"Jane and the Dragon" (2005)TV series 2005-????

Writers:

Richard Elliott (writer)
Carolyn Hay (writer)

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

15 October 2005 (Canada)

Genre:

Animation | Family | Fantasy

Plot Keywords:

Character Name In Title

Awards:

5 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sat. July 12	9:00 AM	Telemundo
Sat. July 12	10:30 AM	NBC	All Fool's Day	#1.8
Sat. July 12	1:30 PM	NBC	Jester Justice	#1.3

Cast

Ban Abdul

...

Pepper, Princess Lavinia, Queen Gwendoline (2 episodes)

Country:

New Zealand | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:G

Company:

Nelvana

Super piece of animation

Caught this by accident while channel hopping and was blown away by its quality both in the animation and its humorous tone. The stories have a medieval setting based around a castle and Jane(her quest to train as a knight), the other kids in the castle and her best friend,who just happens to be a dragon. The dragon steals the show, as his mannerisms and sense of humour are just laugh-out-loud funny. The animation uses motion capture. I know that this is not the first time its been used in a cartoon(remake of Captain Scarlett)but nevertheless it adds quality and helps to lift this above the ordinary. The backgrounds appear to have been created to make them seem as if they were done in pencil;the subtle blend of this and the CGI work just gives this a fresh,different look.