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''My Life Me'' is a Canadian/French animated show aimed at pre-teen audiences, which ran for one season. Only 19 episodes of the English dub have resurfaced, while there were 52 episodes produced.  
'''''My Life Me''''' is a Canadian/French animated show aimed at pre-teen audiences, which ran for one season. Although less than half of the episodes were originally considered to be found, in early 2017 all episodes have resurfaced.


The show centers around a girl named Birch Small, who plans to be a comic book artist, trying to survive high school with her friends. Birch is a manga and anime fan, and the art style of the show reflects this, using aesthetic elements typical of anime such as sweat drops, characters comically popping into 'super-deformed' mode, and comic book style speech bubbles. It was produced in part by Svetlana Chmakova,<ref>http://svetlania.com/about.shtml</ref> a Russian-Canadian artist who rose to fame with her comics for US manga publishers Tokyopop and Yen Press. The show attained mild infamy, however, for its attempted copying of manga aesthetics and tropes.
==Premise==
The show centers around a girl named Birch Small, who plans to be a comic book artist, trying to survive high school with her friends. Birch is a manga and anime fan, and the art style of the show reflects this, using aesthetic elements typical of anime such as sweat drops, characters comically popping into 'super-deformed' mode, and comic book style speech bubbles. It was produced in part by Svetlana Chmakova, a Russian-Canadian artist who rose to fame with her comics for US manga publishers Tokyopop and Yen Press. The show attained mild infamy, however, for its attempted copying of manga aesthetics and tropes.


==Availability==
Although it was only broadcast on Télétoon, the show was nominated for a few Canadian TV and animation awards during its run-time.  
Although it was only broadcast on Télétoon, the show was nominated for a few Canadian TV and animation awards during its run-time.  


It was listed as being run on three TV stations (KI.KA in Germany, Once TV in Mexico, and PBJ in the US), but this data (from Wikipedia)<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Life_Me</ref> had not been updated since June 2013. Following some investigation, the ''My Life Me'' web page on KI.KA's website states: ''"No longer airing - last broadcast 26.09.2015."''<ref>http://www.kika.de/my-life-me-mein-leben-und-ich/sendereihe1616.html</ref>, Once TV no longer carries the show or has any mention of it on its website, and PBJ no longer exists as a channel in the United States. Thus, as of 2016, ''My Life Me'' is no longer showing on any of the TV channels mentioned on its Wikipedia page, but it is currently airing on Dreamworks Channel Asia. (Some clips (in English) are available on the site, if you can get it to work.)<ref>http://www.dreamworks-asia.com/shows/my-life-me</ref>
It was listed as being run on three TV stations (KI.KA in Germany, Once TV in Mexico, and PBJ in the US). Following some investigation, the ''My Life Me'' web page on KI.KA's website states: ''"No longer airing - last broadcast 26.09.2015."''<ref>[http://www.kika.de/my-life-me-mein-leben-und-ich/sendereihe1616.html The ''My Life Me'' web page on KI.KA's website states about how the show is no longer airing.] Retrieved 12 Apr '16</ref> Once TV no longer carries the show or has any mention of it on its website, and PBJ no longer exists as a channel in the United States. Thus, as of 2016, ''My Life Me'' is no longer showing on any of the TV channels mentioned on its Wikipedia page, but it is currently airing on Dreamworks Channel Asia. (Some clips (in English) are available on the site, if you can get it to work.)<ref>[http://www.dreamworks-asia.com/shows/my-life-me A Dreamworks Asia page on ''My Life Me''.] Retrieved 17 Apr '16</ref>


''My Life Me'' supposedly had an entire line of merchandising planned, as well as a "heavily interactive website." While the Flash-heavy website <i>is</i> still available,<ref>http://www.mylifeme.com/langue.html</ref> along with its manga creator application, it now redirects, leaving the Wayback Machine<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20091030002712/http://www.mylifeme.com/</ref> as the best way to access it the way it originally was.
''My Life Me'' supposedly had an entire line of merchandising planned, as well as a "heavily interactive website." While the Flash-heavy website remained available until some time in 2015, it is now defunct, and none of the Wayback Machine captures seem to be functional aside from the very first placeholder page.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20091030002712/http://www.mylifeme.com/ The Wayback Machine screenshot that captured part of the "heavily interactive website."] Retrieved 12 Apr '16</ref>


It seems that the show's investors, a German company called TV Loonland, were eager to promote ''My Life Me'' in 2009, yet were forced into bankruptcy and insolvency in early to mid 2010. Thus, the show got lost in the shuffle and only one season was ever produced and sold to worldwide markets.
It seems that the show's investors, a German company called TV Loonland, were eager to promote ''My Life Me'' in 2009, yet were forced into bankruptcy and insolvency in early to mid-2010. Thus, the show got lost in the shuffle and only one season was ever produced and sold to worldwide markets.


