Magi-Nation (TV series)

Did You Know?

• Cookie Jar Entertainment acquired merchandising rights along with the TV show license.
• An online computer game, Magi-Nation: Battle for the Moonlands, was distributed by Acclaim Games.
• A new card game and a Nintendo DS video game adaptation were announced but never released.

Synopsis

Three thousand years ago, the Shadow Magi Agram was sealed inside the Moonlands' Core by the Core Glyph and the Dreamstones. He now plans to escape using his Shadow Geysers to weaken his prison. A young boy from Earth, Tony Jones, is summoned as the prophesied Final Dreamer.

Cast and characters

Lyon Smith voices Anthony "Tony" Jones, a 14-year-old from Earth summoned to the Moonlands with a ring from his grandfather Spencer Jones. He has dark brown hair, a fur vest, and heavy-duty boots, and develops a muscular chest and arms. Initially reluctant, he accepts the Moonlands as his home and becomes a skilled warrior. He has a crush on Trup'tika from Orothe, and his main Dream Creature is Furok, voiced by Alan Park.

Martha MacIsaac voices Edyn, a 14-year-old from Naroom who lives with her guardian Orwin. She is well-read, caring, organized, brave, and an expert spell caster, with long red hair in a ponytail, an athletic figure, a leaf skirt, and a red tank top. Her main Dream Creature is Ugger, voiced by Joseph Motiki. Dan Petronijevic voices Strag, a 14-year-old from the Underneath trained as a Shadow Stalker.

He is a Final Dreamer alongside Tony and Edyn, uses Moon senses, and is descended from Agram. His main Dream Creature is Freep, voiced by Rick Miller. Martin Roach voices Agram, the Shadow Magi leader sealed in the Core 3,000 years ago. He uses Shadow Geysers to escape, is re-imprisoned in season one, and returns in season two using Gorath's body.

Alex Karzis and Rory O'Shea voice Korg and Zed, bumbling Shadow Magi henchmen, later joined by Chur, Ashio, and Warrada.

Telecast and home media

The show first aired in Canada on CBC on September 8, 2007, and in the U.S. on Kids' WB two weeks later. It later appeared on Toonzai on The CW and on Cookie Jar Toons on This TV, where the second season also debuted worldwide. Low ratings led to its cancellation. NCircle Entertainment planned DVD releases between October 21, 2008, and January 6, 2009. Two DVDs, Magi-Nation: The Moonlands and Magi-Nation: Fight the Shadows, came out on June 16, 2009. In the UK, Platform Entertainment Ltd put episodes on DVD. Germany got season one across five discs with both German and English audio. The final twelve episodes were made available online, and the full series now streams on Tubi.