Best Italian animation series

A cartoonist in Rome with his armadillo-for-a-conscience reflects on his path in life and a would-be love as he and his friends travel outside the city.

When an old friend returns to the neighborhood, Zerocalcare wants to help him find his place back in the world. But what's the right thing to do?

Sonic, Tails, Princess Sally, and a band of freedom fighters battle to overthrow Dr. Robotnik, a despotic dictator who conquered their home planet Mobius years ago, and rules it as a polluted industrial dystopia.

Huntik: Secrets & Seekers is an Italian/American animated television series, begun in 2009, created and directed by Iginio Straffi. It was a co-production between Big Bocca Productions, a company owned by Richard McWilliam, CEO and owner of Upper Deck and Rainbow S.p.A. It acts like one of the spin-offs to the Winx Club series. All of the show's designs, animation and visual style were created in Italy, while the scriptwriting and original voice recording were done in the United States. It aired on The CW4Kids at 11:30am Eastern Standard Time on Saturdays. In Europe, the series used to air on Disney XD, and on CITV. In India, the series' first season aired on Disney XD in 2010. The series premiered on January 3, 2009, with one episode in the US and the first four episodes in Europe, making Jetix the home for premieres beyond the first episode. It was revealed in a magazine with the new season of the Winx Club, that the second season of Huntik would air in fall 2012 in the US. However, the second season began airing in the spring of 2012 in UK on CITV & Australia on channel eleven. The first season was released on DVD by Anime Works in 2010.

A girl finds a magic key and falls into Fairytale Land, and attends Regal Academy, a school for the children of fairytales.

The Winx travel all over the world searching for talent for WOW. and preventing the mysterious talent thief from kidnapping them.

Features a man known as "Mr. Linea" drawn as a single outline of an infinite line, which encounters various obstacles during his walking, and often turns to the cartoonist, represented as a live-action hand holding a pencil, to draw him a solution. All episodes are short subjects, ranging from 2:30 to 6:40 in runtime.

Four Angels and four Devils are sent to Earth, in an unused area of the Golden School, where they learn everything they need to become Guardian Angels and Guardian Devils.

Il Baracchino, once the coolest comedy club around, is now a drunken, cockroach-infested dive...and it could soon become a Doner Kebab! But Claudia, an aspiring art director, wants to save it: she puts together a ragtag line-up of comedians for an evening that could change everything. Too bad the biggest obstacle is Maurizio, the gruff unicorn owner of the place.

In a world where monsters can only be seen by a select few, tamer Zick and his ordinary friend Elena must capture the mischievous monsters as well as the evil Magnacat.

Geronimo Stilton is about the titular character, a mouse journalist and head of the Geronimo Stilton Media Group. He searches New Mouse City and places around the world for new scoops while having adventures along the way with his nephew Benjamin, cousin Trap, sister Thea and Benjamin's friend Pandora Woz. Most episodes share no story connections and are generally self-contained, though some episodes feature ties and characters from others.

After the lion king is shot by hunters, the other animals of the jungle decide to work together to raise his orphaned lion cubs, including his favorite son, Simba. Simba and his siblings end up being raised by a wolf along with a deer named Buckshot (changed from Bimbo to avoid being a walking copyright infringement), who had also previously lost his parents to hunters. It turns out the tiger Shere Khan was the one who arranged the death of Simba's father so he could be the king of the jungle, and he wishes to capture Simba with the help of his minions.

As the Sound Collector records the sound of the seashore, he discovers a stunning rockpool, but what noises does a rockpool make and how can he record them?

A tragic reportage from the quarantine of North East Rome. All the episodes of Rebibbia quarantine, the cartoon series written and directed by Zerocalcare.

Protected and empowered by the magical Tree of Life, the miniature metropolis of Pixieville is home to a group of extraordinary little creatures.

The series depicts the adventures of Tom, a 12-year-old boy and his friends who, after playing a board game, are transported to a world where they can transform into dinosaurs using stones called Rockfroz.

2068: in a dystopic Milan, a simple watchmaker called Adrian takes on a corrupt regime, assuming various identities with the aim of awakening popular consciences.

The story tells the adventures of Leo, a boy with an authentic passion for the Egyptians. He has to face the dangers of the parallel world of Egyxos, which is divided into two armies: the gold and the black.

The protagonist of the series is a young dragon named Grisù that, despite being the youngest of a large breed of dragons, the Draconis, dreams of becoming a firefighter.

