Jurassic War (partially found French-Korean animated series; 2002)
The art of characters for the original title known as 쥬라기원시전
Status: Partially Found
The Jurassic War (also known as Wars of the Jurassic Period) animated series was made in 2002 with joint efforts of “RGP France” and a South Korean studio “Raon Pictures”[1] (라온픽처스), directed by Lee Ki-young (총 감독) and Regis Ghezelbash, a person later on known in France for his work at building bridges with other countries professionals.
It is a series about the girl Niu who lives in the Jurassic Period of history, when dinosaurs were alive (and talking), — the princess of her small elf tribe, gifted with the connection to magical powers. She's going on a quest for elemental relics with the aid of a silent boy Zar and a cowardly dinosaur Imp to stop the villain who wants to steal them first for their power. Niu is quite arrogant and bossy because of her royal blood, but she has to learn to respect nature and people around her to succeed in her quest and save her home from evil.
Production
The show was loosely inspired by a game titled “Jurassic Wars 2”, called by some “a StarCraft with dinosaurs”. The French studio was sponsoring the main production for the series (25% of overall funds) and responsible for distribution in Europe, while the Korean studio was working on the product itself.
- General director: Lee Ki-young (총 감독).
- Supervision: Jeong Se-young, Hong Jin-seong, Kim Hyun-dong.
- Producer: Lee Sang-joo.
- Chief Designer: Shin Byung-cheong.
- Designer: Kim Do-sik.
- Music/Sound Director : Lee Young-bin.
Availability
Only 12 original episodes are available to view on the web.
The English dub, that was supposed to be aired in North America by the distributor company “Moonlight” in 2003[2], seems to be lost, though there are numerous reports that some kind of dub existed one time on CD-discs. Thanks to the reddit user Ghaz_23 the episodes 13 and 14 that were distributed in Malaysia are found (see the table below).
The Russian professional dub, on the other hand, is fully available on the web. See the corresponding section below.
Episode List
Episodes were around 12-minutes long. The names of episodes are going to be in Korean and translated to English (note that the exact names of episodes in English dub currently stay unknown).
| # | Title | Status Kor | Status En |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 저주에 걸린 엘프족/Elves Cursed | Found | Lost |
| 2 | 자르와 만남/Meet Zar | Found | Lost |
| 3 | 괴짜 영감 우불라/Weird Woobula | Found | Lost |
| 4 | 겁쟁이 날프/Nalph the Coward | Found | Lost |
| 5 | 동굴산의 비밀/Secret of the Cave Mountain | Found | Lost |
| 6 | 소매치기 공룡 쌕쌕이/Pilfering Dinosaur | Found | Lost |
| 7 | 부라구 호수/Lake Buragu | Found | Lost |
| 8 | 물의 신전/Sanctuary of Water | Found | Lost |
| 9 | 엄마가 된 임프/Imp Becomes a Mother | Found | Lost |
| 10 | 니우 위기의 순간/Niu's Moment of Crisis | Found | Lost |
| 11 | 카누스 대 데몬/Kanus vs the demon | Found | Lost |
| 12 | 임프의 배신/Betrayal of Imp | Found | Lost |
| 13 | 데카의 변신/Deka's Transformation | Lost | Found |
| 14 | 공룡 무덤/Dinosaur Grave | Lost | Found |
| 15 | 대역전/Great War | Lost | Lost |
| 16 | 알로에게 생긴 일/What happened to Alo | Lost | Lost |
| 17 | 티라노 계곡의 전투/Battle of the Tyrannosaurus' Valley | Lost | Lost |
| 18 | 네 번째 신물/Fourth Relic | Lost | Lost |
| 19 | 무쌈바니의 추억/Memory of Mu-sam-wa-ri | Lost | Lost |
| 20 | 지구의 배꼽/Navel of the Earth | Lost | Lost |
| 21 | 다섯 번째 신물/Fifth Relic | Lost | Lost |
| 22 | 빼앗긴 신물/Relic is Lost | Lost | Lost |
| 23 | 탄생의 신비/Sacrament of Birth | Lost | Lost |
| 24 | 파수라 해전/Pasura Naval Battle | Lost | Lost |
| 25 | 구리아 섬으로/Island Guria | Lost | Lost |
| 26 | 신비한 파포의 샘/Mystical Papo Spring | Lost | Lost |
Russian dub
Войны Юрского периода (The Wars of the Jurassic Period) is an official Russian dub of the French-Korean joint produced series “Jurassic War” (쥬라기원시전). It's notable for being the only version of the series that is freely available on the web for its entirety.
