RELATED:The 10 Best Animated Kids' Shows Of The Last 20 Years (According To IMDb). Wolf, Dave, and Benson are tied up in Emilia's lab but Kipo comes to the rescue to save them. Easy (voiced by Matt Lowe) Leader of the Humming Bombers. Doag (voiced by Rebecca Husain) Hoag's dance-obsessed daughter. But when Kipo protected her againstScarlemagne, she warmed up to humans and even began offering them free meals. Wolf is a short, female human with brown skin, light brown eyes, and curly dark-brown hair. After a year or more trusting, living, playing, and growing alongside her "pack," Wolf who is just 5 years old is blindsided when her wolf parents reveal that they were only training her to develop a "prey with their own strength" for their mute offspring to pursue. The letter includes a map that will lead her to the newly formed burrow. Enter Dave with a tale about fanatics and one awesome fan. A big secrets out, and Wolf cant deal. She is now even willing to trust and befriend Mutes thanks to Kipo's Influence. Espaol (prximamente) - volver al inicio, Best Movies on Netflix, Disney+, and More, Common Sense Selections for family entertainment, Best TV Shows on Netflix, Disney+, and More, Growing Up Queer: Thoughtful Books About LGBTQ+ Youth, Check out new Common Sense Selections for games, Teachers: Find the best edtech tools for your classroom with in-depth expert reviews. All of these characters have their own emotionally resonant stories taking place through the show's first season, but I want to zero in on one of my favorite character dynamics the show presents, that between Kipo and Benson. #Kipo #Wolf #TheAgeofWonderbeastsShes a wild surface girl, a fearsome Death Stalker conqueror, and shes not quite 100% trustful of all mutes. This page was last edited on 27 February 2023, at 09:34. He is a feared mute who plans to create a mute-only utopia with himself on top. Wolf Business Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts | Netflix After School Netflix After School 3.73M subscribers Subscribe 2.9K 237K views 2 years ago Wolf is approached by her former. He also said he hoped for a season 3, but couldn't confirm it would happen. Through unknown means, Wolf manages to kill the mother wolf and escapes afterwards, beginning to wear her skin as a cape. Dr. Emilia takes in Kipo's group for her own purposes; while Benson works with Kipo to try and master how to fully control her Mega Jaguar state. [31] Charles Pulliam-Moore at io9 likewise wrote that the series's "casual queerness is fantastic" because Benson's orientation is not treated as a plot point to complicate Kipo's feelings for him, but, "with a distinct matter-of-factness", as just one aspect of his character. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. It has characters that look like us, messages about perseverance, learning about the world around you, and how to treat your neighbors. Making her way in a world of mutant animals, a sheltered yet scrappy girl learns to survive and discovers her powers with help from a ragtag crew. After dealing with a Mega Bunny Mother and a Mod Frog, Jamack, Kipo and Wolf find the location of the burrow and begin their trip there. Kipo and Wolf enter Wolf's old home, where it is revealed that Wolf used to sleep on blow-up air guitars, practice using toys as weapons, and more. Annecy International Animated Film Festival, "It's the only show I made lol. He asked if it hurt Kipo's feelings, and we got to discuss that Benson likes people other than Kipo, and that's OK, and they could still be friends and support each other. 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. She wears cuffed grey jeans, a black T-shirt, a mute wolf-skin cape, and two pieces of black fabric tied around her wrists. They howl to make the dogs submit. [27] In the last episode of season 2, Stalky gets destroyed by Emilia. 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. From Hugo to Scarlemagne, from victim to villain, a tyrant tells his tale. "[18], The series was nominated for a GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Kids & Family Programming. A fight ensues. While topside, Kipo journeys alongside surface dwellers Wolf, a cautious and vicious hunter who has largely survived alone; Benson, a charmingly optimistic human survivor; his best friend Dave, a mutated fly that ages in cycles at an accelerated rate; and Mandu, a cute mutant pig. Emilia creates an anti-mute cure with Kipo's DNA, and it is with this cure that Kipo turns her mother human again. Kipo and her pals must keep their cool as they stake out the doc's unexpected hideout. Will she sacrifice it all to save everyone? Her memory is also superior to that of other characters on the show. About sixty people worked on the series at DreamWorks, and about fifty-five at Studio Mir. He even knows how to use DJ equipment. A road rage incident between two strangers a failing contractor and an unfulfilled entrepreneur sparks a feud that brings out their darkest impulses. I'm a former Chemical Engineer. