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on July 9, 2011, on

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in the

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on July 16, 2011 and on

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and

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on October 22, 2011. The series was created by Vincent Chalvon Demersay and David Michel and was co-produced by Canada's

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and France's

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in association with

and

. Like ''

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'' and ''

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'', which were also produced by Marathon, the show's animation style has been compared to that of

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Premise

The series revolves around Ky, a 15-year-old student of ancient

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, who embarks on an epic quest to find the Kairu, a primordial alien

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. Aided by his friends Maya and Boomer, Ky travels the world searching for the Kairu while attempting to make sure that his extraterrestrial teenage alien adversaries don’t find it first.

Studios

Creators

* Vincent Chalvon Demersay * David Michel * Stephane Berry * Olivier Jongerlynck

Voices

French

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* Marie Nonnenmacher * Bruno Meyere * Martin Hylander Brucker * Frederic Souterelle * Marc Bretonnière * Tony Marot * Caroline Mozzone * Stéphane Miquel * Jessie Lambotte

English

* Austin Di Iulio *

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* Jamie Watson * Lyon Smith *

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* Jeff Margolis * Teagan Moss *

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* Jason Barr *

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Episodes

Characters

Team Stax

* Ky Stax * Maya * Boomer

Allies

* Master Boaddai *Connor Stax * Mookee

Villains

* Lokar

Team Radikor

* Zane * Zair * Techris

Team Imperiaz

* Princess Diara * Koz * Teeny

Team Battacor

* Zylus * Rynoh * Bash

References

External links

* {{Former YTV original series 2011 French television series debuts 2013 French television series endings 2010s French animated television series 2011 Canadian television series debuts 2013 Canadian television series endings 2010s Canadian animated television series 2010s Canadian science fiction television series Canadian children's animated action television series Canadian children's animated adventure television series Canadian children's animated science fantasy television series French children's animated action television series French children's animated adventure television series French children's animated science fantasy television series Anime-influenced Western animated television series YTV (Canadian TV channel) original programming Teen animated television series Television series by Banijay