Evan is a typical lunkhead guy that can morph into Brogan, a musclebound warrior who shouts, "Bloodlust," with a Schwarzenegger accent, and proceeds to dismember all enemies in sight.

Gormiti Nature Unleashed is an Italian animated series co-produced from Giochi Preziosi and Mondo TV. After the first Gormiti series success among Italy and Europe, production companies decided to revive it in a combination of 3D and CGI animation. The new 52x22′ series is titled Gormiti: Nature Unleashed. According to Michelle Azoury, head of sales and brand manager at Mondo TV, it “does not discount the earlier series but does not directly address it either.”

Exotic settings, spectacular naval battles, dangerous islands, hidden treasures, a lost thrones and... a love to be found. Fast action stories, funny situations, and much more - all based on the famous books of Emilio Salgari. The adventures of the bravest pirate of Malaysia - Sandokan.

Just married to Franz, Sissi has moved in with him to Schönbrunn Palace where they start their new life as emperor and empress of Austria; as Sissi is still the free-spirited and strong-willed girl she has always been, despite her regal duties she does not hesitate to help her many human and animal friends! With them she will live adventures, strengthen friendships, learn, and grow up.

Based on the Fenimore Cooper novel set at the time of the North American colonial wars (1740-1806), The Last of the Mohicans chronicles the adventures of the frontier hero, Hawkeye and the noble warriors Uncas and Big Snake, the last survivors of the noble descendants of the Mohicans.

Gino the Chicken, also as Gino the Chicken lost in the net, is an Italian television series. Was initially an Internet meme created by Andrea Zingoni, here became an animated series produced by RAI.

Flo and Magic must help the puppies of Pocketville make their way to children in the real world and try to get Princess Ava, who was beamed to the real world by her sister, Eva, back into Pocketville.

History takes place in Borneo, India, and in southern China, the young Sandokan, who has since become Rajah of Kiltar, along with his faithful comrades Yanez and his chameleon Paco, the sweet Marianne, and the young Kammamuri, are confronted with two new enemies who threaten peace in the eastern territories. The new enemy is known as the White Rajah.

With his big heart, three eager companions, and an old mill teeming with incredible inventions, Calimero sets off on wild adventures to put right all those things in life that are just not fair. Between school and secret meetings in their workshop, our four friends have a whale of a time! They invite children of all ages to join them on their explosive adventures and take a fresh look at the world around them with an open heart.

The adventures of four kittens who make up the musical group called The Buffycats, with stories focusing on themes of friendship, altruism, tolerance and diversity.

Lupo Alberto was born in 1973 from the pen of Silver, aka Guido Silvestri. The story of Lupo Alberto is very particular, since it involves a wolf and a hen: Alberto and Marta. Every night Alberto comes down from the hills to sneak into the McKenzie farm where Marta is waiting for him to propose to her. In these raids, Lupo must be very careful because Moses, the guard dog, is waiting for him. Their declaration of war is constant and turns into brawls and pranks that end up involving everyone on the farm.

Tommy and Oscar is an Italian animated television series created by Max Alessandrini and Iginio Straffi, and produced by the Italian company Rainbow S.r.l. and by RAI Fiction. There was the movie in this series that was going to be released in 2004, but it is unreleased.

Pimpa, a white female dog with red dots all over her body, who lives with her owner/father figure Armando, a plump moustached man who treats her like a daughter. Every day Pimpa goes through new adventures wheter it's in her house's surroundings or all over the world, or even in space, meeting old friends and making newers.

When Bloom discovers she has magic, her life takes a wild turn. At the Alfea school for fairies and witches, she meets five girls who become her best friends — and her greatest strength. Together, they’re the Winx. As dark secrets rise and powerful enemies close in, the Winx will need to unlock their true potential to protect their world — and themselves.

The marvelous adventures and dramatic life of Christopher Columbus in the 15th century.

The series is largely composed of segmented episodes hosted by a bear, and each of these feature one or more creatures. One can learn about a creature’s life and habits during a question and answer phase at the end of each episode. The locations featured vary from sea, land, and sky… and the creatures in question include many kinds of fish, mammals, insects, and birds. On occasion, a featured animal will be presented with its own name, while at other times, creatures will be presented according only to their species.