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! She values self-sufficiency, freedom, and strength more than anything, and has contempt for "soft" people who live easy life and spend all their time with all sort of entertainment she calls torture. Members can play, pause and resume watching, all without commercials or commitments. If you pay close attention to the tips of the ears on Jolene's/Wolf's wolf hide and the Mother Wolf, they're the same ? 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. Tongue Depressor (voiced by David Neher) A Fitness Raccoon. Since Mandu has two sets of eyes, thetwo horizontal split screens that are occasionally used are actually her point of view. Importantly, however, Benson's moment of coming out isn't made into a huge deal, but it also isn't completely ignored by the characters around him. What's not to love! The character's behavior was influenced by Mozart in the 1984 film Amadeus and DC's Joker. Kipo gets embarrassed that she misread his friendship as romantic, but makes it clear she's supportive of her friend. The Mega Jaguar rages out of control, but Benson has a knack for handling rowdy Mutes. Not because there's anything wrong with her, but because he's gay. Stress seems to give him more strength rather than put him down. Kipo and her new friends are held captive by a clan of Timbercats. After all, it's Kipo's dream that one day they could form a society where everyone can co-exist. Kipo frees Song from her mind control and defeats Scarlemagne, while Emilia plots to revert mutes back into normal animals. Game on. Wolf's relationship with Margot is a complicated one. But we certainly hope they get the green light, because season 1 was great fun. Wolf insists Margot should have told her instead of betraying her and Margot realizes the pain she caused Wolf, telling her she's happy Wolf has true friends now. Kipo leads an army of new allies to Umlaut Snke turf. Go behind the scenes of Netflix TV shows and movies, see what's coming soon and watch bonus videos on, Karen Fukuhara, Sydney Mikayla, Deon Cole, Season 3 Trailer: Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts, Season 1 Trailer: Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts, Season 2 Trailer: Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts. The boy recognizes the artist he's got in his cassette player, the two hit it off, and leave the scene excitedly talking music. The best comparison I can find is The Last Airbender (the show, not the movie). She did kill one of the parents, It was the Mother. 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. They really need time to shine. She tells Kipo that they can only detect people by hearing heartbeats. Scarlemagne makes a whopping discovery. For all the amazing parents out there worried about the conversations that could come from some of these moments in the show, I encourage you to keep going and keep having these positive conversations. 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. Everyone must work together to stop Dr. Emilia as an epic Mega Mute battle shuts down a successful bash. Kipo searches for another clue among the Fitness Raccoons. Despite her surly, lone wolf persona, Wolf is not immune to Kipo's unrelenting attempts at friendship. Wolf's surface rules and lessons for Kipo: Lesson 1: Don't shout; it's "ringing the dinner bell". Though Wolf initially refuses, she changes her mind after becoming annoyed with Kipo's inexperience on the surface. Warning! According to Rad Sechrist, her parents are dead. In fact, I've been so personally conditioned to expect heterosexual romance to pop up in media, I was totally fooled when an episode of Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts sent Benson and Kipo off alone to explore a rat-based theme park on the surface together. #Kipo #Wolf #TheAgeofWonderbeastsShe's a wild surface girl, a fearsome Death Stalker conqueror, and she's not quite 100% trustful of all mutes. [9] At Collider, Dave Trumbore noted Kipo's similarity to other recent female-led animated portal fantasy series such as Amphibia and The Owl House, and described it as a "classic in the making" that drew on cultural touchstones such as Fallout, The Warriors, The Island of Doctor Moreau, Planet of the Apes and Alice in Wonderland. "[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. Fun Gus (voiced by Jack Stanton) A sentient. 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Swept from her safe burrow, Kipo emerges in a wild surface world full of weird mutant animals. Mutes rose up against the human race, forcing the majority of it to live in underground cities called burrows. As Dr. Emilia's forces siege Timbercat village, Kipo and her allies must stop them and bring a peaceful end to the conflict. Margot (voiced by Faith Graham and Victoria Grace) Wolf's adoptive wolf sister. Michael Chang, Jacob V. Eaton, and Yasmin Khudari. Instead, the show keeps them separated and has Wolf with Kipo's pack, when, in reality, a more sentimental, emotional and adult arc could have been cooked up. But the optimism of Kipo and the lessons learned here about inclusivity are perfect. In that episode, it is revealed that Kipo's birthday is March 26. Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts (2020) - S01E10 Beyond the Valley of the Dogs. She was mainly distrustful of mutes, especially mute wolves. [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. 