Tootuff

''Titeuf'' (known sometimes as ''Tootuff'' in English) is a French comic series created by Swiss comic books creator Zep in 1992, which was adapted into a 2001 animated TV series and a 2011 film of the same name. It also appears in the dedicated Franco-Belgian comics magazine ''Tchô!''.

Publication history

''Titeuf'' was initially published in the fanzine ''Sauve qui peut'' (''"Run for your lives"'') and noticed by Glénat executive Jean-Claude Camano. Zep joined Glénat in 1992 and ''Titeuf'' eventually became one of France's most popular comics. The first ''Titeuf'' book ''Dieu, le sexe et les bretelles'' (''God, Sex And Suspenders'') appeared in 1993 and sold only a few thousand copies, but the subsequent books gradually won over a colossal readership, and the series is now considered the greatest moneymaker in the French comics market. The series was adapted into an Italian-French animated TV series in 2001, initially broadcast on Canal J. By 2008, ''Titeuf'' was the comic series with by far the largest publication in France, with over 1.8 million copies per year, three times the number of the second most popular series, with it being translated to various languages such as Spanish, Italian, Russian, and Chinese, among others.

Characters

Tituef’s Family
* Titeuf: the main character. He is a 10-year-old boy with a blonde cowlick. His best friend is Manu.
* Roger: Titeuf's father. He is 35 years old.
* Anne-Mathilde: Titeuf's mother. She is 33 years old. She wears a black turtleneck and a pair of tan pants.
* Zizie: Titeuf's cute 1-year-old little sister. She first appears in the seventh book. She always cries for love and affection.
* Aunt Monica: Titeuf's ugly aunt. She is a blonde-haired woman, and she first appears in the second book.
* Julie: Titeuf's cute little cousin. She first appears in the fourth book. She is a cheerful, fun loving 9 year old. She is at first angry with Titeuf, but then both laugh. She kisses Titeuf in the end, showing that they love each other very much. She wears a pink hoodie, lilac pants, indigo and purple striped socks and dark pink shoes. She has red hair.
Recurring
* Manu: Titeuf’s idiotic best friend from school, he has black hair, a big nose, and wears glasses.
* Jean-Claude: Is a boy with a lisp because of his front teeth. He has black hair, and big eyebrows.
* Nadia: Is Titeuf’s crush, but she doesn’t like him. She has a ponytail, and has big lips. She is cute.
* Hugo: Is a bully and a friend at the same time, he is big, and has red hair.
* François: Is a boy who also wears glasses, and has a long nose.
* Vomito: Is also a redhead who vomits a lot, that’s why his name is Vomito.
* Dumbo: Is Nadia’s best friend with pigtails.
* Tim: Is a black boy who wears a green hoodie.
* Ramatou: Is a black tall and lanky girl who is Titeuf’s new girlfriend, she wears a green cap, and a light blue tank top.
* The Mistress: Is Titeuf’s unnamed elderly teacher, who is very strict.

English history

Translated as ''Tootuff'', it appeared for a short while during 2005 in ''The Dandy'' comic in the UK, with the books being translated as-well (though they retained the original "Titeuf" title). The animated series was dubbed into English and aired on GMTV's Toonattik in the UK, Starz Kids & Family in the US, CBC Television's Kids' CBC in Canada, Nickelodeon in Southeast Asia and Cartoon Network and ABC3 in Australia & New Zealand.

Bibliography

# ''Dieu, le sexe et les bretelles (God, sex and Suspenders)'', 1993
# ''L'Amour, c'est pô propre... (Love isn't clean)'', 1993
# ''Ça épate les filles... (It impresses the girls)'', 1994
# ''C'est pô juste... (It's unfair)'', 1995
# ''Titeuf et le derrière des choses (The rear side of things)'', 1996
# ''Tchô, monde cruel (Howdy, cruel world)'', 1997
# ''Le miracle de la vie (The miracle of life)'', 1998
# ''Lâchez-moi le slip ! (Get off my case!)'', 2000
# ''La loi du préau'' ''(The law of the playground)'', 2002
# ''Nadia se marie'', ''(Nadia's wedding)'', 2004
# ''Mes meilleurs copains (My best friends)'', 2006
# ''Le sens de la vie (The meaning of life)'', 2008
# ''À la folie (Folly !)'', 2012
# ''Bienvenue en adolescence (Welcome to adolescence)'', 2015
# ''À fond le slip ! (In the panties)'', 2017
# ''Petite poésie des saisons (Little poetry of the seasons)'', 2019
# ''La Grande Aventure (The Great Adventure)'', 2021

There was also a book entitled "Le Guide du zizi sexuel", a sex ed book based on the franchise published by Glénat editions, was released in 2001. It is a short guide with educational and humorous vocation, intended to answer the questions posed by pre-teens about love and sex.

Film

In 2011 '' Titeuf le film'' was released in theaters.

Games

The franchise has seen many video games released over the years.

2000's

In the 2000s, Infogrames/Atari held the video game license to the franchise. These games were only released in European territories.

The first game, simply titled ''Titeuf'', was released for the Game Boy Color in 2001. Developed by Planet Interactive, It is a party game that plays similar to the ''Mario Party'' franchise. The game was released outside France as ''Tootuff''.

The next game - ''Titeuf: Ze Gag Machine'', was released for the Game Boy Advance in 2002, developed by Teddy Sday 3D Light Team. It was only released in France in French, but an English version under the name ''Tootuff: The Gag Machine'' also exists, leading that the game was going to be released internationally as well.

The first console and PC game based on the comic - ''Titeuf: Mega-Compet, was released for the PlayStation 2 and Microsoft Windows in September 2004. Developed by Eden Games, this title contains a selection of minigames all connected together with a storyline. The PS2 version also has minigames that support the EyeToy Camera. A separate Game Boy Advance version developed by Dream On Studio was also released. All three versions were only available in France and are French-only.

In 2005, the character's first Nintendo DS game - ''Titeuf: Mission Nadia'', was released, developed again by Dream On Studio. It is another minigame compilation that combines various genres of its type. It was released outside France as ''Tootuff: Mission Nadia''

In 2007, ''Le Monde de Titeuf'' and ''Le Monde de Nadia'' were released for the Nintendo DS, once more developed by Dream On Studio. Both titles were 3D action-adventure games with minigames as well, although each version having a different selection of minigames. They were released outside France as ''Tootuff's World'' and ''Nadia's World''.

In 2008, the last Titeuf games from Atari were released - ''Titeuf Mégafunland'' and ''Nadia Mégafunland'', again developed by Dream On Studio. They were also 3D action-adventure games with separate minigames for each title. Both titles were only released in France, but the game can be played in English as well.

2010's

In 2011, a game based on '' Titeuf, le Film'' was released for the Wii, Microsoft Windows and the Nintendo DS which like with ''Mega Compet, consisted of many minigames. It was published by Deep Silver and developed by Tate Interactive. Like with Mega Compet', the game was only released in France.

In November 2019, Microids released a remaster of ''Titeuf Mega-Compet titled ''Titeuf: Mega Party'' for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows and macOS. For the first time, the game was released in North America in addition to Europe, under the title of ''Mega Party - a Tootuff Adventure'' in English, with a new English translation and dub. The French release retained its 7+ rating, while the English release was increased to 12+ due to the game's content.

Other

There were also two Titeuf board games called "The Overmégamortel game" and "Titeuf: zizi sexuel le jeu" were released in 2008.

Sources

''Titeuf'' albums
Bedetheque

;Footnotes

External links

Titeuf (animated series) on imdb

''Titeuf'' official site


''Tchô!'' official site
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