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Winx Club is an animated series co-produced by Rainbow SpA and later Nickelodeon. Its characters were created and designed by comic artist Iginio Straffi. The show takes place in a magical dimension where a group of fairy warriors defends their universe from villains. The group, named the Winx Club, attends the Alfea College for Fairies.
The Winx Club is led by Bloom, a student from Earth who thought she was an average human until discovering her flame-based powers. The original group includes Stella, the Fairy of the Sun and Moon (later) Fairy of the Shining Sun; Flora, the Fairy of Nature; Musa, the Fairy of Music; and Tecna, the Fairy of Technology. They share an apartment on the campus of Alfea. The Fairy of Waves, Aisha, is introduced in the second season and becomes the group's sixth member. The Fairy of Animals, Roxy, is introduced in the fourth season and occasionally joins the other fairies.
The characters of Winx Club have become popular with audiences. Critical response to the characters has been positive, with praise for their positive relationships and presentation of gender roles. The characters have appeared in a variety of media, including the spin-off series World of Winx , a comic book serial, and video games. In 2012, new episodes of the series incorporated CGI-animated sequences that rendered the characters in 3D. [1] A live-action series inspired by Winx Club, Fate: The Winx Saga , debuted in 2021 and features some of the original characters.
In the original series (seasons 1–4), the characters' mouths were animated to match the Italian voice actors, [2] who recorded their lines in Rome. The revived series, beginning with the hour-long specials, was produced in English first. The specials and seasons 5–6 were animated to match the Hollywood-based cast, [2] who recorded their lines at the Atlas Oceanic studio. Season 7 was also matched to Nickelodeon and Rainbow's English scripts, [3] but due to budget cuts, Viacom relocated the voice cast from Hollywood to New York City. Only actors from the two original casts are listed below.
Iginio Straffi developed the Winx Club characters for the short pilot episode "Magic Bloom," which was finished in 2001. The characters' outfits were modeled on those of traditional European fairies, [4] while their appearances were loosely inspired by popular celebrities of the time. In a 2011 interview with IO Donna , Straffi stated Britney Spears served as an inspiration for Bloom, Cameron Diaz for Stella, Jennifer Lopez for Flora, Pink for Tecna, and Lucy Liu for Musa. [5] Straffi wanted the fairies to represent "the women of today" [6] and to look more modern than classic examples like la Fata Turchina. [7]
After holding test screenings of the pilot, Straffi was unhappy with the audience's unenthusiastic reaction to the characters' outdated clothing style. [4] [8] He hired Italian fashion designers to give the characters a more modern appearance. [9] [10] Flora underwent several changes because Straffi felt test audiences disliked her design. [11] She was originally drawn with glasses and a lighter skin tone; for the full series, her glasses were removed [11] and she was given darker skin to look "more Latin". [4] The Winx fairies' male counterparts, the Specialists, were created in response to a request that the series should feature male leads. [12]
According to Iginio Straffi, each of the Winx fairies' personalities were made as different as possible so "teenagers from all over the world can identify themselves with the character they think they are most like". [12] After the premiere of the first season worldwide, the production team heard that American viewers noticed the absence of Black characters in the show. [11] In response, Straffi designed a sixth fairy named Aisha, who has darker skin than the others. [11] Her design was loosely inspired by Beyoncé [5] and she was introduced in the first episode of the second season. [13] The fourth season introduces a seventh member, Roxy, [14] who occasionally joins the other fairies.
After Viacom became a co-owner of the Rainbow studio in 2011, [15] new seasons of Winx Club entered production at Viacom's Nickelodeon Animation Studio and Rainbow. [16] For this relaunched series (which began with four specials that retell Bloom's origin story), Viacom hired popular actors to voice many of the characters. These stars included Ariana Grande as Diaspro, [17] Elizabeth Gillies as Daphne, Keke Palmer as Aisha, Matt Shively as Sky, and Daniella Monet as Mitzi. [18]
The Specialists are male warriors who train at the Red Fountain school: [lower-alpha 3] [lower-alpha 2]
The Paladins were introduced in Season 6:
The Pixies are the first magical beings who bond with the fairies. They are introduced in the second season after the Winx rescue them from Darkar. Based in part on the pixies of British folklore, each has a special talent.
The fairy pets are a group of soft toys from Earth that were brought to life by the Winx's magic.
The selkies live in oceans and work as gatekeepers of the ocean portals to various planets. They are based in part on the selkies of Gaelic folklore. In the fifth season, Tritannus steals their powers to get access to the Infinite Ocean; their powers are restored when a fairy from their respective home planet bonds with them. Selkies can sense when their bonded fairy is nearby.
The fairy animals are magical creatures to which the Winx become bonded in the seventh season. Each one has a power or secret that maintains order in the universe.
