Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts Season 3 is currently streaming on Netflix on Oct. 12 and features The Boys' Karen Fukuhara as Kipo, School of Rock's Sydney Mikayla as Wolf and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Now's the time for real heroes. Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts Select a season Release year: 2019 Making her way through a world of mutant animals, a sheltered yet scrappy girl learns how to survive and get home with help from her ragtag crew. But first, shell have to go through an old friend. "[40], In June 2020, Bill Wolkoff, co-screenwriter of Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts, said that they were lucky and glad the studio empowered this, wanting to have a "young, 16-ish year old kid" who was gay and was not ashamed of it. She liked some parts of the show, but in general too much went over her head. Benson encourages Kipo to celebrate her birthday and in return, Kipo offers to always celebrate her birthday with Wolf since Wolf has no idea when she was born. key animation : Studio Mir/Production Reve / key animator: Studio Mir/Production Reve (6 episodes, 2020) Suh Sung Chun. The same month, Fukuhara, who also voices Glimmer in She-Ra, said that it would be cool if She-Ra moved into "feature-length storytelling," with a movie focused on Bow and how he grew up with Glimmer. [30] She also noted that Benson was the first character to have an explicit coming out as gay in an all-ages animation series, and that the understated manner of the scene, in episode 6, made it all the more noteworthy. Cappuccino's knowledge is vast. The problem is when Wolf sees what happened to them, there's not much remorse. Still, the origin of that name isn't clear. Dr. Emilia smiles and schemes. They continue their quest to find her people and to find the Mega Mute, who destroyed the burrow in the first place. Margot (voiced by Faith Graham and Victoria Grace) Wolf's adoptive wolf sister. "[36] Shannon Miller of The A.V. . Easy (voiced by Matt Lowe) Leader of the Humming Bombers. Finally, they head for a Ferris wheel, riding it up to the top, looking out over a beautiful city of lights. My little sister is 8 years old n really likes superhero type shows. Kipo closes in on her burrow, but disaster is right behind her. The boy recognizes the artist he's got in his cassette player, the two hit it off, and leave the scene excitedly talking music. I'd love to hear all of your opinions on why or why not this theory is correct. A key character in this journey is Kipo's bestie, Wolf, a young girl trained by wolves years ago to be in their pack. Wolf also hadn't been referred to by her real name in the wolf family that she was adopted to. The studio's 2016 reboot of Voltron and 2018 reboot of She-Ra both took initially simplistic premises designed mostly to sell toys and developed them out into emotionally engaging narratives that captured audiences with their characters' depth of motivations. Jacob V. Eaton, Yasmin Khudari, and James Lien. Wolf is there for Kipo as she tries to create the HMUFA, Human Mute Ultimate Friendship Alliance. [14], The series has five writers in addition to showrunner Sechrist and executive producer Bill Wolkoff. Burrow Girl 24m Swept from her safe burrow, Kipo emerges in a wild surface world full of weird mutant animals. Wolf is devastated but moves on because they are on a mission. Kipo goes on a mission to control her powers leading her to a trio of goat prophets. They have a short conversation about the song that plays, and bond for a bit. Create a free profile to get unlimited access to exclusive videos, sweepstakes, and more! Fury of the Gods Special: Shazamily Matters, Two Rings of Power Characters Will Change Their Names in Season 2, The Flash's Speedster Villains Return for Final Season, 10 Best American Adaptations Of British TV Shows. When her husband dies, Sole decides that the best way to take care of her son is to become a crime boss even if that means being her father's enemy. Benson gets a jump on the Mod Frogs to save Kipo, Wolf and his little buddy Dave. "[43] He also noted how he fought for gay representation in the show, Once Upon A Time, saying they treated it "like a coming-of-age story," and said he is glad that the Season 1 episode "Ratland" meant a lot to young gay people, especially young Black people. Great and inventive story, beautiful animation, solid character development, spot-on music. Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts is an animated television series created by Radford Sechrist and developed by Bill Wolkoff, adapted from Rad's 2015 webcomic Kipo. For your older kids though, Kipo is a great role model. During their adventures, Kipo discovers that she has the DNA of a mega jaguar, and can transform her body. Common Sense Media. Get first access to never-before-seen videos, exclusive interviews, and much more! With a little help from friends, Kipo breaks the chains of mind control as chaos comes to the coronation. After she completely gave up her hatred of Mutes, she stopped wearing her wolf-skin cape and replaced it with a dark cloak. From the pilot episode to the fifth episode titled "The Astronomers in Turtlenecks," Kipo is 12-years-old. His girlfriend constantly has to pull him from the front of the TV, but he just keeps returning. "[37] Beth Elderkin of Gizmodo called the relationship between Benson and Troy "perfect. Lily and Earl Berdacs (voiced by Kay Bess and Carlos Alazraqui) Asher and Dahlia's parents. Kipo reaches out to alliance stopper Scarlemagne, and Margot asks Wolf for a favor. Can she talk it out with a Mega Mute? Wolf agrees and goes to find Margot's brother, while keeping an eye on Margot knowing that she can't