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This article is about the television series, Miraculous Ladybug. You may be looking for another Miraculous or Miraculous Ladybug.

As long as you're many to watch the show, there'll be new seasons.

Thomas Astruc on his twitter account

Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir (also named Miraculous Ladybug and Cat Noir,[2] Miraculous,[3] or Miraculous Ladybug) is a French CGI animated series. It is a co-production between ZAG Animation, Method Animation, Disney Channel EMEA, Toei Animation, SAMG Animation, SK Broadband, PGS Entertainment and AB International Distribution.[4] It premiered around the world starting in fall of 2015.[5] The show was formerly licensed by Nickelodeon from 2015 to 2016, before the rights transferred to the morning kids block "KidsClick" from 2017 to 2019 until the blocks closure. During this time as well, Netflix picked up the SVOD rights to the first three seasons of the show. Disney Channel is the current rights holder in the United States, having exclusive streaming and cable television rights to the entire show and its specials.

The first season, second season, third season and fourth season each have 26 half-hour episodes, while the fifth season has 27 half-hour episodes (with a special non-canon episode). A web series and some additional web exclusive content also released after its first season. On April 2021, via Licensing Russia, sixth and seventh season have also been confirmed.[6] On July 29, 2022, via Licensing Russia, an eighth season has been confirmed.[7]

Synopsis

For an episode list, see Episode guide.

Two high-school students, Marinette and Adrien, are chosen to become Paris’ superheroes: Ladybug and Cat Noir. They each have a Miraculous, a jewel linked to their magical creatures (Kwamis) that give them powers. Their mission is to keep Hawk Moth – who wants to steal their Miraculouses – from wreaking havoc on the town by creating increasingly dangerous supervillains – all while living their high school lives and keeping their identities secret.[8]

Cast and crew

To view a complete list of everyone who has worked on Miraculous related material, see Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir/Credits.

Main cast

Voice Actor Character(s)
Cristina Vee Marinette Dupain-Cheng/Ladybug/Lady Noire/Multimouse/Dragon Bug/Lady Bee/Pegabug/Pennybug
Bryce Papenbrook Adrien Agreste/Cat Noir/Mister Bug/Aspik/Snake Noir/Cat Walker/Rabbit Noir
Keith Silverstein Gabriel Agreste/Hawk Moth/Scarlet Moth/Shadow Moth/Shadow Noir/Monarch/Monarch Bug
Mela Lee Tikki
Max Mittelman Plagg
Carrie Keranen Alya Césaire/Rena Rouge/Rena Furtive/Scarabella

