Lilo & Stitch (franchise)

Lilo & Stitch
Creator	Walt Disney Animation Studios
Films and television
Films	Lilo & Stitch (2002)
Short films	The Origin of Stitch (2005)
Animated series	Lilo & Stitch: The Series (2003–06) Stitch! (2008—2015)
Television films	Leroy & Stitch (2006)
Direct-to-video	Stitch! The Movie (2003) Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch (2005)
Games
Video games	Lilo & Stitch Pinball Disney's Lilo & Stitch Lilo & Stitch: Trouble in Paradise Disney's Stitch: Experiment 626 Disney's Stitch Jam Motto! Stitch! DS: Rhythm de Rakugaki Daisakusen Lilo & Stitch 2: Hamsterviel Havoc Bomberman: Disney Stitch Edition
Miscellaneous
Theme park attractions	Stitch's Great Escape! Stitch Encounter The Enchanted Tiki Room: Stitch Presents Aloha e Komo Mai! Stitch's Supersonic Celebration

Lilo & Stitch is a media franchise created by Walt Disney Studios in 2002 under directors Dean DeBlois and Chris Sanders, and owned by The Walt Disney Company. It consists of the original Walt Disney Feature Animation film of the same name, a direct-to-video sequel film, a short film, a Western-animated television series and its two accompanying films (a backdoor pilot and a finale); an anime series, and various video games and theme park attractions. The franchise mainly focuses on the adventures of an orphaned Hawaiian girl named Lilo Pelekai (voiced by Daveigh Chase in most media) and an experimental creature from outer space originally named Experiment 626, whom she adopts and names Stitch (voiced by Chris Sanders in all media except the anime). Stitch was originally genetically-engineered to cause chaos and destruction across the galaxy, but was rehabilitated by the Earth girl thanks to the Hawaiian concept of ʻohana, or family.

Film series

Lilo & Stitch (2002)

An extraterrestrial mad scientist named Dr. Jumba Jookiba (David Ogden Stiers) is put on trial for illegally creating creatures to cause chaos and destruction. His latest experiment is Experiment 626 (Chris Sanders): a little blue alien with four arms, two legs and antennae who is deceptively strong and indestructible. 626 (pronounced "six-two-six") is sentenced to exile, while Jumba himself is jailed.

Masquerading as a dog, 626 is adopted by a little girl named Lilo Pelekai (Daveigh Chase) who is living with her 19-year-old sister Nani (Tia Carrere). Lilo is lonely and a bit of an outcast until she finds a new friend in 626 whom she names "Stitch."

Stitch! The Movie (2003)

Ex-Captain Gantu on his new spaceship (his original got destroyed in the first film), being hired by Hämsterviel to retrieve the experiments. Meanwhile, on Earth, Stitch is still not fitting in. Lilo tries to encourage him by saying he's one-of-a-kind, comparing him to Frankenstein.

Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch (2005)

Set at a time between the original film and Stitch! The Movie, Lilo (voiced by Dakota Fanning in this film) and her classmates are preparing for a hula competition where the winner gets to perform at the local May Day festival. Each student is required to create an original dance. While preparing for the competition, Stitch's past comes back to haunt him. It seems that after Stitch was created, Jumba did not get a chance to fully charge Stitch's molecules before they were both arrested. At first this glitch causes Stitch to revert to his old destructive programming, but it will ultimately destroy him if Jumba cannot create a charging pod before Stitch's energy runs out.

Leroy & Stitch (2006)

After three years, their mission to capture all 624 experiments and repurpose them on Earth has been completed, so Lilo and her family are honored as heroes by the Galactic Alliance.

Television series

Lilo & Stitch: The Series (2003–06)

Continuing where Stitch! The Movie left off, Lilo and Stitch are given the task of collecting the rest of Jumba's missing experiments, changing them from bad to good, and finding the one place where they truly belong. Meanwhile, the former Captain Gantu and his reluctant partner, experiment 625, try to capture the experiments for the imprisoned Dr. Hämsterviel.

Running for two seasons and a total of 65 episodes, the series ended with the direct-to-DVD movie Leroy & Stitch.

Stitch! (2008–15)

The show features a Japanese girl named Yuna in place of Lilo, and is be set on a fictional island off the shore of Okinawa instead of Hawaii. It is animated and co-produced by the Japanese animation house Madhouse LTD.^[1][2][3] Many of the characters, such as Jumba Jookiba and Pleakley, appear, as well as six villains; Captain Gantu, Dr. Jacques von Hamsterviel, Reuben, Experiment 627, and Leroy. It also features new experiments exclusive to this series. Although the series is doing very well in Japan, it has received only moderate praise everywhere else. 86 episodes and 2 specials were made.

