
Tetsuo Yasumi (season 3)		Tony Craig
Marc Handler (voices)		 Mike Disa
Tony Bancroft (co-director)
Producer(s) Clark Spencer Tony Craig
Jess Winfield
Bobs Gannaway		Christopher ChaseIgor Khait
Jess Winfield		 Dan Lin
Jonathan Eirich		Jess Winfield
Tony Craig
Bobs Gannaway
(all executive producers)		Yasuteru Iwase (season 1)
Michiyo Hayashi (season 2)
Yoshiie Ayugai (seasons 2 and 3)
Takahiro Kishimoto (season 2)
Satoshi Kubo (season 3)
Matsuhisa Tomoharu (season 3)		Cao Jie
Wu Wensheng
Wang Gang (exec.)
Pei Duo (exec.)
Tian Tian (exec.)
Tony Craig (exec.)
Marc Handler (exec.)		Ben Chambers
Writer(s)Chris Sanders
Dean DeBlois		Bobs Gannaway
Jess Winfield		Michael LaBash
Tony Leondis
Eddie Guzelian
Alexa Junge 		Bobs Gannaway
Jess Winfield		Chris Kekaniokalani Bright
Mike Van Waes
List of
episode writers
    • Thomas D. Hart
    • Henry Gilroy
    • Kevin D. Campbell
    • Madellaine Paxson
    • Jim Peronto
    • Catherine Lieuwen
    • Brian Swenlin
    • John Wray
    • Laura McCreary
    • Kenneth Koonce
    • Robert Martin
    • Chad F. Rogers
    • Jan Strnad
    • Heather Lombard
    • Evan Gore
    • John Behnka
    • Rob Humphrey
    • David Warick
    • Amy Debartolomeis
    • Brandon Sawyer
    • Mark Drop
    • Jess Winfield
Yūko Kakihara (seasons 1 and 2)
Shōji Yonemura (season 1)
Ayako Katō (season 2)
Mio Aiuchi (season 3)		Marc HandlerEddie Guzelian
Michael LaBash
Composer(s) Alan Silvestri Michael Tavera
Alan Silvestri (themes)		 Joel McNeely J. A. C. Redford
Alan Silvestri (themes)		 Dan Romer Michael TaveraYoshihisa Suzuki (seasons 1 and 2)
Kōtarō Nakagawa (season 3)
Thorsten Laewe (international edit, all seasons)		 Michael Tavera [23]
Stephen James Taylor [24] 		Christopher Tin
Editor(s) Darren T. Holmes Tony MizgalskiWilliam J. CaparellaTony MizgalskiN/ARobert Cole
Production
company(ies)		 Disney Feature Animation Florida [25] Walt Disney Television Animation [26] Disneytoon Studios [26]
Disney Animation Australia [27] 		Walt Disney Television Animation [28] Walt Disney Pictures
Rideback
Blue Koala Pictures, Inc.		Walt Disney Television Animation [29] Madhouse (seasons 1 and 2)
Shin-Ei Animation (season 3 and post-series specials)		Anhui Xinhua Media
Panimation Hwakai Media		Toonacious Family Entertainment
Distributor Buena Vista Pictures Distribution Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment Buena Vista Television
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment		 Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures N/AWalt Disney Studios Home Entertainment

Comics

Comic Zone: Lilo & Stitch

From 2002 to 2006, Disney Adventures released a number of comic strip tie-ins to the franchise. These include prequel comics set before the original film (which include the first appearances of later major character Experiment 625/Reuben, who has a teal coloration in these comics), additional comics set around the time of the film, comics set during the events of Lilo & Stitch: The Series, comics set around the time of Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch, and comics set during the events of Leroy & Stitch. On March 7, 2006, Disney Press published a collection of Lilo & Stitch comic strips that were originally published from 2002 to 2005 as Comic Zone, Volume 1: Disney's Lilo & Stitch, [30] the first of four volumes compiling various strips that featured in the "Comic Zone" section of Disney Adventures.

