Anatane: Saving the Children of Okura facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Anatane: Saving the Children of Okura |
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| Genre | Adventure Action |
| Created by | Mark Maggiori |
| Written by | Mark Maggiori Éric Rondeaux |
| Directed by | Marc Boréal |
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| Theme music composer | Pascal Obispo |
| Composer(s) | Mark Maggiori Franck Bailleul |
| Country of origin | France Canada |
| Original language(s) | French English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
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| Executive producer(s) | Dominique Boischot Paul Cadieux S.K. Kim |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Les Films de la Perrine Tooncan Hanho Heung-Up France Télévisions |
| Distributor | Filmoption International |
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| Original network | Unis TV France 4 |
| Picture format | 1080p ( HDTV) |
| Original release | September 8 – December 2, 2018 |
Anatane: Saving the Children of Okura is an animated TV show for kids. It was created by a French artist named Mark Maggiori. This show is a Canada-France international co-production, meaning companies from both countries worked together to make it. The main companies involved were Les Films de la Perrine and Tooncan, along with France Télévisions.
Making the Show (Production)
The idea for Anatane started way back in 2002. Mark Maggiori received money to begin developing a show called "Anton or The Children of Okura." A year later, he even registered the website name Anatane.com.
In 2004, people noticed his website mentioned an animated series. Maggiori said the show was being made with France Télévisions and Canal J. He hoped a Japanese animation studio, Production I.G., would help make it too.
However, some people found that many of the early drawings for Anatane looked very similar to art from other cartoons. Maggiori explained that these were just temporary pictures. They were not meant to be in the final show. But more similar drawings were found, which caused some discussion.
In 2005, a Canadian animation studio called Tooncan joined the project. France 2 became the TV channel that would show it, and Carrere Group would help distribute it. The show had a budget of about €5.9 million (around 5.9 million Euros).
Later, in 2007, the series got more money from the Shaw Rocket Fund. This fund helps Canadian children's TV shows. At this time, Télé-Québec was listed as a Canadian TV partner.
By 2008, five episodes of Anatane were finished. But there were some challenges, and it seemed like the series might not be completed.
Finally, in 2017, work on the show started again! A new Canadian animation studio, Megafun Productions, took over. This studio was started by Paul Cadieux, who used to own Tooncan.
When It Aired (Broadcast)
Anatane: Saving the Children of Okura first aired in Canada on Unis TV. This happened on September 8, 2018.
In France, the show started airing on France 4 on June 29, 2019. Before that, the first three episodes were available online on the channel's website from June 7.