Recurring cast

Voice Actor Character(s)
Carrie Keranen She She
Mrs. Michelle
Alya Césaire (Re-Verse)
Scarabella (alternative universe)
Ben Diskin Nino Lahiffe/Carapace (Seasons 1-3)
Max Kanté/Pegasus (Seasons 1-3)
Nooroo
XY
Armand
Sass
Jean Duparc
Harry Clown
Zeno Robinson Nino Lahiffe/Carapace ("Miraculous New York" and onwards)
Max Kanté/Pegasus (Season 4 onwards)
Sentinino/Senticarapace
Sentibubbler
Nino Lahiffe (Re-Verse)
Maxkov
Selah Victor Chloé Bourgeois/Queen Bee
Marieve Herington Sabrina Raincomprix (Season 1 and "Despair Bear" only)
Cassandra Lee Morris Sabrina Raincomprix (Seasons 2-3 and "Miraculous New York")
Pollen (Seasons 2 and 3 only)
Lauren Landa Sabrina Raincomprix/Miss Hound (Season 4 onwards)
Pollen (Season 4 onwards)
Stompp (Season 3 onwards)
Sabrina Weisz Nathalie Sancoeur/Mayura
Nadja Chamack
Sarah
Xiong Xiong
Orikko (Season 4 onwards)
Jeanne d'Arc
Keith Silverstein Prince Ali
Gabriel Agreste (sentimonster)
Bertrand King
Gabriel Agreste/Betterfly (Re-Verse)
The Supreme
Kira Buckland Alix Kubdel/Bunnyx/Canigirl/Bunny Dog
Vic Mignogna Jalil Kubdel (Season 1 only)
Erin Fitzgerald Rose Lavillant (Season 1 only)
Juleka Couffaine (Season 1 only)
Marlena Césaire
Reba Buhr Rose Lavillant/Pigella (Season 2 onwards)
Juleka Couffaine/Purple Tigress (Season 2 onwards)
Gina Dupain
Michael Sinterniklaas Nathaniel Kurtzberg/Caprikid
Grant George Lê Chiến Kim/King Monkey
Chris
Bob Roth
Markov
August
Monk
Longg
Joe Ochman André Bourgeois
Santa Claus
Stephanie Sheh Manon Chamack
Lex Lang Jagged Stone
Christopher Smith Tom Dupain
Roger Raincomprix
Wayzz
Long Long
Didier Roustan
Philece Sampler (†) Sabine Cheng (Seasons 1-3, "Miraculous Shanghai", "Truth", "Gang of Secrets", "Mr. Pigeon 72", "Sole Crusher", "Mega Leech", "Sentibubbler", and "Dearest Family" only)
Olga Mendeleiev (Seasons 1-3, "Miraculous New York" and "Guiltrip" only)
Prince Ali's chaperone (Season 1 only)
Anne Yatco Sabine Cheng (Season 4 onwards)
Olga Mendeleev (Season 5 onwards)
Dorothy Fahn Caline Bustier
André Gordon Alec Cataldi
Sentialec
Dino Huggie
Ezra Weisz Placide I.T.
Albert
André
Doorman
Fred Haprèle
Simon Grimault
Théo Barbot (Season 2 only)
Mr. Banana (Season 4 onwards)
Todd Haberkorn Xavier Ramier
Alim Kubdel
Wang Cheng
Jean-Pierre Monlataing
Mela Lee Aurore Beauréal
Penny Rolling
Tang Tang
Rythm
Froggy
Gimmi
Jessica Gee Mylène Haprèle/Polymouse
Daizzi
Matt Mercer Ivan Bruel (Season 1 only)
Vincent Aza
Vincent
Max Mittelman Ivan Bruel/Minotaurox (Season 2 onwards)
Gimmi
Brian Beacock Théo Barbot
JC Hyke Denis Damocles
Paul St. Peter Wang Fu/Jade Turtle
Otis Césaire
Roland Dupain
Joe Fria Armand D'Argencourt
Philippe
Lisa Kay Jennings Lila Rossi/Cerise
Faye Mata Kagami Tsurugi/Ryuko
Andrew Russell Luka Couffaine/Viperion
Cherami Leigh Trixx
Ella and Etta Césaire
Laila Berzins Nora Césaire (Season 2 only)
TBA Nora Césaire (Season 3 onwards)
Erika Harlacher Ondine
Kyle McCarley Marc Anciel (Seasons 2 and 3 only)
Alejandro Saab Marc Anciel/Rooster Bold (Season 4 onwards)
Chris Lahiffe
Dean Gate/Doorman
Jalil Kubdel (Season 5 onwards)
Casey Mongillo Unnamed boy
Haviland Stillwell Audrey Bourgeois
A.D.A.
Allegra Clark Clara Nightingale
TBA Anarka Couffaine
Chris Hackney Wayhem
Melissa Fahn Duusu
Minae Noji Tomoe Tsurugi
Deneen Melody Mullo
Kaalki (Season 3 onwards)
Zoé Lee/Vesperia/Kitty Noire
Kuro Neko
Kitty Noire (alternative universe)
TBA Stompp ("Sandboy" only)
Sandy Fox Roaar (Season 3 onwards)
TBA Fluff ("Sandboy" only)
Ryan Bartley Fluff (Season 3 onwards)
Socqueline Wang
Susannah Corrington Ziggy
Sarah Weisz Xuppu
TBA Barkk ("Sandboy" only)
Sabrina Glow Barkk (Season 4 onwards)
Jacob Weisz Roaar ("Sandboy" only)
Orikko ("Sandboy" only)
Jason Marnocha Thomas Astruc
Morgan Berry Vivica
Barbara Goodson Marianne Lenoir
Cristina Vee Ladybug (sentimonster)
Marinette Dupain-Cheng/Shadybug/Ladybug (Re-Verse)
Ubiquity (alternative universe)
Ubiquinoire (alternative universe)
Bryce Papenbrook Félix Fathom/Argos/Flairmidable
Mr. Banana (Season 3 only)
Adrien Agreste/Claw Noir/Paw Noir (Re-Verse)
Mister Bug (alternative universe)
Kelly Baskin Clara Contard
Arlette
Beau Bridgland Tatsu
TBA Claudie Kanté
TBA Kouki
TBA Odille
TBA Anne-Jeanne Théoxanne du Bocquale
TBA Mireille Caquet
Colleen O'Shaughnessey Emilie Agreste
Laura Post Amelie Graham de Vanily
Véronique
TBA Dormant Sentimonster
Kaiji Tang Su-Han
Kimberly Woods Aeon/Uncanny Valley
Gisèle
Cedric Williams Delmar
Liiri
Jaimi Gray Jessica Keynes/Eagle
Scott Whyte Sparrow
Anairis Quiñones Olympia Hill/Majestia
Barbara Keynes/Knightowl
Imari Williams Knightowl
Kellen Goff Mike Rochip/Techno-Pirate
Hot Dog Dan
Laura Stahl Camilla Hombee/Victory
Xanthe Huynh Fei Wu/Ladydragon
Caleb Yen Cash
Aleks Le Lian
Wu Shifu
Brook Chalmers Bastille
Hou Hou
Mark Chen Mei Shi
TBA Miss Rose
TBA LadyLion
TBA Brazilian Miraculous holder
TBA LadyBlue

