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Regal Academy
Italian animated television series From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Regal Academy is an Italian animated series co-created by Iginio Straffi and Joanne Lee. The series was produced by the Rainbow studio, which at the time was co-owned by Straffi and Viacom.[1] It premiered on Rai YoYo in Italy on May 22, 2016, and on Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. internationally on August 13, 2016.[2]
The series is a comedic reimagining of a few fairy tale characters. It originated as a dark comedy concept called Twisted Fairy Tales[3] that the Rainbow team designed in 2009.[4] After several years of changes, the show was previewed in 2013, under the working title Royal Academy.[5]
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Plot
The series follows Rose, a teenage girl from Earth who discovers a key that leads to FairyTale Land, where fairy tales come to life. She ends up at a school called Regal Academy, where students learn how to become heroes. Rose finds out that she is the granddaughter of the school's headmistress Cinderella. Rose decides to enroll at Regal Academy and learn how to use magic while having adventures with her friends, battling her archrival Vicky and her cohorts, and uncovering the mysteries of her past.
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Characters
Students
- Rose Cinderella[6] (voiced by Rebecca Soler[7] in the English version, singing by Anna Pieretto, Chiara Francese in the Italian version) is an ordinary girl from Earth who unlocks her fairytale past as the granddaughter of Cinderella. Enrolling in Regal Academy at the request of her grandmother, she befriends Astoria, Joy, Hawk and Travis after they are assigned to be in the same group for a class. Though initially disliked due to her disregard of grades, klutziness, and ditzy mannerism, the school population gradually warms up to her due to her constant optimism and kindness. Like her grandmother, she is a lover of fairytales and shoes, later coming to own a wand that utilises Pumpkin Magic to conjure objects. Rose also later comes to own a pair of signature Cinderella glass slippers, her family's magical item; she was the first one of her friends to unlock her family item. Her romantic interest is Hawk SnowWhite. She almost confessed to him in "Beauty is the Beast". Her famous quote is "Pumpkin seeds!".
- Travis Beast[8] (voiced by Tom Wayland[7] in the English version, singing by Stefano Carrara, Manuel Meli in the Italian version) is the grandson of the Beast. Like Rose, he lives on Earth. He specialises in art and tends has a sarcastic attitude. When he gets angry, he becomes a real beast and possess immense and uncontrollable strength. Travis later comes to own a wand that utilises Fury Magic that can create powerful tornadoes and hurricanes. His romantic interest is Ling Ling IronFan. He confessed to her in "Beauty is the Beast" when Ling Ling was turned into a monster but his love for her made him realize that it was Ling Ling. His famous quote is "Bad luck beast!". He later owns his family's magical item, the Beast Mask.
- Astoria Rapunzel[9] (voiced by Erica Schroeder[7] in the English version, singing by Claudia Valtinoni, Giulia Tarquini in the Italian version) is the granddaughter of Rapunzel and living up to her fairy tale, has very long wavy purple hair with a blue streak in her bang and green highlights at the ends when using her hair powers reminiscence . She is a perfectionist and a bookworm, aspiring to get perfect grades always, and is known for being the most hardworking princess at Regal Academy sometimes second to Ling Ling Ironfan. Her hair is alive, and can be used as an extra pair of hands to hold things by wrapping around them. In Season 2, her love interest is Shawn Beast. She later comes to own her family's magical item, the Fire Bangles. Her famous quote is "Oh! my grades!".
- Hawk SnowWhite[10] (voiced by Bill Thompson[7] in the English version, singing by Michele Bettali, Alex Polidori in the Italian version) is the grandson of Snow White and just as his grandmother was "the fairest of them all", he is likewise charming and thus highly popular among girls. Like his grandmother, he also has an uncontrollable love for apples. Hawk's exaggerated heroism can sometimes get him and his friends into uncomfortable situations. His romantic interest is Rose Cinderella. He later comes to own his family's magical item, the Mirror Shield. He is mostly heard saying "Attack!" when it's battle time but his usual quotes are "Cool as Ice!" and "Rotten apples!" when things go wrong.
