Flatmania

Flatmania
Created by
  • Isabelle Simler
  • Sophie Castalgnede
Developed byPrakash Topsy
Opening themeTake Me There, sung by Anggun
Country of originFrance
Canada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes52
Production
Executive producersPhilippe Delarue
Aton Soumache
Production companiesMethod Animation
Futurikon
Vivatoon
Original release
NetworkFrance 3 (France)
YTV (Canada)
Release2004 (2004) –
2008 (2008)

Flatmania is a French-Canadian animated television series, which is based on a visual style created by Anne-Caroline Pandolfo and Isabelle Simler and produced by Method Animation, Futurikon and Vivatoon with the participation of Disney Televisions France, YTV, SRC, and France 3, The series is about a teenager named Vincent who gets transported into the Flatmania (a series of magazines) paper world. During each adventure, Vincent and Kyu arrive on a latest magazine and must find a rift that will send them to the next magazine.

Characters

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Art style

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The characters in Flatmania are animated as two-dimensionally flat, so when they turn around or are seen from the side, will appear to be paper. The style was re-used in another Futurikon series, Pop Secret.[citation needed]

Television airing

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The series is first premiered on France 3 in France. Internationally, the series is aired on Animania TV in the United States, YTV and SRC in Canada, ABC Kids in Australia, Pop in the UK, Rai Gulp in Italy, Nickelodeon in Germany, ZigZap in Poland and Happy TV in Serbia.

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