Production

First drawing of Ladybug by Thomas Astruc

First drawing of Ladybug by Thomas Astruc.

The original concept for Ladybug was conceived by Thomas Astruc around 2005.[9][10] One day, after meeting a young woman who was wearing a ladybug shirt and working with her, Thomas played around with the idea of a ladybug, soon creating a sticky note with the design of Ladybug. Thinking that the character worked well, Thomas began to develop this character with new drawings (like as seen with fake comic book covers called The Mini Menace Ladybug) and constructed the universe around her, inspired by comic universes like Marvel. He continued to develop his idea until he met Jeremy Zag, a producer at Zagtoon, who allowed Thomas to do what he thought best with it.[11]

There were many changes that Ladybug went through during development. The series was originally meant to be for older audiences like teens and young adults, having political stories and a darker tone. However, as explained by writing director Sébastien Thibaudeau, "Some elements hindered its perception and no one really knew why",[11] so the crew worked on making it lighter for a younger audience. Toei Animation helped to create an animated promotional video showing footage of what the show would be like in order to showcase the show as an anime, but eventually, it was decided to make the series in CGI. There was also a point in time where producers encouraged making Ladybug and Cat Noir a part of a superhero team, but it didn't help sell the show, and the superhero team idea was dropped because of it.[12]

Astruc created the show by drawing ideas and concepts from Franco-Belgian comics, American comics, and Japanese animation. He found inspiration for Ladybug from Amélie Poulain, Spider-Man, and Sailor Moon. He and his team wanted to create a show that reflected the romance and beauty of France, and they aimed for it to have superheroes that appeal to young girls while not falling into the clichés of female characters.[11]

DVD releases

The following is a list of the DVD volumes of the show released in the United States.

No. in Series Release Date Episodes Distributor Source
Volume 1 May 3, 2016 1-7 Shout! Factory Kids [13][14]
Volume 2 August 9, 2016 8-13 Shout! Factory Kids [15][16]
Volume 3 January 10, 2017 14-20 Shout! Factory Kids [17]
Volume 4 April 11, 2017 21-26 Shout! Factory Kids [18]
Season 1 February 6, 2018 1-26 Shout! Factory Kids [19]

Comic books

Miraculous has had a collection of comic books planned and released in both the United States and worldwide. The first of these comics released on July 6, 2016, adapting television episodes into the comic book format.[20] Miraculous Adventures, the first original comic release, officially debuted on July 19, 2017.[21][22]

Main article: Chapter guide

International releases

Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir was first released in the United States on December 6, 2015 on Nickelodeon. The series streamed on Netflix until it was removed on January 31, 2023[23] and was also available on children's television network KidsClick until March 31, 2019. On April 8, 2019, it started airing on Disney Channel US.[24][25]

To view a full worldwide list, see Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir/International Releases.