- Joy LeFrog[11] (voiced by Alyson Leigh Rosenfeld[7] in the English version, singing by Elisa Aramonte, Emanuela Ionica in the Italian version) is the granddaughter of The Frog Prince (known as Professor LeFrog). She has a curse where she uncontrollably switches to a frog, to switch back she is often kissed by Hawk and Travis. In both her forms, Joy loves all types of insects. Her romantic interest is Esquire Frog. She later comes to own her family's magical item, the Frog Ball. Her famous quote is "Oh my frogs!".
- Ling Ling IronFan[12] (voiced by Kate Bristol in the English version, singing by Federica Olari, Elena Perino in the Italian version) is a transfer student from an academy in China. Having grown up trained to be a perfect warrior and an outstanding student, she is completely clueless about fashion, dance, romance and other typical high school group activities. She joined Rose's team after her team was captured by the Snow Queen. Her romantic interest is Travis Beast who she gets feelings for after several incidents like him saving her from a transformation. She later comes to own her family's magical item, the Moon Bow.
- Esquire Frog[13] is Joy's love interest from Frog Academy. At first, Joy is nervous to talk to him, but she eventually gets the chance to kiss him to turn him human which he gets upset over and dislike her but when joy becomes a frog he becomes infatuated and wants to kiss her which Joy now rejects. In the second season, it is revealed he has an evil rival named Von Frogg. When Esquire was young, he was placed under a curse that turned him into a frog, and he prefers living as a frog to a human.
- Shawn Beast[14] is Travis' cousin introduced in season 2. He is Astoria's childhood friend and they appear to have feelings for one another. Astoria rejects him as a dance partner when they are on competing teams, so he partners with Alicia instead.
- Gerald Ugly Duckling[15] is the grandson of the Ugly Duckling. He is shy and has a self-esteem problem. He is interested in Odette Swan as shown in Season 2 Episode 11.
- Finn Whale[16] is the grandson of the whale from the story of Sinbad. He is slow and clumsy.
- Leena Tom Thumb[17] is the granddaughter of Tom Thumb. She is very tiny and often ends up "squished" flat.
- Odette Swan[18] (voiced by Lin Gothoni[7]) is the granddaughter of the Swan Princess from the tale of Swan Lake. She can dance very well. She is interested in Gerald Ugly Duckling as shown in Season 2 Episode 11.
- Pinocchia[19] is the granddaughter of Pinocchio. She is a friendly, smiling living doll who distrusts anyone who lies.
- Violet Ogre[20] is the granddaughter of an ogre. She has green skin and is very tall.
Villains
- Vicky Broomstick[21] (voiced by Laurie Hymes[7] in the English version, Eleonora Reti in the Italian version) is a student and Rose's archrival, who carries on evil plans and wishes to be the ultimate fairy tale villain. However, her plans are always thwarted by Rose and her friends, thus her goal is to get Rose expelled from Regal Academy. Despite the students being aware of Vicky's schemes, the staff never catch on and treat her as the top of the class.
- Cyrus Broomstick[22][23] (voiced by Michael Henning[7] in the English version, Emanuele Ruzza in the Italian version) is the cousin and friend to Vicky. He is lazy and likes to nap a lot, even during class. Because of his laziness, he is usually coerced into helping with Vicky's schemes.
- Ruby Stepsister[24] (voiced by Brittney Hamilton[7] in the English version, Joy Saltarelli in the Italian version) is a student who is friends with Vicky and usually helps her out with her evil plans (by mostly doing the bulk of the work). She has a crush on Hawk which is another reason she helps Vicky. Ruby's power allows her to tidy up things. By the end of Season 1, Ruby is expelled.