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. Dave and Benson hop on the dog too. If you're bored by now, then you also don't want to hear that I write for ESPN on the PR side of things. They have a short conversation about the song that plays, and bond for a bit. As the pair adventure together, their . The animation is made by Studio Mir in South Korea using traditional animation methods. To reach Kipo's birth Burrow, Wolf teaches her the means to keep calm to avoid a pack of Deathstalkers near her old home. As everyone regroups, Kipo blames herself for the damage done and springs into action. In further episodes, she has a pink flower hairpin that Kipo gave to her for their birthday. Adam Lucas, Bridget Underwood, and Kalen Whitfield. I also think including characters like Benson well help stop bullying at school. The series is particularly notable for its representation of LGBT and characters of color. It's Kipo's thirteenth birthday - and while she tries to crack her father's code, the wolves are reporting to Scarlemagne. [42] Miller further noted how ND Stevenson and Rebecca Sugar "faced immense challenges while dealing with merely the visual component of queerness.". [19], In August 2021, Sechrist told Insider that he and Wolkoff realized that there weren't "iconic Superman or Spider-Man archetypes very often as a gay person in media" saying that gay people would be villains or comic relief, with their pitch for Benson as part of the show, making history, becoming the first Black gay protagonist and "second-known animated kids character" apart from a character in 6teen to "identify themselves as gay in dialogue. Each set of Mandu's eyes is able to focus on two different things at the same time. When Kipo and Benson first meet, their relationship is pretty unanimously one-sided. We learn how Wolf got her scorpion stick and became the warrior that she is today. Kipo and Lio work together to try to change Scarlemagne in order to stop his ambitions once and for all. They can't find her anymore but finally realize she is on a cruise ship. Its a high-jumping, thirsty Mega Flea vs. the Mega Dogs as Kipo closes in on the burrow. Wolf has a tense reunion with a member of her old, Jacob V. Eaton, James P. Gibson, Yasmin Khudari, and Jam Respicio. How Do I Protect My Young Child from Cyberbullying? Meanwhile, Kipo must resist the urge to pet Mega Bunny babies before escaping from sticky Mod Frog Jamack. Wolf is a serious and intelligent girl with major trust issues stemming from early childhood trauma. She is a tough-as-nails surface traveler who worked alone until she met Kipo. In the first season, are were a couple of facts to back up the idea that Kipo's father Lio might have been a surface dweller at some point in his life. Allen Kozak, Bill Wolkoff, Dov Rosenblatt, Duvid Swirsky, Lea DeLaria, Karen Fukahara, Justine Huxley, Matt Lowe, Ben Mekler, Christopher Amik, Daniel Rojas, Mike Brown, Bill Wolkoff, Daniel Rojas, Michael Anthony Cionni, Daniel Rojas, Kathryn Guerra, Stephen Lukach, Allen Kozak, Dov Rosenblatt, Duvid Swirsky, Joanna Lewis, Kristine Songco, Mindy Sterling, Kay Bess, Chris Anthony Lansdowne, Daniel Rojas, Eun-Jae Kim, Leore Berris, Matthew Wang. Discovering her friends have been captured by Dr. Emilia and that her cure is complete, Kipo works with Mulholland to devise a plan to save them. TheBrunchington Beach restaurant owner is conveniently called Cappuccino. A Wolf in Wolf's Clothing Episode aired Oct 12, 2020 IMDb RATING 8.2 /10 111 YOUR RATING Rate Animation Action Adventure Old frenemies are on the comeback. Even though his appearance is different in the series, much of the details about him in the original web-comic remain pretty much the same. She has details about everyone and everything inLas Vistas. Some of the things that have been singled out for praise inKipo And The Age Of The Wonderbeastsare the song choices which stretch across several genres, the character development, the creativity in the plot and the representation of minority groups. The chums frolic with the pushy player till a slippery helper arrives. 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Gibson, Radford Sechrist, and Young Ki Yoon. In that episode, he is able to turn his hand at will. With her plans foiled and unwilling to accept change, Emilia turns herself into a mega mute to kill Kipo and her friends, but she is defeated with Scarlemagne's help, who sacrifices himself to save Kipo. In the third and final season of " Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts ," 13-year-old Kipo Oak attempts to pull off the impossible: Create a world where mutants and humans can live together . [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. It draws on an eclectic mix of musical styles, from folk to classical music and hip-hop, with Wu-Tang Clan founding member and Bad Billions' voice actor GZA being given co-writing credit for the 'Newton Wolves Rap'. A determined boy accepts a king's challenge to perform three impossible tasks in exchange for a magical elephant and the chance to chase his destiny. Wolf often feels uncomfortable from stuff that are considered feminine.