Regal Academy
A teen from Earth discovers her fairy tale legacy at a magical school.
Regal Academy is an Italian animated fantasy television series co-created by Iginio Straffi and Joanne Lee. Produced by the Rainbow studio, it premiered on Rai YoYo in Italy on May 22, 2016, and internationally on Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. on August 13, 2016. The series is a comedic reimagining of fairy tale characters, originating from a dark comedy concept called Twisted Fairy Tales developed in 2009.
Quick Facts
- Genre
- Action
- Adventure
- Comedy
- Fantasy
- Creator
- Iginio Straffi; Joanne Lee
- Writer
- Sean Molyneaux
- Michaek Maurer
- Benjamin Lazar Platt
- Joe Deasy
- Merrill Hagan
- Omeed Dariani
- Director
- Iginio Straffi
- Creative director
- Simone Borselli
- Composer
- Michele Bettali
- Stefano Carrara
- Fabrizio Castanìa
- Country
- Italy
- Language
- Italian
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Plot
Rose, a teenage girl from Earth, finds a key that leads to FairyTale Land, where fairy tales come to life. She enrolls at Regal Academy, learning to use magic and becoming a hero. Rose discovers she is the granddaughter of headmistress Cinderella, and she has adventures with friends while battling her archrival Vicky and uncovering mysteries of her past.
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Rose Cinderella (voiced by Rebecca Soler in English, singing by Anna Pieretto, Chiara Francese in Italian) is an ordinary girl from Earth who learns she is the granddaughter of Cinderella. She enrolls at Regal Academy at her grandmother's request and befriends Astoria, Joy, Hawk and Travis. Though initially disliked for her disregard of grades, klutziness, and ditzy manner, she wins over the school with her optimism and kindness. She loves fairy tales and shoes, and her wand uses Pumpkin Magic to conjure objects. She later owns the Cinderella glass slippers, her family's magical item, and is the first of her friends to unlock her family item. Her romantic interest is Hawk SnowWhite, and she almost confessed to him in "Beauty is the Beast". Her famous quote is "Pumpkin seeds!". Travis Beast (voiced by Tom Wayland in English, singing by Stefano Carrara, Manuel Meli in Italian) is the grandson of the Beast and lives on Earth. He specializes in art and has a sarcastic attitude; when angry, he becomes a real beast with immense strength. His wand uses Fury Magic to create tornadoes and hurricanes. His romantic interest is Ling Ling IronFan, and he confessed to her in "Beauty is the Beast" when she was turned into a monster. His famous quote is "Bad luck beast!". He later owns the Beast Mask, his family's magical item. Astoria Rapunzel (voiced by Erica Schroeder in English, singing by Claudia Valtinoni, Giulia Tarquini in Italian) is the granddaughter of Rapunzel, with long wavy purple hair with a blue streak and green highlights. She is a perfectionist and bookworm who always seeks perfect grades, and is known as the most hardworking princess at Regal Academy, sometimes second to Ling Ling Ironfan. Her hair is alive and can hold things. In Season 2, her love interest is Shawn Beast. She later owns the Fire Bangles, her family's magical item. Her famous quote is "Oh! my grades!".
Episodes
The second season of Regal Academy, consisting of 26 episodes, was released on November 5, 2017. In this season, Rose and her friends return from summer holidays to face new adventures in Fairy Tale Land. They use new magical items and funny pumpkin creatures called the PomPoms, and confront a mysterious student named Kira and her mother, the evil Snow Queen, who wants to trap them in snow globes. The season aired on the Nick Jr. Channel.
Broadcast
In 2015, Nickelodeon announced it would globally broadcast the series. The second season premiered on Nick Jr. on November 5, 2017. 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 in Israel (since September 4, 2016), on Nicktoons in South Africa (November 14, 2016) and later on e.tv and etoonz, on Nickelodeon and TuTy in the Czech Republic in Czech dub, on TV5 in the Philippines in Filipino dub, and on Nickelodeon and MBC3 in the Middle East.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many episodes of Regal Academy are there?
Regal Academy has 52 episodes across 2 seasons.
When did Regal Academy end?
Regal Academy last aired on 8 October 2018.
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