- Kira Snow Queen[25] is the daughter of the Snow Queen and only introduced in season 2. Tasked by her mother to infiltrate the student body by posing as the daughter of Jack Frost, she teams up with Vicky and Cyrus after they find her out. She primarily uses crystal magic that can surpass Hawk's snow magic. She replaces Ruby as part of Vicky's gang after Ruby gets expelled.
Staff
- Headmistress Cinderella[26] (voiced by Kathryn Cahill[7] in the English version, Aurora Cancian in the Italian version) is the headmistress of Regal Academy. Having been able to hold her own against her stepmother and stepsisters, Cinderella is not afraid to speak her mind now that she's a grandmother. She likes to organize balls and dresses. Much like her granddaughter Rose, Cinderella loves shoes.
- Coach Beast[27] (voiced by Tyler Bunch[7] in the English version, Pierluigi Astore in the Italian version) is a brash gym teacher who yells at students to run a thousand laps or do a thousand pushups. He punishes students if they break the rules of the school. Underneath his tough exterior, Coach Beast has a heart of gold and a secret love for roses. He teaches dragon riding.
- Professor SnowWhite[28] (voiced by Lori Gardner[7] in the English version, Emanuela Baroni in the Italian version) is a strict teacher at Regal Academy, finding herself at odds with Rose and her friends over their adventures. She loves apples and has lots of apple treats on her desk. Snow White teaches etiquette, teamwork, and how to use magical items and powers.
- Doctor LeFrog[29] (voiced by Marc Thompson[7] in the English version, Gianni Giuliano in the Italian version) is the potions professor at the school. With a constant serious look in his eyes, he appears to be funny and ridiculous. Doctor LeFrog is unfazed when something goes wrong and will continue to teach the class because he is absent-minded.
- Magister Rapunzel[30] (voiced by Kayzie Rogers[7] in the English version, Alessandra Cassioli in the Italian version) is the poetry and literature teacher. Because she has spent so much of her time in the tower, Magister Rapunzel excitedly wants to talk and show off her books. Unfortunately she loses control of the conversation and ends up talking to statues, paintings, and even her own hair.
- Professor Wolfram[31] is an anthropomorphic wolf who is always impeccably dressed and is well-mannered. He teaches chivalry and heroism, with his assignments turning into adventures for students. However, there is something dark going on during his assignments.
- Professor Beauty[32] is the art professor at Regal Academy. She is very kind, often having a good word for everyone. Professor Beauty is able to see the positive even in bad, unfortunate situations. She can talk about a piece for hours and hours.
- Professor IronFan[33] is Ling Ling's grandmother.
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Season 1 (2016–17)
Season 2 (2017–18)
The second season of Regal Academy was released on November 5, 2017.[37] It has 26 episodes.[38] In the new season, Rose and her friends return from summer holidays and ready to take on new and exciting adventures in Fairy Tale Land. With the help of new magical items and funny pumpkin creatures called the PomPoms, the heroes will undertake new missions and face a mysterious student named Kira, and her mother the evil Snow Queen who wants to trap them all in her snow globes.[39] Regal Academy now airs on the Nick Jr. Channel.
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Broadcast
In 2015, it was announced that Nickelodeon would globally broadcast the series.[1] Regal Academy premiered in Italy on Rai YoYo on May 21, 2016. In the United States, it began airing on Nickelodeon on August 13, 2016. The second season premiered on Nickelodeon's sister channel Nick Jr. on November 5, 2017.[42]
It also aired on Nickelodeon in Latin America, on Gulli and Nickelodeon Junior in France, on Nickelodeon in the UK and Ireland, on Nickelodeon in Poland (November 14–29, 2016), on ZOOM (since September 4, 2016) in Israel,[43] on Nicktoons in South Africa (November 14, 2016) and a few weeks later on e.tv and etoonz, and on Nickelodeon, TuTy in the Czech Republic in Czech dub, and TV5 in the Philippines in Filipino dub. In the Middle East, it aired on Nickelodeon as well as MBC3.
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