The Black Corsair

15 year old Leo and his friends Lollo and Lisa work on his ingenious inventions to help the city’s rulers, the Medicis, from the traps and ploys of a mysterious Conspirator.

Elegant, daring, generous, Corto Maltese travels around the world wherever his current whim tales him. In every exotic locale his code of honor leads him to battle on behalf of the poor and the weak, battles he win due to his sparkling wit and daring.

The series follows the comedy adventures of Bat Pat and the Silver brothers as they cross paths with supernatural creatures of the night that lurk in every dark corner of their home in Fogville, a small town that seems to be the center of all things weird in the world.

It is about a orphan childs life drama in the orphanage and after the orphanage.

In the old West, far and wild, every day new dangers and threats to serenity are lurking, but luckily there's Cocco Bill, the cowboy always on the alert, ready to defend the weakest. Accompanied by his faithful Trottalemme and his beloved O'Susanna, Cocco Bill is the nicest character in the West, who entertains young and old with his exciting adventures. He is a hot-tempered gunslinger who drinks chamomile tea. Occasionally mocked for this, Bill responds with violence. Despite these outbursts, Cocco Bill is a good guy, and always helps sheriffs to capture criminals. Animated series consists of 104 episodes of in total 13 minutes in length per episode.

Madame A, an unscrupulous businesswoman, controls Evertown, a city without greenery in which sport has not been practiced for years. The only land still to be conquered is the one on which Spikersfield College stands, but, not being for sale, the woman organizes an attack to kill the owner Armand Alea. His will, however, states that, in order to take possession not only of the land and the school, but also of the Torch of Olympia, kept in the museum of the institute, one must participate in a women's volleyball tournament, the Alea Cup. Against the team of Madame A, the Black Roses, the Spikersfield Spike Team clashes, a team formed by Jo, Vicky, Beth, Patty, Susan and Ann Mary, coached by Lucky, a former champion. Thanks to the tournament, the six girls discover not only their strengths and weaknesses, but also the special virtues that, represented by six gems, are able to rekindle the fire of Olympia.

The adventures of Fantaghiró, a young princess in the kingdom of Tuan. Brave and outspoken, she refuses to be demure and obedient. Initially unknown to her, Fantaghiró was born with a very specific destiny, which is to conquer all the evil in the land.

Orson and Olivia is a French/Italian animated TV series produced by Ellipse Entertainment and Collingwood O'Hare. It features the trials of two orphans living in London under Queen Victoria's reign. The series is based on the French comic strip, Basil et Victoria.

About 6 lovable pets and their extraordinary adventures around the world.

Quaq Quao was an Italian animated television series for children based on the adventures of a duck. The series consisted of 26 episodes of 5 minutes duration. It was filmed using stop-motion with origami figures and was written and directed by Francesco Misseri with music by Piero Barbetti. Quaq Quao was produced by L + H Films in 1978. It was first broadcast in Italy in 1980

Il était une fois... la vie, also known as Micro Patrol (生命の科学ミクロパトロール Seimei no Kagaku: Mikuropatorōru), is a French-Canadian-Belgian-Japanese-Swiss-Italian-Spanish animated television series which tells the story of the human body for children.

In his tiny meadow village, curious little mouse Tip enjoys fun and adventure while learning about the world with his furry friends and family.

The animated series Biatches follows the adventures of Dana and Julia, two friends who wreak havoc on the lives of their teacher Ms. Klitnick, their fellow students, Dana's dad Govindas and Hot Hairy Croatian.

In her journey, Pocahontas and her spiritual companion Hopi Ho, get the chance to become acquainted with the different ways of living of the different American Indian tribes that they visit.

A magical land where the musical melloditties live. The narrator follows them through their adventures. This is an American adaptation of the French show of the same name.

Like it happens with every family all around the world, also in Italy the spaghetti family, an average, pretty large and messy family, has its own problems. While the mum is the typical "mama", the father is a layabout and their kids, besides being terribly untidy,music lovers and no school lovers, are in eternal dispute with their parents. Just one thing makes them get along together... the unconditional love for spaghetti that they daily eat for lunch and dinner.

Mio and Mao are two clay kittens. As they roll, run, squish, bounce and tumble across a fantastic clay garden, they discover a variety of mysterious animals and objects on the other side. The garden changes appearance depending on the theme of the episode, or the animal or object featured. The kittens go to investigate alone, and return scared, before watching from a distance and finding that the scary item was either a friendly animal or a fun object.