Cast and characters

Video games

Lilo & Stitch Pinball

Lilo & Stitch Pinball was released on January 1, 2002 on PC.^[4]

Disney's Lilo & Stitch

Disney's Lilo & Stitch
Aggregate scores Aggregator Score GameRankings (GBA) 75.58%[5] (PS) 57.73%[6] Metacritic (GBA) 80/100[7] (PS) 54/100[8] Review scores Publication Score AllGame [9][10] Game Informer 8/10[11] GamePro [12] GameSpot 3.8/10[13] GameSpy [14] GameZone (GBA) 8.9/10[15] (PS) 8.5/10[16] IGN (GBA) 8/10[17] (PS) 5/10[18] Nintendo Power 3.7/5[19] OPM (US) [20]

Disney's Lilo & Stitch was released for Game Boy Advance on June 7, 2002,^[21] and then for the PlayStation a week later.^[22] The game was met with positive to very mixed reception; GameRankings and Metacritic gave it a score of 75.58% and 80 out of 100 for the GBA version,^[5][7] and 57.73% and 54 out of 100 for the PlayStation version.^[6][8]

Lilo & Stitch: Memory Mayhem

Lilo & Stitch: Memory Mayhem is a puzzle and card game that was released for mobile phones on January 23, 2004 in the United States. The game was published by Walt Disney Internet Group.

Lilo & Stitch: Trouble in Paradise

Lilo & Stitch: Trouble in Paradise is an action-platform game developed by Blitz Games that was released on June 14, 2002 for PlayStation and Microsoft Windows.^[23][24]

Disney's Stitch: Experiment 626

Cover of Disney's Stitch: Experiment 626 for PlayStation 2.

Disney's Stitch: Experiment 626
Aggregate scores Aggregator Score GameRankings 63.59%[25] Metacritic 59/100[26] Review scores Publication Score CVG 5/10[27] EGM 5.5/10[28] Game Informer 6/10[29] Game Revolution C[30] GameSpot 5.7/10[31] GameSpy [32] GameZone 6.5/10[33] IGN 6/10[34] OPM (US) [35]

Disney's Stitch: Experiment 626 is a platform game for the PlayStation 2 on June 19, 2002.^[36] It also serves as a prequel to the original film Lilo & Stitch. In the game, the player plays as Experiment 626 as he battles robots, mutated monsters (called Greemas), Experiment 621, and causes mass destruction. Disney's Stitch: Experiment 626 is about finding DNA for Jumba's illegal genetic mutations. The game is set as a prequel to the first movie, describing 626's destructive rampage around the galaxy until his capture by the Galactic Federation.

Disney's Stitch: Experiment 626 is a basic platformer, with an environment for exploring, item finding and fighting enemies. Plasma guns are the standard armaments. With his four arms, Stitch can equip up to 4 at once, but only 2 when climbing or holding an object. There are 2 special weapons: a "Big Gun" that fires guided rockets which do massive damage and a Freeze Ray which coats enemies in ice. Platformers commonly include collectibles that the player must equip and find to progress throughout the game. Stitch is under the control of Jumba at the time of the game, and he orders Stitch to find DNA samples, which assist him in performing more experiments. Squid bots allow the player to try and garner a "movie reel", these reels are used to buy various scenes from the movie. Stitch also can find gadgets to assist him in navigating the environment. Grapple guns are provided to allow Stitch to swing over hazardous substances or to reach difficult spots. A jet pack is also featured which can allow Stitch limited flight time.

Disney's Stitch: Experiment 626 has many enemies in his dangerous and deadly quest for DNA. These include UGF soldiers, frogbots, heavy soldiers, Gantu's elite frogbots, mutant greemas and buzzers. Bosses include Dr. Habbitrale in his giant robot, 621 (after being mutated), and Gantu.

The game was met with mixed reception upon release; GameRankings gave it a score of 63.59%,^[25] while Metacritic gave it 59 out of 100.^[26]

Disney's Stitch Jam

Cover of Disney's Stitch Jam for Nintendo DS.

Disney's Stitch Jam, known in Japan as Stitch! DS: Ohana to Rhythm de Daibouken (スティッチ！DS オハナとリズムで大冒険, Stitch! DS: A Great Adventure of Ohana and Rhythm), is a musical rhythm video game and the first video game in Stitch! series. It was released in Japan on December 3, 2009, in North America on March 23, 2010 and in Europe on March 26, 2010. Different from past Lilo & Stitch adaptations, Disney's Stitch Jam is a rhythm game. Players can take control of Stitch and friends in variety of missions set in space, out on the seas, and in a variety of areas by touching the notes and exclamation marks. The story happened when Angel was kidnapped by Gantu and Hamsterviel. Stitch has to rescue her by travelling into 10 worlds. Stitch is the main playable character. Angel, Reuben and Felix are unlockable.

