Monster Allergy (TV series)

Monster Allergy
Genre	Action, Adventure, Animation, Comedy
Created by	Katja Centomo Francesco Artibani Alessandro Barbucci Barbara Canepa
Written by	Francesco Artibani Bruno Enna Earl Kress Anne-Marie Perrotta Tean Schultz Kurt Weldon
Directed by	Iginio Straffi
Creative director(s)	Marco Storani Michel Rodrigues
Voices of	(Zick, Elena, Bombo and Timothy-Moth) (Italian version) Monica Ward (Both Zick and Elena) Pietro Ubaldi Oliviero Dinelli (French version) Olivier Martret Caroline Combes Michel Elias (Both Bombo and Timothy-Moth) (German version) (unknown) (English version >) Holly Gauthier-Frankel Annie Bovaird Rick Jones Michel Perron
Composer(s)	Roberto Belelli Francesco Sardella
Country of origin	Italy France Germany
Original language(s)	Italian English German French
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	52 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Joanne Lee (Rainbow S.p.A.) Philippe Delarue (Futurikon) Annita Romanelli (Rai) Natalie Altmann (M6) Nicole Keeb (ZDF)
Producer(s)	Iginio Straffi
Editor(s)	Beatrice Latini Giorgia Tranquilli
Running time	Approximately 30 minutes
Production company(s)	Rainbow S.p.A. Futurikon Rai Fiction ZDF
Release
Original network	Rai 2 (Italy) KiKa (Germany) M6 (France)
Picture format	480i (SDTV)
Audio format	Stereophonic Sound
First shown in	Italy
Original release	2005 – 2009
Chronology
Followed by	Monster Allergy Evolution
External links
Website	www.monsterallergy.com
Production website	www.rbw.it/monster.asp

Monster Allergy is a 2005 animated television series, jointly produced by Rainbow S.p.A., Futurikon, Rai Fiction and ZDF.^[1] It was broadcast on Rai 2 in Italy, on KiKa in Germany, on M6 in France and on YTV in Canada.

Plot

Monster Allergy is based on the comic book series of the same name. The series follows 12-year-old Ezekiel Zick (called Zick) who suffers from various allergies and has the ability to see the invisible monsters that live among us. Along with help of his best friend, Elena Potato and his talking cat, Timothy, Zick hopes to hone his powers to one day become a Monster Tamer just like his dad, Zobedja Zick.^[2][3]

Characters

Tamer

The Tamers are beings with special powers; their main characteristic is The Dom, an energy that is passed from parent to child. With the passing of the generations, powers and knowledge are passed on which lead to real dynasties of Monster Tamers.

The five Dom powers are:

• Sight Dom - the ability to see monsters and ghosts invisible to ordinary people.^[4][5]
• Voice Dom - the ability of Tamers to force monsters and phantoms to do what they say.^[5][6]
• Gesture Dom - the power to control monsters by gesture, and to capture them in a DomBox.^[5][7]
• Enviro Dom - the ability to create an environment to be able to survive in an unfamiliar environment, and which also functions as a force field.^[5][8]
• Energy Dom - the ability to release an energy ray that affects monsters, dark phantoms and even ordinary things, but not witches.^[5][9]

Dom Items

The Dom Items are valuable items that are given by the Tutors to experienced Tamers.

• Universal DomBox - A gun-like container used by Tamers, it can capture any monster and multiple ones. Upon the monster's capture, the DomBox specifies the name, species, danger level, and status of the monster.^[10] However, this DomBox can only contain a monster for two hours, then it must be transferred to its specific DomBox or else the monster will escape.^[11] While the Universal DomBox can capture Dark Phantoms it will dissolve them rather than trapping them, since they are untrappable.^[12] It also have the ability to analyze any liquid substance that it's invisible to the naked eye.^[13][14][15]
• Zick's Sunglasses - This item is a gift from Elena to Zick. At first, it was used to help cover Zick's eyes when they turn red, but it helps him intensify his power for the Energy Dom.^[10]
• Dom Glove - This item will improve the power levels of a Tamer by capturing every four monsters by giving the Gems of Power. The Red Gem is the basic first level, while Yellow Gem is at second level. At the third level, earning the Green Gem has the ability disintegrate Dark Phantoms, and while the fourth level is the Blue Gem. It is unknown to how to earn the White Gem, the fifth and final level although since Zick can earn a new gem by collecting 4 monsters in theory to earn the White gem Zick has to capture 20 monsters.
• Regular DomBox - special boxes used to hold a captured monster. There are different types of DomBoxes for each monster.^[9]
• Tele-skates - These items will be earned along with the Green Gem.^[13] They have the ability to allow the carrier to teleport anywhere to its destination of their choosing.^[16] It can also be upgraded to teleport along with someone else.^[17]
• Dom Staff - This Dom weapon amplifies the Tamer's Energy Dom by firing a strong ray beam through the staff .^[18]
• Hypno-Disk - This device is used to erase and alter peoples memories if they see too much, and threaten to reveal the secrets of the world of monsters.^[19]
• Crystallizator - This device is mainly used for freezing monsters when no Dombox is available. It has a dial to adjust the ray's temperature.^[20]
• Radio-Worm - An anti-escape wristband. This tracking device makes a loud screech when the monster tries to remove it.^[21]
• Disco-Monster - A gun-like device that forces a monster to dance. This makes a monster exhausted so it can be captured easily.^[22]
• Densifier - This item can alter the body of a person by adjusting it to allow the body pass through any attack, walls and objective. It can also make the user body too heavy or can be use to weaken a monsters power.^[17][23] It's also has to ability to make the user look like a Dark Phantom.^[24]
• Scepter Dom (ZetaDom Stick) - A wand with the ability to control monsters at will. It's considered to be the strongest Dom weapon. However, if the scepter is used too much, it becomes uncontrollable and the user becomes a small monster as a side effect.^[25]

Episodes

Broadcast

Despite RAI's involvement, Monster Allergy premiered on 19 December 2005 in Italy on Toon Disney. It landed on Italian terrestrial television on 6 February 2006 when it was premiered on Rai Due.

In France, the series premiered on 18 October 2006 on M6 in its M6 Kid strand.

In Germany, the series premiered on 23 October 2006 on KiKa, a joint operation of ZDF and ARD.

In Spain, the series aried on Antena 3 (2006-2007) and Disney Channel.

In the United States, the series premiered on 23 September 2006 on Kids' WB television block broadcast on the affiliates of then-newly formed The CW network.^[26] It was shown with scenes edited or cut for time constraints and due to censorship^[27][28], and the airing order did not follow production order. The series was later made available in it's unaltered English dub to watch on Netflix.

With the exception of the aforementioned case in the United States, most broadcasters purchased the English version, which was produced for Rainbow S.p.A., for English language broadcasts.

In Canada it was broadcast on YTV.

Being based on the comic series published by Disney in most countries, Monster Allergy is broadcast on Disney Channel (and/or its sister channels) among the specialty television channels in most countries, with exceptions being the aforementioned Kids' WB In the United States, and Nickelodeon in the Netherlands and Flanders.

References

External links

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