trust her. Getting to see a romantic subplot within the main cast shut down early on in such a tactful way gives me hope that the show's creators are aware of genre tropes, and how to avoid them, which has me all the more excited for the plot moving forward. They are sisters, but when Margot was scared, she abandoned Wolf. Living in the year 2020, it really shouldn't be a surprise when a show for children has a character who explicitly and simply tells people they are gay, but that is the reality of the world we live in right now. The wolves break the news to Scarlemagne as Kipo tries to crack her fathers code. A Mega gets a helping hand from Scarlemagne. That said, I'm on Twitter @RenaldoMatadeen. Emilia creates an anti-mute cure with Kipo's DNA, and it is with this cure that Kipo turns her mother human again. Wolf is clearly very experienced and knowledgeable about the Deathstalker scorpions. Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts follows the story of the titular Kipo, a young girl who has lived her whole life in an underground human settlement. Philip Etemesi is an author, journalist, screenwriter, and film critic based in Nairobi. 1. Kipo is innocent and naive to the goings-on up on the surface, Benson sees an easy meal ticket, and the pair start off their relationship clashing and distrusting each other but staying together primarily out of necessity. When 13-year-old Kipo is literally swept out of her home "burrow" (most humans have taken to living underground) and finds herself on the surface of this future dystopian world, she's overwhelmed by its color and beauty and all-around cuteness. Wolf is clearly very experienced and knowledgeable about the Deathstalker scorpions. Kipo continues to learn the truth of her birth while she and her friends must deal with a bratty sentient mold that has overtaken the burrow. Representation Matters Collection Recently, DreamWorks released the first season of a brand-new animated show called Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts on Netflix that feels very much aimed at appealing to that same sort of audience. She didn't like humans. 1.2s . This will probably be revealed in future seasons. She befriend Mandu, a mutant pig, Wolf a wolf-raised orphan girl, Benson, a pop music loving hobo and his mutant insect companion Dave to find her people underground. The group encounters groups of snakes, cats, wolves as they go on their adventure. Ultimately, Wolf and Scarlemagne agree that it will defeat the entire point of the Prahm if they capture Emilia without giving her a chance to make peace. Kipo cures her mother Song, but must now figure out how to stop the humans from curing the Mutes. KEEP READING:Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts Bosses Talk Potential Movie Spinoffs, Sequels. Are second chances possible? The first film would focus on a fifteen year old Wolf, which would set the film several years after the events of the series. [29], Writing for Polygon, Petrana Radulovic appreciated that beneath a standard fantasy exploration quest, the series is a "vibrant mosaic, with a unique world, multidimensional character relationships, and a deeper underlying plot" about the tensions between mutes and humans. Margot admits that she is part of Emilia's current plan to trap Wolf, but she urges them to escape and says she'll find another way to free her brother, but Emilia and her people surround them with weapons. In the interview, Wolkoff said that they did not face roadblocks in presenting Benson and Troy, crediting creators like ND Stevenson, Rebecca Sugar, and others for fighting "difficult battles before Kipo came along. Kipo's Age From the pilot episode to the fifth episode titled "The Astronomers in Turtlenecks," Kipo is 12-years-old. Yes she realizes that the character Benson is gay and is not influenced nor bother by the fact. Wolf saw how hate was destroying Kipo and with Scarlemagne also being forgiven for his crimes, it would have felt organic for herto learn to let go as they try to win the war. A "cured" chum returns. Kipo named her Wolf and while the two were complete opposites of each other, they bonded fairly quickly. We only know a handful of gay families, and want our son to know how to interact with all peoples: With respect and love. Now both characters wear vestiges of that timeWolf, a cloak made from the pelt of her adoptive mother, and Margot, a bracelet of flowers she was given by Wolf as a child. Making her way through a world of mutant animals, a sheltered yet scrappy girl learns how to survive and get home with help from her ragtag crew. 29 15 Dave and Mandu are polar opposites, Dave has no worry as to what might happen because he cant really die, while, Mandu views all safety in life to ensure everyone is safe. He is now a young boy of African decent. After all, it's Kipo's dream that one day they could form a society where everyone can co-exist. How Do I Protect My Young Child from Cyberbullying? The character was originally meant to be a bat-like vampire but the producers abandoned this idea since they felt that the idea of blood-sucking wasn't appropriate for a kids show. This article contains SPOILERS for the Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts season 3 finale.. Benson is a charmingly developed character, and one of my favorite parts of an opening season that generally hit it out of the park. The Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts season 3 finale ends the war between Kipo and Dr. Emilia, deciding the future for both humans and mutes. Adam Lucas, Bridget Underwood, and Kalen Whitfield. When we discovered Kipo we binged the first two seasons in a week. He didn't ask about Benson being gay, but did ask why he "didn't like