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''Monster Allergy'' is an internationally co-produced
animated television series An animated series is a set of animated works with a common series title, usually related to one another. These episodes should typically share the same main characters, some different secondary characters and a basic theme. Series can have eithe ...
co-created by Katja Centomo, Francesco Artibani, Alessandro Barbucci, and Barbara Canepa. It was jointly produced by
Futurikon Futurikon is a French independent production company created in 1996 by Philippe Delarue, the company’s CEO and Producer, and based in Paris. It specializes in the production and international sales of animated programs, feature films and docume ...
, Rainbow, M6,
Rai Fiction Rai Fiction is an Italian production company founded in 1997. It is owned and operated by ''Radiotelevisione Italiana'' (RAI), the national broadcasting company of Italy. The company produces content for RAI's channels. The company produces anim ...
and
ZDF ZDF (, short for Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen; ; "Second German Television") is a German public-service television broadcaster based in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate. It is run as an independent nonprofit institution, which was founded by all fe ...
. Based on the Italian comic book series of the same name, it was initially broadcast on Rai 2 in Italy, and later aired on M6 in France, on
KiKa KiKA (contraction of ''Der KinderKAnal von ARD und ZDF''  ARD and ZDF">ARD_(broadcaster).html" ;"title="he Children's Channel of ARD (broadcaster)">ARD and ZDF]) is a German free-to-air television channel based in Erfurt, Germany. It is man ...
in Germany, on YTV (TV channel), YTV in Canada, and on Kids' WB in the United States. Beginning on 13 March 2018, the series has been officially made available for streaming on YouTube.


Plot

''Monster Allergy'' is based on the comic book series of the same name. The series follows a young boy
Ezekiel Zick This is the list of characters from Disney's comic book/animated series ''Monster Allergy''. Protagonists Ezekiel Zick Ezekiel 'Zick' Barrymore ''(Ezechiele Zick in the original Italian version)'' is a fictional character and the male protago ...
(nicknamed Zick) who suffers from various
allergies Allergies, also known as allergic diseases, refer a number of conditions caused by the hypersensitivity of the immune system to typically harmless substances in the environment. These diseases include hay fever, food allergies, atopic dermat ...
and has the ability to see the invisible monsters that live among us. Along with help of his best friend,
Elena Potato This is the list of characters from Disney's comic book/animated series ''Monster Allergy''. Protagonists Ezekiel Zick Ezekiel 'Zick' Barrymore ''(Ezechiele Zick in the original Italian version)'' is a fictional character and the male protago ...
and his talking cat, Timothy, Zick hopes to hone his powers to one day become a Monster Tamer just like his dad, Zobedja Zick.


Episodes


Characters


Tamer

The Tamers are beings with special powers; their main characteristic is The Dom, an energy that is passed from parent to child. With the passing of the generations, powers and knowledge are passed on which lead to real dynasties of Monster Tamers. The five Dom powers are: *Sight Dom - the ability to see monsters and ghosts invisible to ordinary people.''See Season 1, Episode 1: "House of Monster"''''See Season 1, Episode 9: "Canned Monsters"'' *Voice Dom - the ability of Tamers to force monsters and phantoms to do what they say.''See Season 1, Episode 2: "Monster Pod Under Oldmill"'' *Gesture Dom - the power to control monsters by gesture, and to capture them in a DomBox.''See Season 1, Episode 4: "The Monster Next Door"'' *Enviro Dom - the ability to create an environment to be able to survive in an unfamiliar environment, and which also functions as a force field.''See Season 1, Episode 8: "Terror in the Deep"'' *Energy Dom - the ability to release an energy ray that affects monsters, dark phantoms and even ordinary things, but not witches.''See Season 1, Episode 3: "Cat in the Pot"''