Trivia

  • Every episode of seasons 1-4 is named after the titular supervillain (or sentimonster, starting with Season 3) with the exception of two episodes:
  • Every episode of Season 5 is named after a Miraculous power being centered around the episode, with the exception of:
  • It takes one entire year to finish an episode, and many episodes are usually being worked on at the same time.[26]
  • In South Korea, the show is simply titled Ladybug.[27]
    • The EBS version of the logo also varies from the original one and is based off a conceptual logo for the series.[28]
  • As of September 2020, Miraculous has been broadcast in over 160 countries.[29]
  • Despite being a primarily French animated series, the show was lip-synced to English audio.[30]
    • The Miraculous team chose to do this in order to make the series more marketable in the United States.[31]
    • Although the official Tumblr blog stated on one occasion that later seasons would match the French dub, all Miraculous media is matched to the English one.[32]
  • After only 10 weeks on air in the United States, Miraculous entered the top 10 animated series for all time slots and networks.[33]
    • The show also managed to track around three for the top 10 children's television programs.[34]
    • Internationally, Miraculous was also met with impressive numbers, becoming the #1 kids' show on both TF1 in France and EBS1 in South Korea.[35] Eventually, it became a child favorite in France, ranking high among the most popular children's shows there.[36] In Brazil, the show even managed to be the top series in the nation.[37]
  • During the series's Netflix debut in February 2017, it ranked #4 in popularity among children's shows, managing to drive a 10% share.[38]
  • According to series director Wilfried Pain, all episodes of Season 2, Season 3, and the Miraculous Ladybug OVA "were written at the same time... [and] also written one by one."[39]
  • Thomas Astruc is planning for the series to have six seasons or more.[40]
    • As of July 2023, five seasons have been fully aired, two is currently being produced, and three more have been confirmed, with the next season currently slotted to premiere in 2024.
  • As revealed by the official Miraculous Ladybug Tumblr blog, in later seasons, some characters will get expanded wardrobes, including clothes, accessories, and more.[41]
  • Marinette, Alya, Adrien and Chloé have their own official Instagram accounts: @marinettedesigned, @alya.ladyblogger, @adrienagrestebrand and @theofficialchloebourgeois.[42]
    • The manager of the character accounts announced that she no longer works at ZAG. So the future of the accounts is unknown.[43][44]
    • Since September 2020, characters have now their own Facebook accounts.[45]
  • All seasons have 26 aired episodes, although the fifth season has 27 episodes (with the extra episode focusing on plastic pollution and not being part of the season's storyline).
  • Starting in Season 1, the time difference between the character's timeline and when the show premiered is about a year apart.
  • Each season is equivalent to 2 months. Seasons 1 - 5 take place between 2015 - 2016, although Seasons 3, 4 and 5 were released after 2016, and Season 5 legitimately lasted 4 months. It would be possible that Seasons 6 - 8 would take place between 2016 - 2017, although Season 6 would be released in 2024.
  • Although they are the main protagonists of the show, starting in Season 2, there were episodes that featured Marinette and Adrien in minor roles. The episodes with Adrien as a minor character being "Style Queen, "Truth", "Gang of Secrets", "Mr. Pigeon 72", "Furious Fu", "Sole Crusher", "Crocoduel", "Optigami", "Sentibubbler", "Qilin", Dearest Family", "Penalteam", "Destruction", "Intuition", "Adoration", "Emotion", "Pretension", "Conformation, and "Re-creation". While the episodes with Marinette as a minor character being "Lies", "Gabriel Agreste", "Rocketear", "Hack-San", "Kuro Neko", "Intuition", "Pretension", and "Representation".

