news culture A new animated series set in the Dofus universe. But where will they stop?
The Annecy Festival is currently taking place. The opportunity to highlight the most beautiful animation projects of the future. And on this occasion, Ankama presented a brand new project based around the Dofus universe. And that’s not all !
Bestiale, the new series from Ankama
Having made a name for itself in the field of video games with Dofus, the French studio Ankama quickly distinguished itself in another area: that of animation. Between the adjustment of Mutafukazthe film dofus and the series Mission, Ankama has proven itself in the industry and doesn’t intend to stop there. On the occasion of DNA Live during Annecy Festival, Ankama announced a brand new animated series at Krosmoz: beastly.
This time we will follow the adventures of a young Osamodas named Yrehn. The latter lives on the island of Coqueline, where she takes care of an animal shelter. But one fine day, one of his legendary creatures is kidnapped by the Meat Gang. Therefore, accompanied by her friend Tim, she will embark on an adventure to save this beast and restore her haven of peace. As the teams deal with the sensitive issue of animal cruelty, this will be a key issue beastly. In terms of temporality, the series takes place far after that Dedicated and should also connect to the game Waven, planned “shortly”. The series hasn’t given any details about its release other than that it will air on DNA. According to Thomas Romain (head of the Japanese Ankama studio working on the series), the teams have made great strides in writing the series, but it’s still only in the pre-production phase. Format-wise, Bestiale will feature seven 10-minute episodes, just like another Ankama project…
ADN proudly presents its signed new original production @AnkamaGames : BESTIAL!
An Osamodas named Yrehn watches over the Elante, a legendary creature. But one day the animal is kidnapped by a group of gangsters. Can she save him? pic.twitter.com/MkFbB0NzXC
— Animation Digital Network (@ADNanime) June 14, 2023
Wakfu season 4 and other projects in the Dofus universe
We remind you that this year Ankama released a new series: spearhard. This small series in the same format allowed us to discover the legendary Lance Dur, a hero of the past who has grown old and weak, but who must regain his strength and courage of yesterday to save his granddaughter Ozie. The series is available on DNA if you’re up for it. More importantly, Ankama is currently working on Season 4 of Dedicated. On the occasion of the same live, Ankama also took the opportunity to unveil a first real trailer about the next adventures of Yugo and the others. Highly anticipated by fans of the series, this fourth season is scheduled to premiere sometime in 2023. But that’s not all !
More ideas are in development. We are also making progress in other areas. The advantage of this format with 7 episodes of 10 minutes each is that it is much less complex to produce than a large series with 25-minute episodes. So it really allows you to test things, test different graphic styles, develop new characters…
Thomas Romain
As I’m sure you understood, Ankama wants to test new things with the Dofus universe. We can therefore expect the arrival of other series in the same format beastly or spearhard. So Krosmoz fans aren’t having enough fun with the many Ankama productions, be it series or in-game. And if you’re having trouble holding on to this universe, You can always be seduced by the other Ankama animated series just announced: monster slaughter.