Dom Items

The Dom Items are valuable items that are given by the Tutors to experienced Tamers. *Universal DomBox - A gun-like container used by Tamers, it can capture any monster and multiple ones. Upon the monster's capture, the DomBox specifies the name, species, danger level, and status of the monster.''See Season 1, Episode 5: "The Pyramid of Invulnerable"'' However, this DomBox can only contain a monster for two hours, then it must be transferred to its specific DomBox or else the monster will escape.''See Season 1, Episode 13: "Mugalak!"'' While the Universal DomBox can capture Dark Phantoms it will dissolve them rather than trapping them, since they are untrappable.''See Season 1, Episode 7: "Pirates Hideout"'' It also have the ability to analyze any liquid substance that it's invisible to the naked eye.''See Season 1, Episode 17: "The Return of Magnacat"''''See Season 2, Episode 32: "The Fall of Barrymore House"''''See Season 2, Episode 33: "Moog's Revenge"'' *Zick's Sunglasses - This item is a gift from Elena to Zick. At first, it was used to help cover Zick's eyes when they turn red, but it helps him intensify his power for the Energy Dom. *Dom Glove - This item will improve the power levels of a Tamer by capturing every four monsters by giving ''the Gems of Power''. The Red Gem is the basic first level, while Yellow Gem is at second level. At the third level, earning the Green Gem has the ability disintegrate Dark Phantoms, and while the fourth level is the Blue Gem. It is unknown to how to earn the White Gem, the fifth and final level although since Zick can earn a new gem by collecting 4 monsters in theory to earn the White gem Zick has to capture 20 monsters. *Regular DomBox - special boxes used to hold a captured monster. There are different types of DomBoxes for each monster. *Tele-skates - These items will be earned along with the Green Gem. They have the ability to allow the carrier to teleport anywhere to its destination of their choosing.''See Season 2, Episode 18: "The General Inspector"'' It can also be upgraded to teleport along with someone else.''See Season 2, Episode 40: "The Invisible Enemy"'' *Dom Staff - This Dom weapon amplifies the Tamer's Energy Dom by firing a strong ray beam through the staff .''See Season 1, Episode 22: "The Secret Door"'' *Hypno-Disk - This device is used to erase and alter peoples memories if they see too much, and threaten to reveal the secrets of the world of monsters.''See Season 2, Episode 29: "The Dragon's Awakening"'' *Crystallizator - This device is mainly used for freezing monsters when no Dombox is available. It has a dial to adjust the ray's temperature.''See Season 2, Episode 35: "The Snowman"'' *Radio-Worm - An anti-escape wristband. This tracking device makes a loud screech when the monster tries to remove it.''See Season 2, Episode 36: "The Island Rebels"'' *Disco-Monster - A gun-like device that forces a monster to dance. This makes a monster exhausted so it can be captured easily.''See Season 2, Episode 38: "Sinistro's Circus"'' *Densifier - This item can alter the body of a person by adjusting it to allow the body pass through any attack, walls and objective. It can also make the user body too heavy or can be used to weaken a monsters power.''See Season 2, Episode 39: "The Tamers' Tournament"'' It's also has to ability to make the user look like a Dark Phantom.''See Season 2, Episode 51: "The House in the Swamp"'' *Scepter Dom (ZetaDom Stick) - A wand with the ability to control monsters at will. It's considered to be the strongest Dom weapon. However, if the scepter is used too much, it becomes uncontrollable and the user becomes a small monster as a side effect.''See Season 2, Episode 52: "The Hundred and First Door"''


Broadcast

In Italy, ''Monster Allergy'' premiered on 6 February 2006 on Rai 2. In France, the series premiered on M6 (a co-producer of the series) on 18 October 2006 as part of its M6 Kid strand. In Germany, the series premiered on 23 October 2006 on
KiKa KiKA (contraction of ''Der KinderKAnal von ARD und ZDF''  ARD and ZDF">ARD_(broadcaster).html" ;"title="he Children's Channel of ARD (broadcaster)">ARD and ZDF]) is a German free-to-air television channel based in Erfurt, Germany. It is man ...
, a joint operation of
ZDF ZDF (, short for Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen; ; "Second German Television") is a German public-service television broadcaster based in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate. It is run as an independent nonprofit institution, which was founded by all fe ...
and ARD (broadcaster), ARD. In the United States, the series premiered on 23 September 2006 on Kids' WB television block broadcast on the affiliates of then-newly formed The CW network. It was shown with scenes edited or cut for time constraints and due to censorship, and the airing order did not follow production order. The series was later made available in its unaltered English dub to watch on Netflix. in the United Kingdom the series aired on BBC One and
CBBC CBBC (initialised as Children's BBC and also known as the CBBC Channel) is a British free-to-air public broadcast children's television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It is also the brand used for all BBC content for children aged 7–16 ...
from 2006 and later on
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and
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from 2008. In Canada, it was broadcast on YTV (TV channel), YTV during Crunch and The Zone. In Latin America it was aired on Jetix in 2007, only season one was broadcast.


Reception

For
Common Sense Media Common Sense Media (CSM) is an organization that reviews and provides ratings for media and technology with the goal of providing information on their suitability for children.
, Emily Ashby gave ''Monster Allergy'' a mixed review. She wrote that "cartoon violence (explosions, laser blasts from eyes) is commonplace throughout the show" and that it "exists mostly as TV fluff."


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