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 Wars (also known as Wars of Jurassic Period) animated series was made in 2002 with joint efforts of “RGP France” and a South Korean studio “Raon Pictures” (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[1].
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 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 StarCraft-like video game titled “Jurassic Wars 2”. 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
The English dub, that was supposed to be aired in North America by the distributor company “Moonlight” in 2003[2], seems to be completely lost, though reportedly some kind of dub existed one time on DVD discs.
The Russian and Korean professional dub, on the other hand, is partially available on the web. The Russian dub was distributed on DVD.
Episode List
Episodes were around 24 minutes long, each consisting of two 12-minute stories. 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/The Elves Cursed | Found | Lost |
| 2 | 자르와 만남/Meet Zar | Found | Lost |
| 3 | 괴짜 영감 우불라/The Weird Woobula | Found | Lost |
| 4 | 겁쟁이 날프/Nalph the Coward | Found | Lost |
| 5 | 동굴산의 비밀/The Secret of the Cave Mountain | Found | Lost |
| 6 | 소매치기 공룡 쌕쌕이/The Pilfering Dinosaur | Found | Lost |
| 7 | 부라구 호수/The Lake Buragu | Found | Lost |
| 8 | 물의 신전/The 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/The Betrayal of Imp | Found | Lost |
| 13 | 데카의 변신/Deca's Transformation | Lost | Lost |
| 14 | 공룡 무덤/The Dinosaur Tomb | Lost | Lost |
| 15 | 대역전/The Great War | Lost | Lost |
| 16 | 알로에게 생긴 일/What happened to Alo | Lost | Lost |
| 17 | 티라노 계곡의 전투/The Battle of the Tyrannosaurus' Valley | Lost | Lost |
| 18 | 네 번째 신물/The Fourth Relic | Lost | Lost |
| 19 | 무쌈바니의 추억/The Memory of Mu-sam-wa-ri | Lost | Lost |
| 20 | 지구의 배꼽/The Navel of the Earth | Lost | Lost |
| 21 | 다섯 번째 신물/The Fifth Relic | Lost | Lost |
| 22 | 빼앗긴 신물/The Relic is Lost | Lost | Lost |
| 23 | 탄생의 신비/The Sacrament of Birth | Lost | Lost |
| 24 | 파수라 해전/Pasura Naval Battle | Lost | Lost |
| 25 | 구리아 섬으로/Guria's Island | Lost | Lost |
| 26 | 신비한 파포의 샘/The Mystical Papo Spring | Lost | Lost |
Gallery
External Links
- Regis Ghezelbash wiki page.
- Series mentioned on the fan article for the original game.
- The community of the game predating the series, “Jurassic Wars 2”.
References
- ↑ The article on initial run of this show, retrieved at 17 Aug '23
- ↑ Announce for the airing of the show, retrieved at 17 Aug '23.