Stitch & the Samurai (2020)

Aggregate scores
AggregatorScore
GameRankings 71.67% [43]
Metacritic 66/100 [44]
Review scores
PublicationScore
GameZone7.5/10 [45]
Nintendo Power 3/5 [46]

Disney's Lilo & Stitch 2: Hämsterviel Havoc (titled simply Disney's Lilo & Stitch 2 in Europe and Disney's Lilo and Stitch in Japan) [47] is an action-platform game developed by Climax Studios and published by Disney Interactive Studios for Game Boy Advance on October 12, 2004. Hämsterviel Havoc is the sole tie-in game for Lilo & Stitch: The Series and a standalone sequel to the Lilo & Stitch game released on the same platform in 2002. While the game is primarily a platform game, the player has the chance to play as other characters and vehicle segments. The game was met with average to mixed reception, as GameRankings gave it 71.67% based on 6 reviews, [43] while Metacritic gave it 66 out of 100 based on 4 reviews. [44]

Disney Stitch Jam (2009)

Cover of Disney Stitch Jam for Nintendo DS. StitchDS.jpg
Cover of Disney Stitch Jam for Nintendo DS.

Disney Stitch Jam, known in Japan as Stitch! DS: Ohana to Rhythm de Daibouken (スティッチ！DS オハナとリズムで大冒険（だいぼうけん）, Stitch! DS: A Great Adventure of Ohana and Rhythm), is a rhythm video game developed by Cattle Call and published by Disney Interactive Studios. The first video game based on the Stitch! anime series, it was released in Japan on December 3, 2009, in North America on March 23, 2010, and in Europe on March 26. Different from past Lilo & Stitch adaptations, Disney Stitch Jam has players taking control of Stitch and some of his cousins in a variety of missions set in space, out on the seas, and in a variety of areas by touching musical notes and exclamation marks. In the game's story, Angel (X-624) gets kidnapped by Gantu and Hämsterviel, and Stitch has to rescue her by traveling into ten worlds. Stitch is the main playable character, while Angel, Reuben (X-625) and Felix (X-010) are unlockable.

NGamer gave the game a review score of 44% in their May 2010 issue. [48] Common Sense Media's Chad Sapieha gave the game 4 out of 5 stars, calling the gameplay "polished and fun", and praising the game's visuals and sound, but criticizing the game's short length. [49] On release week, Famitsu scored the game a 28 out of 40 across all four reviews. [50]

Motto! Stitch! DS: Rhythm de Rakugaki Daisakusen (2010)

Cover of Motto! Stitch! DS: Rhythm de Rakugaki Daisakusen for Nintendo DS. Mottostitch.jpg
Cover of Motto! Stitch! DS: Rhythm de Rakugaki Daisakusen for Nintendo DS.

Motto! Stitch! DS: Rhythm de Rakugaki Daisakusen ♪ (もっと！スティッチ！DS リズムでラクガキ大作戦♪, lit.More! Stitch! DS: Great Mission to Doodle in Rhythm), is a rhythm video game and a sequel to Disney Stitch Jam. It was developed by Cattle Call (the developer of the first game) and published by Disney Interactive Studios. Like the first game, it is also based on the Stitch! anime series, although this game is based on the show's third season, Stitch! ~Best Friends Forever~. It was released in Japan on November 18, 2010. This game was not released in North America or Europe.

This game has the same gameplay as its prequel, Disney Stitch Jam, and has more new features, characters, and experiments. This game is a modified engine of its prequel. Players can enjoy the rhythmic action of Stitch, who has a magic microphone that can draw his drawings on the air for decorations and traveling (which resembles and is a parody of Doraemon's secret tool, "Air Crayon"). Players can also dress up characters like Stitch and Angel. On release week, Famitsu scored the game a 30 out of 40 across all four reviews. [51]

Bomberman: Disney Stitch Edition (2010)

Bomberman: Disney Stitch Edition (ディズニー スティッチ ボンバーマン, lit. Disney Stitch Bomberman) is a spin-off of the Bomberman franchise for the i-mode mobile internet platform developed by Hudson Soft and distributed by D2 Communications. [52] [53] [54] Based on Stitch!, it was released for free under the DoCo DeMo Game banner in 2010 exclusively in Japan. [52] [53] [54]

Other appearances

Theme park attractions

Various Lilo & Stitch-themed attractions have opened in Disney theme parks.

