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"Animated Caleb Redesign?" by Rikke ´Gwennafran´ Loft

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I recently got the posibility to see an episode of W.I.T.C.H. - The Animated Adventures...

Not a succes. Besides from the Danish dub being reeeeally bad, I got really angry over the fact that they had rewritten most of the story, made it a "both gender" show, even though no boy in their right mind will ever believe this isn't a story for girls (in other words... They have made it less apealing for girls without gaining anything), made the show targeting 6-10 years old, where the comics are targeting 8-14, thrown a goblin sidekick in to Caleb AND... Worst of all, given him a redesign making him all human!

I mean, besides from the rather obvious plothole this makes compared to the comic (Only the royal family of Meridian are human), who in their right minds take a cute bishounen with facedecorations and pointy ears, and resesigns him to appear all human?!? What were the directors thinking?
You do NOT take away the very things that define a character and subsequently think you've made him better. Come on, this is Caleb! A character designed by Barbucci himself, and one of the core-characters of season one (and two, now we're at it). You DO NOT give him a redesign to appear all human.

I later learned that the animators only got to read 6-9 comics of the twelves that first season consist off, and that they were pulled in different directions from people in higher positions.... This does NOT imporve my thoughts about the cartoon. Disney didn't even have the courage to make it a purely girls story, even though this is what the comic has grown so popular on. I even found a place where an animator complained about the girls being too powerfull. Well, MAYBE if you didn't had had them all fly, that wouldn't have ben a problem for you! This is what happens when you doesn't read the story!
Seriously. How can you NOT read the entire original story of a show  you are goind to animate?

Anyway, here we got comic Elyon, Cornelia and Caleb giving their comment to the animated version of their series.
Poor Caleb...

Note to American visitors: In Europe  W.I.T.C.H. is a comic posted in monthly magazines of approcimately 70 pages length. Not a book with three or four comicpages in the beginning and end. It's a full scale comic.
Also, to people who has only seen the cartoon: Read the comic. It's better...

W.I.T.C.H. is © Walt Disney Company



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12 Sep 200645 Bigest-ever-W.I.T.C.H.-fan
I think it's tight! And also very funny! (And please write something more than just "thanks")

:-) Rikke ´Gwennafran´ Loft replies: "I usually do write something else than thanks, if I feel that the comment has something that I can... Well, comment on. I don't really know what to say here, though. :/"
16 Jun 200745 The Criticizer.
I'm not sure I understand it, but it's well done. The eyes are a bit strange, though, but I suppose it's your style. Very well done!

:-) Rikke ´Gwennafran´ Loft replies: "The joke more or less requires you to know both the comic and animation within a specific fandom. 12 Unless you can point out exactly what you find strange, I'll write it off as my style as well. 12"
2 Jul 200745 I<3Caleb
wow great job ^_^ very funny and i luv Caleb's expression haha

:-) Rikke ´Gwennafran´ Loft replies: "Thanks. 2"
14 Aug 200745 Hay Lin fan
hi, i dont hate the cartoon, but i still dont think its that good!
and by the way, someone said that there is no oracle in the cartoon, but its just because you dont see him until series 2.
plus blunk is not a goblin although everyone calls him a *smuggler*
i think they should have made caleb a former-murmerer/whisperer(whatever you call it), they just took away his identity!
in the comic yan lin is old and wise, in the cartoon she acts too immature for her age and doesnt die!
AND they keep elyon in the second series of the tv show, but the guardians are supposed to be cut off from meridian.
bye. xxx.

p.s: people in the UK who are looking for the w.i.t.c.h books, they sell them in WHSmith, and you can buy them online at amazon.co.uk!

:-) Rikke ´Gwennafran´ Loft replies: "Hehe, thanks for the info. I really d9on't have much to add, since my opinions should be pretty clear to all of your points. 12"
5 Oct 200745 Erik'sAngelofMusic
Lolz. Cool. ^^

:-) Rikke ´Gwennafran´ Loft replies: "Thanks. 2"
5 Feb 2008:-) Jason _Creature-of-the-Void_ Bird
i dont know, W H I C H wasnt that bad a cartoon its certainly better then some of the more modden CGI or other imported cartoons that have been shown about lately .. and as a guy im not affaird to say i enjoyed the story line and i cant choose between irma or will as my fav charactures

:-) Rikke ´Gwennafran´ Loft replies: "When being used to the more mature early comic seasons, the first episodes of the cartoon are horrible. Never watched it again for the same reasons."
17 Feb 2008:-) Jaguar Palmer
So true. The cartoons are okay but i love the comics way better. love the picture.

:-) Rikke ´Gwennafran´ Loft replies: "Thanks. 2"
21 Apr 2008:-) Claudia "monkey" Vilela
I love that manga!

:-) Rikke ´Gwennafran´ Loft replies: "The Japanese version that was discontinued, or the European comic that are somewhat manga inspired? 12"
10 Jan 2009:-) Marlene Eklind
funny! Im 16 and still read the comic every month1
1 Aug 2009:-) Elyon S Mills
That made me so angry too! And the storyline changes. Though I guess i didn’t realise the show was targetted at kids not pre-teens/young teens. How would you explain a guy turning into a flower and it being kind of natural to a six-year-old?

But still. When my sister showed me the show I abandoned it entirely. It’s also not published in Australia so I miss out on heaps.

I love your drawing, by the way... just thought I should mention it... seeing as how that’s what I meant to comment on, not Disney and their... confusion, shall we say. From memory yours is quite accurate to the comic style, and the dialogue is amusing AS WELL as being in character, which is rare. Well done.
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'Animated Caleb Redesign?':
 • Created by: :-) Rikke ´Gwennafran´ Loft
 • Copyright: ©Rikke ´Gwennafran´ Loft. All rights reserved!

 • Keywords: Animated, Anime, Caleb, Chibi, Cornelia, Disney, Elyon, Fairy, Manga, Show, Tv, W.i.t.c.h, Wings
 • Categories: Anime / Manga, Humourous or Cute Things, Fan art
 • Techniques: Black Ink, Computer-coloured Picture
 • Inspirations: Other Artist
 • Submitted: 2005-11-16 19:39:57
 • Views: 9646
 • Resolution: 700x641

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