Alfea College for Fairies is a fairy school in the Magic Dimension. Alfea's staff members include:
Other Alfea students include:
Red Fountain is a school in Magix which trains warriors called the Specialists. Members of Red Fountain's staff include:
Red Fountain students include:
Cloud Tower is the main school for witches in the Magic Dimension. Cloud Tower's staff includes:
Students of Cloud Tower include:
Magix is a realm located at the centre of the Magic Dimension and the planet where the three schools Alfea, Cloud Tower and Red Fountain are located.
A village in the Dark Forest where the pixies live in the series.
Located between the surface of Magix and Downland. A cavernous area that is the location of Lord Darkar's palace, Shadowhaunt, and the home of the shadow creatures. The stone drains magic and power.
Also known as Lightrock Monastery, it is a temple high above the clouds on a huge and rocky mountain, located above Lake Roccaluce in non-space. The fortress is unreachable for almost anyone except for advanced magicians who can travel through dimensions. After season one, the Trix are sent there for unleashing the Army of Darkness on Magix, but are broken out in the second season by Lord Darkar. At the end of season 3, they are captured by the Templars after working with Valtor and are sent to the Prison of Andros.
Tir Nan Og is the realm of the Earth fairies, located in the magic dimension. When the Wizards of the Black Circle captured the Earth fairies, they imprisoned them in their own kingdom of Tir Nan Og, where the terrestrial fairies remained until Roxy and the Winx freed them in season 4. Loosely based on Tír na nÓg from Irish folklore.
Pyros is an island populated by dragons.
Lumenia, the star that lights Solaria, is home to a magical alien species called Lumens who are introduced in the eighth season and can generate magic stardust.
The Golden Kingdom is a place both outside and inside time and space where the Water Stars, the opposing force of the Dragon Fire, are kept.
Winx Club is an animated series co-produced by Rainbow SpA and later Nickelodeon. It was created and directed by Italian animator Iginio Straffi. The show is set in a magical universe that is inhabited by fairies, witches, and other mythical creatures. The main character is a fairy warrior named Bloom, who enrolls at Alfea College to train and hone her skills. The series uses a serial format with an ongoing storyline. It premiered on 28 January 2004, becoming a ratings success in Italy and on Nickelodeon networks internationally.
The first season of the animated series Winx Club aired from 28 January to 26 March 2004, consisting of 26 episodes. The series was created by Iginio Straffi, who also acted as executive producer and director of the season.
The second season of the animated series Winx Club aired from 19 April to 14 July 2005, consisting of 26 episodes. The series was created by Iginio Straffi, who also acted as executive producer and director of the season.
Iginio Straffi is an Italian animator and former comic book author. He is the founder and president of Rainbow SpA, which he co-owned alongside the American media company Paramount Global from 2011 until 2023. Straffi is the creator of the studio's animated series Winx Club and Huntik: Secrets & Seekers, as well as the co-creator of its comic book series Maya Fox.
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Fate: The Winx Saga is a supernatural teen drama television series based on the animated series Winx Club, created by Iginio Straffi. It is produced by Archery Pictures in association with Rainbow, a studio co-owned by Iginio Straffi and Viacom at the time. Developed by Brian Young, who also acts as the showrunner and executive producer, it stars Abigail Cowen, Hannah van der Westhuysen, Precious Mustapha, Eliot Salt and Elisha Applebaum.
Abigail Cowen is an American actress and model. She is known for playing Dorcas in Chilling Adventures of Sabrina and Bloom in Netflix's live-action adaptation of Winx Club titled Fate: The Winx Saga.
Winx Club: Magical Fairy Party is a 2012 video game from Nickelodeon. It was released by D3Publisher on October 30, 2012, for the Nintendo DS and received positive reviews. The game is based on the CGI-animated episodes of Winx Club that were co-produced by Nickelodeon. It was part of a two-game partnership between Nickelodeon and D3Publisher, with the other game being Victorious: Taking the Lead.
Season 5, they're original records, so those are the days we come together and they send our voices to Italy and then they animate the show based on our voices.
una settima fata, Roxy ... Il nuovo personaggio, Roxy, si unirà al gruppo delle Winx. [a seventh fairy, Roxy ... The new character, Roxy, will join the Winx group.]
Now the Burbank resident's new project is all about magic as she provides the voice for Musa, Fairy of Music, in Nickelodeon's new animated series, 'Winx Club.' The first of four one-hour specials premieres at 8 p.m. Monday.
Roxy, che è la settima Winx e anche la fata degli animali. [Roxy, who is the seventh Winx and the Fairy of Animals.]
[Roxy] joins the Club...
Valtor is an evil sorcerer plotting revenge against the Magic Dimension.
The Winx discover that Morgana, queen of the fairies, and all the exiled earth fairies are out for vengeance. They hold a grudge against the Wizards and the entire human race.