Moka's Fabulous Adventures!
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Created byAndrès Fernandez
Maxence Sani
Maxence Sani
Directed byAndrès Fernandez
Voices ofBarbara Weber-Scaff
| Moka's Fabulous Adventures! | |
|---|---|
| Genre | |
| Created by | Andrès Fernandez Maxence Sani |
| Directed by | Andrès Fernandez |
| Voices of | Barbara Weber-Scaff |
| Composer | Vincent Artaud |
| Country of origin | France |
| Original languages | English French |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 78 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Marc du Pontavice |
| Producer | Marc du Pontavice |
| Editors | Patrick Phelpin Amélie Degouys |
| Running time | 7 minutes |
| Production company | Xilam Animation |
| Original release | |
| Network | Gulli |
| Release | 4 January 2020 – 2020 |
Moka's Fabulous Adventures! (French: Moka) is a French animated television series[1][2] created by Andres Fernandez[3][4] and Maxence Sani.[5] The series was produced by Xilam Animation with the participation of Gulli and Super RTL and premiered on 4 January 2020.
Moka, the King of the Savannah's son, a naive and reckless little crocodile, leaves home one day to go explore his vast kingdom. Cherry, a brave rhinoceros from the Royal Guard, is sent along to insure his protection. But much to her despair, Moka's insatiable curiosity and impulsive behavior are constantly getting them into trouble!
Characters
- Moka (voiced by Dorothée Pousséo in French and Barbara Weber-Scaff in English) is the enthusiastic prince of the Savannah, being optimistic, goodhearted, outgoing, energetic, sociable, overly helpful and impulsive, blusterous, and occasionally annoying to the more levelheaded people around him. The son of King Gator, he aspires to explore his expansive kingdom and help people around him, in opposition to the caution and experience displayed by his traveling companion Cherry. Eternally given to his reckless attitude and beliefs to help people unconditionally, Moka is often oblivious and inattentive to danger and will throw himself into dangerous situations at a moment's notice without thinking things through properly in his many expeditions, preferring to think with his impulses rather than his brain. Moka is a short, blue crocodile who is usually seen with an easily identifiable miniature crown placed comically on his back rather than his head (Cherry is very protective of the crown, alongside the map the dynamic duo use as a guide throughout their travels). While he causes tons of comedic trouble for Cherry and lives in his own little world more often than not, he's ultimately presented as a well-meaning guy who cares for Cherry like an older sister or mother, rarely displays any greedy, envious or untrustworthy tendencies, and is self-aware enough to rein his wackiness in and acknowledge that it isn't always appropriate after being made aware that he's taking his antics too far. There are also instances where he can act fairly normal and clever in spite of his primary naivety and action-hungry, destructive, somewhat incompetent nature (e.g. "Shortcut for the Abyss").
- Cherry (voiced by Olivia Luccioni in French and Barbara Weber-Scaff in English, originally named Cerise) is a wise, brave and marginally sarcastic rhinoceros from the kingdom's Royal Guard with a long horn protruding from her snout and a rock hoisted around her chest who functions as Moka's guardian, surrogate mother, parent figure and best friend. She explores and travels the kingdom with him, acting as his designated protector and always being there to help him when he inevitably puts himself in highly treacherous circumstances. She is quite haughty and carries herself with an air of stoicism, and though her closed-off nature can cause her to come off as ill-tempered, stubborn, inconsiderate, reckless, and cynical at times, she has a softer side and is dedicated to ensuring the protection of the prince (she became quite emotional upon thinking that he died in "The Howling Canyon"). She often attempts to educate Moka about the perils of the landscapes they encounter, to varying levels of success, and serves as the voice of reason to some of his more hare-brained or improbable ideas.