In April 2016, Lost Media Wiki user ianolivia was able to reach out to Canadian animator J.C. Little (who worked on the show) via Twitter.<ref>https://twitter.com/AnimatedWoman/status/719560883119071232</ref> She revealed that despite the criticism in the US, ''My Life Me'' had a fanbase in Malaysia, Mexico, and France. The Canadian Télétoon channel also delayed broadcasting the show until 2011. She revealed that Dreamworks bought the catalog that the show is included in, hence the current airing on Dreamworks Channel Asia.  
In April 2016, Lost Media Wiki user ianolivia was able to reach out to Canadian animator J.C. Little (who worked on the show) via Twitter.<ref>[https://twitter.com/AnimatedWoman/status/719560883119071232 Candian animator J.C. Little's Twitter account, where she described the fanbase.] Retrieved 17 Apr '16</ref> She revealed that despite the criticism in the US, ''My Life Me'' had a fanbase in Malaysia, Mexico, and France. The Canadian Télétoon channel also delayed broadcasting the show until 2011. She revealed that Dreamworks bought the catalog that the show is included in, hence the current airing on Dreamworks Channel Asia.  


Several episodes (in English) remain missing. A YouTube playlist exists for all 52 episodes in Spanish. (''Mi Vida y Yo''.)<ref>https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYv9KzQWAF-tUnxT8BzENPka6WlFHWHUI</ref> Ianolivia has also taken HD video from the Spanish episodes and added in English audio.<ref>https://mega.nz/#F!ktoBEY5B!6rpG7eW0Xn4p_yXmXI9I_w</ref> There also exists footage of the show in Korean,<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HTBYnSnaV4</ref> and episodes in German<ref>https://www.youtube.com/user/Leona12354/videos</ref> on YouTube.
Several episodes (in English) remain missing. A YouTube playlist exists for all 52 episodes in Spanish. (''Mi Vida y Yo''.)<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYv9KzQWAF-tUnxT8BzENPka6WlFHWHUI A YouTube playlist containing all 52 episodes of ''My Life Me'' (in Spanish).] Retrieved 17 Apr '16</ref> Ianolivia has also taken HD video from the Spanish episodes and added in English audio.<ref>[https://mega.nz/#F!ktoBEY5B!6rpG7eW0Xn4p_yXmXI9I_w A MEGA folder containing several HD Spanish episodes spliced with English audio.] Retrieved 17 Apr '16</ref> There also exists footage of the show in Korean,<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HTBYnSnaV4 An episode of ''My Life Me'' in Korean.] Retrieved 21 Apr '16</ref> and episodes in German<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/user/Leona12354/videos A couple of German-dubbed episodes of ''My Life Me'' (courtesy of YouTube user Leona12354).] Retrieved 21 Apr '16</ref> on YouTube.


However, against all odds, all fifty-two episodes of the animated series were found by Tumblr user [http://mellowmargarine.tumblr.com/post/155614470082/guys-i-think-ive-just-found-a-whole-chunk-of Mellow Margarine] in January of 2017. They can be viewed [https://vimeo.com/album/4359520 here].
However, against all odds, all the remaining lost episodes of the animated series were found by Tumblr user [http://mellowmargarine.tumblr.com/ Mellow Margarine] in January of 2017. All episodes were subsequently posted on Vimeo. The Vimeo page has since been deleted, however every episode has since been uploaded onto YouTube.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKj2KO0UUM0GOWv44vxBCJwHxKjUhMAW2 A YouTube playlist consisting of all the episodes.] Retrieved 15 Mar '20</ref>
 
==English Findings==
 
These episodes can easily be found in English on YouTube. A total of 19 episodes have been found.
 