Motto! Stitch! DS: Rhythm de Rakugaki Daisakusen

Cover of Motto! Stitch! DS: Rhythm de Rakugaki Daisakusen for Nintendo DS.

Motto! Stitch! DS: Rhythm de Rakugaki Daisakusen ♪ (もっと！スティッチ！DS　リズムでラクガキ大作戦♪) is a rhythm video game and a sequel of Disney's Stitch Jam. It was released in Japan on November 18, 2010. This game was not released in North America and Europe.

This game has the same gameplay as its prequel, Disney's Stitch Jam, and has more new features, characters, and experiments. This game is a modified engine of its prequel. Players can enjoy the rhythmic action of Stitch, who has a magic microphone that can draw his drawings on the air for decorations and travelling (which resembles and is a parody of Doraemon's secret tool, "Air Crayon"). Players can also dress up characters like Stitch and Angel.

Lilo & Stitch: Hawaiian Adventure

Lilo & Stitch: Hawaiian Adventure is a 2002 video game, which AllGame rated 3/5 stars, writing, "Less like an adventure game and more like a series of arcade games, there's enough entertainment on hand to get to the three-game finale."^[37]

Lilo & Stitch 2: Hämsterviel Havoc

Based on the film of the same name, Lilo & Stitch 2: Hämsterviel Havoc is an action/platformer developed by Climax Studios and published by Disney Interactive Studios for the Game Boy Advance platform on October 12, 2004. While Disney's Lilo & Stitch 2: Hämsterviel Havoc is primarily a platformer, the player has the chance to play as other characters and vehicle segments. The game was met with average to mixed reception, as GameRankings gave it 71.67% based on 6 reviews,^[38] while Metacritic gave it 66 out of 100 based on 4 reviews.^[39]

Bomberman: Disney Stitch Edition

Based on the Anime of the same name, Bomberman: Disney Stitch Edition, is a Maze developed and published by Hudson Soft on 2010 in Japan only.

Other appearances

• The franchise has been used in the Kingdom Hearts series:
  • In Kingdom Hearts II, Stitch may be summoned alongside Sora to aid him in battles.
  • Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep features characters and the outer space environment from the franchise.
• In Disney Friends, players can voice and touch to control the actions and emotional behaviors of the game's characters.
• In Disney Universe, Stitch costumes are available in the game.
• Stitch appears in the Tomorrowland area of Disneyland in Kinect: Disneyland Adventures as a meet-and-greet character, and like other characters in the game, he gives the player character quests to complete.
• Lilo & Stitch is referenced in the Disney Infinity series:
  • In the first game, two Lilo & Stitch-themed power discs were released in which players can use Stitch's plasma blasters and the "Hangin' Ten Stitch with Surfboard".
  • In Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes, Stitch is a playable character and has his own Toy Box game; a tower defense titled Stitch's Tropical Rescue. He is part of the non-Marvel 2.0 Edition starter pack, alongside Merida from Pixar's Brave.^[42] As with other playable characters in the series, Stitch can also be used in subsequent entries after his Infinity debut.
• Both title characters of the franchise appear in the Nintendo 3DS life simulation game Disney Magical World and its sequel, with the latter game also featuring a world based on the franchise.

Theme park attractions

Various Lilo & Stitch-themed attractions have opened in Disney theme parks.

Stitch's Great Escape!

Stitch's Great Escape! is a "theatre in the round" show that opened in November 2004 in Magic Kingdom at the Walt Disney World Resort as a replacement for The ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter.

Stitch's Supersonic Celebration

Stitch's Supersonic Celebration was a short-lived stage show that ran from May 6, 2009 to June 27, 2009 at Magic Kingdom at the Walt Disney World Resort.

Stitch Encounter

Stitch Encounter is an interactive show similar to Turtle Talk with Crush that opened in 2006 at Hong Kong Disneyland at the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort. Other versions of the attraction opened Walt Disney Studios Park at Disneyland Paris (as Stitch Live!) in 2008, Tokyo Disneyland at Tokyo Disney Resort in Spring 2015, and Shanghai Disneyland Park at Shanghai Disney Resort in 2016. There are no versions of this attraction at any of the American Disney parks.

The Enchanted Tiki Room: Stitch Presents Aloha e Komo Mai!

The Enchanted Tiki Room: Stitch Presents Aloha e Komo Mai! is a "theatre in the round" Audio-Animatronics show that opened in 2008 in Tokyo Disneyland at Tokyo Disney Resort, and is the fourth incarnation of The Enchanted Tiki Room.

References

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