the pretty girl back". Hopefully one day a children's show doing a quick tasteful direct coming-out scene, and letting a Black teen boy fall for another boy on screen, won't be a rare noteworthy occurrence but until then, the fact that this exists within Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts is one more reason to love and support the show. Kipo is a teenage girl who later finds out that she is a mute hybrid after dreaming her late mother who was also a mother hybrid. Five years later, Kipo happily lives on the surface where humans and mutes finally co-exist in harmony. Discovering the location of Dr. Emilia and her human entourage, Kipo leads a stealth operation onto a cruise ship in order to talk sense into them and slow the mad doctor's Mute-reversal plans. When Kipo and Benson first meet, their relationship is pretty unanimously one-sided. Wolf leads her group to Deathstalker territory and instructs them to remain calm. We learn how Wolf got her scorpion stick and became the warrior that she is today. It's rare to find a kids show with such complex messages and characters. Some violence. Kipo tried to forgive Emilia and failed, so seeing Wolf taking revenge for her siblings, accepting them after as pets and loving them really would have shown that making amends means letting mistakes go. While on the run from dangerous enemies, an assassin (Jennifer Lopez) comes out of hiding to protect the daughter she gave up years before. Wolf's surface rules and lessons for Kipo: Lesson 1: Don't shout; it's "ringing the dinner bell". Netflix animated series Kipo And The Age Of The Wonderbeasts has had a great run ever since it premiered in early 2020. Here are things you might have missed about the main characters. Common Sense and other associated names and logos are trademarks of Common Sense Media, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (FEIN: 41-2024986). Scarlemagne and Wolf plot to interfere with Emilia, against Kipo's wishes. It is unknown what Wolfs real name is since Wolf was a nickname given to her by Kipo and was not once called by a name by her adopted wolf family. Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts was created by Radford Sechrist, previously a storyboard artist for Dan Vs. and later director on the Voltron: Legendary Defender. Mrs. Sartori (voiced by Grey Griffin) Leader of the Mod Frogs. It's clever, it's cute, the language is clean. Scarlemagne turns to Lio for help. Starring: Karen Fukuhara, Sydney Mikayla, Deon Cole Creators: Radford Sechrist Watch all you want. Kipo just won't give up hope when it comes to finding the good beneath the savagery. The best comparison I can find is The Last Airbender (the show, not the movie). About sixty people worked on the series at DreamWorks, and about fifty-five at Studio Mir. Hoping to tap her inner strength, Kipo hitches a ride in search of the wise Chevre Sisters. Kipo's story introduces kids to great messages about determination, kindness and a prejudice-free mindset. We also got to have a very short conversation about how, when people he isn't attracted to try to cross boundaries, he has the right to have his boundaries respected, and vice versa. Also, Kipo's parents show a great example of caring parents that work together in a loving relationship. They stop right at the top, under a bright pink moon, as Benson mentions how nice it has been to have some time for the two of them to just be together, alone. 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There are shows like Steven Universe, where two female characters get married, but they're technically agender space rocks whose gender can be altered in foreign dubs, and other shows that heavily imply queer pairings but leave them just vague enough to be deniable, like The Legend of Korra ending with two female characters walking off together hand in hand, but for a character to simply say that they are gay is still rare enough to catch me off guard when it happens. All the latest gaming news, game reviews and trailers. Kipo flies off to find Scarlemagne and save her father. Wolf's dream is that she and Kipo are both six feet tall with incredible Heroic Builds and spend their days hunting mega-mutes by punching them in the face. However, Emilia would end up using her cure on the wolf siblings, turning them from mutes back to wild creatures so they could sniff and track Wolf back to Kipo's lair. My little sister is 8 years old n really likes superhero type shows. 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The series is produced by American company DreamWorks Animation Television and animated by South Korean studio Mir. Does K-pop hold the key? Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts is a Netflix original animated series produced by DreamWorks Animation and animated by Studio Mir, created by Radford Sechrist ( How to Train Your Dragon 2, Kung Fu Panda 2) with Bill Wolkoff ( Once Upon a Time, TRON: Uprising) serving as co-executive producer. Benson is also fond of music. I mean, honestly the same can probably be said for media aimed at adult audiences, too. This is not the case. Wolf is first seen as a shadow when she captures Mandu and Kipo follows them both to Wolf's camp. The cheese sees all. Scarlemagne, a mute, is on a mission to find as many humans as possible to make them his servants. Covering the hottest movie and TV topics that fans want. . In that episode, it is revealed that Kipo's birthday isMarch 26. [28] Forbes said that Kipo, like the "fellow empath Steven Universe," attempts to talk antagonists about their feelings. She was cold and distrustful, but after meeting Kipo she learned how to have fun, how to trust others again, and the importance of helping others and not just herself.