<ul>
<li>Miss President [ep1]</li>
<li>Manga Slam [ep2]</li>
<li>Star Struck [ep3]</li>
<li>Misconcepted Perceptions [ep4]</li>
<li>Planets Maligned [ep5]</li>
<li>Finding Neko [ep6]</li>
<li>Back To The Stone Age [ep10]</li>
<li>Liam The Hero [ep12]</li>
<li>Pom-Pom Girl [ep13]</li>
<li>Holiday Hijinx</li>
<li>A Fine Balance [ep17] </li>
<li>Bad Company [ep18]</li>
<li>The Big Flap [ep19]</li>
<li>Boss Man Blues [ep20</li>
<li>The Mascot [ep21]</li>
<li>Love Lessons [ep22]</li>
<li>Birch's Beef [ep23]</li>
<li>Rope Burn [ep25]</li>
<li>True Colors</li>
</ul>


==Gallery==
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==External Links==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Life_Me The Wikipedia page on ''My Life Me''.] Retrieved 30 Dec '14
*[https://archive.org/details/mylifemecomplete Internet Archive page containing every episode.] Retrieved 25 Apr '20


==References==
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Revision as of 16:44, 25 April 2020

My life me title.jpeg

Title card.

Status: Found

Date found: Jan 2017

Found by: Mellow Margarine

My Life Me is a Canadian/French animated show aimed at pre-teen audiences, which ran for one season. Although less than half of the episodes were originally considered to be found, in early 2017 all episodes have resurfaced.

Premise

The show centers around a girl named Birch Small, who plans to be a comic book artist, trying to survive high school with her friends. Birch is a manga and anime fan, and the art style of the show reflects this, using aesthetic elements typical of anime such as sweat drops, characters comically popping into 'super-deformed' mode, and comic book style speech bubbles. It was produced in part by Svetlana Chmakova, a Russian-Canadian artist who rose to fame with her comics for US manga publishers Tokyopop and Yen Press. The show attained mild infamy, however, for its attempted copying of manga aesthetics and tropes.

Availability

Although it was only broadcast on Télétoon, the show was nominated for a few Canadian TV and animation awards during its run-time.

It was listed as being run on three TV stations (KI.KA in Germany, Once TV in Mexico, and PBJ in the US). Following some investigation, the My Life Me web page on KI.KA's website states: "No longer airing - last broadcast 26.09.2015."[1] Once TV no longer carries the show or has any mention of it on its website, and PBJ no longer exists as a channel in the United States. Thus, as of 2016, My Life Me is no longer showing on any of the TV channels mentioned on its Wikipedia page, but it is currently airing on Dreamworks Channel Asia. (Some clips (in English) are available on the site, if you can get it to work.)[2]

My Life Me supposedly had an entire line of merchandising planned, as well as a "heavily interactive website." While the Flash-heavy website remained available until some time in 2015, it is now defunct, and none of the Wayback Machine captures seem to be functional aside from the very first placeholder page.[3]

It seems that the show's investors, a German company called TV Loonland, were eager to promote My Life Me in 2009, yet were forced into bankruptcy and insolvency in early to mid-2010. Thus, the show got lost in the shuffle and only one season was ever produced and sold to worldwide markets.

In April 2016, Lost Media Wiki user ianolivia was able to reach out to Canadian animator J.C. Little (who worked on the show) via Twitter.[4] She revealed that despite the criticism in the US, My Life Me had a fanbase in Malaysia, Mexico, and France. The Canadian Télétoon channel also delayed broadcasting the show until 2011. She revealed that Dreamworks bought the catalog that the show is included in, hence the current airing on Dreamworks Channel Asia.

Several episodes (in English) remain missing. A YouTube playlist exists for all 52 episodes in Spanish. (Mi Vida y Yo.)[5] Ianolivia has also taken HD video from the Spanish episodes and added in English audio.[6] There also exists footage of the show in Korean,[7] and episodes in German[8] on YouTube.

However, against all odds, all the remaining lost episodes of the animated series were found by Tumblr user Mellow Margarine in January of 2017. All episodes were subsequently posted on Vimeo. The Vimeo page has since been deleted, however every episode has since been uploaded onto YouTube.[9]

Gallery

The first episode of My Life Me.

External Links

References