Stitch's Great Escape!

Stitch's Great Escape! was a "theatre in the round" show that opened on November 16, 2004, in Magic Kingdom at the Walt Disney World Resort as a replacement for the ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter. It last operated on January 6, 2018, and confirmed by Disney officials to be closed on July 16, 2020.

Stitch's Supersonic Celebration

Stitch's Supersonic Celebration was a short-lived stage show that ran from May 6, 2009, to June 27, 2009, at Magic Kingdom at the Walt Disney World Resort.

Stitch Encounter

Stitch Encounter is an interactive show similar to Turtle Talk with Crush that opened in 2006 at Hong Kong Disneyland at the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort. Other versions of the attraction opened Walt Disney Studios Park at Disneyland Paris (as Stitch Live!) in 2008, Tokyo Disneyland at Tokyo Disney Resort in Spring 2015, and Shanghai Disneyland Park at Shanghai Disney Resort in 2016. The original version in Hong Kong closed in 2016, and no versions of this attraction have ever opened at either American Disney resort.

The Enchanted Tiki Room: Stitch Presents Aloha e Komo Mai!

The Enchanted Tiki Room: Stitch Presents Aloha e Komo Mai! is a "theatre in the round" Audio-Animatronics show that opened in 2008 in Tokyo Disneyland at Tokyo Disney Resort, and is the fourth incarnation of The Enchanted Tiki Room.

In other media

Lilo, Stitch, Nani, David, Jumba, and Pleakley appeared in Once Upon a Studio (2023).

Reception

The original Lilo & Stitch film received positive critical reviews, while the direct-to-video and television sequels received mixed to negative reception.

FilmCriticalPublic
Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic CinemaScore
Lilo & Stitch 87% (149 reviews) [61] 73 (30 reviews) [62] A [63]
Stitch! The Movie 20% (5 reviews) [64] ——
Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch 40% (10 reviews) [65] ——
Leroy & Stitch 40% (5 reviews) [66] ——

Notes

  1. ↑ Japanese: スティッチ!, Hepburn: Suticchi!
  2. ↑ In this series' native Japan, only the first season is titled Stitch!; internationally, all three seasons carry the singular Stitch! name.
  3. 1 2 3 Episode counts for each of the Stitch! anime's three seasons include their post-season special episodes, which are treated as regular episodes in the international edit and on Disney+ in Japan and Singapore.
  4. ↑ Titled Stitch! ~The Mischievous Alien's Great Adventure~ (スティッチ! ～いたずらエイリアンの大冒険～, Sutitchi! ~Itazura Eirian no Daibōken~) in its native Japan.
  5. ↑ Titled Stitch! ~Best Friends Forever~ (スティッチ! ～ずっと最高のトモダチ～, Sutitchi! ~Zutto Saikō no Tomodachi~) in its native Japan.
  6. ↑ Known collectively as Stitch! New Specials, which features Stitch and the Planet of Sand (スティッチと砂の惑星, Sutitchi to Suna no Wakusei) and Stitch! Perfect Memory (スティッチ！パーフェクト・メモリー, Sutitchi! Pāfekuto Memorī), the latter also called Stitch! A Perfect Memory in English promotional material.
  7. ↑ Chinese :安玲与史迪奇; pinyin :Ān líng yǔ shǐ dí qí; lit.'An Ling and Stitch'
  8. ↑ Except for Stitch! Perfect Memory; Pleakley's English voice actor in that special is unknown, as the special used the original Japanese credits for all regions.
  9. ↑ Zoe Caldwell was listed as a voice talent in the game's credits, [21] having provided the Councilwoman's voice. The character and Caldwell's lines would have been used in the game's final cutscene, [22] but they were ultimately cut from the final release.
  10. ↑ Named "Aleka" in Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch; Elena, Teresa, and Yuki all received different names in the film, but only Teresa's differing name was revealed.

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