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External links

References

  1. Although it is a co-producer since the second season, it's also mentioned as such in the Italian version of the credits from the first season, both on Super! and the Disney Channel
  2. Zag-Inc.Com
  3. Toei Animation to Co-Produce French Cartoon Miraculous
  4. http://www.animationmagazine.net/licensing/zags-miraculous-racks-up-licensees/?doing_wp_cron=1433844052.6262900829315185546875
  5. http://adala-news.fr/2014/12/lanime-ladybug-en-court-extrait-video/
  6. https://twitter.com/ChikaraYT/status/1383862668788789249
  7. https://twitter.com/ChikaraYT/status/1553103872624922625
  8. https://www.youtube.com/c/miraculousladybug/about
  9. http://variety.com/2010/film/news/duo-prep-s3d-superhero-toon-1118025064/
  10. https://twitter.com/Thomas_Astruc/status/698235435600977920
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 http://imgur.com/a/iU8ip (English translation)
  12. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoXav4p8zJ4&lc=z124w3x4lnyvxzdrw04chzywfoqvjxsqohw
  13. http://www.amazon.com/Miraculous-Tales-Ladybug-Cat-Noir/dp/B01BHCPQF8/ref=pd_sim_sbs_229_1?ie=UTF8&refRID=0Y4WWCZ81HYW2CYKPKDG
  14. http://www.multichannel.com/prfeed/shout-factory-and-zag-enter-new-tv-series-content-distribution-alliance-home-entertainment/397217
  15. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01F6EHOGM/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_dp_ss_3?pf_rd_p=1944687742&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B01BHCPQF8&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=11D35V30GHD6JWC641PR
  16. https://www.shoutfactory.com/kids/kids-animation/miraculous-tales-of-ladybug-cat-noir-spots-on
  17. https://www.shoutfactory.com/kids/kids-action-adventure/miraculous-tales-of-ladybug-cat-noir-be-miraculous
  18. https://www.shoutfactory.com/kids/kids-action-adventure/miraculous-tales-of-ladybug-cat-noir-it-s-ladybug
  19. https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/miraculous-tales-of-ladybug-cat-noir-season-one
  20. https://www.amazon.com/Miraculous-Tales-Lady-Bug-Noir-ebook/dp/B01FL5E8Y2/ref=pd_sim_sbs_351_1?ie=UTF8&dpID=51WJ2ZAOZ2L&dpSrc=sims&preST=_OU01_AC_UL160_SR105%2C160_&psc=1&refRID=415SDF4ENZ2K2KQFTS04
  21. http://freecomicbookday.com/Catalog/JAN170013
  22. https://www.amazon.com/Miraculous-Adventures-Ladybug-Noir-Noir-ebook/dp/B071RPCLZ3/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1501692863&sr=1-1&keywords=miraculous+adventures
  23. https://twitter.com/MLadybug_News
  24. https://www.netflix.com/title/80164216
  25. https://www.instagram.com/p/BXKVqCDBM9x/?taken-by=jeremyzag
  26. https://twitter.com/Thomas_Astruc/status/716662476801183744
  27. Korean logo
  28. Conceptual logo
  29. https://twitter.com/MediawanEu/status/1303654365094391808
  30. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6Ux4OWMyNk
  31. https://twitter.com/Thomas_Astruc/status/680527063099523072 (In response to @Tayokami)
  32. https://officialmiraculousladybug.tumblr.com/post/159427847592/what-would-you-say-is-the-official-language-of
  33. http://cdn.bleedingcool.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/12721884_10153580794446359_1304734148_n.jpg
  34. http://www.bleedingcool.com/2016/03/18/action-lab-announces-two-miraculous-comic-series-based-on-nickelodeon-series-at-c2e2/
  35. http://kidscreen.com/2016/04/01/zag-expands-global-licensing-program-for-miraculous/
  36. https://www.instagram.com/p/BDt7af_SQ38/?taken-by=jeremy_zag
  37. https://www.instagram.com/p/BG-pcIeyQwQ/?taken-by=jeremy_zag
  38. https://twitter.com/Ladybug_Cartoon/status/848595303729164288
  39. https://twitter.com/WinnyGZ/status/745484929258004482
  40. Report on Thomas Astruc at Japan Weekend: https://twitter.com/Ladybug_Cartoon/status/780018904513015808 https://twitter.com/Ladybug_Cartoon/status/780064207882551296
  41. https://officialmiraculousladybug.tumblr.com/post/158085547027/will-any-of-the-characters-have-a-wardrobe
  42. https://twitter.com/MiraculousMX/status/1152334692370309128
  43. https://twitter.com/Erinconomy/status/1291760051271557121
  44. https://twitter.com/Erinconomy/status/1291760054463430656
  45. https://www.facebook.com/bemiraculouslb/photos/a.1521731851473923/2631524247161339/


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