“Insomnia World Sales” (France) had the rights reserved in 2005. It was distributed on DVD by “Hits for Kids” in Russia, and by ИНТЕР-ФИЛЬМ in Ukraine (with Ukrainian subtitles)[3].
Availability
As of 18th of April 2024, Russian dub is available on YouTube in its entirety, but only the first episode contains intro. There is also no outro for episodes, but the menu for choosing an episode featured the 35 seconds hip-hop remix of the intro song on loop. One can also spot the difference between the original Korean title for the episodes and Russian translation. There were three DVD's, each featuring a part of the series, sold separately[3]. Probably later on was released one-disk edition with all of the episodes.
26 episodes last for around 11 minutes each. In the dub you can still hear the Korean voice actors, but the voiceover is of good quality, done by professional actors. The table below contains links to each episode.
| # | Title Ru/En | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Начало путешествия/Adventure Begins | Found |
| 2 | Новый попутчик/New Companion | Found |
| 3 | Странный Вубула/Strange Woobula | Found |
| 4 | Изгнанник Нальф/Nalf the Exiled | Found |
| 5 | Святилище огня/Fire Sanctuary | Found |
| 6 | Динозавр-воришка/Pilfering Dinosaur | Found |
| 7 | Ю-ю, динозавр-гений/Yu-yu, the Genius Dinosaur | Found |
| 8 | Врата таинственного источника/Gates of the Mystic Spring | Found |
| 9 | Приключения Нильфа/Nilph's Adventures | Found |
| 10 | В ожидании/Waiting | Found |
| 11 | Канук и демон/Kanuk and the demon | Found |
| 12 | Измена/Treason | Found |
| 13 | Превращение Дека/Transformation of Deka | Found |
| 14 | Гробница динозавров/Dinosaurs' Tomb | Found |
| 15 | Зигзаг Фортуны/Fortuna's Twist | Found |
| 16 | Что случилось с Ало/What Happened to Alo | Found |
| 17 | Битва в долине Тираннозавров/Battle of the Tyrannosaurus' Valley | Found |
| 18 | Четвёртая святыня/Fourth Relic | Found |
| 19 | Память Му-сам-ва-ри/Memory of Mu-sam-wa-ri | Found |
| 20 | Пуп Земли/Center of the World | Found |
| 21 | Пятая святыня/Fifth Relic | Found |
| 22 | Потеря святыни/Relic is Lost | Found |
| 23 | Таинство рождения/Sacrament of Birth | Found |
| 24 | Новая битва/New Battle | Found |
| 25 | Остров Гуриа/Island Guria | Found |
| 26 | Таинственная стена/Mystical Wall | Found |
Gallery
Lyrics for the opening intro in English:
Murora murora aqua pah! Burara burara fire!
Baramura baramura baramura pah! Baramura baramura baramura pah!
Long ago, there was A magical world nobody knew of. This is an adventure story About the search of hope.
No matter what lies ahead, Face it with courage and wisdom. There is always friendship. We can do it.
For a bright future that We will guard together! For our dream Full of friendship and love!
Murora murora aqua pah! Burara burara fire!
Baramura baramura baramura pah! Baramura baramura baramura pah!
For a bright future that We will guard together! For our dream Full of friendship and love! For our dream Full of friendship and love!
External Links
- Regis Ghezelbash's wiki page.
- The series mentioned on the fan article for the original game.
- The Korean community of the game predating the series, “Jurassic Wars 2” (쥬라기원시전 2).
- Screen-captured episodes 13 and 14 in English on mega (courtesy of reddit user Ghaz_23).
- The YouTube playlist with all the 26 episodes of Russian dub. The quality of video was initially as bad on DVD.
- MKV-files of ru dub hosted on mega.
- A screenshot from the first episode with Ukrainian subtitles visible (image is hosted outside of wiki).
References
- ↑ The article on initial run of this show, retrieved 18 Apr '24
- ↑ The announce for the airing of the show, retrieved 18 Apr '24.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Scans for the box covers of the ru dub DVD-release: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3. Retrieved 15 Apr '24.
