Rayman: The Animated Series

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Rayman: The Animated Series
Rayman: The Animated Series
Published by Ubi Soft
Developed by Ubi Soft

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Release date 1999
Genre CGI animated series
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Platforms DVD, VHS, televised broadcast
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Rayman: The Animated Series is a computer-animated TV programme based on the Rayman video games series. It was produced in 1999 as an accompaniment to the release of Rayman 2 in the same year. Although it was planned to be a full 26-episode series, with 13-minute episodes,[1][2][3][4] and meant to be aired on TV worldwide the following year, the series was cancelled and only four episodes were aired in very few countries in Europe, notably France, Germany (in which it was aired on Super RTL) and the Netherlands.

The French daily newspaper Midi Libre reported in 2020 that six episodes had been produced,[5] but it is unclear whether this is a mistake or if an additional two episodes were produced but never released. Animator Émile Ghorayeb cited high costs[6] and "marketing reasons"[7] for the cancellation of the series, while L'Histoire de Rayman cited a lack of audience and poor writing.[8]

Plot

Rayman had already been captured by Admiral Razorbeard and is being held at Rigatoni's circus - a giant tent which floats from one location to another, where he is forced to do circus tricks. After being thrown in the dungeons, he soon meets four other prisoners, Betina, Cookie, Flips and Lac-Mac, who is the star of the circus show and therefore Rigatoni's favorite prisoner, and plans their escape. When they do escape, they end up on the run in the vast forest city of Aeropolis, where Inspector Grub is pursuing them under the orders of Rigatoni.

Characters

Protagonists

Antagonists

Episodes

  1. Lac-Mac Napping
  2. No Parking
  3. High Anxiety
  4. Big Date
  5. My Fair Lac-Mac[9] (cancelled)

Voice cast

English version

French version

VHS and DVD releases

The VHS for Rayman: The Animated Series.

Although very rare, the Rayman: The Animated Series is available on VHS and DVD.[10][11] An English VHS was released in the United States and Australia, a French one can be found in France and Belgium, and a German one was bundled alongside some copies of Rayman. A DVD is also available, but only in France. Though the text on the cover is in French, the English and German versions are included as well as the French version. Some French copies of Rayman 2: The Great Escape on PC also contain the series on the same disc. An Australian release of Rayman 2 also claims to include the series on the disc, but this is not the case.


Ubisoft press kit (1999)

Screenshots

Work in process artwork

Gallery

Concept art

3D artwork

Storyboards

External links

References

  1. Rayman: The Animated Series press kit, An Interview with Yves Guillemot, https://raymanpc.com/wiki/script-en/images/c/c4/Rayman_TV_Interview_1999.pdf
  2. YouTube, IGN Trailer - Rayman: The Animated Series, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOLsxLp8HRk
  3. Ubisoft.com (via archive.org), Ubi Soft’s Beloved Rayman Sells Record-Breaking 4.2 Million Copies!, https://web.archive.org/web/20001213225300fw_/http://www.ubisoft.com/usa/corp/press/pr_raymantv0513.html
  4. Annecy.org, Sélection officielle 1999, fiche film : Rayman – No Parking, https://www.annecy.org/a-propos/archives:fr/1999:fr/selection-officielle/fiche-film:film-990227
  5. Midi Libre, Millau : Laurent Jennet, du coup de crayon aux dessins animés à la télévision, https://www.midilibre.fr/2020/08/20/millau-laurent-jennet-du-coup-de-crayon-aux-dessins-animes-a-la-television-9027009.php
  6. YouTube, Interview with Emile Ghorayeb | Animation Director | MPC (20:52), https://youtu.be/_Kc3H1KuOf0?t=1252
  7. Emilio Graphics, CV of Émile Ghorayeb, http://emilio3dgraphics.50megs.com/Documents/Emile%20Ghorayeb%20CV.doc
  8. L'Histoire de Rayman, Chapter 9 - La Raymania
  9. Emilio Graphics, Animation - Rayman, http://emilio3dgraphics.50megs.com/animation_Rayman.htm
  10. Ubisoft.com (via archive.org), Ubi Soft HITS THE SCREEN!, https://web.archive.org/web/20000528174722fw_/http://www.ubisoft.com/usa/corp/press/pr_raymantv1005.html
  11. IGN, Rayman Hits Video, https://uk.ign.com/articles/1999/12/02/rayman-hits-video